Yuva Unstoppable

YUVA Unstoppable is a non-governmental organization based in India.[1] It works to provide underprivileged children with access to education, sanitation,[2][3] drinking water, youth affairs,[1] cleanliness[4] and various non-curricular activities. The organization is spread across thirty cities in India, with 150,000 volunteers.[5][6][7][8]

Yuva Unstoppable
Formation2005
FounderAmitabh Shah
TypeEducation, nonprofit organisation
PurposeSanitation, education, children's rights
Location
Websitewww.yuvaunstoppable.org

History

The organisation was founded by Amitabh Shah in 2005.[9][10] In 2010, it started operations in Vadodra, Gandhinagar and Surat.[11] By 2011, it had operations in 30 cities in India and had launched in Rajasthan.[12]

On World Toilet Day 2016, India hosted the first Global Citizen Festival outside of New York City. The Government of Maharashtra, Hindustan Unilever Limited, and Yuva Unstoppable made joint commitments which will affect 559.56 million lives by 2030.[13][14][15]

Yuva Unstoppable and wrestler Sangram Singh's foundation have collaborated to improve the physical condition of schools.[16][17]

Initiatives

School sanitation

In March 2018, Bandra’s Anjuman Islam Dr Mohammed Ishaq Jamkhanawala Girls High School and Junior College, a girl's school in Mumbai, got 39 new toilets for its 2,600 students. The toilets were built by Yuva Unstoppable and Zafar Sareshwala’s education movement.[18]

With Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra, Yuva Unstoppable built around 800 toilets in 4 years in Mumbai and Gujarat.[19][20][21][22][23][24]

School supplies

Through School Unstoppable, municipal school children get books, pens, pencils and other stationery items from private schools.[25][26]

YUVA does not charge participants in its programmes.[27]

COVID-19

Yuva Unstoppable started the Janta Mentorship program to provide scholarships for online mentorship sessions.[28][29][30][31]

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  12. 13 Mar, TNN |; 2011; Ist, 00:55. "Yuva Unstoppable opens Raj chapter | Jaipur News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 23 May 2020.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
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  30. "Dhiraj Relli joins Yuva's Janta Mentorship". Times Andhra. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
  31. "Yuva Unstoppable's Amitabh Shah Mobilises Leaders Like Nadir Godrej And VVS Laxman For 'Janta Mentorship'". in.news.yahoo.com. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
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