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HelpAge India is a secular, not-for-profit organization in India, registered under the Societies Registration Act of 1860. Set up in 1978, the organization works for the cause and care of disadvantaged older persons to improve their quality of life. It runs healthcare, age care, livelihood, disaster response and awareness initiatives throughout the country & advocates strongly for the elder cause.
Founded in 2000, Room to Reads mission is to nurture foundational learning skills in children. Our contextualized approach develops children's literacy and life skills in a dignified and gender-equal way. We nurture these essential skills in children by training and coaching educators, creating quality learning materials and spaces, strengthening education systems, and delivering programs directly and with partners all while honoring the dignity of every child.
Smile Foundation is to empower underprivileged children, youth and women through relevant education, innovative healthcare and market-focused livelihood programmes. Smile Foundation is to deploy best possible methodology and technology for achieving ideal SROI (social return on investment), to practice and promote good governance.
The Akshaya Patra Foundation is an independent charitable trust registered under the Indian Trusts Act 1882 (Reg. No. 154). We endeavour to implement the Government of Indian's PM POSHAN Initiative (formerly the Mid-Day Meal Scheme) to solve at scale the overarching societal issues of classroom hunger and malnutrition in the country.
India's oldest and Asia's largest all-animal shelter, the Sanjay Gandhi Animal Care Centre (SGACC) was founded in 1980 from a legacy bequeathed by the late Mrs. Ruth Cowell of New South Wales, Australia to Sanjay Gandhi. The hospital-cum-shelter was envisaged as a 24x7 facility that would rescue, home, treat, and rehabilitate animals; serve as a training center for vets and animal handlers; run an OPD; offer diagnostic services; provide burial facilities; and serve as a holding center for animals of cruelty cases.
Friendicoes SECA (Society for the Eradication of Cruelty to Animals) is a prominent animal welfare organization based in Delhi, India. Established in 1979, its mission is to rescue, rehabilitate, and care for abused, abandoned, sick, and injured animals, both large and small, found on the streets. Over the years, Friendicoes has expanded its services across the Delhi NCR region and into neighboring states, operating hospitals, clinics, animal shelters, and mobile clinics.
Anahad Foundation is a Section 8 non-profit organization established in 2013, dedicated to empowering folk artists and preserving the vibrant folk music of India. Through innovative initiatives like Backpack Studio and Equals, we provide rural musicians with access to cutting-edge production technology, copyrights, and songwriting skills, enabling them to thrive economically and gain global visibility. By connecting grassroots talent to broader audiences, Anahad uplifts traditional art forms while fostering sustainable livelihoods for artists.
People for Animals, PFA, is India's largest Non-Governmental Animal Welfare Organization with a nationwide network of 26 hospitals, 165 units, 60 mobile units, and 2.5 Lakh members. We work to rescue and rehabilitate sick and needy animals. We set up and run shelters, ambulance services, sterilization programs, treatment camps and disaster rescue missions for animals.
Goonj is a prominent non-governmental organization (NGO) in India, founded in 1999 by Anshu and Meenakshi Gupta. The organization focuses on addressing basic needs and promoting sustainable development in rural areas by leveraging underutilized urban materials. Goonj aims to build an equitable relationship between urban and rural communities by utilizing surplus urban materials to address critical gaps in rural infrastructure, education, health, and disaster relief.
Udayan Care's mission is to provide nurturing homes for orphaned and abandoned children, empower girls to pursue higher education and gain employability, and offer communities digital and vocational training to become self-reliant.
Step Up Helping Hands is a non-governmental organization (NGO) based in Delhi, India, dedicated to uplifting underprivileged communities through various initiatives. The organization focuses on education, healthcare, environmental awareness, and women's empowerment. The mission of Step Up Helping Hands is to provide education to underprivileged children, promote women's empowerment, create awareness about mental health issues, and encourage environmental protection.
Scope for Change is a non-profit organization ( NGO in Delhi India ) dedicated to empowering individuals and communities through sustainable development projects. It works on a variety of social and environmental initiatives, striving to create positive change in the world. The team is passionate, dedicated, and driven by a shared commitment to making a difference. Their projects are focused on education and empowering women with knowledge & skills, the environment, social well-being, and health.
The Humsafar Trust (HST), India's first Community-Based Organisation for LGBTQ+ people, was founded in 1994 by a small group of three self-identified gay men in Mumbai. The Humsafar Trust has been working on LGBTQ+ health and well-being for more than 30 years. The Trust started by welcoming self-identified gay and lesbian individuals and trangsender and Hijra persons to its programmes on Fridays at its drop-in center. Numerous workshops on health and well-being were held at the drop-in center, and it soon became evident that the trust would need to work hard to protect the community's interests.
SAATHII (Solidarity and Action Against The HIV Infection in India) is a national non-profit organization dedicated to ensuring equitable access to healthcare, justice, and social protection for marginalized communities across India. Founded in 2000 and headquartered in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, SAATHII operates in all 36 states and union territories, partnering with government agencies, over 26,000 private health facilities, and more than 200 civil society organizations.
Nazariya, a Queer Feminist Resource Group, was formed in October 2014 by a group of Delhi-based queer feminist activists. It was started to sensitise the work and culture of groups and individuals working on issues of gender-based violence, livelihoods, education, and health from a queer perspective through research & evaluations, capacity building, and advocacy.