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Project |
Chapter(s) Funding |
State |
| 1. |
Mathru Educational Trust For The Blind 
Mathru, located near Bangalore, is a residential school for visually
impaired children from economically depressed families in the
surrounding rural and semi-urban areas. Asha-CNJ donated $17,000 in
2004 for construction of a 10-room school. |
CentralNJ |
Karnataka |
| 2. |
SAATHII - AIDS Orphan
SAATHII supports NGOs and residential homes that are associated with local schools or are running their own schools in the rural areas of Prakasam, Nellore, West Godavari and East Godavari in Andhra Pradesh where HIV/AIDS prevalence is reportedly high and a large number of children are already infected and/or orphaned by the epidemic. |
CentralNJ |
Andhra Pradesh |
| 3. |
Nirmal Jyothi
Mangarwadi, a tribe whose traditional occupation is begging, reside in the peripheries of the huge slum area named Gittikhadan in Nagpur. The children from Mangarwadi are basically into begging and rag picking as an economical activity along with their family members. Indian Center For Integrated Development (ICID) has initiated work among these children and manages a care and support centre at the slum area. The centre has been providing basic facilities, recreational, hygiene and non formal educational services to these children with the local support. |
CentralNJ |
Maharashtra |
| 4. |
Loknayak Shikshan Mandal
Located in the Sangli district, Loknayak Shikshan Mandal primarily works with children in the slum areas, where majority of the slum dwellers are factory or mill workers with meager salaries, by providing them with quality education. The trust also engages its students and local community in basic health awareness programs and several other extra curricular activities. |
CentralNJ |
Maharashtra |
| 5. |
Shishur Sevoy
Shishur Sevoy is a home for orphan girls, based within the community, and envisions itself as being a model for non-institutional care of orphaned girls. It provides safety, health care and education to these girls who have lost contact with family and community and have been declared abandoned by the government. The vision is to educate these girls so they can reach their fullest potential. For some, this means higher education, for others it might mean vocational training. Through the process the girls are also learning basic life skills required to lead a normal life. |
CentralNJ |
West Bengal |
| 6. |
Mandra Lions club
Mandra Lions Club (MLC) works in the remotest corner blocks of Purulia, West Bengal, since last 17 years for ensuring the Rights of the Children. They have been supporting basic education initiatives at 7 tribal villages at Ajodhaya hill. |
CentralNJ |
West Bengal |
