NGOs in India: July 2011

Wednesday, July 27, 2011

Latest NGOs Events & Happenings Part-2

Latest NGOs Events & Happenings Part-2 Dated on July 27th,2011

Education – New course

1. Description of the project

a. Status:New

b. Project Team : Drishtee Education team along with Chief Operating Officer

c. Objectives/Goal of the project:

To identify the scope of running PGDCA program through our franchisee network by seeking the affiliation from the respective universities offering the course through the Open and Distance education.

2. Role & Responsibilities of the intern:

a. Intern Work Location : Noida Head Office (will require to travel on demand)

b. Mandatory Language : English & Hindi

c. Intern’s deliverable s:

Identify the requirements for the Private institutes to run the PGDCA program

identify the Universities offering the affiliations to such private institutions as study centers

Do cost benefit analysis and propose the Universities for approach

Prepare and initiate the proposal for study center with universities

Collecting the right and required information,

Initiating the positive leads of universities for required work

Efforts taken for generating the database.

d. Resources required to accomplish the role/tasks

Proficient in computer , efficient and meticulous,

Good communication skills (spoken & written)

Good presentation skills

e. Intern’s value add to Drishtee

On getting affiliation Drishtee will able to bring the mentioned course available for the rural students through the existing franchisee network which will add tremendous value to the rural citizen , increase in education vertical portfolio .

3. Qualifications :

Education qualifications:

Pursing or completed Masters in Business Administration, or equivalent

b. Experience :

Fresher

c. Skills & Interests:

Good verbal and written communication

Analytical skills

Extrovert

Great PR & Networker

4. Value proposition for the intern/volunteer.

Internship certificate on successful completion of the project .

5. Expenses :

a) Stipend: No

b) Accommodation: No

c)Travel Allowance: If required as per company policy

d) MISC: If required

7. Feedback , Monitoring & Evaluation :

Formal and informal feedback directly with the project team and Mentor.
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A million trees a year can meet targets, not Delhi need: Experts

A million trees a year can meet targets, not Delhi need: Experts

Officials counter charge of creating monocultures, depleting groundwater with wrong choice of trees,/i>

Close to a million trees are planted every year in Delhi as part of the city’s greening programme but environmentalists say there is little ecological basis behind the selection of tree species to be planted.

Worse, they could lead to long term problems like the creation of monocultures and the depletion of groundwater. But, this is a charge officials deny.

According to Ajay Mahajan of the NGO ‘Kalpavriksha’, the city’s civic agencies which are in charge of planting trees along roads and in parks, focus only on three or four types of trees.

“For roads, the current favourite is a tree called ficus benjamina. You’ll see it on avenues and central verges. Lakhs of these were planted during the Commonwealth Games. In some areas they’ve also planted a lot of frangipani. And for parks they choose polyalthia longifolia, which looks like the Ashok tree but actually is a different variety. Certain types of palm like the fishtail palm are also planted.”

Mahajan says of all four varieties are basically ornamental trees and none are native to Delhi.

“This kind of plantation is only to meet official targets. These trees are planted very close to each other and grow like hedges. So, they don’t provide shade or help in climate moderation. The temperature difference on the roads that have tall trees— like in Central Delhi — and those that don’t can be up to four of five degrees, he said.

Source: indianexpress

NGO protests disposal of Carbide plant toxic waste to Nagpur

NGO protests disposal of Carbide plant toxic waste to Nagpur

The Union Carbide plant is lying defunct since the infamous Gas Tragedy that struck Bhopal on the intervening nights of December 2-3, 1984, following leakage of deadly methyl isocyanate gas that claimed thousands of lives and maimed lakhs of others. The NGO claimed, which is also a fact that the huge amount of toxic waste lying in the defunct factory has contaminated the ground water source in the areas located around the plant. Earlier too, a similar decision taken by the concerned authorities to dispose of the toxic waste at Ankleshwar in Gujarat and at Pithampur in Madhya Pradesh was also withdrawn following strong protest from people at both the places. PTI MAS DK

Source: ibnlive

2 held in shooting of girl in have prior arrests

2 held in shooting of girl in have prior arrests

Court records show the two men being held in the shooting of an 11-year-old girl in San Francisco have a history of arrests for alleged property crime.

Nineteen-year-old Lazarus Thomas of Daly City and 20-year-old Caprice Shadon Mitchell are accused in the shooting late Friday night in the city's Western Addition neighborhood that left Linda Ngo with a life-threatening wound. Police say the men were in an argument when one of them pulled a weapon and opened fire.

A stray bullet went through a nearby apartment and hit Ngo in the chest.

Thomas and Mitchell have been booked on suspicion of assault, shooting into an inhabited dwelling and brandishing a firearm.

The San Francisco Chronicle reports that Thomas was sentenced last week for a second-degree burglary conviction. Mitchell has been arrested before on suspicion of burglary, but not convicted.

Source: timesunion

Destitute woman with twins runs away from hospital

Destitute woman with twins runs away from hospital

Pregnant with twins, a mentally unstable beggar woman was admitted to the state-run LNJP Hospital on Saturday in keeping with the metropolitan magistrate's order. The judge took note of her precarious condition and need for specialized care and ordered her admission to hospital. But in a shocking case of apathy by the hospital, the 24-year-old went missing on Sunday evening.

While the hospital authorities feigned ignorance, the patient was found at Hanuman Mandir by activists late on Monday. A shocked Kiran Walia, women and child development minister, has now written a strongly-worded letter to the hospital authorities on the incident. Walia had monitored Anita's (name changed) rescue which was carried out by St Stephen's hospital Mother NGO, a team from the Institute of Human Behaviour and Allied Sciences and the Delhi Police on Saturday.

When Walia called LNJP to find out about Anita's health, she was surprised to discover the doctors had no clue. The minister's persistent queries jolted hospital staff into action and they found that Anita was missing. The staff admitted they had no idea where she had gone, this, despite court orders directing the hospital to take responsibility for the high-risk patient who is in the last stages of pregnancy. Even Walia had told TOI on Saturday that she had asked LNJP to take special care of the woman.

Further inquiries revealed that Anita had become violent on Sunday evening and tried to run out of the ward. The authorities at LNJP tried to justify their lax behaviour by telling the minister that the nurses had followed Anita outside but when she refused to return they had left. Walia sought information on whether a police case had been registered so that Anita could have been traced. But the hospital authorities had no answer.

Finally, a team of activists from St Stephen's hospital found Anita at Hanuman Mandir on Monday evening. Minister Kiran Walia visited the Hanuman Mandir complex to meet Anita. She, however, refused to go back to the hospital and said she preferred to remain on the street. Walia said Anita will be monitored by doctors and counselors from Mother NGO who may convince her to return to the hospital for treatment.

On Saturday, the rescue operation carried out to admit Anita to a hospital showed how complex procedures make the simple task of admitting a patient a lengthy undertaking fraught with problems. Though Anita was picked up from Hanuman Mandir at around noon on Saturday she could only be admitted to LNJP Hospital at 8.30pm in the night due to a series of bureaucratic hurdles.

Anita lives at Hanuman Mandir complex with her husband and four children. They earn a living by begging and selling flowers and balloons to visitors. The couple is into substance abuse like many others in the area. Community workers from Mother NGO found her during a survey of the homeless last year.

Source: timesofindia

70% of asylum seekers, refugees suffer from some mental illness: NGO

70% of asylum seekers, refugees suffer from some mental illness: NGO

Seventy percent of men and women asylum seekers and refugees in Malaysia suffer symptoms of anxiety, depression and stress due to human trafficking, forced labour and unemployment, according to a non-governmental organisation.

The figure was three times higher than in any normal population, said the Dr Xavier Pereira, the director of Health Equity and Initiatives (HEI).

He said the finding was based on a study done in March on 1,074 asylum seekers and refugees, aged between 18 to 70 years.

"Both men and women are equally affected, especially those who are unemployed, involved in human trafficking and forced labour," he told reporters after the National Consultation of the Health Dimensions of Human Trafficking and Forced Labour, here on Tuesday.

He said that the study also showed that symptoms of extreme anxiety was more evident than both depression and stress.

He added that the level of anxiety among asylum seekers were higher than the refugees. - Bernama

Source: thestar

Minister Şahin announces mission, teams up with NGO’s

Minister Şahin announces mission, teams up with NGO’s

Women and Social Policies Minister Fatma Şahin met with women NGO’s and said she will personally follow violance cases against women. “Social policies are an area that requires collaboration. It is not something one can do from her desk,” she said.

Turkey’s family and social policies minister has said she will personally collaborate with nongovernmental organizations and civil associations to solve the problem of honor killings and violence against women in the country.

