Our Impact

• The one where you helped us feed thousands daily
• The one where you helped us reward the COVID-19 soldiers of the country
• And more

Throughout 2020, we at The Better India hoped to provide our readers with a little solace by bringing to you positive stories of courage, determination and strength. And what was the common thread between all of these heroes? You, our readers. Without your help, these ideas would have been small scale, or may even have never gotten off the ground

• Campaign to support 32 children
• Readers raised Rs. 5 Lakh
• To help sponsor the education of children from low-income backgrounds.

In December 2019, we at The Better India had made a New Year’s Resolution — that in 2020, and in the years to follow, we will work with our readers and help sponsor the education of children from low-income backgrounds in Bengaluru. Sticking to that resolution, we launched the #ProjectDreamSchool, by getting together with Dream School Foundation to sponsor 32 children studying in government, semi government-aided and private schools.

• A Lake Where There Was None
• The Much-Needed Talk About Sustainable Periods in Schools
• And more

Here’s to you and the people whose brilliance led to these stories in the first place. Look what you created We go back to all the amazing stories of courage, determination, strength, and passion that we shared with you, and to understand the impact they created across the country and in so many lives.

• Campaign to support 40 children
• Readers raised over Rs. Rs 600,000
• Helped the school with initial costs

Support and funds to help establish India’s first registered traffic signal school “When we started in 2016, we were just a concept. Today in 2019, thanks to the support of The Better India, the world knows about us and our work. We have expanded from one school to three, and teach a total of 42 children! Two of our children even cleared their Class 10 exams, and are studying further.”

• #FreePeriod, a campaign with private schools in Bengaluru
• Spread awareness about sustainable menstruation
• Experts working in the field of sustainability joined the campaign

1500 girls from different schools across the city have been reached out to as part of the campaign. Our idea was to help change the mindsets of girls from a young age, give them information on various sustainable options out there, and encourage them to embrace their periods with positivity.

• Inspiring ripple effect of one article
• Education project impacting hundreds launched.
• Project implemented in 8 states

One article’s ripple effect helped this project impact 50 lakh students Started with the aim of taking quality education to children from underprivileged and/or rural background, Eckovation bridges the gap between home and school and also brings students in touch with teachers, irrespective of their financial background.

• J&K Chief Justice shares story
• Waste segregation centres set up
• Project Tsangda a massive success

J&K Chief Justice uses our article as example for all concerned districts Project Tsangda is an initiative in the Ladakh region to help deal with non-biodegradable waste. Our coverage of the story was sent to all concerned districts by the J&K Chief Justice to be followed as an example. We are very pleased that this brilliant solution will benefit more people!

• #FightDrought - campaign for 20,000 residents
• Readers raised over Rs. 10,00,000
• Two village ponds restored

Restoration of Two Ponds in Tamil Nadu, Impacting the Lives of 24,000 People Nagapattinam in Tamil Nadu was one of the worst-hit districts in the region a few years ago. Many farmers committed suicide. TBI readers got together to raise over INR 11 lakhs, which resulted in the construction of 2 ponds over 7.5 acres. 20,000 villagers have benefited from this!

• A village never had electricity
• Raised Rs 2.9 lakh
• Set up handpumps and solar street lights

We brought electricity to a village for the first time Pimpaldhara – a village in Maharashtra, did not have electricity and the nearest water source was at least an hour away by walk. With our special series, we raised money and installed solar street lights, built a bore-well, and distributed solar lamps and cookers to each household. This has had a huge transformative effect on the villagers’ lives!

• 22 Odisha villages
• 1000 lamps donated in a week
• A Diwali that brightened lives

1000+ children across 22 Odisha villages given solar lamps Children in 22 villages in Odisha that were off the grid faced a huge problem – they couldn’t study after dark. Our Diwali campaign urged our readers to donate solar lamps and we had over 1,000 lamps donated in a span of 1 week. What a way to bring a light that has lasting impact into someone’s life!

• An initiative for farmer widows
• Skill training for sustainable businesses

35 farmer widows now have sustainable businesses In order to help the families of farmers who’ve committed suicide, we decided to skill and train 35 farmer widows. Today, these widows are running sustainable businesses such as tailoring and tiffin delivery.

• A farmer tilled land with cot
• Story goes viral
• Got donations from generous readers

A farmer was gifted money, a plough and cattle Vithoba was a poor farmer in abject poverty. We published a photo of him tilling his land with his cot – and that got our readers to help him out immediately. Together, our readers donated to Vithoba money, a plough and two bullocks!

• Frugal innovation by an Oncologist
• Voice prosthesis for throat cancer patients
• Virality ensures thousands benefit

Bangalore-based oncologist receives recognition from Obama’s Healthcare Team Dr. Vishal Rao’s invention – a voice-prosthesis device at an astonishing price of Rs. 50 (less than $1) was watched keenly by medical and healthcare teams the world over! Our video on his invention also led to many throat cancer victims reaching out to him to get their voices back.

<ul> <li>Bucket list of a boy with HIV</li> <li>Video goes viral</li> <li>Earns a music scholarship</li> </ul> <strong>Our video on the aspirations of an HIV positive youth earned him a scholarship</strong> Tarun, from Happy Feet Home, is a young boy who is HIV positive. We created a video on Tarun’s Bucket List, and the top-most item on his list was to become a DJ. The video was viewed by many and this led to the True School of Music offering him a free scholarship to learn DJ-ing skills!