What an amazing Tuesday! A special day* for so many communities across India to welcome their new year, an auspicious period or the beginning of Ramadan!
In these difficult times, such occasions are even more important to remind ourselves of our privileges and be even more generous with sharing our time, our skills, our belongings and our wealth.
*Baisakhi, Bohag Bihu, Cheti Chand, Gudi Padwa, Jude Sheetal, Naba Barsha, Navreh, Pana Sankranti, Putuhandu, Ramadan Kareem, Sajibu Nongma Panba Cheiraoba, Samvatsar Padvo, Ugadi, Vishu, and Yugadi.

As the second wave of COVID spreads across the country, it calls for another wave of generosity, of showing people around that you do care,  with thoughtful acts of kindness. Get started with our suggestions! Tweak them to your liking and situation! Create a chain or challenge, while sharing your joy with friends, with #MaineDiya!
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Yesterday was #WorldWaterDay and we're thinking about how everyone on the planet should have access to safe, clean drinking water. While 1 in 9 people around the world don't have access to clean water, in India it is at 1 in 10. That means our women are walking several kilometres to fetch water, they are spending hours standing in queues instead of pursuing their education, livelihood or just taking care of themselves and their families! Walking long distances affects their health and is also a safety concern for most women.

If the International Women's Day gave you reasons to celebrate the amazing women in your life, draw inspiration all through the year from women like Rupa, a decorated marathon runner and a COVID hero who has spent the last year providing security at COVID quarantine centres and later on local trains.
Look around and cheer women like Rupa who make your life safer and easier! Chat with them to know about their journey... is there one thing you would want to differently to show empathy, respect and admiration for women?

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We dedicate the month of March to speaking about Women’s issues. As you prepare to celebrate Women’s Day with flowers and presents for the women in your life, use your privilege to take a small action to support NGOs working to secure a better future for women.

Let your love linger on, with gifts that double happiness!

As the Valentine month is drawing to a close, pick gifts that will continue to remind your loved one about the careful choices you make! Be it masks or perfumes, lights or linen, chocolates or paintings, buy them from NGOs whose members made these with a lot of love and care. 

When you make a gift of time, add a little love to make it more impactful!
One of the best gifts you can give someone is the gift of time. Can you recount all the wonderful ways someone has shown you love just by spending time with you? Your spouse taking a day off work on your special day to be with you, a friend staying an extra day while visiting your city just to be with you?

“The role of giving, above all, is to help us live out our ideals, our beliefs, our best opinion of ourselves, so that when we look into the mirror, we can see someone who as a citizen takes responsibility. Someone who as a neighbour cares.” - Peter Drucker