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Spread kindness to those who need it most this Christmas

Begin a new tradition of supporting those who make our everyday lives brighter

This Christmas, let’s open our hearts and pledge to bring hope and comfort to the less privileged. Small gestures can bring joy and make a real difference in someone’s life. You'll see for yourself.

• Educate and empower: Imagine the twinkle of hope you can ignite in a child’s eyes by ensuring their education. If you’re in a position to help, consider offering financial aid to the guard in your housing society or your domestic help to cover their child’s school fees. Can’t manage the full cost? Gift them books, uniforms or even help them get admitted to a school. Education should never be a privilege — it’s a basic right. Together, we can make a difference — one child at a time!
• Help the elderly: In many less fortunate families, the elderly often bear the silent burden of unaddressed health issues. Your kindness can ease their pain. A routine eye test, a blood check-up or even a visit to the doctor could mean the world to them. For some, these small necessities are out of reach. Extend a hand this Christmas and show them they’re not forgotten
• The gift of giving: Those who help us with household chores like cleaning the bathrooms or taking the garbage are the ones who face the most societal taboo. More often than not, they carry generational trauma of contempt and harassment from the privileged. Break the stigma and start a new family tradition. Make a small gift basket for them and say a thank you to them 

— Pooja Mitra