“Sahay” is an initiative of the students of NIPER-Guwahati to serve the people who are in need. It’s the enthusiasm and a good ambition of the students to share a part of their benefits with the underprivileged in the society, which gave birth to Sahay. It was formed as a voluntary organization on 7th March 2014.

Objectives

To help the poor people who are in need To help the children in orphanages and elder people in old age homes In Sponsoring a child’s education (initially 1) Capacity building by working in association with existing NGOs

Organizing committee

*** Volunteers would be changing every 2 months

Official website

www.facebook.com/sahay.niper

E-mail I.D.

sahay.niperghy@gmail.com

Bank account

Name : Sahay

Account number : 33779967239

Signatories: K. Eshvendar Reddy, SR Chandra Sekhar

Branch: State Bank of India, GMC branch, Guwahati, Assam

Tranasparency

The total amount collected and expenditure would be displayed from time to time.

Activities

“Sahay” wishes to associate with the following NGOs:

Snehalaya - A Centre For Child Rights

Ashadeep - A Mental Health Society

Jyoti Snehalaya

Child Friendly Guwahati

A visit to Ila-Snehalaya orphanage:

The activities of the Sahay team started with the visit to Ila-Snehalaya, which is near to Balaji temple in

Guwahati. The children of Ila-Snehalaya were provided bedsheets, Milton water bottles, energy drinks

and fruits. The entire team members had a heart-warming session while indulging with the children in

playing games and encouraging them with gifts for their performances including dance, skit and songs.

Highlights of the Sahay visit to Ila-Snehalaya

Financial assistance to Mr. Brigunath:

The second activity of Sahay was providing financial assistance to Mr. Brigunath, the care taker

of animal house of NIPER-Guwahati after the team had learnt that he was in dire need of

monetary help.

Dr. Mangala Lahkar, Chief Academic Co-ordinator of NIPER, Guwahati handing over the

cash to Mr. Brigunath in the presence of Dr. B.K. Bezbaruah, Project Director, Dr. Ranadeep

Gogoi and Dr. Utpal Mohan, Assistant Professors, NIPER, Guwahati

The Sahay hopes to extend its activities in a wider range in the future. SAHAY – For the needy: A NIPER Guwahati Students’ Initiative