Big Change At Small Change
IN a rare instance of nonprofit mergers, Small Change has joined forces with Give, India’s first and largest giving platform…
Custodians Of Compassion And Country
HABITUALLY omitted from history books, women are often the torchbearers of resistance against injustice. Though just 14 of the 102 Indian…
Five Sustainable Christmas Gift Ideas
ARE you planning to be a Secret Santa for colleagues or family? Or confused about what Christmas present to get…
Rural Women Breaking Stereotypes
EARLIER this year, Period. End of Sentence, a film on menstruation, set in rural India won the Oscar in the…
Destigmatising Mental Health In Schools
“MENTAL illnesses are disorders of brain function … and having a mental illness is not a choice or a moral…
An Eco-Friendly Love Story To Inspire You
GRETA Thunberg has become the most powerful voice advocating for global climate action, inspiring youth to fearlessly stand up for…
The Power Of Giving
ONE evening I was in a giving quandary – a situation many will relate to. It was an after-dinner outing with friends,…
Tomorrow Is Too Late
CLIMATE change is a global emergency. Even if you don’t think you feel the effects of this phenomenon, they’re here. …
Five Women Who Upheld Freedom
AS Rakshabandhan coincides with Independence Day this year, today’s post is dedicated to the women whose actions contributed to India’s freedom….
Have The Time Of Your Life And Give Back
PEOPLE take up all kinds of crazy challenges to raise funds for charity. Climbing the Great Wall of China, running…
Monsoon: A Blessing And A Curse
MONSOON. For some that word means fleeing to drier, sunnier lands for the summer. For others, it inspires happiness as…
5 Simple Ways To Go Zero Waste
ZERO wastage seems like a mammoth task for many – the term itself creates that intimidation. Don’t worry, by zero…
Who’ll win? Astrology, Tarot, Opinion Polls
IF you had a superpower, what would it be? I think more than a few of us would choose the…
Every Vote Cast Is One More Counted
ELECTIONS. You may be thinking, “Is it that time already AGAIN? What is the point? It doesn’t matter who’s in…
Why Indians Don’t Seek Help For Depression
THE World Health Organisation (WHO) has stated that India is the country with the highest prevalent rates of depression in…
Caste Is A Shadow In India: 4 Books To Read
OVER six decades ago, the Constitution of India abolished “untouchability” and prohibited discrimination based on caste – yet caste continues…
10 Resolutions For 2019
IT’S that time of year again when we are enthusiastic about making changes and bettering ourselves. Resolutions don’t have to…
You Can Make Others’ Wishes Come True!
GLOBAL giving trends show that hope and empathy inspire most donors to give – and the holidays, including the end-of-year…
Dharavi boys join beach clean-up wave
SPARKED by one man, Afroz Shah, and joined by thousands, Mumbai’s Versova beach clean-up – the largest in the world…
5 Creative Fundraising Campaigns
INDIA’s tenth Daan Utsav just ended with tens of thousands of people celebrating the giving festival by donating their time,…
A Fresh Look At What We Eat
IT was the autumn of 2004 when Canadian environmentalists Alisa Smith and James MacKinnon discovered a diet that would start a…
To Child Refugees, With Love
DESPITE the world having the most number of displaced people in history, migration is still a controversial topic. There are…
Films to watch if you want to change the world
WANT to change the world but aren’t sure where to start? Get inspired by watching one of these documentaries: 1. The…
5 simple inventions saving the environment
WHEN it comes to saving the environment world renowned physicist Stephen Hawking once said, “We have given our planet the…
The drama of social change
LIVE theatre has been a form of communication since ancient Greece and was a part of everything from festivals, religious rituals, academia,…