We empower neurodiverse and underprivileged learners in underserved communities — bridging the educational resource gap through specialized curriculum, advocacy, and product drives.
Aasha Kiran — Hindi for ray of hope. That's the whole idea.
The Aasha Kiran Initiative is dedicated to empowering neurodiverse and underprivileged people in underserved global communities — bridging the educational resource gap through specialized curriculum, product drives, and fundraising. — Our mission
We're a young nonprofit doing focused, practical work — building learning tools that meet people where they are, and using our platform to push the conversations that get overlooked.
We design accessible educational modules built to work for neurodiverse learners — clear, structured, and free to the communities that need them.
We use Instagram, LinkedIn, and TikTok to educate people worldwide on the issues that rarely make the front page — and to turn that attention into action.
Disability Pride Month · #36for36 · ADA Day, July 26
Thank you to every person who gave $36 for 36 years, who shared our posts, and who believes access is still worth fighting for. Your generosity raised $2,230 for disability programs here in Connecticut. We are grateful — every ray counts.
— Siya Rajesh & The Aasha Kiran Initiative
Over 55 million people worldwide live with dementia — Alzheimer's is its most common cause. In under-served communities, caregivers often carry the weight alone, with no support and no recognition. This September, during World Alzheimer's Month, we're raising $1,200 to bring awareness and support to those communities.
World Alzheimer's Day falls on September 21. So we're asking for $21 — one dollar for the day itself. Fifty-seven gifts of $21 gets us to our goal.
We fundraise through Givebutter — net proceeds, after payment processing fees, support Alzheimer's awareness and caregiver support in under-served communities. Can't give? Sharing a post costs nothing and reaches someone who needs it.
Follow the stories behind each one on our Instagram.
World Alzheimer's Month — raising $1,200 for Alzheimer's caregivers in under-served communities. Give $21 for September 21.
See the campaign →Reframing how the world sees neurodiverse minds — the gold infinity symbol, in real stories.
View posts →Challenging the exclusion of people with mental disabilities from everyday spaces and opportunity.
View posts →Free learning modules on staying safe online and understanding your civic rights and duties.
About the curriculum →Alzheimer's is often described as a disease of memory. It is also a disease of inequality. The people most likely to develop it are the least likely to be diagnosed early, to be offered treatment, or to be given any real support once they are.
Roughly three in five people living with dementia are in low- and middle-income countries, where specialist care can be a day's travel away — or simply doesn't exist. In the United States, older Black Americans are about twice as likely to develop Alzheimer's or another dementia as older white Americans, and Hispanic Americans about one and a half times as likely.
And behind almost every person with Alzheimer's stands someone unpaid: a daughter, a spouse, a neighbour. They give up work, sleep and savings, and they are rarely counted at all. In under-served communities, they are doing it without respite care, without training, and often without a diagnosis to explain what is happening to the person they love.
That is the gap Remember Together is built for — awareness that reaches these communities, and support for the carers holding them up.
people worldwide are living with dementia — Alzheimer's is its most common cause.
of them live in low- and middle-income countries, where specialist care is scarce or absent.
the risk of Alzheimer's or other dementias for older Black Americans compared with older white Americans.
Sources: World Health Organization (dementia fact sheet); Alzheimer's Disease International; Alzheimer's Association Facts & Figures.
Founded in 2025 and led by students, we've gone from an idea to real projects across three continents — guided by one belief: equity over equality.
Siya Rajesh founded The Aasha Kiran Initiative as a high-school student — completing legal registration and securing tax-exempt status while still in school.
We raised $1,500 through crowdfunding — on GoFundMe and Benevity — for the TSM Social Welfare Trust, which supports people with mental disabilities. This summer we visited in person and spoke with the staff, residents, and community about our mission.
We built and delivered a slide-deck curriculum on civic duty and pollution prevention, now being taken up by schools in India as a recurring community lesson.
Our Disability Pride Month campaign marked 36 years of the ADA — raising $2,230 for disability programs in Connecticut through the #36for36 challenge.
For World Alzheimer's Month, we're raising $1,200 for Alzheimer's caregivers in under-served communities — anchored on World Alzheimer's Day, September 21.
Over our first year we fundraised for the TSM Social Welfare Trust — a residential school in Tamil Nadu, India that supports people with mental disabilities. This summer, founder Siya Rajesh visited in person and gave a speech on our mission and values of compassion and community.
It was an eye-opening visit: seeing how the community lives day to day, how the school runs, and the new residential building being built for residents. We're grateful to everyone who gave through GoFundMe and Benevity, to the staff who welcomed us with a tour and hospitality, and to the residents — who have built a beautiful community of love and understanding.
A student-founded board volunteering their time to build a more equitable future.
A high-school student who founded Aasha Kiran on one conviction — equity over equality — and a belief in putting actions over words.
Lead our outreach and community impact efforts. If you care about equity and want to put action behind it, this role is for you.
Apply nowDrive our Instagram, LinkedIn, and TikTok presence. Turn awareness into action — and help more people find our work.
Apply nowWe're a youth-led board — open to students aged 14–18. Interested in a different role? Reach out.
Three ways to help — give, give your time, or grow with us. We're actively seeking organizations doing aligned work to partner with.
Help with curriculum, design, social media, or drives. Remote-friendly and student-friendly.
Email usWe want to connect with organizations to provide better care for more communities.
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