1. Action For Autism

Action for Autism (AFA) is a Non Profit National Organisation for people with Autism founded fourteen years ago. AFA is an education, training and advocacy organisation, which works to support the rights of children and adults with autism spectrum disorders and multiple mental disabilities.

2. Akshay Prathisthan

Akshay Pratishthan was established in July 1988 with a mission to create a barrier free and rights based inclusive society where persons with disability are treated with dignity in the spirit of social justice and equity. Able bodied children and those with disabilities study together from Nursery to Class VIII. Vocational training courses are available in fields of beauty culture, bakery and home science, computer training, carpentry, electrical technicians’ courses, stitching, weaving and textile designing.

3. AmarJyoti Rehabilitation and Research Centre

Amar Jyoti works to provide equal opportunities to persons with disabilities so that they can share the same platform of entitlement and justice as others in the society. Amar Jyoti works to empower persons with disabilities with skills required to carry out daily activities. Vocational courses in beauty culture, tailoring and computer training are also being conducted. The Child-Guidance centre aims to provide psychometric assessment/counseling and facilities for early education and therapeutic intervention.

4. Ank

ANK was established to provide education to the underprivileged children living in the urban slums of Delhi. The thought process behind ANK is that quality education is the only vehicle that can improve the living standards of the poor people. ANK’s mission is to empower economically backward children through knowledge, health care, education, vocational training and commitment.

5. Bal Sahyog

Bal Sahyog started as a social initiative by late Mrs. Indira Gandhi in the year 1954, provides avenues and opportunities to young adults and children on the streets in Delhi. It started as a vocational training center, which is run by the SISI unit of Small Scale Industry. The trades offered are two wheeler repairs, bookbinding, cutting and tailoring, carpentry, general electrical, electronics are a few to mention. Most of the courses are from 6 months to 2 years of duration. In 1987, a middle school started at Bal Sahyog, from 6th to 8th standard to impart basic education to the resident children.

6. CanSupport

CanSupport works to enable people with advanced cancer and their families to receive appropriate physical, social and emotional support. CanSupport runs a Home care programme where professional multi-disciplinary palliative care teams offer free medical, nursing and emotional support to terminally ill patients and their families in their own homes. A Day care programme at their centre provides relaxation, recreation, hospitality and emotional support to adults and children with cancer.

7. Concerned Action Now

CAN is an affirmative action organisation committed to creating a society where people with disabilities are accepted as full citizens to live and work without being impeded by the prejudices of society. CAN’s activities are based on participative action research using action learning as an approach and technique.

8. Can Kids

CanKids...KidsCan, a member of the International Confederation Of Childhood Cancer Parent Organization (ICCCPO), is an NGO under the umbrella of the Indian Cancer Society, Delhi - working towards enabling children faced with cancer. For the last one year of its existence, they have been running a very active Children’s Programme including activity clinics at hospitals, group outings, celebration of festivals etc.

9. Deeksha

DEEKSHA” is a Research, Consultancy and Advocacy  Non Government Organisation (NGO).  Based in New Delhi it aims to play a significant role in Public Education and Formulating National Policies on Environmental Education, Environmental Care, Biodiversity, Natural Resource Conservation, Herbal Gardens, Water Conservation, Water Harvesting, Solid Waste Management and Training of Trainers in the field of Environment.  

10. Divya Chaya Trust

Divya Chaya Trust was founded in 1984 with the aim to work extensively with the underprivileged women and children of the community. The programmes focus on providing day care centre to the street girls, education and vocational skills to the women. The Trust also started the non-formal education project for the community of snake charmers, living near Goverdhan in Uttar Pradesh. In Delhi, the Trust started work in the Nizammuddin community. They have also initiated an income generation programme, under which a part of the amount earned is saved in the banks.

11. HOPE Foundation

HOPE worldwide is a non-profit charity, headquartered in Philadelphia. Though its work began in 1991 with just three simple programmes, it is now active in 154 cities, 58 nations on all inhabited continents. In India, HOPE worldwide reaches out to the underprivileged through its Indian affiliate HOPE foundation. Hope Foundation runs schools, provides vocational training to young students and medical care to people in slums and prisons spread across the country. In addition HOPE Foundation is rehabilitating leprosy patients and providing shelter to orphans.

12. Hope Project

Established in 1975 by the Sufi teacher, Pir Vilayat Inayat Khan. They run a school for little children in the mornings, girls in the afternoons and boys in the evenings at the Nizamuddin Basti. They also run a health centre for people of the community along with a vocational training cum income generation programme.

13. Jamghat

Jamghat (Hindi for a ‘lively gathering’) came into existence in 2003 when Action Aid India offered a grant to a small group of theatre actors, to develop a play on the life of homeless children. The play was to be performed in front of Prince Charles and other dignitaries during their visit to India. Amit Sinha, a young activist and a theatre actor, directed the play with a group of young but homeless boys, who were gathered together from the streets of Delhi. An instant success, the play was performed all over the country as well as in Lahore and Islamabad. By the time Action Aid India pulled back the funds, the young group of children had grown together to be a close-knit family.

