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Devika Chhabra, 16, has launched a campaign where waste plastic bottles will be recycled into winter clothes for street dwellers. Patriot talks to the young enthusiast about her project, her inspiration behind it and more
December 7, 2018 IST | | The Patriot
When the idea first hit Devika, the undertaking of it seemed quite daunting. She researched and brainstormed for weeks on end, to finally come up with her game plan. She launched a fund-raising campaign through Ketto, as recently as a couple of weeks ago, and approached various sources for collection of bottles. She tied up with her own school G.D Goenka Public School, as well as the RWAs of a few neighbourhoods, to collect waste PET (polyethylene terephthalate) bottles. A few of her friends hav Read More
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10 Major Bollywood Stars That Invest in Startups
November 04, 2018 IST | | Money Makers
Gone are the times when actors were only interested in making movies, and Indian celebrities are no exception. Bollywood stars that invest in startups are common, with over 20 mega-stars investing in startups and backing million-dollar projects with their money and fame. Read More
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Rehab of former addict criminals cuts crime rate
01 December, 2018 IST | | Nyoooz
But the real achievement, cops feel, has been a slide in the crime rate. Since the project has been launched, around a hundred individuals, NGOs and corporates have enrolled themselves as sponsors. So far, 85 petty criminals have reformed themselves and have being declared free of drug abuse. We have begun training them in various vocational courses,” said an officer, who is a part of the project.Earlier, the Kolkata Police Facebook appeal for crowdfunding Project Shuddhi has received an overwhe Read More
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Rehab of former addict criminals cuts crime rate
1st December, 2018 IST | | Nyoooz
But the real achievement, cops feel, has been a slide in the crime rate. Since the project has been launched, around a hundred individuals, NGOs and corporates have enrolled themselves as sponsors. So far, 85 petty criminals have reformed themselves and have being declared free of drug abuse. We have begun training them in various vocational courses,” said an officer, who is a part of the project.Earlier, the Kolkata Police Facebook appeal for crowdfunding Project Shuddhi has received an overwhe Read More
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Waste not, feed the hungry: Support Akshaya Aahara mission
December 3, 2018 IST | | Deccan Chronicle
As the word of their good deed has spread, AAF now receives 50 to 60 calls a day, while the numbers see a spike during marriage seasons. Read More
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Project to rehab former addict criminals cuts crime rate
December 01,2018 IST | | The Times of India
City police’s Facebook appeal for crowdfunding a rehabilitation project for criminals with addiction Read More
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Over Three Million People Tune In For Facebook And Priyanka ...
November 28,2018 IST | | Youth Incorporated
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Mumbai: Facebook is a place where people come together to connect with their communities and support each another in meaningful ways. Today, Facebook India and Priyanka Chopra's #SocialForGood Live-Athon gave people another way to support causes they care about. The Facebook Live-Athon shone a light
November 27, 2018 IST | | Indian Television
Mumbai: Facebook is a place where people come together to connect with their communities and support each another in meaningful ways. Today, Facebook India and Priyanka Chopra's #SocialForGood Live-Athon gave people another way to support causes they care about. The Facebook Live-Athon shone a light on the remarkable work being done online and how these communities came... http://www.indiantelevision.com/iworld/social-media/over-three-million-people-tune-in-for-facebook-and-priyanka-chopras-soci Read More
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Our new angel fund gives us a more distinct identity
Sunday, 14 December 2014 - 10:17am IST | | VC Circle
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Future of Fintech in India – Opportunities and Challenges
November 27, 2018 IST | | India Briefing
These services are particularly targeted at the early stage of a businesses’ operation. Examples include: Ketto, Wishberry, and Start51. Read More
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Facebook and Priyanka Chopra's #SocialForGood Live-athon kickstarts with a bang as over three million people tune in
November 28, 2018 IST | | The Economic Times Brand Equity
#SocialForGood Live-Athon has partnered with four organizations who work towards causes like mental well-being and women entrepreneurship in rural cities. Donations will be live until next Tuesday, December 4th. To know more and donate, please visit https://sfg.ketto.org/ Read More
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How LSR’s Project Auric Is Facilitating Long-Term Change In A Small Haryana Village
November 20, 2018 IST | | youthkiawaaz
Project Auric, too, has taken assistance by setting up its crowdfunding campaign on Ketto , through which it aims to raise 2 lakh rupees by January 5 2019 Read More
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Payments technology company Cashfree ties up with Amazon Pay
November 22, 2018 IST | | Newsbarons
