Tag: india
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They saved 1000+ vulnerable newborns in Mumbai
Imagine what India will look like if all our children are born healthy, grow up with a healthy and developed brain and body, and become productive members for the country! Imagine what that scale of economic growth will do for our country if malnutrition stops threatening our future. – Piyasree Mukherjee, FMCH “Health is Wealth”…
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Giving as a Culture
“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed, citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.” – Margaret Mead If you walked in someone else’s shoes and feel what they felt, Would you treat them differently? Humans are an inherently social species. We have thrived because we take…
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Introducing a New Era of Giving
“Change is the end result of all true learning.” – Leo Buscaglia GiveIndia has been on a mission to create a giving culture in India for the last 18 years. Through our journey, we have worked on innovative ideas such as the first online giving platform, the first of its kind crowdfunding platform for non-profits,…
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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…
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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…
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Threats are a part of their work profile — at Guria
I had last travelled to Varanasi when I was 11 years old, with blurred memories, barely remembering where I went or what I saw. After a gap of more than 20 years, I was back in Varanasi — this time with a totally different agenda. I was visiting Guria, an organisation working on the rescue and…
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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…
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It’s not charity at Goonj, you have to earn it
At Give, we strive to bring a variety of choices for the donors to select while making sure that we keep the trust of channelling the donors’ monies. I am excited and honoured to say that after many years of working together at a smaller level, we have now deepened our relationship with Goonj to…