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2003-2005 2003-2005 3 1/25/07 3:21:41 PM REPORT ANNUAL WHO WE ARE Our work raise. drawswe issues the by affected most are fromwho communities the voices of The popular appeal of our strategies helps to mainstream individuals and these voices, which otherwise get ignored, spaces. into public ts Breakthrough’s from programming the beneﬁ synergies world’s two the States, Unites the and India in ces ofﬁ our of both of promise the that believe We democracies. largest countries lies in building democratic, secular and multicultural societies that ensure human rights for all. that uses media, popular education culture to and promote values and justice. of dignity, equality entertainment the with collaborate We industry, educational institutions and civil society groups to create public issuessocial pressing about dialogue that include immigrant racial rights, justice women’s HIV/AIDS and sexuality, and religious rights, and tolerance and peace. Breakthrough uses avenues to thereach large audiences: following • Music, art, performance and • Music, art, performance and television • Public Forums and Film Festivals • Workshops, trainings and multi-media educational materials is Building a Culture of Human Rights of Building a Culture organization human rights human Breakthrough an international an international 1/26/07 3:40:09 PM , millions in Mallika Dutt Director Executive What Kind of Man Are You? Dear Friends, Breakthrough’s efforts to promote human rights values in the world’s two largest democracies, India and the United States, continued apace through 2004 and 2005. Through the innovative use of popular culture, Breakthrough strength- media and education, ened the human rights paradigm by linking civil and political rights to social, cultural and economic rights. In India, we initiated a public women of number increasing the about dialogue was launched in the United States. This three

infected with HIV, challenging men to reexamine their roles and responsibilities within marriage. Through our multi-media campaign, India came to see how the complex relationship between gender-based discrimination India came to see how the complex and HIV/AIDS gets played out in everyday lives. country, the around people million 280 than more reached campaign media mass This program deepened and expanded into new territory. while our education and training We launched our Rights Advocates Program that trains college students to catalyze human rights discussions about gender-based violence, sexuality and HIV/AIDS across multiple communities. We also began an intensiveapply to us Training enabled of Trainerswhich programPradesh, Uttar in and Karnataka Maharashtra, states: three the status of women in rural areas and among human rights approaches to addressing marginalized constituencies. Speak UP! Act UP! for a New America state civic engagement initiative encouraged youth to get involved in addressing immigration policy and reproductive rights through a human rights lens. Here again, Breakthrough broke new ground by encouraging young leaders and the general public to extend the traditional civil rights discourse to include economic, social and cultural rights in the quest for justice. Hundreds of high school and college youth with Breakthrough staff to bring new perspectives across the United States interacted to bear on women’s rights, immigration policy and religion and peace audiences. videos, podcasts, animations and other media that speak to broad through music t from the synergies between In our globalized world, Breakthrough’s initiatives beneﬁ our work in India and the United States, expanding the human therights communities paradigmwe reach. and Our work to strengthen human rights through cultural expression has been key to reaching newer and younger constituencies. We are able to reach millions because of theinvest their time, energy, resources and faith in Breakthrough’s mission. many volunteers, partners and supporters who and creative From all of us at Breakthrough, thank you for joining us on our incredible journey that is forging a world where human rights values like compassion, justice, dignity and equality can form the cornerstone of our families and communities. FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR EXECUTIVE THE FROM 2 REPORT 2003-2005 ANNUAL BT_annual_report_v3.indd 2 SinglePage_layout.indd 2

2003-2005 2003-2005 3 1/25/07 3:21:41 PM 1/26/07 3:40:09 PM REPORT ANNUAL WHO WE ARE Our work raise. drawswe issues the by affected most are fromwho communities the voices of The popular appeal of our strategies helps to mainstream individuals and these voices, which otherwise get ignored, spaces. into public ts Breakthrough’s from programming the beneﬁ synergies world’s two the States, Unites the and India in ces ofﬁ our of both of promise the that believe We democracies. largest countries lies in building democratic, secular and multicultural societies that ensure human rights for all. that uses media, popular education culture to and promote values and justice. of dignity, equality entertainment the with collaborate We industry, educational institutions and civil society groups to create public issuessocial pressing about dialogue that include immigrant racial rights, justice women’s HIV/AIDS and sexuality, and religious rights, and tolerance and peace. Breakthrough uses avenues to thereach large audiences: following • Music, art, performance and • Music, art, performance and television • Public Forums and Film Festivals • Workshops, trainings and multi-media educational materials is

