Noida Girls Develop App 'Maitri' to Connect Old-age Homes and Orphanages, Win Tech Prize in US

A team of five girls students from Class 12 of Amity International School in Noida have developed a mobile app named Maitri that aims to connect children at orphanages with senior citizens in old-age homes.
Maitri app allows old-age homes and orphanages to sign up and organise meetings, thus facilitating children and senior citizens to spend time together.
The developers include Ananya Grover, Vanshika Yadav, Vasudha Sudhinder, Anushka Sharma and Arefa.
Initially the app is focussing on Delhi-NCR area only and also facilitates users to volunteer and donate to old-age homes and orphanages through it.
The team of girls nicknamed “Tech Witches”, participated in the Technovation Challenge, the world’s largest technology and entrepreneurship programme for girls, held San Francisco, US, and they clinched the bronze medal for their innovative app.