SocioStory · 347 stories
Stories of NGOs, social heroes, CSR teams and volunteers from across India. Every one is checked by an editor before it goes live.
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NGO storyDisaster relief
The Covid pandemic has brought about an upheaval among people causing high levels of stress and anxiety. Be it job losses, furloughs or losing loved ones, the pandemic has brought normal life to a grinding halt. However, there is…
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NGO storyWomen & girls
If I were to introduce Major PN Sirisha, a retired woman army officer, I would put a couple of terms together. Courage, Sacrifice, Commitment, Determination and Bravery are a few terms that would immediately come to mind. But…
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NGO storyWomen & girls
“Life is like a camera, face it with a smile,” goes an adage. This quote reminded me of Sujatha Burla who aspired to become a photographer until destiny had different plans for her. Before I get into the story, I would like to…
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NGO storyDisaster relief
“It had seemed like a very noble thought during the pandemic: to feed daily wage earners, those who need it the most. Yet, when the moment came, there was nervousness, there were doubts, there was fear. I felt more like a…
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NGO storyChildren
“Believe in yourself and all that you are. Know that there is something inside you that is greater than any obstacle,” goes a saying. This is exactly what Nupur Tewari, hailing from a small village in Murshidabad district of West…
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NGO storyAnimal welfare
A zestful and exuberant group of young minds from Tezpur, Assam, came together to form the ‘(Un)Civilised Indian (UCI)’ foundation. The UCI foundation is a self-funded NGO working on several untouched aspects of the society that…
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NGO storyChildren
When K Venkatraman, popularly known as the ‘Pencil Man of UAE’ was organising stationery collection drives for supplying them to various schools in India, he learnt that the schools required passionate teachers. This is where the…
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NGO storyArts & heritage
In the era of IT, the least I expected was to receive a beautifully written postcard all the way from Chandigarh. Nothing can beat the beaming smile and the boundless joy after reading the postcard. A piece of thick colourful…
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NGO storyWomen & girls
Barely 45 days after she was born, she was attacked with polio. By the time her parents could take her to the nearest hospital, her body was completely paralysed including her voice. It was 52 series of shock treatments and eight…
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NGO storyWomen & girls
Reminiscing his school days, Maani Singh recalls on how frustrating it was to dress up like a girl, to stand in a girl’s row, to sit with a group of girls and to be called by a girl’s name. When family and friends called him…
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NGO storyDisability & inclusion
When Sushma and her friends went shopping in busy areas (bazaars/open shopping markets, etc) during the weekends, they found it difficult to find clean and hygienic washrooms. This led to a lot of other problems as either they…
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NGO storyBlood donation
If you could offer hope- a chance at life- to someone dying from cancer, would you? Well, I think most of us would do the best possible. But here we bring to you one such example who not only saved a life by donating her stem…
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