Pradnya's Fundraiser for Vibha

Fundraising for Light up a Child’s Life this Holiday Season

We started this Vibha Annual Fundraising drive back in Nov. Thanks to a lot of generous friends and family, we have collectively raised close to the target amount of 8 Lakhs. I had a stretch goal of 10 Lakhs in mind for this campaign. The unfortunate reality today is that there are many who are not as privileged as most of us are. As we celebrate the festival of colours, I request my friends to contribute towards this campaign and help bring some colour in the life of more children. Read below for the details on the campaign, the organisation history/model, and my volunteering history.

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As many of you know, I have been a volunteer with Vibha for about 20 years now. I strongly believe in Vibha’s vision. I believe that every child, regardless of background, should get the opportunity for a good education and a bright future. In the past I have helped with fundraising events/programs- in the US and in India, and project selection. I am now helping current partner projects with their data collection and reporting.

This holiday season, let’s enable more children towards a brighter future.  We are back this year a little early with our annual fundraising drive. Instead of Republic Day, we are kicking off the Vibha Annual Drive at Diwali, and will continue on through the holiday season as we bring in the new year. And, our collective goal this year is INR 40 lakhs.

You have been there with us the past two drives. YOU helped us raised INR 40 lakhs and INR 35 lakhs the past two years. With your contributions, we partnered with Samavesh in Bhopal, MP to improve the public education in government schools, we funded Alamb’s skill development programs for slum girls in Delhi, took on new projects with Aide-et-Action in Hyderabad to educate migrant workers’ children and helped develop child care centers for street children through Swanirvar near Kolkata, WB. We also worked directly with over 500 slum children in Mumbai to conduct health camps, counselling sessions and art exhibition. These are the outcomes YOU made this possible.  THANK YOU!

This year, we want to increase our reach while continuing our impact across India. Vibha enables and empowers ground level NGOs in improving the lives of underprivileged children across India. We have more than 25+ partners across the country to improve the education, health and training needs of underprivileged children. In 2020, we hope to partner more with the local, state and central government agencies to make long lasting sustainable impact.

The Prerana story, in partnership with Sikshana, of working with the Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh state governments is the inspiration behind our ambition to take our impact farther. Across several districts, the program has impacted over 2.3 million children in more than 50,000 schools. These numbers and impact seem immense, don’t they? When you partner with the government and work through the existing system of education, the reach and impact is indeed enormous.

As you read this, Vibha is in the process of launching Prerana in the states of Gujarat and Tamil Nadu. And, we need YOUR help to add the two new states to the Prerna program.

This holiday season, help us get to INR 40 lakhs.  Let's enable millions more children!

My personal goal this year is to raise 8 lakhs with your help, until end of March 2020. I hope that my friends and family with continue supporting generously as in the past. My friends and family helped raised 11 Lakhs in each of the past two years. Thank you! As before, I pledge to donate 1 Lakh towards this campaign.

Thank you once again for your support!

-Pradnya Karbhari

All donations to Vibha are tax deductible in India and in USA. Donations to VIBHA INDIA, PAN: AABTV0353Q, are eligible for deduction under section 80G of the Income Tax Act, 1961 vide certificate no. DIT(E)BLR/80G/268/AABTV0353Q/ITO(E)-2/Vol2009-2010 dated 31/08/2009. In view of Circular No. 5 dated 03/06/2010, exemption under section 80-G is deemed to be in perpetuity. Vibha is a 501(c)(3) organization, registered in the USA in the State of New Jersey. Vibha's Tax ID is 22-3122761.

About Vibha

Vibha's vision is to ensure every underprivileged attains quality education. Vibha educates, enables and empowers, individuals who wish to make a positive impact on the lives of underprivileged children. Since our inception in 1991, Vibha has supported more than 250 projects in India and 10 projects in the US. As a result, Vibha has been able to reach out to and provide opportunities for over 2.3 million underprivileged children. Currently, Vibha supports 15 projects in India and 3 projects in the US.

All donations to Vibha are tax deductible. Vibha is a charitable trust registered under section 80G of the Income Tax Act of India.