It counts gaming site Rummycircle, Google backed Dunzo, donation platforms like Ketto and Milaap amongst its popular customers. Read More
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Sushant Singh Rajput meets cancer-stricken fan Aaron, looks forward to playing with 'Superman' super soon
November 20, 2018 IST | | Daily Hunt
ushant visited a fan who is suffering from blood cancer. Sushant took to Instagram to share a picture from his meeting with Aaron (his fan). In his post, he wrote that he hopes and prays that Aaron recovers soon and that he gets to play with him. A few days ago when Ketto India posted a picture of Aaron on Instagram and his wish is to meet his favourite actor Sushant Singh Rajput. Read More
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And The Winners Of Digital Women Awards 2018 Are
November 19, 2018 IST | | She the people
The summit’s highlights included timely and meaningful conversations and it encouraged women to make connections and build their network. We had lightning talks from entrepreneur Devita Saraf and actor turned startup owner Kunal Kapoor. Read More
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Young People Have Started Supporting The Act Of Giving: Kunal Kapoor
NOVEMBER 19, 2018 IST | | She the people
Creativity and entrepreneurship are inter-linked, said Bollywood actor and co-founder of crowd-funding platform Ketto, Kunal Kapoor, at Sunday’s Digital Women Awards. He also spoke about how India has finally taken the crowd-funding road. Read More
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Sushant Singh Rajput meets cancer-stricken fan Aaron, looks forward to playing with 'Superman' super soon
November 20, 2018 IST | | Daily Hunt
A few days ago when Ketto India posted a picture of Aaron on Instagram and his wish is to meet his favourite actor Sushant Singh Rajput. Read More
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कॅन्सरग्रस्त चाहत्याच्या मदतीसाठी ऑनस्क्रीन धोनी पुढे सरसावला
November 16, 2018 IST | | Loksatta
सुशांतचा सध्या फॅनफॉलोअर्स कमालीचा वाढला असून लहानांपासून थोरांपर्यंत सारेच त्याची भेट घेण्यासाठी आतूर असतात. अशातच ब्लड कॅन्सरशी झुंज देत असलेल्या एका चिमुरड्याने सुशांतची भेट घेण्याची इच्छा व्यक्त केली आहे. Ketto India या क्राऊड फंडिंग संस्थेने या मुलाचा फोटो इन्स्टाग्रामवर शेअर केला असून त्याची इच्छा स्पष्ट केली आहे. या मुलाचं नाव ऐरन असं असून या संस्थेने या पोस्टमध्ये सुशांतला टॅग केलं आहे. Read More
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Sushant Reaches Out To A Child Diagnosed With Cancer
November 17, 2018 IST | | Deccan Chronicle
Sushant Singh Rajput is busy promoting his upcoming movie titled Kedarnath alongside newbie Sara Ali Khan and helmed by Abhishek Kapoor. The actor recently, reached out for a child diagnosed with cancer. Read More
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सुशांत सिंह राजपूत ने फिर दिखाई दरियादिली, कैंसर पीड़ित बच्चे से मिलकर पूरी करेंगे ये इच्छाआ
November 16, 2018 IST | | Bollywood Life
बॉलीवुड एक्टर सुशांत सिंह राजपूत अक्सर उन लोगों की मदत करते नजर आते हैं, जो कि विकट परिस्थितियों में फंसे हो। एक बार फिर से वो किसी की मदत करने के लिए आगे आए हैं। कुछ दिनों पहले ketto india नाम की क्राउड फंडिंग ने अपने इंस्टाग्राम अकाउंट एक बच्चे कि तस्वीर शेयर करते हुए बॉलीवुड अभिनेता सुशांत सिंह राजपूत को टैग किया था। जब सुशांत ने ये देखा तो तुरंत इसका जवाब देते हुए सोशल मीडिया पर लिखा- 'मैं दिल से भगवान से प्रार्थना करता हूं के ऐरन जल्दी ठीक हो जाए।' Read More
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एक बार फिर सुशांत ने मदद के लिए आगे बढ़ाए अपने हाथ, करने वाले हैं कुछ ऐसा
November 17, 2018 IST | | Hindi First Post
Shocking: तमिल फिल्मों की जानी-मानी सिंगर चिन्मयी श्रीपदा अब नहीं गा पाएंगी गाना, लेकिन क्यों? PrevNext होममनोरंजन एक बार फिर सुशांत ने मदद के लिए आगे बढ़ाए अपने हाथ, करने वाले हैं कुछ ऐसा सुशांत सिंह राजपूत ने केरल में आई बाढ़ के बाद लोगों को हुए नुकसान के लिए अपनी तरफ से मदद करते हुए एक बड़ी राशि दी थी Updated On: Nov 17, 2018 05:15 PM IST Arbind Verma 0 एक बार फिर सुशांत ने मदद के लिए आगे बढ़ाए अपने हाथ, करने वाले हैं कुछ ऐसा Ad Sponsored by MGID New Opportunities For You With Online Tradin Read More
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ब्लड कैंसर से जूझ रहे इस बच्चे के पेरेंट्स को ढूंढ रहा बॉलीवुड एक्टर, फोटो शेयर कर मांगी जानकारी और कहा - जिससे जो संभव हो, मदद करें
November 16, 2018 IST | | Dainik Bhaskar
'पीके' और 'एम.एस. धोनी : द अनटोल्ड स्टोरी' जैसी फिल्मों में काम कर चुके सुशांत सिंह राजपूत ने सोशल मीडिया पर एक बच्चे की फोटो शेयर की है , जो ब्लड कैंसर से जूझ रहा है। सुशांत ने फोटो के साथ अपील की है कि कोई उन्हें बच्चे की फैमिली तक पहुंचने का तरीका बताए। सुशांत ने लिखा है, "@आरोन भगवान आप पर कृपा बनाए रखें। कृपया कोई मुझे बताए कि कैसे मैं इस बच्चे और उसकी फैमिली तक पहुंच सकता हूं। समय रहते यह अमूल्य जानकारी शेयर करने के लिए आपका शुक्रिया Kettoindia. बच्चे के लिए मेरा प्यार और दुआ। मैं दोस्तों Read More
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Love And Prayer For Aaron Says Sushant Singh Rajput
November 16, 2018 IST | | Bollywood Helpline
Despite negative press, actor Sushant Singh Rajput possesses an amazing humane streak and agreed to make wishes to 3 years old, Aaron, come true by agreeing to meet him. Social media is buzzing with news about Aaron, a 3 year old little cute and curious kid, who has been diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (Blood Cancer), and seeking treatment in Rainbow Hospital Hyderabad- Telangana. Read More
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Sushant Singh Rajput to Meet Three-Year-Old Fan Suffering from Blood Cancer
November 16, 2018 IST | | IndiaWest
