Uday Foundation

Uday Foundation
Founded 2007
Founder Rahul Verma
Type Not for profit
Headquarters New Delhi, India
Location
  • India
Area served
 Delhi, Uttarakhand, Jammu and Kashmir, Uttar Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Orissa
Slogan Health With Dignity
Website www.udayfoundationindia.org

The Uday Foundation is a non-profit organisation based in New Delhi, India. It was established in the year 2007 by the parents of Arjunuday, who was born with imperforate anus and other congenital disorder.[1][2] The foundation works for the welfare of children with medical needs,[3][4][5][6][7][8] support and dignity to homeless[9][10] and disaster relief.[11][12][13]

Notable projects

Welfare of children with medical needs

Ranbir Kapoor narrating story to a kid in hospital

The Foundation runs a medical clinic where they treat underprivileged patients free of cost.[14] With the help if its donors, the foundation also provides medical help to critically ill children.[15][16][17] They run a unique program, storytelling for the children in hospital, where volunteers can visit hospitals and narrate stories to the sick children.[18][19][20][21] Bollywood Actor Ranbir Kapoor,[4] Senior Journalist Ravish Kumar,[22] HGS Dhaliwal(IPS)[3] are among noted people, who held storytelling session for the kids in hospitals.

Public Interest Litigation against sale of junk food in schools

In the year 2010, the foundation filed Public Interest Litigation in Delhi High Court with prayers to ban junk food and carbonated drinks in the schools, to initiate measures to discourage the availability of fast food, unhygienic food and foods with unhealthy ingredients within 500 yards of the school campus and to further direct Union of India and Government of Delhi to develop a comprehensive school canteen policy, emphasizing healthy nutrition among school going children.[23][24][25][26] Responding to the same, the Delhi High Court directed the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) to hold discussions with the experts and frame guidelines to make healthy food available in school canteens across India.[27][28][29] [30] An expert group appointed by Delhi High Court suggested restricting the availability and consumption of foods which are high on fat, sugar and salt in schools and in a 50 meter radius around them.[31] Further expert group suggested that availability of wholesome food should be increased in the schools across the country.[32] In March 2015, Delhi High Court accepted the draft guidelines to restrict sale of junk food in and around schools made by expert group committee. Further, Delhi High Court asked the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) to create regulations for the implementation of the same within three months of the court's order.[33][34] The Delhi High Court further directed the Government of Delhi and the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) to consider and issue direction to implement guidelines to restrict junk food in schools.[35]

Internet de-addiction centre

Children reading books at Internet de-addiction centre

In the year 2014, the foundation started Delhi's first internet de-addiction centre to provide counselling to children with internet addiction disorder.[36] It indulge children in real-life activities such as interactive education, science-based unique programming and device-free retreats.[37][38][39]

Disaster relief

Foundation team along with JK Police helping Jammu Kashmir flood victims

The foundation works for disaster relief and humanitarian aid. With the help of its donors and volunteers, their response efforts are focused on food, shelter, water, sanitation and emergency supplies to the victims.[40][41] It reached out to far off villages during 2013 Uttarakhand floods with emergency relief.[42] During 2014 Kashmir floods, in collaboration with Jammu and Kashmir Police [43] and various other organizations, Uday Foundation provided emergency relief material to the flood victims .[44] They also conducted medical camps and built shelters for the victims of Jammu and Kashmir Floods.[45]

Support and dignity to homeless

Volunteer fixing temporary tent for homeless patients outside AIIMS Hospital

The foundation supports homeless people with in kind help by providing clothes, blankets, dry ration and dignity kits.[46][47] They supported victims of 2013 Muzaffarnagar riots in collaboration with NDTV.[48] Every winter, Uday Foundation conducts warm clothes drive to support homeless and people who are forced to live in open in absence of basic facilities.[49][50]


