1st Digital Inclusion PROJECT UPDATE (October -December 1st 2020):
The Digital Inclusion Aid Fund was originally started in October 2020 to help underprivileged girl students in India. It has now evolved to supporting efforts to bridge the digital divide for all at -risk women and girls.
The 1st fundraiser supported the effort to provide immediate aid to at-risk female students in India in collaboration with Sampark.org - an NGO based in India. Alumni of Lady Shri Ram College for Women (LSR) in Delhi, India reached out to their local communities to help raise about $75,000 to fund the purchase of urgently needed laptops for about 150 needy students who are having to remotely access courses due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Founder of Sohum Global Foundation, is also an alumni (ELSA network) of LSR and in an unprecedented effort between college faculty, ELSAs worldwide and the Sampark non profit (also founded by another ELSA) offered to help raise funds by attracting donations from US based alumni. The global fund raising efforts helped procure laptops and data packs for these female students by December 12, 2020. We have successfully raised funds to finance about 135 laptops for needy girl students in India at LSR college while the ELSA committee in Delhi helped bridge the gap for about another 20 girl students from low income families , thanks to generous donors like you! This collaborative effort was made possible by partnering with non profits like Sampark in India, the LSR college alumni (ELSA community) globally and here in the US, Organizations like Women in Tech (WIT) and industry groups. PLEASE DO NOT DONATE towards this fund at this time as the fund raiser for the LSR Digital Inclusion Aid is now closed. Donations received for Digital Inclusion Aid after December 1st, 2020 will be directed towards supporting similar efforts at other accredited non profits and fund raisers that are helping bridge this digital divide for needy women and children in our local communities. December 1st, 2020 is Giving Tuesday! PLEASE DO DONATE towards our general fund that's helping support programs to help women at risk, children with special needs and programs for veterans with PTSD. 90% of all donations received get forwarded to the projects and between 5% - 10% is applied towards processing fees and to cover administrative & operational expenses.
Additional Stats:Fundraising Goal: 150 laptops, 120 data packs/dongles, logistics cost: Estimated INR 52Lakhs/ $75,000.
More details & updates:
You can sponsor a girl student or empower an at risk women being rescued from domestic violence by donating $555 to help future at risk girls- use code DI Empower 21 for helping this effort to bridge the digital divide in 2021.
Annual Project Goal:
Our intention is to be able to help all women and girls who apply for aid through this program. At a minimum we aim to support 24 candidates in the Colorado area in any given calendar year by sourcing a tablet or laptop as requests come in from eligible candidates. Your donation matters! Donate towards this ongoing effort and use reference code DI Empower 21 to direct funds towards this project.
Reach out to us if you have a similar digital inclusion project that you want to highlight in your local community here in Archuleta County, in the state of CO or wider US!
HOW TO HELP?
1. The Sohum Global Foundation (SGF) is a 501 (c) (3) registered public charity. Therefore donors can get tax benefits if you are a US citizen or are the citizen of a country that has tax reciprocity with the US. You can also double your impact by adding SFG to your Employer's list of charities and all donations up to a certain amount will then be matched by your employer thus helping more women.
U.S. and other foreign donors who are donating through the Sohum Global Foundation will also get receipts for tax purposes. Our Tax id is 84-2560434.
Checks: We can receive checks from U.S. bank accounts payable to Sohum Global Foundation, Inc. and mailed to Attn: D. Kamboh, P.O. Box 33, Chromo, CO 81128.
Bank wires/ Transfers: Sohum Global Foundation, Inc. checking account. Wells Fargo Bank; Routing # 102000076; Checking Account#8200625815.
Wells Fargo Bank Branch address: 50 Harman Drive, Pagosa Springs, CO 81147.
U.S. and other foreign donors who are donating through the Sohum Global Foundation will also get receipts for tax purposes. Our Tax id is 84-2560434.
Checks: We can receive checks from U.S. bank accounts payable to Sohum Global Foundation, Inc. and mailed to Attn: D. Kamboh, P.O. Box 33, Chromo, CO 81128.
Bank wires/ Transfers: Sohum Global Foundation, Inc. checking account. Wells Fargo Bank; Routing # 102000076; Checking Account#8200625815.
Wells Fargo Bank Branch address: 50 Harman Drive, Pagosa Springs, CO 81147.