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A golden GOAL

A golden GOAL

Naz Foundation empowers underprivileged girls through the sport of netball By Neil Maheshwari The ground at Abhinav Gyan Mandir in Trombay looks dusty and forgotten most of the time. But, twice a week – between 10 am and noon on Tuesdays and Thursdays – a curious exercise takes place here: A group of pre-teen and [...]

Living in the ‘moment’

Living in the ‘moment’

NGO Kshana organises events for the underprivileged, for the sheer fun of it By Shahid Judge The Shanti Avedna Ashram in Bandra (W) is usually a quiet refuge, as a hospice for advanced and terminally ill cancer patients needs to be. But Sunday, May 29, 2011, was different. Thirty-four children, along with their parents and [...]

Breaking silences

Breaking silences

Pooja Taparia and her NGO, Arpan, spread awareness to prevent child sexual abuse and help survivors reclaim their lives By Aditi Seshadri A chance viewing of a play changed the course of Pooja Taparia’s life. It was 2003, and Pooja came out of Lillette Dubey’s 30 Days of September, moved by the trauma of child [...]

By the people, for the people

By the people, for the people

Community media are empowering the poor with a voice to tell their stories By Aditi Seshadri It’s an unusual sight, even for a local railway station: Scores of children sitting patiently in line, outside Bandra station, wearing black headbands, holding up posters and signs that say ‘Kab tak sahte rahenge hum?’ (Till when will we [...]

An InspirED goal

An InspirED goal

The ambitious InspirED education conference kicks off on August 27, Friday. Organised with the aim of focusing on innovative approaches in the classroom, the conference will draw together hundreds of India’s teachers from around the country. Mumbai Action caught up with Vandana Goyal, CEO of Akanksha Foundation, one of the key organisations behind the event [...]

Have an idea? Your options are Unltd

Have an idea? Your options are Unltd

“If you are passionate and have a good idea, the money and resources will come.” Pooja Warrier speaks with enviable conviction. It probably stems from the fact that, in the past few years, she’s been the one providing the means for a number of passionate people to launch their great ideas. Pooja, 29, is director [...]

Building blocks for the future

Building blocks for the future

Mumbai Mobile Creches gives kids of migrant construction workers food, shelter and a chance to learn It’s a common sight in Mumbai. Towering structures covered by scaffolding and swarming with workers, lifting, pounding, carrying, building. This skyscraper, located on a large tract of what used to be mill land in Agripada, is no different. But [...]

‘Reservation’ is sidetracking the RTE debate

15 May 2012

Reservation is a distracting word in India. In all the discussion since the Supreme Court upheld the guidelines of the Right to Education Act about a month ago, maximum debate has centred around one clause, the one that earmarks 25% of seats in private schools for economically weaker sections. Yes, the reservations will have huge [...]

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CHIP Mumbai is hiring

09 May 2012

CHIP Mumbai, an NGO working with children in BMC schools in Mumbai, looking for some exceptional people to fill a few key positions. If you’ve ever wondered what it’s like to work for an  NGO  in education, this could be your chance. To find out more, visit: http://www.chipmumbai.org/careers.html

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Summer workshops for kids, with a street dog theme

09 May 2012

The Welfare Of Stray Dogs (WSD) announces fun-filled summer workshops for kids on various activities with a street dog theme: 1) Story Telling Workshop with Jerry Pinto, Journalist and Author on May 12, 2012  Saturday 11 am to 1 pm Ages 5 to 10 years Come spin some stories about street dogs 2) Painting Workshop [...]

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Making theatre accessible for poor kids

09 May 2012

Gillo is performing the following 4 shows for children, in May, this summer in Mumbai: May 11, Friday, 6.30 pm SUAR CHALA SPACE KO in Hindi/ for 5-12 years age group at EXPERIMENTAL THEATRE NCPA, Nariman Point May 12, Saturday 6.30 pm KYUN-KYUN LADKI in Hindi / for 5-12 years age group at EXPERIMENTAL THEATRE [...]

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Pratham gets $1.6 million grant to train rural women

24 April 2012

GE Foundation, the charitable arm of the US conglomerate General Electric, has pledged USD 1.6 million funding to an NGO to provide quality education and vocational skills to unemployed rural women. The grant would fund Pratham’s innovative ‘Open School’ initiative that allows young adults, especially women, complete their secondary education and improve their employment readiness [...]

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NGO supporting women ragpickers wins top honour

24 April 2012

Stree Mukti Sanghatana, a Chembur-based NGO working for women ragpickers won one of the country’s most well-known social sector awards – The Edel Give Social Innovation Honours. The NGO received an amount of Rs 10 lakhs for their work towards women’s empowerment. Jyoti Mhapseka, president, Stree Mukti Sanghatana, said, “Our NGO has been improving the [...]

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RTE as a social experiment towards equality

24 April 2012

Rakesh Shukla examines the recent Supreme Court judgment on the Right to Education, which clarified that the obligation on un-aided non-minority schools to admit 25% children from disadvantaged groups is a reasonable restriction on the fundamental right to carry on a business or occupation The Supreme Court in a recent ruling has upheld the constitutional [...]

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During Child Sexual Abuse awareness month, an appeal

20 April 2012

A group of individuals raising awareness about Child Sexual Abuse makes an appeal: Greetings from WebTv.in. April is recognised the world over as CSA Awareness month. A bunch of us have worked together to take up the cause in Inda. In the second year, we’d like to reach out to even more people. And WebTv.in [...]

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NGO Kshana plans quality time with senior citizens

20 April 2012

Kshana, an NGO that organises entertainment events for underprivileged and marginalised people, is having its next event, on Saturday, April 21. It is a small event for ten residents of special care unit in Khar. It is a small old age home that needs people to come and spend time with them. Run by a [...]

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US to enable NRI donations to non-profits

27 March 2012

To ease concerns over some NGOs in India misusing foreign aid, the US is set to launch an online portal that will help Indian-Americans to safely donate funds to non-government organisations (NGOs) in India. At the initiative of Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, the US State Department is in the final stages of launching the [...]

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