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.
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..
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.
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