LEGAL SERVICES AND HUMAN RIGHTS

Samarthan
Contact Person

Neeta Kolhatkar, Secretary

Address

87/3, Mumbadevi Temple,, Kalbadevi Road, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400002

Telephone

(2242) 5292

Fax No.

8291

Email Address

vsansad@bom3.vsnl.net.in

Name of other key person

Vivek Pandit, Chairperson

Establishment in

1996

Registration in/ Regn. No.

1567/1996 GBBSD

Registered under

Public Trust

FCRA No.

083780795

Aims/Mission/Vision

Advocacy Organisation with aim to empower the vulnerable sections

of society e. g. SC, ST, Women,Children.

Substantive Area of
work/focus

Education, Human Rights, Budget

Geographical Area of
Operation

State of Maharashtra.

Approximate Annual Budget

(Rs.in Lakh)

17

Source of funds

Foreign : NGO.
Indian : Not applicable.

Staff

Full Time: Paid 15 Voluntary/Honorary0

Part Time: Paid 0 Voluntary/Honorary0

Collaboration

Affiliations with : Not applicable.

Interested to collaborate with : Not applicable.

Products & Services

Offer : Not applicable.

Require : Not applicable.

PRAYAS ( A Field Action Project of the Tata Institute of

Social Sciences)

Contact Person

Shri Vijay Rahgavan, Project Director

Address

9/1, B.D.D Chawl,Worli, Mumbai, Maharashtra - 400018

Telephone

(022) 4947156,4902285

Fax No.

4953253

Email Address

prayas1990@rediffmail.com

Name of other key

person

Dr. (Smt) Sanober Sahni, Project Advisor

Establishment in

1990

Registration in/ Regn.

No.

Bom, 8/1966/GBBSD and F1391(Bom)

Registered under

Soc Reg Act 1860 & Bom Public Trusts Act, 1950

FCRA No.

N.A

Aims/Mission/Vision

Not given.

Substantive Area of
work/focus

Rehabilitation and basic rights of under trial prisoners, released prisoners,

rescued victims(from prostitution), children of prisoners, released
prisoners, released prioners, women and youth vulnerable to crime or
prostitution

Geographical Area of
Operation

Mumbai, Thane and Bharuch, Surat, Ankleshwar(in Gujarat)

Approximate Annual
Budget (Rs.in Lakh)

50

Source of funds

Foreign : Govt/Un Agencies/NGO/Religious funding

agencies/Donations/Others:Not Applicable
Indian : Central Govt./State Govt./Donations/Others: Central Social
Welfare Borad, NHRC, R.D. Tata Trust

Staff

Full Time: Paid 33 Voluntary/Honorary6

Part Time: Paid 0 Voluntary/Honorary0

Collaboration

Affiliations with : Not Available

Interested to collaborate with : Government departments and national
bodies-Ministry of Home Affairs, Department of Women and Child
Development, Youth Affairs and Sports

Products & Services

Offer : Information Service/Professional Services/Training etc.

Require : Information Service/Professional Services/Training etc.

Partners for Law in Development

Contact Person

Madhu Mehra,

Address

O-55, Second Floor Left side, Lajpat Nagar II, New Delhi, Delhi - 110024

Telephone

Not Available

Fax No.

Not Available

Email Address

Not Available

Name of other key

person

Ms. Aradhana Nanda

Establishment in

1997

Registration in/ Regn.

No.

16.2.1998,Regn No. 10514

Registered under

Indian Trust Act 1882

FCRA No.

Not Available

Aims/Mission/Vision

To develop a culture of collaborative lawycring where law becomes a

component of social action and not an independent autonomous knowledge
and skill disassociated with the social context. To encourage social work
organisation to use law as a development resource and to raise community
awareness and consciousness about right and duties of citizens. To
encourage NGOs to explore contextually relevant ways of using law as a
component in addressing disadvantage and discrimination. To explore and
popularise diverse ways of making law relvant to the marginalised sections
of the society outside the dominant litigative and legal system based use of
law. To document and share pro active non adversarial ways of using law to
build a culture of respect for human rights. To create a social consciousness
among members of the legal profession and encourage collaborative
lawyering by building partnerships between the two seemingly seprate
sectors : development and law.