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Breakthrough an international an international SinglePage_layout.indd 3 , millions in Mallika Dutt Director Executive What Kind of Man Are You? Dear Friends, Breakthrough’s efforts to promote human rights values in the world’s two largest democracies, India and the United States, continued apace through 2004 and 2005. Through the innovative use of popular culture, Breakthrough strength- media and education, ened the human rights paradigm by linking civil and political rights to social, cultural and economic rights. In India, we initiated a public women of number increasing the about dialogue was launched in the United States. This three

2003-2005 2003-2005 5 1/25/07 3:22:00 PM REPORT ANNUAL INDIA: WOMEN’S RIGHTS , accompanied the cam- Created pro bono by McCann Erickson, the disseminated campaign reaching nationally was platforms, across media multiple over 280 million people in eight languages. Television, print ads and were circulated in radio, English, Hindi,Bengali. and Mizo Marathi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Breakthrough partnered members of with the entertainment industry who provided dissemi- thefor outlets nation campaign. A music video starring Mandira Bedi and Samir Maati Soni, entitled paign. More thaneveryalmost appearedstoriesin 160 news mainstream newspaper, maga- station. TV and zine In addition, Breakthrough broke people via print, people via print, What withwithwith HIV/AIDSHIV/AIDSHIV/AIDS bringing to bringing 280 million In May launched 2005, its multi-media Breakthrough campaign, path-breaking Kind of Man Are You? Are Man of Kind public attention the vulnerability of married women to HIV/AIDS. More than two million women in India are with HIV infected and most of them have contracted the virus from their husbands or primary male partners.ernment HIV/AIDS interventions Gov- havefocused on“high risk pop- and workers sex as such ulations,” truck drivers, thus marginalizing the voices of infected, married women. Breakthrough’s com- mitment to advancing human rights led us to issues as addressa woman’s inability suchto negotiatecondomsafeandsex use. are forced to leave their homes after their husbands contract the infection through heterosexual contact contractcontractcontractcontract thethethethe infectioninfectioninfectioninfection throughthroughthroughthrough heterosexualheterosexualheterosexualheterosexual contactcontactcontactcontact areareare forcedforcedforced tototo leaveleaveleave theirtheirtheir homeshomeshomes afterafterafter theirtheirtheir husbandshusbandshusbands in India in /AIDS HIV on Statistics are women areare womenwomen OF has 5.1 million people living with HIV/AIDS hashashashas 5.15.15.15.1 millionmillionmillionmillion peoplepeoplepeoplepeople livinglivinglivingliving Through various partnerships Breakthrough Through various reached over and internet across India. television, radio ARE 92% of women 94% of women India 2 million 2 million 94% of women 92% of women KIND MAN die of AIDS • • • • MEDIA YOU? WHAT 1/26/07 3:40:12 PM and societiesand reduceandsex-based violence and discrimination. HIV/ of incidence growing the India, In AIDS has greatly exacerbated the problems faced by women. focusing There- currently is Breakthrough fore, violence between connections the on against women, sexuality and HIV/ AIDS. We encourage sexual healthy and respectful explore people to rights. human promote that practices with query to 7333 [email protected] What kind of man are you? For more information on HIV/AIDS, SMS BRK or email Today Today in India, 20 lakh women are infected with HIV/AIDS mostly because their husbands are the kind of men who don’t think importantit’s to wear a condom. I wish… I wish… that only I get wet. Women’s Rights Program Breakthrough’s program women’s seeks to dialogue rightscreate public aboutdiscrimination gender-based attitudes and and behavior to supportthe full transform range of human women. rights Through for our mass trainings, and mediaworkshops campaigns, Breakthrough aims to encouragewomen and men gender to roles reexamine within families, and schools, communities responsibilities over and go back to sleep. You realizedYou that catering to doesn’t mean I don’t need one. You’d get up sometimes when our baby starts crying at night, not turn Even by chance. Even by accident. is no less tiring cethan job. your ofﬁ the taste buds of a 5 member family you wouldn’t hold the umbrella in a way want to be sure nothing ever harms me. When we go out in the heavy downpour, ou’d wear a condom. Just because you You’d realize that just becausece your ofﬁ Y

