Meet Our Team

Joint the Project WHY team in 2000 as a student. Today she manages the Giri Nagar, Govindpuri, Okhla and Kalka Mandir Centres. She held the position of Co-director of Project WHY for seven years. She brings the experience of project management, women and child development to her role. She is currently pursuing her graduation in psychology.

Joined in 2001, she has over a decade experience in working with special needs children especially with Autism. She oversees and manages the Special needs section of Project WHY and is passionate about issues related to mental health in India.

Joined Project WHY IN 2006. Currently he manages the Khadar and Yamuna Centre. His expertise is in skill building activities for underprivileged women and has since supported as well as helped in the growth of the women centre at Khader. His interest lies also in conducting workshops on social issues.

Pushpa is an incredible woman of substance and yet nothing about this diminutive, ever-smiling woman reveals her indomitable strength. She is one of the many leaders that brought Project WHY to life.

Pushpa came to Project WHY 15 years ago looking for an opening as a teacher. Despite being a mother of two small children; she wanted to do something for herself and her community. She along with Sophiya, her close friend, enumerated about the plight of Okhla children, the area where she resided, and how they were targets of multiple predators looking for easy prey. There was no school in the area and no organisation that could care for them. Pushpa with Sophiya took on the goliath task of finding a way to start an educational centre, after getting a nod from Anou Maam (the Founder) to help these children. The area in question was an industrial one, with factories and small slum clusters tucked in between.

“In the beginning, we started classes in Sophiyaji’s house in the morning and set out during lunch time to look for suitable place where we can open a center”. A few weeks later they both declared that they had found a ‘place’ which was a dump yard close to the railway tracts. We could not see how it could be transformed into anything close to a children’s education centre, but Pushpa assured that it was possible and that all it needed was a little ‘sprucing’ up! “We could not just start a center in Okhla. With Sophiyaji, we met the local stationed police and local politicians to obtain permission to ‘use’ the space. We organized trucks to remove the existing garbage, brought in earth to level the ground and we put up a tent of a few bamboo sticks with some blue plastic sheets. From then on our work began– the Project WHY Okhla Centre. 

What ensued was a battle of wits between the local baddies and the two strong ladies. Every weekend the fragile structure was broken down and ever Monday the two ladies would erect it again till the day when the breaking stopped. They had won the war!

Today, the Okhla centre is a beautiful space. It reaches out to over 350 children and employs 12 teachers from the community. It has primary and secondary classes and a computer centre too! “No one can imagine the trials and tribulations we went through from cleaning ‘poop and puke’ to standing up to the local goons”.

Pushpa has never lost her smile even when faced with the biggest adversity. She runs her center with determination and pride and epitomises what Project WHY stands for, in all the ways that count. Pushpa has truly given wings to many dreams and Project WHY.

Anita’s relationship with Project WHY started in 2001, when she started studying as a young girl in Class 1. Her father comes from Bihar and moved to Delhi in the late 1980s to study. However, due to financial problems, he was forced to start working at the nearby factory at an early age and settled in the Giri Nagar area.

In 2006, with Anita in Class 6, her father lost his job. Whilst her mother, a housewife then, was forced to begin running a stitching and embroidery service from home. In an effort not to let the family suffer, Anita’s mother combined this income with her life savings to support their lifestyle.

Anita is one of the many examples of the opportunities that Project WHY can create. She attended the educational centre at Giri Nagar until Class 12, and recorded consistent scores of 80% throughout her school career. As one of our brightest students, she secured admission to the prestigious Delhi University to do her Bachelors in Commerce in 2012.

Anita returned to us after graduating, wishing to provide the same opportunities to similarly underprivileged children. Her parents were supportive, indeed they knew she was safe with us and did not want her working elsewhere. She joined as a primary teacher and then went on to teach some of our brightest secondary students. #Education4All

In 2015, she came to us with the news that she would have to leave the job, as her parents wanted her to get married and had found a boy in the village. We had no choice but to accept this. Yet, four months later, Anita returned and asked to resume her old post, which we were happy to give her. The boy’s family had demanded a large amount of money as ‘dowry,’ claiming her to be dark in skin and apparently not sufficiently pretty.

