
F-U Cancer Podcast
PinkAware: Empowering the Next Generation to Turn Awareness Into Action
Aadhya Mamillapalli is a 16-year-old high school student from San Jose, California. She is the CEO and founder of PinkAware , a nonprofit dedicated to educating youth about breast cancer, giving back to patients, and building a community of young women leaders. Under her leadership, PinkAware has grown to 50+ members and 16+ partner organizations, including Bay Area Cancer Connections, HERs Breast Cancer Foundation, Girl Up, El Camino Health, and Kendra Scott. PinkAware has also been featured on AM1310, a South Asian radio station, for its work. PinkAware's programs include the first-ever high school mapathon on Stanford's campus, which mapped 1,544 houses and hospitals for breast cancer relief; 10+ chapters that have made 600+ cards for patients; a Women of Influence Panel; and PinkPackages, a new initiative building care packages for patients with partners including Cornell, Columbia, and NYU Langone.Aadhya's work has also been recognized by the YOUth Can Change the World Conference, where she was selected as a top 10 applicant and awarded free housing in New York City, and by the Lead Beyond Symposium, where she was the only youth panelist speaking in front of educators and community partners about how to expand service involvement for youth. Looking ahead, Aadhya hopes to continue empowering the next generation of young women through PinkAware, while pursuing her interests in business and engineering and ultimately becoming a founder who creates meaningful change. Keep up, volunteer with, and support PinkAware: https://pinkawareofficial.org/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/pinkaware/ https://www.instagram.com/pinkaware_official?stkn=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ==

