Delegate: Madhulika Ra Chauhan
Affiliation: Vaanprrasth Samajik Sanstha
Short Bio: Madhulika Ra Chauhan, a published author and NRI Coordinator for Vaanprrasth, a non-profit organization established in 2015, which has been working consistently for improving the health and sanitary conditions of the underprivileged women and senior citizens in and around Varanasi (PM’s constituency), under its program Vimochana – Ek Shuruaat. Under this program, Vaanprrasth distributes free sanitary pads (~1000 each month) and educates young girls on the correct hygiene measures. Vaanprrasth is also a global MH (menstrual health day) partner.
The second flagship program under Vaanprrasth is ‘Save Sparrow’ and is aimed towards restoring the population of the endangered sparrow. Under this program Vaanprrath has distributed 1600 bird houses so far and educated people about how they can help to reestablish and rebuild the natural habitat for the avian specie. As a NRI coordinator Madhulika has been instrumental in raising awareness for the cause globally and helping to forge partnership with global and local organization which could further the cause. She is the recipient of the “UP Apravasi Bhartiya Samman Puraskaar 2018”.
Directing her attention to the current epidemic of sleep deprivation, and mental health, she has organized sleep-sessions in schools for adults and teenagers helping them understand the importance of sleep and the role it plays in improving overall well-being. She’s currently based in China.
Activity: Organizing a “Sleep Session” in schools for children and adults to make them aware of the role of sleep and the ways they can change their lifestyle to improve sleep.
The activity is an awareness session followed by a 10-15 mins guided meditation so as to improve mental health and sleep.
Location: Dalian, Liaoning, PRC (People’s Republic of China
Date of Activity: 19-Mar-2024
Submitted by: Madhulika Ra Chauhan
