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Amitabh Shah and top philanthropists have an inspiring interaction with President of India

Yuva Unstoppable is a top non-profit organization founded by a Yale graduate who declined a Wall Street offer to work on real streets of India - Amitabh Shah. It empowers less privileged children through better quality education, WASH facilities, nutrition, scholarships and Smart Classrooms in schools. It is also on the forefront of the COVID-19 relief efforts in partnership with India’s top CEOs, noted dignitaries, and philanthropists across India.

One of its latest initiatives in the fight against the pandemic focuses on removing COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy and encouraging immunization. In recognition of the Mr. Shah led NGO’s noble contribution to the country, Honourable Governor of Gujarat Shri Acharya Devvrat had earlier felicitated its key patrons from HDFC Bank, SBI Cards, Bank of America, HT Parekh, KPMG, Zerodha, Udaan, Give India, Plan India, Exide, Century Group and MPL amongst others at the Gujarat Bhavan, New Delhi.

The Honourable Governor also took Amitabh Shah and the CEOs’ delegation from top corporates and organizations to visit the Rashtrapati Bhavan, where they met and interacted with the Honourable President Shri Ram Nath Kovind followed by High Tea. The Honourable President lauded Yuva Unstoppable and its corporate partners for their stellar efforts towards improving health, hygiene, education in needy schools & Covid relief efforts. The delegation was also given a courtesy tour of the stunning Rashtrapati Bhavan.

During the pandemic times, Yuva Unstoppable provided nutrition kits and 1 liter cooking oil as vaccine incentive benefiting over 15 Lakh disadvantaged community. It also provided safety & PPE kits for protection of more than 3 Lakh frontline workers and their family members. It facilitated distribution of 100,000 Hygiene & Ration kits kits under the Corona Sewa Yagna, thus providing immediate relief and support to Gujarat’s Level-IV healthcare workers with mentorship of Hon Governor of Gujarat, Shri Acharya Devvrat.

Emphasizing the manifold impact of Amitabh Shah and Yuva Unstoppable’s work, the Honourable President, Shri Ramnath Kovind said: “One act of kindness will return 1000 folds. The joy of giving is unparalleled. Whatever good we do, always returns to us manifold. All the bankers in the room will appreciate this math. Keep bringing blessings to others and you will be blessed in abundance. Truly appreciate the noble cause supported by Yuva unstoppable and I wish them best for their mission.”

Talking about the felicitation program, Mr. Shah shared: “I am extremely delighted and grateful to all the dignitaries & my wife Rashmi Shah for their support. I also express gratitude to the Honourable Governor of Gujarat for guiding Yuva Unstoppable in all Covid relief endeavours. This will surely create a ripple effect and inspire others to come forward to do good and spread smiles. Meeting Honorable President twice this year and hearing his words of wisdom is a great source of inspiration for my team to stay unstoppable when it comes to serving India.”

In his remarks, Honourable Governor of Gujarat, Shri Acharya Devvrat Ji admired Amitabh Shah and his wife Rashmi Shah’s commitment to spreading compassion. “I truly commend organizations like Yuva Unstoppable and all Philanthropists present for their selfless contribution to the society, for all their help and support to the underprivileged in these pandemic times. I appreciate the tremendous good work that is being done by the Yuva Unstoppable Team across Gujarat and India to improve the health, hygiene and education of lakhs of needy children. I am delighted that Hon President could inspire and appreciate those philanthropists who have made a huge difference to India during covid.”

About Yuva Unstoppable

Yuva Unstoppable is a reputed non-profit organization founded by Amitabh Shah. It empowers various disadvantaged sections of the society in India (with better sanitation and hygiene facilities, improved drinking water facilities, scholarships, digital classrooms, and behavior-change training). It has impacted over 20,00,000 less privileged children and transformed over 2500 schools since 2005 in partnership with 100 plus top corporations!

Please email rashi@yuvaunstoppable.org for CSR collaborations.

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