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Mission:

Canadians Sharing Locally and Globally Charity is relentless in it’s mission – to create a healthier world by providing world-class initiatives improving health, education, nutrition and the environment for underserved people. We deliver uncompromising programs that provide innovative world class charitable outreach through locally-led initiatives. The implementation of our mission improves the lives of vulnerable people throughout India and provides humanitarian relief for refugees in Ukraine.

We’re passionate about supporting change in underserved communities – always consistent with the needs our charitable affiliates.  An overview of our programs include reforestation, nutrition, education, health care, and emergency relief delivered in various ways with the help of our charitable affiliates. We’re all volunteers and have no paid staff – these programs are all facilitated by volunteers and supporters within Canada and around the world.

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Vision:

Canadians Sharing Locally and Globally Charity is relentless in it’s vision also – to create a healthier world by providing world-class locally led initiatives improving health, education, nutrition and the environment for underserved people. We build self-reliance and confidence through our International Development Programs in India and Ukraine. Our vision also includes building safe, inclusive, engaged and empowered communities through impactful initiatives that respect the needs of our overseas charitable colleagues.

Our vision relies on the opportunity for volunteers to experience the personal and professional transformation that involvement in charitable works inevitably brings.

Charity Description:

Canadians Sharing Locally and Globally is a Canadian volunteer-based humanitarian organization established in 2013. We provide humanitarian services to underserved people by donating medicines and medical equipment, food and nutrition, educational scholarships and equipment, trees and disaster relief support throughout India and worldwide.  Our current humanitarian disaster relief supports refugees from Ukraine.

We have no paid staff members. Our organization is facilitated by volunteers, and every donation is invested directly and impactfully into our humanitarian programs in India and around the world.

Some of our impactful initiatives are highlighted below:

Support For India:

Our Health Programs in India offer accessibility to advanced medical care and works to relieve the effects of poverty by donating medicines, vitamins and medical equipment. We support Indian charitable hospitals and free medical outreach in disadvantaged communities.

Our Nutrition Programs in India improve health and help relieve the effects of poverty by providing food and basic supplies to local underserved people.

Our free Community Medical Programs offer mobile medical supplies and health care to over 30 rural villages throughout south India.  Teams of doctors and nurses visit underserved communities that have little access to health services.

Our Education Programs in India support education by donating student scholarships and educational equipment to local schools, colleges and institutes. We also donate educational materials including books, periodicals, smart boards, computers, lab equipment and other teaching aids. Educational scholarships are granted to the most deserving yet underserved students experiencing critical financial situations.

Support for Ukraine – Ukrainian Humanitarian Crisis Appeal

Canadians Sharing Locally and Globally is providing aid in and around Ukraine for people impacted by the current escalation of hostilities including missile strikes.  We’re supporting teams on the ground with food, water, medical supplies, emergency shelter support, psychological support, and providing mobile health units. Join our Ukraine Humanitarian Crisis Appeal to support the international Ukrainian response! 

In conjunction with our trusted charity partner CanadaHelps, we have current active campaigns supporting:

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Jan 2025

Join Us In Person May 25, 2025 or in the virtual race experience that runs from May 25 to June 22 wherever you live.

 

Join Us For Our Earth Day Walk And Run

Canadian Sharing’s Largest Fundraising Event turns 10!

For 10 years now we’ve been racing to fundraise to support our work in India and Ukraine.  Join Canadians Sharing Locally and Globally through The Calgary Marathon for a heart-pumping 5km marathon walk and run, in person or virtually! Run virtually wherever you are or in person at The Calgary Marathon. Lace-up your shoes and hit the pavement as we come together to raise awareness and funds in support of our medical, educational, and environmental programs in India and emergency disaster relief efforts in Ukraine. Every step you take helps us make a difference. Join us in making a positive impact!

Canada’s Longest Running Marathon turns 61!

For over six decades, the Servus Calgary Marathon has been at the forefront of running in this country, attracting runners from all over the world to discover our city while staying true to our western roots and loyal to our homegrown runners.

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Your Journey Starts Here

Participants will be able to choose between an in-person event on May 25, 2025 or the virtual race experience that runs from May 25 to June 22.

Choose your distance and run, walk or wheel the 5 km, 10 km, 21.1 km, 42.2 km or the 1.2 km Kids Race!

All participants can fundraise for any of our 100+ charities through the Charity Challenge. There is also the option to join or create a team in one of 3 categories: Fundraising Team, Corporate Team and Youth Team.

Green Bib Option

New this year, we are introducing a Green Bib! This gives participants the option to participate in our race and forgo receiving a race shirt and finisher medal. If a participant chooses the Green Bib option, a $10 donation will be made to the Great Divide Trail Association, in lieu of a race shirt and medal.

 

Join Thousands of Caring People

Make a difference your own way!  Improve the lives of vulnerable people by improving the environment, improving health care, nutrition, education or disaster relief.  Make a change – show your love and kindness for underserved folks in India! Give your gift of disaster relief to Ukrainian Refugees.  Lastly – volunteer with us –  as volunteers we’ve been Opening Hearts and Opportunities since 2013.  

Where do your donations go?

Your donations for our Indian Programs are invested in the direct purchase of items that reduce the effects of poverty.  That includes food, clothing, medicine and medical equipment.  We invest in students by giving nursing and grade school scholarships as well as educational equipment and resources including computers, software and smartboards.  

Donations for our Worldwide Disaster Relief Programs in Ukraine and Pakistan are given to support local on-the-ground charities with their disaster relief efforts.

Canadians Sharing Locally + Globally provides medical, nutritional, educational and environmental outreach in India. We support Ukrainian Refugees and Pakistan Relief Efforts. As an entirely volunteer-orientated organization with no employees, every donation is invested efficiently and directly into our impactful humanitarian programs as needed.