“Social policies are an area that requires collaboration. It is not something a minister can do by sitting from her desk in Ankara,” Minister Fatma Şahin said Tuesday at a press conference following a meeting with the heads of prominent women associations.

Şahin also spoke about 19-year-old Dörtyol, Hatay, resident Ceylan Soysal, who was killed by her family last week for “besmirching the family’s honor.”

“What happened to Ceylan is a wound for us, I will personally follow this case,” Şahin said. “I will go and speak to her mother, as well as her 14-year-old sister, who was taken into state protection last week.”

Collaboration

Women’s Associations Federation head Canan Güllü said she was pleased to work with Şahin, whom she has been collaborating with for many years on women’s issues.

“We are happy that Şahin, who is very sensitive on women issues, was appointed as minister,” she said adding that they had also presented a recent report to Şahin on women’s suicides in the southeastern province of Şanlıurfa.

“In the last six months, 49 women committed suicide in Şanlıurfa. We want an emergency action plan on violence against women. We hope that the new Parliament’s first job will be on women issues,” Güllü said.

Şahin also spoke about the report and said she would investigate it.

Arzu Özyol, head of the International Federation of Business and Professional Women, said the federation was going to collaborate with Şahin in creating more women-related projects. “We are 100 percent behind her.”

Source: hurriyetdailynews

Helping the disabled to fight odds

Helping the disabled to fight odds

It is a busy day for Rajesh Prajapati (30), who is heading the Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) department at an e-commerce company, which in turn handles the operations of a US-based company.

He has already tied up with five organisations for advertisements on his clients' webportal before it's sunrise in the US, a target considered 'outstanding ' for a team of five to achieve in a single day.

As the sun sets in Jaipur, Prajapati convenes a meeting with his team and leaves for home in an autorickshaw.

Four years ago, life was not the same for Prajapati, a resident of Eta district in Uttar Pradesh. Physically challenged by birth with disability in the right leg and right hand, hardships along with society's discrimination followed. He managed to complete his graduation. But, finding a job was an uphill task as companies refused to recruit him owing to his disability.

With depression taking the better of him, life changed completely for Prajapati when he came across a Jaipur-based NGO Samaj Kalyan at Mansarovar, run by city-based businessman and philanthropist Gyan Chand Kothari. He joined SK's computer training classes. "They offered free training, accommodation and meal besides parental care which was necessary to overcome my depression. I owe my success to them, they raised my level from a graduate to a team leader in a reputed company," says a confident Prajapati.

In a similar manner, hundreds of disabled over the years have benefited from the computer course offered exclusively to them by the NGO. The training is imparted by professionals, who prepare them for job interviews.

Kothari, who has an established jewellery business, started this social venture nearly a decade and a half ago. "I decided to set-up a computer training school for these students. We started this journey with 10 students and raised it to 60 students every year," says Kothari.

The management, identifies the interest area and qualifications of each individual, and then imparts him/her training on a particular field. Besides a computer school, the NGO also imparts vocational training in wielding.

Kothari has also started a day care centre for aged, also providing them food and clothing. In winters, he erects canopies for the poor and needy in the city. These days, Kothari has initiated a new venture of providing surgical equipment at a token amount of Re 1. He along with a few friends and relatives pooled in money to buy the equipment.

Source: timesofindia

Latest NGOs News Part-1 Dated on July 27th,2011

Latest NGOs News Part-1 Dated on July 27th,2011

Merhebi condemns detention of human rights activist

Future bloc MP Mouin al-Merhebi condemned in remarks published Wednesday the detention of Saadeddine Shatila, human Rights NGO Alkarama's representative in Lebanon.

Shatila said in remarks published Wednesday that Lebanese military intelligence summoned him for interrogation on Tuesday, and that he was detained on Monday for more than six hours.

“The Lebanese regime gets along with the Syrian one. They are [now] completely the same as they both depend on detentions and on violating human rights to confront the Arab Spring,” Merhebi told As-Sharq al-Awsat newspaper.

The MP also said that Lebanese security forces are dealing “vengefully” with the Lebanese who support the Syrian people based on “Syrian orders.”

“The Syrian and the Lebanese regime confirm again that their destinies are united and hopefully they will very soon fall together.”

Anti-regime protests erupted in Syria in mid-March. According to activists, the Syrian government’s crackdown on protests has left more than 1,400 civilians dead and thousands jailed.

Source: nowlebanon

NGO Gives Recipe For Improved Education

NGO Gives Recipe For Improved Education

The best way to improve on the standards of education in Nigeria is to improve teachers’ skills and discover students’ talents through effective technique, a Non-Governmental organisation (NGO) has said.

Mr. Emmanuel Maduka, Managing Director of Kolog Nigeria Ltd., an NGO, said this in an interview with newsmen in Lagos.

He said this was necessary because the education system in Nigeria had deteriorated while students now found it difficult to pass their examinations.

According to him, “If the teachers have the needed skills and are able to discover the students’ talents, the standard of education will improve.”

He said that the Federal Government needed to properly finance the education sub-sector.

Maduka called on the government to put in all efforts at ensuring that teachers were encouraged to be dedicated to their profession.

“Incentives should be provided to motivate them towards effective teaching,” he said.

The NGO boss also urged teachers to be proactive in dealing with their students.

He appealed to government to provide adequate employment noting that majority of youths are discouraged as a result of not securing employment after leaving school.

“The rate at which the youth engage in atrocities in the country is increasing daily. There is need for proper orientation to prepare them for the future,” he said.

Maduka said that self-employment should be encouraged in Nigerian institutions to reduce the rate of unemployment.

He said that awards and scholarships should be given to students as a way of encouragement.

Source: nigerianobservernews

NGO accuses Newmont of human rights abuses

NGO accuses Newmont of human rights abuses

A non-governmental organisation is accusing mining company Newmont Ghana Limited of abusing the human rights of people in Ahafo, in the Brong Ahafo Region

The NGO, Livelihood and Environment Ghana recently released a documentary which chronicles the accounts of people alleged to have been affected by the operations of Newmont.

Rebecca Konadu, a 32-year-old farmer of Atroni who was knocked down by a Toyota Pickup belonging to the company, told Joy News' Anny Osabutey Newmont has failed to settle her medical bills and also compensate her.

She said the accident, which happened in 2006, has caused a great damage to her as she struggles to recover from her injuries.

Rebecca claimed she lost her pregnancy through the accident.

She said it has also affected her sex life forcing her husband to divorce her.

Another victim, Salamatu Ibrahim, who now walks with crutches claimed she was hit by a Newmont truck on 30 June 2010, said she finds it difficult visiting the washroom.

Richard Adjei Poku, Executive Director of Livelihood and Environment Ghana told Joy News the NGO is asking Newmont to take care of the victims’ medical bills and “help them get their daily bread”.

But Kojo Badu Addo, the External Affairs Manager, at the Ahafo Operation, said the victims’ claims are not accurate.

With Rebecca’s case, he said “she was supported through all her medical processes and certified as fit at the end of that process”.

He said the only problem now has to do with her insurance package, which he claimed has been delayed due to the pulling down of Atroni police station during a community unrest. “So there is no formal police document,” he said.

As for Ramatu, Mr Badu-Addo said the vehicle that knocked her belonged to a different company that was contracted to work for them.

He said Newmont has been in touch with the company to help solve her problem.

Source: myjoyonline

Akpabio’s NGO takes over ophanage

Akpabio’s NGO takes over ophanage

The Family Live Enhancement Initiative, a NGO set up by Akwa Ibom governor's wife, Mrs Ekaette Akpabio, has taken over the welfare of children in an orphanage in Uyo.

Disclosing this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), in Uyo, Mrs Asuwama Sydney, the Coordinator, said that the NGO took over the management of the orphanage, Divine Children’s Home, to ensure that the inmates had good care.

NAN also reports that the vulnerable children who were branded “witches” and sent out of their homes, were later evacuated to a government home at Uyo Security Village by the state government.

“What I am sent here to do by the wife of the governor is to make sure that the children are well fed, sent to school and given proper medical attention,” Sydney said.

She said that more than 200 children in the home were all doing well.

She said that those who chose to go to school were sent to school while others were engaged in vocational education.

On plans to reunite the children with their families, Sydney said that some of the children had insisted that they would not go back to their parents who had put them in the present condition.

“The government has the responsibility to take good care of the children and most importantly ensure that they are given formal education,” she said.

However, Sydney said that the process of reuniting those children who agreed to go back to their parents may be easier with the reappointment of Mrs Eunice Thomas asCommissioner for Women Affairs and Social Welfare.