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2003-2005 2003-2005 5 1/25/07 3:22:00 PM 1/26/07 3:40:12 PM REPORT ANNUAL INDIA: WOMEN’S RIGHTS , accompanied the cam- Created pro bono by McCann Erickson, the disseminated campaign reaching nationally was platforms, across media multiple over 280 million people in eight languages. Television, print ads and were circulated in radio, English, Hindi,Bengali. and Mizo Marathi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Breakthrough partnered members of with the entertainment industry who provided dissemi- thefor outlets nation campaign. A music video starring Mandira Bedi and Samir Maati Soni, entitled paign. More thaneveryalmost appearedstoriesin 160 news mainstream newspaper, maga- station. TV and zine In addition, Breakthrough broke people via print, people via print, What withwithwith HIV/AIDSHIV/AIDSHIV/AIDS bringing to bringing 280 million

In May launched 2005, its multi-media Breakthrough campaign, path-breakingYou? Are Man of Kind public attention the vulnerability of married women to HIV/AIDS. More than two million women in India are with HIV infected and most of them have contracted the virus from their husbands or primary male partners.ernment HIV/AIDS interventions Gov- havefocused on“high risk pop- and workers sex as such ulations,” truck drivers, thus marginalizing the voices of infected, married women. Breakthrough’s com- mitment to advancing human rights led us to issues as addressa woman’s inability suchto negotiatecondomsafeandsex use. are forced to leave their homes after their husbands contract the infection through heterosexual contact contractcontractcontractcontract thethethethe infectioninfectioninfectioninfection throughthroughthroughthrough heterosexualheterosexualheterosexualheterosexual contactcontactcontactcontact areareare forcedforcedforced tototo leaveleaveleave theirtheirtheir homeshomeshomes afterafterafter theirtheirtheir husbandshusbandshusbands in India in /AIDS HIV on Statistics

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YOU? WHAT SinglePage_layout.indd 5 and societiesand reduceandsex-based violence and discrimination. HIV/ of incidence growing the India, In AIDS has greatly exacerbated the problems faced by women. focusing There- currently is Breakthrough fore, violence between connections the on against women, sexuality and HIV/ AIDS. We encourage sexual healthy and respectful explore people to rights. human promote that practices with query to 7333 [email protected] What kind of man are you? For more information on HIV/AIDS, SMS BRK or email Today Today in India, 20 lakh women are infected with HIV/AIDS mostly because their husbands are the kind of men who don’t think importantit’s to wear a condom. I wish… I wish… that only I get wet. Women’s Rights Program Breakthrough’s program women’s seeks to dialogue rightscreate public aboutdiscrimination gender-based attitudes and and behavior to supportthe full transform range of human women. rights Through for our mass trainings, and mediaworkshops campaigns, Breakthrough aims to encouragewomen and men gender to roles reexamine within families, and schools, communities responsibilities over and go back to sleep. You realizedYou that catering to doesn’t mean I don’t need one. You’d get up sometimes when our baby starts crying at night, not turn Even by chance. Even by accident. is no less tiring cethan job. your ofﬁ the taste buds of a 5 member family you wouldn’t hold the umbrella in a way want to be sure nothing ever harms me. When we go out in the heavy downpour, ou’d wear a condom. Just because you You’d realize that just becausece your ofﬁ Y

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2003-2005 2003-2005 7 1/25/07 3:22:07 PM REPORT ANNUAL INDIA: WOMEN’S RIGHTS Maati Music video, Maati, featuring Mandira Bedi and Samir Soni Scenes from the video shoot of PRINT MEDIA Anandlok Art India Combat Law Dainik Bhaskar Dainik Jagran Desh The Hindu Man’s World Meri Saheli New Woman Reader’s Digest The Record Sakal Sakhi Sudha Time Out Mumbai WEBSITES Indiatimes.com Rediff.com MOVIE THEATERS Fame AdLabs Fun Republic IMAX AdLabs INOX Priya & Globe PVR TV STATIONS ANM Channel V ETC ETV Bangla ETV Marathi ETV Tamil ETV Telugu Khobor Aikhon MTV NDTV SS Music Sahara One Sahara Samay Sony Entertainment Television Sony Max Star Gold Star Movies Star Plus Star Utsav Tara Bangla Uday TV Usha TV Vijay TV Zee Music RADIO STATIONS Aamar FM All India Radio Go FM Radio City Radio Mirchi MEDIA PARTNERS MEDIA 1/26/07 3:40:14 PM , Radio Mirchi as an - Kaushik Ghosh, Radio Mirchi - Kaushik Ghosh, appeared in What Kind Are You? of Man many places but one unexpected was surprise the board game show quiz the of version Crorepati Banega Kaun the Indian version of Who Wants to Millionaire. Be a postcard comic strip