MUMBAI—Ketto, Asia’s most visited crowd-funding platform, tweeted about three-year-old Aaron Basu fighting blood cancer, and the boy mentioned that his only wish was to meet his favorite actor, Sushant Singh Rajput. The “M.S. Dhoni” star was filled with sadness after reading the detailed story on Ketto’s website and expressed his desire to meet the child and the family. He also asked his friends to come forward to donate and support the cause. Read More
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Kathua Case: The real life 'Peepli Live'
November 16, 2018 IST | | MENAFM
Ms. Shehla Rashid claimed that Rs. 40.62 lakh were collected, but since the parents didn't have a joint bank-account, the transfer got delayed. Read More
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Shehla Rashid Didn’t Pocket Money Collected for Rape Victims’ Kin
November 18, 2018 IST | | The Quint
On 13 April 2018, online crowdfunding platform Crowdnewsing began the collection of funds for the family of the Kathua rape victim with the help of Ketto. The target amount was Rs 10 lakh and Shehla Rashid was one of the initiators of the campaign. Read More
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Shehla Rashid Didn’t Pocket Money Raised For Kathua & Unnao Victims’ Family
November 19, 2018 IST | | The Logical Indian
Fact: All funds have been transferred On April 13, 2018, online crowdfunding platform Crowdnewsing began the collection of funds for the family of the Kathua rape victim with the help of Ketto. The target amount was Rs 10 lakh and Shehla Rashid was one of the initiators of the campaign. Read More
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CleverTap Launches CleverTap4Good, Enabling Non-Profits to Execute More Effective Mobile Campaigns
November 06, 2018 IST | | Adnkronos
Among the many organizations currently using CleverTap, fundraising platform Ketto has raised more than $50M for social, creative, and charitable causes. Zaheer Adenwala, Co-Founder & CTO at Ketto, says, "Ketto's platform amplifies the voices of those in need so they can be heard by the billions of people across the globe who are willing to help. Read More
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CleverTap Launches CleverTap4Good Helping Nonprofit Organizations Handle Mobile Phones Effectively To attract sponsors from around the world.
November 07, 2018 IST | | Bangkok Biz News
Ketto's fundraising platform, one of many active CleverTap organizations. Can raise more than 50 million US dollars. For social activities, creativity And for charity. Zaheer Adenwala, Co-Founder and CTO of Ketto, said, "Ketto's platform has helped the voice of the needy to reach billions of people across the globe and CleverTap helps us adjust. Compose messages to suit each person. So, our users are linked to the issues that they are interested in. Read More
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CleverTap Launches CleverTap4Good, Enabling Non-Profits to Execute More Effective Mobile Campaigns
November 06, 2018 IST | | Adnkronos
Among the many organizations currently using CleverTap, fundraising platform Ketto has raised more than $50M for social, creative, and charitable causes. Zaheer Adenwala, Co-Founder & CTO at Ketto, says, "Ketto's platform amplifies the voices of those in need so they can be heard by the billions of people across the globe who are willing to help. With CleverTap, we can personalize messages so our users stay connected to the causes close to their hearts, be it fighting chronic illnesses, giving Read More
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CleverTap introduces CleverTap4Good for more effective mobile campaigns of nonprofits
November 06, 2018 IST | | Presse Portal
The Ketto fundraising platform is one of the many organizations currently using CleverTap and has raised more than $ 50 million for social, creative and charitable causes. Read More
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CleverTap launches CleverTap4Good for non-profit organizations
November 06, 2018 IST | | Europa Press
Among the many organizations that already use CleverTap, the Ketto fundraising platform has raised more than 50 million dollars that will go to social, creative and charitable causes. Read More
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CleverTap Launches CleverTap4Good for Nonprofits to Make More Effective Mobile Campaigns
November 06, 2018 IST | | Exame
The Ketto fundraising platform is one of many organizations currently using CleverTap and has raised more than $ 50 million for social, creative, and charitable causes. Read More
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CleverTap Launches CleverTap4Good, Enabling Non-Profits to Execute More Effective Mobile Campaigns
November 06, 2018 IST | | Cision
Among the many organizations currently using CleverTap, fundraising platform Ketto has raised more than $50M for social, creative, and charitable causes. Read More
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10 Major Bollywood Stars That Invest in Startups
November 04, 2018 IST | | Money Makers
Kunal Kapoor is a co-founder at Ketto, a crowdfunding startup that supports social causes. The actor initiated the project in 2012, together with his business partners Varun Sheth and Zaheer Adenwala. According to the company’s website, Ketto has raised over $40 million from 2.5 million supporters for 80,000 fundraisers. In 2015, Ketto Online Ventures Pvt Ltd, the company that owns the Ketto platform, raised $700,000 in an angel round from investors like Indus Age Ventures, Anthill Ventures, In Read More
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Can Happy seeder machines end the smog in Delhi?
