Tag: nonprofit
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Importance of donations for NGOs in India
IN a country as diverse and complex as India, NGO donations play a vital role in addressing pressing social issues, uplifting marginalized communities, and fostering sustainable development. However, the successful operation of these NGOs heavily relies on one crucial element – donations. In addition to personal and financial benefits to individuals, such as being a […]
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Why India Needs to Focus on the Education of its Children
India caught the world’s eye when a recent UN report declared that more than half of the nation’s population is under the age of 25, accounting for more than 600 million people. With a major segment of its people constituting of children and youth, India surely seems to be on its way to a bright […]
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Depression: A Threat To Be Reckoned With
Back in the 14th century, an outcast was someone excluded from society for committing a crime or breaking the law. An outcast was someone like Robin Hood, he was celebrated. However, the definition underwent a drastic change by the time we got to the 21st century. Now an outcast is a depressed person, lurking in the […]
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This businesswoman has a brilliant way to fight poverty
It isn’t uncommon for entrepreneurs to be philanthropists. They run some of the world’s largest charitable organisations. But it isn’t often that you find someone who sells their multi-million dollar business and sets up a nonprofit that works to eradicate poverty with the money. That’s the story of Christel DeHaan, the 76-year-old founder of Christel […]
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Why Women Empowerment Does Not Reach Villages
In a country like ours where ~99 percent (Source: National Crime Records Bureau) of the rapes go unreported, the success of the #MeToo movement is a happy flip in favour of women empowerment. Indian women are starting to speak up of what is otherwise tucked away under the sheet of shame, and this is proving […]
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Are You Celebrating India’s Giving Festival This Year?
Don’t we all love a good festival? People coming together. Delicious food. Lots of gifts. Celebrations that go into the night. A feeling of love and togetherness that last for weeks. We all love a good festival. So how about a festival of good? People coming together to do good. Cooking delicious food for those […]
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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” […]