NEWS & UPDATES
CELEBRATION AT THE GLOBAL VILLAGE PROJECT
December 21, 2019
Manāna celebrated the end of the semester and birthdays with the girls at the Global Village Project to finish of our year with great smiles!
FIRST CELEBRATION WITH THE RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE PHILADELPHIA
November 16, 2018
We had our first birthday celebration at the Philadelphia Ronald McDonald House! We celebrated with the children and families of the Ronald McDonald House and had an amazing time playing games, eating cupcakes, and getting to know all of the kids! At the end of the party, every child received a gift bag as well as a donated gift of their choice.
CELEBRATION AT NEW AGAPE CENTER BUILDING
October 2, 2018
The new Atlanta Board hosted their first celebration withe the Agape center at the new location. There were over 50 elementary school children being celebrated and lots of volunteers to help with the fun!
MANĀNA, PHILADELPHIA IS AWARDED PENN WHARTON INNOVATION FUND
October 2018
We are proud to announce that we received the Penn Wharton Innovation Fund to help establish Manāna in Philadelphia. We are proud to be one of the ventures selected.
OPENING OF PHILADELPHIA BRANCH AND BOARD
August, 2019
We are extremely excited to announce the opening of the Philadelphia Branch! We plan to establish new partnerships within the Philadelphia area children soon. We also have a new, amazing new Philadelphia Board to increase Manāna's reach!
NEW ATLANTA BOARD ESTABLISHED
July, 2018
We are proud to announce the formation of a strong, driven new board that will lead Manāna in Atlanta!
ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL PARTY SUPPLY DRIVE
August 17, 2017
Manāna held its second party supply and gift drive, bringing in even greater donations than before.
THREE YEARS AT THE AGAPE CENTER
March 24, 2017
We celebrate working with the children at the Agape Center for over three years!
MANANA CHARITABLE GOLF TOURNAMENT
September 24, 2016
We hosted our fundraising event yet: a charitable golf tournament that that not only brought increased awareness to our mission, but also multiple sponsors and over $10,000 in funds raised! This success allowed us to focus nearly all of our time on the future celebrations and connections with the children we work with. It also gives us the flexibility to better our celebrations and even expand to another group of children.
MANANA EXPANDS TO THE GLOBAL VILLAGE PROJECT
May 26, 2016
With ample funds and resources, we were able to expand our celebrations to a middle school for around 40 refugee girls mostly from the Middle East.
PASSION TO ACTION AWARD GRANTED TO FOUNDER
May 5, 2016
Awarded to the intern who took his or her passion for service and implemented meaningful change, the $1000 Passion to Action award was given to Saachi Datta at the GivingPoint Institute's annual Sparks Ceremony.
ATLANTA'S 20 UNDER 20
December 29, 2015
Saachi Datta was chosen as one of Atlanta's 20 under 20 for her work with Manāna. You can read about it here.
SECOND ANNUAL ARTISANAL MARKET
October 17, 2015
We continue to raise money and awareness by becoming a regular presence at our local Fall Fun Fest.
MANANA GROWS AS A NON-PROFIT UNDER THE UMBRELLA OF THE GIVINGPOINT INSTITUTE
September 3, 2015
The GivingPoint Institute is a 10 month entrepreneurial training program that provides the tools and resources for social entrepreneurs to grow their project. GPI helped expand Manāna and prepared us to make a greater impact.
MANANA HOSTS FIRST CELEBRATION AT THE AGAPE CENTER
October 24th, 2014
After months of of planning and fundraising, we hosted our first of many birthday celebrations at the Agape Center! We celebrated with the over 50 children in their after-school program.
MANANA HOLDS FIRST FUNDRAISERS
October 18, 2014
We hosted two fundraisers to kickstart our project. We held a party supply & toy drive which brought in so much support that it lasted for two years! We also had a table at our local Fall Fun Fest to where we sold homemade artisanal goods, bringing in our first monetary funds.
