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COP29: A Global Call to Action and United Way of Bengaluru’s Local Impact
Climate change knows no borders—it is a shared crisis that demands collective solutions. As of 2024, In January - September 2024 global mean surface air temperature was 1.54±0.13°C above the pre-industrial average. In 2023, glaciers lost an observed record 1.2 meter...
The Candle Story
A Transformative Journey: From Dependency to Self-reliance In rural communities across India, women have long faced barriers to economic independence. Women have tried to earn a decent living to create an independent economic niche at home and in their communities. A...
Nurturing KITCHEN GARDENS for a better life
Nurturing KITCHEN GARDENS for a better life! The State of World’s Children Report 2019 by UNICEF shows far too many of our children who do not get the diets they need, which is undermining their capacity to grow, develop and learn to their full potential. Realising...
Solar Lights that have changed the lives of villagers in Gangavara
"We were scared of the dark streets and would not leave our houses in the evenings. Things are different now. The solar lights have lighted up our dark streets and also powered up our lives.”, said Nargis* from Gangavara Village.Introduction This case study from...
Women’s Equality Day 2022
Today, we would like to honour the struggles and achievements of women who faced obstacles, fought with the odds, yet made their struggles their strengths! These are stories of three powerful women who have lived with HIV for years and are helping many others to live...
Student Mini Grants for Rural Development: Youth making it count
With the coming of rapid urbanization, most native practices that can keep the villages healthy and running are lost to time. Moreover, rural areas often are not given enough attention with regard to basic amenities and infrastructure. The new age technology and...
Economic Mobility for Transgender Community through Dairy Farming
United Way of Bengaluru strongly believes in creating sustainable communities. In looking at long-term development, it is crucial that we build skilled people who can take care of themselves in the long run. Keeping this in mind, we realized the need to look at a...
Lakes: More Than Your Early Morning Running Track
A water body, in its deep blue hues, brimming with aquatic fullness with vibrant fish and bird life.Ideally, the image in your mind would allow this water to be used for drinking purposes; if not drinking, at least direct supply for the potable uses of your...
Bangalore University Sets an Example with a Comprehensive Rainwater Harvesting System
Cribbing about the water crisis is not going to get us anywhere. The rapidly decreasing availability of drinking water demands better management of water by us citizens. Water is most precious and a limited commodity, with only 2.5% of the total amount on Earth being...
UWBe Enrollment Campaign to Boost Anganwadi Numbers
Before we can focus on providing the right early childhood care and education, we need to first make sure that the children are at least enrolled in the programs. A lot many times, parents do not realize the significance of the 0-6 age in a child’s mental and...
Light at the End of the Tunnel: Johnny’s Tale of Survival
Resilience has a name. It is Johnny. A survivor of child trafficking, Johnny D Silva was kidnapped at the age of 10 years and forced to do backbreaking work under inhuman conditions for 8 and a half years. He was lured into leaving his home after being falsely...
Mothering Dreams
A nation’s development always begins at grass root level. As part of the Day of Action initiative of United Way Worldwide, Bengaluru chapter’s "Mothering Dreams” tried to highlight the importance of showing young children, who are our future, the road to foster...