To Live Better, We must LIVE UNITED
Donate With UWC
Stand With the Transgender Community
The LGBTQI+ community in India has come a long way from having the first Pride march in Kolkata in 1999 to having annual pride marches across 21 States in the Country. The landmark for the community in India was the abolishment of Article 377. While these remain breakthrough movements, we still have a long way to go…
United Way of Chennai along with our stakeholders has been working for the transgender community in creating health awareness, skill development and livelihood support. Be it our first project with the community in setting up a trans kitchen in Coimbtore, or the livelihood projects in Chennai and Red hills.
We want to extend the impact we create in the community, and we need your support to achieve this. Become a part of the greater cause by donating to our transgender livelihood and welfare project – Thulir. Please contribute generously and help us in creating a better world for them. We Live Better when we Live United.
Reimagining Accessible Education
United Way of Chennai in partnership with the state government education department plans to provide 50,000 digital educational tabs to underprivileged government school students. Each tab will have fully loaded educational material, drafted and designed exclusively for each grade, along with regular skill checks to understand and measure the increase in learning in each student. Rs.10,000 will be designated for each child who receives the device. This price is inclusive of device cost, insurance and logistics.
Volunteer With UWC
Contirbute Towards Creating an Inclusive Tamil Nadu
Recording Audio Books For The Visually Impaired
Volunteer to contribute towards
- Creating audiobooks to help open a whole new world for the visually impaired
- Build a library of audiobooks
Project INK (Igniting Non-classroom Knowledge)
Volunteer to contribute towards
- Enhancing knowledge of children from underprivileged families
- Introducing various topics of discussion from environmental studies to art through virtual sessions.
Thank You for Your Support
ADVITYA THAPA
HEAD OF PROJECTS
ADVITYA THAPA
Advitya is grateful for the platform that UWC has given him to do what he truly loves to do – it converts his areas of interest in the development sector into actual projects. His goal is to change the hyper-consumerist attitude and the lack of regard to their consequences in society. He has a diverse set of hobbies: bird watching, biking, photography, composting and visiting places of historical significance. He hates bad movies, the current fashion trends, and Justin Bieber.
ANUPAMA NARAYAN
HEAD OF CSR
ANUPAMA NARAYAN
Anupama finds her work in UWC gratifying as it meets her passion for helping other people. She does not like people with attitude issues, so she would like to eliminate ego and negative thoughts in general. In fact, she would like to take the world back to how it was centuries ago so that we could use our awareness today to do it all right. In her free time, she enjoys traveling and being adventurous to explore the world.
BABU V
FINANCE & ACCOUNTS
BABU V
Babu loves how service-oriented UWC is, especially due to its involvement with NGOs and schools. He would like to improve the current education system to create equality across sectors in society. He loves playing cricket. His goal is to be like Captain Cool and remain calm and composed always.
EVANGELINE PEARL J
ASSISTANT MANAGER - PROJECTS & VOLUNTEERING
EVANGELINE PEARL J
Meet Evangeline Pearl J. She is passionate about the genuine work that UWC does to make the world a better place, one step at a time. In particular, she would like to make people kinder and happier. She thoroughly enjoys eating food, to the extent that she wishes she could download food from her devices. She also loves reading and writing fiction when she has time.
JONATHAN BRITTO
MANAGER – PROJECTS
JONATHAN BRITTO
This is Jonathan Britto! He loves the circular structure of UWC, where everybody is equal. He also loves meeting new people; if he had a superpower, he would like to be the Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man. He likes playing football and spending time with animals but hates studying. He wishes society would revert to the olden days, where we all lived in the forest without technology.
KARTHIKA DAMODARAN
SENIOR MANAGER - PROJECTS
KARTHIKA DAMODARAN
Karthika believes ‘Life begins at the end of your comfort zone’. She enjoys the freedom in UWC to do what she wants to do to have a meaningful impact on society. Her passion for social work and learning has helped her gain expertise in the sector for the past 6 years. Her hobbies include trekking, painting, and reading. If she had a superpower, she would love to absorb power from others.
KRISHNARAJ T
EXECUTIVE - FINANCE & ACCOUNTS
KRISHNARAJ T
Krishna is a simple soul who cares about preserving and reviving the environment. He feels extremely satisfied that he's able to play a role in uplifting lives through his work at UWC. If Krishna could turn back time, he says he would help provide better irrigation for his village in Thoothukudi so that it doesn't run dry. On weekends, you can catch him smashing boundaries at the cricket field, playing chess or reading.
MARGARET CLARA
CLUSTER MANAGER – BORN LEARNING CAMPAIGN
MARGARET CLARA
Meet Margaret! She loves that UWC enables her to form a strong foundation for many NGOs and connect them to the corporate sector. She enjoys the exposure to the different fields in her job as well. If there was one thing she could change about society, she would encourage people to stress less and keep their inner child alive. This is evident through her aversion to vegetables! She would love to listen to music and just teleport through life.
MEENAKSHI RAMESH
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
MEENAKSHI RAMESH
Meet the captain of our ship, Meenakshi. She loves that UWC is actually making change at a grassroots level and is passionate about expanding our impact footprint in the coming decade. She is a founding trustee of Citizen Matters Chennai, an online magazine for increasing citizen engagement in solving urban civic issues. She has also spent over 7 years with Pratham Education Foundation, India’s largest not-for-profit in education. On weekends, you can find her singing and reading. Challenge her to a quizzing match only if you dare.
