Rajachana
Krida Shikshan Prasarak Mandal
Wagedari
At/ PO: Akallkot
Solapur - 411009
Karmayogi: Mr Sadashiv Rao , S Shalke Chairman.
Tel: 021760020
Fax: x
Email: x
Notes: To provide training to rural women for self employment. To
undertake watershed development and management programmes. To work
for the overall development of children and crafts people.
Rajarambapu Jnana Probhodini
Sahakar Bhavan
Uran Islampur
Sangli
Karmayogi: Shri S D Patil
Tel: 95233 2222668
Fax: x
Email: x
Notes: To undertake activities for the development of agriculture.
To undertake agricultural intensification programmes. To spread awareness
and unity among the agricultural labourers. To promote research and
to provide training in the filed of agriculture. To encourage the
use of modern technology in the filed of agriculture. To work for
the overall welfare of women and children.
Rashtravant Takdoji Pratishtah
Taluka Digras
Selod
Yavatmal - 445028
Karmayogi: Avinash Pawar Secretary
Tel: x
Fax: x
Email : x
Notes: To provide education to children in slums. To provide shelter
to poor students. To provide help to displaced persons. To provide
medical facilities to handicapped people. To provide sanitation in
rural areas. To organize awareness programmes on nutrition and health.
To teach people on the importance of preserving the environment.
Rashtriya Apang Kalyan
Near Amravati University
Gate No. 3 Mardi Road
Amravati Camp
Amravati - 444602
Karmayogi: Mr. S V Pokale Secretary, Mr. C V Kaloti
Tel: 95271 2663016, 2662572
Fax: x
Email: x
Notes: To protest against exploitation of children. To work for the
eradication of child labour. To work for the overall welfare of women
and children.
Regina Pacis
Victoria Gardens
Seth Motishah Road,
(Opp. Byculla Police Station)
Byculla
Mumbai 400027
Karmayogi: Sr. Fernandes Margaret, Sister In Charge
Tel. 23725311 / 23733275
Email: fernandes_Margaret@hotmail.com
Category: Children
Notes: since 1951, Vicenta Maria Home for 200 girls aged 7-20; girl's
school; providing care for children from broken families and single
parent children. Operates a day school, night school, open school
in English from K G to S S C .Employment bureau for House-workers.
Literacy Classes on Saturday evenings. Also Sunday evenings at Duruelo
Convent, Bandra and Tuesday and Thursday evenings at St. Stephen’s
Church, Warden Road. Tailoring classes are also run.
other links: http://theworldnow.com/cal/school.htm
Profile: www.karmayog.org/regina
Rural Education For the Hearing
Impaired
9 Garden Homes
1st Road, Khar (W)
Mumbai - 400052
Karmayogi: x
Tel: 26048798
Fax: 24926721
Email: aziza200@vsnl.com
Notes: Aurad is an Organisation for hearing impaired children. The
Training method is known as Auditory-Verbal Therapy (AVT) which
enables them to develop their residual hearing. They learn to ‘listen’
and speak and therefore are able to be mainstreamed into regular
schools and society at large.
Aims & Objectives: Child welfare, Education, Training.
S. P. J. Sadhana School For The Developmentally Handicapped
Dr. Rosendo Ribeiro Children’s Complex
Sophia College Campus
Bhulabhai Desai Road
Mumbai - 400026
Karmayogi: Sister Eileen Gaitonde Principal
Tel: 23647913
Fax: 23671954
Email: sadhana@bol.net.in
Notes: The organization aims to maximize the potential of every
mentally handicapped, multiple handicapped student and make him
or her productive members of the society. A multi-disciplinary team
consisting of special educators, speech therapists, occupational
therapists, counsellors, and vocational rehabilitation personnel
is actively involved in development of the disabled children.
Aims & Objectives: Disability, Rehabilitation, Training
Saathi (Mumbai)
Agripada Municipal School
Opp. YMCA Swimming Pool
Farooque Umarbhouy Lane
Mumbai Central (E)
Mumbai - 400011
Karmayogi: Ms. Roshni Nair
Tel: 23009117
Fax: x
Email: info@saathi.org
Notes: Saathi is a registered development agency (since 1997) working
primarily wit Youth living on the streets and education, runaway
adolesscent girls and the various issues that are a part of their
struggles. Issues of health, vocational training and psycho-social
support are addressed as a part of these projects. Saathi also works
with interventions with a local pavement community in Mumbai especially
in bringing education and vocational alternatives to the girl children.
Aims & Objectives: Child Rights, Child welfare, Disadvantaged
communities, Education, Human Rights, Livelihood, Poverty, Rehabilitation,
Women’s issues, Youth.
Saathi
Flat 41, 6th Floor
B-1 Maniyar Apartments
Tardeo Road
Mumbai 400034
Karmayogi: Mr. Mansoor Qadri
Tel: 23090026
Email: saathi50@hotmail.com
, saathi@bom5.vsnl.net.in
Category: Children
Notes: Works with the street youth and children addressing a ragne
of issues such as economic and housing alternatives, housing for
youth, training of youth and children with health and health education,
drug addiction and HIV/ AIDS issues.
