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Hi everyone!
You can now read our Fall 2015 Newsletter! It contains information regarding our recent work, as well as information about our Holiday Fundraiser! All donations benefit the New Beginnings Clinic, which serves as an orphanage for child laborers. All donations are also tax-deductible.
Just 5 minutes of reading and a small donation can truly make a difference in a child's life!
Thank you again to all of our donors and friends!
Hi everyone!
Your continuous support of IndoRelief is greatly appreciated. We know without supporters like yourself who believe in our mission, we could not impact the lives of so many. Thank you!
Doing any online shopping soon? Now you can support IndoRelief just by shopping online. We now have partnerships with over 250 online retailers like Amazon, Target and Nordstrom. Any time you shop with these online retailers, we receive a contribution on your behalf!
Just go to our website, click the "Support Us" widget located on any page, and choose one of the many online retailers to shop from. That's it! After you make a purchase, up to 20% of that sale goes directly to us. No signing up for accounts or downloading software. Now making a contribution to our organization is easier and simpler than ever!
Please think of us anytime you shop online. Our success depends on your ongoing support. From all of us at IndoRelief, thank you!
Our volunteers came home a little less than one week ago, excited, exhausted, and missing India. While in India, they did some great work. This included holding multiple health camps, meeting new patients, and reviewing applicants for the New Beginnings Clinic.
One of the exciting new partnerships we formed while in India is with the Sanjay Public Colony School. We have agreed to provide continued healthcare for their students and their families. This is a daunting challenge for us here at IndoRelief, but with hard work and the continued support of our donors, we have no doubt that we can accomplish this task!
The Sanjay Public Colony School is located in Faridabad, India. Its students live in the Sanjay Colony slum. We were overwhelmed by their playfulness and curiosity. Read more about this partnership on our front page and don't forget to share! It's because of your support that IndoRelief is reaching 500 patients helped!
Sant Kumar of IndoRelief pictured with some of the students of Sanjay Colony Public School
From San Francisco to Shanghai to India and back, IndoRelief is working to make equal access to quality healthcare a reality worldwide
Being orange is about people and their families; it's about the fact that everyone deserves quality healthcare regardless of where they were born or where they live; it's about showing solidarity and working together to accomplish this goal. So take a picture with something orange and post it with the hashtag #beorange #indorelief. Together we can raise awareness about this issue and help people around the world get the healthcare they deserve!
Hello everyone,
More information has posted about our New Beginnings Clinic, which helps child labor victims. Child labor is a huge problem in India. With your help we can make a difference one child at a time.
To find out more about this clinic check out the link below:
http://www.indorelief.org/new-beginnings-clinic/
This boy was sold to a farmer. He picks crops and helps sell them, working up to 12 hours a day.
Hello everyone!
Olivia Calalo (pictured below) is orange! Are you? Send in your photos or shoot us a message and we'll send you one of our stickers to take a photo with. The more you share with family and friends the better! Thank you for our hard work and generosity!
Though progress has been made reducing the number of underage children working in India, there is still a lot of work to be done. IndoRelief will be launching a project soon to help address this pressing issue. Read more about India's child labor problem and the progress that has been made by clicking the link below!
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/27/opinion/ending-child-labor-in-india.html?_r=0
Meet Hugh. He is 11 years old and had never been to the dentist. With the help of our donors, we sponsored his check up in our dental camp. Hugh now has a dentist whom he will see every 6 months.
We want to thank everyone for their support of the Night Shelter these past few months. To date we have now provided housing for 31 men, women, and children. Through the Night Shelter, our residents are supplied with a bed, toiletries, food, and health check ups. We also work hard to connect our residents with local businesses so that they have employment opportunities available to them after they leave the shelter. To learn about the Night Shelter and see pictures of some of our residents visit http://www.indorelief.org/night-shelter/
Stay tuned for more updates!
Hey everyone,
It's been very busy these past few weeks at IndoRelief, but we're happy to announce that we've officially opened the Mental Peace clinic! We've partnered with local psychologists to help individuals suffering from mental illnesses and to raise awareness about the importance of mental health in India. When speaking with locals in Faridabad and Delhi, we realized that everyone knows a friend or family member suffering from depression and anxiety. However, because of the stigma related to mental illness, no one talks about it. Part of the mission of the Mental Peace clinic is to let people know that it is OK to have a mental illness and that help can be received and people can get better. We're extremely excited about this so thank you for your support!
We're also continuing to supply vaccinations to children, as well as starting a clothing drive to help provide blankets and clothing to the homeless. Thank you all for your help! Every donation, post, comment, and share goes a long way!
To learn more about the other projects going on at IndoRelief visit our website. Stay tuned for more updates!
Hey all,
It's been an incredibly busy month for IndoRelief! We've expanded our social media presence on facebook and instagram, accumulating over 1000 followers between the two. Thank you for spreading the word! In order to come up with a solution, people need to first learn about the problem -- this is a great start in letting people know what is going on in India and how we can help!
We also opened our Night Shelter. We're now providing beds, food, and medicine to 27 people everyday free of cost. To learn more about our Night Shelter, check out the Projects tab of our website.
IndoRelief has now helped 223 individuals, providing free medical care and housing. This is a tremendous accomplishment, especially for an organization so young. We could not have done any of this without your continued support -- every donation, like, and share has made the difference. Thank you!
Along with continuing to sponsor patient care, we also have some great projects coming up so stay tuned!
Below is a great article highlighting the troubling rise in measles in the US. Unfortunately, measles is an even bigger problem in India, where most children do not get vaccinated for it. You can help change that by contributing to Project Vaccinate! We not only provide the measles vaccination, but also pneumococcal conjugate vaccines, polio vaccines, and vaccination for tuberculosis.
In India we've met many interesting people who make a living any way they can. Amit (pictured above) looks through piles of garbage every morning for things he can sell. He takes what he finds, cleans it, and attempts to sell it later in the day. This is not unusual for salesmen like Amit. To read more about the people we've met while being here, check back to our blog
We have now been granted 501(c)(3) status by the United States Federal government. What this means for you is that all donations to IndoRelief are now tax deducible! All contributions in the United States are tax deductible under Section 170 of the Internal Revenue Code. Additionally, we are qualified to receive tax deductible bequests, devises, transfers or gifts under Section 2055, 2106, 2522. Thanks to everyone for their help and patience!
We're less than 100 dollars away from providing free vaccinations to over 100 children! Make this project a reality by donating now--every dollar helps
WIshing everyone a happy and safe new year!
Hey everyone,
Good news! We received an update from the IRS that our tax-exempt status will be approved in a month. This means that your donations will be tax-deductible! More information to come on this. Hope everyone is having a safe and fun holiday season!
We wanted to take this moment to thank everyone for their support this past year. The holidays are a great time to give thanks and without your support IndoRelief would not exist. So Happy Holidays! Follow us on Instagram and Twitter for everything IndoRelief and learn more about how you can help!
At the beginning of last year, we met a four year old boy named Sameer suffering from spina bifida. The condition caused him a great deal pain and limited his ability to walk. Because of everyone's generosity, Sameer's life-threatening condition was cured. Today, he is healthy and has the rest of his life ahead of him.
Stay tuned for more success stories!
