#Bengaluru based #NGO @IAmTheNewIndia has contributed a sum of Rs.5 lakhs to Mohammad Yousaf, the father of #kathua rape victim

#Bengaluru based #NGO @IAmTheNewIndia has contributed a sum of Rs.5 lakhs to Mohammad Yousaf, the father of #kathua rape victim. pic.twitter.com/0lk3QHonL2

— Press Release Watch (@PrReleaseWatch) April 19, 2018

The NGO has also started a campaign to help the family in this time of crisis by making donations directly to the family’s account, the details of the same are given below.  

Name :Mohammad Yousaf

Ac no (SB) : 0673040100003599 

Bank Name: J&K Bank

IFSC Code: JAKA0NOWBAD

Silent protest march on #WomensDay in #Bengaluru by @IAmTheNewIndia

Bengaluru: City based NGO 'New India Charitable Trust' founded by social activist couple Amrita Tata and Vijay Tata will hold a silent protest march in Bengaluru on 8th March on Women’s Day to urge for Fast track justice for rape victims. The silent march will start from Mysore bank circle and reach freedom park where Vijay Tata will address the gathering

Silent protest march on #WomensDay (8th March 2018) in #Bengaluru for speedy justice for rape victims by @IAmTheNewIndia founded by @vijayrtata and Mrs. Amrita Tata #FightRape #StopRape pic.twitter.com/97QTm5bHJ7

— Press Release Watch (@PrReleaseWatch) March 6, 2018

According to one estimate 90% rapes in India go unreported. Of the reported, only 30% go to trial of them only 1/3rd go to jail. 34,651 cases of rape were reported in India last year. Indian society is in a state of disarray when it comes to legal disputes and dispensing of justice. There are millions of cases pending in the courts which continue to struggle due to lack of manpower, infrastructure and reform in our legal and judicial framework. This becomes even more imperative when it comes to atrocities like rape where the victim has had to endure physical and mental agony all through the duration of the trial, which sometimes takes years.

Silent protest march on #WomensDay in #Bengaluru by @IAmTheNewIndia pic.twitter.com/Aa8IhiFONw

— Press Release Watch (@PrReleaseWatch) March 6, 2018

The NGO has also started - Stop rape initiative - an online petition against rape where they will reach out to every Honourable Judge of India with a plea to take harsh steps against rapists.  

#Mitsubishi UFJ & Akshaya Patra to provide free mid-day meals to over 35,000 children in #Telengana

Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd. (BTMU), and Akshaya Patra Foundation took the first step to build a full-fledged kitchen in Narsingi, by laying the foundation stone for the building on 11 August, 2016. The Narsingi Kitchen will be providing mid-day meals to over 35,000 children in Telengana from the next academic year.

#Mitsubishi UFJ & Akshaya Patra to provide free mid-day meals to over 35,000 children in #Telengana from next year pic.twitter.com/5QeM13chok

— Press Release Watch (@PrReleaseWatch) August 12, 2016

In June 2016, the Bank had announced about its MOU with The Foundation to support the mid-day meal program as part of its CSR initiative. Under this MoU, MUFG has pledged INR 105.1 million to fund the construction of a new centralised kitchen to cater to government schools in Ranga Reddy District, near Hyderabad, Telangana. The kitchen is expected to be operational by the next academic year (2017-18).

Shri Satya Gaura Chandra Dasa, Unit President, The Akshaya Patra Foundation expressed, “We are happy to inform that The Akshaya Patra Foundation is collaborating with Japan's banking giant to build first class social infrastructure in the new state of Telangana. With the support of the Government and BTMU we will be feeding 35,000 children. The MDM scheme is a great initiative to bring children back to school in Telangana.”

Eatfresh feeds city's hungry under privileged on #ValentineDay #PearlsOfIndia

Valentine’s Day was celebrated by Lets Feed Bengaluru (LFB) and Eatfresh an online platform delivering high quality, chef-made meals by bringing much-needed nourishment and food to the city’s economically challenged.

