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An eye-opening visit to Rishikesh, India

In February 2024, East Meets West Yog (EMWY) members from Canada, the United States and Guyana visited students who participate in programs sponsored by Khushi Charitable Society in Rishikesh, India. The visit was a meet-and-greet and an opportunity for EMWY members to see first-hand how their support and the support from East Meets West – Children’s Fund (EMW-CEF) would impact the lives of these children and others living in impoverished communities

Kapil Bist, Project Manager (left) of Khushi Charitable Society, directs students while guests (in the background) look on.

EMWY members (in the background) look on as Khushi students perform.

Khushi students enjoyed a meal sponsored, prepared and served by the visitors.

Mealtime at the Khushi Charitable Society!

During the February 2024 visit, more than 350 gift bags were given to the students.

Talented Khushi students performed yoga asanas and sequences for the visitors from Canada, USA, and Guyana during an earlier visit in 2023.

Khushi students performed for the guests

The visitors were greeted by Khushi students with hand-crafted cards.

A group of younger Khushi students participate in after-school activities.

Sewing machines donated to young women

In October 2024, East Meets West – Children’s Education Fund (EMW-CEF) and sister organization East Meets West Yog (EMWY) donated 13 sewing machines to graduates of a one-year stitching and design certificate program, one of several vocational programs offered by the Khushi Charitable Society in Rishikesh, India. The graduates are now equipped to start a business, many while caring for young children at home.

Naraindra Prashad (left), founder of both EMWY and EMW-CEF, presents a sewing machine to each of the graduates of the stitching and design certificate program offered by Khushi Charitable Society.

Thirteen new sewing machines were donated by EMWY and EMW-CEF to the mothers, many of whom were unemployed.

Graduates of the one-year stitching and design certificate program pose for a celebratory photo with their instructor (centre).

Khushi Charitable Society offers a beautician program to young women. The students showcased their work to the EMWY guests who visited Khushi in 2023.

Young women enrolled in a computer program supported by EMWY and offered by Khushi.

Mixed group of young students enrolled in the computer program supported by EMWY and offered by Khushi Charitable Society.

EMWY and EMW-CEF visit children in Rishikesh

Children participating in programs sponsored by the Khushi Charitable Society were greeted by guests from East Meets West Yog (EMWY) and East Meets West – Children’s Education Fund (EMW-CEF) several times over the past few years. During one visit, 350 pairs of shoes were donated to the students.

Students in Beldandi, Nepal, receive backpacks

East Meets West – Children’s Education Fund (EMW-CEF) and sister organization East Meets West Yog (EMWY) donated 200 backpacks to children in the village of Beldandi, Mahendranagar in Nepal.

Annual EMW-CEF & EMWY fundraising event

Volunteers from East Meets West- Children’s Education Fund (EMW-CEF) and East Meets West Yog (EMWY) host an annual plant and bake fundraising event in the Toronto area in support of children living in impoverished communities in Nepal, India and Guyana.

Outreach to children in Guyana

Children living in impoverished communities in the Berbice District, Guyana receive support from East Meets West – Children’s Education Fund (EMW-CEF) and sister organization East Meets West Yog (EMWY) through the Oaks of Righteousness Charity. The Oaks of Righteousness is a registered non-profit charity with headquarters in New York.

Our impact

An eye-opening visit to Rishikesh, India

Sewing machines donated to young women

EMWY and EMW-CEF visit children in Rishikesh

Students in Beldandi, Nepal, receive backpacks

Annual EMW-CEF & EMWY fundraising event

Outreach to children in Guyana

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