According to Sydney, the commissioner supervised the evacuation of the children from private homes to the government home for better care.

Source: tribune

19 child labourers rescued from hazardous factories

19 child labourers rescued from hazardous factories

Nineteen minors, working in hazardous sticker factories, were today rescued from Kanjhaola area of north-west Delhi, an NGO working for children said. The child labourers rescued were from Bihar and Uttar Pradesh and most of them were trafficked from their native villages by middlemen, Bachpan Bachao Andolan chairman R S Chaurasia said. Acting on a complaint filed by the NGO, Sub Divisional Magistrate - Saraswati Vihar, Ajay Kumar, along with labour department district task force and police, raided several places in Anandpur Gaon, Kurala and Madanpur Dabas, rescuing the 19 minors. The children were working for 12-14 hours a day without any wages, Chaurasia said. "The children working in the stickers unit had to work in hazardous and dangerous conditions as they had to melt rubber in a temperature of 200 degrees. They used to melt the rubber to make stickers out of it for some well known branded companies," he said. Nine-year-old rescued worker Nurul (name changed) said, "We used to work from early in the morning. The temperature was so high that at the end of the day I used to develop sores on my hands and it used to be very painful. We were not given anything to wear to protect our hands from the heat." Another labourer, 12-year-old Ajay (name changed), said, "I have been working since seven months now, but I have never received any wage from my employer. He said that now I am in training period and so I would not be given any salary. He did not even send any money to my parents." One chemical factory has been sealed on the order of the SDM. All the rescued child labourers were produced before the Child Welfare Committee which ordered that the children be sent to a rehabilitation centre.

Source: ibnlive

Bacolod NGO among Magsaysay Awardees

Bacolod NGO among Magsaysay Awardees

A Bacolod-based social enterprise that was recognized for its vision, technological innovations, and partnerships to improve lives and livelihoods of the rural poor in upland Philippine communities and elsewhere in Asia was among the awardees of this year’s prestigious Ramon Magsaysay Awards.

The Alternative Indigenous Development Foundation, Inc (AIDFI), from the Philippines, was initially born out of the social havoc that accompanied the collapse of the sugar industry in Negros during the 1980s. Hundreds of workers and farmers were relocated and the survival of peasant families was severely threatened.

In the wake of this crisis, a small group of social activists which include Auke Idzenga, a Dutch marine engineer, decided to form AIDFI to tackle the basic needs of the affected farmers.

Agricultural manufacturing and technology development were their initial approach, but lacking funds and the loss of key members forced the organization to close down.

When Idzenga returned to Negros in 1997, however, AIDFI was revived, this time with a clearer focus on modernization technology to assist deprived, rural families.

AIDFI’s first success came when it redesigned an ancient and largely dumped technology called the ram pump.

The ram pump uses the natural kinetic energy of flowing water from rivers or springs, to push water uphill without the use of gas or electricity.

As reinvented by AIDFI, the ram pump can lift water to a high ground reservoir, with a volume of 1,500 to 72,000 liters of water per day.

In partnership with organizations and local governments, AIDFI also provided a whole “social package” which includes the organization of local water associations to supervise the water generation and distribution scheme.

AIDFI technicians supply clean, cheap water for household use, livestock raising, aquaculture, and small-scale agriculture to upland communities that do not have easy access to water.

Since the reinventing and introduction of the ram pump technology, AIDFI has fabricated, installed, and transferred 227 ram pumps that now benefit 184 upland communities in Negros Occidental and other provinces across the country.

Source: mb

We want CBI probe against Kapil Sibal for favouring telecom companies: NGO

We want CBI probe against Kapil Sibal for favouring telecom companies: NGO

An NGO has filed complaints with the CVC and CBI seeking probe against Telecom Minister Kapil Sibal for allegedly reducing the penalty on Anil Ambani controlled telecom companies from Rs50 crore to Rs five crore in violation of licence agreement for providing telecom services in rural and remote areas.

The complaints, filed separately with the two agencies, by the NGO, Telecom Watchdog, sought a thorough probe and registration of FIR under the Prevention of Corruption Act against Sibal for allegedly abusing his official position to benefit a private party at the cost of exchequer.

The NGO said it was filing the complaints as the Supreme Court on July 11 had refused to entertain an identical plea on the ground that the issue was not related to the 2G spectrum and gave liberty to the petitioner to avail other legal remedies to get the matter investigated.

The two companies named in the complaints are Reliance Communication Ltd (RCL) and Reliance Telecom Ltd (RTL).

The plea in the apex court was made by another NGO, Centre for Public Interest Litigation (CPIL).

When the NGO, CPIL filed an affidavit in the apex court in the 2G matter, Sibal reacted strongly saying PILs should not be used to settle personal scores and dismissed the charges against him as "malicious, motivated and defamatory".

Source: dnaindia

Latest NGOs News Part-2 Dated on July 27th,2011

Latest NGOs News Part-2 Dated on July 27th,2011

Mentally challenged people rescued from NGO; cops suspect human trafficking

Twenty seven mentally challenged people, including six women, have been rescued from an NGO in Rajasthan's Dholpur district.

They had been kept in inhuman conditions and all 27 of them had been bundled into three small rooms.

The police have arrested the two owners of the NGO. The accused were running the asylum under the banner of "Nagma Seva Kendra" and claimed to have 32 inmates. But only 27 inmates were found on Saturday.

The police now suspect that the five missing people may have become victims of trafficking.

Source: ndtv

Tuesday, July 26, 2011

List of Some helpful organizations, MOSTLY IN INDIA, and their links

ORGANIZATIONS IN INDIA recognized and aided by Government of India, M/o. Social Justice and Empowerment, working to help children with CP, MR. MH, Autism and Down Syndrome. The list does not include Orthopedic or Hearing or Vision Impaired children's institutions. The list IS NOT EXHAUSTIVE NEW
PARIVAAR: Parent organization of NGOs of India working for special need persons
Organizations in Delhi area: A large list of NGOs working for special need persons in Delhi area, provided courtesy of Concerned Action Now plus some of our own additions
Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Government of India; Shastri Bhawan; 6th Floor, New Delhi 110001; Direction: Click on Grants link on left column. Choose DD (Disability Division). Choose your state and also select to see in turn the grant sanctioned in the last three years; due to various delays, many of the organizations did not receive grants and may not be linked for a particular year though they remain recognized.
Handicapped Children's Parent's Association: They have built and are running a respite-care cum therapy Home for CP children at Pappankalan in South West of New Delhi
People's Action Group for Inclusion and Right's: PAGIR, at Leh, Ladhakh, is a voluntary organization founded in 2006 to highlight the issues and rights of the disabled persons in Ladakh region. More then 200 disabled people are involved in turning waste into craft by their initiative. They were given basic training in the art of making pillow covers, sweet boxes, file covers and pen stands from waste papers and old clothes, displaying their creative talents by turning waste material into useful products of daily use.More
They are setting up a stall during the Annual Ladakh Festival in Leh from 1-15 Sept, 09. If you are there during that time, DO MAKE IT A POINT to visit their stall and encourage the efforts that they are putting in through their valiant efforts.
Address: Spon house, Skara Road near Ladakh Public School, Leh-Ladakh 194101,Mobile no.9419219312; Contact Person: Md. Iqbal, President, PAGIR, Ms.Kunzang ( Secretary)

Abhilasha Research Centre for Special Needs Children at Plot No. 86, Saipuri Colony;Sainikpuri, Hyderabad 500594; Phone 040-271134 or 09701948444; Email Contact Person Himbindu. This is a non profit organization based in Hyderabad working to help children with neurological disabilities .Check it out if you live that side of the country.

Alzheimer's Society of India Delhi Chapter

Business-Inc.Net - web directory containing links to many health/disability sites.

Digital Hearing Aids for the hearing impaired persons website

Gelârt International Limited of Box 54117 Mana PO .Wellington, 7 Mana Esplanade Paremata, NEW ZEALAND;
Tel: 0800 65 2100, +64 4 233 0925, fax: +64 4 233 0982; E-email: gelart@xtra.co.nz make a lot of useful equipment for Special need persons and children. It is worth a check out if you live that side of the Globe.

