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How H2U is Expanding Access to Lifesaving Healthcare in Rural India

New ImTeCHO Initiative Uses Smartphones to Reach More of the Unreachable Our Healthcare 2 Unreached Signature Program brings lifesaving care to people in remote areas of rural India, with a focus on decreasing maternal and infant mortality. We’re proud to say that we’ve seen successful results in the areas we’ve reached so far. Recently, we … Read more

Share & Care Foundation Conducts Free Health Screening in Mahwah, NJ

As a part of our dedication to local community service, Share & Care successfully conducted our sixth annual Health Fair on October 15, 2017, in Mahwah, NJ. Jointly supported by the Hindu Samaj Mandir, our annual health fairs have become flagship events to give back to the community. The purpose of the health fair is … Read more

Thanks to All Who Supported Our 35th Annual Gala

A Message to Our Supporters On the evening of Saturday, September 30, more than 1,200 Share & Care supporters gathered at NJPAC in Newark, New Jersey, to honor our beneficiaries and celebrate our organization’s successes — including raising $1.3 million this year to date. Highlights of the evening included performances by renowned choreographer and dancer … Read more

Addressing India’s Anemia Crisis

In India, women and children face the highest risks of life-threatening, iron-deficiency anemia. Share & Care’s Healthcare 2 Unreached Signature Program brings healthcare and education to some of the poorest, most remote villages in rural India. With the help of local NGOs, we have been able to provide a range of preventative and curative services … Read more

Share & Care Foundation Provides Emergency Relief for Gujarat Flood Victims

After committing $30,000 in emergency relief for flood victims in Gujarat, Share & Care continues to seek donations to fund temporary shelters, restore schools and healthcare centers, and provide water and sanitation provisions. Note: We’ve added the Texas and Florida hurricanes — Harvey and Irma — to our relief operations, marking the first time we’ve … Read more

Keeping India’s Poorest Children in School — For a Brighter Future

Share & Care’s Educate 2 Success Signature Program provides support for students who are at risk of dropping out (or in some cases, have already dropped out) of school. The children selected for this program are from the poorest and most marginalized communities in India, and are assessed with the help of our incredible NGO … Read more

E2G Progress Report [INFOGRAPH]

Through our Educate 2 Graduate program, we’re helping to break the cycle of discrimination and poverty. Below is our mid-year 2017 progress report.

Meet the Beneficiaries of Share & Care’s Nirmal Village Program

Last year, our Nirmal Village Program provided toilets and hygiene education for 770 families living in rural India. Our goal in 2017 is to help 1,000 more. As we’ve previously written about, tackling India’s sanitation crisis is a complex issue, requiring not only the construction of toilets but also plenty of hands-on, village-wide education about … Read more

How We’re Tackling the Complexities of India’s Sanitation Crisis

To improve sanitation in rural India, we’re not just building toilets — we’re also changing people’s attitudes about using them. There is, and has been for generations, a dire sanitation situation in India. Per the 2011 census, nearly 70% of rural Indian households and 13% of urban Indian households defecate in the open — a … Read more

How Communication Can Help Defeat Child Sexual Abuse

At Share & Care, we believe that a community in which women are empowered is a better community for all. The benefits of female empowerment extend from the growth of local economies to the well-being of a nation’s children. As part of our Women Empowerment Signature Program and our mission to support India’s most marginalized … Read more

Overcoming Barriers to the Empowerment of Rural Women in India

Meet three beautiful women living in rural villages of Gujarat, India — Manisha, Geeta, and Mumtaj. They each met certain requirements that ultimately led to their inclusion here: Their family was living below the poverty line — India’s current BPL is Rs. 27,000, or, at the time of this writing, approximately US$415 per year. They … Read more