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| AAKAR |
Aakar Mumbai works with rag pickers from Bandra to Dahisar in the area of waste management.
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| AANGAN |
Aangan provides psychological rehabilitation to children in government run homes. There are 7 state run institutions in Mumbai with over 3000 children.
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| AARAMBH |
Aarambh which means ‘the beginning' provides non formal education and tuitions to children in migrant slum colonies in Navi Mumbai. Currently Aarambh works with over 1300 children in 11 slum communities.
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| ASHRAY |
Association for Social Health & Rehabilitative Action by Youth is a NGO in Delhi. In 2004, ASHRAY worked with 437 children and mainstreamed 92 children in formal education. The association runs pre-school classes, non formal education ,remedial classes and vocational training programs for children and youth in few select slums, colonies of West Delhi.
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| CHILDLINE |
Childline was India’s first is a 24-hour, 7 days week tolls free, emergency phone service for children in need of protection. CHILDLINE currently consists of a growing network of 155 centers across 66 cities in India. Today, it has taken over 7.2 million such calls and has made a difference to the lives of thousands of children all over the country.
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| Computer Education Program in Schools |
To provide computer education for rural schools with an aim to bridge digital divide and improve educational systems using The “K-Yan” (developed by IIT, Bombay) a digital multimedia education tool. Addresses the problem of underqualified, unmotivated teachers, lack of teaching aids, technology based education.
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| Deeds |
Implements a vocational training program for the hearing handicapped with the aim of having a Job Placement Program which successfully secures job placements for the hearing handicapped.
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| FOGSI |
Over 20,000 Gynaecologists formed the ‘Federation of Obstetric and Gynaecological Societies of India'. FOGSI has started KISHORI a 4 year program started in 2001 at Dharavi, a slum area in Mumbai. KISHORI has reached out to 1600 adolescent girls and provide vocational training to over 600 girls.
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| Handmaids of the Blessed Trinity |
A congregation who run an orphanage and a day care centre at Andheri, Vasai and Uttan. 140 children at Vasai, Andheri and Uttan. Most of the children are of the school going age group of 5 to 15 years. 12 children are between the age of 0 to 3 years. Focus on overall development of the children under the care of Handmaids of the Blessed Trinity with the aim to mainstream children by the age of 18.
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| Helen Keller Institute of Deaf and Blind |
Established in 1977 as the first organization in India to develop education programs for deaf and deaf blind children and supporting their integration into society.
Helen Keller free/subsidized residential facilities, education, transport, nutrition, hearing aids, medical facilities, uniform
to deaf and deaf blind children.
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| Hope Foundation |
United Way will working with Hope Foundation in building 10 vocational training centers in semi-urban and rural areas of India.
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| India Sponsorship Committee |
ISC provides educational sponsorship to children from vulnerable sections through residential and community based non-residential programs.
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| Institute of Rural Credit & Entrepreneurship Development (IRCED) |
To help set-up a training cum production center of bamboo articles for tribal youth to help create employment opportunities for 25 poor and disadvantaged youth from 5 villages in Murbad Taluka of Thane district. To promote Bamboo plantation in the tribal block (cultivate at least 10000 saplings on villages land).
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| MELJOL |
United Way works with Meljol in 93 rural schools of Maharashtra impacting over 15000 children.
The objective of the Meljol activities is to foster healthy attitudes in children and to educate them about their responsibilities with the aim to inculcate good citizenship skills among children.
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| MPSSM |
Pre-Primary Education Project-MPSSM runs 17 balwadi centers in rural Mahrashtra and gives education to over 350 children per year. They also run different income generation activities like dairy, poultry and other small business activities fopr women in rural Maharashtra.
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| NAVNIMRITI |
Programs in municipal schools to improve Math and Science Learning as well as popularizing science events for school children. Also providing viable employment to needy women and unemployed youth in a co-operative set up.
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| PETA |
PETA is the largest animal rights organization in the world. PETA focuses primarily on the areas where the greatest numbers of animals suffer the most for the longest period of time.
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| Reef Watch Marine Conservation |
To conserve marine ecosystems in India in all their diversity through science based advocacy, research, and public education, bringing together traditional wisdom with mainstream scientific knowledge by informing, inspiring and empowering people towards conservation of the Indian Ocean.
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| SEVAI |
United Way will be working with Sevai in Nagapattinam to build 500 Permanent Shelters in Tamil Nadu for the Tsunami Affected Victims.
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| SHARNAM CENTRE |
The Sharnam Centre is a safe and secure home for Mumbai's girl street child. Based in Mahim, house parents have been successful in creating a family-like atmosphere for 30 girls.
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| SIPRA |
Social Institute Program for Rural Area' works in watershed management to strengthen the agricultural activities. This will help in increasing the earning capacity of people in and avoid their migration from villages and will ensure year round availability of employment opportunities and economic avenues particularly for women and labor.
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| STREEHITKARINI |
Streehitkarini is a women's organization working for the integrated development of the women with special emphasis on health issues from slums of Dadar, Prabhadevi, Elphinstone Road Worli.
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| Swajan Pariwar Trust |
Sponsors education of over 900 Students; living in Mumbai slums. Assist in health care of over 350 NGO Patients. Also undertakes planting trees for a cleaner and greener Mumbai.
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| The Bridge Trust |
Based out of village Kasara on Mumbai Nasik highway Bridge Trust is working with 12 tribal villages reaching out to 711 families of population of 4235. The Bridge Trust main area of focus is Education, Health and Water.
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| V-Excel |
Victory and Excellence (indicating V-Excel) is involved in mainstreaming of persons with mental and developmental disabilities and works with over 2000 special children in Villipuram District of Tamil Nadu in Special Education and Teacher Resource Training.
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| VVKI |
Working in over 50 villages in rural Maharashtra in initiating a Healthy Hygiene, Human Values program as well as building toilets and initiating organic farming, water harvesting and self development programs.
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| World Center for Creative Learning Foundation (WCCLF) |
Using of Art based therapies like drum, dance, drama to bring positive behavioral changes in mentally challenged children, adults as also people suffering form substance abuse.
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| WIT |
Provides training in Block/Screen Printing, Tie & Dye, Card & Toy Making, Food Processing to women from economically weaker sections of society. WIT also runs a nursing school and balwadi programs. Food processing items are also sold through retail outlets and export orders.
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