Dec 2023: Mumbai India,  The Ambedkar Nagar Balwadi Project at Family Service Center

  • Purchased and distributed educational supplies to slum children in his parents hometown

  • Hosted holiday event for slum children where the local children of different age groups performed a dance show

  • Held individual discussions about children’s aspirations and and encouraged them to follow their dreams


April 2024 -Navua Village, Fiji

    • Donated medical and educational supplies (toothbrushes and paste, neosporin, bandaids, chalk) to the village kindergarten

    • Participated in local dance performance and ate meal with village children and their caregivers 

    • Purchased arts and crafts to promote their economy


June 2024 - Tiburon, CA (hometown)

    • Ayaan recruited and led a team of  4 friends to put up a stand in a high-traffic area to sell home-baked treats and refreshments with the goal of donating all proceeds to charity. They raised $268 and donated it in Kenya.


July 2024 - Luang Prabhang, Laos. Big Brother Mouse 2 School 

https://www.bigbrothermouse.com/volunteer.html 

  • Most laotians speak little to no English, and it is a coveted skill. Speaking English confidently opens up a larger pool of jobs for these young minds

  • Ayaan and his family spent a day at the Big Brother Mouse school and played educational games with the children to build their fluency and boost their confidence. 

  • Children were encouraged to dream bigger and consider diverse career options, Q&A followed


July 2024 - Nakuru, Kenya. East African Mission Orphanage (EAMO) https://www.eastafricanmission.org/ 

    • Visited orphanage housing and educating 73 orphaned Kenyan children.

    • Held community meeting, chorus, and 1x1 discussions with children on their successes, aspirations and career choices. Showed appreciation for their determination to get an education (wake up at 4:00am to walk to the school everyday and set up for instruction)


July 2024 - Masai Mara, Kenya. Saaten Primary School

    • Orchestrated an all-day in-person event in coordination with school Principal, Margaret Siloma where the children had several bonding experiences with Ayaan from classroom discussions, team building through soccer, games and dance and workshops. 

    • Raised $438 to purchase educational supplies (reading books, lined books, pencils, pens, crayons, educational toys, girl health supplies) for the children. 

    • Children were encouraged to dream bigger and consider diverse career options, Q&A followed

December 2024

    • Donated funds to purchase educational supplies to Saaten Primary School, Kenya.

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