2
NGOs
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Projects
30+
Products
90,000+
to be helped this Ramadan
Enabling you to gift joyfully
Joyful Gifting is focusing on handmade items and craft supplies made by special or underprivileged segment of our society. These items fall under a wide range of categories, including jewelry, bags, clothing, home décor and furniture, toys, art, as well as craft supplies and tools. All vintage items must be at least 20 years old. We try & sell it for them to help.
We also try to support deserving segment of our society by getting their vital needs by connecting to Individuals & corporates those who want to help.
Joyful Gifting in Dubai is a platform of Prospero LLC.
Meet the team
Venkat
Founder
Venkatraman popularly known as PENCILMAN OF UAE.
He is a community partner with Engage Dubai – Dubai Chamber of Commerce. works under umbrella of Emirates Red Crescent.
He created a Guinness World Record for the largest collection of school supplies for charity in 24 hours on 14 October 2016.
He has also created Guinness World Record for the largest collection of legimes for charity in 24 hours on 20 October 2017.
He has also been recognised as one of most iconic nri in uae by ministry of foreign affairs Govt of India.
He has also been recognised as Aster 30 Hero.
He is recipient of Samaj Shakti Award.
He is a mentor to SLN Global Network a professional learning community.
He is a board member SmartLife Foundation.
He is a multi talented Person whose Philosophy of life is four dimension – Personal, Professional, Spiritual and Giving back to society.
“Be flexible and give time as per the need of the day”.
He is a Chartered Accountant and a Cost Accountant hailing from Mumbai.
He established along with his wife Neela who is also a Chartered Accountant a IT Business Solution firm “MAHCE Technologies” in 1991 in Dubai. MAHCE is a IT Business Solution Provider to Business houses in UAE, Middle East and African countries.
He is a humble beginner in giving back to society with his initiatives www.education4all.info & www.sampoornashiksha.in
His Initiatives serves in the field of education and SAVING THE PLANET.
He is a Rotarian.
He is a member of IBPC and Dubai Chamber of Commerce.
He is a member of ICAI Dubai and a member of CSR committee ICAI Dubai.
He is a competent communicator and competent leader of Toastmaster International USA.
He is also a Poet and published for private circulation from 2010 “SEEDS OF THOUGHT, BEADS OF THOUGHT, PEARLS OF THOUGHT.
His motto is BE SELFLESS AND DO NOT EXPECT ANY GRATIFICATION / RECOGNITION: SEVA IS DHARMA.
Nithya Reuben
CEO
Nithya Reuben, a qualified HR & Administration professional with more than two decades of significant work experience in the UAE.
Hails from India, her professional career commenced in Britannia Industries, Chennai, as a management trainee. Moved on as a Senior administrator in UP Electronic Corporation. worked in Bangalore and Chennai before relocating to Dubai in 1993 joining the prestigious National Photographics company, UAE.
Her career journey took her to Nuplas Industries FZCO, followed by getting onboard the F & B Division (Baskin Robbins) of the Galadari Brothers. Entrusted to head its Personnel & Administration section for around a decade during which the brand achieved exponential business growth. Contributed significantly to the growth of the organisation while demonstrating ability to identify improvements and increase efficiencies.
Year 2011, joinedKhaleej Times as Head of HR Services -. Volunteered to take additional responsibilities by initiating innumerable awareness programmes, organisig training & development sessions, motivational workshops and knowledge transfer activities.
Nithya is a steadfast believer in human capital (employees being the primary asset of any organisation) and a keen advocate of CSR, community outreach and volunteerism. Truly committed to the cause of giving back to the community by engaging herself with socially responsible business entities.
In addition, is a member and volunteer in severalNGOs in
India and UAE. At will is at ease with blue-colour workers and actively involves in youth-empowerment prorgrammes too. Besides her entrepreunerial journey during the 2020 pandemic times has contributed extensively as frontline warrior in various Covid 19 relief activities. And the service continues to this day in myriad ways to help improve the lives of the vulnerable and marginalised segments of the society.
Ravi Ramani
Advisor
Ravi Ramani has been a key member of the team that built GEMS Education into a multi billion dollar worth business.GEMS today, occupies market leading position within the Private K-12 sector globally.
In his 16 years with GEMS, Ravi held leadership positions across Product Development, Business Strategy, Corporate Finance, Investor Relations and Regulatory affairs functions. Ravi has been the key architect & co-creator of GEMS school-operating models. Ravi has deep functional expertise relevant to the Education sector and has been a ‘bridge’ between Education & Commerce.
Ravi is a Harvard AMP Graduate and Chartered Accountant with 20+ years experience in strategy and financial management.
Rex Prakash
Advisor
Co-Founder of SmartLife Foundation in Dubai, an NGO that helps Blue Collar Workers by means of teaching them Spoken English, Arabic, Basic Computer Operations & Special Skills related to their work. SmartLife also runs various other projects through which it helps them with their Medical, Welless or even grooming their special talents like Singing, Dancing or Sports.
SmartLife Foundation India aims to address the basic well being of underprivileged children & retired elders.
Co-Founder of Future Intelligence Centre in Dubai & India, organisation that helps children exposed to the possible obsolete jobs in next 15 years which are available today and to be prepared for the new jobs which are not prevailing today, but will be in demand in the future.
Every child is born with a unique capability, that needs to be identified & channelized in such a way that they will love what they do. This can be achieved by providing relevant exposure on the do’s and don’t’s for them to become Future-Ready!
Future Intelligence India is also aiming to support underprivileged children with courses like AI & beyond.
Future Intelligence collaborates with various leading Schools & Institutions across the World like Finland, US & Canada.
Co-Founder of ME Academy (Mahaperiyavaa Evolution Academy) which brings out Ancient Wisdom to common public.
Media Specialist by Profession working for the leading Real Estate Firm in UAE. Have worked with major brands in the past.
Joyful Gifting, founder’s brainchild
Venkatraman Krishamoorthy is more known as pencilman of UAE. He is a chartered accountant by profession running a software solution firm in Dubai for past 26 years. Neela venkatraman, the better half of venkat is also a chartered accountant is the pillar of strength to venkat and supports all his endeavour.
His MOTTO: ”SEWA IS DHARMA BE SELFLESS AND DO NOT EXPECT ANY GRATIFICATION / RECOGNITION. He has received several awards in recognition of his work namely ministry of foreign affairs has named in yearbook by nrimeda asone of most iconic NRI. Aster@30 has considered Venkat as hero. Hariharaputhra Samaj Mumbai conferred Samaj Shakti awardfor social service. Venkat created a guinness world record on oct 14 2016 for the largest donation of school supplies in 24 hours. Venkat along with Tamil 89.4 FM created a guinness world record for largest donation of pulses in 24 hours. He is the Advisor for NGO SmartLife in Dubai, which helps Blue Collar Workers.