NGOs and IITians
In a remote corner of Bihar, in the Chamanpura village of Gopalganj district, Chaitanya Gurukul Trust is a Non Profitable organization, working towards development of education scenario in Bihar. Chaitanya Gurukul Public School is a school that runs by innovation and Skype in a village that has no electricity yet. Children in the school learn lessons in physics, chemistry, mathematics a
Millions of homes in India of the poorest remain in darkness in evening and at the best a small bottle with wick dipped in kerosene is the sight one gets at night in many homes. Another common sight is women folk foraging for wood and sticks all over the country. This is desperately needed so that home food can be cooked by burning the wood. EcoSolutions was started to address the above
Association for India's Development (AID) is a non-profit, volunteer movement committed to promoting sustainable, equitable and just development, especially at India's grassroots. AID India started by IIT and BITS alumni was registered in 1996 and works on issues of Education, Health and Livelihood. From the beginning, AID India partnered with NGOs both to learn from them as well as help them with
United Way is a worldwide movement of nearly 1,800 community-based United Ways in 45 countries and territories. They advance the common good, creating opportunities for a better life for all by focusing on education, income and health. The United Way movement mobilizes millions to action-to give, advocate and volunteer-to improve the conditions in which they live. United Ways around the
Rotary Central TTK VHS – Blood Bank
With the help of the Rotary Club of Central Chennai and the TTK Group of companies, the non-commercial blood bank set up and run by the VHS since 1963, became the Rotary Central-TTK-VHS Blood Bank in 2001. The facilities moved to a spacious 8000 square feet building, with modern equipment, including a mobile collection unit, for blood bank operations in April 2001. The Blood Bank work
MDA is a non profit organization working in the field of Specific Learning Disabilities or Dyslexia. Founded in 1992, the association is dedicated to the cause of dyslexia and provides services in all the related areas focusing on dyslexic child. Madras Dyslexia Association has been offering different kinds of services in the area of dyslexia or specific learning disability.
Karmayog is a unique free platform for concerned citizens – for social and civic issues. Started in June 2004, www.karmayog.com provides a networking platform for ordinary citizens and NGOs to engage with each other, and with government, media, Corporates, institutions, etc. The Karmayog website has over 60,000 pages of information covering 200+ social and civic issues, an all India N
IRDS - Institute for Research and Documentation in Social Sciences is a Non government Organization, founded by some like-minded and public-spirited people in the year 1996. The activities of the organization include: Research and Documentation on various Social Science subjects Organization of lectures, workshops, seminars, training programs and audio-visual programs for the gener
Vigyan Ashram is a center of Indian Institute Of Education (IIE), Pune. A school located in village Pabal, approx 70 kms from Pune, Vigyan Ashram focuses on hands-on engineering education and the development of sustainable technologies. Founded by the visionary Dr. S.S. Kalbag in 1983, it has come a long way since, to become one of India’s premier NGOs and boasts of turning 800 drop
Dharaneeswarar Educational Trust
The Dharaneeswarar Educational Trust founded in February 2002 is dedicated to bring about progress by wide spread education and preservation of the rich cultural and spiritual heritage. The trust has a group of dedicated professionals who work to providing opportunities to the underprivileged and disadvantaged people in urban and rural areas. The trust is run by a group of dedicated p