Donate in memory of someone you love

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8/11/2026

Donate in memory of someone you love

When someone we love is gone, we look for ways to keep their name close. In many Indian homes, that has always meant daan: food for someone hungry, fees for a student, something given in their name on the day we remember them.

Many families now mark a shraddh, a barsi or a punyatithi with a donation that helps someone they will never meet. Whatever your faith or custom, you are welcome to donate in memory of someone you love. If the person you lost was a mother, a grandmother or a teacher who looked after others, a donation in her name for girls and women can feel right. It does for many of our donors.

What a donation in their memory does

₹1,100 covers one girl's menstrual protection, education and support for a year. The support is our menstrual helpline, free and confidential, which answers at any hour on 85888 70999.

Since 2017, we have given over 77 lakh free sanitary pads to girls and women across India (as of 30 September 2026).

Ways families give in memory

  • Once, on the day: a shraddh, a barsi or the first death anniversary.
  • Every year, on the same day, so the remembering and the giving go together.
  • Every month, in their name. Choose "monthly" on the donation page.
  • During Pitru Paksha, when many families remember their ancestors.
  • Together, as a family. Brothers, sisters and cousins each donate in the same name. We add it up for you.

How to tell us the name

Our donation window has no box for a dedication. So, after you donate:

  1. Forward your donation receipt email to info@pinkishe.org.
  2. Write the name of the person you are remembering, and the occasion.
  3. If you would like us to write to the family, add the family member's name and email.

We will write to the family if you ask us to. If several of you donate in the same name, we can tell you the total of the donations you have told us about. We keep these names only for this, and we never publish them.

Donating from India and from abroad

  • In India: please use our India donation page. Your donation is eligible for tax deduction under Section 133 of the Income-tax Act, 2025 (earlier Section 80G). Add your PAN when you pay if you intend to claim the deduction.
  • Indian citizen living abroad (NRI)? Please give on our India page, from your own savings. The tax deduction helps only if you pay tax in India.
  • Foreign passport or OCI card? Please use our international page. $25 covers two girls' menstrual protection, education and support for a year. A donation from abroad carries no Indian tax benefit.

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About us

Pinkishe Foundation is a non-profit working on menstrual health since 2017. We work in schools and communities across India, so every girl and woman can manage her period with dignity. We are rated five stars on Google by over 2,400 people.

Choosing where to give? Read our guide, How to choose an NGO to donate to in India.

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Questions people ask

Can I donate in memory of someone?

Yes. Donate on our India page, or our international page if you hold a foreign passport or an OCI card. Then forward your receipt to info@pinkishe.org with the person's name and the occasion. We will write to the family if you wish.

Is a donation in memory eligible for 80G?

Yes, for donors in India. It is eligible for tax deduction under Section 133 of the Income-tax Act, 2025 (earlier Section 80G). The deduction helps only those who pay tax in India. A donation from abroad carries no Indian tax benefit.

Can our whole family donate together in one name?

Yes. Each person donates and forwards the receipt with the same name. We add up the donations you tell us about and share the total with you.

Before you go

Right now, a girl in India is missing school because of her period.

Not because she wants to. Because she has a torn piece of an old saree and nobody has ever explained her own body to her. You just read an article about yours. ₹1,100 covers one girl's menstrual protection, education and support for a year.

Donate ₹1,100 for one girl's year

Eligible for deduction under Section 80G. Receipt emailed instantly · Giving from outside India?

8 lakh+Girls and women supported since 2017
6,000+Menstrual health classes
12AB and 80GFCRANSE Social Stock Exchange5★ on Google from over 2,400 people

₹1,100 gives one girl a year. Donations are eligible for deduction under Section 80G.

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