5 NGOs working for climate change in India
IF you have ever wondered what is causing the summers to be too hot or why the winters have become…
GiveIndia’s India COVID Response Fund is active again
ALMOST a year to the date that we at GiveIndia set up our India Covid Response Fund (ICRF) to provide…
Sex workers and their children long for freedom
SULEKHA was just 10 when she ran away from an abusive father who beat her and her mother regularly. At…
‘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…
Rising child malnutrition is a serious cause of concern
HERE is what child malnutrition looks like: Four-year-old Kamini is in agony as she lies in a government hospital in…
5 NGOs helping cancer patients facing monetary crisis for treatment
CANCER, of which there are about 200 different kinds, is by far one of the most costly diseases to treat….
The arts both connect & comfort us through difficult times
IMAGINE a time somewhere in the near future. You step out to meet a friend. There’s the corner chai shop….
5 NGOs empowering people with autism in India
AAHAN was diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) when he was around five years old he also had a speech…
A miracle saved 23 orphaned children from a dismal future
IT is rare to come across people who open their hearts to help others and, in the process, transform lives,…
Earth Hour 2021: Participate & show you care
IN the last one year, as the COVID-19 pandemic has raged on, it has rapidly snowballed from a health emergency…
‘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…
Top 5 NGOs working to conserve India’s water bodies
INDIA is gifted with astonishingly beautiful and distinctive lakes. Not only do these lakes act as water reservoirs, but they…
10 reasons to conserve forests, the lungs of the world
The coronavirus pandemic should have taught us a lesson on the ill effects of encroaching upon the natural world THE…
Noble initiative to rehabilitate widows of our brave soldiers
VeerNaari Shakti Resettlement Foundation addresses both their emotional and financial trauma WHEN CRPF Constable Shyam Babu was leaving his home…
Myopic philanthropy needs new glasses
How do we change the inherent thinking about the right to equal resources among India’s growing population of wealthy professionals?…
India’s largest hospital for dogs could be a reality through VOSD
Join Voice Of Stray Dogs’ mission to give sick and injured street dogs medical care and love ANYONE with a…
“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…
Top 10 NGOs to support on Women’s Day 2021
International Women’s Day is a reminder that half of us still are still discriminated against because of our gender
Top 5 Indian NGOs protecting wildlife
The pandemic highlighted the urgency with which we must preserve natural habitats and ecosystems THE world as we know it…
Development Management is the new black
A look at what leadership means in the social sector – and why it is different from business management IT…
On World NGO Day: 5 key roles NGOs play
A quick glance at the invaluable contribution of nonprofits in bringing about social change in India FEBRUARY 27 is globally…
Doctors For Beggars treats health & wealth problems
WE often find ourselves in a fix when it comes to giving money to beggars. There is no certainty whether…
‘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…
5 top NGOs fighting for social justice in India
SOCIAL justice is what every nonprofit believes in – that everyone deserves equal economic, political and social rights and opportunities….
10 random acts of kindness you could do today
THERE is no better way to connect with the world than doing small acts of kindness. You never know how…