Category : NGO Focus

Telling the tale:  So as to document the ‘change’ in the lives of communities – the beneficiaries of social projects of companies and non-profits In Focus: Young Instructor Leader (YIL) programme and Operation Vasantha  by Agastya International Foundation Young Instructor Leader (YIL) programme

The right to sight, if you think about it, is embedded within Article 21 of the Constitution of India guaranteeing one’s fundamental right to ‘life and personal liberty’. The expression ‘life’ in Article 21 means a life with dignity and not mere survival

Armed with around 440 masks and 5 litres of sanitiser, Bapu Munghate, a government school teacher in Mahawada village, a remote area of Gadchiroli in eastern Maharashtra, tried to convince the gram panchayat members to allow him to teach the children there, despite

The 172-acre Kuppam campus is Agastya’s crowning glory and a potential model for educational interventions in India and the rest of the world. It is unique in its core philosophy as well as for the remarkable efforts that have transformed its breathtaking settings,

Cricket as a metaphor and more Discrimination based on gender, caste, creed and ethnicity exists in every society irrespective of the progressive values it upholds. For women and girls, it is always challenging to raise their voice against such inequities because of the

India is considered to be one of the hubs of cheap but quality healthcare. This is quite ironic when you consider the decrepit state of government health services that most Indians have to rely upon and the minuscule budget allocation towards it. Fortunately

India, like all other developing countries, is a magnet for international NGOs. One of the older and better known non-profits is the Aga Khan Foundation (AKF), part of the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN). The latter has multiple agencies under its umbrella including

ActionAid is a global development organisation that works with over 15 million people in 45 countries. Headquartered in Johannesburg, its primary work is in the areas of poverty, injustice, and related causes such as food and land rights, inequality, women’s rights, and education.

Humana People to People India (HPPI) is a not-for-profit, development organisation that is non-political and secular. It is a part of the International Humana People to People Movement that spans 43 countries across Europe, North America, Africa, Asia and Latin America, and is