We have become blind to the hungry
IT began as a response to lockdown-induced hunger that was ravaging Mumbai’s urban poor. Khaana Chahiye has served 6 million+…
Skilling youth: A journey of hope
ON World Youth Skills Day, I reflect on my decade-long journey in skilling youth, especially our young underprivileged boys and…
Celebrate Malala Day, support girls’ education
A YOUNG Malala Yousafzai became an international icon after she was brutally attacked by the Taliban, in 2012, for opposing…
5 NGOs that facilitated access to education during COVID-19
THE coronavirus pandemic has brought about several challenges to the country – access to education was one of them. Schools…
Fighting Hunger: In Anfield or Mumbai, ‘You’ll Never Walk Alone’
THE distance didn’t matter. Only the emotions did. As many vulnerable sections of Mumbai suffered because of little access to…
5 ways to thank our saviours on National Doctors’ Day
PEOPLE across the world are still largely confined to their homes to contain the spread of Covid-19. But doctors and…
‘As a nutrition education org, we’ve never distributed food’
SHRUTHI IYER spearheads Foundation for Mother and Child Health India (FMCH), an organisation that empowers pregnant women and new mothers…
5 facts you should know about drug abuse in India
RICKY, a resident of Punjab, died of a drug overdose. He was only 25. According to his mother, Lakshmi Devi,…
Top 5 Indian NGOs working for widow welfare
WIDOW welfare is not seen as a priority in India, even though the country is home to over 55 million…
‘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…
Google.org’s grant will augment oxygen infrastructure in rural India
Google.org has been a strong supporter of Give initiatives in the areas of humanitarian outreach and healthcare in the country….
Family remittances dry up – a tragic tale of the pandemic
RAMESH Ram used to earn ₹500 per day working as a contract labourer at the Alang ship-breaking yard in Gujarat. He…
Give is an NGO of choice for billionaire philanthropist’s largesse
IT is not every day that we have awesome news to share that makes doing what we do even more…
Elder Abuse: Social evil amidst the pandemic
RAGHAV, a 66-year-old retired government employee, now lives in an elderly care home in Faridabad, Haryana. Raghav says that his…
5 NGOs striving to restore child rights in India
NISHAD was among a group of children rescued by the police after a tip-off from child rights activists in Jaipur….
‘Ending child labour must be everyone’s business’
On the occasion of the World Day Against Child Labour, Give speaks to child rights activist and Nobel laureate Dr…
Vaccine hesitancy in India needs urgent attention
‘TIKA EXPRESS’ (Vaccine Express) vans are roaming across various districts of Bihar. Comprising healthcare workers carrying vaccines against Covid-19, the…
5 NGOS in India working on environmental protection
AS every living creature on this planet depends on nature for sustenance, environmental protection has become more important than ever…
Cash support: A lifeline for families of COVID-deceased
FOR Ramkumari, a Delhi-based domestic help, it has been a long struggle after her husband, a rickshaw puller, succumbed to…
‘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…
6 NGOs tackling mental health issues head-on
THE pandemic left deep mental scars. Isolation, loneliness, grief, domestic violence, general anxiety, professional burnout, and post-traumatic stress became part…
Hunger is eating into India
NAFISA lost her four-month-old baby to hunger. Mubina, a tailor, has been out of work since the pandemic induced lockdowns….
10 mental fitness tips while the pandemic rages
MENTAL health in India needs serious attention according to the World Health Organisation – and alarmingly it is the youth…
Oxygen is need of the hour in India
ONLY days ago, a prominent Delhi hospital ran out of medical oxygen that led to the death of 12 coronavirus…
10 top fundraisers to donate to for COVID relief in India
ALL hearts are bleeding for India, as the unrelenting tragic news of the toll the ferocious second wave of Coronavirus…