The holiday spirit is upon us and while we have fun with family and friends it is also the time to think of the less fortunate. Lokvani brings you a list of local charities for you to consider to give a gift. 

American India Foudantion - www.aif.org

Akshaya Patra - http://www.foodforeducation.org/

Chinmaya Boston -http://www.chinmaya-boston.com/

CRY -http://america.cry.org/site/index.html

Ekal Vidyalaya -http://www.ekal.org/

Meru Foundation - http://imeru.net/

Pratham - http://www.prathamusa.org/

Share and Care Foundation - http://www.shareandcare.org/

Visionaid.org - http://www.visionaid.org/index.php/en/

Ubuntu at work -http://ubuntuatwork.org/about.php

Saheli - www.saheliboston.org