This paper outlines the work and efforts of the SARJANA team from MICA to promote creativity and innovation among underprivileged children. It briefs how creativity and innovation can serve
as a bridge for the underprivileged children to overcome the challenges they experience in their daily life. The paper explains the framework developed by the team to help children exercise their
creativity to provide innovative solutions for the problems they face, the innovations generated as outcome, its valuation and impact on the lives of the children and in the society as a whole. The
paper also discusses the future long-term impacts which can be derived out of the project.