14. Jeevashram

Founded in 1990, Jeevashram is an animal shelter and a veterinary hospital. Jeevashram is a signatory of the Universal Declaration for the Welfare of Animals and is firmly based on principles of humane treatment to animals.
Apart from the veterinary services that are provided, the organisation offers boarding facilities to pets whose owners are out of town.

15. Karm Marg

Established in 1997 and dealing with street and working children, the focus is on income generation programmes along with shelter, nutrition and medical care.

16. Kutumb Foundation

The Kutumb Foundation was formed by a group of Delhi university students for disadvantaged children in the slums of Khan Market. Based on the vision that each child has something unique to offer to society, the Kutumb Foundation strives to discover the potential of these children through various methods. This is done not only by providing basic education but also by teaching art, craft, arranging puppet shows for awareness, poster and candle making competitions.

17. Literacy India

Literacy India, a registered NGO founded in 1996 started with the objective of imparting high quality education to under privileged children.  The programme is envisaged to be innovative, sustainable and replicable in other parts of the country.  The first step is personal grooming. Ensuring personal hygiene and cleanliness and a regular nutritious mid-day meal gives fresh energy to the beneficiaries resulting in enhanced productivity and confidence.

18. Mobile Crèches

Mobile Creches were established in 1969 with the objective of reaching out to children (0 to 3 years) on construction sites. Now along with day care centres at construction sites they also work with children in slums & resettlement colonies. Here their focus is on getting the child to go to school. For this they conduct programmes in non-formal education & overall child development, including nutrition & health.

19. Make a Wish Foundation

The Make-A-Wish Foundation of India is part of the largest not-for-profit wish granting organisation in the world, serving 30 + countries with International affiliates in five continents. Since its inception in 1980, Make-A-Wish Foundation worldwide has helped make over 144,000 wishes come true. The foundation is dedicated to granting the cherished wishes of children less than 18 years of age with life-threatening illnesses.

20. Manzil

Manzil runs an integrated school in Kotla Mubarakpur for slow-learners and normal children. In the afternoon, it doubles up as a Stitching & Tailoring school and an adult education center. The youth center at Khan Market is involved in an educational-mentoring initiative for Government school children and drop outs. Manzil encourages all students to discover their own interests, talents, and guide them towards actualising their dreams and aspirations with or without school. A vibrant range of classes are held, based on the idea of beyond-syllabus learning, covering subjects like english, maths and computers, and others honing talents like music, dance, theatre, painting and craft.

21. Muskaan

Muskaan was started by a group of parents and professionals in 1982. This group came together over their common concern about the absence of educational and training facilities for intellectually disabled children and adults in India and proper guidance to their parents.

22. National Association for the Blind (Delhi)

NAB was established 1986. They run multifarious activities for blind & low vision people. Programmes include a Preparatory school, integrated education, a centre for multi-handicapped blind children, a hostel facility, a talking library, a centre for computer training, employment & placement services etc. They also undertake free & subsidised eye treatment, cataract surgery, spectacle distribution, eye check-ups, etc

23. National Association for the Blind (India)

NAB India is an organisation catering to visually impaired women who have come from in and outside Delhi providing vocational training in various fields. Apart from that it also provides hostel facilities to all the women who are being trained there. While NAB Delhi is working in the area of education of children, NAB India centre (Hauz Khas) works for personality grooming, career advancement, vocational training, computer training, home science and rehabilitation of uneducated and educated blind women.

24. Nav Srishti

The vision of Nav Srishti is to help in establishing an egalitarian society without any fear of discrimination, injustice and exploitation on the basis of gender, cast or religion with equal opportunities for all to grow and prosper. They undertake & implement various welfare measures with a focus on women in the field of education, health and income generation, develop social awareness on women's issues such as violence against women and children, sexual harassment at the work place etc., strengthen voluntary efforts for promoting sustainable and equitable social development targeted for women and adolescent girls and empower women by building their income generation capacity with training and support.

25. Naz India Foundation

The Naz Foundation (India) Trust Naz India) is a Delhi-based NGO working on HIV/AIDS and Sexual Health since 1994. Naz India works towards preventing the spread of HIV and engages in advocacy, care and support. It also aims to sensitise the community to the prevalence of HIV as well as highlight issues related to sexuality and sexual health. Naz’s target population is both people living with HIV/AIDS, and people at risk of contracting the virus.

26. NIPUN

NIPUN is a Delhi based organisation founded mainly to enhance quality of life of needy people living in adverse conditions. Their focus is on education, health, self-help, gender equity, child development and physically and mentally challenged children and adults. Presently, NIPUN is working in the J.J. slum clusters of Meera Bagh, Outer Ring Road & Nihal Vihar, West Delhi.

