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Project progress, impact stories, and community updates from across the H.E.L.P. framework.
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Twenty beds, and the number that won’t leave me.
I went to Mumbai expecting to write a cheque in my head and walk away. Instead I spent a day inside Tata Memorial Hospital with the volunteers of the Leukemia & Lymphoma Foundation — and came home unable to stop thinking about a single number: 2000.
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It started as a reunion. It became a quiet movement.
In 2020, a college class from Bombay regrouped on a Zoom call — not to reminisce, but to ship oxygen concentrators across India. Five years later, that small act of classmates-helping-strangers is a 501(c)(3) reaching fifteen states, four causes, and a hundred professionals who refuse to look away. In conversation with founding member Arpita Desai.
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The “Weaving” of a Support Model: 4 Years of Learning at TAP
The “Weaving” of a Support Model: 4 Years of Learning at TAP At TAP Charity Inc., we often say that “Education is the key to a unlock for a better future.” And in the four years since our founding—born from a virtual reunion of the TSEC Class of ’89—we’ve learned that the “lock” is different…
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TAP’s activities summary from 2nd half of Y2025
Key Achievements in the Second Half of 2025 (H2): Expanded the TAP TSEC Scholarship Program, awarding ₹50,000 scholarships to 18 engineering students facing financial hardship. Grew the Bansa Mobile Library by funding an e-Rickshaw, staff, and books, reaching over 2,300 members across 40 villages. Strengthened Community Engagement with service days in Mumbai, the Bay Area, and…
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Empower Young Minds: Donate Your Used Laptops for Education
Imagine the Impact of Your Unused Technology… At TAP Charity, we believe in the power of education to transform lives. That’s why we’ve partnered with the Guruji Education Foundation (GEF), a remarkable NGO dedicated to the holistic development of high-potential students from underserved communities. GEF doesn’t just provide financial aid; they offer a comprehensive support…
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From Ancient Traditions to Modern Markets: Transforming Livelihoods in Surguja through the Dona Pattal Project
In the heart of Chhattisgarh’s lush forests, the Adivasi and traditional forest-dwelling communities of Surguja have long lived in harmony with the land. For generations, their survival was tied to the rhythm of the seasons—specifically the collection of Sal and Siali leaves. While this ancient craft provided a basic sustenance, it often left families vulnerable…
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New cohort of Mahila Udhyogini (Women Entrepreneurs) trained and funded
Mahila Udhyogini project was started by TAP in 2023 to provide training, coaching and funding to small scale women entrepreneurs. Idobro was the partner that pulled this project together, had feet on the ground to work with these women in Vasai village at the north end of Mumbai. We shortlisted and trained 25 women in…
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TAP Community Day 2025 (Mumbai)
TAP Charity Service Day, Mumbai – a Festive Volunteering Activity Yesterday, TAP Charity teamed up with Asha, Mumbai, a non-profit organisation based in Powai, to make sandwiches for children from the nearby slum communities around IIT Mumbai. Asha, Mumbai , strives to provide varied learning experiences to underprivileged children. One of its most valued facilities…
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Bay Area Annual Community Day 2025
On August 17, TAP Charity team in the Bay Area assembled hygiene kits for homeless people and their lovable pets – hosted by Home First. Home First has been on the forefront for 40+ years providing help to homeless and finding shelters for them. This was a small step towards their mission and a new…
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Free Libraries Movement
The Kutumb Foundation started the mobile Chalti Phirti Bansa Library project, with the generous support of TAP Charity Inc , and with the expertise of our local knowledge partner, Aruna Mithlesh Foundation (Bansa Community Library & Resource Centre). The mobile library takes Kutumb’s mission of promoting the arts and the joy of learning to villages…
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Learn. Earn. Rise. Repeat.
If you give someone an education, you give them dignity, opportunity, and the power to stand on their own feet — for life. From our alma mater, Thadomal Shahani Engineering College (TSEC), we launched TAP (TSEC Alumni *Philanthropy* ) with a simple belief: a student’s future should never end because of financial hardship. We support…
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Give Hope. Give Life. Give Someone Their Tomorrow.
Give Hope. Give Life. Give Someone Their Tomorrow. TAP Charity is built on one simple belief – Talent, Time, and Treasure can change lives. A year ago, I saw this in action at Tata Memorial Hospital in Mumbai with the Leukemia Lymphoma Foundation (LLF). The hospital corridor looked less like a hospital and more like…