{"id":31041,"date":"2023-06-14T07:00:46","date_gmt":"2023-06-14T01:30:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.globalindian.com\/youth\/\/?post_type=story&p=31041"},"modified":"2024-12-27T16:55:13","modified_gmt":"2024-12-27T11:25:13","slug":"eisha-yadav-on-a-mission-to-avert-old-age-loneliness-and-social-isolation","status":"publish","type":"story","link":"https:\/\/old.globalindian.com\/youth\/story\/cover-story\/eisha-yadav-on-a-mission-to-avert-old-age-loneliness-and-social-isolation\/","title":{"rendered":"Eisha Yadav: On a mission to avert old-age loneliness and social isolation"},"content":{"rendered":"

(June 14, 2023) <\/strong>\u201cIgnoring the well-being of the 103 million (elderly) population of India is no less a humanitarian crisis. Just as the children, the grandparents of the society deserve to have a better, rest of their life,\u201d Eisha Yadav wrote, in her entry to the essay competition organised by US based India Philanthropy Alliance<\/a> (IPA) – <\/span>a coalition of non-profit, philanthropic, and charitable organisations that mobilise people and funding in the United States\u202fto support meaningful causes in India. <\/span>The youngster won the first prize and a cash award of $1000 to donate to a non-profit of her choice.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cAfter doing a lot of research, it was clear that the team of HelpAge India<\/a> were not only doing great work in the field of combating social isolation and loneliness of the elderly but also making sure that they don\u2019t have to work in their old years, and have enough money to take care of their health.\u201d says Eisha as she connects with <\/span>Global Indian<\/span><\/i><\/a> from California. The youngster donated the entire prize money to the organisation. That was in 2021. \u201cWe are still working together to this day,\u201d she says with a smile.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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