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SAAHARAA-FUNDRAISER

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What is SAAHARAA?

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Saaharaa is a COVID Relief fundraiser campaign by the student initiative Saahayak in collaboration with Parkshala.

It aims to raise funds for Parkshala's ration drives which provide a month's worth of ration (+ zinc supplements, vitamic C supplements and, a pair of gloves) to underprivileged families across India.

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What is Parkshala?

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Parkshala is a Noida-based NGO dedicated to transforming the lives of children who hail from the lower strata of society. They work as an after-school support group to bridge the educational & moral gap between these children and their affluent peers. Even despite the pandemic, these classes are still being conducted regularly online!

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What are Parkshala's ration drives?

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During the COVID - 19 pandemic lockdown, Parkshala recognized the plight of the underprivileged who were left without access to money or essential food items and sought to address it. They started their Ration Drives in April 2020 and by October 2020, they had directly provided food items (and zinc supplements, a pair of gloves, vitamin C supplements) to over 450 families!! They directly impacted 2141 people and provided about 64,000 meals to the underprivileged! 

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The areas covered were Noida, Aligarh and Hathras in Uttar Pradesh; Nagar Untari in Jharkhand; Bhojpur, Buxar, and Jagdishpur in Bihar; Kolkata in West Bengal; Gujrat and New Delhi!

 

They established direct contacts with small shops from these areas to ensures all social distancing norm were maintained and all ration was delivered without fail.

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UPDATE!

This is a glimpse of what you all made possible!

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As of June 1, 2021 — we reached our goal of Rs. 1 lakh, all thanks to YOUR generosity. We were able to raise Rs.1,04,024 in just 7 days!

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All funds were transferred over to Parkshala on June 4, 2021!

 

If you are a donor who hasn't received their 80G tax rebate certificate yet, please contact either Aarushi Koul (aarushikoul@gmail.com) or Uday Sapra (+91 8800974181) so we can help out! 

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EVENT CONCLUSION

NGOs SUPPORTED

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FUNDS RAISED

INR 1,04,024

Families Fed 

45+

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HOW CAN I TRUST YOU?

Excellent question! There are 3 documents which you can review before you decide to make your donation. Click on title to view.

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1. Parkshala's 80G Tax Exemption Institution Certificate. This certificate is only given to govt. authenticated charitable institutions. It allows donors like yourself to get a tax rebate (a 50% exemption from paying tax) on your donation. 

2. Letter of Approval by Parkshala Founder approving of the fundraising campaign "Saaharaa" by Team Saahyak

3. Price breakdown from one of the grocery shops Parkshala purchases ration from, to distribute for free, for your perusal. You can compare it with general market prices!

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 I STILL HAVE QUESTIONS!

Please contact Aarushi Koul (aarushikoul@gmail.com) or Uday Sapra (+91 8800974181) for all queries.

Our social media handles are @aarushikoul and @udingpudding.

We are more than happy to answer all your questions and put your mind at ease! :)

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