{"id":16905,"date":"2022-05-20T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-05-20T01:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.globalindian.com\/youth\/\/?post_type=story&#038;p=16905"},"modified":"2022-05-19T14:54:33","modified_gmt":"2022-05-19T09:24:33","slug":"gavi-kothari-the-teen-entrepreneur-initiating-change-through-tech","status":"publish","type":"story","link":"https:\/\/old.globalindian.com\/youth\/story\/cover-story\/gavi-kothari-the-teen-entrepreneur-initiating-change-through-tech\/","title":{"rendered":"Gavi Kothari: The teen entrepreneur initiating change through tech"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>(May 20, 2022) <\/b>The coronavirus pandemic and the ensuing lockdown brought the world and the economy to its knees. Not for long though: various tech solutions soon sprung up to bridge the gap that had begun to make its presence the world over. If there were apps and web platforms to help people connect more easily and work remotely, there were services that bridged the last mile. But what of those that were not savvy enough to jump onto this new digital bandwagon? That\u2019s where 17-year-old Gurugram-based Gavi Kothari stepped in with his startup Tech Help For All. The non-profit venture is aimed at helping both adults and children to get a lowdown on the new tech offerings and how to use them.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_16916\" style=\"width: 568px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16916\" class=\"wp-image-16916 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.globalindian.com\/youth\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Gavi_Ranjini_youth1.jpg\" alt=\" Teen Entrepreneur | Gavi Kothari | Global Indian\" width=\"558\" height=\"944\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 558px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 558\/944;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16916\" class=\"wp-image-16916\" src=\"https:\/\/www.globalindian.com\/youth\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Gavi_Ranjini_youth1.jpg\" alt=\" Teen Entrepreneur | Gavi Kothari | Global Indian\" width=\"558\" height=\"944\" \/><\/noscript><p id=\"caption-attachment-16916\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Gavi Kothari, founder, Tech Help For All<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u201cAt Tech Help For All, we follow a non-discriminatory policy and aim to make our content accessible to everybody. This is a website to help and educate people on how to use these apps, either for your work meetings or pure curiosity,\u201d says Gavi in a conversation with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.globalindian.com\/youth\/\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Global Indian<\/em><\/a>. He has stood first in the 2020 Math Olympiad, ranked 5th in Avishkar, an international robotics competition, and also had his AI-based sustainable development project rank in the top 10 in a global contest.<\/p>\n<h5><b>Tryst with robotics<\/b><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/h5>\n<p>A high schooler at Amity International School, Gavi\u2019s love for technology and robotics began quite early. \u201cI\u2019ve always been fascinated by new gadgets and tech,\u201d says the teen, who looks up to his parents Rupesh and Anjani Kothari, who\u2019ve paved the way through their hard work and determination. \u201cMy dad lost his job due to the pandemic. But he didn\u2019t back down. He went ahead and set up a new business that is now successful and proved that hard work and determination can solve any problem,\u201d beams the lad, who also has a younger brother.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-16928 aligncenter lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.globalindian.com\/youth\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Gavi_Ranjini_Youth.jpg\" alt=\" Teen Entrepreneur | Gavi Kothari | Global Indian\" width=\"577\" height=\"584\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 577px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 577\/584;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-16928 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.globalindian.com\/youth\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Gavi_Ranjini_Youth.jpg\" alt=\" Teen Entrepreneur | Gavi Kothari | Global Indian\" width=\"577\" height=\"584\" \/><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>About a year ago, Gavi decided to launch Tech Help for All, a non-profit startup to help educate people on the latest consumer tech offerings and bridge the digital divide that had sprung up due to the pandemic. \u201cDuring the pandemic, we would all go online for every little task. It was around this time that I realised that there were a lot of people who didn\u2019t know how to use these tech platforms; even NGOs,\u201d says the teen entrepreneur, whose startup creates video tutorials to help people understand how to use every day apps such as Microsoft Teams, Google Meet, and Zoom among others.<\/p>\n<h5><b>Bridging the gap<\/b><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/h5>\n<p>Tech Help for All has now helped several NGOs in the areas of web development, fundraising, creating LinkedIn pages, and tutoring students apart from the video tutorials. \u201cThe idea is to help people navigate the maze of modern-day apps and softwares that have now become a part of our daily lives,\u201d says Gavi, whose company has so far hosted 100 interns and has a team of 15 apart from 15 youth ambassadors.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"How to Download and Use Skype Tutorial || Tech Help for All [ENGLISH]\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3FciQ0UFBBc?feature=oembed\"  allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"lazyload\" data-load-mode=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Incidentally, the teen found his calling in tech rather early on and would often spend after school hours interacting with his Robotics teacher to further his passion towards the subject. He has participated in several competitions such as IRC and IIT Delhi\u2019s Robo contest. Apart from these, Gavi is also currently working on an AI-enabled waste management project to work towards a cleaner tomorrow. \u201cDumping of waste in landfills has been a persistent problem. Though several of us now segregate garbage into wet and dry waste, it all ultimately lands up in the landfills affecting the environment,\u201d Gavi tells, adding, \u201cThrough this project, we aim to convert waste into various industrial products at home. We\u2019ve devised a system to segregate and convert waste into manure, biogas, electricity, metals, and 3D printed dustbins with minimal human interaction and easy operation. An app that we\u2019ve developed also helps the user track his\/her impact towards the environment.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The teen entrepreneur, who is also interested in trekking, community work, singing and cooking, also ensures he\u2019s constantly upgrading his knowledge and skill sets through certificate courses in AI and ML. He is also looking to pursue a career in robotics engineering.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Follow Gavi Kothari on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/feed\/update\/urn:li:activity:6851356185572990976\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">LinkedIn<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCYdg0QG5LsodZjYv4vEtM1g\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">YouTube<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(May 20, 2022) The coronavirus pandemic and the ensuing lockdown brought the world and the economy to its knees. Not for long though: various tech solutions soon sprung up to bridge the gap that had begun to make its presence the world over. If there were apps and web platforms to help people connect more easily and work remotely, there were services that bridged the last mile. But what of those that were not savvy enough to jump onto this new digital bandwagon? That\u2019s where 17-year-old Gurugram-based Gavi Kothari stepped in with his startup Tech Help For All. 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