Child Causes

The Spastics Society of India now known as ADAPT (Able Disabled All People Together) is a Community-Based Organization (CBO) set up in 1972 by a parent, Dr. Mithu Alur. This model combines education and treatment of children with and without disability and learning problems under one roof. The model has spread across the country.

Cancer Patients Aid Association (CPAA) is a 51 year old non-profit organisation that addresses cancer as a health problem through his distinctive philosophy of ‘Total Management of Cancer’. The primary concern of CPAA is to meet the needs of poor cancer patients who do not have access nor can afford cancer treatment. CPAA reaches out to patients from all walks of life in every possible way. With five decades of experience in cancer management, CPAA now mentors other health care organisations across India, based on this holistic philosophy and has offices in Mumbai, New Delhi and Pune.

Catalysts for Social Action is an Indian NGO with a mission to create a brighter future for children under institutional care.

CHILDLINE 1098 a 24-hour a day, 365 days a year, free, emergency phone service for children in need of aid and assistance.

Over the last 3 decades, CCDT has been working with the most marginalized and vulnerable communities across Maharashtra and developed strategic partnership with key stakeholders, Donors, Government Authorities and Community through it's different initiatives.

Opportunity Foundation Trust, registered on Nov. 2, 2012 as a Wholly Charitable Trust. We are FCRA Licensed and are duly registered with Income Tax Department for Sec 80 G and 12AA for Tax Exemptions. Credentials Charity Regd. No: BKIV–129/2012|Guidestar: GSN 5000 PAN: AAATO3610N|NGO Darpan: KA/2017/0173532 | FCRA License: 094421731 Valid Upto 04/2023. Programs at Bangalore, Chennai, Hyderabad, Pune, Ah-medabad, Gurugram, Baroda and Kolkata.

CSJ serves and supports individuals and communities that have experienced trauma to ensure they are safe, heard, and receive true healing and justice.

CRY- Child Rights and You is committed to achieving a happy, healthy and creative childhood for every child.

At CRY, we are committed to our vision for a happy, healthy and creative childhood for every child. Over the course of the next 10 years, and to continue to make children and their rights a priority, we have reiterated goals that CRY as an organization is committed to strive for. These include ensuring children in CRY-supported projects have access to free and quality education, primary healthcare and are safe from violence, abuse and exploitation. We will also work towards reducing the rate of child malnutrition and make sure children’s voices are recognized in issues that affect them.

Along with our project partners, CRY ensures that the government fulfills their duty by providing the necessary infrastructure and services as per the needs of the people and at the best quality possible. We believe that the best interest of the child needs to be put at the center of all policy, legislation and practices affecting their lives.

FMCH works in maternal health and nutrition, through its holistic interventions in low income communities in Mumbai. The mission is to ensure that each child is raised healthy, that poor nutrition does not become a barrier in reaching their full potential. FMCH does this by empowering the ecosystem to have the right information about nutrition and food choices and ensure women in the communities have access to better maternal health care. FMCH’s intervention points range from working with the mother (through conception, delivery, early childhood care till the child is about 2.5 years), influencers and caregivers (family unit including fathers, grandmothers etc) and the system through the Anganwadi workers and health posts.

At present FMCH is implementing programmes in Kurla, Bhiwandi and BJ Wadia Children’s hospital directly. Through the direct intervention programmes FMCH has empowered over 16,000 women to raise healthy children, prevented children from going into stunting and helped children who are malnourished regain health. The organisation’s extended reach as of today is over 500,000 people in Maharashtra through its system level interventions.

HAQ is a human rights organisation that focuses on all rights for all children, recognising them as citizens of today and adults of tomorrow.

The three core principles of the KKMF are PLAY, PERFORM AND PROSPER. This essentially acts as the vehicle for the implementation of our theory of change. This leads to a child getting the opportunity to play multiple sports, perform in competitive leagues and learn crucial life skills through self-awareness and experiences of playing

Khel Khel Mein Foundation came to be when a few fellows, part of the Teach for India program, came across the realization that child development is usually limited to academics. This thought turned into an idea, which later became the ethos for the eventual organization. Our journey began in 2013 as a Teach for India initiative, but we are now an independent organization registered as non- profit trust.

MC came into being at a construction site, in 1969, to provide nurturing care to children of migrant, construction workers. It has grown into an organisation that is recognised, today, for its knowledge in Early Childhood Care Development (ECCD), gained from decades of grass root work and engagement with parents, communities, academia, businesses, and policy makers in India.

At the community-level, through an integrated 360-degree approach, YUVA delivers solutions on issues of housing, livelihood, environment and governance. Through research, YUVA creates knowledge that enhances capacity building. Through partnerships in campaigns, YUVA provides solidarity and builds strong alliances to drive change.

Vihaan seeks to model, institutionalise and scale effective solutions specific to the crime of human trafficking and other forms of abuse and exploitation. We work with victims of sexual abuse and exploitation,bonded and child labour, domestic servitude and beggary.

Creating vibrant learning spaces - In doing so, we give a chance to an individual to develop self esteem. We believe in improvising the physical and experiential aspects of our learning spaces. We have implemented Children’s parliament to promote democracy, and Open house meetings - a platform where students are encouraged to take part and question fearlessly and seek answers. With this, children build relationships with others, children also learn about inclusive values.