STEM Advocacy

STEM Advocacy
September 2022 - Present
Through Outreach programs of my FRC Team Elev8, I have mentored several students from diverse communities in STEM.
Roborise and Project Udaan: Involved 9000 NGO students from all over Mumbai that culminated in a STEM based
competition with 500 of them - Started & mentored over 12 FIRST Robotics teams(of which 9 were less-privileged students & 2 hearing impaired) -Mentored the 2022 FIRST Global Challenge India contingent, again composed of students from NGOs -Organized Rookie Saturdays where we mentored rookie FIRST robotics teams -Organized a FIRST Tech Challenge Scrimmage for FTC teams in Mumbai - Worked with various NGOs for sessions in STEM: Amchaghar, Down to Earth Foundation, Anant School of Excellence,
Birsa Education Trust, etc. - Aided in the development of full-scale robotics labs in the municipal schools - NGOs: Triratna Prerna Mandal, Angel Xpress and Dixit Road BMC School - TrailblazHER: an Only Girls Innovation Challenge competition - Tech 101: A set of sessions with senior citizens regarding the fundamentals of technology - Aided in the creation of 17 FTC and 6 FRC teams