Debashis

  • Location: California, USA
  • Occupation: Software
  • About My Inner Philanthropist (why I give): Because it is the right thing to do. :-)

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Provide Bicycles for Poor Students in India
India, Children , Donations to this project are being matched
Our project is providing 300 bicycles and shoes to 300 students --150 boys and 150 girls--to help them go to school in poor coastal areas of Kerala, India. progress reportread updates from the field
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Literacy for a billion with Bollywood songs
India, Education
PlanetRead uses SLS in 10 languages nationwide to provide automatic reading practice to 300 million early literates people who are officially “literate” but who cannot read. progress reportread updates from the field
retired
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Saving 200 Runaway Girls from Prostitution
India, Children
Runaway girls who arrive at Mumbai Central station are at high risk from prostitution and domestic slavery. The project provides care, counselling, repatriation and education for 200 runaway girls. progress reportread updates from the field
retired
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Micronutrients in Soymilk for 15,000 Kids-Orissa
India, Health
This project provides 200ml of micro-nutrient enriched soymilk to 15,000 primary school students 6 days a week with 20 sets of non-electric equipment (VitaGoats) run by women's Self-Help Groups. progress reportread updates from the field
retired
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Stop the polio outbreak in India
India, Health
Funded $1,675 (of $419,582 requested)
This project provides funding for essential social mobilization items needed to conduct high-quality polio immunization in India including media, posters, advertisements and volunteer caps and aprons. progress reportread updates from the field
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Noon Meal Improves Girls' Learning in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso, Children , Donations to this project are being matched
The project pays for a noon meal for girls who attend a girls’ middle school and whose parents cannot afford school. Girls walk 6 km to and from school and have no other source of food during the day. progress reportread updates from the field
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Village Learning Centers for 5000 Beneficiaries
India, Education
Build a Village Library/Learning Centers for supplementary and vocational education and a place for communities to organize coalition for economic development and infrastructure planning. progress reportread updates from the field
retired
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Empowering 1000 girls through Sport in Zambia
Zambia, Sport , Donations to this project are being matched
The program provides 37 Committees for girls with information on the realities of HIV/AIDS, gender equality and equity and the use of life and Sports skills to benefit 5000 girls in Zambia. progress reportread updates from the field
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Library for 5000 Moroccan Berbers
Morocco, Education , Donations to this project are being matched
This project provides four remote Moroccan villages a library through the restoration of an historic building. Literacy & knowledge are increased through cultural preservation. progress reportread updates from the field
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Provide heart surgeries for Rio's poorest children
Brazil, Health
Provides access for poor families to medical professionals and life-saving heart surgeries for children who languish in sub-substandard medical situations and can die from inadequate care. progress reportread updates from the field
retired
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A New Home for victims of sex-trafficking in India
India, Human Rights
Funded $25,000 (of $25,000 requested)
Six hundred survivors of sex trafficking are being forced to relocate because of the construction of a new mall in Hyderabad. They have three months to buy land to build a new shelter. progress reportread updates from the field
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Supplemental Nutrition for West Bank Children
Palestinian Territories, Health
NEF provides supplemental nutrition to malnourished children in the West Bank and provides Palestinian women with employment opportunities in partnership with the World Food Program. progress reportread updates from the field
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Community Building for 1000 Jews & Muslims, 09-10
Israel, Education , Donations to this project are being matched
Bringing together neighboring school communities of Jews & Muslims, first time in their lives, for on-going deep and positive interaction. Citizens are empowered to actively shape their society. progress reportread updates from the field
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Bring Safe Drinking Water to Bangladeshi Children
Bangladesh, Health
Imagine discovering the water your child drinks contains arsenic. This is what the community of Billi discovered. Help Billi build and maintain a water system and save their children’s lives. progress reportread updates from the field
retired
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Scholarships for Service in Belize
Belize, Education
Fifteen secondary students in Belize's poorest districts will earn multiple-year scholarships in exchange for serving his/her local community. They'll develop professional skills and service values. progress reportread updates from the field
retired
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Going to School in India - Mini-Books for Children
India, Children , Donations to this project are being matched
"Going to School" (GTS) is a multimedia project for children that celebrates what school can be. The project provides a series of 10 mini-books in regional Indian languages and also inspiring movies. progress reportread updates from the field
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Buy Land and Housing for Central America Families
Guatemala, Economic Development
Funded $5,500 (of $5,500 requested)
Contributions to the Noemi Credit Fund provide the resources for loans to Agros villagers for land and housing through a revolving credit fund. progress reportread updates from the field
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Education for 900 Rural Girls in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso, Children , Donations to this project are being matched
The project buys lambs & school materials for girls’ first year of school. It requires parents to raise, sell & purchase lambs to pay for their daughters’ school needs the following 12 years of school progress reportread updates from the field
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PlayPumps: Bringing Water to Children in Africa
Mozambique, Health , Donations to this project are being matched
We will bring clean drinking water to children in Africa via the PlayPump water system (a merry-go-round connected to a water pump), other safe water solutions and associated programmatic activities. progress reportread updates from the field
retired