As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to affect all aspects of life around the world, two high school teens have wanted to do their part by helping out the hospitals serving the local community in Michigan, and in their native land of India. Their efforts were supported by the Great Lakes Aradhana Committee (GLAC), a non-profit
“Every day I ask myself, how am I making a difference in this world,” says Harish Kolasani, founder of the Non-Resident India (NRI) Seva Foundation, a non-profit organization that focuses on helping the underprivileged in India in health, education, and senior citizen care. It has already helped over 382,000 people since its inception in 2010.
Ojas Akolkar, 46, the entrepreneur behind Tribalfare has moved a lot. Her husband’s work has taken her all over the country, and globe — from Michigan to Florida, China to Mexico. But that hasn’t stopped her from pursuing her dream, curating a different kind of artisanal shopping experience. In fact, every time she has moved
Through my work within the South Asian community as a practicing psychiatrist for four decades, I’ve observed that, just like any other community, we suffer from mental health and addiction related struggles. However, we have hidden behind a curtain of the model minority myth. Our community conveniently believed that we do not have problems like
S.C.A.R.F. (Sudden Cardiac-death Awareness Research Foundation) is a nonprofit organization founded in 2012 by Drs. Paul and Rubina Nguyen. Its mission is to eradicate the deadliest healthcare epidemic in the United States today – sudden cardiac arrest (SCA). This is accomplished through four pillars: (1) increasing knowledge and awareness of sudden cardiac arrest among the
Spurred into action by the COVID-19 pandemic, the leaders of 25-plus local Indian organizations created the Michigan Indian Community Service Group (MICS) to serve the Indian-American community during this time of crisis. MICS is a collective initiative with the mission of uniting the Indian-American community in order to effectively meet local needs in response to
Following the March 23 issuance of a stay-at-home order, Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and the state’s Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) warned community organizations to prepare for a spike in domestic violence reporting. So Swatee Kulkarni, acting president of non-profit Mai Family Services (MaiFS), was surprised to find that the organization’s domestic violence
“If you don’t say the honest thing, it never becomes true,” the writer John Green has said. It’s this kind of attitude we all need to conquer one of the biggest problems of this world. Pollution, carbon footprints and plastic waste are among those things buried under the shiny cover of globalization. The honest truth:
The South Asian Bar Association of Michigan (SABA) is a dedicated organization of South Asian attorneys practicing in Michigan. The association provides a vital link between South Asian attorneys while promoting development through networking, advocacy, and mentoring. SABA seeks to strengthen the rapidly growing legal community with a recognized and trusted forum for professional growth and
Key2Finesse is a student-run non-profit organization that started in 2015 with the mission to create leaders for tomorrow. Even in a fast-paced, technology-driven world, there is a multitude of obstacles in the way of children’s growth and their future. Many are faced with hunger, poverty, unsatisfactory education, and Key2Finesse wanted to change this. They have