Glucosamine & Osteoarthritis Resource Center
At the Osteoarthritis and Glucosamine Resource Center you'll find top quality information on osteoarthritis and glucosamine, the latest research, details on osteoarthritis medications and treatments, and tips for effectively managing your pain.
Contact Person: Thomas P. Reynolds, Administrator

John's Society for Spastics
Provides special education and hostel facility for the disabled without age restriction.
G-92, Phase-6, Aya Nagar, New Delhi 110047; Contact Person: Bessie Mathew; ( General Secretary); Mobile: 9871688997

Learning Centre for Special Child
Provides special education to mentally retarted children and other special children.
Contact Person: S.K.Lohia; Hony,. Secretary; Mobile: 9830553456
Rotary Club of Belur Bal Vikas Knedra;
MCKV Campus, 243, G.T.Road(N), Liluah, Howrah.
Ph:033-26545635

MANAS , a training institute at Okhla Industrial Area, Phase II, New Delhi. E-mail: manasdelhi@touchtelindia.net

NGO in South India: An organization in South India working for the disabled

Saath: Special Attention Towards Handicapped: An NGO in Pakistan helping special need persons. Contact: Mr. Waseem

Savera: Savera Home for Special Children, being built in North Delhi, contact Sandeep Kumar Khurana

Sri Prashanthi Academy has been set up at Coimbatore Tamilnadu to help special children with a wide spectrum of Standard Therapies for CP, Autism, MR, Down, etc.

STEM : a premier registered society for organization research and have conducted more than 150 research studies during past 25 years of its establishment. Many of the studies on Assistive Devices has produced innovative findings

Organizations helping special need children and adults in Delhi, in alphabetical order

AALAM

JB-35B Janta Flat, Hari Nagar, New Delhi-110064; Phone: 2549 9229; Focus Area: Multiple disability; weaker section of society

AANCHAL SCHOOL

Aanchal School, Kautilya Marg, New Delhi-110021; Phone: 2301 4165; Focus Area : Mentally retarded.

AASHA KIRAN

Avantika Complex, Rohini Sector 1, New Delhi-1 10085 Phone: 2716 0142, 2727 2760 Fax: 2727 2191; Focus Area: Mentally ill.

AASHRAY ADHIKAR ABHIYAN

E-270 Greater Kailash Part II , New Delhi 110048; Phone: 26418885-7; E-mail: righttoshelter@hotmail.com; Focus Area: Children, women, elderly, disabled and destitute.<

ABHILASHA SPECIAL EDUCATION CENTER

E-24B MIG Flat (DDA), G-8 Area, Mayapuri, New Delhi-110027; Phone: 25143123; Focus Area: Mentally ill; Hearing impaired; Speech disorder.

ACTION FOR AUTISM

Sector 5 Jasola Vihar, Behind Sai Niketan; New Delhi 110025 Tel: 91 11 65347422,40540991/92; Email: actionforautism@gmail.com Website: autism-india.org; Focus Area: A Premier center for Standard Therapy of Autism and Learning disabilities.

ADP-NORTH DELHI /A PROJECT OF WORLD VISION INDIA

A-4244, Manushree Building, Commercial Complex; Dr.Mukherji Nagar, New Delhi; Phone: 27651924; E-mail: ADP-NORTH DELHI; Focus Area: Orthopaedically handicapped.

ADP-SOUTH DELHI (A PROJECT OF WORLD VISION)

I - 38 First Floor, Lajpat Nagar-Il, New Delhi-110024; Phone:26928695; Focus : Orthopaedically handicapped, over all, community development.

ADVANCED MEDICAL REHAB CLINIC (AMRC)

J-222, at Sarita Vihar, New Delhi-110076, Phone: 41403344 (Centers also at Faridabad, Munirka, Dwarka); Focus Area: cerebral palsy, autism, polio rehabilitation and other causes of locomotor and multiple disability Contact person: Dr. Ajay Gupta, Mobile 9810692375, Website: ADVANCED MEDICAL REHAB CLINIC ; Email: info@rehabclinic.co.in

AKSHAYA PRATISHTHAN

Sector D Pocket III Vasant Kunj, New Delhi-110070; Phone: 26132565, 26124923; Fax: 26896143; Focus Area: Orthopaedically disabled; Locomotor disabled; Mentally ill.

ALI YAVAR JUNG NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR THE HEARING HANDICAPPED

Norfhern Regional Centre, Kasturba Niketan Complex, Lajpat Nagar II, New Delhi-110024; Phone: 26835093; Focus Area: Hearing Impaired; Speech impaired.

ALL INDIA CONFEDERATION OF THE BLIND

Braille Bhawan, Near Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Hospital, Sector 5, Rohini, New Delhi-110085; Phone: 27054082, 27247469 ; Fax: 27050915; E-mail: aicb@mailcity.com; Focus Area: Visually impaired.

ALL INDIA DEAF AND DUMB SOCIETY

Plot no.487, Institutional Area, Karkari More, Near Preet Vihar, Vikas Marg, New Delhi-110092 Phone: 22156670, 22414224; Focus Area: Hearing impaired.

ALL INDIA FEDERATION OF THE DEAF

18, Northend Complex, RK Ashram Marg, New Delhi-1 10001; Phone: 2336 4766; Focus Area: Hearing impaired.

ALL INDIA FEDERATION OF THE DEAF, TRAINING CENTER

12-13, Institutional area, Shaheed Jit Singh Marg, New Delhi-110016; Phone: 26563984, 26966683; Focus Area: Hearing impaired.

WORLD VISION INDIA

B-3 Lajpat Nagar-II,New Delhi-1 1024 Phone: 26831168; Focus Area: Overall community development

ALL INDIA SPORTS COUNCIL OF THE DEAF

8, Northend Complex, RK Ashram Marg, New Delhi-110401; Phone: 2336462.4; Focus Area: Hearing impaired; Speech problem.

AMAR JYOTI RESEARCH AND REHABILITATION CENTER

Karkardooma, Vikas Marg, New Delhi-110092 Phone: 22151286 Fax: 22154936; E-mail: amarjyoti@del2.vsnl.net.in; Focus Area: Multiple disability.

ANDH MAHA VIDYALAYAbr> Panch Kuin Road, New Delhi-110001; Phone: 23364209; Focus Area: Visually impaired

ASHA AWWA SCHOOL FOR HANDICAPPED CHILDREN

Base Hospital; Delhi Cantonment, New Delhi; Phone: 25691997; Focus Area: Mentally retarded and hearing impaired (age group 5-14 years).

ASHRAY (ASSOCIATION FOR SOCIAL HEALTH & REHABILITATION ACTION BY YOUTH)

Basti Vikas Kendra, Tagore Road, Kamla Market, New Delhi-110002; Phone: 23232377; Focus Area: Multiple disability.

ASSOCIATION FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF MULTIPLE HANDICAPPED CHILDREN

B-56, Defence Colony, New Delhi-110024 Phone: 24623548; Focus Area: Multiple disabilities; Cerebral palsy; Post polio residual paralysis; Mental retardation.

ASRA [ACTION FOR SELF RELIANCE AND ALTERNATIVE)

WZ-14A, Jeet Shopping Market Budhela, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018; Phone: 25526844; Focus Area: Orthopaedically handicapped.

ASSOCIATION FOR ADVANCEMENT & REHABILITATION OF HANDICAPPED (AAROH)

224, Vasant Enclave, New Delhi-110057; Phone: 26144721 Fax: 26144721; Focus Area: Mentally ill.

SSOCIATION OF THE NATIONAL BROTHERHOOD FOR SOCIAL WELFARE
21-22, New Rohtak Road, Karol Bagh, New Delhi-1 10005; Phone: 23628641 Fax: 23520405; ocus Area: Orthopaedically handicapped; Mentally ill.

ASTHA (ALTERNATIVE STRATEGIES FOR THE HANDICAPPED)

S-268, Greater Kailash II, New Delhi-1 10048; Phone: 26419862; Focus Area: Multiple disability.

AWAAZ (branch office) (refer below)

Block Ol , plot no 71 A, Budh Vihar, New Delhi-110015 ; Phone: 2727 6295

AWAAZ SPECIAL SCHOOL

K-87, Kirti Nagar, New Delhi-110015; Phone: 25451301, 27276295; Focus Area: Hearing impaired; Mentally retarded.

BALVANTRAY MEHTA VIDYA BHAWAN-ANGURIDEVI SHER SINGH MEMORIAL ACADEMY

Block E, G, & H Masjid Moth, Greater Kailash II, New Delhi-1 10048; Phone: 26441798, 26288815; Focus Area: Mentally ill

BHAGWAN MAHAVEER VIKAS SAHAYATA SAMITI

L-43, Connaught Circus, New Delhi-110001; Phone: 23323350, 25785133; Focus Area: Physically handicapped.

BHARAT BLIND SCHOOL

510 A Circular Road, Shohdra, New Delhi-110032; Phone: 22423021; Focus Area: Visually impaired.

BHARAT BLIND TECHNICAL WELFARE SOCIET

Central Market, Madangir, New Delhi-1 10067; Phone: 26983520; Focus Area: Visualiy impaired.

