Finding Opportunity through Adversity: Aarav’s Story
Today we’d like to spotlight the efforts made by one of our most driven changemakers, Aarav Chopra. Aarav is a 12th grader from Pathways School Gurgaon. In the summer of 2024, Aarav was part of the team of changemakers in the health vertical at TribesforGOOD. The endeavours and projects of the students in the health group typically involve sensitizing audiences on a variety of health-related topics, helping people access public healthcare policies and schemes, dispelling misconceptions about stigmatized medical conditions among other things.
At the time he joined TribesforGOOD, Aarav had recently witnessed a close family member’s battle with cancer. The experience set the firm foundations of his goal to actively help others trying to cope with the lived reality of the disease. Thus, his TribesforGOOD program had the clear objective of raising awareness on the various preventative measures, stages of treatments, and challenges regarding cancer.
The first step in his program involved conducting virtual awareness sessions with TribesforGOOD’s partner NGOs. During these sessions, he was able to cover ground with his audience on topics such as nutritional needs of cancer patients and the benefits of applying to the GOI’s public healthcare scheme, the Ayushmann Bharat Yojana. His recent experience truly lent a depth to his engagement with his audiences. The success of his online sessions drove Aarav to take his mission on the ground. He was successfully able conduct an onsite session with the students of the Kailash Satyarthi Foundation in Delhi, where he was able to share his personal experience with his audience and sensitize them on the various material and emotional requirements and challenges involved in the course of cancer treatment.
Watching a bright and dedicated young mind like Aarav take charge and make his mark on the social impact space is truly rewarding. At TribesforGOOD, we work with our students to leverage their strengths and personal goals into meaningful action to uplift underserved communities. Aarav’s journey from a young student to an impactful changemaker was truly inspiring. His time at TribesforGOOD has lent him the confidence to pursue his larger goal beyond the program.
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