organization is extra sensitive to women’s issues, hence it was a pleasure to help out in to help it was a pleasure issues, hence to women’s sensitive is extra organization it looks because other NGOs from erent to be diﬀ appears Breakthrough this campaign. than the…symptoms. at the causes rather Media has a great role to play in raising social awareness – especially mass electronic Media reach. sheer of its because Radio powerful the most is TV. and radio media like to entertain and inform and supporthas a responsibility hopefully that will issues make society a better place to live in and more inclusive. What Kind of Man Are You? new ground through its partnership with web portal Rediff, enabling the organization to set up rst India’s SMS-based ﬁ helpline for HIV/AIDS, resulting in more than 10,000 queries. A set of three postcards produced by the creators of the comicstrip Badmash, addressed issues and negotiation, sex safe of prevention, AIDS HIV/ disseminated Breakthrough discrimination. posters, bookmarks and calling cards car- rying the SMS helpline number, as well as ofHIV/AIDS numbers organizations phone that provide direct services. INDIA: WOMEN’S RIGHTS WOMEN’S INDIA: 6 REPORT 2003-2005 ANNUAL BT_annual_report_v3.indd 4 SinglePage_layout.indd 6

2003-2005 2003-2005 7 1/25/07 3:22:07 PM 1/26/07 3:40:14 PM REPORT ANNUAL INDIA: WOMEN’S RIGHTS Maati Music video, Maati, featuring Mandira Bedi and Samir Soni Scenes from the video shoot of PRINT MEDIA Anandlok Art India Combat Law Dainik Bhaskar Dainik Jagran Desh The Hindu Man’s World Meri Saheli New Woman Reader’s Digest The Record Sakal Sakhi Sudha Time Out Mumbai WEBSITES Indiatimes.com Rediff.com MOVIE THEATERS Fame AdLabs Fun Republic IMAX AdLabs INOX Priya & Globe PVR TV STATIONS ANM Channel V ETC ETV Bangla ETV Marathi ETV Tamil ETV Telugu Khobor Aikhon MTV NDTV SS Music Sahara One Sahara Samay Sony Entertainment Television Sony Max Star Gold Star Movies Star Plus Star Utsav Tara Bangla Uday TV Usha TV Vijay TV Zee Music RADIO STATIONS Aamar FM All India Radio Go FM Radio City Radio Mirchi MEDIA PARTNERS MEDIA SinglePage_layout.indd 7 , Radio Mirchi as an - Kaushik Ghosh, Radio Mirchi - Kaushik Ghosh, appeared in What Kind Are You? of Man many places but one unexpected was surprise the board game show quiz the of version Crorepati Banega Kaun the Indian version of Who Wants to Millionaire. Be a postcard comic strip