BHARATIYA VIDYA BHAVAN

Kasturba Gandhi Marg, New Delhi-110001; Phone: 23389943, 23384881; Focus Area: Slow Learner.

BHARTIYA BLIND EDUCATIONAL CULTURAL WELFARE

SOCIETY 61 / 1-B-1 1 , Telewara, Shahdara, New Delhi-1 10032; Phone: 2222 8016, 2216 7375; Focus Area: Visually impaired.

BLIND RELIEF ASSOCIATION

Lal Bahadur Shastri Marg, Near Hotel Oberoi, New Delhi-1 10003; Phone: 24361376; Fax: 24364730; E-mail: lbsbra@delhi1.mtnl.net.in; Focus Area: Visually impaired.

CARENIDHI [CENTRE FOR APPLIED RESEARCH AND EDUCATION ON NEURODEVELOPMENTAL IMPAIRMENTS AND DISABILITY-RELATED HEALTH INITIATIVES)

C-II/ 10, Ansari Nagar, A.I.I.M.S. Campus, N.Delhi-110029; Phone: 26857755 Fax: 26167459; E-mail: carenidhi@hotmail.com; Focus Area: Multiple disability.

CHILD GUIDANCE CENTER

Department of Social Work (Delhi Univ.), 3 University Road, New Delhi-1 10009; Phone: 2725 7881; Focus Area: Multiple disability; Mentally ill; Behavioural problems; Learning disability.

CHILD GUIDANCE CENTER

National Institute of Public Co-Operation & Child Development, 5, Siri Institutional Area, Hauz Khas, New Delhi-110016; Phone: 2696 3002/3204/ 3378; Focus Area: Multiple disability; Speech problem; Slow learners in the age groups 0-14; Scholastic problems.

CHILD GUIDANCE CENTER

Zakir Hussain Memorial Welfare Society, Jamia Millia Islamia (T T T), New Delhi-110025; Phone: 26842554(R), 26843909; Focus Area: Mentally ill; Behavioural and speech problems; Educational problems.

CHILD GUIDANCE CENTER

RAK College of Nursing, Lajpat Nagar, New Delhi-110024; Phone: 2643 6668; Focus Area: Mental disability; Psychological problems; Communication disorders.

CHILD GUIDANCE CENTER

Dr. Z.H. Memorial Welfare Soc., Jamia Sr. Sec. School Camps, Jamia Nagar, New Delhi-25; Phone: 26843909; Focus Area: Multiple disability.

CHILD GUIDANCE CLINIC

Kalawati Saran Children's Hospital, Bangla Sahib Marg, New Delhi-110025; Phone: 23735090; Focus Area: Multipie disability; Mentally ill; Physical and emotional problems.

CHILD GUIDANCE CLINIC

Department of Psychiatry AIIMS, New Delhi-110029; Phone: 26594412; Focus Area: Mentally ill; Slow learners; Psychological disorders.

CONCERNED ACTION NOW (CAN)

B-IV, 3067 Aruna Asaf Ali Road, Vasant Kunj,, New Delhi-110070; Phone: 26132815, 26122705 Fax: 26104865; E-mail:baquer@del2.vsnl.net.in; Website: www.indev.nic.in/can; Focus Area: All disabilities.

CRIPPLE-AID-TRUST

6-B MIG Flats, Shivam Enclave, Jhilmil, New Delhi-110032; Phone: 22202085 Fax: 22445066; Focus Area: Multiple disability

DEAF AND DUMB CO-OPERATIVE INDUSTRIAL SOCIETY LTD.

Plot No 7, Weavers Colony, Bharat Nagar, New Delhi-110052; Phone: 27233320; Focus Area: Hearing impaired.

DELHI BHARAT VIKAS FOUNDATION

113A Pocket B, Dilshad Garden, New Delhi 110095; Phone: 22296387, 22120559; Focus Area: Physically handicapped.

DELHI ASSOCIATION OF THE DEAF

92, Kamla Market, New Delhi-110002; Phone: 23233991, 23235065, 23236521 Fax: 23230l47; Focus Area: Hearing impaired (age group 5-28 years.

BROTHERHOOD SOCIETY

Brotherhood House, 7, Court Lane, New Delhi-1 10054; Phone: 23931432, 24626309; Fax: 23981025; E-mail: mono@del2.vsnl.net.in; Focus Area: Orthopaedically disabled.

DELHI CHESHIRE HOME

Delhi Cheshire House, Opp. Holy Family Hospital, Okhla Road, New Delhi-25; Phone: 26311069; 26917560 Focus Area: Orthopaedically Handicapped; Mentally retarded

DELHI FOUNDATION OF DEAF WOMEN

DDA Community Hall, Gali Chandiwali Paharganj, New Delhi-110055; Phone: 23533276; Focus Area: Hearing impaired women in age group 16 years and above

DELHI FOUNDATION OF DEAF WOMEN

DDA Community Centre 1 st floor, Chandiwali Gali, Paharganj, New Delhi; Phone: 23533276; Focus Area: Hearing impaired (women of 1 8 and above).

DELHI SOCIETY FOR THE WELFARE OF MENTALLY RETARDED CHILDREN

Okhla Centre, Okhla Marg, opposite Holy Family Hospital, New Delhi-1 10025; Phone: 26310979; Focus Area: Mentally ill.

DELHI SPORTS COUNCIL FOR THE DEAF

J-l0 Saket, New Delhi-110017; Phone: 26527303; Focus Area: Hearing impaired.

DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHIATRY

Dr.Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital, Park Street, New Delhi-110001; Phone: 2336 5525/363; Focus Area: Multiple disability; Mentally ill, Orthopaedically handicapped.

DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL WELFARE

l, Canning lane, K.G. Marg, New Delhi; Phone: 2338 2687, 23384904 Fax: 23388813; Contact Person: Nisha Agrawal, PRO; Focus Area: Mentally retarded; Visually impaired; Hearing impaired.

FAMILY OF DISABLED (FOD)

Bl/500, Janakpuri, New Delhi-1 10058; Phone: 2559 7328 Fax: 2550 2502; E-mail: foddelhi@yahoo.com; Focus Area: Multiple disability.

FEDERATION FOR THE WELFARE OF MENTALLY RETARDED

Shaheed Jeet Singh Marg, Special Institutional Area, New Delhi -110067; Phone: 26513432 Fax: 2686eurodevelopmental Disabilities related to genetic Defects2158; Focus Area: Mentally retarded.

GENETIC CLINIC

Dept. of Genetic Medicine, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, Karol Bagh, Delhi. Contact Person: Prof. lshwar C Verma; Focus Area: Neurodevelopmental Disabilities related to Genetic and birth defects.

GOVERNMENT LADY NOYCE SECONDARY SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF

Kotla Feroz Shah, New Delhi-110002; Phone: 23319419; Focus Area: Hearing impaired.

GOVERNMENT MODEL SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL-2

Ludlow Castle, 5, Shyam Nath Marg, New Delhi-1 10054; Phone: 23966853; Focus Area: Mutiple disability; Hearing impaired; Physical disability; Mental disability in the age groups of 5-18 Years.

GOVERNMENT SECONDARY SCHOOL FOR BLIND BOYS

Kingsway Camp, New Delhi-110009; Phone: 23535575, 23555044; Focus Area: Visually impaired.

HANDICAPPED WELFARE FEDERATION

14 (LF), Tansen Marg, New Delhi-1 10001; Phone: 23710791, 23328730; Focus Area: Locomotor disability.

HANDICAPPED WOMEN'S WELFARE ASSOCIATION

BB 5A, DDA Flats, Shalimar Bagh, New Delhi; Phone: 27263218, 27263451; Focus Area: Multiple disability in women and children in the age groups 3-40 Years; Hearing impaired; Mentally ill; Orthopaedically handicapped.

HANDICAPPED WOMEN'S WELFARE ASSOCIATION SCHOOL FOR THE HANDICAPPED

Sector-14, Madhuban Chowk, Near Tibet Hostel, Rohini, New Delhi-1 10085 Phone: 2726 3218, 27263451; Focus Area: Orthopaedically handicapped; Hearing impaired; Mentally ill.

HEMOPHILIA SOCIETY (DELHI)

Lions Hospital and Research Centre Premises, Khizrabad, New Friends Colony, N.Delhi 65; Phone: 26929281; Focus Area: Hemophilia

HEMOPHILIA FEDERATION (INDIA)

A-128 Mohammadpur, behind Bhikaji Cama Place, New Delhi-110066; Phone: 26175791, 26174020; Focus Area: Hemophilia.

