A stray idea

Stray and abandoned animals on Mumbai's streets are usually left to fend for themselves unless a good Samaritan decides to adopt them and give them shelter. That's exactly what the folks at an NGO called Animals Matter to Me have set out to do, by building a comprehensive cage-free animal rehabilitation centre in Kolad, a village in Raigad.

The place will also promote organic farming and include facilities for people in need of therapy. A crowdfunding initiative has been started where the NGO is not asking for your money, but for a pack of bricks that cost only '90, which they need to complete the outer wall.