Media has a great role to play in raising social awareness – especially mass electronic Media reach. sheer of its because Radio powerful the most is TV. and radio media like to entertain and inform and supporthas a responsibility hopefully that will issues make society a better place to live in and more inclusive. out in to help it was a pleasure issues, hence to women’s sensitive is extra organization it looks because other NGOs from erent to be diff appears Breakthrough this campaign. than the…symptoms. at the causes rather What Kind of Man Are You? new ground through its partnership with web portal Rediff, enabling the organization to set up rst India’s SMS-based fi helpline for HIV/AIDS, resulting in more than 10,000 queries. A set of three postcards produced by the creators of the comicstrip Badmash, addressed issues and negotiation, sex safe of prevention, AIDS HIV/ disseminated Breakthrough discrimination. posters, bookmarks and calling cards car- rying the SMS helpline number, as well as ofHIV/AIDS numbers organizations phone that provide direct services. INDIA: WOMEN’S RIGHTS WOMEN’S INDIA: 6 REPORT 2003-2005 ANNUAL BT_annual_report_v3.indd 4 “Human rights are something a person should have access to just because he/she is born –a birth right of sorts. Human Human Rights Education in India rights cross boundaries and are global. ey are rights that apply to everyone in the world.” -Workshop Participant 2003-2005 Training of Trainers respective cultural, educa- Breakthrough’s innovative and comprehen- In 2005, Breakthrough decided to concen- Building Skills to Further Human tional and socio-economic sive Education Program advances human trate its efforts in the three states of Karnataka, Rights Education context while simultaneously rights values with a focus on the intersec- Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh to achieve keeping universal human INDIA: EDUCATION tions between gender and sexuality, with an greater impact. The Education Program has The Training of Trainers Initiative rights as a core focus. As part emphasis on violence against women and reached diverse constituencies across India builds the capacity of commu- of the initiative, we have also HIV/AIDS. The Education Program has three including students, community workers, nity workers, senior non-profi t conducted follow-up trainings approaches: non-profi t staff, refugees, academics and staff, academics and HIV+ to address challenges within 1. Workshops with diverse constituencies educators, neighborhood groups, and people in human rights edu- facilitating workshops. 2. Training college students on HIV/AIDS and corporate and media professionals. cation, facilitation and public The program has facilitated sexuality in the Rights Advocates program speaking skills. Breakthrough 23 workshops with over 580 3. Building the capacity of local organizations Breakthrough reached 4,250 people, in- believes in imparting skills participants over 2004 and 2005. through the Training of Trainers program cluding 3,233 youth through direct edu- based on each participant’s cational outreach. Goal setting exercise

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ANNUAL REPORT New Delhi Mumbai 9 8 ANNUAL St. Mary’s School National College REPORT Rights Advocates Vasant Valley School Point Of View Educating Young People on HIV/AIDS and Sexuality Apeejay School Gurukul College Bluebells School Wilson College Father Agnel School In 2005, Breakthrough and the Naz Foundation (India) Trust launched a year- Sardar Patel Vidyalaya Uttar Pradesh Inderprastha College long youth training initiative to enable young people to become peer facilita- Indian Institute of Technology- Kanpur Lady Sri Ram College Tehreek – Lucknow tors. The initiative, which focused on Delhi University students, built the capac- Institute of Home Economics Disha [Saharanpur] ity of approximately 20 youth to become peer trainers on issues of women’s Dyal Singh College Gargi College rights, sexuality and HIV/AIDS. The initiative taught the participants training Janaki Devi Mahila College Chennai and workshop facilitation skills and incorporated theater, public forums, infor- Kamla Nehru College UNIFEM – Chennai mation booths and other strategies to enable them to effectively reach their Wigan & Leigh College Indian Network of Positive People Jamia Millia Islamia Positive Women’s Network communities. Daulat Ram College Madhubala Institute of Communication Karnataka Breakthrough facilitated 24 sessions over a two-year period and reached an & Electronic Media Nagarika Sewa Trust [Udipi] Delhi University – Women’s Development Karnataka Network of Positive audience of more than 650 students. The training program transformed stu- Cell People [Bangalore] EDUCATION INDIA: dents from shy and inhibited individuals to active facilitators who not only initi- Hope foundation St. Johns‘ Medical College Mamta [Bangalore] ated discussions on sexuality with families and friends, but also reached out to Action India the general public in buses, trains, pubs and college Pravah Vijaywada festivals. Spastic Society of Northern India Voluntary Health Association of Delhi REAPS 2003-2005 British Council CREA Kolkata Over 2004 and 2005 Breakthrough facilitated McCann Erickson Thought shop Naz Foundation 24 sessions with more than 650 students. Oxfam Discussion during a Udayan Care Jharkhand Saheli Abhiyan Kendra workshop in Udupi Trust building exercise with peer education Going to School