Salvation Army Women & Children’s Home
Sion Road
Opp. Manav Seva Sangh
Sion (W)
Mumbai - 400022
Karmayogi: Kamal S Parkhe
Tel: 24094405
Fax: x
Email: x
Notes: Home giving shelter, care and protection to needy girls from
juvenile courts and other sources. Girls sent out for school. Also
take unwed mothers. Taught housework, working etc. Medium of instruction
Marathi and Hindi. Capacity 150.
Samparc – Social Action For Manpower Creation
9, Varad Apartment
292, Yashwant Nagar
Talegaon – Dabhade
Dist. Pune - 410507
Karmayogi: Mr. Amit Kumar Bajerjee Founder Director / Secretary
Tel: 02114 22733335 / 228034
Fax: x
Email: samparc@vsnl.com
Notes: Protecting, maintaining, educating, rehabilitating and securing
a dignified life for orphans, destitutes and abandoned children.
Provides shelter to Children, whose parents are serving lifetime
imprisonment, and also to the poor and needy rural children.
Safai Kamghar Parivarthan Sangh
Jagannath Bhatankar
Municaipal School
2nd Floor Vittal Chavan Marg
Lower Parel
Mumbai 40012
Karmayogi: Mr. Ramesh Haralkar
Category: Children
Notes: Provides an opportunity to children of "safai kamgars"
to become educated and lead a more respectable life.
Saibaba Educational Trust School for Mentally Retarded
1st Floor Navjeevan Tower
O.T Section
Ulhasnagar
Thane 421003
Category: Children
Notes: Offers day school for the mentally retarded children and
also conducts prevocational classes for children over 16 years
with a view to make them independent.
Samata Vicharprasarak Sanstha
Jai Malhar Prasad
Reti Bunder Road
Mahagiri
Thane (W)
Thane 400601
Email: latika_sm@rediffmail.com
Category: Children
Notes: Caters to education and personality development of slum children.
Also offers guidance and employment opportunities.
Sanjivani Mahila Mandal
4 A Jehangir Daji Street
Tukaram Jivaji Marg
Grant Road (W)
Mumbai 400007
Tel: 23886110
Category: Children
Notes: Established on 1975, focuses on development of slum and street
children and runs a balwadi for them.
“Savali” Association For Mentally Retarded And Cerebral Palsy
Children
S. No. 133
Prabha Co-Op. Housing Society
Pune - 411029
Karmayogi: Mr. Vasant Thakar
Tel: x
Fax: x
Email: x
Notes: Savali is a registered charitable trust working for children
affected by cerebral palsy and mental disabilities. It provides
these children with a home for a lifetime and gives them care with
education, therapies, good living, vocational training etc. and
thus helping them to become independent.
Aims & Objectives: Child welfare, Disability, Health
Save The Children
4-c, Swapnalok
47 Lady Jagmohandas Marg
Mumbai - 400036
Karmayogi: Mrs. Vipula Kadri
Tel: 23630523
Fax: 23680037
Email: vkadri@vsnl.net.in
Notes: Save The Children India is a non-profit organization and
works for the empowerment of underprivileged, women and children,
since 1988. For the two years our main focus has been on the realisation
of particularly children’s rights, particularly the fight against
trafficking of children into the commercial sex trade.
Aims & Objectives: Child welfare, Disability, Education, Food
and Nutrition, health, Human Rights, Rural Development, Urban Development,
Women’s issues.
Save The Children Canada India Field Office
Aparan 27/C
Ganesh Krupa Society, Lane No 12
Paramhans Nagar Paud Road
Pune - 411038
Karmayogi: Mr. Girish Godbole
Tel: 020 25390041
Fax: 020 25430369
Email: sccifo@vsnl.com
Notes: IFO’s activities aim at child welfare. The focus is on enrolment,
retention and re-entry of children into the formal educational system,
ultimate goal. It is envisaged this would delay the entry into full
employment and reduce the working hours of children. Ideally elimination
of all forms of damaging and exploitation forms of child work is
the ultimate goals; yet in practical terms mere banning of child
labour is not the solution to the problem.
Aims & Objectives: The objective of the foundation is to work
on issues related to child welfare.
Scheme For Welfare Of Destitute Children
Children’s Aid Society
Bal Kalyan Nagari
Agarwadi Village Road
Mandhurd
Mumbai - 400088
Karmayogi: Administrator
Tel: x
Fax: x
Email : x
Notes: First preference given to destitute. Shelter & care for
all types of socially handicapped children in small cottages each
under a House-Mother. Preventive approach aimed at providing care,
protection, education, training and rehabilitation to save them
from delinquency. These children are taken in without recourse to
the Juvenile Court. Individuals, Social workers, Companies, etc.
