YouWeCan

YouWeCan is a non-profit organization in India dedicated to fighting cancer. It was established in 2012 by Indian ex-cricketer Yuvraj Singh with the help of his mother, Shabnam Singh. The association focuses on four key areas: Cancer Awareness, Screening, Treatment Support, and Survivor Empowerment. YouWeCan's main field of operation is India. 
In 2012, Yuvraj Singh was diagnosed with cancer, but he recovered after a long treatment involving chemotherapy in the United States of America. This experience inspired him to launch YouWeCan.
In September 2012, the YouWeCan app was initially launched by Microsoft for the Windows Phone. Every time a user buys the app, Singh contributes a donation to the foundation. In September 2012, Colors and YouWeCan announced a television show, "Zindagi Abhi Baaki yHai", inspired by Yuvraj Singh's story of fighting cancer.
In April 2015, Yuvraj Singh announced the intention to invest INR 40-50 crores in online startups, expanding the YouWeCan proposition by setting up YouWeCan Ventures to do so. Initial investments were made in Vyomo, Moovo, Healthians, EduKart, JetSetGo and most recently Cartisan.
YouWeCan also recently collaborated with breast surgeon Dr. Rohan Khandelwal to spread awareness about breast cancer. 
History.
YouWeCan Foundation is an initiative by Yuvraj Singh which works extensively on cancer control in India through cancer awareness programs, cancer screening centers, treatment support, and survivor empowerment. 
The Foundation operates different entities with varied objectives, links with other organizations, and creates a medium of funding. 
YouWeCan Ventures, one of the entities of the YouWeCan Foundation, supports aspiring entrepreneurs to fulfil their dreams through financial support, mentorship, brand building, strategizing effective marketing campaigns and development monetization of their business models; it was founded in 2013.
The Foundation organizes regular awareness programs in rural areas with a focus on oral, breast, and cervical cancers in addition to providing tobacco-cessation counselling and facilities in district-level community health centres for cancer screening. 
By 2019, the Foundation had supported the treatments of 25 children suffering from cancer, with a goal of reaching at least 100 children, as soon as possible. In 2020, the country’s largest multi-brand loyalty program, Payback India, extended support to the YouWeCan Cancer Foundation to aid the treatment of children suffering from cancer. 
By July 2020, the foundation had screened over 150,000 people and spread cancer awareness to about 230,000 people, whilst planning to reach over a million people by 2020 through its screening and awareness drive. 
The foundation also arranges anti-tobacco workshops in corporates, colleges, community centres and hospitals across the country. Currently, the foundation runs a Treatment Fund for Pediatric patients, providing financial assistance to underprivileged and poor families with a household income of less than Rs 2 lakhs per annum. 
It is estimated that over 50,000 children are diagnosed with cancer in India each year and the mortality rate for cancer in India is estimated to be 4-6 times higher than developed countries, primarily due to lack of awareness, technology, mental stigma, late diagnosis, poor access and other issues relating to care and high costs of treatment. The average cost of treatment for any type of cancer in India is between Rs 4-6 lakhs minimum, which is considered unaffordable by many people. 
YouWeCan had also invested in several startups, including Healthians, Holosuit, JetSetGo, EasyDiner, and Wellversed. The foundation explores new investment opportunities, contributing to the Startup India movement, focusing on the health tech, sports tech, food tech and agritech sectors. In 2020, YouWeCan invested in the nutrition product start-up Wellversed for an unknown amount with an enterprise value of Rs 100 crore. 
The Foundation also counsels families, schools, and communities in rural areas to encourage children diagnosed with cancer to continue education and other activities, as the stigma associated with disease has sometimes causes children to drop their usual activities. In one initiative in June 2020, YouWeCan Foundation and OctaFX launched a mutual relief campaign to provide help for communities around India. 
OctaFX initiated a charity campaign called "Trade from home, help battle COVID-19" in April 2020 to donate US$0.2 from each lot traded. From 23 April to 22 May, OctaFX's overall donation amount raised amassed to US$82,332.90 to be donated to various charity organizations across Asia. Following this principle, OctaFX transferred a portion of charity funds to the YouWeCan Foundation.