November 10, 2018 IST | | Business Today
What is contributing significantly to the air pollution in the national capital region is illegal stubble burning in neighbouring states, vehicular pollution, fireworks during Diwali and construction dus Read More
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‘If you give people the right to information, they will be ready to donate’
November 02, 2018 IST | | The Open Magazine
On Ketto today, there are campaigns by some who want money to buy a dog, some against the use of plastic straws. There are campaigns to improve roads and fill potholes. One that is bringing out edible cutlery, and another which is as ambitious as wanting to eradicate poverty. Read More
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Interview with an entrepreneur who founded Asia’s largest crowdfunding startup
October 31st, 2018 IST | | Good Vitae
Varun Sheth is the co-founder of the Ketto, on online fundraising platform, where millions of people have raised funds over Rs. 3 billion for a social and personal cause. Mr Varun is an experienced entrepreneur, who is listed on Forbes 30 under 30 and Fortune 40 under 40. With his platform, he is bringing a positive change in the life of many people. Thus, it was important to learn from him some tips and tricks of entrepreneurship via a question-answer session. Read More
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Cyclists crowdfund, cushion load of elderly worker
October 27, 2018 IST | | The Times of India
The photograph of an elderly cyclist carrying a heavy load for a living spurred a group of cyclists into action they decided to gift him a cycle-rickshaw. After seeing positive discussions through Sunday, group admi Read More
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Jaslok Hospital And Research Centre Organised Pink Note 2.0 To Spread Awareness On Breast Cancer
October 31, 2018 IST | | Mumbailive
Ex Inspector General Police Mr.V C Pawar; popular theatre artist and Vice President, Women’s Cancer Initiative Devika Bhojwani, CEO of Ketto, Mr Varun Sheth; Veteran Journalist and President of Mumbai Press Club Mr Gurbir Singh and Padma Shri award winner Dr Suresh Advani were a part of the panel discussion Read More
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Interview with an entrepreneur who founded Asia’s largest crowdfunding startup
October 31, 2018 IST | | Good Vitae
Experienced entrepreneurs are the rich source of wisdom and knowledge as during their journey to become successful, they become experts in their field, plus they know how to handle tricky life situation. Thus, as a budding entrepreneur, you must learn from them as their experience can guide you on the right path. Keeping this in mind, we would like to share an interview with an entrepreneur who is the face behind Asia’s largest crowdfunding startup. Read More
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An evening to salute Breast Cancer survivors
October 30, 2018 IST | | The Times of India
At an evening that saluted the breast cancer survivors at a hospital at Peddar Road, the survivors shared insights that cancer is curable. Read More
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Mumbai hospital organizes Pink Note 2.0 to spread awareness on breast cancer
October 31, 2018 IST | | The Health Site
Jaslok Hospital and Research Centre, saluted the breast cancer survivors who also shared their insights. Read More
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Jaslok Hospital and Research Centre Organized to spread awareness on breast cancer
October 30, 2018 IST | | Express Healthcare
Some of the panellist were leading experts like Ex Inspector General Police V C Pawar; popular theatre artist and Vice President, Women’s Cancer Initiative Devika Bhojwani, CEO of Ketto, Varun Sheth; Veteran Journalist and President of Mumbai Press Club Gurbir Singh and Padmashri award winner Dr Suresh Advani were a part of the panel discussion. Read More
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Jaslok Hospital And Research Centre Organised Pink Note 2.0 To Spread Awareness On Breast Cancer
October 31, 2018 IST | | Daily Hunt
Ex Inspector General Police Mr.V C Pawar; popular theatre artist and Vice President, Women’s Cancer Initiative Devika Bhojwani, CEO of Ketto, Mr Varun Sheth; Veteran Journalist and President of Mumbai Press Club Mr Gurbir Singh and Padma Shri award winner Dr Suresh Advani were a part of the panel discussion Read More
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No takers for a desi drone
October 22, 2018 IST | | Telegraph India
He filed for two related patents at the Patent Office at Calcutta. “I could not get much support from the government or other investors and there was no facility for testing or improvement. I am now at the final stage of prototyping and am struggling to meet the financial demand. Hence, I came up with a crowdfunding initiative (https: //www.ketto.org/ fundraiser/ball_drone) . I hope to get the much- needed support this way. Read More
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Arjun Kapoor Gives a Shout-Out to Jacqueline Fernandez’s Initiative
October 14, 2018 IST | | India West
Arjun Kapoor has extended his support to Fernandez – he took to social media to give a shout-out to her and requested netizens to support her cause. He shared, “Let’s not forget the devastation the floods have left behind. Let’s support #JacquelineBuilds & #HabitatForHumanityIndia in our capacity and help them rebuild Kerala... one step at a time: https://www.ketto.org/fundraiser/HFHIKeralaDisasterRelief …@Asli_Jacqueline @habitatindia.” Read More
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Simran Varma and Krithika Ganesan are on a mission to build playgrounds with recycled tyres for Mumbai kids
October 15, 2018 IST | | The New Indian Express
Simran and Krithika are raising funds to build these playgrounds. They have a fundraising and campaign page on Ketto, which has already collected Rs 1,20,000 and their aim is to raise Rs 3,00,000. Read More
