Aastha Rajpal Email and Phone Number

The fellowship started with an enriching Orientation week, where we were taught about the intricacies of Leadership and Business by established leaders. I led the project 'Suvidhaa' which aimed at providing livelihood to underprivileged women by creating a business model to support women and at the same time keeping sustainability at top. We conducted paper collection drives with the help of these women and provided the paper collected to NGOs so that they can recycle Paper and provide us with notebooks, These women were taught binding and cover designing with the help of experts, These notebooks were sold at Dilli Haat and shops to generate revenue, providing them with a steady source of income. We targeted 10 women and taught them about leadership, marketing and how to sustain the business in long run.

As a part of IIMA's initiative, Scholars for Change, selected students from India were pushed towards the digitization of rural classrooms. As part of Internship, We were required to make innovative and engaging activities for underprivileged students to enhance the process of learning.

Bridgegap is a start-up founded by DTU students which aims at guiding freshers and bridging the gap between school and college. Students were provided a kit consisting of first year essentials like Books, Previous year papers, Lab kits etc. As Co-Founder, I undertook the promotional and marketing strategies to boost the sales of Bridgegap, Managed the finances of Bridgegap for the smooth functioning of our activities.

My responsibilities included framing activities and learning sessions for Underprivileged students. I conducted surveys as a part of research on Anganwadi schools and their effectiveness. Mothers of new born child were surveyed whether proper facilities and medication were provided timely or not. As a part of Child Labor awareness campaign, Photo gallery was organised and flash mobs were performed.

Studied the power plant and carried out sampling for pollutants released in ambient air by the production of electricity. Assisted my mentor on utilization of fly ash generated during the production of electricity.

Medicians, a start-up founded by students of GTBIT aims at revolutionizing the pharmaceutical industry. One can order medicines online, look for better/cheaper alternatives and study about the drug prescribed to them. As a part of the promotional and marketing strategies, I write informative blogs to boost the users and spread the word about Medicians.

As Intern, I assisted my mentor in daily activities, Studying the requirements of plants, estimating costs of equipment required, Inviting Tenders and preparing proposals, Researching about new technologies to reduce the pollution load on discharging streams. I carried out research on 'Membrane Bio Reactor' and the feasibility to extend to different plants as part of 'zero waste disposal' objective.