Eatfresh feeds city's hungry under privileged on #ValentineDay #PearlsOfIndia pic.twitter.com/1Aa2jIuYcu

— Press Release Watch (@PrReleaseWatch) February 15, 2016

Let’s Feed Bengaluru focuses on feeding the hungry under privileged in the city. Sunday February 14, 2016 saw this collaboration come to life once again with 150 Eatfresh food boxes, packed with vegetable biryani, distributed to the inhabitants of Tilaknagar Slum. Eatfresh also donated 1000 packaging boxes to team LFB, allowing collection of food from other volunteers.

 Speaking about the initiative, Rajiv Subramanian, ‎Founder & CEO of ‎Eatfresh said, “We share the vision of Let’s Feed Bengaluru where we like to build a sense of community and ease Bengaluru’s hunger problem, one community at a time. We would like to invite similar community groups to connect with us for collaboration over food.”

Launch of short #film on inclusive education for 'Deaf blind'

Sense India an Ahmedabad based NGO and The Leela Palace Hotels & Resorts put together an inspiring evening showcasing the immense potential of children with deafblindness through inclusive education. The highlight of the evening was the Premiere of “Hum bhi School Chaley” – a short film on inclusive education. This was aimed at raising awareness about deafblindness in the Indian sub-continent and introduce Sense India and its various programs that are empowering people with deafblindness.On this occasion, Akhil  S Paul, Director, Sense India said, “ Education should train the child to use his brains, to make for himself a place in the world and maintain his rights even when it seems that society would push him to scrap”.

Launch of short #film on inclusive education for 'Deaf blind' pic.twitter.com/QWQHHHUVwG

— Press Release Watch (@PrReleaseWatch) January 18, 2016

Sense India provide  high  quality  education  and  other  services  for around  13,000  deafblind  children through 57 partner NGOs in 23 states across India

1100 carpenters to join SHRAM DAAN DIVAS by #Fevicol

Fevicol is set to bond over 42000 woodworkers and contractors, in a pan-India community initiative - SHRAM DAAN DIVAS on December 20th and 21st. These woodworkers and contractors will donate a day’s labour free of cost to repair and refurbish furniture at around 650 NGOs, beneficiary schools, hospitals and institutions for underprivileged children. Organised under the auspices of the Fevicol Champions Club (FCC) this exercise will be held in over 320 cities across the country. This year Bangalore will see around 1100 carpenters come together on 20th December 2015 and 21 st December 2015 where they will renovate 10 institutions.

1100 carpenters to join SHRAM DAAN DIVAS by #Fevicol pic.twitter.com/n0qdGUJnWm

— Press Release Watch (@PrReleaseWatch) December 19, 2015

Vivek Subramanian, CEO, Fevicol Division, Pidilite Ind. said, “Shram Daan Diwas is a unique community initiative where we can witness daily wage earners such as woodworkers and contractors forego their livelihood for a noble cause. Due cognizance must be paid to this fact as these individuals themselves are not economically empowered, but are taking this valiant step to help society using their skills and intellect. We are more than happy to play our part in this initiative and are certain that will undoubtedly bring a smile to the myriad underprivileged children all across India.”

#Golf Tournament to support disabled girl children

Hearts & Clubs, an organization founded to make “giving” an essential part of life, organized its Annual Charity Golf Tournament 2015 to raise proceeds for Swanthana, a charitable trust caring for girl children with disability. The eventis organized marking the 23rd International Day for Persons with Disabilities.

#Golf Tournament to support disabled girl children pic.twitter.com/DLewG3qSp5

— Press Release Watch (@PrReleaseWatch) December 8, 2015

The third annual edition of this tournament witnessed participation from around 80 enthusiastic corporate executives who came together to make a difference to the lives of girls with disability at Swanthana. Last year’s proceeds were instrumental in bringing about a significant change in the lives of these children. Hearts & Clubs organized this tournament to increase the contributions this year and help operations of Swanthana. Hearts & Clubs has also supported Karunashraya in the past and intends to support many more charities in the coming years.