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Arjun Kapoor backs Jacqueline Fernandez's initiative to rebuild Kerala
October 13, 2018 IST | | DNA
Arjun shared, "Let's not forget the devastation the floods have left behind. Let's support #JacquelineBuilds & #HabitatForHumanityIndia in our capacity and help them rebuild Kerala... one step at a time: https://www.ketto.org/fundraiser/HFHIKeralaDisasterRelief @Asli_Jacqueline @habitatindia". Read More
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Aayush Sharma-Warina Hussain get the crowd grooving at a dandiya night
October 15, 2018 IST | | The Times of India
The Navratri Utsav has also tied up with actor Kunal Kapoor's crowd-funding platform, which raises funds for the needy. Read More
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This lawyer duo on bicycles from Ranchi is empowering villagers to know their rights
October 09, 2018 IST | | The Indian Express
Yogendra and Kunal feel that to help empower rural India one should know the country in and out first Read More
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No child's play
June 30, 2018 IST | | Forbes India
Shaili Sathyu and her Gillo Repertory make theatre for children and question the world created by adults Read More
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Across the hinterland with Gillo Repertory
October 10, 2018 IST | | The Hindu
For Shaili Sathyu, artistic director of the Gillo Repertory, it was a long-term dream to travel with her theatre company on a road trip to the interiors of the country taking the power of live performance to children’s doorsteps. Last November, that once fanciful idea was borne out in truth, when a team from Gillo finally completed a 15-day stint in Karnataka as part of Gillo on the Go, which is what they’ve dubbed their touring wing. Now, less than a year later, the group, which specialises in Read More
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Both my son's Kidney's have failed and he desperately needs a liver transplant
October 09, 2018 IST | | The Indian Express
In November 2017, the test reports said that his calcium was high and his kidneys had become dysfunctional. Further genetic tests revealed that his liver, too, needed a transplant. Our relatives have played a major role in helping us pay the outstanding bills. About Rs. 3 lakh ($ 4,132) has already been spent on his treatment, but the amount needed for the multiple transplants is out of our reach. We are in a state of despair for not being able to save our child, but we know God will help us. Yo Read More
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Powerlifter Mukesh Tripathi does a 370kg squat
October 04, 2018 IST | | Sportstar Youtube Channel
Mukesh Tripathi is raising funds on Ketto to paticipate in World Championship Competition Read More
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Priyanka Chopra Invests in Tech Startups Including A Dating App of Tinder Co-founder Whitney Wolfe
October 04, 2018 IST | | Indian Web
With these two investments, Priyanka has joined the league of bollywood celebrities running/backing tech ventures including Anil Kapoor (Indi.com), Farhan Akhtar (Flickbay), Kunal Kapoor (Ketto.org), and Sushant Singh Rajput. Read More
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देश को दिला चुके हैं 2 बार कांस्य पदक रीवा के पॉवर लिफ्टर ||
October 1, 2018 IST | | The Times of India
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No goal is unachievable if a man has the courage to pursue it: Mountain Man Colonel Ranveer Singh
October 1, 2018 IST | | SportsKeeda
There have only been 8 Indians who have managed to summit the 7 highest points of all the seven continents and Col. Ranveer Singh is can become the 9th Indian if he gets the necessary financial aid. Ranveer got to know about Ketto through a friend and since launching his campaign he has managed to raise over half the requisite funds. A total of 51 climbers scaled the Mount Everest under his guidance and leadership. Help Ranveer complete this list by contributing at Read More
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Battle royal against homophobia
October 1, 2018 IST | | The Patriot
He’s now in the news for opening his palace grounds to marginalised LGBTQ persons, and sees a future where he’ll not just provide shelter but also vocational skills to them. This he aims to do with a learning centre by mid-2019 – for which he’s raising funds on the crowdfunding site Ketto – to help beneficiaries become truly independent. Read More
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Indian origin ‘period poverty’ campaigner wins Gates Foundation
September 26, 2018 IST | | The Times of India
Among the top Goalkeepers from India were Varun Seth, founder of crowdfunding platform Ketto Read More
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He squats 400kg, but is powerless without money
September 30, 2018 IST | | Sportstar
Powerlifters do what they do because of an unexplainable passion to lift. Tripathi is no different. His WhatsApp status reads: No Powerlifting, No Life. Powerlifters are not only strong, but also headstrong. Tripathi's story, which displays a lot of that bullheadedness, caught the eye of Zaheer Adenwala, co-founder and CTO of crowdfunding platform Ketto, on Facebook. Read More
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No goal is unachievable if a man has the courage to pursue it: Mountain Man Colonel Ranveer Singh
September 29, 2018 IST | | SportsKeeda
here have only been 8 Indians who have managed to summit the 7 highest points of all the seven continents and Col. Ranveer Singh is can become the 9th Indian if he gets the necessary financial aid. Ranveer got to know about Ketto through a friend and since launching his campaign he has managed to raise over half the requisite funds. A total of 51 climbers scaled the Mount Everest under his guidance and leadership. Help Ranveer complete this list by contributing at Ketto: Read More
