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UNICEF Shares How You Can Support India Today Amidst the COVID-19 Surge

Saleforce Nonprofit

By: Richard Beighton, Chief of Resource Mobilization and Partnerships, UNICEF India. India has become the first country to report more than 400,000 new coronavirus cases in a single day. Although over 160 million shots have been given, almost 32 million of these were second vaccines, meaning that only 10% of India’s 1.3

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On World AIDS Day: More pregnant women and children must get treatment

Nonprofit Tech for Good

New HIV infections in children are down, but reaching the goal of an AIDS-free generation requires that more HIV positive pregnant women receive antiretroviral treatment to decrease the risk of infection for their babies. In India over 14,000 children got infected in 2011, with a 13 per cent decline from 2009.

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The Triple Bottom Line in India: Software, Quality Education, and Early Learning

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The teacher introduced me as a visitor from America and asked if there the children wanted to ask me any questions. This prompted some amazing questions for children that age anywhere: How many jets did you take to get to India? I look forward to seeing how this start up transforms early childhood education in India.

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How to Use Storytelling for Nonprofits to Tug Heartstrings and Raise Funds

Get Fully Funded

For the purposes of our exercise, let’s say our story takes place in India. For our fictitious story, the plot is that many children only eat one meal a day — dinner. For example, our plot is that many children eat one meal a day and do poorly in school. Setting: This is where your story happens. Your donation of $7.32

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American India Foundation

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

My last stop in New Delhi was to visit the American India Foundation, which is the largest Silicon Valley/India foundation. This school is run by an NGO (a nonprofit) and provides free education to children who come from disadvantaged backgrounds. The children were simply delightful.

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One of Many: Vibha Reaches Out to India's Neediest Children

Tech Soup

"Americans think it takes a lot of money to make a difference," according to Rajesh Haridas, chief operating officer of Vibha , an almost entirely volunteer-run organization that aims to improve the lives of underprivileged youth in India and elsewhere. read more.

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WORTH Trust Solves Tech Woes to Help More Kids in India

Tech Soup

India is home to 70 million people with different needs and abilities. WORTH, which stands for Workshop for Rehabilitation and Training of the Handicapped, aims to create opportunities for vocational training and avenues for employment for people with different needs in India.

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