Young Tinker Foundation is proud to share that our founder, Shri Anil Pradhan, received the Youth Changemaker award at OTV’s Odisha Citizens Award 2026 – The Changemakers Edition, in Bhubaneswar.
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My week in Hong Kong as a Philanthropy for Better Cities (PBC) Fellow: the Forum, Mai Po wetlands, HKUST, and our first Young Tinker workshop in Hong Kong.
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ServiceNow India volunteers spent a day mentoring students at ZPHS Gachibowli, a Tinker on Wheels school in Hyderabad, helping them find problems around them and build their own solutions.
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On 10th July 2026, the Young Tinker Foundation (YTF), in partnership with MOURI Tech, successfully organized TinkerFest 2026 at the MOURI Tech Office, Hyderabad. The event brought together 20 students from YTS 1778D – Cheers Foundation, who enthusiastically participated in an exciting Rover Challenge, demonstrating their engineering skills, creativity, teamwork, and problem-solving abilities.As the students
The Young Tinker Foundation had the privilege of welcoming a distinguished delegation to the Young Tinker Academy in Bhubaneswar, Odisha, 9 July, 2026. The visiting leaders included Mr. Ram Pappu, Executive Director, Mission Samriddhi; Mr. Sridhar Santhanam, Capital Markets & Social Impact Leader; and Mr. G. Ramasubramaniam, Founder & Chief Listening Officer, Talent Quest for
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From 20th to 27th June 2026, the Batch 9 Fellows from Telangana embarked on an enriching eight-day residential training program in Odisha. Coming from diverse districts such as Hyderabad, Adilabad, and Nagarkurnool, the fellows gathered with a shared purpose—to prepare themselves as educators, mentors, and changemakers for their communities. The journey began with a warm
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Chaukori is the kind of place that makes you pause and look beyond the obvious. Perched in the Kumaon Himalayas and surrounded by forests and snow-capped peaks, it feels far removed from the bustle of India’s cities. Opportunities here often arrive later, resources are harder to access, and students rarely get exposure to the kind
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In April 2025, the Young Tinker Foundation launched a bold initiative in Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh — Tinker on Wheels (ToW), an AI-powered mobile lab designed to take STEM education to the remotest corners of India. The core idea? “If students can’t come to the lab, the lab will go to them.” Equipped with cutting-edge technology,
Monthly Impact Report (17th April to 16th May 2026) ToW 2483A Sonbhadra Read More »
In the heart of Sonbhadra, something truly special is taking shape. As rising temperatures and heatwave conditions make daytime activities difficult, Tinker on Wheels (ToW) took a thoughtful step by shifting its hands-on STEM sessions and workshops to the cool evening hours after sunset. What began as a solution to beat the heat has blossomed
On 22 April, the Young Tinker Educational Foundation (YTEF) conducted an engaging and practical learning initiative based on the FATAC Problem Solving Canvas — a structured framework designed to help team members identify, analyse, and solve real-world challenges through observation, empathy, teamwork, and innovation.At YTEF, problem-solving is considered an essential part of everyday learning and
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