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Campaign launched to raise funds for dismissed IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt's legal aid
September 07, 2018 IST | | Yahoo News
The crowdfunding campaign started by Indians Fight for Justice (IFFJ) for legal support to sacked Gujarat Cadre IPS Officer Sanjiv Bhatt has been taken down by crowdfunding website Ketto. The campaign started raised Rs 16, 03, 230. The amount is 10 per cent of the total target Rs 1,50,00, 000. However, the page is inaccessible. Read More
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Anant Fellowship Students Re-engineer Wasteland Into Playground for Village Children
September 25, 2018 IST | | PR News Wire
For their well-researched and impactful proposal, the team also received an initial funding of Rs. 50,000 from the 'Teach A Class' initiative. An additional amount of Rs. 1,50,000 was subsequently raised through crowdfunding platform Ketto to convert the wasteland in the school into a playground. Read More
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Kunal Kapoor Raises Rs 1.2 Crore To Rebuild Kerala
August 22, 2018 IST | | Shillong Times
ctor Kunal Kapoor’s crowd funding platform Ketto has raised Rs 1.2 crore for rehabilitation work in flood-hit Kerala. He says it is overwhelming to see people come forward and support a cause. “Besides the incredible work being done by the army, there are a number of organisations and NGOs that are working tirelessly to rescue and rehabilitate people. Read More
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Anant Fellowship Students Re-engineer Wasteland Into Playground for Village Children
September 25, 2018 IST | | The Week
For their well-researched and impactful proposal, the team also received an initial funding of Rs. 50,000 from the 'Teach A Class' initiative. An additional amount of Rs. 1,50,000 was subsequently raised through crowdfunding platform Ketto to convert the wasteland in the school into a playground. Read More
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Sonam Kapoor is all praise for 8-year-old Anupriya for donating savings to Kerala relief
August 24, 2018 IST | | India TV News
Even Bollywood actor Kunal Kapoor's crowdfunding platform Ketto has raised Rs 1.2 crore for rehabilitation work in flood-hit Kerala. Read More
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Celebrate Independence Day By Heading To These 7 Restaurants In Mumbai
September 24, 2018 IST | | Miss Malini
This year marks the 72nd Independence Day our country will be celebrating. We are more than proud of how far we’ve come from then. And we are more patriotic than we think we are. If you’d like to celebrate this day with your loved ones, here are a few restaurants that are offering deals on 15th August. Read More
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Deceased Sewer Cleaner Wasn't Even Married, Boy Who Got Crowdfund Turns Out To Be His Cousin
September 21, 2018 IST | | India Times
After seeing the heart-wrenching photo on social media, the netizens extended their support to the family and an online crowdfunding website, Ketto raised around Rs 50 lakh for the anguished family. Read More
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Crowdfund money on hold as son turns out to be cousin
September 22, 2018 IST | | The Pioneer
The NGO Uday Foundation and crowdfunding website Ketto that raised Rs 57 lakh after photograph of a boy grieving next to the body of a sanitation worker who died while cleaning a sewer has not released the money after coming to know that the grieving boy was not deceased’s son but his cousin. In the photograph shared widely by social media users, the boy, believed to be Anil’s son, was seen grieving next to his body. The photograph moved netizens and NGO Ketto and Uday Foundation launched a camp Read More
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To the power of transformation
August 27,2018 IST | | Deccan Chronicle
The two girls used crowdfunding, sold handmade greeting cards and did other menial jobs to gather money, and got volunteers to help them. “Our first project was in Pune, where we painted a government school with the help of volunteers. The smile on the faces of the kids egged us on,” says Surbhi. Read More
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Social media campaign raises small fortune for family of Indian man killed cleaning sewer
September 20, 2018 IST | | NZ City
A crowdfunding campaign has raised more than $100,000 for the family of a New Delhi man who died of toxic fumes while cleaning a sewer with his bare hands earlier this week. Read More
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A Negligent Employer Ignored Safety Procedures & It Cost This Manual Scavenger His Life
September 21, 2018 IST | | ScoopWhoop
When a journalist posted a picture of Anil's oldest son, 11-year-old Gaurav, crying beside his father's body, an NGO set up a donation page on a crowd-funding platform. The good samaritans are coming forward and so far INR 28 lakhs have been collected, making sure that Gaurav doesn't meet the same fate as his father. Read More
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The heartbreaking photo that raised $60k in just one day
September 20, 2018 IST | | KidSpot
A harrowing photo of a little boy crying next to the body of his father led to thousands being raised in just one day from kind Indian social media users. More than three million rupees (AUD$57,000) was donated to the grieving family after the tragic picture was shared more than 8,000 times on Twitter. Read More
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Manual scavengers, cleaners die in sewers every 2 to 3 days in India
September 19, 2018 IST | | National Herald