ROSHNI A
ASSOCIATE - PROJECTS & DOCUMENTATION
ROSHNI A
Roshni lives by the motto, "as you sow, you shall reap" and wishes to shape young minds in social justice and equality. She is excited to be a part of UWC because of the opportunities to explore, learn, grow and to her highest ability and potential. If she could travel back in time, she would love to fix the issues that plague our generation today. On weekends, she can be found with a romantic novel and a cup of piping hot coffee.
ROSHINI JACOB
CONSULTANT - DOCUMENTATION & COMMUNICATION
ROSHINI JACOB
Meet Roshini, with an I! She is our in-house master word spinner and channelizes her spirit animal (The Blue Whale) in all things she does. She loves that UWC gives her an opportunity to contribute to positive change on-ground. An ardent environmentalist, she tries to adopt sustainability in all aspects of her life. At the end of a long week, she loves to read the newspapers of the week, play with her cat, "Killi" and generally catch up on sleep!
SHRUTI GANESH
MANAGER – MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS
SHRUTI GANESH
Shruti is a strong believer in “Building a Better Tomorrow". She advocates for how small things can make a big difference and encourages everybody to look beyond their own lives to do anything they can to drive positive change. She loves laughing until her stomach hurts and listening to music until her earphones stop working. When you meet her, be sure to bring ice-cream with you!
VIDHYANAYAGI B
ASSOCIATE - SOCIAL MEDIA & EVENTS
VIDHYANAYAGI B
Meet Vidhya! She's a chirpy girl who loves making people around her laugh. She is thankful that she gets to learn something new every day at UWC and loves the vibrant team here. She hates judgemental people and believes "no comments until you have walked a mile in their shoes". If you see her with a paintbrush or a book that means the weekend is here!
VIJAY SENTHIL
SENIOR MANAGER - PROJECTS
VIJAY SENTHIL
Vijay joined UWC because it gives him an opportunity to develop himself and improve his professional career while repaying his debt to society. He advocates for responsible consumption and conscious use of resources in his daily life. He enjoys traveling, & meeting new people. He loves watching movies and traveling. If he had a superpower, he would like to read others’ minds.
VIMAL ANAND
MANAGER – PROJECTS
VIMAL ANAND
This is Vimal Anand B. He is our Project Manager. He is passionate about creating a better environment and society for all. In UWC, he has really liked the projects he has worked on so far. He would like to change the divisions on the views of religion in society. He is interested in photography, cycling, fishing, and traveling. If he had a superpower, he would like to be the Wolverine from X-Men Origins.
MA ALAGAPPAN
Chairman
MA ALAGAPPAN
He was the Former Executive Chairman of Murugappa Group. He is also the Honorary Consul of Hungary.
AMARNATH REDDY
Vice-Chairman
AMARNATH REDDY
He serves as the Chairman and Managing Director of A.R. Foundations Pvt. Ltd.
LAKSHMI NARAYANAN
Founder Member
LAKSHMI NARAYANAN
He is the Emeritus Vice Chairman of Cognizant and Chairman ICT Academy, CHILDS Trust Medical Research Foundation. He has served as Chairman of NASSCOM. He keenly supports higher education and research and promotes entrepreneurship.
MAHALINGAM SETURAMAN
Member
MAHALINGAM SETURAMAN
He had served TCS in a number of areas, finally serving as its CFO and Executive Director. He is currently on the Boards of a few Companies.
MADHAVAN NAMBIAR
Member
MADHAVAN NAMBIAR
He has a 36-year record of public service as an IAS officer. As Secretary to the Govt. of India at the Ministry of Civil Aviation, he directed the design & development of some of India’s largest public-private partnership (PPP) projects. Currently, he is the Advisor of TCS & Chairman, Kerala Digital Advisory Board.
D CHANDRASEKHAR
Member
D CHANDRASEKHAR
He is a distinguished alumnus of IIT-Madras in Metallurgy. He is the Founder-President of Madras Dyslexia Association and Founder and Present Secretary of IIT Madras Alumni Charitable Trust.
PRAKASH KATAMA
Member
PRAKASH KATAMA
He was the CEO of TVS Electronics Ltd after serving as Sr Director-Operations for Nokia India Pvt Ltd. He is currently a Managing Partner at Asia Plastics and an active investor in the startup ecosystem.
SATYA PRABHAKAR
Member
SATYA PRABHAKAR
He is the Founder & CEO of Sulekha, one of India’s leading digital consumer brand and technology platform for local services. He is a distinguished Alumnus by NIT, Trichy and recognised by Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) for entrepreneurship.
SABINA NARAYAN
Member
SABINA NARAYAN
She is a community organizer and mobilizes group activities on diverse civic issues. She previously coordinated Tamil Nadu Road Development Corporation’s design and community development of the IT Corridor and Adyar Poonga. Her professional background ranges from design and infrastructure to community development.
ANURADHA OZA
Member
ANURADHA OZA
She is a Leadership Development professional with 20+ years of international work experience in the fields of Diversity, Corporate Communications as well as Corporate Social Responsibility. Her experience spans geographies such as Asia, the UK, and USA. She is a graduate of Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government & is accredited by the Govt. of India as a CSR trainer.
PRAMOD KUMAR
Member
PRAMOD KUMAR
He is a Senior Managing Partner at IIFL Wealth, oversees the wealth management function in the Chennai and Coimbatore regions. He brings over 3 decades of experience in capital markets with a specific focus on multi-asset class investment management & Advisory.
