About
Vision
Helping underprivileged children become part of mainstream society
Mission
We think the best medium for mainstreaming underprivileged children is Education and community development. Following are our key missions in quest of achieving our vision.
- Identify and create awareness about Education with the population who still don’t consider education an important part of their children’s development
- Impart high-quality education for the children we work with. We don’t want to compromise on the quality irrespective of the community segment we work with
- Aligning children to viable career opportunities according to their interests and strengths
- Identify and nurture the talent in individual kids by creating skill development opportunities
- Create awareness amongst the so called elite population of our country and encourage them to give back to the society
Trustees
ANAND GUPTA
Anand has been associated with AID-Noida since 2005. He graduated from IIT Kanpur in Civil Engineering. He has 18 years of engineering and management consulting experience while working with organizations such as NTPC, PwC, Realization Technologies and Goldratt Consulting. He is passionate about education of underprivileged children since his college days where he was associated with NSS. He also does long distance running and trekking in his free time.
Vikas Singhal
Vikas has been associated with it since 2007. He graduated from IIT Delhi in Mechanical Engineering. He is an entrepreneur and runs his product company, making high-end technology products for media companies worldwide. He is an authority in media technology industry and has been behind design and creation of innovative products for broadcasters, post production and media companies worldwide. AID Noida is part of his social contribution with an intent to give back to the society. He is also an avid trekker and enjoys finding solace in the mountains from time to time.
Shikha Mahajan
Shikha Mahajan is freelance business consultant, specialized in recruiting. She graduated in computer application and thereon she did MBA from a reputed college in Delhi. She has been associated with AID Noida since 2015. She looks after operations of various projects of AID Noida. Her strength lies with connecting with community at personal level, specifically parents of underprivileged children who actually need counselling in terms of how education can be change agent in their life. She has keen interest in travelling to uncommon places.
Atul Sharma
Atul is a chartered accountant (CA), having 15 years of experience. He manages his own accounting firm after working for many reputed corporate houses. He has been associated with the AID Noida since 2010 and has been a trustee since 2012. His support in mobilizing resources and connecting people with the cause is exemplary. In his free time, he writes Hindi poems. He also has keen in interest in Urdu poetry.
Darshan Mehra
Darshan has been associated with AID-Noida since 2006. He is an electrical engineering graduate and has 14 years of cyber security experience while working with organizations such as Areva, DSCL, IBM, Infosys & TCS. He believes everyone has a responsibility to give back to society as it contributes a lot in everyone’s life. Education for less privileged children is his passion and dream since his own school days, where he used to teach needy children alongside his own education.
He also an avid blogger and has keen interest in sports and music.
Key staff members
Vijay Laxmi
Program Head
She joined AID Noida in 2016, and since then, the organization has grown significantly in its impact and outreach. With over 20 years of experience in the education sector, she has introduced regular community meetings, which continue to be held every month without fail. She also conduct regular teacher training sessions and provide counseling support to children, ensuring a holistic approach to education and well-being.
Shalini Kulshrestha
Primary Coordinator
Shalini Kulshrestha joined AID Noida in 2018 as a teacher and has grown into the role of Primary Coordinator through her dedication and consistent efforts. She has built a strong and trusting bond with both the children and their parents. Under her guidance, the quality of primary education at our center has seen a significant improvement, and her leadership continues to positively influence our learning environment.
Pushpa Amliya
Outreach Coordinator
Pushpa Amliya joined AID Noida in 2021 as a pre-primary teacher and is now working as the Outreach Coordinator. She is a highly dedicated and committed team member. Her consistent efforts have brought new energy to our outreach program, making it run successfully and effectively. Pushpa regularly visits communities, conducts surveys, and provides ongoing counseling to parents, which has had a direct and positive impact on children’s attendance and overall development.
Achievements so far
This effort has come a long way from the humble beginning in 2005 until now. Intervention started from Sector 16 community where we had to answer basic questions like “Why should the kids be educated?”, “Isn’t it better if kids start earning earlier, doing odd jobs as we have a family to feed?”. Large number of kids in this community were rag-picking or generally doing nothing. As of now, there is a general appreciation of the need for education and most of the kids in the community are going to schools. Many children who got attached to us in 2007 are now undergoing higher education such as Fashion designing, Graduation etc. About 300-400 kids have directly been attached to the project running at Sector 16.
In 2019, we started interventions in other slum communities of Noida such as Nithari and Sector 18. The population here is primarily rag-pickers or banjara. We are working with them to get them into the mainstream society by way of education.
History Timeline
[post-timeline]