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…
As we build the next generation giving marketplace, we at GiveIndia reaffirm our commitment to data, design-thinking, and most importantly empathy and compassion. Any person who has ever contributed to a social cause, knows the feeling of optimism that follows. It is so strong that it makes us better individuals in the process. Giving at its most…
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 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…
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…
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…
Tolkein very famously says in The Lord of the Rings that “The world is indeed full of peril, and in it, there are many dark places; but still there is much that is fair, and though in all lands love is now mingled with grief, it grows perhaps the greater.” This for me sums up…
At GiveIndia, 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…
My Journey at GiveIndia — Part I No, this is not in any way linked to IPL. This is a story of the heroes I met when I was in Chennai, only two weeks into my job at GiveIndia. I remember I had gone to Chennai, all the way from Kolkata, with only two bags in tow, to get…
India is a country with extreme disparities among its population. Typically in India, ‘Behind every successful person, there is another person’. If one is in need of something, there is another who has access to more resources and is capable to fulfill that need. Barring a few, every successful (whatever way one defines success) person…