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Shruti Arya
longed to contribute to society-www.hopetohelp.in-a
specialised tool for facilitating community service
was the result.
Text: Vasuprada Dalmia
Photographs: Kunal Kampani
After
her marriage to Mumbai based businessman Nakul
Arya, Delhi girl Shruti moved to the city but
was not keen on a full time job. Longing to contribute
to the community and keep herself busy at the
same time, she began hunting for a suitable non
governmental organisation (NGO) She discovered
that Mumbai did not have an organised online database
of NGOs.
Shruti’s dilemma led her to hit upon doing
something in that direction herself. She thought
of www.hopetohelp.in, a concept which already
existed in Delhi. “Something so basic and
so necessary not being available was appalling,”
says Shruti. It was only with her husband’s
support that she could put the website up as it
involved a one- time website development cost.
He does the upgrading too apart from helming the
steel manufacturing company under The Arya Group.
Work starts at home and Nakul has made this specialised
tool for community service as a part of his Corporate
Social Responsibility.
Shruti points out that the website is “A
catalyst for a social change in the society.”
It is an organised data base of several NGOs spread
all over Mumbai. Volunteers can find an NGO in
their locality and offer their services by just
leaving behind a few
details about themselves. The NGOs have been divided
location wise with details about their work as
well as the services they need from the volunteers.
Mumbai, unfortunately has so many painful issues
needing immediate attention, that options are
aplenty when it comes to voluntary work. Shruti
makes this easy for you, all you have to do is
just log onto www.hopetohelp.in and go to the
‘How You Can Help’ section and simply
feed in your locality preference, the services
which you want to offer and whether you want to
volunteer part time or full time. Shruti and her
dedicated team will forward your details to the
NGO of your choice, who then will get in touch
with you