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…