Vidya Bharati alumni, Shri Omveer Singh narrates how his personal struggle led him to open an NGO in order to help students reach their educational goals

'In life some give up in the face of difficulties and some learn from those difficulties and create a better world'. 

India being a developing country and having a large population below or just above the poverty line, many brilliant minds fail to reach their true potential due to lack of finances. Good students are lost as they are unable to complete their education. In such a scenario it becomes the responsibility of individuals and NGOs to lend a helping hand to the government in order to assist young minds to reach their goals in life.

Hailing from a farming family from a village in Bulandshahr in Uttar Pradesh, Vidya Bharati alumni, Shri Omveer Singh had witnessed the financial difficulties that his father had to undergo to educate him and his brothers. It was this struggle that urged Mr. Singh to start his own NGO that would help students from financially weak backgrounds.

Mr. Singh is an alumnus of Suraj Bhan Saraswati Vidya Mandir Inter College, from where he had passed his class 12 board examination. After completion of his schooling, he did his BSc in Biology from Chaudhary Charan Singh University, Meerut. As he was a first-hand witness of the financial struggle that many students face towards completion of their education, Mr. Singh decided to start his own NGO that would help such students. 

In 2011, he founded the NGO ‘Sarvjan Kalyan Kendra’ that primarily worked in skill development among the youths to make them job market ready, but slowly branched out to include several social projects in the field of environment and health as well. Presently due to Covid 19 pandemic, the team of ‘Sarvjan Kalyan Kendra’ is also helping by providing grocery and medication to the people in need.

Alongside running his NGO Mr. Singh is also pursuing his degree in MSW from Uttarakhand Open University (UOU) Haldwani.

On being asked for his suggestions to students who want to pursue their career in social work, Mr. Singh pointed out that this sector has a lot of hurdles, but if one is truly passionate about social service, the work can be extremely satisfying as well. One gets ample opportunity to work with different sectors of people and help them during their time of need.

Speaking about his experience in his school, Mr. Singh said that the defining feature that sets Vidya Bharati schools apart is the culture and ‘Sanskars’ that each student receives from their teachers. As he is aware of the life changing benefits of such teaching himself, he had decided to get his child admitted to Vidya Bharati school as well, instead of other English medium schools where his friends had admitted their children.

As a concluding message he urged all Vidya Bharati students to always respect their teachers and parents and try to follow the path shown by them.

Vidya Bharati Purv Chatra Parishad thanks Shri Omveer Singh for sharing his inspiring story with the community.

Learn more about Mr. Singh’s initiative, Sarvjan Kalyan Kendra at - https://sarvjankalyankendra.com/

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