
Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak
On 31 December 2019, WHO was informed of a cluster of cases of pneumonia of unknown cause detected in Wuhan City, Hubei Province of...

New South Wales bushfires
Sad - In the forest of Australia, more than 50 crores of animals were burnt to death due to severe fire in the forest of Australia. It is...

Thanksgiving - A Day of Gratitude
The day of Thanksgiving has always fascinated me. In my childhood, I loved watching the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade, enjoying football...
Update on Kincade Fire
As of November 3rd, 2019, firefighters in the Sonoma area have reported that the Kincade Fire has successfully been contained. The fire...
Kincade Fire 2019
Unfortunately, a wildfire has affected areas in Northern California once again. The Kincade fire started out near Geyserville on October...

Pitra Tarpan- Gratitude to Ancestor
Every morning, I fill water in a copper vessel, go out in the backyard, look up in the sky and offer water to my ancestors by pouring it...

Homam- A Fire ritual
Since my childhood, I have seen my parents performing homams (fire rituals) every morning. Every weekend and on some religious festivals,...

Jain Pratikraman- Observance of Self Reflection
Pratikraman is the ritual of repenting one's past misdeeds. Performed twice, once in the morning and once during the evening, devotees...
A year later from the Carr Fire
We4U's donations to the Oroville Center in November 2018 contributed to a long-lasting process of helping the victims restore their...

Kshama Yachana
One of the most prominent Jain festivals is known as Paryushan Parva and is celebrated every year between August and September. This...
Update on 2017 Northern California fires
With the help from We4U's donations, the Redwood Empire Food Bank was able to send out non-perishable food items to the communities...

Camp Fire - Oroville Hope Center visit
We4u visited the areas affected by the Camp Fire and donated non-perishable food items worth of $500 to help out the families and victims...