Escape Velocity Grants

Shivani Kumari will use the money to setup an indigenous food outlet in Simultala village. Like many of us, she did her engineering but her passion lies in natural farming and indigenous cultures. This grant will allow her to take practical steps towards it.

Kshitija is the first person in their family who can speak and is proficient in English. They work with underprivileged & marginalized communities. This money will help them with higher education.

Check out the article they wrote: medium.com

Jaspreet is a state-level badminton player who will use the money to advance her Masters’ level education. Unfortunately, her parents passed away and she depends on her grandparents so this money will really make a difference to them.

Apoorva is a material science aspirant and wants to pursue a PhD in it. She will use this money to pay for applications to institutes. She has an impressive track record: http://apoorvapjoshi.com

Shefali Gupta with a grant of Rs 50k will buy material and equipment to help independent handloom artisans of Odisha create and sell their work. Hopefully, she will be able to multiply the impact towards changing many lives. This grant is sponsored by an anonymous person.

Niwas Sathi will start the first-of-its-kind school for kids who’ve suffered from

gender dysphoria. Hopefully, this grant of Rs 50k will give the startup capital for his dream and eventually this school becomes a permanent institution. This grant is sponsored by @ritishri

Saif Ullah Khan wants to train underprivileged kids in

Rugby. With this money, he’ll be able to not buy equipment for them and hopefully not just make the kids stronger but give them meaning and character. This grant is sponsored by an anonymous person.

Vineet runs a school for underprivileged kids in a village near Allahabad, UP 200 kids from surrounding areas get primary education from him With this grant (sponsored by an anonymous person), he will buy a laptop + projector to upgrade quality of education for these kids