Narayana Nethralaya organizes awareness programme for Eye Donation & Eye Pledging

Narayana Nethralaya organizes awareness programme for Eye Donation & Eye Pledging pic.twitter.com/wdIhvBzxiz

— Press Release Watch (@PrReleaseWatch) September 2, 2015

As part of the National Eye Donation Fortnight, Narayana Nethralaya and its two eye banks, Dr Rajkumar Eye Bank in Rajajinagar and Dr Shankaranand Eye Bank in Electronic City organized “Drishti Santhe” at its Narayana Nethralaya Hospital, Rajajinagar.


The objective of the programme, as always was to create awareness on Eye Donation & Eye Pledging as more than 1.5 crores of our countrymen, women and children who are corneally blind are currently waiting for someone to donate their eyes. Every year during this fortnight, we conduct events and awareness programs to encourage pledging and to dispel misconceptions.

The Cultural Programme which was per​f​ormed by the blind was concluded with a candle march which was organized by the Narayana Nethralaya Team where thousands marched along with candles to create awareness on Eye Donation & Eye Pledging in & around Rajajinagar, Colombia Asia and Orion Mall.

Festival of Giving at Orion Mall in #Bengaluru

Orion Mall brings to Bengaluru “Festival of Giving” in association with Smile Foundation starting from tomorrow. Orion Festival of Giving invites people to donate their belongings (in reasonably good condition)- clothes, books, toys, accessories and footwear at the donation counters at Orion Mall and in return they will get discount vouchers that can be redeemed at participating outlets at Orion Mall. The donated items will be given to the Smile Foundation for distribution.More than 50 brands such as Nike, Puma, Jack & Jones, Only, Vero Moda, Café Mangii, Toscano, Central, etc. are participating in the event.

Festival of Giving at Orion Mall in #Bengaluru pic.twitter.com/zyQYxvhY1V

— Press Release Watch (@PrReleaseWatch) May 14, 2015

Fashion Guru, Prasad Bidapa, Vishal Mirchandani, CEO- Retail & Commercial, Brigade Group and Smita Kalappa , VP Smile Foundation were present at the launch of this charity event.

SRLC raises Rs.30 lakhs for TCS 10K Bangalore Marathon

SRLC raises Rs.30 lakhs for #TCSW10K #Bangalore pic.twitter.com/GNGnJcGZm6

— Press Release Watch (@PrReleaseWatch) May 13, 2015

Shrimad Rajchandra Love and Care's (SRLC) Bangalore chapter has raised over Rs.30 lakhs for charitable causes for the upcoming TCS 10K Bangalore Marathon.More than 380 runners will be running under SRLC banner this year .SRLC’s Bangalore chapter has the largest number of corporate support with 12 Corporate teams participating in Bangalore Marathon.Funds were raised  by some of the most novel ways like selling homemade chocolates, collecting old newspapers, selling old books, selling paintings made by volunteers of SRLC.

@poojagandhi to support HIV/AIDS affected children through NGO

@poojagandhi to support #HIV/AIDS affected children through NGO pic.twitter.com/3oQVDLRcZQ

— Press Release Watch (@PrReleaseWatch) May 12, 2015

Dandupalya girl Pooja Gandhi has joined hands with 'Bangalore Schools Sports Foundation (BSSF) 'Champion in Me'- a customized sport-based initiative conceptualized by Elvis Joseph to develop and empower children and youth living with HIV/AIDS - will also field their runners and help raise money for their cause. India's only double-amputee runner, 19-year old Madhusudan Hanumanthappa, also representing the BSSF, will be seen running for charity on customized prosthetic legs on Race Day in the 4 KM Champions with Disability run. Hoskote's Babu Seenappa will also be running for BSSF in a different category. An HIV positive teenager, Babu will be seen exhibiting his athletic best, running the Majja Run on May 17th.