May refer children. Younger children sent to outside schools. Secondary
students attend Children’s Aid Society School. Capacity 700.
Seth Ranchhoddas Chaturbhuj Cutchiloan Balashram
Cutchiloan Balashram
63, Dr. Ambedkar Road
Chinchpokli
Mumbai - 400033
Karmayogi: Mr. Jitendrabhai M Shukla
Tel: 23724033
Fax: x
Email: x
Notes: Residential school for boys from Std. I to SSC. Also runs
Lohana Vidhyarthi Bhawan for boys for higher education at 169, Sewri,
Wadala Road, Opp V J T I College, Capacity 150 English medium school
from I to VIIth only.
Seva Niketan
Sir J. J Road
Byculla (W)
Mumbai 400008
Karmayogi: Mr. Borgues, Manager
Fr. Manolo Tasso
Tel: 23092934, 23093025, 23093057, 23093257
Email: No
Category: Support Groups
Notes: Large number of community services like suicide prevention,
alcoholism information. Also runs a free dispensary for the poor,
child guidance clinic, educational programmes, alcoholism information
department and domestic employment bureau. Undertakes psychiatric
treatment and counselling etc. Previously it was National Sodality
Centre.
Profile: www.karmayog.org/seva
Shanti Dhan
Home For Sick & Dying Destitute
Missionaries of Cahrity
Goria Road
Borivili *W)
Mumbai - 400092
Karmayogi: Brother-In-Charge
Tel: x
Fax: x
Email: x
Notes: Residential school for boys from Std. I to SSC. Also runs
Lohana Vidhyarthi Bhawan for boys for higher education at 169, Sewri,
Wadala Road, Opp V J T I College, Capacity 150 English medium school
from I to VIIth only.
Shejarchhaya
P O Kaman
Gokhivera
Vasai (E)
Dist. Thane - 401205
Karmayogi: PRESIDENT
Tel: x
Fax: x
Email:
Notes: Rehabilitation of abandoned children and unwed mothers undertaken
Dispensary for the Adivasi poor people of the surrounding villages.
Free treatment and medicines almost free. Charges are just normal.
Tuition fees, books, exercise books, uniforms and educational equipment
are provided to some very poor and deserving students of Adivasis
of the nearby villages. About twenty scholarships are given.
Shelter Don Bosco
Opp. St. Joseph’s High School
Wadala
Mumbai - 400031
Karmayogi: Fr. Lester Fernandes Director
Tel: 24150562, 24163343
Fax: x
Email: shelterdonbosco@vsnl.com
Notes: 1. Street Contact – The outreach staff meets the children
at the places they live or frequent.
2. Drop –In-Centre: In times of need, children on the street can
visit the Drop-in-centre situated just outside the Western Railway
station at Dadar, to avail ot services to meet their immediate needs.
3. Shelter Don Bosco has a residential facility for the young children
who come from various parts of India to Bombay with the aim of earning
a better living.
4. Shelter Don Bosco started an awareness and prevention program
targeting between the ages of 10 – 15 years.
Shishu-Adhar-‘For The Child”
Flat No. 27, 28 Bldg 13
Anand Nagar Park
Paud Road
Pune - 411029
Karmayogi: Ms. Bharati Ghate
Tel: 020 25434388
Fax: x
Email: shishuadhar@vsnl.net
Notes: SAC promotes adoption of abandoned children in Indian families;
undertakes action and programmes for children in need
Aims & Objectives: To look into child welfare and their rehabilitation.
Shraddhanand Mahilashram
Shraddhanand Road
Maheshwari Udyan
Matunja
Mumbai - 400019
Karmayogi: Mrs. Aruna Javekar
Tel: 24012552
Fax: x
Email: nwws@vsnl.net
Notes: Home for needy children including court committed. Provides
education, training in home-making, tailoring & embroidery.
Runs a Special Care Centre for abandoned babies; children are given
in adoption. Girls stay till they are self-supportive or married.
Marriages are arranged by the Ashram. Sponsorship given to the needy
students from rural areas.
Shree Manav Seva Sanhg
Plot No 255-257, Sion Road
Sion (W)
Mumbai - 400022
Karmayogi: Ms. Sudha Secretary
Tel: 24071553 / 24092266
Fax: x
Email: smss@vsnl.com
Notes: Gujarat medium day school conducted by the Bhagini Seva Mandir
Kumarika Stree Mandal. Educational and craft oriented. Speech therapist
and doctor available. Extracurricular activities integrated with
normal school children. Also runs a workshop for those over18 years
and a plant nursery. Many saleable item to order. List available
upon request. No transport available. Capacity 50. Also have occupational
therapist, yoga instructor and other activities like music, sports,
home science. Vocational training centre where students prepare
office files, letter pads, envelopes, folders, book-binding, chalks,
blackboard dusters, etc.
