Computer Association of Nepal, Morang

ORGANIZATION : Computer Association of Nepal, Morang CONTACT PERSON: Nirmal Tamang COUNTRY : Nepal CONTACT : nirmaltamang@gmail.com WEBSITE : www.rrtnepal.com Computer Association of Nepal (CAN) was formed in 1992 but became the Federation of Computer Associations Nepal (CAN Federation) in January 2015 with the involvement of professionals, specialists, institutions and related organizations from the ICT sector in Nepal. It is an…

Today’s Afghanistan Conciliation Trust

ORGANIZATION : Today’s Afghanistan Conciliation Trust CONTACT PERSON: Abdulhaq Niazi COUNTRY : Afghanistan CONTACT : tact.afg@gmail.com WEBSITE : www.tact.org.af Founded in 2010, Today’s Afghanistan Conciliation Trust is a non-profit organisation that is engaged in serving the people of Afghanistan in the areas of education, human rights, health care, women’s empowerment and humanitarian assistance. It is making extensive use of its website…

Winner 2015 : Journalism for good

ORGANIZATION : IndiaSpend CONTACT PERSON: Prachi Salve COUNTRY : India CONTACT : prachi@indiaspend.org WEBSITE : www.indiaspend.com IndiaSpend is the country’s first data journalism initiative. It uses open data to analyse a range of issues with the broader objective of fostering better governance, transparency and accountability in the Indian government. Founded in 2011, IndiaSpend, a non-profit, focuses on critical data that…

Save the Children in Bangladesh

ORGANIZATION : Save the Children in Bangladesh CONTACT PERSON: Nazat Chowdhury COUNTRY : Bangladesh CONTACT : swaleha@citizensarchive.org WEBSITE : www.citizensarchive.org Save the Children has been working in Bangladesh since 1970 and today reach over 15 million people each year. With a staff of over 800 and a network of more than 100 partners, Save the Children is one of the largest…

The/Nudge foundation

ORGANIZATION : The/Nudge foundation CONTACT PERSON: Atul Satija COUNTRY : India CONTACT : ruhkumar@greenpeace.org WEBSITE : www.thenudge.org Established in 2015, The Nudge is a non-profit organisation. It has launched a project “End Poverty” under which it identifies and recruits young people living in slums and provide them with 360 degree training on life skills, soft skills, livelihood, finance management and…

Greenpeace India

ORGANIZATION : Greenpeace India CONTACT PERSON: Ruhie Kumar COUNTRY : India CONTACT : ruhkumar@greenpeace.org WEBSITE : www.greenpeace.org Founded in 1971, Greenpeace is an international non-profit based in Amsterdam which works for environmental conservation. Greenpeace India is working in India from 2001 to demand clear air, cheap renewable energy, and safe food. It uses digital channels and creates effective online to…

The Citizens Archive of Pakistan

ORGANIZATION : The Citizens Archive of Pakistan CONTACT PERSON: Swaleha Alam Shahzada COUNTRY : Pakistan CONTACT : swaleha@citizensarchive.org WEBSITE : www.citizensarchive.org The Citizens Archive of Pakistan (CAP) is a non-profit organisation dedicated to cultural and historic preservation of the tradition of oral storytelling in Pakistan. CAP has four major projects: the Oral History Project, Exchange for Change, School Outreach Tours and…

Rupayan Sansthan

ORGANIZATION : Rupayan Sansthan CONTACT PERSON: Kuldeep Kothari COUNTRY : India CONTACT : dalitsanghmp@gmail.com WEBSITE : www.arnajharna.org Rupayan Sansthan was founded in 1960 by Padma Bhusan Late Komal Kothari (ethnomusicologist and folklorist) and his friend Padma Shree Vijay Dan Detha (renowned author of folk tales) to institutionalize a study of village life culture. The primary aim of the founders was…

Wildlife SOS

ORGANIZATION : Wildlife SOS CONTACT PERSON: Rhea Lopez COUNTRY : India CONTACT :  rhea@wildlifesos.org WEBSITE : www.wildlifesos.org Wildlife SOS was set up in 1995 with the objective of conserving India’s natural heritage by way of rescuing and rehabilitating wildlife in the country. Credited with eradicating the centuries old barbaric practice of ‘dancing’ bears in India, having rescued more than 600…