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They say that only with the
first step can a long journey begin. Last year, an idea began
simply enough: help out with the tragedy in South East Asia.
Friends, strangers and Ziba employees all helped in their
own ways. This year, Ziba Beauty has agreed to affiliate itself
with the American India Foundation (AIF). Ziba Beauty started
Project Hope with the sole aim of giving back and helping
people in a meaningful way. It is precisely these goals that
lead to Ziba Beauty making the AIF the sole beneficiary of
the funds raised by Project Hope.
The American India |
Foundation (AIF) is the largest India
centric charity in the USA. Its mission is to accelerate social
and economic change in India. By mobilizing people and resources
across the United States, AIF has raised over $32 million
since its inception in 2001.
AIF has offices in New York and San Francisco (Silicon Valley)
in the US, and New Delhi and Bangalore in India. There are
30 trustees in the U.S. that contribute $100,000 per year.
Former President Bill Clinton serves as Honorary Chair.
AIF awards grants to education, livelihood, and |
public health projects in India with an
emphasis on elementary education, women’s empowerment,
and HIV/AIDS, respectively.
AIF also administers four programs:
(1) The Service Corps, which develops young
American leaders by placing them with Indian non-profit organizations
based on skills and need.
(2) The Digital Equalizer, which bridges
the “digital divide” by providing computers,
Internet, and training to under-resourced schools.
(3) League of Artisans, which creates sustained
livelihoods for underprivileged artisans – particularly
tribal, rural |
and women artisans – and thereby
improve their economic and living conditions.
(4) Donor Education, which trains donors
to become strategic philanthropists.
AIF holds four fundraisers in Los Angeles, San Francisco,
New York and Chicago. Sumita Batra, the CEO of Ziba Beauty,
is on the governing body of AIF Southern California, along
with a group of successful philanthropists.
For more information on AIF, please contact The Chugh Firm
at (562) 229-1250. |
