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Sanjana Sanghi gets appointed as Youth Advocate for Education by child rights organisation, Save The Children

19 Jun 2021

A Delhi University Gold Medallist and Recipient of Recognition from the Honourable HRD Minister of India for falling in Indias top 0.1% percentile in her Class 12 Board Examinations- Sanjana Sanghis passion and belief in the power of education has been personal and consistent. In 2014, she decided to take this passion forward when as a 1st-year college student, she began her journey as a teacher-volunteer for educating underprivileged children with a Delhi-based NGO which was the start of her journey with advocacy for Education that has only grown since. Her journey now comes full circle as she has been entrusted as the Youth Advocate for Education by Indias leading Child Rights Organisation, Save The Children.Sanjana shares, Education, for me has been like a magic potion. It makes you who you are and it changes how you see the world and it isnt just what happens in the classroom. Every single child deserves a right to basic education and Im committed to ensuring that my journey of the last 7 years continues for the rest of my life to be able to make education a reality for the largest number in our countryIn her role as the Youth Advocate for Education, Sanjana is going to be dedicating her efforts to ensure access to education for girls, as 10 million young girls in India run the risk of dropping out of school owing to the COVID-19.