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YOU ARE NOT ALONE - Drumming for Hope Against Cancer
A special percussion fundraiser for children battling cancer
A special percussion fundraiser for children battling cancer
- One Beat, One Bucket, One Child at a time.
Music as Medicine
Children fighting cancer spend months — sometimes years — in hospitals and Home Away from Home centres (HAHs), far from everything familiar. The isolation is real. The fear is real. But so is their resilience.
We believe that joy is not a luxury. It is part of healing. You Are Not Alone brings rhythm, colour and human connection directly to children with cancer — through the simplest instrument imaginable: a painted bucket and a pair of sticks.
Every visit, every beat, every painted bucket tells each child: we see you. We are here with you.
"A child who can laugh, paint, and beat a drum is a child who knows they are not fighting alone."
YOUR DRUMMERS
The Humans Behind the Beat
Abir Aggarwal and Pavit Singh Jaggi are proud Friends of CanKids — volunteers driven by the belief that every child with cancer deserves more than treatment. They deserve joy, dignity, and community.
Abir Aggarwal - Friend of CanKids · Percussionist
Abir brings the energy of rhythm to rooms that rarely hear it — visiting CanKids' Home Away from Home centres to remind every patient that music belongs to everyone, no experience required.
Pavit Singh Jaggi - Friend of CanKids · Percussionist
Pavit channels the belief that creativity is healing — leading bucket-painting sessions before the drumming begins, letting each child put their own mark on the instrument before they play it.
How One Day Changes Everything
Day 1: We Visit the HAH & Paint You Bucket
Abir and Pavit visit CanKids' Home Away from Home centres, where children and families are staying during treatment — bringing buckets, paint and pure energy. Every child paints their own bucket — choosing colours, creating patterns, writing their name. Their instrument is theirs before a single beat is played.
Day 2: Play the Drums
Together they drum. Abir and Pavit teach basic rhythms, lead group drumming sessions and simply play alongside these extraordinary children.
Day 3: Share & Raise Funds
Sessions are recorded and shared on YouTube and social media — turning every view, share, and comment into awareness and donations for CanKids' holistic care programmes.
Where Your Money Goes - Holistic Care for Every Child with Cancer
Childhood cancer treatment is only part of the journey. CanKids provides the full circle of support that gives children and families the strength to fight — and to live.
Give Today, Donate Now - Choose Your Beat
A Bucket & a Beat
₹2,500
Funds psychosocial counselling sessions for a child and their caregiver — because healing the mind matters as much as treating the body.
Rhythm of Hope
₹10,000
Supports diagnostic investigations for one child — helping ensure that no child misses treatment simply because of the cost of a test.
Champion Supporter
₹25,000
Fund comprehensive holistic care for a child through their entire treatment journey — medical, psychosocial, nutritional, educational and family support, all in one.
80G tax benefits are available on donations
"No family should face childhood cancer without someone standing beside them. That is what CanKids does — and what your donation makes possible."
Music as Medicine
Children fighting cancer spend months — sometimes years — in hospitals and Home Away from Home centres (HAHs), far from everything familiar. The isolation is real. The fear is real. But so is their resilience.
We believe that joy is not a luxury. It is part of healing. You Are Not Alone brings rhythm, colour and human connection directly to children with cancer — through the simplest instrument imaginable: a painted bucket and a pair of sticks.
Every visit, every beat, every painted bucket tells each child: we see you. We are here with you.
"A child who can laugh, paint, and beat a drum is a child who knows they are not fighting alone."
YOUR DRUMMERS
The Humans Behind the Beat
Abir Aggarwal and Pavit Singh Jaggi are proud Friends of CanKids — volunteers driven by the belief that every child with cancer deserves more than treatment. They deserve joy, dignity, and community.
Abir Aggarwal - Friend of CanKids · Percussionist
Abir brings the energy of rhythm to rooms that rarely hear it — visiting CanKids' Home Away from Home centres to remind every patient that music belongs to everyone, no experience required.
Pavit Singh Jaggi - Friend of CanKids · Percussionist
Pavit channels the belief that creativity is healing — leading bucket-painting sessions before the drumming begins, letting each child put their own mark on the instrument before they play it.
How One Day Changes Everything
Day 1: We Visit the HAH & Paint You Bucket
Abir and Pavit visit CanKids' Home Away from Home centres, where children and families are staying during treatment — bringing buckets, paint and pure energy. Every child paints their own bucket — choosing colours, creating patterns, writing their name. Their instrument is theirs before a single beat is played.
Day 2: Play the Drums
Together they drum. Abir and Pavit teach basic rhythms, lead group drumming sessions and simply play alongside these extraordinary children.
Day 3: Share & Raise Funds
Sessions are recorded and shared on YouTube and social media — turning every view, share, and comment into awareness and donations for CanKids' holistic care programmes.
Where Your Money Goes - Holistic Care for Every Child with Cancer
Childhood cancer treatment is only part of the journey. CanKids provides the full circle of support that gives children and families the strength to fight — and to live.
Give Today, Donate Now - Choose Your Beat
A Bucket & a Beat
₹2,500
Funds psychosocial counselling sessions for a child and their caregiver — because healing the mind matters as much as treating the body.
Rhythm of Hope
₹10,000
Supports diagnostic investigations for one child — helping ensure that no child misses treatment simply because of the cost of a test.
Champion Supporter
₹25,000
Fund comprehensive holistic care for a child through their entire treatment journey — medical, psychosocial, nutritional, educational and family support, all in one.
80G tax benefits are available on donations
"No family should face childhood cancer without someone standing beside them. That is what CanKids does — and what your donation makes possible."
About CanKids KidsCan:
Founded in 2004 by Poonam Bagai, herself a cancer survivor, CanKids KidsCan, the National Society for Change For Childhood Cancer In India partners with hospitals, medical professionals and state governments to enable access and best standards of treatment, care and support across 60 cities and 22 states of India.
Catering to childhood cancer patients from primarily underprivileged families, CanKids is present in 143 hospitals across India. Through our signature program YANA (You Are Not Alone) – CanKids provides medical, drugs & diagnostics support, accommodation through Home Away from Homes, patient transport, blood support, nutrition & rations, education and counselling support.
