Meet A 13-Year-Old CEO Who Is Changing The Lives Of Many Underprivileged

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[{"type":"txt","id":"rich_1463045272118","data":"The Hall In the front room was filled with MBA students from Syracuse University, New York.  As the speaker enters the hall all the students remained silent and some were awestruck! <\/p>There was no surprise that the students got shocked, after all it was a CEO whose age was not even half of theirs!<\/p>Meet Ishaan Patel, a 13-year-old CEO of Planting Pencils, an organisation that is helping children across the world get access to quality education.\n\n <\/p>"},{"type":"img","id":"img-uid-1463050176658","data":"57346031489bc"},{"type":"txt","id":"rich_1463046027555","data":"Ishaan patel is doing his 8th grade at Kingswood Oxford School, Connecticut (USA), he also serves as a CEO at 'Planting Pencils', an organisation that is empowering school children through education . This organisation serves basic school materials to the underprivileged schools in the developing countries and in the areas of low income at the United States.<\/p>\u201cThe idea came to me last summer,\u201d Ishaan says, \u201cwhen I attended a week-long leadership conference at Stanford University. I came in contact with students from around the world. We were also challenged to come up with an idea that either helped the earth environmentally or helped future generations. At the end of the week, I realised that I had the ability to act on my ideas now and I did not have to wait to be an adult.<\/b><\/i>\u201d <\/p>subsequently, Ishaan also joined in the financial camp which lasts for a week that summer, and at the end of the week  he learned a lot which includes how to take up a business idea, and how to turn it into a productive company, and how to expand it. <\/p>\u201cBy the end of the week, I had learned how to take a business idea and turn it into a profitable company, and expand and grow it. The two experiences really complemented each other,\u201d he says.<\/i><\/p>"},{"type":"img","id":"img-uid-1463050273060","data":"573460396e6da"},{"type":"txt","id":"rich_1463047563146","data":"As he always wanted to help the poor, needy, misfortunate and underprivileged. He shared all his thoughts and ideas with his mom Dr. Alpa patel who helped and supported him all through his journey. \u201cMy aunt volunteered a few years ago in India and in Costa Rica. She taught basic math and English to impoverished children in rudimentary schools. After her trip, she shared her experiences with me and my family and I collected school supplies to send to the schools,\u201d<\/i> he says.<\/p>\u201cMy mom helped me fill out the documents of incorporation, She said if I wanted to be the CEO, then I had to do the work. She helped me select a group of board members and had me conduct the first meeting. I've learnt a lot.\u201d  added Ishaan<\/i>\n <\/p>"},{"type":"img","id":"img-uid-1463050278723","data":"5734603e987af"},{"type":"txt","id":"rich_1463049154982","data":"Planting Pencils believe that every child has the basic right of free and quality education and the organisation is making all its efforts to reach out the needy.<\/p>In the long run the organisation is planning to open a school  where there is no access to education. the school will offer clean water to bathe, drink and healthy breakfast, lunch, dinner so that the parents would not worry about feeding their child. <\/p>To know more about the organisation click <a href=\"http:\/\/plantingpencils.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">Planting pencils<\/a><\/p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thebetterindia.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Source<\/a> <\/p>"}]

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