Yash Gupta is a student at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles, California. He has worn glasses since he was only five years old. One day he demolished his glasses, so he couldn't wear them to school. He had a big problem. He could not see much of what was going on in his classroom and he had learned much less than he usually did that day!
Yash quickly got his glasses repaired, but his experience changed his life. He realized that there were probably many kids around the world that didn't have proper glasses to help them learn in school. So, he did some research. He found out that 13 million children around the world didn't have proper glasses to help them see in class. And he also learned that not having glasses could cause a 20% loss in learning! Instead of just shaking his head at this problem, he decided to do something to solve it. Yash started a small organization, Sight Learning, to help find glasses for other kids and teens that need them.
He created Sight Learning in July, 2011 and since then he has affected the lives of thousands of young students around the world! Sight Learning's job is "to provide eyeglasses for students who need them but cannot afford them." They've collected and donated over $1, 000, 000 worth of eyeglasses. This has helped over 20, 000 young people in five countries to see better!
Yash is a great example of a young person taking action to improve not only his own life, but also those of others. Yash was honored as a CNN Hero. Check out this inspiring video and then see how you can help below.