“Studying and working at Project WHY had taught me a lot, especially about my rights, as a person. The years being with Project WHY has given me immense courage and confidence.” Anita refused to get married. She spoke to the boy’s family herself, rejected the boy and the forced marriage.

Dowry or Dahej is the payment in cash and/or in kind by the bride’s family to the bridegroom’s family along with the giving away of the bride (called Kanyadaan) in Indian marriage. Although dowry was legally prohibited in 1961, it continues to be prevalent. The groom often demands a dowry consisting of a large sum of money, vehicle, house, furniture, and electronics. The dowry system puts great financial burden on the bride’s family.

At Project WHY, we pride ourselves in discussing prevalent social issues such as caste, dowry, violence against women and sexual abuse. We believe that we have made our teachers as well as our children, fully aware of their rights and responsibilities. Anita, at that moment, stood up for her rights and refused to get married on those terms and conditions. “I am as good as any girl on this planet,” she voiced. #WomenEmpowerment #WomensRight

Today, Anita is back to teaching and continues to value education above all else. Together with her mother, she is funding her brother’s B-Tech from Indraprastha University, striving to give him the same opportunities in life that she had. Concurrent to her work as a Secondary teacher, Anita has completed her Masters in Commerce and is also our documentation officer at Project WHY.

“I am thankful to Project WHY and will never stop supporting its mission through my teaching and sharing their stories of impact.”

Geeta was born and brought up in Delhi. She got married at a very young age of 15 years. Currently, she lives in Madanpur Khadar with her husband. She has two sons – one is working as a Nurse and other is doing his Bachelors in Pharmacy.

Over the years, Geeta completed her Junior Basic Teaching (JBT) degree. “I have been passionate about teaching and have been looking for a teaching job but I was not successful in getting a teachers job.”

In 2008, Geeta’s family’s financial condition was not very good and she need to find a job fast. Geeta came to know about Project WHY from one of the existing teachers at the Khader Centre who encouraged her to apply for a teachers position.

“I was skeptical at first, cause no one wanted to hire me as a teacher”. Geeta applied for a teachers position and joined Project WHY in 2008. Initially, she joined as a teacher at our early education program – Crèche. As time passed, she gained confidence to teach the children at the Primary class level. Today, with 11 years’ experience, she currently teaches the class 8 level students at our Khadar Center.

“I would never have been a teacher, if not for Project WHY. They believed in my passion, my abilities and made my dreams come true.” After joining Project WHY, Geeta’s could financial contribute to her family’s expenses. “Project WHY is my sole earning avenue. Working here has given me both financial and mental satisfaction”.

Mamta is very hardworking woman. She joined Project WHY in 2017. She helped in the crèche section. She taught children and gave them full care. She has three daughters. She has passed her class10^th but she got marriage at an early age. She belongs to Uttrakhand.  She came to Delhi in 2006 for earning and sustaining her family. Her husband does not support her and does not give any income at home. Her daughters also comes to the Project for studying.  She lives near our centre. She came to know about us by her friend who also lives near our centre.  Now she is happy that she is earning and making her children happy.

Her eldest daughter is in 8^th standard, middle daughter is in 2^nd and younger one is in 1^st standard.  

After joining us she got a chance to learn new things like talking in English with volunteers, her art and craft skills had improved.

Currently she also wants to improve her skills so that her children can learn them in fun, creative and easy way.  She also wants to earn better so that she can give a better life to her 3 girls.

Now that the crèche section is closed due COVID 19, she now helps in vocational unit where she is learning how to make masks, paint diyas and many other new skills.

Sometimes all you need is a second chance because time wasn’t ready for the first one. The second chance came in the form of Project WHY!!

Dimple Kainth is our resource person at the Okhla educational center since January 2016.

Her parents belong to Punjab- her father was a tailor and mother was a house wife. They came to Delhi to earn a better living. Dimple has five siblings. Her parents were all for education and enrolled their children in the nearby government school. While Dimple was in class 9 (in 1991) she started tuition classes for children in junior classes to earn extra income. This way she was able to pay her school fees. In 1995, Dimple completed her schooling.

