Where to Donate to Help People in India During the COVID-19 Crisis: Nonprofits Recommended by Benevity

India is facing a massive healthcare crisis as the world’s worst COVID-19 outbreak ravages the country, accounting for almost half of the cases recorded globally last week. Infections are surging past 300,000 every day, and the shortage and lack of access to hospital beds, oxygen and other critical supplies are resulting in record levels of mortality. With a population of 1.4 billion facing the crisis, there is a growing, urgent global movement to help those in need and without equitable access.

With so much help needed, it can be hard to know where to start and which nonprofits to support. Whether you’re an individual who wants to donate or a company who wants to launch a relief appeal or employee campaign, you’ll want to ensure that you are supporting those who need it most right now and into the future as the long-term impacts of the crisis begin to surface.

Here is our recommended list of causes that are providing critical relief in India.

American organizations 

• Americares India is mobilizing more than 5.2 million units of protective and isolation set-up equipment
• Give2Asia is supporting frontline health workers and institutions responding to the coronavirus pandemic
• Direct Relief is supplying oxygen concentrators and other medical resources to India
• Doctors Without Borders is supporting case identification and management, as well as prevention activities in Mumbai
• American India Foundation is leading procurement efforts to tackle the COVID-19 crisis immediately
• UNICEF is assisting with the ongoing COVID-19 vaccination effort in India

Want to support all of these causes at once? Visit our U.S.-specific giving opportunity on the Benevity Community Impact Portal to make a secure donation that will be split equally amongst these organizations.

Indian organizations* 

• HelpAge India is reaching out to elders, homeless people and migrant workers who are the most vulnerable during the COVID-19 crisis
• Goonj is providing ration and hygiene kits for families in India affected by COVID-19
• Rise Against Hunger India is ensuring aid is efficiently and effectively deployed and received by communities in India

Want to support all of these causes at once? Visit our Indian-specific giving opportunity on the Benevity Community Impact Portal to make a secure donation that will be split equally amongst these organizations.

Canadian organizations 

• Canadian UNICEF Committee is increasing access to medical oxygen, providing testing machines, supporting communities and essential workers, and distributing vaccines
• Canadian Red Cross is supporting COVID-19 preparedness, response and recovery activities
• CARE Canada is helping families access emergency health care and supplies including hospital beds, medical oxygen, lifesaving medicine and personal protective equipment
• Plan International Canada is stopping COVID-19 from spreading further and claiming more lives
   

Want to support all of these causes at once? Visit our Canadian-specific giving opportunity on the Benevity Community Impact Portal to make a secure donation that will be split equally amongst these organizations.

UK organizations 

• British Red Cross Society is supporting COVID-19 preparedness, response and recovery activities
• Medecins Sans Frontieres is identifying cases, conducting screening and triage, and providing medical and technical support with oxygen supplies and therapy
• The United Kingdom Committee for UNICEF is increasing access to medical oxygen, providing testing machines, supporting communities and essential workers, and distributing vaccines
• International Medical Corps is activating the Emergency Response Team to strengthen the healthcare infrastructure, providing medical supplies and personal protective equipment

Want to support all of these causes at once? Visit our U.K.-specific giving opportunity on the Benevity Community Impact Portal to make a secure donation that will be split equally amongst these organizations.

When you donate through our portal, rest assured you’re giving directly to reputable nonprofits that are working hard to deliver medical supplies and oxygen, support frontline workers and assist in the vaccination effort in India.