Awards & recognition

References

  1. ↑ "Our names may not be Khan". India Today. 11 June 2010.
  2. ↑ "Talking pics: National database". Hindustan Times. 16 July 2009.
  3. 1 2 "When a police officer turned storyteller". Hindustan Times. 5 September 2009.
  4. 1 2 "Ranbir ki ajab kahani". The Times of India. 16 November 2009.
  5. ↑ "This 14-Year-Old Cancer Fighter's Birthday Gift Touched The Skies". Times Internet. 14 November 2014.
  6. ↑ "Magical Children's Day for cancer kids at AIIMS". Indo-Asian News Service. 14 November 2011.
  7. ↑ "Kids suffering from cancer have fun time". Deccan Herald. 23 January 2012.
  8. ↑ "NGO opens its heart to ailing kids on Xmas Eve". Deccan Herald. 24 December 2011.
  9. ↑ "Blanket Drive for the Homeless - An NDTV and Uday Foundation Effort". NDTV. 4 January 2015.
  10. ↑ "With One Rupee A Day, Kerala Students Donate to Social Causes". NDTV. 12 January 2015.
  11. ↑ "Uttarakhand: Reaching out to villages which haven't received help yet". NDTV. 7 July 2013.
  12. ↑ "Social media connects India to needs of flood-hit Kashmir". Indo-Asian News Service. 8 September 2014.
  13. ↑ "Digital soldiers emerge heroes in Kashmir flood rescue". Hindustan Times. 9 September 2014.
  14. ↑ "Experts warn of worsening health situation in India". CCTV News. April 17, 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
  15. ↑ "Indian boy trapped in body of an eight-year-old child after brain tumour". The Daily Telegraph. 29 June 2008. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
  16. ↑ "Stunted by an operation, girl longs to look her age". Mumbai Mirror. 22 July 2008. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
  17. ↑ "Suffering from growth deficiency, these kids need helping hand". Deccan Herald. 19 January 2012. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
  18. ↑ "Ailing kids to get story therapy at Hinduja hospital". The Times of India. 10 November 2009. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
  19. ↑ "Once upon a time...Storytelling for children in hospitals". Indo-Asian News Service. 24 August 2009. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
  20. ↑ "Van to spread smiles on faces of sick kids". Deccan Herald. 26 April 2012. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
  21. ↑ "Children get umbrellas, toys in AIIMS cancer unit". Deccan Herald. 9 July 2012. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
  22. ↑ "Autumn Noon with Ravish Kumar, Senior Journalist with NDTV". Uday Foundation. 15 October 2012. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
  23. ↑ "NGO files petition to ban junk food in schools". CNN-IBN. 21 December 2010.
  24. ↑ "Junk food on notice in Delhi schools". India Today. 23 December 2010.
  25. ↑ "Ban junk food in schools". Hindustan Times. 23 December 2010.
  26. ↑ "MONTHLY POLICY TRACKER, FOOD AND AGRICULTURE, Volume 2, No.5, 2013" (PDF). Confederation of Indian Industry. 1 May 2013. Retrieved 13 June 2015.
  27. ↑ "High Court gave Health ministry six months time to frame guidelines". The Indian Express. 12 January 2012.
  28. ↑ "Saying no to burgers and chips". The Telegraph. 20 February 2012.
  29. ↑ "Schools are likely to throw out junk food for healthier options". Mail Today. 29 August 2012.
  30. ↑ "All-India survey of food served in school canteens". Hindustan Times. 29 August 2012.
  31. ↑ "Junk food high in fat, sugar and salt: panel". The Hindu. 13 March 2014.
  32. ↑ "Separate enforceable junk food norms from suggestive: HC". The Indian Express. 24 April 2014.
  33. ↑ "Curb junk food in and around schools, HC directs Board". The Indian Express. 19 March 2015.
  34. ↑ "Bunk the junk food in school canteens, blanket ban needed, parents say". Hindustan Times. 31 March 2015.
  35. ↑ "Judgement of Delhi High Court to restrict junk food in Schools" (PDF). Delhi High Court. 25 February 2015.
  36. ↑ "Delhi gets its first internet de-addiction centre". The Times of India. 22 July 2014.
  37. ↑ "Delhi's first internet de-addiction centre helps children log out of the virtual world". Hindustan Times. 3 August 2014.
  38. ↑ "Delhi's First Internet De-Addiction Centre Helps Treat Child Addicts". NDTV. 23 July 2014.
  39. ↑ "NGO helps teens who have internet addiction". The Sunday Guardian. 16 August 2014.
  40. ↑ "People enjoyed at Play for Kashmir concert in Gurgaon". The Times of India. 26 September 2014.
  41. ↑ "Schools collect relief funds for J&K flood victims". The Times of India. 17 September 2014.
  42. ↑ "NDTV's blanket donation drive in Uttarakhand". NDTV.
  43. ↑ "Operation Basera, Rehabilitating Homeless" (PDF). Jammu and Kashmir Police. November 2014.
  44. ↑ "JKAP organizes blood donation camp and distributes special relief packages". Jammu Kashmir Newspoint. 4 October 2014.
  45. ↑ "A Few Blankets and a Temporary Shelter is All These Flood-Hit Victims Have in Freezing Kashmir". NDTV. 10 November 2014.
  46. ↑ "MMTC Annual Report 2013-14, Page 42" (PDF). MMTC Ltd Retrieved 13 June 2015
  47. ↑ "Blanket drive' for the homeless". NDTV, YouTube. 4 January 2015.
  48. ↑ "NDTV-Uday Foundation collect over 1000 blankets for UP riot refugees". NDTV. 18 December 2013.
  49. ↑ "Donate woollens to keep needy in Delhi hospitals warm". Indo-Asian News Service. 3 December 2012.
  50. ↑ "Christmas on call: your guide to festive cheer in Delhi". Hindustan Times. 21 December 2013.
  51. ↑ "NGO Leadership & Excellence Awards 2015".
  52. ↑ "Shortlisted for AmeriCares Spirit of Humanity Award".

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