She got married in April 1996 while she was doing her first year of Bachelors in Arts.  “Teaching was a skill that came to me easily. The children I taught while I was in high school, all did well in their school examinations. Taking that experience, I planned my career to become a teacher”.

After marriage, Dimple could not continue her study as her in-laws did not allow her to go back to college. Life took over and she devoted her time to looking after her two children, her in-laws and home. In 2000, when her children started going to school, she had time on her hands. She again started tuition classes from home (after 4 years of marriage)

Her financial condition became weak as her husbands work was not doing too well. That propelled her to look for work outside her home. Through her friends she came to know about Project WHY. In 2016  she came to Okhla centre for an interview and was selected as a primary teacher at Project WHY.

“Second chances are rare in life. I am grateful to be given the opportunity to be a teacher at Project WHY. I have met and learnt from other teachers at Okhla.” Dimple has become a captivating storyteller at our Okhla. Together with Sonia and Sophiya, teachers of primary classes, they regale the children with morale stories. Dimple’s financial situation is slowly becoming stable.

Neha was a former Project WHY student.

Neha’s family originally belonged to Bihar. Initially, her father shifted to Delhi in 2001 to earn a better living. There are five members in her family – father, mother, two brothers and herself. Her father works at a private company and her mother is a housewife. Her family does not give too much importance to the education of girls. Also, her father always celebrated her brother’s birthday with great joy and happiness but he rarely celebrate Neha’s birthday till date.

In July 2010, Neha came to Delhi with her Mother. At that time, the admissions in all the Government schools were closed. She came to know of Project WHY from her neighbours. She joined Project WHY and completed her class 8 at the Khader center. In the next academic session, after an entrance exam, she got admission in class 8 at the Government school.

She studied at Project WHY Khader at the after-school education support programme till class 12. After 12th she wanted to do her under-graduation. However, her father didn’t allow her. He did not give her money for admission. “I did not give up on my dreams even then. When an opportunity to teach at the Project WHY Khader center came about I applied.” After class 12th, Neha joined Project WHY on October 2016 as a primary class 5 teacher as well as a craft teacher.

“My father changed his views about girls after he came to know that I was earning a living while teaching at Project WHY.” Neha’s father then gave her permission to complete her graduation. In 2019, Neha completed her NPTT (Nursery Primary Teacher Training), Computer Diploma and currently is pursuing B.A. Final year. “I love teaching and spending time with young children. Apart from the academic support that I provide, I specially talk to all my girl students to study hard and dream big”.

“Project WHY changed my life and that of my family. They gave me the opportunity to reach my goals and improved my financial condition”. Neha love for art also got expression at the Project WHY Khader Educational Centre. She encourages her students to paint the walls of the center so that they feel a sense of belonging. She makes all the decorations for various celebrations and festivities enjoyed at the Center.

“I believe that each child learns differently. So, we teachers have to adapt and adopt different methods to support a child’s learning process”.

Seeta Mahata joined Project WHY on May 11, 2011. She did her post graduation from Allahabad University. Her parents have been living in Allahabad since 1952. They had shifted from Nepal to earn a better living.

Seeta came to Delhi after her marriage. She currently lives with her in-laws, husband and two sons in rental home at Govindpuri. Both her sons study in the nearby Government school. Having to support a large family, Seeta was looking for a teaching job. “Teaching is my passion”, she confesses. She came to know about Project WHY from her sister-in-law who was living in Govindpuri.

Seeta was willing to teach different ages of children – On joining Project WHY, she supported the special needs education programme at the Govindpuri Centre. She later shifted to teaching at the early education programme – Crèche. She taught our toddlers for two years. “That was when I started to observe children’s interest and response to story-telling as a learning tool”.

When the need for a teacher at Okhla after-school programme came about, Seeta volunteered to be shifted and taught the children in the primary classes. Seeta took this experience of storytelling and added hand puppets to further engage the young minds. “I believe that each child learns differently. So, we teachers have to adapt and adopt different methods to support a child’s learning process”. Currently, with her experience and education, she is teaching our secondary student at Okhla since 2018.

