Sep 7, 2022Clean Air is a Fundamental Right[September 7 has been designated the International Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies by the United Nations. We take a look at why we should all be concerned about air pollution, what some of our Solve Ninjas are doing, and the consistent action each of us can take.] Clean…Clean Air3 min readClean Air3 min read
Jul 13, 2021Mentor Mondays with Baiju BalanReap Benefit’s team of mentors are a diverse group of individuals bound together by a firm belief in the power of teaching young people to flex their civic muscle. In this instalment of Mentor Mondays we catch up with mentor Baiju Balan. An early desire to serve society Even when…Mentor Mondays6 min readMentor Mondays6 min read
Jul 8, 2021Meet Covid Ninja Kavya PKWe interviewed Kavya PK about what prompted her to volunteer as a Covid Ninja and what she has taken from the experience. Q: Why did you volunteer? A: Witnessing the pandemic unfold especially during the second wave was heartbreaking on many levels. While staying safe at home tuning out the…Covid19 India3 min readCovid19 India3 min read
Published in Reap Benefit·Jul 6, 2021Pausing and reflecting post the second wave of CovidAshish VR, Archana Kr and Anwesha Oburai take time to reflect on the spirit and efforts of our Covid Ninjas during the second wave of Covid19. The past three months have been more than taxing! It goes unsaid when we state that almost each one of us have seen our…Covid-196 min readCovid-196 min read
Published in Reap Benefit·Jul 6, 2021“What can be done to sustain the lives of the underserved?”Indumathi S was one of many Covid Ninjas who registered with us to volunteer during the second wave. She shares her thoughts and experiences here. Covid19 and the subsequent lockdowns have exacerbated the inequality and the poor have suffered the most. In March 2020, during the first Covid19 lockdown, the…Covid-194 min readCovid-194 min read
Published in Reap Benefit·Jul 6, 2021Mentor Mondays with Ashish VRIn this instalment of Mentor Mondays we catch up with Ashish VR to find out how this Engineering graduate wound up mentoring young public problem solvers with Reap Benefit. An early habit of taking on responsibility Ashish is always volunteering to help out with new projects at Reap Benefit, a…Mentoring4 min readMentoring4 min read
Published in Reap Benefit·Jun 29, 2021Getting their hands dirty, one solution at a time.‘Get your hands dirty’ is a phrase bandied about at Reap Benefit very often. It means a number of things: literally get your hands dirty by composting or DISS-ing a black spot or planting a garden. It means not sitting back and just talking about the world’s problems but actually…Tech For Good6 min readTech For Good6 min read
Published in Reap Benefit·Jun 24, 2021Leaving the dance floor for the balconyby Baiju Balan Reap Benefit Mentor Baiju Balan recently attended an Acumen Academy course on Adaptive Leadership, a program designed for those who wish to understand the path of leadership. He shared some of his learnings and insights with us. One of the key messages I took away from the…Acumen Academy4 min readAcumen Academy4 min read
Published in Reap Benefit·Jun 15, 2021Meet the Solve Ninjas who stepped up in the second waveAs the second wave of Covid19 devastated the country, five Youth Board Members came together to set up a Disaster Management Task Force, start an information helpline and create a verified directory of resources for multiple cities. …Covid-195 min readCovid-195 min read
Published in Reap Benefit·Jun 2, 2021Welcome to Phulera.Archana KR shares some of her favourite moments from Season 1 of Panchayat. Panchayati (Panchayat). When I hear this word I am taken back to my childhood days. Our village’s Panchayat office was a small, pretty building with a red tiled roof (in Kannada we call it Henchina Mane). …Panchayat8 min readPanchayat8 min read
