Youth Chapters
| Pleasanton | Almaden | Bellarmine |
| Palo Alto | Harker | North Carolina |
| San Ramon | Los Altos | Dublin |
| Saratoga |
Janyaa Youth Chapter – Pleasanton
Pleasanton Youth Chapter
Ashika Deshmukh is the President of the Pleasanton Youth Chapter founded in May 2022. Aditya Reddy, is the vice president of the chapter. They are both sophomores at Foothill High School. Ashika, Aditya, and their friends started this chapter because they are passionate about providing equal education and opportunities to children across the world. Since their founding in 2022 they have raised over $3000 for Janyaa and they continue to raise more through events like lemonade stands, bake sales, and movie nights.
The other chapter members include Suma Vutukury, Ananya Yarlagadda, Dheeksha Baskaran, Sahana Nagandla, Lalima Duddu, Anushree Theetharappan, Neti Vyas, and Alekhya Kodali.
Contact: janyaapyc@gmail.com
Janyaa Youth Chapter – Almaden
Almaden Youth Chapter
Saanvi Adusumalli formed the chapter in 2022 and started working with her team to raise funds and awareness for Janyaa. In 2025, co-presidents Sanika Mehta (Leland) and Riya Mathur (Leigh) took over leadership roles. They are passionate about empowering young and underprivileged students through education and hands-on service. Their team loves working with children and is a firm believer of empowering the young and the underprivileged through education.
Contact: janyaayouthchapteralmaden@gmail.com
Website: Janyaa Youth Chapter-Almaden
Janyaa Youth Chapter – Cupertino
Bellarmine Youth Chapter
Krishna Singh and Arjun Thakur are the co-presidents of the Bellarmine Youth Chapter. They formed a team in 2025 to to help raise funds and awareness for underprivileged kids receive education in STEM fields. From teaching local communities at Sunday friends to fundraising at Vasona Park, this team of volunteers is committed to serving their mission, enable under-privileged kids in India with the tools of Science and Math.
Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/janyaa.bcp
Janyaa Youth Chapter – Palo Alto
Palo Alto Youth Chapter
Aarav Doddapaneni is the President of the Palo Alto Youth Chapter. He started the chapter in June 2023 with a group of young volunteers committed to making a difference in the lives of underprivileged children. Under Aarav’s leadership, the chapter worked to assemble a Janyaa Learning Hub STEM kit with over 40 math and science experiments. This kit was then donated to a local underprivileged youth center. They also organize creative fundraising events like online gaming nights, selling Janyaa merchandise, and selling slime etc. In 2025, Aarav recruited new members to grow the chapter and implement new strategic events like Computer hardware workshops, Pizza fundraiser, STEM summer camps and used book donation drives etc., for fundraising and awareness.
Annika Balakrishnan- Vice President
Jay Kumar – Director
Jay Agarwal – Secretary
Instagram – https://instagram.com/janyaapaloalto
Janyaa Youth Chapter – SR
San Ramon Youth Chapter
The San Ramon Youth Chapter of Janyaa was founded in the summer of 2023 by Saanvi Putrevu and a group of students committed to advancing educational opportunities for underprivileged children in India. The chapter brings together students, many from Dougherty Valley High School, who are passionate about raising awareness and supporting Janyaa’s mission. The team has organized community events such as hackathons, movie nights and talent shows to engage students and raise awareness and funds. One of their key efforts included hosting a student-led hackathon, they partnered with Bay Area startups, encouraging young innovators to create solutions that support underprivileged students. Through these initiatives, the chapter continues to build awareness around education equity while mobilizing students and the local community to make a meaningful impact.
Saanvi Putrevu – President
Kavya Pidaparthi – Vice President
Ritusri Vasa – Treasurer
Meera Jajal – Secretary
Maanya Padival – Social Media Manager
Pranavi Putrevu – Advertisment Manager
Contact: sanramonythch@gmail.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/janyaa_syc/
Janyaa Youth Chapter – NC
North Carolina Youth Chapter
Rutvi Zoya Karanam is the president of the youth chapter in North Carolina and a junior at Green Level High School. She started the chapter in summer of 2024 and formed a team to promote the cause. Her team is passionate about education and believes in the power of providing opportunities for growth to students from underprivilaged communities.
Ashia Anup- Vice President
Sahasra Mittapalli – Secretary
Venus Lown – Social Media Manager
Divija Reddy – Treasurer
Rishelle Victoria – Outreach Manager
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/janyaayouthchapnc
Janyaa Youth Chapter – pinewood
Dublin Youth Chapter
Anusha Garg and Tanvi Venigandla are co-presidents of the Dublin youth chapter started in 2025. They both attend Emerald High School and started the chapter as 9th graders. They’re extremely committed to Janyaa’s mission and hope to inspire others to dedicate their time to volunteer work as well. Changing the lives of children in India one step at a time is a huge motivator for their work. They also enjoy raising funds through bake sales, restaurant partnerships, and other creative ideas.
Contact: janyaadublinchapter@gmail.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/janyaa_dublinchapter
Janyaa Youth Chapter – SD
Harker Youth Chapter
Arjun Doddapaneni and Neil Agarwal are the co-presidents of the Harker youth chapter. They started the chapter in 2025 as 5th grade students. Through their creative fundraising efforts this young team plans to contribute to Janyaa’s mission of serving underprivileged youth through quality education. This chapter has held multiple fundraisers to support Janyaa and raised +$1000 in its first year.
Janyaa Youth Chapter –
Los Altos Youth Chapter
Madeleine Bakken and Justin IP are the Co-Presidents of the youth chapter in Los Altos. They both attend Homestead High School in Los Altos and formed a team with their like-minded friends to form the chapter. Through Janyaa this chapter wants to help make advancements in children’s education. They are passionate to empower children who don’t have the same opportunities as them.
Contact: janyaasvyc@gmail.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/janyaalayc/
Janyaa Youth Chapter – Saratoga
Saratoga Youth Chapter
Meera Minocha is the President of the youth chapter in Saratoga and founded it alongside seven other friends. Founded in fall of 2024, the saratoga chapter is committed to Janyaa’s mission of serving underprivileged youth through quality education. This chapter strives to raise money for this powerful organization and make a real social impact. Other members of the chapter are Aanya, Anushka, Renisha, Adarsh, Anirwin, Amogh.