Congress President Rahul Gandhi, taking note of the most recent case of a death of a man in Delhi while cleaning a sewer, slammed the Modi Government on September 19, saying “Anil’s tragic death in the sewers of Delhi and photographs of his grieving son have made headlines worldwide. Our PM’s “Swacch Bharat” is a hollow slogan, when he’s blind to the plight of thousands of manual scavengers forced to excavate toilets and sewer lines in inhuman conditions.” Read More
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NGO collects over Rs 50 lakh for deceased sewer worker's family
September 18, 2018 IST | | Tribune India
"So far we have collected Rs 57 lakh and the campaign has been closed on Thursday. We had set a target of Rs 24 lakh but within first 16 hours of a tweet showing the grieving minor son of Anil, we crossed the estimated mark. Read More
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India: Heartbreaking Picture Raises Millions of Rupees For Family
Sunday, 14 December 2014 - 10:17am IST | | Gazette Review
A picture of a boy crying next to his father’s body has caught the attention of hundreds of social media users, who have donated everything they can to help out the family. In one day, the social media users raised millions of rupees for the boy and his family. The picture surfaced on social media and it was shared by thousands. It was revealed that the family was going through a difficult time and the picture raised over three million rupees ($41,000) in just one day. Read More
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Fund raising on social media: NGO collects over Rs 50 lakh for deceased sewer worker's family
September 21, 2018 IST | | Outlook India
Tapping social media, donations totalling Rs 57 lakh have been collected to help the family of 27-year-old Anil, who died during manual cleaning of a sewer line of a residential apartment in Dwarka, a Delhi-based NGO said on Thursday. Read More
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India: Heartbreaking Picture Raises Millions of Rupees For Family
September 18, 2018 IST | | Gazette Review
an organization that decided to help. The organization used Ketto, a fundraising platform, to help out the family. The fundraiser surprised the reporter and everyone who decided to help since thousands donated in a short amount of time. The reporter said it was totally unexpected and that even poorer people donated small sums of money. Read More
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Can't even think straight, says wife of worker who died in sewer
September 18, 2018 IST | | Sify News
People from all walks of life extended helping hand to the family with over Rs 18 lakh already received by the crowdfunding platform Ketto, after an initiative by NGO Uday Foundation, whose founder Rahul Verma had shared a photo of Anil's son weeping over his body. Anil was the only earning member of the family. Read More
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Donations pour in for family of sanitation worker who fell to death in sewer
September 18, 2018 IST | | Devi Discourse
People from all walks of life extended helping hand to the family of a 27-year-old sanitation worker who died after allegedly falling in the sewer of a building which he was going to clean in Dwarka's Dabri. Read More
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Netizens Raised Funds For Delhi Sanitation Worker’s Family After This Heartbreaking Photo Went Viral
Sunday, 14 December 2014 - 10:17am IST | | TopYaps
Social media is a huge platform for people to share their views and opinions on various issues. It is a ‘social network’ platform that allows people to interact with other people from all over the world in order to connect with them virtually. However, it has become a much larger platform now than you think. Reportedly, in one of the most unexpected scenarios, social media users have come together to raise funds for a family that needs it the most. Read More
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This Heartbreaking Photo Raised $43,000 in One Day
September 19, 2018 IST | | IDA Report
A photograph of a boy weeping next to his father’s dead body circulating on social media in India moved the people to raise more than three million Indian rupees ($43,829) for his family in a day. Read More
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Delhi sewer death case: What we know so far
September 21, 2018 IST | | OPINDIA
The death of Anil, the man who died due to asphyxiation while cleaning sewage in Delhi, shook everyone’s conscience. A viral image of a young boy standing next to Anil’s body broke people’s hearts and thousands came together to help the young child in a bid to help the young children have a better future Read More
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Photo of Boy Grieving His Father Raises More Than $70,000
September 20, 2018 IST | | BrinkWire
The donations for Anil’s family began to pour in after Sunny’s tweet gained the attention of the Uday foundation, a non-governmental organization, which helped set up a crowdfunding page through the Ketto website, according to the BBC. Read More
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Outpouring of support in India for grieving son of sewer cleaner
September 20, 2018 IST | | MWC News
Soon, a crowdfunding campaign was launched on Ketto - a crowdfunding platform - by Rahul Verma, founder of a non-government organisation called Uday Foundation. He said the campaign has so far raised nearly $70,000 (5m rupees). "When I saw the pictures on Twitter, I got in touch with Anil's son. That little boy used to stay near that open manhole in the sewer, guarding his dad's clothes and shoes. For him, the sewer was his dad's office. His words horrified me," Verma said. "People were gettin Read More
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Delhi sewer death
September 21, 2018 IST | | NYOOOZ
