American India Foundation – Light a Lamp Campaign (2015 – 2024)

AIF is a non-profit organization helping underprivileged and underserved communities in India. AIF has raised more than $118 million and impacted about 5.6 million lives from across 24 states of India( www.aif.org ).

Sanah and Sanya have been supporting and creating awareness for the Learning and Migration Program (LAMP) campaign for underprivileged children’s education since 2015 as AIF Youth Ambassadors

Some LAMP Programs and initiatives:

  • Supporting Adolescent Girls
  • Promoting STEM Education in Learning Resource Centers
  • Nurturing Tribal Children
  • Running Seasonal Hostels
 
Completed multiple fundraisers helping raise over $15,000 which provided education and educational enrichment STEM programs to over 600 children of migrant workers in India.
 
The sisters raised over $2600 in the recent (2023-2024) AIF Light a Lamp Fundraiser –  https://my.aif.org/fundraiser/5100015 
 

As Captains/Team Leaders for the AIF New England Chapter 2021-2022 Light a Lamp Campaign, their team raised $5861.

Their second fundraiser completed in ( 2017-2018 )and they raised $4265 – https://my.aif.org/sanyasanah 

Their first fundraiser raised over $3,200 for the Light a Lamp Campaign (2014-2015) 

Sanya and Sanah also volunteer every year for the New England AIF Gala in Boston which raises nearly a million dollars each year to support philanthropic programs in India.

Every summer the girls have been visiting and creating awareness for the different work done at the AIF ABLE sites in India – like the National Association of the Blind, Deeds Catering Institute, ICICI foundation etc.