Tag: donate

  • 5 Teachers We Should Celebrate This Teachers’ Day

    A teacher is someone who leaves a mark that is unparalleled in most of our lives. We still think of our teachers when we trace back our favourite subjects that became career choices. A day to celebrate them can never be enough, it would take an entire lifetime! But there are millions of children around…

  • Let’s #RebuildKerala Together

    In August 2018, heavy rains and subsequent flooding in Kerala wreaked havoc across the state. The floods led to over 350 deaths, affected a population of over 50 lakh people, and over 2 lakh people have been evacuated (as per recent reports). The floods led to immense devastation, and there is a long way for…

  • 8 times Kerala’s hope was restored during the floods

    8 times Kerala’s hope was restored during the floods

    This year, Kerala is celebrating a different Onam. The rains and floods that tore its way through the state have stopped just in time. A lot has been lost and damaged but something has also been restored — faith in humanity. In the wake of the cruel Kerala floods, the whole world stood witness to…

  • Kerala Needs Your Help Now

    The rains that began in Kerala during early June rose to a devastating high by August. For the first time in the history of the state, 35 out of 42 dams had to be opened. The floods and landslides that have ensued have been cruel and left us all wondering what we can do to…

  • GiveAssured – Built with Integrity, Executed with Compassion

    In one of my earlier jobs, when I raised an objection to something wrong being done, one of my colleagues had adviced, “If you want to advance in your career, you need to keep your middle-class values aside.” I tried to do it too but in the end, decided that those values are the principles…

  • Donate Droplets of Happiness this Environment Day

    Rainwater harvesting is something we, in our urban setting, have not got accustomed to. But it is high time, isn’t it? Hear yourself out the next time the water supply is disrupted and you have to go to office grumpy and dirty. Yes, it applies to me too. Now imagine if you had to spend…

  • How Rajni Saved 6 Girls In Her Village From Child Marriage

    Rajni is 19. A typical day in her life starts with a 60-kilometre cycle ride to college. After a long day spent with books and learning, she cycles the same distance back home. She then feeds her father’s cattle and takes care of any household chores that need to get done. Most people in her…

  • Bhumi’s children develop a model robot that detects and extinguishes fires

    Bhumi is one of India’s largest independent non-profit organizations that prides itself on being completely volunteer driven. The organization aims to build a society that’s more influential, equal and socially conscious. Bhumi currently supports more than 4,000 children at several orphanages, slums, and village community centers. Their volunteers educate and mentor children across the country, helping…

  • The lady who shaped the lives of over 4,00,000 children

    Dr. Sandhya Bhalla works towards giving underprivileged children a childhood. She is the Director of Delhi Council for Child Welfare (DCCW), a non-governmental organisation established in the year 1952. Dr. Bhalla’s efforts are directed towards helping underprivileged children located in Delhi and its peripheral areas. The focus areas for DCCW include providing immediate relief to…

  • Two Time TB Survivor Becomes a National Karate Champion

    Sita was 4 years old when was brought to Vatsalya Foundation, a nonprofit that works with the developmental needs of the poor. She was malnourished and it took a whole year to stabilize her health. Right when things started to ook up in Sita’s life, she fell terribly ill. Struck by misfortune Sita was diagnosed with tuberculosis when she was 9…

  • A Picture Worth 1000 Words: Send a Girl to School & End Child Marriage

    Today India celebrates National Day of the Girl Child – a day of celebration to increase awareness among people about all the inequalities faced by girls in our society. Nowhere is gender inequality more apparent, nor perhaps more damaging, than in education where on average a girl in India can expect to receive just 4…

  • LetzChange – Simple Social Giving

    Welcome to the LetzChange Blog! In this first post we would like to take the opportunity to tell you a little bit about LetzChange and what you can expect to find on the LetzChange blog over the coming weeks and months. Put simply, LetzChange is the place to discover and donate to legitimate Indian NGO…