Substantive Area of
work/focus

Using law to work with NGOs on issues of Women's right, child sexual
abuse, livelihood and human right

Geographical Area of
Operation

The whole of India. Currently the field projects are based in Orissa, Kerala,
Uttar Pradesh,Goa, Bihar and Rajasthan.

Approximate Annual
Budget (Rs.in Lakh)

37

Source of funds

Foreign : Unifem, SIDA

Indian : National Foundation for India

Staff

Full Time: Paid 3 Voluntary/Honorary0

Part Time: Paid 0 Voluntary/Honorary0

Collaboration

Affiliations with : Not Available

Interested to collaborate with : Not Available

Products & Services

Offer : Training on law and gender

Require : Field partners would require and benefit from training
programmes and workshop on law, Women's equal

EDUCATION
Apnalaya

Contact Person

Ms. Leena Joshi, Director

Address

75, Bhulabhai Desai Road,, Mumbai, Maharashtra - 400026

Telephone

(022) 4980139,4949752

Fax No.

3688512

Email Address

leenajoshi@vsnl.net

Name of other key

person

Ms. Annabel Mehta, Treasurer

Establishment in

1973

Registration in/ Regn.

No.

28th February 1973

Registered under

Societies Registration Act 1860

FCRA No.

083780332 dt:. 14.01.86

Aims/Mission/Vision

Vision: All the members of society- Men, women and children- have a right
to a life of good quality. Apnalaya's vision is to work towards equal
opportunities for all. MISION: As there are many people who are
disadvantaged due to many reasons/censes in social, political, economic
and other spheres of life, Apnalaya works towards developing a capacities in
individuals and groups of these people which will help them to access
opportunities that lead to a better quality of life. OVERALL GOALS: To
Mobilise, organise and empowere the people through awareness building,
education and trainings to identify and help find solutions to the problems
which they feel are their concerns. To develop, build and strengthen a
permanent network of the local community based organisation (CBO's) to
enable them to work together on common civic issues for the overall
development of the area.To identify and strengthen the local leadership to
work on civic issues such as Rationing, Sanitation, Water, Garbage, and
Environment. To create awareness among women and girl in health and
women's issues. To mobilise women and girls to participate in vocational
training, which in turn will have a positive impact on their overall
development. * To provide a promotive, curative and preventive health
services.

Substantive Area of
work/focus

Overall community development which includes the issues of health,

education, sanitation, garbage management, water, housing, rationing,
environment, drug/ alcohol and HIV- Aids etc. Women, children and youths
are the focus groups.

Geographical Area of
Operation

Five geographically varied slum communities in North- East Mumbai, Central

Mumbai and Western Mumbai.

Approximate Annual
Budget (Rs.in Lakh)

35

Source of funds

Foreign : NGO, Donation, and others.

Indian : Central Govt, NGO, Donation, and Others

Staff

Full Time: Paid 50 Voluntary/Honorary30

Part Time: Paid 1 Voluntary/Honorary2

Collaboration

Affiliations with : National allaince for people's movement, HIV-Aids forum

Mumbai, Maharashtra Rationing Kruti Samittee.
Interested to collaborate with : Central and State Govt on civic issues,
Health and Education,UN Agencies, World Bank on health, sanitation and
environment issues.

Products & Services

Offer : Training packages for various levels of community workers.

Require : Information Services, Professional Services,Training, HIVAids,Micro finance,Youth,Financial Support

Aseema Chartiable Trust

Contact Person

Dilbur Parakh, Chairperson

Address

23, Presidency Society, North South Road No. 7,, J.V.P.D. Scheme,
Mumbai, Maharashtra - 400049

Telephone

(022) 6424483,4931511

Fax No.

4933713

Email Address

dilburpa@bom7.vsnl.net

Name of other key person

Trustee- Ms. Snehal Paranjape, Ms. Neela Kapadia

Establishment in

1995

Registration in/ Regn. No.

