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- info@yogagivesback.org
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- 400 S BURNSIDE AVE. #11B LOS ANGELES CA 90036 USA
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Nonprofit Overview
Causes: Philanthropy, Philanthropy, Charity & Voluntarism Promotion
Mission: Our mission is to mobilize the global yoga community to channel their gratitude to empower women and children in India to build sustainable livelihoods.
Results: In our 15th year, we now empower more than 2400 underserved women and children with micro-loan and education programs. Our global grassroots campaign is supported by 150 Global Ambassadors and yoga communities in more than 30 countries world wide. "For the cost of one class, you can change a life" is our mantra and we have proven this truth over the last fifteen years, partnering with NGOs in Karnataka and West Bengal, India.
Target demographics: Underserved women and children to build sustainable livelihood.
Direct beneficiaries per year: 800 elementary school students with supplementary Math & Science who experienced learning loss during the pandemic school closure, 600 young girls with primary education, 550 mothers with micro-loans, 400 youths with five-year scholarship for higher education, 75 girls form marginalized communities, 33 orphans
Geographic areas served: India
Programs: Inspired by nobel peace prize recipient dr. Muhammad yunus' revolutionary micro financing breakthrough, yoga gives back began supporting micro credit programs. Through the grameen foundation, we funded programs who lend small loans to women who are otherwise excluded from the conventional banking and financial systems. Ygb developed "sister aid" programs to fund micro loans for poor mothers and education funds for orphans and young girls. Ygb has selected and partnered thus far with successful non governmental organizations, nishtha in west bengal and deenabandhu in karnataka. Ygb created "she" (scholarship for higher education) to support destitute high school students to achieve higher education. Selected by ygb's partner ngos in india, these students, despite of their financial background, are eager and have a
huge potential to become future change makers in their own communities, their country and the world.