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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

Joining Forces With Shabana Azmi’s NGO Mijwan Welfare Society

Shabana Azmi’s Mijwan Welfare Society and the IAA for Women’s Excellence 2017 to showcase fashion icon Manish Malhotra’s “chikankari” embroidered designs, hand-crafted by rural Mijwan village women PARAMUS, NJ, MARCH 22, 2017—Share & Care Foundation is pleased to announce our ongoing support of actress/activist Shabana Azmi’s NGO, Mijwan Welfare Society. Share & Care and Mijwan … Read more

Women Empowerment Honor Roll

We love receiving messages from you! They not only help us learn more about you and what’s important to you, they help bring the community together toward a common goal. This month we’ve shared our hopes and goals for our Sexual Abuse & Prevention, Gender Equality and Equity, and Enhanced Livelihood Project programs under our … Read more

Share & Care Celebrates Its 34th Anniversary

The Share & Care Foundation, an organization helping transform the lives of marginalized people in India, is a testament to the power of a few dedicated people with big ideas. What started in 1982 as a simple, practical charity—which shipped good quality, used supplies from the U.S. to hospitals in India—has become a widely reputable … Read more