HIND KUSHT NIVARAN SANGH

33-34, North End Complex, Panchkuian Road Crossing, R.K. Ashram Marg, New Delhi-1, Phone: 23364639; Focus Area: leprosy

HOPE FOUNDATION

D-32, First floor, Jangpura Extension, New Delhi-110014; Phone: 24317359, 24314130, 24313047; E-mail: ravisharma@hopeww.org; Website: www.HOPEWW.org; Focus Area: Leprosy; Women and child.

INDCARE [INTEGRATED NAT.DEV.CENTER FOR ADVANCEMENT, REFORM and EDUCATION)

1030, Vikas Kunj, New Delhi-110018; Phone: 25531031, 25623664 Fax: 25531031; e-mail: indcare@bol.net.in; Focus Area: Women; Aged disabled; Children.

INDIA VISION FOUNDATION

Talkatora Lane New Delhi, 110001; Phone: 23792961 Fax: 23792928; E-mail: ivfindia@vsnl.com; Focus Area: Physical disability; Visually impaired; Mentally ill; Hearing impaired.

INSPIRATION

AG1 123D, Vikaspuri, New Delhi-110018; Phone: 25611861, 25412463; Focus Area: Mentally ill; Multiple disability; Autistic, Spastic.

INSTITUTION FOR THE BLIND

Amar Colony, Lajpat Nagar IV, New Delhi-110024; Phone: 26411915, 26216506, Focus Area: Visually impaired boys.

INSTITUTION FOR THE BIIND [ANDH VIDYALAYA)

Panchkuin Road, New Delhi-110001; Phone: 23364265; Focus Area: Visually impaired boys.

ISHWAR

P8-B Hauz Khas Enclave, New Delhi-110016. India. Phones : 26568624, 26855154,9810269298, 9810075122; Email : ishwar.ngo@indiatimes.com; Web: www.ishwar-ngo.org; Focus Area : Developmental activities with primary focus on children and young adults having any form of disability. Sports program for 'differently-abled' children, like cricket, basketball, swimming, skating, karate and chess, under the guidance of trained sports coaches and therapists.

JAN MADHYAM

148 Zamrudpur, New Delhi-110048; Phone: 26473525 Fax: 26473525; e-mail: jmadhayam@yahoo.com; Focus Area: Multiple disability; learning disabilities; Intellectual disabilities.

JANTA ADARSH ANDH VIDYALAYA

Siri Fort Road, Behind bungalow No.4, Sadiq Nagar, New Delhi-110049; Phone: 26250701, 26250702; Focus Area: Visually impaired.

JEEVAN JYOTI MISSIONARIES OF CHARITY

Near Bhogal, opp. Ganga Automobiles, Jangpura, New Delhi; Focus Area: Mentally ill; Orthopaedically handicapped

JINGLE BELLS ACADEMY

S-438, School Block, Part - II, Shakarpur, Delhi; Email: Anju Gupta; Jingle Bells; Contact no: 9811819951, 22482348; Focus area: Inclusive education for MR

MAHALAKSHMI UDYOG SHALA

R-23, Shri Mahalakshmi Udyogshala, East Vinod Nagar, near Mayur Vihar, N.Delhi-110091; Phone: 22475609; Focus Area: Disabled persons who are able to work on machines

MANOVIKAS KENDRA

Kulachi Hansraj Model School, Ashok Vihar Phase I, New Delhi-110052; Phone: 27124498; Focus Area: Multiple disability.

MAXIMIZING EMPLOYMENT TO SERVE THE HANDICAPPED (MESH)

Shop no 5, Local Shopping Center, Uday Park, New Delhi 110049; Phone: 26568048, 26965039; E-mail: mesh@del6.vsnl.net.in; Website: www.mesh.org.in ; Focus Area: Providing opportunities for social and economic development to disabled and leprosy-affected people. Contact person: Mrs.Jacqueline Bonney, Tel. 011-26568048

MINISTRY OF SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT, GOVT. OF INDIA; Shastri Bhawan 6th Floor, New Delhi

MODEL SCHOOL FOR MENTALLY DEFICIENT CHILDREN

Kasturba Niketan, Lajpat Nagar, New Delhi-110024; Phone: 26834328 Fax: 26831012; Focus Area: Mentally retarded.

MULTIPURPOSE TRAINING CENTER FOR THE DEAF

AIFD, 12-13 Institutional Area, Shahid Jeet Singh Marg, New Delhi-110067; Phone: 26563984; Focus Area: Hearing impaired.

MUNI SHRI ROOP CHANDRA NATUROPATHY AND ACUPUNCTURE CENTRE (M.S.R.)

Jain Ashram, Opp. Sarai Kale Khan Bus Terminal, P.O.Box No.3240, N.Delhi-110013; Phone: 26821348; Focus Area: Special treatment for specific diseases.

MUSKAAN - PARENTS ASSOC. FOR THE WELFARE OF CHILDREN WITH MENTAL HANDICAP

A-28, Hauz Khas, New Delhi-110016; Phone: 26566766; Focus Area: Mentally handicapped.

NURSERY PRIMARY SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF

Kingsway Camp, Seva Kutir Complex, New Delhi-110009; Phone: 27465731; Focus Area: Hearing impaired.

NATIONAL BLIND YOUTH ASSOCIATION

C,G.H.S, Complex, Fazalpur Mandawali, near Patparganj Depot, New Delhi-110092; Phone: 22460502; Focus Area: Visually impaired.

NATIONAL FEDERATION OF THE BLIND

2721, Chowk Sangtrashan, Pahar Ganj, New Delhi-110055; Phone: 23550277, 23971901 Fax:556789; Focus Area: Visually impaired

NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR MENTALLY HANDICAPPED

Regional Training Centre (North), Lajpat Nagar, New Delhi; Phone: 26820643 Fax: 26831012; Focus Area:Mentally ill; Orthopaedically handicapped.

NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR MENTALLY HANDICAPPED (NIMH)

Model School, Kasturba Niketan, Lajpat Nagar II, New Delhi-110024; Phone: 26820643 /4328 Fax: 26831012; Focus Area: Mentally handicapped.

NAV JYOTI CENTRE

B-1l, Vasant Kunj, New Delhi-110070; Phone: 26144721, 26899044; Focus Area: Mentally ill.

NAVKIRAN SCHOOL

91 , Kiran Vihar, Near K D Hospital, New Delhi-110092; Phone: 22226732; Focus Area: Mentally ill; Speech disorder.

NCPEDP (NATIONAL CENTER FOR PROMOTION OF EMPLOYMENT FOR DISABLED PERSONS)

25, Yusuf Sarai, Green Park Extension, New Delhi-110016; Phone: 26854306, 26967910; e-mail: ncped@nde.vsnl.net.in; Focus Area: Multiple disability.

NEW DELHI YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION

Jai Singh Road, New Delhi 110001; Phone: 23746036, 23746034, 23361915; Fax: 23746035, 23746032; Focus Area: Mentally ill children; Development of community.

OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY HOME FOR CHILDREN

109, Press Road, New Delhi-110002; Phone: 23239930, 23237262; Focus Area: Orthopaedically handicapped; Mentally ill.

OUBURE (ORG. FOR UBIQUITOUS BACKWARD UPLIFTING RESEARCH AND EDUCATION)

D28 Shastri Nagar, Hapur Road, Ghaziabad-201002; Phone: 914 755716; Focus Area: All disabilities.

PARIVAAR - A FEDERATION OF PARENT ASSOCIATIONS

A-2520, Netaji Nagar, New Delhi-100023; Phone: 26870987, 23311711, 23318329 Fax: 23316674; e-mail: jagdishmehta@hotmail.com; Focus Area: Multiple disability.

PARMATH MISSlON HOSPITAL

23/7, Shakti Nagar, New Delhi-110007; Phone: 27244300, 27246595 Fax: 27213798; Focus Area: Orthopaedically handicapped.

PAWAN

NDMC, Kautilya Marg, Chanakyapuri, New Delhi 110021; Phone: 23014165; Focus Area: Hearing impaired.

PERFECT SCHOOL

R2- 26P/9 Indira Park, Palam Colony, New Delhi-110045; Phone: 25415647, 25036586; Focus Area: Orthopaedically handicapped.

PRAKASH DEEP EDUCATIONAL and VOCATIONAL SOCIETY

1 /5308-A, Street no 13, Balbir Nagar Extension, Shahdara, New Delhi-110032; Phone: 22174003; Focus Area: Multiple disability.

PRAMILA BAI CHAUHAN MOOK BADHIR VIDYALAY

487, Institutional Area, Karkari More, New Delhi-110032; Phone: 22206670, 22156670; Focus Area: Hearing impaired.

