Teens come together to help society

Sandeep Rana

Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, May 4

Five concerned teenagers have come together to help people during the crises triggered by the second wave of Covid-19.

Four students of Class XII and one from Class XI have formed a team of 50 volunteers to help people with oxygen cylinders, medicines and ambulances. They are also assisting people with mental issues through the social media and their website.

The young guns are working under the ‘Humanity has Hope’ (HHH) organisation, which was formed by Aanya Malik, a Class XII student, about two months ago.

“I have been associated with social work in other fields for sometime. But, seeing the current Covid crises and plight of people, who are not getting right information and help, I founded this foundation,” says Aanya.

Other members of the organization are Vaanya Gilhotra, head of research, Tara Khanna, head of marketing, Sanya Singal, head of design and Delhi resident Ishan Sindhwani, head of IT. They have added about 50 student volunteers, who are operating in different parts of the country.

They are all balancing between their school classes and helping the distress people. “We have our school as well as tuition classes online. We find 20-20 minutes break between different periods. At that time, we focus on helping people,” said Vaanya.

“A patient or attendant often does not have time to call up different numbers to find an authentic source. So, we call up people and share verified contacts with those in need,” she says further.

The students say they have their helpline pages on Twitter, Instagram and website by the name of HHH. “We get about 100 messages, DMs or calls for help. We also have several helpline numbers on our online platforms,” they add.