Sight Savers International – Royal Commonwealth Society For the
Blind
A-3 Shivdham
New Link Road
Kachchpada
Malad (W)
Mumbai - 400064
Karmayogi: Ms. Alice Crasto
Tel: 28820808
Fax: 28826363
Email: ssiindia@sightsavers.org.in
Notes: Sight Savers International supports NGOs and Governments
to prevent and cure blindness, and to provide education and training
for incurably blind children and adults in developing countries.
Aims & Objectives: Disability, Grants/Aids, Health
Sneha Sadan
Behind Holy Family Church
Amrut Nagar, Chakala
Andheri (E)
Mumbai - 400093
Karmayogi: Director
Tel: x
Fax: x
Email: x
Notes: Family style ‘Friendship Homes’ with groups of 20-22 vagrant
children from ages 5-25 years managed by Research Foster Parents.
‘Friendship Homes’ situated in surroundings to which children can
relate. One home managed in Lonavala specially for children from
broken families. Children attend nearby schools. Placement in trade
and craft apprenticeship, technical schools or employment offered.
Also runs Shilpalaya Technical School drop-outs offering a two year
course in followuig trades – Turner, Filter, Welder, Carpentry,
Electrician. Also has ‘Kusum Vikas Scholarship Scheme’ for children
from needy families. Also has a contact centre ‘Amchi Kholi’ at
VT Station for street children.
Sneha Jeeva Kendra
Church Pakadi
Road No. 2
Sahar Village
Andheri (E)
Mumbai 400099
Tel 28380486
Email: hpt@vsnl.com
Category: Children
Notes: Runs a day care centre for children, provides them food and
a place to study. Also provides a home for shelter less for the
nights, conducts free tuitions, balwadis and mahila mandals.
Sneha Sagar Society
6 / C 23 Priyadarshani Hsg. Soc. Ltd.
S.VP Nagar, MHADA Colony
Andheri (W)
Mumbai 400053
Tel: 26352013
Category: Children
Notes: Runs an orphanage as a home for destitute children, a balwadi
and also a home for the aged.
Social Development Centre
C/o Mr. Prakash Chavan
B-Block, 3rd Floor
Shreepati Arcade Annexe 2
Nana Chowk, Gowalia Tank Rd
Mumbai - 400036
Karmayogi: Mr. Vijay M Karande Secretary
Tel: 9892954019
Fax: x
Email: socialdevelopment@yahoo.com
Notes: a) The Vikas Balwadi Class – for children of domestic workers
b) The special Balwadi Class – for street children / child beggars
c) The “Dreams” – Home for the Homeless Project/
Aims & Objectives: To work for the rehabilitation and overall
development of street dwelling children and child beggars. To bring
street children / child beggars into the mainstream of schooling
through informal training class.
Society For The Rehabilitation Of Crippled Children
1 A, Haji Ali Park
K Khadye Marg
Opp. Wellingdon Sports Club
Mumbai - 400034
Karmayogi: Mrs. Charu Jhaveri
Tel: 24920030
Fax: 24944032
Email: x
Notes: To organize hospitals and clinics for diagnoses, care and
treatment of children with disability and other medical conditions.
the motto is that “No child should go without treatment for want
of money”. Comprehensive case under one roof is essential and thus
assessment and treatment, including education and rehabilitation
is offered.
Aims & Objectives: Child welfare, Disability, Education, Health.
Society Undertaking Poor People's Onus For Rehabilitation
Old BMC Office, 2nd Floor
Nehru Road, Vakola Market
Santacruz (E)
Mumbai - 400055
Karmayogi: Ms. Sujata Ganega
Tel: 26652904
Fax: 22873377
Email:
Notes: SUPPORT is a voluntary organization working in the field
of HIV / AIDS and drug abuse. It mainly targets street children,
homeless youths, and pavement families and educates them on the
ill effects of AIDS and drug abuse.
Aims & Objectives: Child welfare, Health, Rehabilitation.
Socio – Economic Development Trust
Siddhartha Apts
Anand Nagar
Sinhagad Road
Pune - 401151
Karmayogi: Mr. Suryakant Kulkarni Director
Tel: 020 24347045
Fax: x
Email: sedt2@vsnl.net
Notes: Socio – Economic Development Trust believes in humanity and
work towards relieving poverty, ignorance and avoidable human sufferings.
The organization a registered public trust, began as a response
to serve children living in poverty and appalling conditions.
Aims & Objectives: Agriculture, Child welfare, Education, Rural
Development, Sustainable Development, Women’s issues.
Somata Bal Ashram Trust
K 404 Sunder Nagar
Mumbai 4000064
Email: hazi@hotmail.com
Category: Children
Notes: Provides a permanent home to orphans for life with a family
atmosphere and basic facilities.
Sri Ma Sneh Deep (School for the Handicapped)
Eastern Express Highway
Thane
Tel: 25458750, 25458751
Email: srima@bom7.vsnl.net.in
Category: Children
Notes: School for disabled children which includes pre vocational
training for handicapped and integration programme with normal children.
