Nyasa, IIT Gandhinagar

The word Nyasa means trust in Sanskrit. At Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar, the word means stretching out our trustworthy hands to help little eyes that dream of a better life under their temporary thatched huts. NYASA, started in 2011, primarily aims to support and educate the children of migrant construction workers in and around the campus. Our collective strength education is used as a platform to bring the children from dusty environs to an open air school, provide them mid-day meal, fruits for good health and provide basic education on our campus. Various things like clothes, uniforms, books, stationery, bags, footwear, etc. are distributed from time to time. The focus is the overall development of the children while keeping them away from the construction sites, and hence, many activities like Introduction to the world of Computers, Origami sessions, regular sports sessions, cultural events, medical camps, etc. are organized from time to time