Indians 4 Social Change

What is World Toilet Day All About? Since the year 2013, 19 November is celebrated as World Toilet Day. The aim of this day is to recognize the sanitation crisis across the world and urge the global community to take steps to solve this issue, since 1.3 billion people on the …

CGNet Swara was initially an experiment started out in 2004 from Chattisgarh, where they attempted to address the problems of local villagers in central India. They were keen on creating a new form of media such that, the grievances of people in villages in the most remote areas would find …

Our September Changemaker Award goes to Ratna Gill for her work with Gyaan Ghar Learning Center. You can donate here, and be sure to follow them on Facebook! About the Changemaker Ratna is a Harvard Economics student passionate about the nexus of poverty alleviation and sustainable development. Hailing from Washington, …

The Problem All children are born equal. All lives have equal value.  The above sentences dictate two of the most fundamental values of life, and yet these values are sadly not being met on a societal scale in India. Currently, the nation’s education and healthcare systems are succumbing to states …

What does your non-profit do? Our NGO is an emerging organization based in Agra (India) , and we work mainly in Education for disadvantaged children with a special focus on girls’ education. We run several programs for enhancing quality of education and collaborating with the government to minimize dropout rates of …

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 …

India and the United States have recently reconciled over food stockpiles, subsequently allowing a global trade deal to be enacted that had been postponed indefinitely. The World Trade Organization (WTO) had decided on a deal called the Trade Facilitation Agreement to simplify trade processes in December at Bali, Indonesia but …

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 …