“I really feel proud to be part of Project WHY and be given the opportunity to teaching children who are in need of educational support and cannot afford to pay for additional tuitions due to their financial condition. Here, at Project WHY educational Centers, they receive free of cost education support. They don’t have to pay even a single penny.” Seeta’s passion goes beyond academics too. She also teaches her students dance and prepares them for performance during festivals or celebrations such as Independence and Republic day.

Mithu was born with a physical handicap and is unable to use his legs. He moved to Okhla in 1996 together with his aunt and his elder brother, leaving behind his younger brother and his parents in West Bengal.

Given his disabilities, his aunt had low hopes for him. He was sent to a Government school for two hours a day and given no further tuition or help. “The school was crowded and I felt lost without any support towards my education. Also, the school had no facilities for children with disabilities, or any special aid teachers”.

Sophia, a teacher at the Project WHY Okhla Centre, met Mithu one day in 2002 and encouraged him to begin studying at Project WHY. By this point, he was in Class 10, and had some serious catching up to do. By giving him the care, attention and support that he needed, he successfully passed his exams for the first time that year.

Mithu continued studying and volunteering his time at Project WHY Okhla. When our generous donors provided a set of computers to our Okhla Centre, Mithu immediately took a liking to them. “Looking at these machines gave me inspiration. That was the day I found my passion”. We started a basic computer course with part-time volunteers. Mithu proved to be one of our most capable students. “I found myself making designs, playing, tinkering with the computers for long hours every day and under the guidance of the volunteers. I would read up many guide books, watch YouTube videos and then experiment with the computers.”

By 2005, Mithu was ready to take up a role as our full-time computer teacher. He had picked up the necessary skills and was able to interact with students and teachers alike. With IT skills now an essential part of a student’s skillset in India, we started our in-house IT course. “This course is essential for children at Okhla. When they go elsewhere it is very expensive. At Project WHY it is free”. Mithu now teaches over 40 students, conveying skills of design, text-editing and basic programming to the students. He is a great role model to the children to on grabbing the opportunity given and make the best us of it.

“Along with teaching computers to children at Project WHY, I have gained independence and self-respect, which I never envisaged while studying in Delhi”. Mithu lives alone and has bought himself a modified scooter, which he rides to work. “Here I do not even think of my disability. I climb trees—it is a normal thing for me. I play sports: cricket, football, marbles, gilli danda, I love them all. Main khush rahta hoon.”

Renu and her family came to Delhi from Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh in 1998 and moved into her own house in Faridabad, Haryana. In 2004, her house got robbed and in the same year her husband met with the accident. She was forced to take a loan for his treatment and subsequent hospital charges. The marriage of her husband’s brother further plunged the family in deep debt, a problem faced by many Indians who are unable to maintain liquidity for emergency expenses.

In order to pay back the debt, Renu sold her house in Faridabad and moved to Madanpur Khadar, Delhi in a rented apartment. Renu needed a job as her husband was unable to work after his accident. She got to know about Project WHY’s skill building programme through her neighbour.

Keen to start earning, Renu was immediately attracted to the idea of developing a new skill and signed-up for Project WHY stitching classes in the evening at Khader Centre in 2007. As she completed her course she began doing small jobs for her friends and neighbours to earn a bit of money.

Though she was moving forward, she still had debts to pay back, put food on the table everyday and be able to afford to send her children to school. “My dream was to provide a good education for my children and be able to wipe all the debt of my family”.

In 2010 the Khader Women’s Skill building programme lost its only stitching teacher. Project WHY, saw Renu’s progress over the years and felt that she could carry out the task. Renu was offered the position of teaching sewing to the ladies. Initially, I was very scared and not confident that I would be able to fulfil the job properly.”

As time passed, Renu started gaining more self- confidence, guiding young women from her own neighbourhood in a skill that she was passionate about – Stitching. She met new people who visited the Okhla centre and the women skill building programme such as international volunteers, foreign donors and friends. She learnt to communicate with them and made new friends among her peers.

