BEYOND MONEY


Dr Nita Mukherjee describes a medical research NGO that focuses on Dr NH Antia -- the legendary plastic surgeon who did pioneering research on nerve damage caused by leprosy -- had two beacons for the Foundation for Medical Research (FMR) which he set up in 1975. One, demystify medicine for the...

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Dr Nita Mukherjee describes a much-needed training effort in Ahmedabad As a medical rep in Ahmedabad, Rajendra Joshi would notice the appalling state of public health in the slums. He knew that it was the result of poverty, arising from lack of livelihood and income and was determined to do...

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Amita Chauhan writes on one man’s effort to improve the life of women in rural Tamil Nadu There are many reasons why people work with or start their own NGOs. Experiencing poverty first-hand is, generally, the most compelling one. That is certainly what motivated Loganathan, who grew up poor...

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Credibility Alliance aims at making NGOs more accountable and transparent. Sharvari Abhyankar explains how In this space, you have been reading about various non-government organisations (NGOs) striving for a better and more equitable world, by bridging the gaps in our development saga. Most of...

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Tarika Vaswani describes the work of Children Toy Foundation Devendrai Desai has fond memories of his childhood. He recalls one particular incident rather vividly. One regular, mundane morning, he was gathering his toys to go and play at a friend’s house and just could not find his checkers...

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Amita Chauhan describes how DESIRE helps innocent victims of a deadly disease Did you know that: Every minute of every day, on average, a child dies of HIV/AIDS? A child loses a parent to AIDS-related causes every 14 seconds? By 2010, an estimated 25 million children are expected to have...

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Tarika Vaswani on a charitable trust set up by a businessman that bridges the gap between the haves and the have-nots What motivated a hard-working man, who successfully started two businesses that flourished, to venture into a whole new world of activity? What made someone who was living...

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Lend them your EAR; you will open up the world to those who cannot hear, says Tarika Vaswani Every organisation has a story behind its existence and the Education Audiology and Research Society (EAR) is no different. Set up in 1963 by Meher Vakeel, it has, over the years, opened up a whole new...

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Geeta Seshu profiles the MBA Foundation whose credo is to ensure life with self-esteem and dignity for the disabled The sound of music engulfed me as I walked into a ground-floor apartment at Powai. A group of young men and women was practising a dance -- surrounded by grinning and cheerful...

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Amita Chauhan profiles how SAAD is giving a new life to marginalised women like devdasis and tamasha dancers “Life on the planet is born of woman” -- Adrienne Rich, poet and essayist While urban, educated Indian women take forward strides as never before, women from less privileged backgrounds...

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Tarika Vaswani profiles IHDUA, which ensures literacy and education by empowering women International Literacy Day is celebrated on 8th September to recognise that the basic learning needs of people of all ages should be met in every country. It’s an opportunity for us to remember that 774...

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Mansi Firth reports on the efforts of the Ahmedabad Women’s Action Group to rid society of the scourge of gender inequality “You can tell the condition of a nation by looking at the status of its women” -- Jawaharlal Nehru Gender inequality is a pervasive problem and evident in cultures across...

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Ananya Trust is instilling hope in street children. Tarika Vaswani reports At the age of nine, Nisar ran away from home, boarded a wrong bus, fell asleep and ended up in Bengaluru. Unable to communicate about where he came from, he ended up on the streets and was ‘adopted’ by a gang of beggars....

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Tarika Vaswani of GiveIndia profiles a unique organisation that addresses the special needs of the deafblind Donate a rainbow, donate a song, donate the words ‘I love you’. Donate a starry night, donate a sunset, donate the sound of rain on a tin roof. Donate a hearty laugh, donate a...

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Tarika Vaswani describes how Ashadeep is instilling hope in the mentally challenged Like many girls in India, Mitali was married as soon as she reached the legal age. But in a matter of six months, her marriage fell apart and she was divorced. With neither a roof over her head nor anyone to...

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Ravi Shyam on Shanti Bhavan, which offers world-class education for the poorest of the poor Dr Abraham George always believed that even the poorest of the poor can compete at the highest levels if they are given the right environment and the best resources. So, it was no surprise to him that...

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Mitali Patel writes about WOTR which empowers rural people by helping solve their water problems The reality of ‘world water scarcity’ is often lost on people living in cities, but the water dispersal gap between urban and rural India is another area of inequality that is impeding rural...

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Dr Nita Mukherjee describes a different kind of force against tobacco addiction When Padmini Somani, director, Salaam Bombay Foundation (SBF), established it in 2002, it was out of a traumatic personal experience. Her father, a well-known industrialist, was diagnosed with a tobacco-related...

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An organisation in Udaipur shows that NGOs are vital for a vibrant democracy reports Dr Nita Mukherjee Dr Mohan Singh Mehta founded Seva Mandir in 1968, out of his abiding interest in issues of citizenship. Those days, development was still a task of the State; voluntary organisations and NGOs...

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Dr Nita Mukherjee on the Tatas unique move to create second careers for women Ten years after I first researched the emergence and problems of 'contingent workers' and episodic work, especially by women, it is heartening to see that at least one Indian corporate has not only recognised that...

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