The photograph had moved many a netizen, triggering a sympathy wave that gave rise to a fund-raising campaign helmed by crowdfunding website Ketto in league with NGO Uday Foundation. My husband used to beat me up so I left him and came to Manohar whom I married. I had three children with him,” Rani said.She used to live in Vikaspuri with her second husband. Read More
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Delhi: Sanitation worker dies after falling in sewer, Twitterati launch crowdfunding campaign to help family
September 17, 2018 IST | | DNA
According to the crowdfunding page on ketto.org, he died just six days after his four-month-old son succumbed to pneumonia. Rani said Anil cremated their son in the evening of September 8 and returned to work the next morning, a Hindustan Times report said. Anil lived with his wife and three children in a rented room in Dabri Extension. “My husband aspired for a decent job but cleaning was all he knew,” Rani said as she waited at a crematorium for help with her husband's last rites. Read More
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Sewer death: Swachch Bharat mission as 'hollow'; PM blind to manual scavengers' plight: Rahul Gandhi
September 20, 2018 IST | | DNA
The crowd-funding page on ketto.org, appealed the users to donate and within just few days, people have donated around Rs 32 lakh, which is way more than the goal fund. Read More
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Sewer death: After wave of sympathy and funds, a twist
September 21, 2018 IST | | The Times of India
Ketto also released a statement on Twitter in the evening, claiming that they were inveinvestigating the case. “No funds have been transferred until now and funds raised are beneficiary following a thorough check of facts and completion of our verification procedure Read More
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Mystery Over Viral Photo of Crying Boy Deepens: Who Gets Rs 57 L?
September 21, 2018 IST | | The Quint
“Along with Shiv Sunny, the Hindustan Times reporter, and Ketto, we’re looking into the news report and will share an update soon. No funds have been transferred until now and the funds raised will only be transferred to the beneficiary, the boy in the picture, following a thorough checking of the facts and completion of the verification procedure,” officials at Ketto told The Quint. Read More
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Dead sewer worker was more than a father to grieving boy
September 20, 2018 IST | | The Hindustan Times
The picture that moved the Uday Foundation, Ketto, and set off an avalanche of support, captured the boy’s grief before any initiative had been made to raise money for the family. It had nothing to do with his biological relationship with Anil. Read More
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Mystery Over Viral Photo of Crying Boy Deepens: Who Gets Rs 57 L?
September 20, 2018 IST | | The Quint
A separate crowd funding campaign initiated via Ketto collected almost Rs 60 lakh for Rani and her child Read More
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Death of sanitation worker sparks outrage in India
September 20, 2018 IST | | The Express Tribune
Photographs of an Indian child, belonging to the Dalit caste, crying next to his father’s body initiated a social media campaign that raised almost $70, 000 to support the family. Read More
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The heartbreaking photo that raised $57k in a day
September 21, 2018 IST | | News.Com.AU
The Uday foundation, a non-governmental organisation, created the incredibly successful fundraiser on the crowd-funding platform Ketto. Its appeal page reads: “The funds shall be utilised for the education & well-being of the children and dignified life of the family.” Read More
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Heartbreaking photo of Indian child crying over his father raises $57,000 for family
September 19, 2018 IST | | SBS
The Tweet captured the attention of the charity Uday Foundation, which helped to raise funds alongside the crowdfunding platform Ketto. Read More
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The heartbreaking photo that moved strangers to donate £32,000 to young boy's family in a day
September 19, 2018 IST | | Mirror Co UK
The tweet drew attention from non-governmental foundation Uday who used Ketto, a crowdfunding site. People from all walks of life donated, from Bollywood actors to poorer people who could only give 10 rupees but still helped. Three million rupees in total was raised to help the grieving family. Read More
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Weeping boy mourning father's death moves India to raise $56,000 in one day
Sunday, 14 December 2014 - 10:17am IST | | Asia One
"We can't bring back the father of that child, but the last 24 hours have contributed way more than our target of 24 lakhs, which would ensure the education and well being of that kid and family." Read More
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Social media campaign raises small fortune for family of Indian man killed cleaning sewer
September 21, 2018 IST | | ABC
A crowdfunding campaign has raised more than $100,000 for the family of a New Delhi man who died of toxic fumes while cleaning a sewer with his bare hands earlier this week. Read More
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Weeping boy mourning father’s death moves India to raise $43,000 in one day
September 21, 2018 IST | | Inquirer Net
The image of an 11-year-old boy weeping and mourning his father’s death recently compelled Indians to band together and raise money for him and his family. The sight was captured by Shiv Sunny, a journalist of the Hindustan Times. He took to Twitter last Sept. 16 to share the photo of the boy crying beside his father’s body inside a crematorium. ADVERTISEMENT “The boy walked up to his father’s body at a crematorium, moved the sheet from the face, held the cheeks wi Read More