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Our Journey so far
No Gift is Too Small
Total Fund (in thousand INR)
2,862,902
Total Beneficiaries Received
1783
Total Number of Willing Donors
304
Contribution so far  ( in INR thousand )
689,600
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Updates for 1st April
No Gift is Too Small
Total Fund (in thousand INR)
95,501
Impacted Beneficiaries
40
Contribution done  ( in INR thousand )
79,000
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About
India Care Collective , a COVID-19 relief Effort, is a small group of citizens with a proven background of social service, who are working together to help families impacted because of wage loss situations arising due to coronavirus pandemic.
It is an initiative to help those who lost their job or are facing wage loss due to coronavirus pandemic with an amount of ~INR 2,500 on a monthly basis for food and other basic requirements.
You can do one of the three things -
Recommend beneficiaries ( you need to know them personally)
Contribute money to the cause ( details below)
Join the team ( find 2-3 hours min per day)
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What is your modus operandi ?
The initiative is ‘pan-India’, wishes to ‘care’ for those impacted and is a ‘collective’ or a cooperative made up of citizens who are doing this in their spare time. We don’t charge the donors for our time or effort. This is how it works -
We reach out to donors and ask them to NOT donate to us but commit an amount if we could assure them of the authenticity of the beneficiaries
Through a large network of NGOs, citizens, govt officials, we register beneficiaries asking for personal references.
Two level checks happen - The referring person certifies that s/he knows the beneficiary personally and that the person needs support. Our team calls the referee and also the beneficiary to verify the requirement.
Once satisfied, we prepare a small note containing the name of the beneficiary, her life story, how much support is required and bank details.
This note is sent to the donor to make a direct transfer to beneficiaries.
Although this is a effort intensive operation, there are three advantages to donors-
Zero overhead costs. Every single pie goes to beneficiaries
No trust deficit with a middleman. We don’t ask you to transfer funds to us so you know there is no opportunity for anyone to misuse the funds
Donors and Beneficiaries get to know each other personally and build a lasting relationship where further transfers happen between them without needing us.
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Why is this initiative required?
The crisis has already transformed into an economic and labor market shock, impacting not only supply ( production of goods and services ) but also demand ( consumption and investment ). Initial ILO estimates point out to a significant rise in underemployment as well which is likely to translate to a significant downward adjustment to wages and working hours. Households that are dependent on daily wages are facing an unprecedented economic crisis.
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Team
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Asmita Mahajan
Delhi University and AUD Alumna. Academic researcher and conflict resolution- peacebuilding professional. Fellow at Delhi Assembly Research Centre.
Beneficiary: Identification & Verification
The identity of the person who is recommending such cases will be captured. The cases undertaken have to be those who the recommend-er knows personally or has spoken with. Self recommendations are not encouraged.
If you would like to recommend a beneficiary, please do so here -
https://forms.gle/DfJkCbcU5YFM3phr8
- The team will be contacting both beneficiaries and recommenders to establish authenticity and avoid false positives.
We will rely on reference-based beneficiary identification as a primary tool. Because of repeated beneficiaries and false positives, we may go wrong 10-20% of times but this is to ensure all needy get the help.
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FAQs
Why should we trust you?
We will not ask for funds from you. We will identify and verify beneficiaries and send you their entire story, contact details and how to transfer funds directly through google pay/PayTM/Bank UPI transfer etc. This way, you know where your money was spent.
Will I get tax exemption ?
Because there is no NGO involved, you will not get 80G exemption. Most donors are telling us that they don't care much about 80G at this stage. But if you really do want 80G, we will send you the details of an NGO where you could get 80G
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How will this help me?
In addition to earning some good karma points, what better way to galvanize the community than bringing it together in times of crisis.
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Can I make a one-time donation?
Yes, you are welcome to but many people are likely going to need support for 3 months.
Why don’t we just provide beneficiaries with food (perhaps partnering with Akshaya Patra and other NGOs)?
As we are in the second stage of this pandemic, doing anything in the community setting is not a good idea
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I would like to contribute. How do I go about it ?
If you would like to support the beneficiaries, you may fill up the sheet here -
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