FIGHT AGAINST COVID-19 - UWM'S COVID-19 RESPONSE
India is currently witnessing the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. Our country recorded 402,014 new Covid cases on 30th April, pushing the caseload to over 19 million. This is the second-highest in the world.
As the country battles to co
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UNITED WAY MUMBAI IS A GREAT PLACE TO WORK!
We always knew it .. and now we are thrilled to share it! We have been certified as a ‘Great Place To Work’ in our very first year of assessment.
A great set of talented, passionate teammates in a high trust, high-performance culture
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BLOOD DONATION DRIVE - FEBRUARY 2020
United Way Mumbai conducted blood donation drives in New Delhi and Gurgaon, with support from FedEx Express, under the FedEx Cares initiative. 83 volunteers donated at the drive through the initiative, which was conducted in partnership with Think Fo
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REPUBLIC DAY CELEBRATIONS
33 children celebrated Republic Day with 22 employee volunteers from our corporate partner. Activities at the celebration included a poster-making competition on the theme of "Republic Day", a quiz and a short awareness session for the children on pe
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IIFL EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITY
5 employees from IIFL conducted a session on best practices in health, hygiene, and sanitation for 33 children of Community Charitable Development Trust (CCDT), Bandra on 4th January 2020. The employees raised funds in order to create awareness on hy
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GUGGENHEIM TRANSPARENT VALUE EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT
On World Soil Day, 43 employees from Guggenheim Transparent Value participated in creating a Butterfly Garden for St. Anthony’s High School, Malad. Together, the team planted 500 saplings of nectar and larval host plants that support local bio
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IIFL WISH TREE
IIFL Wealth Management Pvt. Ltd. celebrated with the children from Anugrah Seva Mandal, Ambernath and Committed Communities Development Trust, Bandra through a wish tree. This tree was set up to promote engagement between the employees and the c
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BLOOD DONATION DRIVE - DECEMBER 2019
United Way Mumbai organised 3 blood donation drives in partnership with Think Foundation across multiple FedEx offices as part of the FedEx Cares initiative. 100 volunteers donated blood, which will help in impacting 300 lives.
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SESSION ON HEALTH AND HYGIENE
Volunteers from our corporate partner visited the New Vision Pune girls' to present a session on various aspects of health and hygiene. Over 60 beneficiaries were present at the session. The team also spoke about the importance of good sanitation pra
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FUN AND LEARNING ACTIVITIES WITH EDUCO SCHOOL
21 employees from the Bloomberg Mumbai team participated in an interactive fun and learning session with Grade 4 children from EDUCO India. The employees explained the roles and responsibility of each person in the school, classroom and community thr
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DIABETES AWARENESS - WORLD HEALTH DAY 2019
To commemorate World Health Day, 2019, the United Way Mumbai team initiated a week-long
campaign to generate awareness regarding diabetes. Through the week, workers from unorganised sectors, including construction workers, vegetable
vendors an
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UWM WORLD HEPATITIS ALLIANCE CERTIFICATION
United Way Mumbai has been involved in the fight to eliminate Hepatitis through targetted interventions focusing on awareness, testing and vaccination (under campaigns such as Yuvroshni, Pahal and Sehat). We are proud to announce that our work has be
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AVPN INDIA SUMMIT 2018
UWM is happy to be an outreach partner at the AVPN India 2018, in December, where you can join a diverse ecosystem of stakeholders and glean best practices in philanthropy to impact investment to corporate CSR. To know more about the event and avail
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MONSOON ADVISORY
Enjoy the rains and stay safe this monsoon season with these useful health, hygiene and road safety tips and Mumbai tide timings to plan your outings carefully. We've also put together a list of phone numbers that you can call during monsoo
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UWM'S STEM LEARNING PROGRAMME WITH MONSANTO INDIA
United Way Mumbai, with support from Monsanto India is establishing 20 Mini-Science Centres under our STEM Learning programme, which aims to equip underprivileged youth with skills necessary for future employment. Over 10,000 children will benefit fr