Nation-wide drive to create awareness on peripheral blood stem cell transplant

DATRI, India’s largest registry of voluntary blood stem cell donors along with Narayana Health and BGS Hospital today launches ‘Get, Set Go Orange!’, a nation wide blood stem cell donor drive in Bangalore.It will run a month long drive across the country to educate people and encourage them to voluntarily come forward and support the cause.The drive will have the gracious presence of Dr. Sunil Bhat, Pediatric Haemato-Oncologist,  Narayana Health Bangalore   and Dr. Sachin Jadhav, Consultant Haematologist and BMT Physician, BGS Global Hospital who are supporting the cause, along with Mr. Raghu Rajagopal, Co-Founder & CEO of DATRI.

Nation-wide drive to create awareness on peripheral blood stem cell transplant pic.twitter.com/l6HUWgcZVc
— Press Release Watch (@PrReleaseWatch) February 9, 2015

“The awareness about peripheral blood stem cell transplant is low in India and the number of registered donors is not significant at all, despite our country being home to 1.2 billion. There is an urgent need to increase the number of voluntary blood stem cell donors so we can give a fighting chance to many patients.  I urge people to come forward and join this cause. Till date, most of our successful unrelated blood stem cell transplants have been possible due to DATRI’s continuous support “said Dr.Sunil Bhat, Pediatric Haemato Oncologist, Narayana Health, Bangalore.

#AnilKumble launches free book distributing campaign for ChildFund India

ChildFund India, one of the country’s oldest child-focused non profits has unveiled an innovative nationwide campaign titled “Books, my Friends/ Kitabein meri dost” to encourage children to go beyond their text books and discover the joy of reading. The campaign was launched by Anil Kumble, former captain of the Indian cricket team, who presented books to children from marginalized communities in Karnataka.

#AnilKumble launches free book distributing campaign for ChildFund India pic.twitter.com/lesdm1fHat
— Press Release Watch (@PrReleaseWatch) December 12, 2014

Briefing the media, CFI Asia regional director, Neelam Makhikani, said: “We sponsor 1.8 million children across 14 Indian states. Of this, based on geographical location, local communities and livelihood conditions, we chose 38,000 children, of which 9,000 are from Karnataka. They will be given books to read and share with others. These are the first children in their families to be educated and have least resources.”
Nearly 40 percent of children across all age groups in India drop out of school each year.

Distribution of school bags,uniform by Muthoot M George Foundation in #Bangalore

Distribution of school bags,uniform by Muthoot M George Foundation in Bangalore pic.twitter.com/6evl9Um2SK
— Press Release Watch (@PrReleaseWatch) September 6, 2014

Distribution was undertaken by Muthoot M George Foundation  through the Bangalore based NGO - Soceity for Neglected Children (SNC) for 125 students of Gov. Higher Primary School, Binnamangala,Indira Nagar 1st Stage, Bangalore.

Dr K. R. Shroff Foundation to educate 10 Lakh rural and tribal children by 2025

Dr K. R. Shroff Foundation to educate 10 Lakh rural and tribal children by 2025 pic.twitter.com/lJve1NByDK
— Press Release Watch (@PrReleaseWatch) September 5, 2014

Dr. K. R. Shroff Foundation today commemorates the 25th death anniversary of Ahmedabad’s leading philanthropist and visionary Dr. K. R. Shroff (1921-1989). On this occasion, the foundation has announced their initiative to educate 10 Lakh rural and tribal children from economically weak backgrounds that do not have access to quality education.

#NGO building low cost sanitary latrine in villages

Our partner @erds_india installed 30,000+ low cost toilets. Improving hygiene, saving lives! Pls RT! http://t.co/2bYgO2gQF7 #opendefecation
— Calcutta Hope (@CalcuttaHope) August 13, 2014

ECONOMIC RURAL DEVELOPMENT SOCIETY (ERDS) is an NGO working in four districts of  West Bengal,.since 1982. It is mainly focused on child education, child sponsorship programme, support to elderly persons, women empowerment, campaign against child trafficking, vocational training, construction of low cost sanitary latrine and micro-credit.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his Independence Day speech had expressed concern over the non availability of toilets in rural India including schools and mentioned the pain and agony suffered by women folks in villages due to lack of proper sanitation facilities.

