With idols downsized and celebrations muted, their annual income is severely reduced WITH the onset of India’s biggest festive season – Durga Puja, Dussehra and Diwali – there are strict guidelines in place for the celebrations. Most states and the central government are also nudging organisers to cut down on excesses. Festivities will be restrained, …
Online classes are a challenge without access to phones and data DIGITAL learning for young children is a challenge, period. But when the child belongs to a low-income group family or one that lives in an area with poor connectivity this becomes a real hurdle. And this has been the reality of millions of children…
GiveIndia survey reveals a heightened desire to give back to society AS India and the world continue to confront the COVID-19 pandemic, everyone has a role to play – government at all levels, civil society, philanthropies, multinational organisations, the private sector and, most importantly, us – individuals. In this context, we undertook a survey targeted…
Participate in this annual festival and be a giver DAANUTSAV is a heartwarming way to start the festive season. Celebrated across India by people from all walks of life who come together to give back to society, this week-long festival of giving has virtually gone virtual this year! In recent months India has witnessed insurmountable…
To celebrate the spirit of giving, platform fees have been waived GIVEINDIA has turned 20 in 2020 – a significant milestone we have barely been able to acknowledge since the pandemic and the hardship it has caused has been the centre of all attention, including ours. As a quick and immediate response to the emergency,…
Help children from poor families have a fighting chance to survive WHILE India struggles with the Coronavirus pandemic, other serious and prolonged illnesses have been ignored. Childhood cancer is one of them. India has the highest prevalence of the disease in the world, with a child diagnosed every 12 minutes. Cancer in children is rare…
Covid-19 has highlighted the need for sustainable rural livelihoods RURAL India is hurting. And it is where 70% of the country’s population lives, the majority engaged in agriculture. Rural India also feeds us. But the complete shutdown of economic activities for months has affected ‘farm to fork’ supply chains and further depleted household budgets of…
Our joint efforts can help save young lives India has 29.6 million orphaned and abandoned children, as per the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF). Millions of children are abandoned each year by their parents all too often for several reasons. They are put in plastics bags and left to die in garbage dumps or put…
Crowdfund for medical emergencies on GiveIndia HEALTHCARE in India has several challenges which include inadequate access, shortage of skilled medical professionals and an increasing chronic disease population. And the arrival of COVID-19 has tragically highlighted the situation. Our public health expenditure is just 1% of the GDP and is among the lowest in the world…
Over one lakh are found on station platforms each year All across India, over 1 crore children live on the streets. Nearly 1.2 lakh children amongst them are found on railway platforms each year. Every five minutes a child arrives alone at a railway station, usually escaping abuse of some sort. They look to make…