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LET'S READ - CHILDREN'S DAY CELEBRATION
More than 300 children from M.P. Bhuta Sion Sarvajanik School and Nehru Nagar Municipal English Medium School, Kurla enjoyed a memorable Children's Day at United Way Mumbai's Let's READ Carnival. The UWM, with help from corporate empl
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UPDATE ON PROJECT POSHAN - 21ST SEPTEMBER 2017
Project Poshan is United Way Mumbai's programme to fight malnutrition in the state of Maharashtra. Through Project Poshan, UWM has conducted various interventions in Raigad district, Maharashtra, in collaboration with the Integrated Child Develo
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WORLD HEPATITIS DAY 2017: ACTIVITY REPORT
UWM observes World Hepatitis Week every year and carries out a variety of innovative campaigns among vulnerable and high risk groups, to raise awareness about this disease. With the aim of reaching out
to disadvantaged communities, thi
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WORLD HEPATITIS DAY 2017
Hepatitis B is 50-100 times more infectious than HIV. Yet, United Way Mumbai's report on the Knowledge, Attitude and Practices (KAP) among Commercial Sex Workers (CSW) towards Hepatitis B revealed that 93% of the CSW respondents of UWM's study were u
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STANDARD CHARTERED MUMBAI MARATHON 2017
The Standard Chartered Mumbai Marathon 2017 was a tremendous success, with Rs. 32.93 Crores being raised for charity at this edition. Overall, 281 charities, 151 corporates and 1048 fundraisers stepped up and helped raise the funds for a variety of c
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9TH ANNUAL GLOBAL CSR SUMMIT AND AWARDS 2017
The 9th Annual Global CSR Summit and Awards 2017 are being held on 30th and 31st March 2017 in Langkawi, Malaysia and United Way Mumbai is proud to be an event partner and member of the jury. The
theme of this year’s summit is "Rebooting Capi
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DIABETES EDUCATION AND TESTING
68% of India's labour employment comprises the unorganised sector, which forms the bulk of the urban poor. Workers engaged in this urban informal sector form the bulk of the urban poor and they work in small and privately owned enterprises such as; l
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WORLD WATER DAY 2017
Summer is just around the corner, with soaring temperatures and water shortage issues that plague Mumbai every year. Water is one of most precious resources. To conserve it, here are a few tips that each of us can follow:
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COMMEMORATION OF INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY
UWM conducted a Hepatitis B awareness session for Salvation Army Care Programme beneficiaries, under the Pahal campaign to ensure a Hepatitis B-free generation, on the occasion of International women's day. 130 underprivileged women beneficiaries o
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PROJECT ANKUR: REBUILDING UTTARAKHAND
United Way has supported the reconstruction of five government schools in the Rudraprayag district of Uttarakhand. The aim has been to ensure that rehabilitation work builds a more secure and self-reliant community, here in Uttarakhand. The reconst
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GREENESHA 2016
In 2016, we reached out directly to 70 large Ganesh Mandals for an eco-friendly celebration of festivities. We also had 250 volunteers, engaged over 2 major immersion days, who helped prevent approximately 300 KGs of waste from thrown into the city
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WORLD HEPATITIS DAY COMMEMORATION
On 30th of August, 2016, United Way Mumbai commemorated World Hepatitis Day in collaboration with a number of NGOs working with the LGBTQ community in Mumbai. The aim was to spread awareness and information about the disease. We also provided free te
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SCMM 2017 CHARITY STRUCTURE RELEASED!
The Charity Structure for SCMM 2017 has been released today. Whether you are an NGO, Corporate or
an individual, you can find information on how to register for the event as well as important dates and
procedures for raising funds. This docume
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RECORD BREAKING SCMM 2016!
A record breaking Rs 28.1 crores were raised via the SCMM 2016, breaking all past records. 286 NGOs participated in the marathon this year and 94% of them raised funds through the SCMM platform. 101 young leaders raised funds, the youngest
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PAHAL - HEPATITIS AWARENESS PROGRAM
United Way Mumbai's Hepatitis B awareness programme, "Pahal", along with AmeriCares, has spread awareness to 430,000 people. 1500 have been tested and 5000 have been immunised. Read more details on the United Way Blog here
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