I Breathe For India: Virtual Fundraiser to help India battle the Covid crisis

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Scan to Donate Via PhonePeWhat is happening in India is heartbreaking for all of us. With such widespread apathy, it's time we come together to extend a helping hand to those who are severely impacted by the pandemic.

I Breathe For India Campaign is a fundraising initiative by Lara Dutta & Shayamal Vallabhjee in association with the members and partners of TIE , a non-profit headquartered in Silicon Valley. It is the largest global network of entrepreneurs, investors and industry captains representing successful business leaders of Indian-origin across US, Europe & APAC.

TIE members and partners have pledged a matching sponsorship of $1 Million to help India accelerate its fight against COVID-19. In a never before attempted initiative, the I Breathe For India Campaign is bringing together industry icons from Bollywood and Sports to garner what we hope will be a hugely successful fund raising drive for Give India - India’s largest non-profit working actively with 2200 NGO’s on the ground in the fight against COVID 19. 

Our Goal- I Breathe for India: Covid Crisis Relief 

We are attempting to raise INR 10 crores for Give India through a virtual fundraiser - I Breathe for India: Covid Crisis Relief , on 9th May 2021 (From 6 pm-8 pm). 

All funds raised will go towards: 

1. Procurement and distribution of medical supplies including but not limited to - oxygen concentrators, oxygen cylinders, oximeters, ventilators and bipaps These will be distributed via three channels. Through the Govt, directly to verified hospitals and through verified on ground NGO’s.

2. Humanitarian Aid - direct cash support (INR 30,000 (approx $400)/family) via verified NGOs for families under the poverty line that have been affected by the Covid crisis and loss of primary breadwinners. Providing meals and ration kits to needy families 

3.Setting up Vaccination and Isolation centers 

Providing Manpower support to vaccination centres to strengthen the nations efforts to combat the spread of Covid-19 and providing infrastructure required to set up isolation centers for people affected by Covid

How are we going to do this: 

Through a virtual fundraiser, we are partnering with artists, sportspersons, corporates and philanthropists of both Indian origin as well as global personalities who believe that what is happening in India, impacts the world. 

Now more than ever before, India needs help in support and funds to beat this COVID crisis. With their support we aim to encourage people to donate whatever is within their means as we unite to beat this.

To help India accelerate the fight against COVID-19 , I Breathe For India will be an online campaign on Sunday, May 9th, 2021 from 6-8pm. 

Celebrities like Amitabh Bachchan, Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, H.H. Radhanath Swami, Karan Johar, Rana Daggubati, Anil Kapoor, Anupam Kher, Samantha Prabhu, Tarun Tahliani, Abhishek Bachchan, Genelia & Ritesh Deshmukh, Kriti Sanon, Ashwin Ravichandran, Faye D Souza, Shikhar Dhawan, Rishabh Pant, Ankur Tewari and more have pledged their support to the campaign.

Why join us:

1. To support every rupee donated, our event donor (The Indus Entrepreneurs - TIE) who will match every rupee raised up to INR 7.5 CR (approx $1M). 
2. We are in the process of closing out another donor who will match our contributions with another INR 7.5 Cr (approx $1M). 
3. Therefore for every INR 10 donated through the I Breathe For India Campaign, our donors will match it by INR 20. 1:2 
4. We are optimistic/confident that we should be able to raise at least INR 25 CR (approx $3.3M) in funds for Covid Crisis Relief in India.

During a two hour show, Lara and Shayamal will host some of these celebrities in conversations, hear poetry and songs, monologue messages and more in a specially curated two hour special, never before seen in India.

So, join us LIVE on 9th May 2021 from 6 – 8 pm and make generous contributions to help our fellow Indians, in these distressing times.

About The Indus Entrepreneurs

TIE is a non-profit headquartered in Silicon Valley. It is the largest global network of entrepreneurs, investors and industry captains, especially representing successful business leaders of Indian-origin across US, Europe & APAC.

Given their strong, successful & tightly-knit community of entrepreneurs & investors and experience & track record in raising funds, their members have pledged $1M to help India accelerate its fight against COVID-19.

Beyond just raising funds, TIE believe they can galvanize people of Indian origin globally from all walks of life ~ corporates, CXOs, multi-lateral organizations and public institutions and mobilize them to come together and do something meaningful for India in this hour of need.