Wylie High School seniors Ahmed Ashfaq Farooqui (left) and Atharva Naveen (right) officially started the nonprofit Descreened in February 2025.
After noticing how many students were on devices during bus rides to and from school, Atharva Naveen and Ahmed Ashfaq Farooqui decided to do something about it. The Wylie High School students officially launched an initiative called “Descreened” in February 2025 and have since helped students log off in 15 chapters across the globe.
“We started thinking about how much time young people were spending on screens and how that time could also be spent socializing, exploring interests or participating in activities outside the digital world,” Ahmed said.
Ahmed and Atharva, both 17-year-old seniors at Wylie High, founded Descreened with the goal of helping young people develop healthier relationships with technology and creating opportunities for offline connection.
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