"Our goal is to farther educate individuals on food insecurity, nutrition and poverty, and their correlation to education. Help fight poverty and hunger in your community."
Crossing Borders from Philly to India: Impacting Communities Globally
Out of all of the organizations I am a part of, Aahana has been the most fulfilling. I have learned immensely as a member of Aahana’s Speaker Series team. It has been so fulfilling putting together events that raise awareness throughout Philadelphia about global issues based on the United Nations' 8 Millennial Goals.
Knowledge is Power
Meet Tanmay Patel
I am Tanmay Patel. I first heard of Aahana when I started my graduate program at Drexel School of Public Health. From there I started following their work with the Mamta School through Facebook, Instagram and of course their website. I always imagined myself doing the type of work Aahana does, so I contacted them to get involved.
Luckily my roommate knew Aahana founder Rina Patel since childhood and was nice enough to get me into contact with her. I met with her and she explained to me what she is doing and how far she wants to take the organization. Honestly, I was inspired and by the end of the meeting I had already offered my help.
"Ignorance is not bliss, but the freedom to live without fear is."
When people look at me they are quick to assume that this small little girl isn’t much of anything and because I am small they quickly correlate my physical characteristics to me being weak and helpless. Some people think that because I am a girl I can’t be stronger, faster or smarter than my male counterpart. Imagine what it is like to be told all your life “you can’t do this because you’re a girl.” Well that is the stupidest thing I have ever heard and frankly, it has never been a good excuse. Seeing more and more people fighting for their right to education, health care and jobs, and the fact that many are voicing their support for gender equality and freedom for all human beings to exercise their right to liberty and happiness, makes me excited and even more fiercely determined to fight this backward way of thinking.