Finding lost children: In conversation with Lopamudra Mullick of Railway Children India
RAILWAY stations are dangerous places for unaccompanied children. Railway stations are crowded and have thousands of people walking in and…
3 heart health NGOs in India
WHY is it important to take care of your heart? The heart is one of the most important organs in…
5 ways to reduce food waste!
FOOD waste is an alarming issue across the world and in India, where a UN report estimated that Indian households…
The Devadasi Practice: In Conversation With Thangaperumal P. of Children of India Foundation
DEVADASI is an ancient system that was banned across India starting with the Bombay Devadasis Protection Act, 1934 during the…
Daan Utsav is a good time to start giving!
DAAN Utsav is an exciting week in October when people across India come together in the spirit of giving and…
Cats rule the internet – but are abused on the streets
JUST a few quick scrolls on any social media platform and there’s something you’ll come across with millions of followers…
Signer.AI: a digital sign language translator empowering the hearing-impaired
SIGN language is a collection of movements – usually hand movements – which represent words and phrases. It is the…
Acid attacks: a cruel war against women in India
WHY do acid attacks happen? What is the motivation for criminals to disfigure a person’s face? How can such a…
5 amazing facts about camels!
CAMELS have long fascinated people around the world, especially in cultures where communities depend on camels for trade, transport and…
Givesters On Ground: Guria – fighting sex trafficking
MY day started sharp at 10:00 am. I reached Guria’s office, had a quick introduction with the team and was…
‘Nobody’s Grandmother’ a book by Group Captain Barua
THERE is a house overlooking a mountain of rocks and within the walls of this house are tales of human…
10 ways Artificial Intelligence can help NGOs
ARTIFICIAL Intelligence is a phenomenon that we are still grasping to understand because it continues to evolve and adapt each…
Givesters On Ground: Palna – the cradle for unwanted babies
I reached Palna around 11:00 am. The cradle outside the gate caught my eye – a place where anyone can…
5 heartbreaking stories of child sexual abuse
CHILD sexual abuse rips apart and destroys the little bodies and minds of children, who are too young to understand…
The Hope House: an NGO orphanage for children
ORPHANS are vulnerable at birth. Without parents or guardians to protect them, orphans are left alone and exposed to the…
5 reasons to become a monthly giving partner with Give
MONTHLY GIVING to charities is one of the most compassionate ways to make a lasting impact in the lives of…
How trauma counseling helps child victims of rape
RAPE and sexual assault is a crime that plagues women in India each hour. It is reported that a woman…
Charity Gift Cards: gifts with a meaning
CHARITY gift cards are a meaningful way to give someone a present that in essence allows them to choose a…
The National Association for the Blind: a light in the dark for blind children
UNTIL she was 12 years old, Veena had never set foot inside a school classroom. From a small village in…
Rescuing Innocence: How Swadhar IDWC Pune is saving children from the horrors of red light areas
In the dingy lanes of red-light areas, where hope is a rare commodity and exploitation rampant, children endure unimaginable hardships….
Top 10 NGOs in Chennai for child welfare
CHILD welfare organizations that provide support in the areas of education, healthcare, rehabilitation, to name a few, empower and enable…
Wayanad landslides: support ActionAid Association’s effort to rebuild Wayanad
IN the aftermath of the Wayanad landslides, CCTV footage is starting to emerge of the immediate devastation which swept away…
Givesters On Ground: Waste Warriors Society
I remember stepping down from my sleeper bus at 8:00 o’clock in the morning and getting mesmerized by the grey-bluish…
3 national heroes to support this Independence Day
THESE decorated Indian heroes of the Indian Air Force, Indian Army, Indian Police Service and the National Security Guard have…
Akshaya Trust: an NGO for old aged, abused, abandoned parents
A YOUNG man’s wife suddenly died, leaving his mother-in-law in his care. The man, instead of caring for her, locked…