Philanthropy - Born Free Now Foundation

We at Born Free Now believe that all beings deserve to live with respect and dignity, and it is our birthright to realize a full potential for love and fulfillment. All of our endeavors are therefore focused toward advancing the well-being of humanity and the animal community as a whole. We are driven by a deep conviction that a unified, compassionate, and cooperative world is not only possible but inevitable, and financial commitment to this vision is therefore a vital element of our company mission and definition of success.

By the conventional definition of philanthropy, donations are targeted to make a recognizable change in social conditions. This often necessitates large donations and financial support sustained over time. Through it's strong corporate social responsibility program, Born Free Now has positioned itself to support humanitarian efforts that require sustained, sizable financial support over time.

Our affiliate Born Free Now Foundation funds humanitarian efforts that not only deliver on promises to improve the lives of children, adults, and animals of impoverished communities throughout the world, but who are committed to making recognizable changes in global consciousness. And because Born Free Now underwrites the cost of all operational support for Born Free Now Foundation, 100% of any donations to Born Free Now Foundation are used for charitable purposes, not administrative expenses.

We can now accept tax-deductible donations to Born Free Now Foundation through our website on the Make a Donation page. Click here to contribute today.

Here's a look at some of the successful and inspiring humanitarian work we have supported to date and that is currently underway. Born Free Now Foundation expects to fund similar causes and programs in the future.

PROJECTS IN INDIA:

Stella Mary School: 450 children in the heart of Bangalore and a true light to show the way by providing free education or absolute minimal tuition to students annually.
Eiripur Tamil Nadu School and Orphanage: 300 children are loved, supported, and educated.
Mysore School: 150 students are supported. We have paid for the land, buildings and ongoing capital support.
Good Sheppard Convent and Orphanage: cooperative venture with 2000 other charities. This is a large project within a project of which we are part. Good Sheppard is one of the largest charitable efforts in India.
Leper Colony in Delhi: 500 children and adults are loved and supported. Ongoing projects are currently underway for educational infrastructure and prevention of this disease.
Gypsy people houses: initial project began to build 100 houses, currently 500 houses planned to be built for them to provide shelter. Project is ongoing.
Street Vendor Carts: 100 carts provided to vendors for a mobile shop and shelter. These allow vendors to carry their children with them and keep them safe, as well as locking up goods at night. Families commonly use the carts as a base to sleep around/under at night and to secure goods.

Ambulance: two fully equipped ambulances provided to village to bring injured people to hospital with dignity, who would otherwise end up on bags of rice in a van or rickshaw.
Food Runs: Daily food runs provide nourishment for 500 - 1000 handicapped, lame, and immobile people who cannot make it to us.
Medical Runs: pays doctors to establish medical camps, vaccinations, and conduct house calls.
School tuition: provides 100 - 150 students tuition for those who need to be educated but do not have the finances.

College tuition: have currently provided for five people to receive higher education and return to sponsored projects to teach our kids.
Karuna Society for Animals and Nature in Puttaparthi (http://www.karunasociety.org) and Arunachala Animal Sanctuary in Tiruvannamalai: Provide outpatient facilities to injured animals as well as long term welfare and homes for those seriously injured. Efforts are provided to stop them from being abused and killed on the street. These are no kill facilities.

PROJECTS IN PERU:
Supporting and providing a village with food, medicine, and clean water.

PROJECTS IN EL SALVADOR:
Have built a school, have provided clean water and improvement projects to a local village.

PROJECTS IN AFRICA:
To support destitute women and vulnerable adolescents and children in an effort to improve their livelihood and to enable them to be self supporting and have greater control over their lives through the promotion of participatory and sustainable development programs.