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Providing Lifesaving Treatment for Children with Heart Defects – Start Donating Today

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  -Contributed by Aarohi Arora Shalini (name changed), a 10th-grade student from western India, had been feeling unusually tired, breathless, and uneasy for months. After several tests, doctors diagnosed her with a rare heart defect, Ruptured Sinus of Valsalva (RSOV) to the Right Atrium, along with heart failure and severe pulmonary hypertension. The condition required urgent treatment, but her mother, the sole earner, couldn’t afford it. With support from Genesis Foundation, Shalini received timely surgery at one of their   partner hospitals . She was discharged in stable condition and is now recovering well. This is one of the many lives Genesis Foundation strives to save through timely medical intervention and compassionate care. Genesis Foundation is an NGO in Haryana, working in the field of Congenital Heart Disease Donation , providing end-to-end support. They provide financial assistance to families with monthly income of under Rs.20,000. Over the last 24 years, they ha...

How corporate donations to charity are saving lives?

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In a world, where people are partitioned by their economic status and their position in the societal hierarchy, change makers have transformed nonprofits into the flag bearers of philanthropy. Despite doing so much for the society, many of us aren't willing to make donations to these NGOs to help them amplify their flow of funds. Hence, it is critical for organisations to step up corporate donations to nonprofits .   India was the first nation to mandate Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) for companies legally. Due to this, corporate donations to nonprofits act as an aid in tackling problems at scale. Providing for a nonprofit does not only benefit the NGO but also the provider. Since 2014, when the revolutionary government decision regarding CSR was made, corporate donations have seen a surge in number. When the world was recovering from the pandemic, it was corporate donations that made a colossal impact in the sphere of nonprofits. India is a country with more than three...