Our Current Projects
Ashraya
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Project Brief: Ashraya is a home for the residential rehabilitation of mentally and physically challenged girl children hailing from economically broken families.
Project Steward: Jyotsna Gidugu
Project Partner(s): Venugopalan R
Project Type: Special Needs
Primary Focus: children with disabilities
Area: Urban
More details are available on the Project Page
Anwesha Kolkata
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Project Brief: Anwesha Kolkata works with a combined institutional and community-based approach. The early intervention, preschool, speech-language-life skills and remedial support are provided through institutional approach. Formation and strengthening of parent groups
Project Steward: Abhyuday Mandal
Project Partner(s): Snigdha Sarkar
Project Type: Children with Disabilities
Primary Focus: children with disabilities
Secondary Focus: to go to formal school
Area: Rural
More details are available on the Project Page
Projects we funded in the past
Aadarana-Home for Orphaned Girls
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Project Brief: Aadarana helps orphaned and poor children, who desire to continue their studies.
Project Steward: Aditya Kappagantula
Project Partner(s): Madhavarao Dhamma
Project Type: Child Home
Primary Focus: orphans
Secondary Focus: girls
Area: Urban
More details are available on the Project Page
Manav Sansadhan Evam Mahila Vikas Sansthan – Kamlahan-Khadarawan School
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Project Brief: Kamlahan-Khadarawan school- Currently funded by Asha SD
Project Steward: Amy Huff Shah
Project Partner(s): Bhanuja Lal
Project Type: Non-Formal Educational Centers
Primary Focus: children who are working
Area: Rural
More details are available on the Project Page
Aavishkaar
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Project Brief: Nari Gunjan in collaboration with Aavishkaar aims to empower women of Musahar community through education, by nurturing a sense of excitement and curiosity in school-age community through hands-on experiences and experiments.
Project Steward: Akshat Singhal
Project Partner(s): Sudha Varghese
Project Type: Alternative Education
Primary Focus: children of dalits/tribals
Secondary Focus: girls
Area: Urban
More details are available on the Project Page
Agragati
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Project Brief: SRI SRI RAMKRISHNA SIKSHASHRAM is working with marginalized students and making them indepent in rural Midnapore area.
Project Steward: Jayati Marshall
Project Partner(s): Uttam Bera
Project Type: Non-Formal Educational Centers
Primary Focus: children of dalits/tribals
Secondary Focus: dropouts
Area: Rural
More details are available on the Project Page
SVYM -VTTRC
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Project Brief: Viveka Teacher's Training and Resource Center
Project Steward: Aravind Karanam
Project Partner(s): Praveen Kumar
Project Type: Vocational Training
Primary Focus: children of dalits/tribals
Secondary Focus: vocational training
Area: Rural
More details are available on the Project Page
NEEDY ILLITERATE CHILDREN EDUCATION (NICE)
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Project Brief: Educating school drop-outs, orphans and single parent children
Project Steward: Giridhar Kolanupaka
Project Partner(s): P Purnachandra Rao
Project Type: Residential School
Primary Focus: orphans
Area: Rural
More details are available on the Project Page