Rahul Verma

Rahul Verma is a social activist and founder of the Uday Foundation, a non profit organization named after his son, who was born with multiple congenital defects.[2] His work includes distribution of free food to poor patients and their caregivers outside hospitals and related to health and dignity of destitute in India.[2][3][4][5]

Rahul Verma
Verma in 2014
Born
Sikandrabad, Uttar Pradesh
NationalityIndian
Alma materDelhi College of Arts and Commerce,[1]
OccupationSocial Worker & Founder Uday Foundation
Years active2007 – present

Uday Foundation

The Uday Foundation is a non-profit organisation based in New Delhi, India. The foundation works on health, support and dignity to homeless and disaster relief.[6][2][7]

Activities

The foundation supports homeless people with in-kind help, providing clothes, blankets, dry ration and dignity kits.[8][9] It helps disaster victims with food, shelter, water, sanitation and emergency supplies for the victims.[10][11]

It runs a free medical clinic for underprivileged patients,[12] and provides medical help to critically ill children[13] including storytelling sessions for children in hospital.[14]

The foundation received the NGO Leadership & Excellence Awards 2015 by ABP News.[15]

References
  1. "About". Delhi College of Arts and Commerce. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
  2. "One Man's Stand Against Junk Food as Diabetes Climbs Across India". The New York Times. 26 December 2018. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
  3. "A lone battle against junk food (Front page of International Edition)" (PDF). The New York Times. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
  4. How Uday's birth defects inspired his parents to create a support system for patients & their families. CNBC TV18. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
  5. "Quit my job to feed people: Rahul Verma of the Uday Foundation". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
  6. "Blanket Drive for the Homeless - An NDTV and Uday Foundation Effort". NDTV. 4 January 2015.
  7. "Uttarakhand: Reaching out to villages which haven't received help yet". NDTV. 7 July 2013.
  8. "Blanket drive' for the homeless". NDTV, YouTube. 4 January 2015.
  9. "Donate woollens to keep needy in Delhi hospitals warm". Indo-Asian News Service. 3 December 2012.
  10. "Schools collect relief funds for J&K flood victims". The Times of India. 17 September 2014.
  11. "Operation Basera, Rehabilitating Homeless" (PDF). Jammu and Kashmir Police. November 2014.
  12. "Experts warn of worsening health situation in India". CCTV News. 17 April 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
  13. "Suffering from growth deficiency, these kids need helping hand". Deccan Herald. 19 January 2012. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
  14. "Ailing kids to get story therapy at Hinduja hospital". The Times of India. 10 November 2009. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
  15. "NGO Leadership & Excellence Awards 2015".

www.udayfoundation.org

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