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…
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…
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…
ORGANIZATION : Dalit Sangh CONTACT PERSON: Ratan Umre COUNTRY : India CONTACT : dalitsanghmp@gmail.com WEBSITE : www.accountabilitylab.org Dalit Sangh is a non-profit civil society organisation that has been working for empowerment of Dalit communities in Madhya Pradesh for the last 27 years. For the last 7 years the organisation has been running a project called Bachho ki Pahal under which…
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…
ORGANIZATION : Society for Development and Activities (Project KHEL) CONTACT PERSON: Akshai Abraham COUNTRY : India CONTACT : projectkhel@gmail.com WEBSITE : www.projectkhel.com Society for Development Activities is a Lucknow-based non-profit that tries to provide important life skills such as leadership, teamwork, decision-making and soft skills for interpersonal communication to disadvantaged children through the medium of sports. At present it is working…
ORGANIZATION : Manbhum Ananda and Ashram Nityananda Trust CONTACT PERSON: Suvadip Chakraborty COUNTRY : India CONTACT : chakraborty.suvadip@mant.org.in WEBSITE : mant.org.in Manbhum Ananda Ashram Nityananda Trust (MANT) is a non-profit that has been working among tribal communities, of West Bengal since 1960. Its work is focused on empowering marginalised communities through Basic Education, Health Improvement and Livelihood Development. It is currently…
ORGANIZATION : My Choices Foundation CONTACT PERSON: Anukriti Kandhari COUNTRY : India CONTACT : anu@mychoicesfoundation.org WEBSITE : www.mychoicesfoundation.org My Choices is a non-profit that is trying to stop domestic violence by training and employing local women (Peace Makers) who work within their community to create meaningful change in the victims’ lives. It believes that domestic violence can be stopped by…
ORGANIZATION : Accountability Lab CONTACT PERSON: Narayan Adhikari COUNTRY : Nepal CONTACT : narayan@accountabilitylab.org WEBSITE : www.accountabilitylab.org Accountability Lab Nepal is an affiliate of the US-based The Accountability Lab. In 2014, Accountability Lab Nepal created an innovative campaign to get to the root of corruption in Nepal by honouring positive role models in the bureaucracy, called “Integrity Idol”. This national…
ORGANIZATION : Sahodari Foundation CONTACT PERSON: Kalki Subramaniam COUNTRY : Pakistan CONTACT : reachsahodari@gmail.com WEBSITE : www.sahodari.org Established in 2008, Sahodari Foundation is a non-profit that works to promote social, political, and economic equity for transgender and intersex people and campaigns for their civil and legal rights. It also tries to ensure justice for transgenders, intersex and gender non-confirming people,…