Address |
Old BMC Office, 2nd Floor, Vakola Market,
Nehru Road, Santacruz (East),
Mumbai – 400 055
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Designation |
Founding Trustee and Director |
Objectives |
To reduce the incidence of drug abuse and create awareness of HIV/AIDS among street children, homeless youths through education and care programmes.
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Total No. of Beneficiaries |
They have a presence in 16 states, where they work with 80+ local NGO partners. Each partners works in about 20 village. In total, about 1600 villages are reached.
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Key Activities and Programs |
| Residential Rehabilitation Center for Girls.
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- Residential center for street girls at Kanhephate, Lonavala.
- Initiated in 2000 to provide safe environment to girls on the streets of Mumbai.
- Batch of 40 girls many identified HIV positive undergoing rehabilitation.
- Overall development of girls:
- Shelter
- Education
- Vocational Training (stiching, catering, gardening)
- Food & Nutrition
- Medical Check-Up
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Residential Rehabilitation Center for Boys.
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- Residential rehabilitation center for child addicts below 18 years
- Started in 1997
- Home for 100 children
- Program objective to:
- To prevent drug abuse and HIV/AIDS among street children and homeless youth.
- To educate street children and prepare them for a decent living in the society.
- To re-create a caring and nurturing environment through a residential center for drug abusers.
- To facilitate overall development of the child.
- Activities planned:
- De-toxification
- Education
- Vocational Training
- Food & Nutrition
- Medical Check –Up
- Repatriation
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| Residential Center for Working Youth
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- Provides vocational training to youths involved in rag picking, shoe polishing, begging on streets.
- Training courses on screen printing, welding, driving, carpentary etc.
- Provides employment opportunities to skilled youths in various firms
- Provides night shelter for working youths.
- Currently 25 youths are employed and are residing at the night shelter.
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| Day Care Shelter
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- Started a Day Care Shelter in 1992
- Day Care Shelter situated in areas where street children are more known to congregate.
- Two Day Care shelters situated near the main railways stations in Mumbai i.e. VT & Dadar
- On average 35-40 children visit the Day Care
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| Vocational Training Center
| Vocational training in screen printing , handicrafts, carpentry
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Geography/Area of Operation |
- Rehabilitation centre for girls at Kanhephate, Lonavala.
Rehabilitation programme for 100 boys in Vakola Center |
Staff Details
• Permanent
• Contractual
- Volunteer |
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Certification |
Registered under the Bombay Public Act, 1950 |
Foreign Control Regulation Act |
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Growth/Reach over the past 3 years |
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Future Plans and Target
Summary of future three year plan, if any |
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Strengths |
- 11 Years rich experience in rehabilitation of street children
- Model of rehabilitation successful. Model being documented to be shared with other NGOs in similar area.
- Dedicated workers. Executive Director has been associated since inception and so are most of the workers at SUPPORT.
- Recognition among international donors.
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Weaknesses |
- Skilled professional team for expanding the services. Managerial inputs needed.
- Infrastructure
Resources |
Opportunities |
Support due to infrastructural limitation is able to provide its services to only limited number of children. SUPPORT rehabilitation programme which has evolved after long term association and work with children who are addicted to substance has proved to be successful in reintegrating children and received recognition from the community. The model is being documented and published in the form of the book to be shared and implemented in NGOs working on similar issue. With the successful model, given professional manpower and infrastructure SUPPORT has potential to cover many more children on the streets of Mumbai.
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