Featured Organization: Asha for Education
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 …
Social Change Partner: Maher
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 …
Social Change Partner: Design for Change
In a few short sentences, what does your non-profit do? Design for Change is a global movement focusing on encouraging students to be design thinkers. It has its reach in more 34 countries, where students are participating in the DFC school challenge by following four simple steps of Feel, Imagine, …
Akshaya Patra’s International Photography Contest: Click a Smile
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 …
Featured Social Change Partner: Society Against Violence in Education
Our non-profit organisation, SAVE (Society Against Violence in Education), basically works against ragging all over India. SAVE creates a common platform for voices against ragging; SAVE is a fully cause-driven organization. Once the goal is reached, we can switch over to some other social causes, as will be legally feasible. …
Maher: Children’s Day Celebration 2014
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 …
The Possibilities: Akshaya Patra's Short Film Featuring A. R. Rahman's Song!
In their endeavour to bring more supporters on board, Akshaya Patra has recently created a film called ‘The Possibilities’. This film emphasises the importance of the mid-day meal programme implemented by Akshaya Patra in partnership with the Government of India and various State governments. It portrays the various struggles the child protagonist undergoes …
Social Change Partner: HelpAge India
In a few short sentences, what does your non-profit do? HelpAge India is an organization dedicated towards improving the lives of disadvantaged elderly persons throughout India. To accomplish this goal, we have instituted a number of programs that: provide free medical services, construct affordable and comfortable old age homes, bridge …
HelpAge India Aims to Create A Society Where Elderly Have the Right to an Active, Healthy and Dignified Life
The Problem Throughout the 75 years of her life, Mamata Prasad has raised her son with indelible care and love. Despite this, as reported by One India news, it has been almost seven years since the septuagenarian has last met not only her son, but also her daughter-in-law and her …
New Social Change Partner: Atma
Introducing our newest non-profit partner: Atma! In a few short sentences, what does your non-profit do? Atma helps innovative education non-profits in Mumbai to grow. We identify high-potential education non-profits and induct them into our Accelerator Program for a period of 3 years. During this period we provide them with …