PRATEEK- AN INSTUTUTE FOR CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS

Address: H-125, Kunwar Singh Nagar, Budah Bazar Road, Nilothi More, Nangloi, New Delhi-110041; Tel.: 011-65195257, 9891492177; Contact Person: Mr. Amit Kumar, e-mail- personincharge@yahoo.com; Focus Area: Multiple Disability, Weaker Section Of Society

RAGHUDEV MEMORIAL SCHOOL OF VOCATIONAL STUDIES

9 Rajpur Road; Civil Lines, Delhi; Phone: 23555324; e-mail: mpuri@vsnl.com; Focus Area: Mentally retarded in the age group 16 and above.

RAJIV GANDHI FOUNDATION

Jawahar Bhawan, Dr. Rajendra Prasad Road; New Delhi-110001; Phone: 23755117, 23755118; Fax: 23755119; e-mail: dpw@rgfindia.com; Focus Area: Multiple disability.

RAJKUMARI AMRIT KAUR CHILD STUDY CENTRE

Dept. Of Child Development, Lady Irwin College, Sikandara Road, New Delhi-110001; Phone: 23719859; Focus Area: Orthopaedically handicapped; Mentally ill; Visually impaired; Partially hearing impaired; Behavioural problems; Multiple disability; Autism; Cerebral palsy.

RASHTRIYA VIRJANAND ANDH KANYA VIDYALAYA SOCIETY

M-19 Lajpat Nagar, New Delhi - 110024; Phone: 26310465; Focus Area: Visually impaired girls.

RASHTRIYA VIRJANAND ANDH KANYA VIDYALAY SOCIETY

New Rajinder Nagar, Shankar Road, New Delhi-110060; Phone: 25781370, 25746002; Focus Area: Visually impaired girls.

REHABILITATION UNIT IN AUDIOLOGY

Department of ENT, AIIMS, New Delhi-110029; Phone: 26561123; Focus Area: Mentally ill; Speech and language problems; Voice disorder.

SADHU VASWANI INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL FOR GIRLS

2nd Street, Shanti Niketan, New Delhi; Phone: 24670242, 26872390; Focus Area: Slow learner.

SAHARA MANOVIKASH KENDRA: A PROJECT OF JANSEVA EDUCATION SOCIETY

RP Block, Pitam Pura, New Delhi-110034; Phone: 27224075; Focus Area: Mentally ill; Orthopaedically handicapped; Speech disorder; Hearing impaired.

SAHAS SOCIETY FOR THE WELFARE OF MENTALLY HANDICAPPED

Sector III, Type III, 190, Sadiq Nagar, New Delhi-110049; Phone: 26259531; Focus Area: Mentally ill.

SAINI SPEECH AND HEARING CLINIC

3097, Street Tara Chand, Darya Ganj (Behind Golcha), New Delhi-110002; Cable: 23270864; Focus Area: Mentally retarded; Spastics; Autism.

SAMADHAN

F-Block; Main Park; Sector 5, Dakshinpuri, New Delhi-110062; Phone: 26974367 Fax: 26863625; e-mail: samadhan@del3.vsnl.net.in; Web site: www.indiasocial.org/samadhan; Focus Area: Mentally retarded; Slow learner.

SAMARTH THE PROFESSIONALS

B-58, Tagore Garden Extension, New Delhi-110027; Phone: 25193726, 27294094 Fax: 25163106; Focus Area: Children (underprivileged).

SANKARAS VIDYA KENDRA

Paschimi Marg, Vasant Vihar, New Delhi 110057; Focus Area: Mentally retarded

SANJIVINI SOCIETY FOR MENTAL HEALTH

A-b, Satsang Vihar Marg, Qutub Institutional Area, (south of IIT), New Delhi-110067; Phone: 26862222/4488; Web page: www.indiasocial.org/sanjivini; Focus Area: Emotional problems; Behavioural disorder.

SAPNA

139, Asiad Village, New Delhi-110049; Focus Area: Orthopaedically handicapped; Hearing impaired; Speech problems.

SCHOOL FOR MENTALLY RETARDED CHILDREN

Campus of Government Lady Noyce School, behind Ambedkar Stadium, Delhi Gate, N.Delhi; Phone: 23720247; Focus Area: Mentally retarded

SOCIETY FOR CHILD DEVELOPMENT - PRABHAAT SCHOOL

B-930, Shashtri Nagar, New Delhi-110052; Phone: 23555324; Focus Area: Mentally ill; Slow learner

SOCIETY FOR CHILD DEVELOPMENT

10/15, Shakti Nagar, New Delhi-110007; Phone: 23923559

SOCIETY FOR FRIENDSHIP EDUCATION AND DEVELOPMENT (SOFED)

H. No.80-B, Street 7, Zakir Nagar, P.O.Jamia Nagar, New Delhi-110025; Phone: 26312105; Focus Area: Multiple disability.

SOCIETY FOR REHABILITATION & RESEARCH OF THE HANDICAPPED

Swami Shivananda Bhawan, Amar Colony, Llajpat Nagar IV, New Delhi-110024; Phone: 26420697; Focus Area: Hearing impaired.

SPASTICS SOCIETY OF NORTHERN INDIA (SSNI, now renamed AADI)

2, Balbir Saxena Marg, Hauz Khas, New Delhi; Phone: 26569107, 26864714; e-mail: ssni@vsnl.net.in; Focus Area: Cerebral palsy; Neuro-muscular disorders; Multiple disability.

SPECIAL CENTER, see also NIMH

C/o. CASP PLAN Project, 8/1780, A Govindpuri Exten., N.Delhi-110019; Phone: 26460893 Fax: 26478213; Focus Area: Mentally ill.

ST. THOMAS GIRLS SENIOR SECONDARY

Mandir Marg, New Delhi-110001; Phone: 23364094; Focus Area: Slow learner

SUNIYE

60 Feet Road Corner, 1 /4992 loni Road, Shahdara, New Delhi-110032; Phone: 22111817 Fax: 22291817; Focus Area: Hearing impaired children.

TAMANA ASSOCIATION

D-6 Street, Vasant Vihar, New Delhi-110057; Phone: 26143853, 26148269 Fax: 26143853; Focus Area: Mentally handicapped; Down's Syndrome, Autism.

THALASSEMICS INDIA

C-1 /59 Safdarjung Development Area, New Delhi 1100l6; Phone: 26499666 Fax: 26855721, 26495300; e-mail: thalind@ndf.vsnl.net.in; Focus Area: Thalassemia

THE ECIAT SOCIETY FOR MENTALLY RETARDED

I-3/127, Sector 16 Rohini, New Delhi-110085; Phone: 27295838, 27262489, 27264920 Fax: 27882847; Focus Area: Mentally ill.

THE EDUCARE CHARITABLE TRUST [REGD)

M - 2, Hauz Khas, New Delhi-110016; Phone: 26565061, 26857560; E-mail: sunitasodhi@hotmail.com; Focus Area: Dyslexia; Attention deficit disorder; Learning disorders.

THE ENABLING CENTER

Lady Irwin College, Sikandra Road, New Delhi-110001; Phone: 23274411; Focus Area: Multiple disability; Visually or Hearing Impaired; Cerebral palsy; Autism; Mentally retarded.

THE INSTITUTE FOR THE PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED (MINISTRY OF SOCIAL JUSTICE & EMPOWERMENT, GOVT. OF INDIA)

4, Vishnu Digamber Marg, New Delhi-110002; Focus Area: Orthopaedically handicapped.

THE LEPROSY MISSION INDIA

CNI Bhavan, 16 Pandit Pant Marg, New Delhi-110001; Phone:23718261, 23716920 Fax: 23710803; e-mail: tlmindia@del2.vsnl.net.in; Focus Area: Leprosy

THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE BLIND

Sector V, R.K. Puram, New Delhi-110022; Phone: 26175886, 26176379 Fax: 26187650; e-mail: nabdelhi@del2.vsnl.net.in; Focus Area: Visually impaired; Multiple disability.

TRAINING CUM PRODUCTION CENTER

20, North Avenue, Punjabi Bagh, New Delhi-110026; Phone: 25412871; Focus Area: Mentally ill; Orthopaedically handicapped.

TRAINING-CUM-EARNING CENTER FOR HANDICAPPED WOMEN OF WEAKER SECTION

Institute No. 1 , Institutional Zone, Hudson Lines, Kingsway Camp, Delhi-110009; Phone: 27233967; Focus Area: Multiple disability.

