Lives Changed by Sarthak Prayas
by Yashika Sharma “Enjoy Life!” This piece of advice came from Harsh Arora, Founder and CEO of Sarthak Prayas, multiple…
How it began at Sarthak Prayas
by Yashika Sharma GE-Countrywide, ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Company Ltd, Wipro BPO Solution Ltd, Hutchison Essar (or Vodafone), American Express—these…
Emergency Blood Donor Bank, Ration Distribution, Birthday Project, Green India and more
by Yashika Sharma Started in 1999 as emergency blood phone help line, Sarthak Prayas now works for four majorcauses —creating…
Giving Ahmedabad’s urban poor a ray of hope
In Gujarati, the word “Saath” means “together, cooperation, a collective or support.” Saath works with slum residents, migrants, minorities, children,…
Focusing on the abilities, rather than the disabilities, of the disabled/blind
The BPA began in 1954 in Ahmedabad as the Blind Men’s Association (BMA), a recreation club for the blind started…
Lives changed by Blind Welfare Council
Blind Welfare Council’s impact can best be understood through the lives it changes. Here is the exceptional story of Girish….
How it began at Blind Welfare Council, Dahod
Blind Welfare Council, Dahod has been set up by Mr. Yusufi Kapadia along with seven of his friends. Infact 8…
Working for the disabled in the tribal district of Dahod, Gujarat
A Wikipedia article on “Dahod” will tell you that the town is a “model town”. This made me wonder why…
Lives changed by Dr. Shroff’s Charity Eye Hospital
by Yashika Sharma On the day I visited Dr. Shroff’s Charity Eye Hospital (SCEH), I was lucky to meet several…
After setting up LIC, its Founder set up this hospital to give life insurance to the poor
“How do you build a lasting legacy? Not with bricks and mortar, but by setting men’s hearts on fire with…
Lives changed by Charutar Arogya Mandal
Charutar Arogya Mandal’s mission is to provide quality healthcare for people from all strata of society. Which is why it…
A 100-year old organisation that provides quality eye care to the poor
by Yashika Sharma Not very often does one hear of organizations that have successfully been around for 100 years, so…
Lives changed by Community Outreach Programme (CORP)
by Pearl Edmund What’s most impressive about CORP’s impact is that its beneficiaries from the slum go on to earn…
How it began at the Community Outreach Programme (CORP)
by Pearl Edmund The journey of CORP ( Community Outreach Program) began in the year 1976, with an American couple’s…
Improving lives in Asia’s largest slum – Dharavi
by Pearl Edmund Gazing out of the car window thinking of how the day would pan out were the only…
How it began at Gram Vikas Trust
“I am blessed!! I am blessed because I was given, when I had absolutely nothing, the basics in life and…
Empowering the blind and the disabled
The BPA began in 1954 in Ahmedabad as the Blind Men’s Association (BMA), a recreation club for the blind started…
How it began at Blind People’s Association, India
The BPA was set up by Mr. Jagdish K Patel or Jagdishbhai as he was more popularly known. In 1936,…
Celebrating Rs. 1.5 million raised on LetzChange!
We are delighted to announce that in less than 3 months you have helped raise over Rs. 1.5 million on LetzChange…
Lives changed by The Akshaya Patra Foundation
If you spend a day at GLPS Vaderahalli, you would believe it to be like any other school. One wouldn’t…
How it began at The Akshaya Patra Foundation
The Akshaya Patra Foundation came into being in the year 2000. A one-man initiative, it started with feeding 1,500 school…
Discovering Ahmedabad’s history and culture at night
There’s more to Ahmedabad than meets the eye. Look beyond the garbage, the everybody-has-their-own-rules traffic, and the endless stalls of…
Lives changed by Sankalp Rehabilitation Trust
by Shreyans Shah Sanjay first met me at the Tardeo RTO and directed us to Sankalp’s Mumbai Central DIC. I…
How it began at Sankalp Rehabilitation Trust
by Shreyans Shah Mr. Eldred Tellis founded Sankalp Rehabilitation Trust in 1995 and has been in the field of drug…
Offering a ray of hope to drug addicts since 1995
by Shreyans Shah The total number of people living with HIV in India was estimated at 2.09 million in 2011….