CELEBRATION AT THE GLOBAL VILLAGE PROJECT
December 21, 2018
Manāna celebrated the end of the semester and birthdays with the girls at the Global Village Project to finish of our year with great smiles!
FIRST CELEBRATION WITH THE RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE PHILADELPHIA
November 16, 2018
We had our first birthday celebration at the Philadelphia Ronald McDonald House! We celebrated with the children and families of the Ronald McDonald House and had an amazing time playing games, eating cupcakes, and getting to know all of the kids! At the end of the party, every child received a gift bag as well as a donated gift of their choice.
CELEBRATION AT NEW AGAPE CENTER BUILDING
October 2, 2018
The new Atlanta Board hosted their first celebration withe the Agape center at the new location. There were over 50 elementary school children being celebrated and lots of volunteers to help with the fun!
MANĀNA, PHILADELPHIA IS AWARDED PENN WHARTON INNOVATION FUND
October 2018
We are proud to announce that we received the Penn Wharton Innovation Fund to help establish Manāna in Philadelphia. We are proud to be one of the ventures selected.
OPENING OF PHILADELPHIA BRANCH AND BOARD
August 2018
We are extremely excited to announce the opening of the Philadelphia Branch! We plan to establish new partnerships within the Philadelphia area children soon. We also have a new, amazing new Philadelphia Board to increase Manāna's reach!
NEW ATLANTA BOARD ESTABLISHED
July, 2018
We are proud to announce the formation of a strong, driven new board that will lead Manāna in Atlanta!
ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL PARTY SUPPLY DRIVE
August 17, 2017
Manāna held its second party supply and gift drive, bringing in even greater donations than before.
THREE YEARS AT THE AGAPE CENTER
March 24, 2017
We celebrate working with the children at the Agape Center for over three years!
MANANA CHARITABLE GOLF TOURNAMENT
September 24, 2016
We hosted our fundraising event yet: a charitable golf tournament that that not only brought increased awareness to our mission, but also multiple sponsors and over $10,000 in funds raised! This success allowed us to focus nearly all of our time on the future celebrations and connections with the children we work with. It also gives us the flexibility to better our celebrations and even expand to another group of children.
MANANA EXPANDS TO THE GLOBAL VILLAGE PROJECT
May 26, 2016
With ample funds and resources, we were able to expand our celebrations to a middle school for around 40 refugee girls mostly from the Middle East.
PASSION TO ACTION AWARD GRANTED TO FOUNDER
May 5, 2016
Awarded to the intern who took his or her passion for service and implemented meaningful change, the $1000 Passion to Action award was given to Saachi Datta at the GivingPoint Institute's annual Sparks Ceremony.
ATLANTA'S 20 UNDER 20
December 29, 2015
Saachi Datta was chosen as one of Atlanta's 20 under 20 for her work with Manāna. You can read about it here.
SECOND ANNUAL ARTISANAL MARKET
October 17, 2015
We continue to raise money and awareness by becoming a regular presence at our local Fall Fun Fest.
MANANA GROWS AS A NON-PROFIT UNDER THE UMBRELLA OF THE GIVINGPOINT INSTITUTE
September 3, 2015
The GivingPoint Institute is a 10 month entrepreneurial training program that provides the tools and resources for social entrepreneurs to grow their project. GPI helped expand Manāna and prepared us to make a greater impact.
MANANA HOSTS FIRST CELEBRATION AT THE AGAPE CENTER
October 24th, 2014
After months of of planning and fundraising, we hosted our first of many birthday celebrations at the Agape Center! We celebrated with the over 50 children in their after-school program.
MANANA HOLDS FIRST FUNDRAISERS
October 18, 2014
We hosted two fundraisers to kickstart our project. We held a party supply & toy drive which brought in so much support that it lasted for two years! We also had a table at our local Fall Fun Fest to where we sold homemade artisanal goods, bringing in our first monetary funds.