“Seeing the friendly atmosphere around the Khader center as well as the support Project WHY gave to slum children in the area; I decided to include my two children in the after -school educational programme”. At that time her children were going to the nearby government school; in the hope to fulfil her dream.

Today, after 9 years teaching at Khader Center; she trains about 80 women and girls every year. Her son is in third year of college and her daughter is currently in class 9.

She has a clear financial strategy to pay back her debts as well as to support her family. “For the first time, I feel secure and self-worth. I hope to give the same to others women through my teaching.

“The desire to do more led me to Project WHY”.

Seema Sharma joined Project WHY on May 1st, 2018. Her family originally belonged from Punjab. When she was only 2 years old she lost her father. Her mother single handedly brought up her and her siblings.

“My Mother was my role model. She worked hard and while giving us an education showed us the value of it.”

After completing her schooling, Seema joined a private school as a primary teacher in 1995. While teaching she completed her Bachelor of Arts in Punjab. She got married and migrated to Delhi, where her husband lived and worked. She has a son who is currently studying in class 12.

When her husband passed away in 2011, she had to support the family. She applied for a teaching job in serval schools, but her degree was not recognised. She finally got a job with the Lal Bahadur Shastri Non-governmental organisation (NGO) as an administrator. She decided to do a diploma Nursery Teachers Training (NTT) in 2013.
“I wanted to get back to teaching – my first passion.” Her friend told her about Project WHY education center in Okhla. Seema applied at Project WHY and joined as a teacher for class 5 at the Okhla Centre.

“Project WHY gave me the opportunity to be a teacher again. It was like going back to my old stomping grounds. I was back to what I do best – Teaching. Meeting teachers like Seeta Mahata and Sophiyaji, gave me great motivation to stretch and experiment with my teaching abilities. Along with supporting the children’s education, we sing, exercise and even tell stories through puppetry”. 

The children of Okhla love Seema’s classes especially her animated story telling.

A secondary teacher in Okhla centre since 2022, he teaches science.  An alumni of Project WHY where he came in as a student in 2004 as a very seeking student who holds memories of wonderful experience of receiving holistic education from teachers here and building life long bonds of gratitude. Even tough an arts graduate, he developed interest in science much later in life while preparing for competitive exams. He realised that if some teacher would have focussed on simplifying the basics, studying science can become a possibility  for many students who fear science. Students adore him for being a very creative and an innovative teacher who loves to strengthen the basics by associating concepts with real life experiences. He has been into teaching since a long time. He is serving in Project WHY because he wants to give back to the organisation which fostered and empowered him as a child.

Sophiya is one of our oldest staff members. She joined Project WHY in 2001 when we were still trying to answer the many WHY’s of the community and looking for people who would give wings to our dreams. Sophiya had been involved in community work and seemed the ideal person to help us understand the needs of our beneficiaries. Despite her gentle demeanour, and her kind smile; she has an inner strength that seemed to emanate from her. She was keen to join our team and since then there was no looking back.

Sophiya joined as a primary teacher at the Giri Nager centre in 2001 and was loved by all our students. She has also stepped up whenever needed and was always eager to help. “Teaching at Project WHY for me was not just a “job”. It became all about getting slum children into schools and supporting them so that they stay in school “.

In 2004, she told us about the plight of the children in the Okhla neighbourhood, where she resided. This was an industrial area with small cramped tenements tucked away between factories that spewed all kinds of venom. There were no schools in the vicinity, no parks for the children to play in and absentee parents that led to children being on their own and ready targets for lurking predators. “I wanted to start Project WHY in Okhla, where I lived”.

She offered her home to begin the Okhla center as she felt that the initial ground work would help us gain the support of the community and even authorities. With the help of Pushpa, her close friend, she set out to find a suitable space as well as sought permission from the local administrative and political authorities.

After much searching a garbage dump was located along with the help of the community and Sophiya was confident that it could be transformed into a happy place for children. At first sight, a lot of us were not convinced…but how wrong we were.

