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Share and Care, the brainchild of a small group of Indian-Americans, was born in 1982 in New Jersey. Currently the core group is comprised of some 40 active volunteers with different backgrounds and disciplines. This includes professionals in the fields of medicine, administration, finance, business and engineering. The core group and the Foundation enjoy the support, enthusiasm and dedication of the community at large.

The Foundation began with a very simple idea to convert what is considered "waste" in the western world into much needed help in the East. The idea became reality when good quality used clothes were collected and sent to orphanages and women's home in rural India. Medical supplies and equipment that were considered "obsolete" in the west but were a leap forward in remote areas were soon included in the shipments. These supplies dramatically improved the quality of care in charitable hospitals there.

From its infancy, the group realized the benefits of volunteerism and self-help. Share and Care volunteers see themselves as catalysts, promoting low cost, high return programs at grass root levels. Our 100% volunteer organization maximizes the utilization of funds for a deserving cause. The most exciting aspect of our work is that in twenty three years of Foundation's existence, the programs have grown over a hundred - fold.

 
   
   
  Mission :  
 

To enhance the quality of lives of underprivileged Indian woman and children by supporting programs in the fields of Primary Healthcare and Education

Our Objectives

  • Teach and Train to enhance the skills of women and children so they can EXIT from the poverty and be productive to the society.
  • Our aim is to promote self-reliance and entrepreneurship and reaffirm his/her aspiration as an economic contributor of his/her family and the community.

This must be the ultimate destination of all the recipients who is looking at a long-term solution to an ongoing problem.

  • Make available basic health care to rural communities to reduce the social cost. Our objective is healthy body, healthy mind.
  • Help the communities affected by natural disaster. We want to share in their struggle to rebuild, revitalize and not to get back to poverty.
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Why Emphasis on India

One-third of the world's poor live in India and 80% of them live in rural villages and majority of them are women and children. Therefore, we believe India presents a unique and big challenge to make a difference in a global society. Another motivating and emotional reason is that most of us have roots in India and we want to “Give back to our Motherland”.

 

Our Strengths

  • Twenty-three years of passion and experienced of more than 75 active volunteers who have devoted time, their own money and energy.
  • Total voluntary work is the driving force behind the Foundation.
  • In that process the Foundation has built a respectful network of numerous philanthropic partners, patrons all across USA and in India who enjoys the joy of giving and making a difference.
  • We are one of the organizations in USA who has been registered and recognized by USAID. (An international aid agency supported by US Govt.)
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Our Philosophy

Every project is analyzed by our experiences volunteers based on 5 guiding principles:

  1. To give priority to rural projects where resources and opportunities are scarce. Our focus is children as every child counts because every child deserves hope.
  2. To ensure that our investment in the project will yield a maximum result in terms of maximum number of people benefiting with the right balance between low cost of operation and efficiency.
  3. Local community support and contribution to the development of the cost of the project.
  4. To determine that the project provides for the building of long-term self-sustainability down the road.
  5. Receipt of progress and performance report on a regular basis.

In addition to this, our volunteers make field visits, at their own expense, to meet with the NGOs and see the progress of the projects.

 

 
     
     
    Share and Care Foundation is a registered non profit organization
in the USA with a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status. Tax Exempt No:22-2458395