St Anthony’s Home
J Boman Behram Marg
Byculla
Mumbai - 400008
Karmayogi: Sister Superior
Tel: 23075604
Fax: x
Email: x
Notes: Care & upbringing of destitute & orphaned girls.
Education till S.S.C. in day school, open to residents & non-residents.
Also care for children having one parent and court committed children
when necessary.
St. Anthony's Home
J Boman Behram Marg,
(Opp. Maharashtra College,
Near Alexandra Cinema)
Byculla
Mumbai – 400 008
Karmayogi : Sr. Rane, Sister Superior
Tel : 23075604
Email: No
Category: Children
Notes : Care & upbringing of destitute & orphaned girls.
Education till S.S.C. in day school, open to residents & non-
residents. Children having single parent and court committed children
when necessary. Orphanage for girls above 5 years, 30 girls to 50
girls.
Profile: www.karmayog.org/stanthony
St. Catherine’s Home
Veera Desia Road
Andheri (W)
Mumabi - 400058
Karmayogi: Sister Udaya (Superior)
Tel: 26762312
Fax: x
Email: stcat@mtnl.net.in
Notes: Home for orphaned girls, not mentally or physically handicapped,
including court committed. Girls reside in separate houses each
with a “Mother”. Girls attend school. Care is provided with self-independent.
Also has a home for unwed mothers.
St. Domnic Savio BoysHome
Mahakali Caves Road
Near Shere-Punjab Colony
Andheri (E)
Mumbai - 400093
Karmayogi: Mr. Joy
Tel: 28321122 / 28370564
Fax: x
Email: x
Notes: Residential home for poor and destitute boys. Preference
given to orphans and financially backward. No court committed. School
on the premises. Open to outside students also. After 10th STD.
Boys sent to Don Bosco Hosteel, Borivili, while attending St. Joseph’s
Technical School (ITI) Kurla. Capacity 200.
St. Francis D’Assisi High School & Orphanage
Near LIC/IC Colony
Mount Poinsur
Borivili (W)
Mumbai - 400103
Karmayogi: Br. Mathew Pereira
Tel: 28953696
Fax: x
Email: x
Notes: Home for orphans & destitute. Residential higher secondary
school, technical education. Religious education, boarding &
lodging. Application required in April/May. Also runs a branch in
Vasai – St. Anthony’s Bal Bhavan. Capacity 200
St. Joseph’s Convent – Daughters Of The Cross
64A, Hill Road
Bandra (W)
Mumbai - 400050
Karmayogi: Superior / Social Worker
Tel: 26423099
Fax: x
Email: x
Notes: Home for a limited number of poor or orphaned girls from
broken families or in mortal danger. Older girls are given training
in domestic work. Also runs a Sr. K G & High School in the same
compound with freeship for deserving girls
St. Joseph's Home & Nursery
Dr. (Mrs) Leela Melville Marg,
Agripada
Byculla
Mumbai – 400 008.
Karmayogi : Sister Sneha, Principal
Tel : 2308 8123
Email: No
Category: Children
Notes : Provides boarding for poor children with single parents.
English medium high school and typing school in premises. Day care
for babies.
Profile: www.karmayog.org/stjoseph
Stree Mukti Sanghatana
31, Shramk, Lokmanya Tilak Colony
Rd. No. 3, Dadar (E)
Mumbai - 400014
Karmayogi: Ms. Sharada Sathe, Ms. Jyoti Mhapsekar
Tel: 255745848, 24530773
Fax: 24174381
Email: x
Notes: SMS works for the upliftment of poor women and children.
It initiates developmental projects and imparts education to the
youth on sex, AIDS / HIV and drugs through counseling centers and
awareness camps.
Aims & Objectives: Health, Women’s issues
Streehitakarini
Lokmanya Nagar Compound
Kakasaheb Gadgil Marg
Dadar
Mumbai - 400025
Karmayogi: Dr. Vijaya Taskar, Ms. Shanta Singh
Tel: 24220565
Fax: x
Email: shk1964@hotmail.com
Notes: It assists women to lead healthy life, educates women about
family planning, supplies nutritious food to children below 6 years,
pregnant and lactating mothers, vocational training program, afternoon
clinic for women and children and makes provision for sterilization
and MTP.
Aims & Objectives: Child welfare, Food and Nutrition, Health,
Population, Women's issues.
The Akanksha Foundation
Voltas House ‘C’
T B Kadam marg
Chinchpokli
Mumbai - 400033
Karmayogi: PMs. Shaheen Mistri, Ms. Ruchika Gupta
Tel: 23700253x
Fax: x
Email : akankshafoundation@vsnl.com
Notes: The Foundation focuses on the development of children. Its
main emphasis is on education for underprivileged children. It aims
at enabling children to become better citizens of tomorrow.
Aims & Objectives: Child welfare, Education.
