‘I wanted to build a family-like institution for orphaned children’
APPALLED by the stark reality of 31 million orphaned children in India and the condition of institutions housing them, Dr…
‘Menstrual health takes a back seat during a crisis’
“MENSTRUAL health and hygiene automatically take a back seat during a crisis and nobody even takes notice,” says Arun Gupta…
‘Our English medium school caters to lowest of low’
BASED in Patna, the capital of India’s poorest state, Shoshit Seva Sangh provides free quality education in an English medium…
‘Seeing change in lives of children & families is heart touching’
COMPLETING 30 years in the social sector, Akanksha Foundation has been educating children from low-income communities across Mumbai and Pune…
“I feel responsible for 2 crore high school students”
Says Meenakshi Gairola, founder of United Efforts “WHAT will I be when I grow up?” is a common question in…
‘Listen to rural communities to understand their needs’
This is the lesson Zarina Screwvala learned after she co-founded Swades Foundation SWADES Foundation believes that India will never achieve…
‘We need to build a society where girls are as wanted as boys’
Aarti for Girls was founded on this principle; a chat with founder Sandhya Puchalapalli IN 1977, Sandhya Puchalapalli, an English…
“I want to get every Indian volunteering”
Says Bhumi co-founder Dr. Prahalathan KK – and what he did during the pandemic pause STARTED by a small group…