Sad state of Indian sanitation, women without access to toilets fight for their dignity. #ToiletHeroines @ibnlive pic.twitter.com/agPGFE6T7S
— Joel Samuel (@joel__Samuel) August 18, 2014

CM should revoke Mining licence given to Essar; #Greenpeace

Mahan Sangharsh Samiti (MSS) supported by prominent members of other social movements today urged the government of Madhya Pradesh to end the systematic clampdown of the movement against Essar and Hindalco's proposed coal mine in Mahan forests in Singrauli. At a press conference, in Bhopal, members of MSS emphasised that a Gram Sabha or any other democratic process cannot be held in such a repressive atmosphere.
The activists also demanded that the CM should take immediate steps to revoke Essar's licence to mine and plunder the pristine forests in Mahan. The license has been granted trampling over the rights of over 50,000 forest dwellers from over 50 villages that are dependent on the forests of Mahan for their livelihood. MSS demanded that the state government should take immediate steps to ensure that the Forest Rights Act (FRA) is implemented in all these villages.

#Bill Clinton visits Jaipur's 'Akshaya Patra Foundation' today

From today's visit w/@AkshayaPatra, which feeds more than 1M kids a day in 10,500 schools across India. #CFAsia2014 pic.twitter.com/Ej1tJl78OF
— Bill Clinton (@billclinton) July 16, 2014

Dear @MDPai05, congrats on @billclinton's visit to #AkshayaPatra. Richly deserved global recognition for your noble Mid-Day Meal Mission.
— Sudheendra Kulkarni (@SudheenKulkarni) July 16, 2014

Jain Ekta Manch to organize Free Jaipur Foot Camp in #Bangalore

Jain Ekta Manch is Organizing a free foot camp for footless. In this camp, JEM will provide Jaipur foot, calipers (for polio affected patients) and crutches for handicapped. The measurement camp will be conducted on 30,31st of July & 1st of August 2014  at #48, near old OPD, VICTORIA HOSPITAL , Time 9:30 am to 2:00 pm. The distribution of limbs is scheduled on 17th August 2014 at St. Josephs Indian high school , near Mallya hospital from 12.00 noon onwards.

 "Physically impaired people will be fitted with special Jaipur Foot, developed by unique and well-designed approach to the needs of its community," says Mr.Arvind Jain, committee member ,Jain Ekta Manch.

Aakar Asha Centre for Enablement of Physically Disabled to organize “One Rupee Reconstructive Surgery” Campaign

Aakar Asha Centre for Enablement of Physically Disabled (formed under the N.Swain Memorial Trust) today launched a new “One Rupee Reconstructive Surgery Campaign” to enable the physically disabled people in Hyderabad to live a near normal life through the state of the art reconstructive surgery at the hospital. This noteworthy initiative is aimed at bringing the hospital’s highest quality surgical intervention to the physically disabled patients through the 6 month long campaign. As a part of the campaign Aakar Asha will organize camps across 12 locations in Hyderabad to identify patients who can benefit from such surgery.
The patients disabled at birth or due to external factors such as burns, accidents, tumors or any other physical deformations need reconstructive surgery to help them lead a normal life. Aakar Asha’s new initiative will give the opportunity to identified patients to get the benefit of the procedure at a token charge of Rs 1. The entire cost of consultation, blood tests and reconstructive surgery which accounts for 75% of the total cost will be borne by the hospital. Aakar Asha invites the individuals or groups to support this noble cause by donating towards the cost of materials & disposables.
Speaking about the ‘one rupee campaign’, Dr. Bharatendu Swain, Director and Managing Trustee, of Aakar Asha Centre for Enablement of Physically Disabled, said, “The hospital was established with the mission to perform high quality reconstructive surgery for the needy people. To take our mission to the masses we are introducing this six month long campaign in which we will reach out to those who are unaware that their lives can improve tremendously by a few simple surgical procedures” He said further “We have noticed that with proper intervention transformation happens in many cases. The motto of this campaign is also to seek partners for mobilization of physically disabled persons to camps, reaching out to donors, matching donors and beneficiaries, follow up care of beneficiaries. The Campaign will reach out to credible groups to partner in this cause for raising donations.