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 Introduction
India Today has reported India's triumphs
and its despair, over the past 25 years. It was during the Kargil
conflict of 1999 that we realised simple reporting wasn't enough.
Whenever stories of disasters were published, offers for help
from readers came flooding in, but there was never an opportunity
to properly tap this wellspring of goodwill. On August 1999,
the India Today group set up CARE TODAY, a registered society.
It's mandate is simple: financial
contributions from readers of India Today to address
problems, report back on the progress through the pages of the
magazine, and now through this web site.
Encouraged by the overwhelming response for the Kargil project,
CARE TODAY then launched the Hope for Orissa fund after a supercyclone
devastated that state. Contributions for both funds topped Rs
one crore and are now closed, though rehabilitation work continues
apace.
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The
Drought Project
India is suffering one of the worst droughts
in living memory. Cattle are dying in the thousands. Millions
of hungry, thirsty Indians, made penniless by the drought are
leaving their homes in a desperate attempt to survive. We must
all help as best we can. CARE TODAY, a trust run by the India
Today Group, announces the launch of Fight
the Drought, a fund for
the people affected by the drought. The fund will be put together
by contributions from the India Today group, readers and web
users and then administered by the trust, as on two previous,
proven occassions: the Kargil conflict and the Orissa supercyclone.
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 Reality
Check
Words are often inadequate to describe
the tragedy unfolding across the great plains of India. Here
is an selection of images--some may be disturbing--that graphically
tell you the story of the drought.
Fight the Drought - 2000
Care Today thanks all donors for their contributions.
This project is closed and we are not seeking donations for this project.
Using total donations of Rs. 29 lakh we supported the following projects.
Seven drought proofing projects in Rajasthan
Four drought proofing projects in Gujarat.
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