The Central Society For The Education Of The Deaf
Municipal School Building
3rdFloor
Farook Umerbhov Path
Mumbai - 400011
Karmayogi: Ms. Mary J Behlihomji
Tel: 23087798
Fax: 23690043
Email: jimary@bom7.vsnl.net.in
Notes: The Central Institute of Teachers of the Deaf is a teacher
training college which conducts diploma course in special education
(hearing impaired) recognized by the Rehabilitation Council of India.
The main aim of the training college is to prepare skilled and efficient
teachers of the Hearing impaired, to work effectively and with dedication
in the special schools, to work as resource teachers in the units
attached to regular schools and to provide guidance of hearing impaired
children regarding their involvement in their child’s overall development
and education.
Aims & Objectives: Disability, Education
The Children Aid Society Bombay Observation Home observation
Home
Near Sandhurst Road
Umderkhadi
Mumbai - 400009
Karmayogi: Mr. Gorad Superintendent
Tel: 23775895
Fax: x
Email: x
Notes: Home for children remanded by Juvenile Court and Juvenile
Welfare Board. Orientation to vocational courses, medical facilities,
child guidance clinic services and probation services to children.
The Eternal Hope Charity Mission
Anand Van CHS
F-48, 1st Floor
Room No. 2, Sector 4
Vashi
Navi Mumbai - 400706
Karmayogi: Mr. Premdas Joshua
Tel: 27722020
Fax: x
Email: ehcm@bom7.vsnl.net.in
Notes: EHCM is working nation-wide for the cause and welfar3 of
the poor, needy, abandoned infants, street children, aged and women
in distress. This includes procurement of land, construction of
home for orphaned infants, children, destitute, shelter for street
children, media centre and related structure, post natal care of
orphaned infants, nursery school educational classes, nourishment
programmes for children, destitute, old aged, literacy classes and
counseling sessions for street children.
Aims & Objectives: Aged, Child welfare, Education, Employment,
Food and Nutrition, Poverty, Women’s issues.
The Maharashtra Dyslexia Association
Regd Off.
303, Jhama, Dr. Ambedkar Road
Khar (W)
Mumbai - 400052
Karmayogi: Ms. Kate Currawala
Tel: 26462538
Fax: x
Email: u_can_learn@hotmail.com
Notes: MDA works with the children suffering from dyslexia helping
them to lead a better life. It also organizes several awareness
programmes disseminating information on dyslexia and its prevention.
Aims & Objectives: Disability
The Parents
4 Madhu Niketan
(Formerly Macedonia)
21 West Avenue
Santacruz (W)
Mumbai - 400054
Karmayogi: Dr H T Dholakia
Tel: 26484361
Fax: x
Email: drhtdholakia@rediffmail.com
Notes: To run an early detection and intervention clinics and a
parent counseling centres to the parents of the disabled children.
To provide formal and non formal training to the mentally retarded
and persons suffering from cerebral palsy. To impart education and
vocational training to handicapped children to make them self-reliant.
The Pavement School
Church St. Andrew & St. Columba
11, Hazarimal Somani Marg
Next to Sterling Cinema
Fort
Mumabi - 400001
Karmayogi: Mr. Lawrence Hardinge
Tel: 22073691
Fax: x
Email: x
Notes: the pavement children are first offered facilities to have
a bath for which water, soap and towels are provided. The girls
are given hair oil, combs and ribbons for their hair. Outdoor games
such as carrom, cricket, kho kho, etc. are arranged for the children’s
recreation, while other children gather inside the main hall of
the Church and watch television or play other indoor games. Clothes
are distributed to both girls and boys from time to time and medical
camps are held once a month with necessary follow up checks. the
evening’s program culminates with a nutritious meal provided for
all the children.
The Prem Foundation
Kabira Shop 2, Plot 134
Charkop
Kandivili (W)
Mumbai - 400067
Karmayogi: Mr. Satyanarayan Rajhans
Tel: 26472305
Fax: x
Email: x
Notes: PF is a non-governmental organization working in the field
of research, unemployment, education, environmental degradation
and problems of the weaker section of the society. Its goals and
objectives include establishing, running and maintaining libraries,
research centre and vocational guidance cell, initiate a database
resource centre and audio visual units, help the rural and urban
women, children and handicaps for their socio economic development.
It also aims to start STD/ AIDS / HIV counseling and awareness building
programmes.
Aims & Objectives: Education, Employment, Environment, Health
The Research Society For The Care Treatment And Training Of Children
In Need
Sewri Hill, Opp. Abhyudaynagar
HSG. SOC Bldg Np. 12
Mumbai - 400033
Karmayogi: Ms. Bharati Palkar
Tel: x
Fax: x
Email: res@bom3.vsnl.net.in
Notes: The organization is engaged in the rehabilitation of the
mentally retarded children. It provides them education, care &
treatment. It also organizes various training programmes to help
them improve their skills. Apart from all this it attempts to restore
confidence among the disabled and gives guidance in occupational
therapy, speed therapy and physiotherapy.
