About Ekya

 

Why is there a need for an organization such as Ekya? The answer is simple. From the homeless person that you walk by every day on your way to work to the images of hungry children that you see on television - need is all around us. While these experiences may evoke compassion in you and inspire you to help, how many times have you told yourself that you were going to do something, but then got caught up in the everyday stresses of your own life? Not only that, but how many times have you decided to donate time, money, or both, but feared that your resources were not going to be efficiently utilized? Our goal is to remove these obstacles. We want to make helping as rewarding and as easy as possible.

We want to help the people that are making a difference in the world.

Ekya's goals are threefold:

1) Fund projects both locally in Chicago and in South Asia that fall into the following categories:

• Economic Development (Eradication of Poverty)
• Promotion of Literacy
• Public Health
• Women's Rights

2) Community Service - We believe that service is a core principle of global citizenship

3) Ongoing Learning - Through our Leadership Series and other events, we will create forums for idea generation and open discussion.

 

Ekya seeks to provide civic-minded, young professionals an effective and fun vehicle to effectively donate time and money to projects that impact communities positively. Clearly there is a dire need for help. We hope that you will join us in our goal to foster unity among all of the world’s citizens by helping to improve the quality of life for those less fortunate.

 

Want to learn more? Click here to view our Open House Presentation

Want to Get Involved? Click here to read about how you can Help

Just want to look around? Click here to view photos of our past events

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