About NGO:

FIF is a not-for-profit, registered as public charitable trust with a vision to fight poverty and improve the quality of life of citizens in the Indian subcontinent. Vision: A large percentage of India's population lives below the poverty line unable to attain the basic needs of life. Our vision: "to break the cycle of poverty and improve the quality of life of the disadvantaged" in the Indian subcontinent.Mission: To bring this vision into reality we: "work for the disadvantaged by providing opportunities for Education, Training and Development".

Focus Areas:

1. Our Education and Training Program aims to provide those in need with access to quality education & training. Our initiatives cover various stages of academic development right from early childhood education to skill building for youth.
2. 2. Social Development Program: Through this program, we provide social uplift and assistance to improve the quality of life of the disadvantaged.

Fund Usage:

1. Start Early is an Early Childhood Care & Education Project, with the goal of creating a pre-school learning experience for underprivileged children.

Underprivileged children enrolled in this learning centre that makes learning an attractive experience in a non-formalised environment by providing the best possible facilities, resources and framework to support the children's learning and all-round development.

Start Early Project assists in educating children and their families about the benefits and importance of education, with a sustained focus on providing functional literacy to children which will aid them in their lives as adults.

Budget Required for the Project: Rs.300,000/-

2. Equal Opportunity Program: Children from low income families or those who are cared for in institutions for the underprivileged do not have the same access, as other children, to vital learning experiences such as sports activities, educational excursions, visits to places of historical or cultural significance etc. Since September 2008 the EOP has provided a chance for many underprivileged children to benefit from these experiences by organizing monthly outings for children from slum areas, orphanages, hospitals and other institutions.

The Equal Opportunity Program aims to not only help the needy but to also provide a platform for working class professionals to fulfill their personal desire to "make a difference" in the underprivileged sections of society around them. The EOP is specially designed to work in partnership with concerned companies and individuals to ensure that the outings and occasions provide needed avenues for volunteering.

Budget Required for the Project: Rs. 200,000/-

Impact:

Start Early is an Early Childhood Care & Education Programme, with the goal of creating a pre-school learning experience for underprivileged children.

In June 2010 the first Start Early Centre was opened near Thane, Mumbai. The following are some of the highlights of the project.

• Provided Uniforms, text books, library and computers
• Daily Nutritional mid-day meal for all children.
• Entire Jr.KG class passed with high marks.
• Children who passed out from the centre got admissions in English Medium Schools
• Renovation and Set up of the school.

Comment from a Parent: "I want to thank you for the wonderful job you have done with the students. All these children were like lumps of clay when they first joined, but now I can see that they have transformed into amazingly beautiful & meaningful shapes."

Page Url :
http://www.unitedwaymumbai.org/ngo75_fif.htm

Founded Year: 2007

Cause category: Education

Our Supporters

• Pulkit Sanganeria
• Sarah Kelly