SinglePage_layout.inddBT_annual_report_v3.indd 8 5 1/26/07 3:40:16 PM 1/25/07 3:22:17 PM “Human rights are something a person should have access to just because he/she is born –a birth right of sorts. Human Human Rights Education in India rights cross boundaries and are global. ey are rights that apply to everyone in the world.” -Workshop Participant 2003-2005 Training of Trainers respective cultural, educa- Breakthrough’s innovative and comprehen- In 2005, Breakthrough decided to concen- Building Skills to Further Human tional and socio-economic sive Education Program advances human trate its efforts in the three states of Karnataka, Rights Education context while simultaneously rights values with a focus on the intersec- Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh to achieve keeping universal human INDIA: EDUCATION tions between gender and sexuality, with an greater impact. The Education Program has The Training of Trainers Initiative rights as a core focus. As part emphasis on violence against women and reached diverse constituencies across India builds the capacity of commu- of the initiative, we have also HIV/AIDS. The Education Program has three including students, community workers, nity workers, senior non-proﬁ t conducted follow-up trainings approaches: non-proﬁ t staff, refugees, academics and staff, academics and HIV+ to address challenges within 1. Workshops with diverse constituencies educators, neighborhood groups, and people in human rights edu- facilitating workshops. 2. Training college students on HIV/AIDS and corporate and media professionals. cation, facilitation and public The program has facilitated sexuality in the Rights Advocates program speaking skills. Breakthrough 23 workshops with over 580 3. Building the capacity of local organizations Breakthrough reached 4,250 people, in- believes in imparting skills participants over 2004 and 2005. through the Training of Trainers program cluding 3,233 youth through direct edu- based on each participant’s cational outreach. Goal setting exercise

PARTNERS

BT_annual_report_v3.indd 5 SinglePage_layout.indd 9 1/26/071/25/07 3:40:163:22:17 PM Workshop Highlights Education Materials Ushering in Change with Tehreek Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh In addition to media products, Breakthrough also produces In our training initiative with Tehreek, a grassroots organization in education materials in-house, which include audio-visual Lucknow, we were initially viewed with suspicion and distrust by the aids, detailed information on the issue of concern, exercises 2003-2005 elders and the Imam of the local Banswadi Muslim community. In and activities, as well as icebreakers and energizers. These spite of this, fi ve of the twenty-six women and girls who par- education materials are available in English, Hindi, ticipated in the training came together to form an organiza- Kannada and Marathi. tion dedicated to working on Muslim women’s rights. Our media products and education materials are now used to talk about the Strength in Action: rights of women and minority communities. An Educator’s Guide to Domestic Violence Ranking sexual practice- talks about domestic violence and is used exercise with peers Engaging in Participative Action with Disha extensively with students, academics and Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh community workers. The accompanying Breakthrough held a training initiative with Disha, a grassroots or- audio-visual material includes video clips ganization in Saharanpur which works with women who are from popular Indian fi lms, documenta- survivors of domestic violence. The training initiative grew to be ries and TV ads. It has been distributed to powerfully personal, and as one woman remarked after watching non-profit and community organizations INDIA: WORKSHOP HIGHLIGHTS Babul, our music video on domestic violence, “This is my story. I see in several states in India as well as Turkey, Egypt, Palestine, myself and what I have faced in my life all along.” Breakthrough’s Kenya, the United States and Kazakhstan. rights-based approach in tackling domestic violence was used by Disha at its 19th anniversary commemorations during which a huge Jaano, Jaago, Jagaao: demonstration was organized to protest increasing incidents of vio- Peer Facilitator Resource Guide on HIV/AIDS lence against women. As part of the demonstration, the women Awareness is a manual to facilitate discus- from Disha read out a Bill of Rights demanding 33% reservation for sions on sexuality, relationships and the women in Parliament and in the public sector, the immediate re- ANNUAL Peer Facilitator’s stall on prevention of sexually transmitted diseases dressal of cases where violence against women is reported, REPORT HIV/AIDS from a rights perspective. The Resource 11 10 including a priority reporting of a First Information Report at the ANNUAL Guide is focused on youth awareness and is REPORT local police station. being used by schools, colleges and community groups. Moving Forward with the Nagarika Sewa Trust Udupi, Karnataka Breakthrough’s training initiative with the Nagarika Sewa Trust, which Rights and Desire: works across the Dakshin Kannada district has inspired the A Facilitator’s Manual on Healthy Sexuality local use of Breakthrough training tools, media products and edu- provides resources to generate a positive cation material to facilitate workshops with the local police and var- dialogue about relationships, sex and sexu- ious non-profi t organizations. NST has been distributing and display- ality. The Manual explores the connections ing posters made by Breakthrough on the vulnerability of women to between the public and private sphere in HIV at all the village panchayats and several public places in Dak- order to address interpersonal interactions Reasons for not leaving as well as social and state factors in this sen- violent situations shin Kannada. Workshop participants also performed Yakshagana, a folk dance interwoven with HIV/AIDS awareness messages to an sitive human rights area. The Manual estimated audience of over 10,000 people across various villages of includes many case studies, simulations, group exercises along the district. with audio-visual materials including Breakthrough’s media CURRICULUM INDIA: products from the What Kind of Man Are You? campaign. Advocating Responsibility with the Karnataka Network of Positive People, Karnataka Peer Positive: Breakthrough’s extensive trainings with the Karnataka Network of Peer Positive is a fact-fi lled and fun diary Positive People have strengthened their own education programs used by Rights Advocates. It includes facts,

