LIVELIHOOD AND SKILLS DEVELOPMENT

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.

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.

Habitat for Humanity builds strength, stability, and self-reliance through shelter. Join us to build a world where everyone has a decent place to live.

Habitat for Humanity builds strength, stability, and self-reliance through shelter. Join us to build a world where everyone has a decent place to live.

Driven by the vision that everyone needs a decent place to live, Habitat for Humanity began in 1976 as a grassroots effort. The housing organization has since grown to become a leading global non-profit working in more than 70 countries. In India since 1983, Habitat for Humanity has supported more than 35 million people to build or improve a place they can call home. Through financial support, volunteering or adding a voice to support affordable housing, everyone can help families achieve the strength, stability and self-reliance they need to build better lives for themselves. Through shelter, we empower.

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).

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.

Magic Bus works with children and young people taking them on a journey from Childhood to Livelihood and out of poverty.

By enabling children to complete secondary education, delay their age of marriage, and skilling young people to be in jobs, we are helping move a generation out of the vicious cycle of poverty.

Founded by Matthew Spacie in 1999, Magic Bus equips children and young people in the age group of 12 to 18, with the skills and knowledge they need, to grow up and move out of poverty. This takes them from a childhood full of challenges to a life with meaningful livelihoods. Since its inception, Magic Bus has transformed the lives of one million children and young people, helping them move out of poverty.