Rahul Verma | |
Birth Place: | Sikandrabad, Uttar Pradesh |
Nationality: | Indian |
Alma Mater: | Delhi College of Arts and Commerce,[1] |
Occupation: | Social Worker & Founder Uday Foundation |
Years Active: | 2007 – present |
Rahul Verma is an Indian social activist and founder of the Uday Foundation, a non profit organization named after his son, who was born with multiple congenital defects.[2] His work includes distribution of free food to poor patients and their caregivers outside hospitals and related to health and dignity of destitute in India.[3] [4] [5]
The Uday Foundation is a non-profit organisation based in New Delhi, India. The foundation works on health, support and dignity to homeless and disaster relief.[6] [2] [7]
The foundation supports homeless people with in-kind help, providing clothes, blankets, dry ration and dignity kits.[8] [9] It helps disaster victims with food, shelter, water, sanitation and emergency supplies for the victims.[10] [11]
It runs a free medical clinic for underprivileged patients,[12] and provides medical help to critically ill children[13] including storytelling sessions for children in hospital.[14]
The foundation received the NGO Leadership & Excellence Awards 2015 by ABP News.[15]