Indians 4 Social Change

Q: In a few short sentences, what does your non-profit do? DESIRE FOUNDATION, pledges to transform lives of people on the edges of society, supervise events and uplift the scholastic & cultural heritage of our Nation. Q: What need do you fulfil and why is your organization unique? A major …

In a few short sentences, what does your non-profit do? Autism is a complex developmental disability that affects a large and often unidentified population, leading to lifelong challenges. Action for Autism (AFA; www.autism-india.org) is a national voluntary organisation of parents and professionals that has pioneered the cause of autism in …

In a few short sentences, what does your non-profit do? Asha for Education is a fully volunteer-run, very low overhead organization working towards socio-economic change in India through the education of under-privileged children. We have 40+ chapters in the USA with sister organizations in Canada, Europe and India – all …

In a few short sentences, what does your non-profit do? Maher (in the Marathi language) means “Mother’s Home”: a haven of hope, belonging and understanding. Our mission is to help destitute women, children, and men from all over India receive their right to a higher quality of life, irrespective of …

Background Dancing was an art that was meant for expression of religious stories and especially evident in Hindu mythology. Lord Shiva, otherwise known as Nataraja (the god of dance), expressed the cosmic cycles of birth, life and death in his vivid dance called the Tandava for his companion Parvati. The Tandava …

Overview: Click a Smile is Akshaya Patra’s annual international photography competition. Eligible to both professional and amateur photographers, Click a Smile 2014 will run from 20th November to 22nd December, 2014. The competition focusses on the innate joy and innocence of a child’s smile, and celebrates this. Therefore to participate …

Pakistani Taliban fighters killed 141 people, 132 of which were children, at a school in Peshawar, Pakistan. The BBC reports that 7 militants attacked the school wearing suicide vests. As parents search for their children, hospitals in the area are dealing with the large number of deaths and casualties. The …

The Indian Supreme Court has established a “Social Justice Bench” to cover cases about social justice in a timely manner. A statement released by the Supreme Court explains, “In Supreme Court several cases relating to the domain of ‘social justice’ are pending for several years. Hon’ble the Chief Justice of …

In a few short sentences, what does your non-profit do? The Akshaya Patra Foundation works towards alleviating childhood hunger and illiteracy in India. Through partnerships with the Government of India, corporates and donors Akshaya Patra runs one of the largest school feeding programmes in the world. With the vision that …

This year, Maher planned to celebrate Children’s day with huge fanfare. The function was planned to happen over a period of days so as to ensure that we could celebrate it well at each of the separate Maher centers. At Vadhu, Maher’s main center, a rally from Vadhu to Koregaon …