4th March 2020

When a Facebook post asking for warm clothes for the slum children of a street school resulted in over 3000 people calling to offer all kinds of help, Anubha Sharma realized that a bridge between these socially conscious citizens and the children who needed their support to make something of themselves was the need of an hour. …..Read Full Story

02nd February 2020

Hundreds of volunteers of NGO Angel Xpress gathered at the fort’s amphitheatre to celebrate their efforts in improving the learning outcomes of city’s children from disadvantaged communities
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11th July 2019

Nirmala Balu volunteers her time as a teacher at the Angel Xpress Foundation (AXF) Goregaon Branch. AXF  offers free tutoring for school-going children from slums from their educated, affluent neighbours, who don’t just volunteer as teachers but also participate as mentors and guides.…..Read Full Story

04th March 2019

We recall mentioning Angel Xpress Foundation (AXF), the company set up by Beenaa Advani and Anubha Sharma, about a year ago in this column. The NGO educates underprivileged kids in the city and gives them hope for a better life. In the interim period,…..Read Full Story

25th February 2019

In June 2017, I received an innocuous WhatsApp message. Little did I know that it was going to change the course of my life the way I knew it. The contents of that message suggested I volunteer to teach English or Maths.….Read Full Story

15th February 2019

One can see the sense of pride that the volunteers have in the children they teach – and the children reciprocate this with their love an affection. It is evident in the spring in the step when the children come to class, it is visible in the happy choruses of ‘goodbye, miss, see you tomorrow’s that the volunteers get when the children leave. Like Sweta says, “I think we learn a lot more from these children than we could ever teach them!”.….Read Full Story

14th February 2019

There are moments in our lives when we stop to think about the things we see that are wrong. Be it the litter on the streets, the encroached sidewalks, the way the traffic moves, or rather halt.….Read Full Story

7th February 2019

On 3rd of February, the popular rock band Indian Ocean flew down to Mumbai for a very special charity concert.,…..Read Full Story

31th January 2019

A volunteer at Angel Xpress Foundation writes about how a people’s movement is helping change the lives of underprivileged children. In(…)…..Read Full Story

28th February 2018

I am Anubha Sharma, the founder of Angel Xpress Foundation. Before founding AXF, I was a senior financial service professional. However, I shifted from the corporate to social sector because it felt like the right thing to do.  . ….Read Full Story

12th December 2017

Our students and volunteers from #AXF #Colabaparticipated in the ‘Plastic Free Drive’ hosted by the Cuffe Parade Residents Association. The ever radiant JuhiChawla | Actress graced the event as chief guest and gave a very informative speech on the harmful pollution caused by plastic. Needless to say our children were absolutely hooked onto every word she said and were inspired to make a difference

Making volunteering a way of Life:Anubha Sharma

30th June 2017

SiyaWoman dedicates this month to a lady of strength and character, who left her flourishing career in Finance to pursue her true calling..Read Full Story

8th June 2017

The idea caught the imagination of moms across Mumbai and today, over a 1,000 school goers from slums get a one-hour lesson in English, Math and values before or after school, daily across 10 locations in Mumbai. The core team at AXF tries to find an hour in the day which works for Moms, the kids as well as the park management.

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MULTI-DESIGNER STORE VYOUM ORGANIZES FASHION FUNDRAISER FOR ANGEL XPRESS FOUNDATION

9th May 2017

Seasoned designer and Vyoum’s founder, RituSeksaria organised a week-long discount sale at her Juhu store from the May 5th. The proceeds from the sale, that ends today, will be used to help children from the Angel Xpress Foundation, an NGO for underprivileged children. ….Read Full Story

Alia Bhatt to host ‘Beauty and the Beast’ screening for NGO kids

16th March 2017

The actress supports an NGO called Angel Xpress Foundation and the screening will be held specially for its children here on Thursday at a suburban preview theatre…..Read Full Story

Talking mountains with kids

15th March 2017

Over 150 children bombarded Cathy O’Dowd with questions at a session in Santacruz, last weekend. The hour-long interaction was organized by Angel Xpress Foundation, a non-profit run by BeenaaAdvani and Anubha Sharma..

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Akshay Kumar Plays Ice-Cream Man While Twinkle Turns Teller O’ Tales

16th February 2017

“Mrs. Funnybones” Twinkle Khanna had the kids of Angel Xpress Foundation’s Juhu centre ‘literally’ eating out of her hands as she narrated stories to a rapt audience on Valentine’s morning. But beyond the stories and the eagerly awaited ice-creams, there was an even bigger surprise waiting for them…..Read Full Story

CNBC-TV18 join hands with Angel Xpress Foundation to launch fundraiser initiative for educating Slum Kids

14th December 2016

CNBC-TV18 is bringing in yet another revolution by taking up this cause in association with a Mumbai based NGO Angel Xpress Foundation. Through this collaboration, CNBC-TV18 and Angel Xpress Foundation can create a vast impact since the channel reaches out to lakhs of viewers from all walks of life. ….Read Full Story

Varun Dhawan celebrates a fun-filled Children’s Day at KidZania Mumbai

14th November 2016

Varun Dhawan visited KidZania Mumbai for a meet and greet session just with kids today to celebrate “children’s day”. The session witnessed around 1000 kids which included NGO kids…Read Full Story

My Story: How Could I Give Up Using My Capability That Could Earn Crores For Organizations To Teach A Few Kids?  Well, I Did It! – Anubha Sharma

30th August 2016

As a child of perhaps 15, I read a story about a French national living in Kolkata, where I grew up, who had adopted five street children. He had changed the lives of these children overnight. From nearly being beggars on the street they became school students with a normal life, enough food, and fair opportunities….Read Full Story

Garden Schools of Mumbai: How one woman took two and two and got seven

3rd June 2016

The Garden Schools of Mumbai is the story of underprivileged children and their changed lives. It is also the story of an ambitious woman who got tired of her desk job and decided to do something more meaningful with her life….Read Full Story

Mumbai NGO Utilizes Public Spaces to Connect Volunteers with Children Who Want to Learn

1st May 2016

They come from various backgrounds – finance, business, art. Some of them are still working, some have quit, and some are housewives. “It is very fulfilling, which is why some of our volunteers stick on for three to four years.”…. Read more

From easy street to street kids

23rd March 2016

Her larger aim is to bridge a deep societal divide. “There’s always a limit to how much the government or any organization can do. If you get the person on the street involved in doing something constructive with just two to three hours of his or her week, who knows how much this can achieve?”…Read Full Story

Sonali Bendre and son Ranveer attend a charity event

01st February 2016

Sonali also tweeted – Wonderful event @angelxpressorg! So happy Ranveer got to see the difference that every small deed can make.

Here are 15 projects helping educate needy children

30th December 2015

Exploiting her management skills, she (Anubha) built and scaled a franchise that would engage the educated adult demographic to form a mentor-mentee bond for uncounselled learners.

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25th November 2015

Our kids visited a technology store and enjoyed experiencing gadgets. Their excitement was doubled when actress Soha Ali Khan dropped by to visit them. She gave autographs and even answered their questions like “How much have you studied?”

Our Santacruz volunteers, Maanya and Pratik, prepped a star experience for our kids!

They visited their electronics store and our kids were in the awe of all the technology around them