page_title: Uplift Humanity India
section_title: Recognition
hierarchical_section_title: Uplift Humanity India / Recognition
caption_attribution_description: English: Uplift students meeting with Chief Minister of Gujarat Narendra Modi
context_page_description: Uplift Humanity India is a 501 non-profit organization that operates rehabilitation programs throughout India to educate juveniles and orphans in life skills and technology training. Uplift Humanity India is headquartered in Basking Ridge, New Jersey, and runs its programs in Mumbai, Gujarat, and Hyderabad. It was founded by Anish Patel in 2010 as a project to connect American students to at-risk youth in India.
context_section_description: Uplift Humanity India has received awards and recognition from Lions Club International and the New Jersey State Assembly for its efforts. Most recently, it has been honored by Narendra Modi, the Prime Minister of India, who has supported Uplift Humanity India's rehabilitation programs.
  In 2014, Uplift Humanity signed on actor Sunkrish Bala as its official brand ambassador. In January 2014, it released a YouTube video with Hollywood Actors Hannah Simone, Rizwan Manji, Gulshan Grover, and Sunkrish Bala spreading awareness and encouraging American youth to volunteer with the organization. The Times of India released an article stating that "the video featuring these actors went viral and hundreds of Americans applied to become a part of this programme."
caption: Uplift students meeting with Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi
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