HEALTH NUTRITION AND MENTAL HEALTH

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.

Social and Behaviour Change Communication uses communication strategies that are based on behaviour science to positively influence knowledge, attitudes and social norms among individuals, institutions and communities.

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.

Goonj is a voluntary organisation and works throughout the year to channelize urban underutilized material to the rural/slum India.

GOONJ (means an echo), founded in 1999, a multi-award-winning social enterprise, uses the cities’ discard for fueling wide-spread development work across village India. Goonj reaches this material to remote rural communities, creating barter between two new currencies, urban underutilized material and the wisdom, efforts of rural communities, to solve some of their neglected issues around water, sanitation, agriculture, education, local infrastructure, access, etc.

While dealing with more than 5500+ tons of material annually, through Goonj’s focused initiatives, every year village communities take up 6200+ development activities and their reward is carefully designed and made packs of material for their family’s needs. Over the last 2 decades, the work has now spread across 26 states and union territories of India with 13+ offices involving thousands of people in cities and villages. Goonj’s founder Mr. Anshu Gupta was conferred with the prestigious Ramon Magsaysay Award in 2015 for his enterprising leadership and for changing the culture of Giving in India.

HelpAge India works for ‘the cause and care of disadvantaged older persons to improve their quality of life’. It voices their concerns, so they can lead secure & dignified lives. Working since 1978, it runs numerous programs on-ground addressing elder needs and advocates for their rights, such as their right to Universal pension, quality healthcare, food security, action against Elder Abuse and many more at a national, state and societal level with Central and State governments. It advocates for elder friendly policies and their implementation thereof

URJA TRUST is a Mumbai based grassroots organisation working to empower homeless young women, with a rights based intersectional perspective that explores the issues of homeless young women through the lens of gender, caste, mental health and violence. The organisation’s values and principles are aligned with UN’s Sustainable Development Goals ensuring good health and wellbeing (Goal 3), Quality Education (Goal 4), Gender Equality (Goal 5), Decent work and economic growth (Goal 8), Reduced Inequality (Goal 10) and Peace and justice strong institutions (Goal 16).