“In no time, we opened our ‘centre’ with a couple of bamboo poles and a bright blue plastic sheet. With Pushpa by my side, we weathered every storm, bore every slander but never gave up.” Today the Okhla Centre is a vibrant school where over 350 children are busy crafting their tomorrows. Sophiya is back to teaching her primary kids.

“I am happy working at Project WHY. They gave me an opportunity to not only be a teacher but also do something for my community”. Over the years, we have come to admire her quiet but firm ways, even her occasional stubbornness which is so much part of who she is. She is a true visionary and has been a big part in creating what Project WHY is today.

“Here, at Project WHY my abilities to teach has been challenged and I have learnt a lot. I have been given the space to not only to expand the thinking process of children but also put my thinking hat on for many occasions”

Vijay’s family originally belong to Bihar. They shifted to Delhi for better earning purposes. Vijay’s father currently owns a tea stall while his mother is a housewife. Vijay has one elder sister Sonia Gupta who was a computer teacher at Project WHY.

Vijay completed Bachelors of Art (BA) in 2014 and computer diploma. After his studies, he joined a courier company ARAMEX for one year and left the job to open a computer repairing shop. “My passion is computers and I wanted to build a career with it”.

However, the computer repairing shop was not earning much and Vijay had to close the shop. He joined his father in the tea stall. “It was frustrating, jobs were not easily available”.

When Vijay’s sister informed him about a teacher’s position at Project WHY Khadar educational center, he applied and joined Project WHY in March 2018 as a computer teacher.

“I am back to what I do best – being with computers and teaching – thanks to Project WHY”. He joined Project WHY as he thinks that teaching children is the best.

“Here, at Project WHY my abilities to teach has been challenged and I have learnt a lot. I have been given the space to not only expand the thinking process of children but also, on many occasions, had to put my thinking hat on”.

Vijay also teaches primary class students in Yamuna. Along with academic, he shows the children how to make interesting objects with waste materials. His financial condition has stabilised while working at Project WHY.

She is associated with Project WHY since 2022, in the skill development program, as tailoring trainer. With an experience of  over 10 years as a trainer and in managing a boutique, she has been awarded for best outfits in fashion shows. She holds  diplomas in cutting, tailoring, dress designing and fashion designing.

A primary teacher at Okhla centre, she is an alumni of Project WHY, and a resident of Okhla, she started her education at the Okhla centre when she was six years old. A bright, hard working student with an undefeated spirit, she is now a masters in political science and preparing for entrance exams to become a university teacher. She wishes to pursue PhD.

A teacher at Yamuna centre, who joined in May 2024. An alumni of Project Why who feels very grateful for all the support she and her family have received through her association with Project WHY. Her sister is also an alumni of project WHY. A resident of khadar, she  completed her graduation from Delhi University and is pursuing Masters program.

Aarti is a well qualified teacher. She has completed her B.ed and M.A. She lost her job in COVID. She was in search of a job and connected with Project WHY. She is currently teaching 5th class.

She joined giri nagar centre as a primary teacher in 2024. A local resident of giri nagar, she had studied at Giri Nagar centre for 3 years. She has also completed all skill development courses offered by Project WHY – computers, tailoring, beauty culture.  She is currently pursuing her post graduation from IGNOU. Very fond of dancing and singing, Shalu is a creative and a calm person.

In 2015, Neelam joined Project WHY as an early childhood educator.

She has been living in Delhi for many years but she belongs to Gorakhpur (UP).  She has done her 12^th class from Haryana Board.

 Being in Project WHY feels like being in a small family.

Project WHY has been a ray of hope for parents who are not able to educate their students.

She loves working in Project WHY  as this gives her a satisfaction.

A primary teacher at Girinagar centre, she joined in 2018. Born and raised  in Delhi ( govindpuri) , she completed her schooling from  Kendriya Vidyalaya. She is a graduate of Delhi University and completed her post graduation in social work from IGNOU. Since her childhood, she has been very fond of teaching because her mother is a  teacher, whom she  admired for her way of teaching. She also used to help her juniors in school. Her father is in army.

