Make A Difference works with nearly 3460 children in 67 shelter homes across 23 cities in India, delivering impact through a fellow-managed volunteering model of 4,255 young participants.
[1] According to organisation, ACE is an unforgettable, traumatic experience of abuse, neglect or domestic harassment experienced by a person during childhood days and some examples of it are physical abuse, mother treated violently, loss of a loved one, emotional neglect and experiencing a natural calamity and in some cases obesity, alcoholism, depression and early death too.
[1] As per organisation's principle only a safe and stable nurturing relationship with a caring adult can help the victim not only to recover from the trauma but thrive in the real world and keeping this in mind they launched the campaign nationally in 23 cities in India where MAD have its volunteers and offices.
Others to have played seminal roles in the growth and success of Make A Difference have been Samarth Agarwal who served as CEO from 2011 to 2012, Sanjana Kuruvilla who has been on the board since 2008.
The camp is intended to provide the kids, a stress free environment where they could explore the world, understand and develop confidence towards achieving their dreams.