India has the largest population of youth who have been rightly termed as engines of growth of the country. It is also a fact that a large section among them come from socially weak and economically poor layers of the society. They are still not being able to explore and exploit many opportunities which are available to the more advantaged youth because of lack of financial support from their families. Due to this they cannot contribute to the society in the way others can.

Trust PaPa has been conceived with the aim of helping, guiding, and motivating students who come from these weaker and deprived sections of society in various ways, primarily through financial aid and professional guidance. The Trust has started its activities with ‘A Rupee A Day’ scheme whereby college students have been encouraged to donate a rupee a day to the Trust which will be used to sponsor less privileged students. Even though this amount may seem to be individually quite meager when pooled it becomes a sum that can change a needy student’s life by helping him/her with his/her education. While education can change a person’s life, the experience of helping someone do so, itself is a life-changing experience. The idea is to teach the students that even small contributions/savings can make a difference. The Trust will be launching a similar program for professionals and salaried people soon.

A group of like-minded friends got together and thought of these issues. As majority of the trustees of the Trust come from an academic background they are aware of these realities, and of the hardships that many students face due to lack of financial assistance and vocational guidance regarding their career choices and opportunities. If this assistance can be provided to them at a stage which is a very crucial phase in their lives, their life-paths can be constructively altered.