On completing her graduation, she always had a lurking anxiety to be USEFUL to society. She says, “being a teacher in Project WHY, I have learnt more than I have taught. Teaching , to her, is a soul fulfilling experience where I have moved from ME to WE and become a better human being”

She migrated to Delhi ( khadar), from a village in Bihar, with her family when she was twelve years old due to her mother’s ill health. Her father used to work in Delhi in a printing press. She joined Project WHY’s Khadar centre in seventh grade. On completing her 12th grade, she was employed in 2022 as a primary teacher and after working for one year in Khadar , she moved to Yamuna centre. She is about to complete her bachelors degree in political science. She loves reading on the subject. She also is very good in maths and helps students in all the subjects. With her father also not keeping well, she is now the sole earning member in her family. She aspires to be a government teacher and is working hard towards it.

A bit joined as a teacher in Khadar centre in 2016 and later moved to Yamuna centre. A resident of Himachal Pradesh where he had a shop, Amit moved to Delhi in 2016 after incurring losses in his business and the demise of his father. He built a house on the land his father had bought  near Khadar. With a graduate degree but with no work experience, it was hard to get a job in Delhi. Having raised his three children, he realised his love for working with children and decided to opt for teaching.

 He says, “ the opportunity to educate   under privileged children  is the most beautiful experience of his life. He forgets all his personal challenges when he sees  children smile and as he engages with them.” A fitness lover and a good anchor, he loves organising cultural performances. His focus is on building the academic base of children as many children have never been to school.

A primary teacher in Khadar, she joined in…..An alumni of Project WHY’s Khadar centre and a resident of khadar, Lovely had joined  Project WHY when she was in primary school. She continued her journey with Project WHY till high school. On completing 12th grade, she joined  Khadar centre as a primary teacher. She has also worked at Yamuna centre.  Her mother has been working as a cook at Khadar centre since 2008 and her father is a tailor. Her siblings  too studied in Project WHY. She is pursuing her university education through distance learning. She loves teaching.

A primary teacher of Project WHY, she joined Okhla centre, in July 2023. Born and raised in Govindpuri, Delhi, Anisha studied at DAV school. Seeing Anisha’s love for children and skill to effectively deal with them, her mother always motivated  her to be an educator. From a very young age, Anisha aspired to work with children. To fulfil her goal, she earned her diploma in Primary School Education from Vidya training Institute, Delhi.   While she is pushing her undergraduate course in political science from Delhi University through distance learning. She is very happy as her team is very cooperative, understanding and she loves the work culture of Project WHY.

A graduate of Delhi University, she joined Project Why, Yamuna centre  in June 2022. She is a secondary teacher. She has learnt a lot during these 2 years. She lives in a close by community. Now she is teaching in Khadar centre.  She has qualified various competitive exams.

Neha is a teacher in the beauty culture training  unit started in 2023 in  Govindpuri.

Neha’s family is originally from Nepal but she is born and brought up in Delhi. She lost her husband in 2003 due to an illness.  She learnt about Project WHY, and enrolled her son in our early childhood care and education centre so that she could step out to work. She has been connected to Project WHY since 2004.

Neha fell sick in 2006 and as she had no one to care for her, Project Why took over her care and she was on bed-rest for 3 months. We supported her son in completing his education by facilitating  his admission in a boarding School.
She completed her beautician course from the Shehnaz Hussain academy in 2005  which was sponsored by Project WHY.  She has been working since then.

An alumni of Project WHY, he joined Project Why in July 2023 as a primary teacher in khadar centre during the July flash floods when his family was facing acute financial problems.

A resident of Yamuna, who spent  all day playing with friends or helping his parents in the fields. He had never been to school. It was in 2015, when Project WHY started its Yamuna centre that he got enrolled in an educational set up for the first time.

He was 9 years old when he was enrolled in Project WHY . He had the opportunity to interact with foreign nationals from several countries and learn from them and also visit various places within Delhi. He loved studying at the centre as teachers were very good towards the students. He completed his 12th from the open school.

 He is currently pursuing his under graduation program  through distance learning. A great orator, he is proving himself to be  a young diligent teacher who is loved by all his students.