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  • E-Receipts- A’Paper-less’ Giving experience

     “Happiness doesn’t result from what we get, but from what we give.”  Our hearts swell with pride and joy at seeing more than Rs. 1.5 Crore raised for our NGO’ partners via LetzChange portal in just over 8 months. But we’re not resting on our laurels! We’re striving hard to ensure that we keep adding new features to LetzChange…

  • Help Send Manjappa Back to School!

    Manjappa Kammar is a brilliant student, and his academic achievements are all the more remarkable when seen in the context of the misfortune and challenge he has had to overcome during his life so far. Manjappa comes from a rural area in Dharwad district. Tragically, he lost both his parents at a very early age…

  • Rehabilitating People with Disabilities

    India lags behind the rest of the world when it comes to the prospects and opportunities available for people with disabilities. People with disabilities comprise a large number of our population, whi without having nearly the same benefits. In fact the treatment of such people is nothing short of appalling. Promises are made by the…

  • Celebrate Independence Day with ClickToCare!

    As India celebrates its 68th Independence Day on Friday, we remain mindful that for millions of people across the country, independence is a dream yet to be realised. In particular, many of our country’s women and girls remain marginalised, discriminated against and dependent for life – a process that starts in childhood where education in…

  • How it all began at Apnalaya

    Apnalaya originally began as the Holland Welfare Centre, named after the then Australian Consul General in Bombay, Tom Holland. This was back in 1973. A really-hard-to-believe photograph shows how the center stood where the National Center for the Performing Arts (NCPA) stands today! It was a day care centre for laborers’ children in Nariman Point.…

  • An organization that withdraws from communities as it makes them self-sustaining

    My visit to Apnalaya was a cultural learning as much as a sociological one. The organisation works with slum communities and one of its centers is in the Govandi slums; which one needs to get to by passing by the infamous Deonar dumping grounds. As I travelled from CST to Govandi, I could distinctly tell…

  • NGO of the Week – Paripurnata Half-Way Home

    For the first in our new series NGO of the Week we are happy to present to you Kolkata’s Paripurnata Half-Way Home. Officially, India is home to more than 2.2 million mentally challenged people, although this figure is likely to be a vastly underestimated figure. Typically thought of as incurable and therefore hopeless, mentally ill people…

  • Bhumi’s Nakshatra­ – Spreading Joy Among Those Who Need It

    The world is like a mirror; smile and it smiles at you. Nakshatra­, Bhumi’s annual inter-orphanage talent festival, wishes to give vision to the blurring eyes of children living in shelter homes. People are busy changing the world but the smiles shared by Nakshatra have changed lives of many in the past five years. The…

  • A ‘Prerana’ For Everyone!

    To accomplish great things one must not only plan, but also believe that one person can make a difference by finding a purpose to serve. Ms. Priti Patkar, co­founder, Prerana Anti­ Human Trafficking was presented with the prestigious Human Rights Award at the 13th Annual Global Leadership Awards in Washington DC, USA earlier this week…

  • Malavath Poorna – Reaching New Heights

    Can you remember what your proudest achievement was at age 13? While we would always argue that personal achievements are relative – for one person conquering social anxiety may be far more demanding than conquering Mount Everest for another – there’s no doubt that 13-year-old Malavath Poorna has achieved something extraordinary. On 25th May 2014,…

  • Roof rainwater harvesting in rural Gujarat

    Amreli district in Gujarat is a drought prone region in India. The rains are unreliable and water is not easily available. What’s more, the fluoride content in the water of much of this region is 5 parts per million – 5 times the safe level – making it completely undrinkable. Many women must therefore walk for…

  • 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 for 3 of India’s most respected and high-impact NGOs – Educate Girls, SGBS Trust (Unnati) and Bhumi! A big thank you to everyone who has helped make this happen. We, the NGOs and especially their…

  • International Women’s Day – Let’s Open Our Eyes To Change!

    Following on from the success of our Spotlight Giving donation match campaign, we are excited to announce a new donation match initiative as part of the International Women’s Day celebrations this March 8th! With the theme of this year’s International Women’s Day entitled ‘inspiring change,’ we want to open our eyes to the possibility of…

  • A Picture Worth 1000 Words: Send a Girl to School & End Child Marriage

    Today India celebrates National Day of the Girl Child – a day of celebration to increase awareness among people about all the inequalities faced by girls in our society. Nowhere is gender inequality more apparent, nor perhaps more damaging, than in education where on average a girl in India can expect to receive just 4…

  • Double The Impact Of Your Donation!

    Introducing Spotlight Giving – a new initiative from LetzChange helping you make an even bigger impact with your charitable donations – at no extra cost! For a limited time only LetzChange will shine the ‘spotlight’ on three high-impact Indian NGOs to celebrate their inspiring work and help them reach their fundraising goals. Every time you make…

  • Light Up A Life This Diwali – Win A Donation For Your Favourite NGO!

    This Diwali, spread joy, laughter and light. Do the usual: buy new clothes, exchange gifts, light diyas, make rangolis, and eat lots of sweets! But why not do something a little different too – light up someone else’s life. To celebrate Diwali, LetzChange has launched ‘Dilwalon ki Diwali’; a campaign raising awareness of the wonderful and…

  • One of Karnataka’s oldest organizations for the physically-disabled

    It took us close to two hours to drive down to Anga Karunya Kendra. More so because of the peak hour Monday-morning traffic and partially because the organisation’s main center, which is housed on a large plot, is located at Mahadevapura, on the outskirts of Bangalore. This is not the most convenient location for beneficiaries…

  • Celebrating International Day Of The Girl Child

    On the 19th of December 2011, the United Nations declared the 11th of October each year to be International Day of the Girl Child. A day dedicated to recognising girls’ rights and the challenges they face every day around the world. The theme of the 2013 commemoration according to the UN, “Innovating for Girls’ Education”,…

  • Celebrating The Older Generation

    On the 14th of December 1990, the United Nations declared the 1st of October each year to be International Day of Older Persons. A day dedicated to those people who are rich in their own history, who can teach us things no one else can, and deserve respect for the contributions they have made to…

  • LetzChange – Simple Social Giving

    Welcome to the LetzChange Blog! In this first post we would like to take the opportunity to tell you a little bit about LetzChange and what you can expect to find on the LetzChange blog over the coming weeks and months. Put simply, LetzChange is the place to discover and donate to legitimate Indian NGO…

  • Lives changed by the Association for the Mentally Challenged

    Given the sensitive nature of the students at AMC, I have refrained from identifying them. But would like to give a glimpse of the lives they have changed through quotes. “I am the mother of a 6 year old child with Down’s syndrome. My daughter has been at AMC for the last year. As parents,…