5 Ads That Broke Gender Cliches In 2017
DO you recall those ads where a woman is seen either in the kitchen or doing the laundry? Of course, you do! Ad…
Kerala’s Focus On Its People Has Paid Off
KERALA is known to most of us for its touristy tagline, “God’s own country”. It is a sought after holiday…
Small Talk With Nikita Gupta
CHANGE leaders do great things, and often that is all we know about them. Here we want to get a…
Working In Social Sector Similar To Parenting
By GAURAV SHAH —- WHILE there may be numerous ways of bringing up children out there in the world, there’s…
My Big Fat Charity Wedding
IN India, weddings give us the opportunity to celebrate our culture through elaborate customs and rituals. We all know what…
Small Talk With Poonam Bir Kasturi
CHANGE leaders do great things, and often that is all we know about them. Here we want to get a…
Airtel Delhi Half Marathon 2017: A Reminiscence
The Airtel Delhi Half Marathon 2017, held on 19th November 2017, was an immense success with thousands of people thronging…
No To HIV Stigma, It’s Official
HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, is one of the world’s worst health epidemics. Today 36.7million people globally live with…
A Realisation Of My Privilege
By WYONNA D’SOUZA —- WHEN I was in class 2, I remember breaking the shower while trying to fix it…
Can We Trust NGOs?
YOU might not have heard of this unusual form of measurement, but the Edelman Trust Barometer has been tracking trust…
Action on words that went viral
YOU might have seen people posting #MeToo on their social media accounts lately. You may have even thought, “What’s the…
Small Talk With Vishal Talreja
CHANGE leaders do great things, and often that is all we know about them. Here we want to get a…
Change Yourself, Change The World
By VENKAT KRISHNAN N —- I HAD an interesting conversation with a seasoned development professional some years back, as he held…
Is GDP The ONLY Way To Measure Progress?
GDP, GDP, GDP. Has India’s GDP gone up, gone down, gone sideways – it’s all you hear about these days….
End To Hunger Out Of Thin Air?
DID you know that hunger is the #1 cause of death in India and the world? Shocking, isn’t it? Especially as we…
Is Your Smartphone Preventing You From Giving?
By MOHIT HIRA —- WHEN I was first asked to write for this blog, I tossed around a few themes. And then,…
Giving Back On #GivingTuesdayIndia
By MICAH BRANAMAN SHARMA —- GROWING up in the US, the day after Thanksgiving is commonly known as Black Friday, the…
Small Talk With Virendra ‘Sam’ Singh
CHANGE leaders do great things, and often that is all we know about them. Here we want to get a…
Making Giving Global
By GAUTAM ADHIKARI —- WASHINGTON DC: Politically and ideologically this country is polarised. Conservatives and liberals, Republicans and Democrats are barely on…
Acting On Empathy
THERE is a pervasive theory from people outside the development sector that those who work in nonprofits, charities, or field agencies…
Running for Change: How LetzChange Spread the Colours of Giving in the Airtel Hyderabad Marathon 2017
LetzChange recently concluded the charity fundraising for Airtel Hyderabad Marathon 2017 as their official fundraising partner. It was a privilege…
The Other Side Of Chance The Rapper
AMERICAN musician, songwriter, and producer Chancellor Johnathan Bennett, better known as Chance The Rapper, has not only made a name for…
Small Talk With Chris Harrison
CHANGE leaders do great things, and often that is all we know about them. Here we want to get a…
Ethical Consumption Is Not That Easy
By NIMI RAVINDRAN —- A FEW years ago I read about a man who lived somewhere in Japan who had managed…
Media Misses The Development Sector
THE 24-hour news cycle is our reality and newspapers now reflect that. When you open your paper or browser online…