Charity Commissioner, Mumbai E-15966

Registered under

Bombay Public Trust Act.

FCRA No.

083780665

Aims/Mission/Vision

To Protect and Promote Human Rights especially those of Childern

and Women.

Substantive Area of
work/focus

Education of Underprivledged Childern.

Geographical Area of Operation Mumbai

Approximate Annual Budget
(Rs.in Lakh)

11.73

Source of funds

Foreign : NGO's Donation.

Indian : Donation

Staff

Full Time: Paid 4 Voluntary/Honorary6

Part Time: Paid 0 Voluntary/Honorary20

Collaboration

Affiliations with : NGO's

Interested to collaborate with : Organisations doing similar work,
Funding Agencies interested in Education.

Products & Services

Offer : Cards, Art books, Note pads, Paintings, & Bags

Require : Teachers, Counsellors, Social Workers.

Central Society for the Education of the Deaf

Contact Person

Mrs. Mary J. Behlihomji, Hon. Chairperson

Address

3rd Floor, Municipal School building,, Opp. Y. M. C. A. Swimming Pool Farook

Umerbhoypath, Agripada, Mumbai, Maharashtra - 400011

Telephone

(022) 3087798,3088879

Fax No.

Not Available

Email Address

Not Available

Name of other key

person

Mr. J. R. Behlihomji, Hon. Treasurer

Establishment in

1966

Registration in/ Regn.

No.

Bombay Public Trust Act, 1950. F1438(Bom), 6-10-66

Registered under

Societies Registration Act 1860

FCRA No.

083780637

Aims/Mission/Vision

AIMS / Vision:- Our Vision is to impart "ORAL EDUCATION" of the highest

standards to deaf children viz. Teaching them to speak and communicate
with the 'hearing world'. CORE MISSION:- The society is committed to
providing the very best facilities and amenities for education deaf children
and infants between the ages of 8 months to 10 years. This is sought to be
done by way of having modern state of the art equipment and apparatus for
auditory testing, specialised and structured teaching methods and
individualised parent couselling programmes. At our MAITRI Centre, we also
have a "Cochlear Re -habilitation" section specifically for cochlear implanted
children. VISION:- Our vision is to ensure that every deaf child or infant in
india is given a fighting chance to develop his /her residual hearing faculties
to their fullest maximum potential and furthermore, in doing so, s/he is able
to converse and communicate fluently in the language of their choosing
without any inhibition, fear or apprehension. The subsequent and final
"mainstreaming" or integration of deaf / hearing impaired children and / or
infants into 'Normal' schools would be our ultimate reward.

Substantive Area of
work/focus

Education and Rehabilitation of Deaf children upto the primary level.

training Teachers of the Deaf in the most upto date methods of Deaf
Education. rehabilitation of Cochlea Implantees.

Geographical Area of
Operation

Mumbai / Maharashtra.

Approximate Annual
Budget (Rs.in Lakh)

33

Source of funds

Foreign : Donation.
Indian : State Government, Donation, Others.

Staff

Full Time: Paid 25 Voluntary/Honorary4

Part Time: Paid 2 Voluntary/Honorary2

Collaboration

Affiliations with : None.

Interested to collaborate with : None.

Products & Services

Offer : Not given.

Require : Not given.

Butterflies Programme of Street and Working Childern

Contact Person

Ms. Rita Panicker

Address

U-4, FF, Green Park Extn, New Delhi, Delhi - 110016

Telephone

(011) 6163935,6191063

Fax No.

6196117

Email Address

bflies@ndb.vsnl.net.in

Name of other key

person

Mr. Thomas Chooranolil

Establishment in

1989

Registration in/ Regn.

No.

S- 20202

Registered under

Societies Registration Act XXI of 1860

FCRA No.

23165603

Aims/Mission/Vision

Butterflies believes in the right of every child to have a complete childhood.

Where she/he has protection, respect, opportunities and participation in
her/his growth and development as a right.

