How it began at Association for Non-traditional Employment for Women (ANEW)
The Association for Non-traditional Employment for Women (ANEW) was conceived by the management of Paracor, a New York based private…
How it began at Disha Foundation
Disha Foundation was established in March 1995 by Mrs. P.N. Kavoori, who was a teacher at and then principal of…
Quality care for the disabled
As I walked into building where Disha Foundation is located, I was greeted with a traditional welcome ceremony by a…
A man is never as tall as when he kneels to help a child
I was overwhelmed with kindness on my visit to Adarsh Charitable Trust. As I walked into their three storey building,…
How it began at Adarsh Charitable Trust
Jointly founded by K. P. Padmakumar and Neelakantan, Adarsh Charitable Trust was established as a day care center with only…
Teaching women to become independent in spirit, in thought, in action and have full control over their lives
It was going to be my first visit to Budhwar Peth, Pune’s famous red-light area, and I was both nervous…
Giving children on construction sites a childhood to remember
Mumbai is the perennial city of dreams, the city of Bollywood, a city where one and all enter with a…
Easing Rural Kids into Education
Children have a pureness that no religion or economic status can tarnish. This is something I encountered at close quarters…
How it began at ASSIST
A Belgian Jesuit started it all. But not in the way you think. Before ASSIST Mr. Jashti Ranga Rao, one…
Fighting rural poverty in Andhra Pradesh
If you’re reading this, I am assuming you are prosperous enough to have a toilet in your home. Millions of…
How it began at Chaithanya Educational and Rural Development Society
Mr. Narra Srinivasa Rao is a simple man from an agricultural background. When you see his work, his involvement with…
How it began at Rural Development Foundation
I met Mrs. Errabelli Vandita Rao in her lovely Hyderabad home, which was done up with a classy rustic theme,…
A school that does not believe in rote learning or the concepts of “pass” and “fail” in exams
What is common among Pranitha Vardhineni (coach, Sports Authority of India; also represented India at the 2008 Beijing Olympics in…
Making “Change” a ‘Real-istic’ Experience
As part of our commitment to making the online giving experience as simple and as transparent as possible, the LetzChange team…
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…
A Saviour to the Poor
The Earth Saviours Foundation gets its name from the efforts of its Founder – Mr. Ravi Kalra – who is…
How it all began at The Earth Saviours Foundation
TESF has been set up by Ravi Kalra, one of the few individuals who literally has devoted his life for…
Delhi’s Largest NGO
“Be content with what you have but be discontented when it comes to the service of others.” – T.K. Mathew…
How it all began at Deepalaya
The seeds for the establishment of Deepalaya were undoubtedly sown while one of its’ main founders, Mr. Mathew, was still…
This senior secondary school helped prevent dropouts in Kaintain (UP)
Towards the last stretch of our 1.5 hr drive from Lucknow to Kaintain, Sitapur District, where Milaan’s “Swarachna Learning and…
How it began at Milaan Be The Change
In 2006, Dhirendra Pratap Singh completed his Bachelors in Mathematics (Hons) from the University of Delhi, fairly certain that taking…
An organization that gives a normal life to the uncured.
Hemophilia is an inherited disease that usually affects men. It is a rare bleeding disorder in which the blood doesn’t…
How it all began at Hemophilia Federation of India
The Hemophilia Federation of India was started in 1983 by the late Ashok Verma, who was himself a Hemophilia patient,…
This NGO gives abandoned and orphaned children an environment akin to that of a regular family
“Motherhood is near to divinity. It is the highest, holiest service to be assumed by mankind.” ―Howard W. Hunter This…
How it began at SOS Children’s Villages of India
On June 23rd 1919, Hermann Gmeiner was born into a large farming family in Vorarlberg (present-day Austria). When he lost…