Education

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What does Getting “Educated” Actually Mean?

By Vyom Raisurana, AFS YES Alumni 2010-11  Growing up I was always told that education is vital for existence and…

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Gender Inequality is NOT OKAY!

By Simone Kundu, AFS PEACE Program Alumni 2018 We have 17 topics under Sustainable Development Goals and I chose Gender…

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Silaigram | An Initiative to Empower Women

By Wasudev Mishra, AFS YES Alumni 2014-15 The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are a universal call of action to end…

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Taking the SDGs to the People: The need of a Bottom-Up Approach

By Akash Kumar, YES Alumnus 2014-15 | Co-Founder, SDG Society; Junior Undergraduate at IIT Madras  On 25th September, 2015, the United Nations…

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Pride Of AFS Gandhinagar Chapter 

By Sneha Patel, Volunteer from Gandhinagar Chapter “AFS Gandhinagar Chapter President Dr. Varsha Parekh, who is also an assistant teacher…

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Save Environment

By Shilpa Tanna, Volunteer from Gandhinagar Chapter “In collaboration with Gandhinagar Municipal Corporation, AFS Gandhinagar chapter volunteers planted trees during…

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Sustainability Innovation Lab 2018 by Unleash 

Najmuzzaman Mohammad (YES’08), who is currently based in Bangalore participated in an event named Unleash Lab 2018 from 30th May…

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Independence Day of India with Honourable Governor of Gujarat Shri Omprakash P. Kohli

By Sneha Patel, AFS India Gandhinagar Volunteer “On 15 August, 2018, ten students from every school of Gandhinagar District were…

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“I couldn’t have given a more precious gift to my son than this…”

By Archana Gunjal, Mother of Saharsh Gunjal, AFS Regional Class Exchange Program Participant “Saharsh  who is in 9th std. had…