Substantive Area of
work/focus

We have no centres or institution. All the activities are conducted on the

streets or parks wherever there is a concentration of street and working
childern. There are 8 such contact points through them it reaches to about
800 childern. Its activity included non-formal education, saving schemes,
Health- co-operatives, income-generation and technical education, street
theatre (Butterflies Bal Rang Manch), alternate media (Butterflies
Broadcasting Childern Company) and Bal Mazdoor ki Awaz (Wall Paper)
networking with other NGOs at city, national and international the Delhi
Child Rights Club which has now child workers from 13 NGOs as it members.
Butterflies is also the nodal agency for Childline in Delhi.

Geographical Area of
Operation

Delhi

Approximate Annual
Budget (Rs.in Lakh)

34

Source of funds

Foreign : Funding agencies, Donation

Indian : Central Government , Donation

Staff

Full Time: Paid 38 Voluntary/Honorary2

Part Time: Paid 8 Voluntary/Honorary0

Collaboration

Affiliations with : Not Available

Interested to collaborate with : Not Available

Products & Services

Offer : Information Services

Require : Information Services, Professional Services, Training etc.

Child Relief and You (CRY)

Contact Person

Ms. Bondana Dutta / V Adm. H. Johnson (Refd).

Address

DDA Slum Wing Barat Ghar, Bapu Park, Kotla Mubarak, New Delhi,
Delhi - 110003

Telephone

(011) 4627366,4693137

Fax No.

4632302

Email Address

ic.del@crymail.org

Name of other key person

Ms. Mamta Saikia

Establishment in

1979

Registration in/ Regn. No.

Mumbai (F5208)

Registered under

Bombay Trust Act

FCRA No.

083780207 Dated 23.03.85

Aims/Mission/Vision

Community based Child Development .

Substantive Area of work/focus

Girl Child. Education, Health, Community Orgn. and Income

generation.

Geographical Area of Operation

All India, Currently working in 17 state at 310 location.

Approximate Annual Budget

(Rs.in Lakh)

1300

Source of funds

Foreign : Donation, Others

Indian : Donations

Staff

Full Time: Paid 235 Voluntary/Honorary0

Part Time: Paid 0 Voluntary/Honorary0

Collaboration

Affiliations with : Not Available

Interested to collaborate with : Social Devlopment Institution and
NGO's working for childern.

Products & Services

Offer : Professional Services / Training.

Require : Information Services / Professional Services / Training,
etc.

Door Step School

Contact Person

Mrs. BINA SHETH LASHKARI,Director

Address

C/o Jagannath Shankarseth Municipal School, Building ,2nd floor,

RoomNo.54/55,, Mumbai, Maharashtra - 400007

Telephone

3826343

Fax No.

3859203

Email Address

doorstep@vsnl.com

Name of other key person

MRS. ARNAVAZ KHARAS, Programme Co-Ordinator

Establishment in

1989

Registration in/ Regn. No.

GBBSG Public Trust Act -Reg. No.F-13279 (Bom.)

Registered under

SOCIETIES ACT REG.NO.172-1989

FCRA No.

083 780514

Aims/Mission/Vision

Eradication of illiteracy among the group of children

Substantive Area of
work/focus

Education

Geographical Area of
Operation

A ward, Mumbai, & Pune

Approximate Annual Budget

(Rs.in Lakh)

40

Source of funds

Foreign : Donation and Other

Indian : Donation and others

Staff

Full Time: Paid 60 Voluntary/Honorary30

Part Time: Paid 5 Voluntary/Honorary0

Collaboration

Affiliations with : Not Available

Interested to collaborate with : State Education Department

Products & Services

Offer : Information services, Professional Services,Training etc.

Require : Not Available

Eklavya Foundation

Contact Person

Dr. Anwar Jafri,

Address

E-1/ 25 Arera Colony,, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh - 462016

Telephone

(0755) 463380,467552

Fax No.

461703

Email Address

Not Available

Name of other key person

Ms. Rashmi Paliwal

Establishment in

1982

Registration in/ Regn. No. Delhi, Regn.No. S/13019

Registered under

Societies Registration Act, XXI of 1860.