Aims & Objectives: Disability, Education, Rehabilitation, Training
The Rural Centre For Educationaql Studies And Development Programmes
Sanjeevan Vidyalaya Trust
Panchgani - 412805
Karmayogi: Mr. Shashi Thakar
Tel: 02168 40193
Fax: 02168 40192
Email: rcesdp@pch.india-in.net
Notes:RCESDP mainly works with the rural women, youth and children
with an aim to update them on education, health, hygiene and environmental
awareness. It also organizes vocational training and general awareness
programmes on definite positive values in context to the personal,
social, political and community life of these people.
Aims & Objectives: Education, Environment, Health, Science and
Technology, Training
The Samaritans
Seva Niketan, 1st Floor
Sir. J. J. Road
(Near Byculla Bridge (central))
Byculla (W)
Mumbai – 400 008
Karmayogi: Ms. Freny, Director
Ms. Sneha and Ms. Swati, Social Workers
Tel.: 2309 2068, 23073451
Email: smaritns@vsnl.com
Category: Support Groups
Notes: Rehabilitation centre for mentally ill & emotional disturbed
Profile 1: www.karmayog.com/ngos/samaritanshelpline.htm
Profile 2: www.karmayog.com/ngos/samaritans.htm
Profile 3: www.karmayog.org/samaritans
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The Shirpur Vishwa Mandal
Sevashram
Post Shirpur
Dhule - 425405
Karmayogi: Fr. Godfrey D’liam S J
Tel: x
Fax: x
Email: x
Notes: To undertake activities for the development of agriculture.
To undertake agricultural intensification programes. to spread awareness
and unity among the agricultural labourers. To promote research
and to provide training in the filed of agriculture. To encourage
the use of modern technology in the filed of agriculture. To protest
against exploitation of children. To work for the eradication of
child labour. To work for the overall welfare of women and children.
The Society For Integration Of Hearing Impaired
1, Laxmi Nilayam
Nanda Patkar Road
Vile Parle (E)
Mumbai - 400057
Karmayogi: Dr. Prabha Unadkat
Tel: 26149812
Fax: x
Email x:
Notes: To support diagnostic and rehabilitation services for hearing
impaired children. To introduce speech and hearing assessments and
to set up counseling centers for the hearing impaired. To organize
speech training programmes for those below 6 years
The Society For Friends Of Sassoon Hospitals
Room No. 87
Sassoon Hospital
Pune - 411001
Karmayogi: Ms. Madhuri Abhyankar Director
Tel: 020 26124660
Fax: 020 26128219
Email: sofosh@vsnl.net
Notes: SOFOSH was established to supplement the efforts of the hospital
by offering much needed patient welfare service. It undertakes various
programmes which include blood donation drive, library for indoor
patients, help indoor patients earn a living, a toy bank and library
for children, etc.
Aims & Objectives: Development (General), Health
The Vatsalya Foundation
Anand Niketan
King George V Momorial
Dr. E Moses Road
Mahalaxmi (W)
Mumbai 400011
Tel: 24962115
Fax: 24912352
Email: vatsalyafdn@vsnl.com
Website: www.vatsalyafoundation.org
Category: Children
Notes: Looks after the education,shelter and other essential needs
of the street children
Theosophical Order Of Service
22-A Sagar Sangeet
58, Shahid Bhagat Singh Road
Colaba
Mumbai - 400005
Karmayogi: Mr. Rusi Toddywalla
Tel: 22151929
Fax: x
Email theobesant@hotmail.com
, zidaniyo@vsnl.com
Notes: Theosophical Order Of Service (TOS) was founded by Dr. Annie
Besant in 1908 with the object of alleviating human misery and suffering
by rendering selfless service. Our motto is z A union of all who
love in the service of all that suffers. Our Patron in Chief is
Mr. Mohmmed Fazal, the former Governor of Maharashtra. We basically
work for education of 415 poor and deserving children and for welfare
of their families. We select a child after necessary investigations
and after taking recommendation from the Principal of the School/Institution
where the child is studying. We provide case history of the sponsored
child alongwith the photograph of the child to the sponsor. Our
vision is to educate and uplift the poor and the downtrodden.
Aims & Objectives: Education
Vanasthali Rural Development Centre
318/19, B Canal Road
Shivajinagar Model Colony
Pune - 411016
Karmayogi: Ms. Nirmala Purandare
Tel: 020 25651550
Fax: x
Email: vanasthalee@vsnl.net
Notes: The organization works for rural development. It imparts
education to both women and children. It also aims at improving
the overall personal;ity development of the women as it firmly believes
that only educated and motivated women can bring radical improvement
around them.
Aims & Objectives: Child welfare, Education, Rural Development,
Women’s issues.
