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CHARITIES


There are a number of  voluntary organisations, generally termed NGOs (Non governmental Organisations) with persons dedicating themselves  to the service of the deprived – from children to the aged and the disabled,  providing relief in the form of free Education, medical care, rehabilitation with nutritional food, to give a child the gift of true childhood, to the girl child abandoned by her mother, the gift of life itself, to the girls rescued from the hands of the flesh traders, a normal livelihood with social skills, to the aged and infirm- a betterment in the quality of life. And there are individuals who, with a spontaneity and selflessness spend their life for this cause. However, these persons or organisations can continue in this endeavour only on the generosity of others. No doubt there are a few NGOs who make hay when the sun shines when millions in cash sometimes pours in towards relief work during natural calamities like the tsunami or earthquake. Some of these operating in India are now coming under the scrutiny of the Ministry of Finance of the Indian government. This should help put a tighter rein on the workings of the Units in question.

We have tried to provide links to some of the people and organisations that engage in this Charity work, which deserve your generous help





  • HEAL (Health & Education for Children)    “Now in its 15th year, HEAL - a UK registered charity - is committed to providing shelter, support, education and health care for needy children. Furthermore, HEAL is committed to ensuring that your donations are not wasted on administrative costs. We achieve this because we have no administrative   office and no paid administrative staff.”

  • Help The Aged in India
    Working for the cause and care of disadvantaged older peopl

    to improve their quality of life. HelpAge is a registered, secular,
    apolitical, non-profit and a non-governmental national organization,
    registered under the Societies’ Registration Act of 1860.

    Mr.R. Venkataraman,
    Former President of India is the patron of HelpAge India

  •  TWEFI - The East West Foundation of India -  Founded by Dr. Natteri  V.Chandran in 1992, the Foundation presently runs two Units, the Uluru Childrens Home and Uluru Healthcare Centre near Mahabalipuram in Tamilnadu. Shri Girish Karnad is the Patron of the Foundation. 
    “In India, there are a great number of abandoned and orphaned children. There is also an increasing problem of female infanticide with the birth rate for female children dropping at an alarming rate in some regions. TEWFI has been concerned with this major predicament for some time and, in 2001, began building Uluru Children's Home (UCH) with the aim of providing shelter to orphaned, abandoned and destitute female children” Quote from Speech by Justice Ron Merkel

  •    Paparao Yelchuri and his Mission to the Nations:
    Dwyatt Gantt, founder and Executive director of Childrens’ Hope International' was so moved by the selfless work and dedication of one man running a unit in Andhra Pradesh for destitute children, that he gifted an entire website to his work. In his own words
     "I have never seen so much done - with so little"........
    "This website is my unsolicited gift to the work directed by Paparao Yelchuri called Mission to the Nations as a means of doing what he would never be comfortable doing - telling you of their needs and work among the poor of India.  I am not organizationally linked with MTN and have no other motive in setting this site forward other than to highly commend this wonderfully pure work of God done so very wisely, intelligently and perseveringly. "
    - Dwyatt Gantt    

    '' Mission to the Nations runs two orphanages in Andhra  Pradesh and has plans for the State of Orissa.  More than 350  children are lovingly and well cared for.''    
    In partnership with Paparao Yeluchuri and his organization  'Missions to the Nations (MTN), CHI-Children's Hope International'- is bringing hope to the children and people of India through the projects and  programs. View their site for an idea of all the selfless dedication and work being carried out.   

      

  • Salaam Baalak Trust : runs five 24-hour full care shelters for children, one of which is specially for girls - " These shelters provide the children security, a sense of home, and an opportunity to receive all the critical inputs of childhood They aim at restoring the childhood in children besides instilling in them the values of independence and decision-making, education and social values and financial self-dependence to become mature and responsible citizen of the country and caring and responsive members of the society." Besides these shelters, Salaam Baalak Trust has set up 'contact points' which serves as a gateway to new arrivals, as a counselling centre where "they attempt to either repatriate runaway children to their families, or to rehabilitate them in full-care shelters run by the agency or by other appropriate NGOs."

  • “Child Haven has  four homes in India, one in Nepal, one in Tibet and one in  Bangladesh. Our homes accept children who are disabled,  parentless, or from socially disadvantaged situations - and  who are destitute, i.e. do not receive even one good meal a  day.” Inspired by the ideals and philosophy of Mahatma Gandhi, Child Haven International is a registered charity that was founded in 1985.

  • Extensive info on child  charity and work being carried out by
    Aryasamaj Gandhidham. You can sponsor a child  here

  •  Dedicated to helping children with congenital or acquired  heart
    disease in developing countries throughout the world. The International Children's Heart Foundation is a non-profit  501(c)3 charitable organization

  • If you like to donate to any International charity of your choice, you can find a listing at this site  

  • Educating the slum children in MysoreMagazine Catalyst
    You may enjoy going through the web site of this NGO. 

  • An e-magazine "Catalyst" dealing with NGO movement with a detailed listing of NGOs in India

  • A non-profit organisation established to empower the visually hadicapped and a non-profit charitable corporation registered with the US Federal Government under 501(c)3Children of Pratham Mysore

  • "Pratham " is a community based grass root organisation that promotes education of under privileged children in India. Initiated by UNICEF in 1994 with 2000 children in Mumbai, Pratham now serves over 20 states across the country, reaching out to over a million children." Pic(courtesy: PrathamMysore.org) shows Waheeda Rehman with the Children of     Mysore branch of Pratham  
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