Neera Nundy, co-founder of Dasra, talks about the difficulties in India achieving its Covid-19 vaccination targets, and the role philanthropy plays in it
Neera Nundy, co-founder of Dasra on why philanthropic donors are willing to contribute more quickly, how the pandemic has changed the nature of giving in India. Photo Credit: Joshua Navalkar
In April, when India was battling the second Covid-19 wave, Dasra launched an initiative to raise about $10 million (Rs75 crore) of philanthropic money to help 100 NGOs reach Covid-19 vaccines and relief efforts to underserved and vulnerable populations. Five months later in September, the strategic philanthropic organisation based in Mumbai has not only surpassed its target corpus, but has also helped many more organisations working on the ground.