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Deepalaya as a not for profit organisation is working towards upliftment of children in the domains of education, vocational training, health and livelihood since 1979. Over the years, our focus has expanded to incorporate areas like education for children, helping underprivileged women, youth, and children become self-reliant through education and vocational training.
Waves Women Empowerment Trust, was started in 2018 in New Delhi by Mrs. Kanta Sharma. Its primary focus is on strengthening women in different manners possible emotionally, physically, mentally, and educationally in various states of India like Delhi, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, etc. The NGO is working in the field of women's empowerment and self-awareness. Every woman acts as a pillar of the family and is only not required to be strong but also to be competent in shouldering the weight and responsibility of the entire family. We at WAVES make special emphasis on stimulating the status of women through literacy, education, training, and especially by providing awareness.
SBT provides a sensitive and caring environment for street and working children, and those in difficult circumstances. It seeks to provide a platform for children to realise their full potential, their right to a safe and secure space, education, and health and nutrition. SBT aims at creating a nurturing environment that can foster the physical and mental growth of street and working children in difficult circumstances. The mission is to help children experience their childhood in a safe environment and turn their dreams into reality.
Teach For India was founded in 2008. Inspired by Teach For America's journey, we worked with McKinsey & Company to craft a blueprint around the belief that all children must attain an excellent education.
The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) is one of the world's largest and most influential environmental NGOs. Founded in 1961, WWF operates in nearly 100 countries and works on various conservation efforts to protect wildlife, reduce human impact on nature, and promote sustainable living. WWF Protects endangered species like tigers, elephants, rhinos, and marine life.
Educate Girls is a non-profit that focuses on mobilizing communities for girls' education in India's rural and educationally backward areas. Strongly aligned with the Right to Education Act or the Samagra Shiksha, Educate Girls is committed to the Government's vision to improve access to primary education for children, especially young girls.
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.