Support our women athletes #QuestForGold at Rio 2016 Olympics | Milaap

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Who are the people behind this initiative?

This initiative is by Olympic Gold Quest in partnership with Genpact and Milaap to raise funds and provide training and purchase of equipment for Indian athletes who are qualified to participate in Rio Olympics 2016.

Olympic Gold Quest (OGQ), founded in 2001, is a non-profit organisation committed to bridge the gap between the best athletes in India and the world thus helping Indian athletes win Olympic Gold medals. Founded by Indian sporting legends Geet Sethi and Prakash Padukone, OGQ scouts for potential medal talent, help identify areas of support and work with all stakeholders to aid deserving talent. Genpact has partnered with OGQ to provide financial support to avail training and purchase equipments for the Olympic qualified Indian athletes.

Genpact is a global leader in digitally-powered business process management and services. This endeavor is part of Genpact’s Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) program, and aims to support and facilitate the efforts of the athletes in the largest global sporting arena, the 2016 Olympics in Rio. Genpact hopes that this effort will provide the much-needed stimulus that women athletes truly deserve and lead to significant achievement in Rio Olympics 2016.

Your money will directly help athletes supported by OGQ for their training and facilities abroad in the run-up to Olympics. OGQ will use the funds based on the different training needs of the qualified athletes. Genpact will match each contribution made by the donors, thereby creating double the impact. Milaap will closely work with the OGQ to ensure that the funds you have donated are used in the best possible manner and share regular updates.

Not at all. On the contrary, Genpact will match every donation you made upto a total sum of Rs. 50 lakhs. We hope to create double the impact and enable OGQ to support the Olympic qualified athletes in the best possible manner.

  1. Ayonika Paul, 10m air rilfe shooter -  Although Ayonika played several sports, she was fascinated by shooting and started practising when she was in class 8. She brought laurels to the country when she won silver medal at the 2014 Commonwealth Games. Read more.
  2. Laxmirani Majhi, recurve archer - Where many girls from Laxmi's village did not even go to school, Laxmi's parents knew that it is important for her to attend school. She won many competitions during her education and won silver at 2015 World Championships.
  3. Deepika Kumari, recurve archer - Deepika began aiming at at tender age targetting mangoes with stones. Nurtured by the TATA Archery Academy, Deepiksa participated in London Olympics 2012 when she was just 18. She recently equalled the World record for the qualification round at Shanghai World Cup 2016.
  4. Bombayla Devi, recurve archer -  She was born in Manipur to a family who are completely engrossed in sports. She started archery in 1996 and received wide recognition after she won gold at  2010 Commonwealth Games. She will be representing India for the third time at Rio 2016 Olympics.

Since its inception in 2001, OGQ has supported the training of more than 100 athletes. OGQ’s first test was the London 2012 Olympics where 4 out of the 6 Indian medalists were supported by them.  You can read more about the champions supported by OGQ here.

You can donate any time starting 25th May, 2016 till 15th July, 2016.

Yes. Each Indian donor will receive 80G tax exemption receipt issued on behalf of Olympic Gold Quest.

If you are logged into your Milaap page visit the page - https://milaap.org/home#mydonations to download the receipt. 

Yes. The page is mobile-friendly and visitors will have the same user experience from their phones.  All payment options available on desktop version are available for mobile device too. 

Yes! Besides our secure, SSL encrypted online payment options, Milaap also has cheque pickup and direct bank transfer through NEFT, for this campaign. 

To make a bank transfer in India
Bank Name: Axis Bank
A/C Name: Milaap
A/C Number: 912010013060207
IFSC Code: UTIB0001513
Account Type:  Savings Account
Branch: Axis Bank, JP Nagar 6th Phase, Bangalore

Please send us an email at feedback@milaap.org with the amount you've transferred, transaction code and name of the campaign (Olympic Gold Quest) 

You can now request for cheque pickup. Our representative will pick it up from your mailing address. Cheques should be drawn in favor of MILAAP

Submit your request for cheque pick-up here
Cheque pickup facility is currently available only for donors in the following cities in India: Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Chandigarh, Chennai, Delhi, Hyderabad, Indore, Jaipur, Kolkata, Mumbai, Pune and Surat.

Residents of other cities can mail the cheque directly to our address given below. On the envelope, please mention the name of campaign: "Olympic Gold Quest"

Attn: Margaret David,
Milaap Social Ventures
No. 549, 1st Floor,
26th main, 14th cross,
JP Nagar Phase 1,
Bangalore, India 560078

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Yes, you'll receive it via email once you've made a donation. If you are logged into your Milaap page visit the page - https://milaap.org/home#mydonations to download the receipt.

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