FCRA No.

Not given

Aims/Mission/Vision

Innovations in school education, publication of educational literature,

popularisation of science & society issues, involving the community in
planning & development, developing alternatives in rural technology etc.

Substantive Area of
work/focus

Education Development, Panchayats, Publications.

Geographical Area of
Operation

All of India, Focus M.P.

Approximate Annual
Budget (Rs.in Lakh)

125

Source of funds

Foreign : No foreign funds taken.

Indian : Central Government, Donations.

Staff

Full Time: Paid 91 Voluntary/Honorary16

Part Time: Paid 0 Voluntary/Honorary200

Collaboration

Affiliations with : Central and State Government, and range of other

Institutions, NGO's.
Interested to collaborate with : Not given.

Products & Services

Offer : Information Services, Training, etc.

Require : Information Services, Professional Services, Training, etc.

India Sponsorship Committee

Contact Person

Dr. (Mrs.) Zulie Nakhooda

Address

Mathuradas Estate Building, 43 /45, Shahid Bhagatsingh

Road,Colaba Causeway,, Mumbai, Maharashtra - 400039

Telephone

2040321,2020393

Fax No.

Not Available

Email Address

isc@bom7.vsnl.net.in

Name of other key

person

Mrs. Kamalini Bhansali

Establishment in

1967

Registration in/ Regn.

No.

Bom 47 / 67GBBSD Societies Regitration Act 1860

Registered under

F1548 (Bom) Bom Public Trust Act XXIX of 1950

FCRA No.

083790071

Aims/Mission/Vision

Believing in education as Investment in future and equality of

opportunity for education as a right of every child, we promote
education of vulnerable sections through residential and community
based non- residential programmes with the ultimate objective of
rehabilitation through a purposeful education.

Substantive Area of
work/focus

Promote educational activities for underpriviledge, neglected and

destitute children.

Geographical Area of
Operation

Presently Mumbai, Lonavala and Pune.

Approximate Annual
Budget (Rs.in Lakh)

70

Source of funds

Foreign : NGOs, Agencies, Donations, NRI's and sponsors abroad.

Indian : Govt. of Maharashtra and Donations from individuals Trusts
and Corporate sectors.

Staff

Full Time: Paid 50 Voluntary/Honorary0

Part Time: Paid 0 Voluntary/Honorary0

Collaboration

Affiliations with : Not given.

Interested to collaborate with : Balgram Maharashtra, Other
Cultural & Welfare Organisation.

Products & Services

Offer : Information Services, Professional Services, Training etc for

staff.
Require : Information Services, Professional Services, Training etc.

CONFLICT RESOLUTION
Centre for Study of Society and Secularism (CSSS)

Contact Person

Dr. Asghar Ali Engineer

Address

9 B, Himalaya Apartments,6th Road, Santacruz (E), Mumbai,

Maharashtra - 400055

Telephone

(022) 6149668,6630085,6630086

Fax No.

6173624

Email Address

csss@vsnl.com

Name of other key

person

Mr. Vinod Nair

Establishment in

1993

Registration in/ Regn.

No.

December 1996 in Mumbai (F 18744)

Registered under

Charitable Trust

FCRA No.

083780559

Aims/Mission/Vision

To promote Communal Harmony and Disseminate Secular Values.

Substantive Area of
work/focus

To organise seminar, workshops and youth camps for social and

cultural amity, To create Positive and Supportive Milieu for peacefull
co-existence, To develop awareness among communities about
Plural Hertiage & Composite Culture, To research in incidence of
Communal Riots and Ethnic Conflicts.

Geographical Area of
Operation

All over India

Approximate Annual
Budget (Rs.in Lakh)

25

Source of funds

Foreign : NGO's / Donations / Others

Indian : NGO's / Donations / Others

Staff

Full Time: Paid 15 Voluntary/Honorary1

Part Time: Paid 0 Voluntary/Honorary0

Collaboration

Affiliations with : Nil

Interested to collaborate with : NGO's in the same field

Products & Services

Offer : Informative Service / Training

Require : Informative Service / Training