27. Salaam Balak Trust

Salaam Balak Trust established in 1988 is an organisation that works in and around the New Delhi Railway Station, providing shelter, education and support to over one thousand street children. At the shelter home children’s get everything from education, meals, boarding facilities and medical help and outings. Once they finish school they are also given vocational training. SBT also has five contact points around the station, which reach out to 30 - 50 boys everyday. Here they receive basic education, a meal and information on basic hygiene and medical help.

28. Scope Plus

Salaam Balak Trust established in 1988 is an organisation that works in and around the New Delhi Railway Station, providing shelter, education and support to over one thousand street children. At the shelter home children’s get everything from education, meals, boarding facilities and medical help and outings. Once they finish school they are also given vocational training. SBT also has five contact points around the station, which reach out to 30 - 50 boys everyday. Here they receive basic education, a meal and information on basic hygiene and medical help.

29. Shanti Devi Charitable Trust

Shanti Devi Charitable Trust was established in 1998 to initiate and implement projects for the betterment of dis- advantaged sections of society. The aim of the organisation has been to bring about over- all improvement and well- being of the children. The vision of the organisation is to create and implement programmes within dis- advantaged communities in order to provide access to primary needs in the area of health, education, income generation and other such basic necessities. In November 1998, a women’s centre was also set up in Kusumpur Pahari slum with the objective of empowering women by helping them set up an income generation activity that will increase their ability to be self- sufficient. The women’s centre is equipped with sewing machines for making various products.

30. Shine Foundation

‘Shine’, foundation was found in June 2006, with the commitment and passion to contribute towards the development of marginalised urban slum communities of Delhi and NCR. A humble beginning with 70 children in an Alternative Education programme, today Shine caters to more than 1000 direct beneficiaries through Integrated Community Development programmes. The focus area of community service of Shine consists of education of the marginalised, skill and entrepreneurship development, counselling, psycho-social support and health care. The Community Development programmes of Shine focus on child centered interventions along with poverty alleviation.

31. Sshrishti

Sshrishti was started as a response to the needs of children who are seen on the roads in ragged condition, foraging through garbage mounds for saleable pieces of metal or plastic. The children are offered basic education, exposure to cultural activities and made aware of issues of health, hygiene.

32. Swechha- we for yamuna

‘Swechha – we for Change Foundation’-founded in the year 2000, bring under one umbrella the issues of empowerment, environmental conservation and social consciousness. We for Yamuna, a part of “Swechha”, is an endeavour to spread awareness about the deplorable state of the river. The organisation focuses on Delhi’s dying source of water and believes that collective, voluntary participation can bring about the rejuvenation of the river. Swechha also organises ‘Yatras’ or 7-14 day journeys for students and adults to trace the course of the Yamuna. We for Change also undertakes several community development programmes like pagdandi schools and other advocacy initiatives.

33. Toxics Link

Toxics Link emerged from a need to establish a mechanism for disseminating credible information about toxics in India, and for raising the level of the debate on these issues. The goal was to develop an information exchange and support organisation that would use research and advocacy in strengthening campaigns against toxic pollution, help push industries towards cleaner production, and link groups working on toxics and waste issues.

34. Udayam Prayas

This is not a registered organisation. The programme had been running successfully for 5 years and was discontinued because of the recent demolition drive. From July 2010 onwards, the programme had restarted with children who are living with their parents in the AIIMS servant quarters.

35. Udayan Care

Udayan Care is a Public Charitable Trust, working for the last 14 years with disadvantaged children and women. Udayan cares runs Residential Programme and provide long term care for orphaned and abandoned children. These are called Udayan Ghars (HOMES

36. Very Special Arts

Established in 1986, it seeks to work towards awareness and integration of the disabled into mainstream society and enrich their lives through remedial therapies using dance, drama, music, and visual arts and crafts. Using these arts as a tool for social, educational, emotional and vocational rehabilitation, VSAI attempts to nurture talented artists in this sector in order to provide them with a platform to display their accomplishments, help them build self-esteem & confidence to face the world & erase the stigma of disability.

37. VIDYA

Was established in 1985 and have been running for more than 20 years in Delhi, Mumbai and Goa. The primary focus of the organisation is to provide pre- school education to disadvantaged children in Delhi and also offering remedial classes, named as the Bal Vihar project. The Bridge course programme running in Delhi and Mumbai helps the first generation learning children complete their schooling through the National Institute of Open Learning. Vidya also has a centre in Sainik farms where they run income generation programmes for women.

38. Vidya & Child

Was started in July 1998 and is located in NOIDA. They run classes for children of domestic servants, industrial workers, rickshaw-pullers, street vendors, plumbers and carpenters. Through their efforts they are trying to bridge the gap for those who need education and have no access to facilities for learning existing in our society. They conduct classes for children up to class 2 after which the child is admitted to a recognised school.