SocioStory · 365 stories
Stories of NGOs, social heroes, CSR teams and volunteers from across India. Every one is checked by an editor before it goes live.
365 stories
NGO story
To acknowledge and honour the selfless devotion and sacrifice of our veterans in the service of the nation, the 'Armed Forces Veterans Day' is observed each year on January 14, since 2017 in India. This year, which marks the 6th…
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NGO storyWater & sanitation
Did you know that a whopping 62 million tonnes of garbage is produced every year by India’s urban population of 429 million citizens? Don’t we think that waste management is an important element of environmental protection? Our…
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NGO storyRural development
It has been said that the soul of India lives in its villages and the need of the hour is to have ‘Smart Villages’. In an effort to maintain the sanctity of villages as well as to implement an approach to develop and modernise…
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Social heroWater & sanitation
Deeply impacted and disturbed by the water crisis India faced in 2015, Garvita Gulhati felt the need to take a lead and compelled her to make a difference. This led 21-year-old Gulhati in taking an initiative called ‘Why Waste?’…
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NGO storyWomen & girls
‘Gender equality’ must become a ‘lived reality’ and that is when we can progress as a nation where every person deserves dignity and respect. Even today, there is so much stigma around the transgender community. Every year,…
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NGO storyHealth
The National Cancer Awareness Day was observed recently in the country on November 7. A lot of deliberations also took place on tobacco smoking which often leads to dreadful cancers. Although we have dedicated oncologists and…
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NGO storyHealth
The National Ayurveda day is celebrated every year on the occasion of Dhanwantari Jayanti which is known as ‘Dhanteras’. Indeed, health is wealth and Dhanteras also means celebrating wealth. With time, the context of this…
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NGO storyChildren
“Life would have been different, had there been more acceptance. As a hearing-impaired, my sister was denied admissions in every normal school. With no other option left, my father looked out for special schools and took…
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NGO storyDisability & inclusion
If the saying “Jack of all trades, master of none” is implied on people who dabble in many skills instead of focusing on one, I would like to slightly change this phrase to “Jack and master of all trades” to imply on people who…
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NGO storyChildren
When Mohammad Shams Aalam Shaikh was as little as a 2-year kid, he used to swim in the pond in front of his house in his village. People would gather and stand on the edge of the pond to watch him swim. They would applaud and…
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NGO storyWomen & girls
In just one year, India has slipped 28 places to rank 140th among 156 countries in the World Economic Forum's Global Gender Gap Report 2021, becoming the third-worst performer in South Asia. Also, the gender gap in India has…
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NGO storyWater & sanitation
Aarav Seth, a 13-year-old student activist from Delhi NCR is an ordinary kid with an extraordinary vision to save our environment. Disturbed by the plight of his surroundings due to the prevailing environmental conditions, Seth…
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