Neha’s social enterprise all stemmed from her family’s tradition. Her grandparents would take Neha and her family to local orphanages to help provide meals to the children. At only 9 years old, this really opened Neha’s eyes and she was struck with motivation to help these kids in need. She organized a garage sale to sell her things to raise money. With the money she made, Neha began a library for the orphanage and got sweaters and food. Neha continued to find ways to raise money so she could provide for the orphanage and work to break the cycle of poverty.
Neha’s organization began from the empathy she felt for the children she saw in orphanages. The Empower Orphans website even states that “Part of our mission is to inspire youth to convert their empathy into action and join our ripple effect. Because we strongly believe in the power of young people to create social change, we are a fully youth-run organization.” All stemming from Neha’s empathy, she has now created a whole non-profit organization with the mission to provide for underprivileged children to get them on their feet and break the cycle of poverty.
This story is very inspiring to me to see how Neha’s empathy and motivation to help turned into a non-profit organization. I also find it interesting that this all started from family tradition. From a family doing good together and exposing their children to give back, lead to an even bigger result. It is amazing to see the impact that empathy had on Neha at only 9 years old. She took action without any hesitation. That is so inspiring to see in all these stories of young entrepreneurs who just did and didn’t hesitate to act. I see how empathy and the desire to help others has been the driving factor is so many young entrepreneurial stories.
It’s amazing to see how many young people use their empathy as a spark for genius and creativity to help others. Neha’s story also showcases the importance of exposing kids to true issues even at a young age, for kids can take action too. She did what was within her power to do in order to help these kids in unfortunate situations. I and many others rightly believe that kids can truly make all the difference when given the opportunity.
It is not everyday that a young girl wants to help out others as much as she wants to. Most kids love playing with their toys but she had different plans. He sold off her toys so that she could fund buying supplies for the children in the orphanages. This shows how truly special she is.
What an amazing story this is. Empathy is a fantastic motivator and this is a cause with much need. It is so easy for children in this situation to feel powerless. So for her organization to come in and help show them that they can make social change. Is such a powerful mission.