Seven teenagers all around 17 years, managed to raise rupees ten lakhs for various causes such as street dogs care, mental health for slum and orphans, menstrual hygiene for women and transgenders by holding Marathon and Dogathon just in ten days

Hyderabad, August 1st, 2022. Students led four NGOs Vibhaag Foundation, Every Paw Matters, Vishwas, and Arah has organised Marathon and Dogathon to raise funds for charitable causes.

And the Dogathon was organised for the first time in Telugu states. Both the events were held on Sunday morning near Kohenur, opposite Inorbit Mall, Madhapur

Mr. T. Srinivas Rao, DCP, Traffic, Cyberabad was Chief Guest and flagged off all the runs.

Speaking on the occasion T. Srinivas Rao said, it is very inspiring to see how teenagers are socially aware. Their concern and consciousness towards less privileged, senior citizens, and stray dogs are highly appreciated. As Cyberabad is always known for organising innovative events and initiatives, the Teenagers have organized a Dogathon, for the first time ever is very laudable.

Seven teenagers Aanya Jain, Ashmit Tainwala, Anveshana Gupta, Aashi Pandey, Arshia Kumar, Pranav Verma, and Shreyans Kadiyala, all in 17 and 18 years, either in 12th grade or just got out of 12th have come together to put up a big show called “Heart & Sole Run- 2022″ raised rupees ten lakh (rupees five lakhs from donations and another five lakhs from the event).

These teens planned and executed the event in just ten days. It is an amazing experience. We learned many things. How to work in groups, the power of team effort, and how to turn obstacles into opportunities shared by Aanya Jain and Ashmit Tainwala.

This is not one of the events. We will continue to host events like this regularly shared by Anveshana Gupta, and Shreyans Kadiyali.

The run was held in three different categories, 2.5K, 5k, and 10K. Another run, Dogathon held for the first time. A Donation is a Dog Run. It is a first-of-its-kind charity drive with a mission to raise funds to aid “Stray Animal Awareness” About 27 dogs and their owners participated in the 2.5 km Dogathon event. In the Dogathon race, SKYE, a Siberian Husky came first. All dogs who participated were given away medals

400 plus people participated in both the runs put together.

The two events were organized by coming together of four teenage-founded NGOs. Every Paw Matters is volunteers led one support dogs and other pets in need; Vishwas, an organization aiming to teach life skills, offers mental health, attention to the underprivileged, and raises mental health awareness simultaneously and the International Association of Lions Clubs, the biggest service organisation in the world. Arah works for awareness of menstrual hygiene of women and transgenders. In one year since this NGO was launched, it reached out to 1000 women and transgenders. According to its founder Anvesha, they reached out to 30 transgenders.

Vibhaag Foundation is a student-run foundation led by Amit Tainwala. It has raised funds in the past for a Charitable Clinic for Women and Children of Slum area run by Lions Club of Hyderabad Petals. Even the Medicines required to run the clinic for one year were arranged by the student-run NGO, Vibhaag Foundation.

Arshia Kumar of Vishwas says they impart life skills such as communication, stress management, anger management, goal setting, times management, leadership skills, mental health management, etc for underprivileged Children and orphans.