Vanchit Vikas
Vishwakarma Apts
405/9 Narayan Peth
Behind Modi Ganpati
Pune - 411030
Karmayogi: Mrs. Meena Kurlekar
Tel: 020 24454658
Fax: 020 24483050
Email: vanchity@pn2.vsnl.net.in
Notes: Vanchit Vikas aims to relieve poverty and distress among
the underprivileged sections of the society and to minimize various
forms of discrimination and exploitation against these groups. Its
activities to achieve this aim include a counseling center for health
education, a residential training center for the deserted and needy
women, rehabilitation center for the earthquake affected people,
developmental programmes for the tribal people, AIDS awareness programmes
and income generating programmes for the needy women and children
Aims & Objectives: Disadvantaged communities, Education, Health,
Rehabilitation, Training, Women’s issues.
Vatsalay Trust Bombay
Vijay Kunj
A Wing, 3rd Floor
Kanjur Village
Bhandup (E)
Mumbai - 400072
Karmayogi: Secretary
Tel: 25782958
Fax: x
Email: x
Notes: This trust is authorized by the Government to accept destitute
deserted children. The children are looked after and given on adoption.
All facilities offered to the children are free of charge.
Venu Madhuri
33, Janaki Kutir
Next to State Bank of Hyderabad
Juhu
Mumbai - 400049
Karmayogi: Mr. Neeraj Dangi
Tel: 30927399
Fax: x
Email: neerajdangi@yahoo.co.uk
Notes: We shall strive with sincerity to promote integrated, sustainable
rural development that is based on traditional, time-tested wisdom
which aims towards local self-sufficiency with special emphasis
on preservation of indigenous breeds of cattle and which fosters
the highest human values.
Voluntary Co Ordinating Agency (VCA)
Room No. 3, Bima Chhaya Apts
Opp. Chintamani Deshmukh Garden
Mahatma Phule Road
Mulund (W)
Mumbai - 4000281
Karmayogi: Dr. Leena Kashyap
Tel: 25922641
Fax: x
Email: vcamumbai@yahoo.co.in
Notes: A court approved agency which monitors and coordinates between
abandoned children and prospective adopting parents. To this end
I.A.P.A. is presently authorized to maintain a central register
listing the above children from various agencies. Also issue V.C.A.
Clearance certificates, as required b High Court to institutions
proposing children for foreign adoption.
Venu Madhuri
10003 Orchid Tower
Lokhandwala Complex
Kandivili (E)
Mumbai 400101
Tel: 28878336
Category: Children
Vinimay Trust
773, A 14 Nirmala Niwas
Near Deonar Bus Depot
V. N Purav Marg
Mumbai 400068
Tel: 25578130
Email: vinimay@vsnl.com
Website: www.vinimaytrust.org
Category: Children
Notes: An interactive group which help children adn youth in the
orphanages and carries out a numbar of welfare activities to support
them.
Women’s Welfare Centre
Flat No. 7. Ashiya Apts
Opp. Agakhan Palace
Behind Goyal Mini Market
Nagar Road
Pune - 411006
Karmayogi: Ms. Philomina Thomas
Tel: 020 26684909
Fax: 020 26680738
Email: wwcpune@pn3.vsnl.net.in
Notes: The center visions a society where women’s equality and dignity
is respected and where children can grow up in a healthy environment.
To achieve this it conducts several activities such as creative
learning for children, mobile library, leadership camps for different
age groups, job oriented training, etc.
Aims & Objectives: Women’s issues.
Young Women's Christian
Association (YWCA)
(Head Office)
75 Motibai Street
Byculla,
Mumbai – 400 008
Karmayogi: General Secretary/Admin. Secretary
Tel: 2309 6544/55
Category: Women & Children
Email: ywcaadm@rediffmail.com
, ywcaadm@hotmail.com
Notes: Development of Women & Children, Other projects are:
YWCA-Women's development unit, YMCA –Vocational Training Institute,
YWCA-Institute of Banking & nutrition, YWCA-Achamma Bhavan Hostel.
Profile: www.karmayog.org/ywca
Youth For Unity And Voluntary Action, Mumbai
53/2, Narepark Municipal School
Opp. Narepark Ground
Mumbai - 400012
Karmayogi: Ms. Minar Pimple
Tel: 24155250
Fax: 24135314
Email: yuva@vsnl.com
Notes: YUVA works for the slums and pavement families. It trains
these communities to form organizations to collectively secure housing
and basic amenities like water, toilets and electricity. It also
runs balwadis, supports study classes, non-formal education centers
and enrolls the children into formal schools. A mobile medical van
reaching out to 250 street children per week and a night shelter
for street boys are other facilities provided by the organization.
Aims & Objectives: Education, Training..
Yuva Gram Vikas Mandal
Dharur Road
At /Post Tq. Kaij
Beed - 431123
Karmayogi: Mr. Hanumant Deshmukh
Tel: 02445 52134
Fax: x
Email: x
Notes: To work for the socio-economic empowerment of women, children
small and marginal farmers.
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