Trend to teach slum children on the rise
Sharing their time and knowledge with less privileged, youngsters in Amritsar volunteering to turn teachers in their spare time has been a trend on the rise. The idea is quite
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A beacon of hope in Mumbai’s red light area
What do you want to be when you grow up?” Manju Vyas remembers asking a 6-year-old. The young girl did not bat a lash saying, “I want to be a Madame.
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Alternative livelihood for trafficked women
Artemis Fountain Foundation is an NGO that works for the welfare of victims of trafficking. Over a period of time these women have developed unique newspaper-made handicrafts which now have
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Skilling transgenders for better life
Transgenders are often prey to subjugation and denigration across the country. Although a few have made it to public spheres, even they are looked at with disdain.
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A computer centre to empower Kashmir youth
Aseem Foundation, a Pune-based NGO, and Army are collaborating to impart education and empowerment to the youth of far-flung areas of Uri tehsil in Jammu and Kashmir.
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CRY Soccer: Slum youth mingle with corporates
At the second edition of the ‘Soccer for Child Rights’ tournament organised by the NGO Child Rights and You (CRY), along with SC STEDS (Slum
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Alarming rise in dengue, TB cases in Mumbai: NGO
Praja Foundation, an NGO and a watchdog of civic affairs, on Wednesday said dengue cases have seen a massive rise of 265 per cent in Mumbai in the last five years. Dengue cases have spiralled from 4,867 in 2012-13 to 17,771 in 2016-17, the NGO said.
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Bengaluru NGO lights up Odia artisan homes
Bengaluru-based NGO, the Happy Light Project Foundation (HLPF), is lighting up the lives of residents of Gotiguda, a small village in Odisha’s Raygada district. These villagers, who depend on Dokhra metal crafts
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Shift trees, don’t cut them: Telangana NGO
Trees marked to be cut down for infrastructure projects in Hyderabad can often be saved by translocating them.
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Tata Trusts changes the way it does charity
Tata Trusts, a charitable organisation of Tata Group founders, is changing its approach of giving grants to non-government organisations for social causes. Instead,
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An NGO that feeds hungry patients in hospitals
If you have old newspapers lying at home or if you are planning to sell them to the kabaadiwala, wait. Instead, donate them to Uday Foundation, an NGO who offers humanitarian support to the homeless.
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