UDAAN FOR THE DISABLED

C/27-28 Dayanand Colony, Lajpatnagar - 4, New Delhi 110024, Phone: +91-11-41621137, HQ Phone: +91-11-26446978; Focus Area: Autism (Spl.Ed, SIT, OT, Speech, Stem Cell Therapy, mHBOT, DAN Protocol based Rx, MB12, Chelation), CP and MH (OT, PT, Speech, Spl.Ed, SIT, Stem Cell Therapy, mHBOT), Down Syndrome, Pre-Schooling, Pre-Vocational Training, Remedial Class Training; Contact person: Dr. Arun Mukherjee, Cell +91-9811157839, E-mail: admin@udaan.org; Web site: www.udaan.org

VERY SPECIAL ARTS INDIA

C-418 Defence Colony, New Delhi-110024; Phone: 24615243, 26134983; Focus Area: Multiple Disability.

VIDYA BHARTI FOUNDATION

Shankar Vidya Kendra, opp. C-Block Market, Paschim Marg, New Delhi-110057; Phone: 26143128, 25692983; Focus Area: Mentally ill.

VIMHANS (VIDYA SAGAR INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH AND NEURO SCIENCES)

No 1 , Institutional Area, Nehru Nagar, New Delhi-110065; Phone: 26310510, 26310520; e-mail: vimhans@vsnl.com; Focus Area: Orthopaedicaly handicapped; Cerebral palsy; Learning disabilities

VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION CENTER FOR HANDICAPPED

I.T.I. Campus, Pusa, New Delhi-110012; Phone: 25788780; Focus Area: Multiple disability.

WELL BEING COUNSELING & HEALTH CENTER

U-158, Vats Complex (near subway), Main Vikas Marg, Shakarpur, New Delhi-110092; Phone: 22440556; Focus Area: Mentally retarded; Orthopaedically handicapped; Hearing impaired; Slow learner; Autism.

YMCA INSTITUTE FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION YMCA

Nizamuddin East, New Delhi-110013; Phone: 24699405, 24624061 Fax: 24634209; Focus Area: Mentally retarded.

Monday, July 18, 2011

NGO in India - Poverty

Action in Rural Technology & Service, a development organization working in the South Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. ARTS, a NPO based in Srikakulam, Andhra Pradesh working for the upliftment of tribal people in Srikakulam & Vijayanagaram districts of Andhra Pradesh Website: http://artsindia.org/

Wednesday, July 6, 2011

NGO

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Tuesday, July 5, 2011

IOGT International News Briefing Spring 2011

IOGT International News Briefing Spring 2011

IOGT International sent a Press release on World Health Day concerning decision-makers showing political will to fight against non-communicable diseases.

The World Health Organization (WHO) and its partners use this opportunity to both cherish the advances made in world health and to gather momentum for tackling existing problems.

IOGT International strongly participates in the commemoration as Mr Sven-Olov Carlsson, President of IOGT International, points out: “IOGT International has for more than 160 years been part of the global efforts to promote development by improving public health. Therefore World Health Day is important to reflect what is left to do: still today we face major threats to global health and positive societal development. Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are one such key issue because they kill three out of five humans in the world. It is crucial on World Health Day, that decision-makers get the facts right. We urge ministers from all over the world to show political will to take clear measures in a coherent approach for reducing NCDs. To reach the Millennium Development goals and to foster social development all over the world we need clear, binding commitments from governments.”

EUCAM report on the “Seven Key Messages of the Alcohol Industry”

EUCAM (The European Centre for Monitoring Alcohol Marketing) has published a report called "‘Seven Key Messages of the Alcohol Industry”. They address how the Alcohol Industry resists legal restrictions and how companies profit from governments with a policy that legally restricts them as little as possible.

Worldwide, the Alcohol Industry takes a stand against measures such as the raising of excise-duty, the introduction of minimum prizes for cheap booze, raising the minimum age for buying alcoholic beverages, restricting the number of outlet points, putting warning labels on products and restricting advertisement.

You find the report on www.EUCAM.info

Policy restrictions in South Africa

Adrian Botha, director of the Association for Responsible Alcohol Use, told media representatives attending the Audit Bureau of Circulations' presentation in Cape Town, that South Africa had been singled out by the World Health Organisation as a country that has a high growth in binge drinking.

He said that the Department of Health had expressed its concerns and was already talking about health warnings on labels. The minister of health was considering advertising bans and banning the sale of alcohol on Sundays. The City of Cape Town's liquor by-laws proposed a levy on alcohol as well as reduced availability.

Botha also said that the WHO's Resolution WHA 61.4 was being described as "the most significant review of alcohol policy in 25 years".

Read the whole article on themediaonline.co.za

ACTIVE Europe

Active's upcoming seminar has the title "Speak up for the environment". It will give the participants tool and knowledge on how to improve the situation around them. They will get facts, debate techniques, and practice on the topic. They will also find out how environmental issues are linked to alcohol policy and the vision Active has. The seminar takes place from May 15th to 21st of May 2011 in Kiev, Ukraine.

Read about other ACTIVE activities on their website www.activeeurope.org

News from India

IOGT International new member ITYF has launched their website. Indian Temperance Youth Federation (ITYF) is a national level temperance movement, working for the promotion of “Living Drug Free” lifestyle among adolescent children and youths. Amardeep, Brain Society, the MSSG, Nada India Foundation and Temperence Association Orissa are among the members.
Visit www.ityf.in

As a part of their rehabilitation work Brain Society conducted one training programme on Shell Work on Sarees. Under this programme 30 women were trained shell work on sarees. The duration of the training was 13 days. The women selected for this training were rural women from addicted families. After the training they will receive help to get bank loans and to start micro level production units in their own houses.

Alcohol and violence among the Indegenious population of Australia

Australian aboriginee population suffer from a high crime rate and violence. In an article Senior legal aid lawyer Russell Goldflam from Alice Springs claims that alcohol needs to be tackled in order to get to the root of the problem. The front bar at Alice Springs’ most famous drinking hole, the Todd Tavern, has long been called the Animal Bar. Along with a couple of other outlets, it operates from 10am until 2pm, when it shuts. 2pm is the opening time of the takeaway bottleshop next door.

In Alice Springs we drink about 20 litres of pure alcohol per person per year, twice the national average, and four times the planet’s average. Police records show that between 70 and 90 per cent of our assaults are alcohol related. Most of the victims are women, and almost all of them are Aboriginal.

Read the article on newmatilda.com

From the office

Annual report 2010

For those of you who still have not sent in your annual report for 2010 please open the attached Annual report form 2010 and return the filled in form by email to iogti@iogt.se or by fax to 0046 31 3380450 or by post to IOGT International, Granviksliden 2, 435 35 Mölnlycke, Sweden.

Report from the latest Board Acting Committee-meeting in March in Vienna, Austria

At the meeting there was a presentation by Andres Pihlström, responsible for the Branding process of IOGT International, concerning the issues of creating a new website and starting to use social media as well as formulating a profile document.

The financial report said that there was a deficit in 2010 due to the International Congress and that the Branding process is costing more than originally budgeted for.

The International President Sven-Olov Carlsson and the International Deputy President Kristina Sperkova had met for a discussion concerning finding external funding for IOGT International and after Mr Carlsson’s suggestion it was decided that IOGT International, together with ACTIVE, will use the services of European Citizen Action Service (ECAS) to come up with suggestions of suitable funding opportunities at a workshop in May.

The International President reported on Eurocare’s collaboration with HAPI on an EU funded project “EU/US civil society dialogue”. HAPI is an international health partnership and the purpose of the project is to develop an understanding of the situation and key issues relating to underage drinking control in the EU and US, and the key routes for influencing alcohol policy.

IOGT Poland has had a new start thanks to new members and the support of IOGT-NTO in Sweden who has had collaboration for several years with youth camps and exchanges. You can visit the IOGT Poland webpage here: www.iogt.pl

Rolf Hüllinghorst informed about an Autumn Festival of IOGT Global Circle in Brandenburg, Germany, 17 -24 September 2011.

Special guest Rachanikorn Sarasiri from IOGT Thailand gave a presentation of the area of Hua Hin, Thailand which is the suggested site for the next International Congress in 2014. It was also discussed how ACTIVE can take part even if their Congress will be held in Europe. The dates suggested are the 27-31 of October 2014.

Regional Conference

IOGT International will host a Regional Conference together with GAPA, International Institute of the IOGT-NTO movement, Forut Norway and the Thai Health Foundation in Bangkok, Thailand on the 28-30 of November 2011. More information onwww.gapc2011.com

Upcoming meetings:

AC-meeting on the 4th September in Stockholm, Sweden

Board meeting on the 27th November in Bangkok, Thailand