by equipping them with the media tools and training skills to talk posters, action plans on HIV/AIDS aware- 2003-2005 about men’s responsibility in using condoms, as well as the rights of ness, photographs and reflections from HIV+ people. Apart from these training initiatives, Breakthrough students who have participated in the Certiﬁ cates given after also facilitates human rights trainings to various community and Rights Advocates program. workshop in Lucknow grassroots organizations.

SinglePage_layout.inddBT_annual_report_v3.indd 10 6 1/26/07 3:40:21 PM 1/26/07 3:36:52 PM Workshop Highlights Education Materials Ushering in Change with Tehreek Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh In addition to media products, Breakthrough also produces In our training initiative with Tehreek, a grassroots organization in education materials in-house, which include audio-visual Lucknow, we were initially viewed with suspicion and distrust by the aids, detailed information on the issue of concern, exercises 2003-2005 elders and the Imam of the local Banswadi Muslim community. In and activities, as well as icebreakers and energizers. These spite of this, fi ve of the twenty-six women and girls who par- education materials are available in English, Hindi, ticipated in the training came together to form an organiza- Kannada and Marathi. tion dedicated to working on Muslim women’s rights. Our media products and education materials are now used to talk about the Strength in Action: rights of women and minority communities. An Educator’s Guide to Domestic Violence Ranking sexual practice- talks about domestic violence and is used exercise with peers Engaging in Participative Action with Disha extensively with students, academics and Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh community workers. The accompanying Breakthrough held a training initiative with Disha, a grassroots or- audio-visual material includes video clips ganization in Saharanpur which works with women who are from popular Indian fi lms, documenta- survivors of domestic violence. The training initiative grew to be ries and TV ads. It has been distributed to powerfully personal, and as one woman remarked after watching non-profit and community organizations INDIA: WORKSHOP HIGHLIGHTS Babul, our music video on domestic violence, “This is my story. I see in several states in India as well as Turkey, Egypt, Palestine, myself and what I have faced in my life all along.” Breakthrough’s Kenya, the United States and Kazakhstan. rights-based approach in tackling domestic violence was used by Disha at its 19th anniversary commemorations during which a huge Jaano, Jaago, Jagaao: demonstration was organized to protest increasing incidents of vio- Peer Facilitator Resource Guide on HIV/AIDS lence against women. As part of the demonstration, the women Awareness is a manual to facilitate discus- from Disha read out a Bill of Rights demanding 33% reservation for sions on sexuality, relationships and the women in Parliament and in the public sector, the immediate re- ANNUAL Peer Facilitator’s stall on prevention of sexually transmitted diseases dressal of cases where violence against women is reported, REPORT HIV/AIDS from a rights perspective. The Resource 11 10 including a priority reporting of a First Information Report at the ANNUAL Guide is focused on youth awareness and is REPORT local police station. being used by schools, colleges and community groups. Moving Forward with the Nagarika Sewa Trust Udupi, Karnataka Breakthrough’s training initiative with the Nagarika Sewa Trust, which Rights and Desire: works across the Dakshin Kannada district has inspired the A Facilitator’s Manual on Healthy Sexuality local use of Breakthrough training tools, media products and edu- provides resources to generate a positive cation material to facilitate workshops with the local police and var- dialogue about relationships, sex and sexu- ious non-profi t organizations. NST has been distributing and display- ality. The Manual explores the connections ing posters made by Breakthrough on the vulnerability of women to between the public and private sphere in HIV at all the village panchayats and several public places in Dak- order to address interpersonal interactions Reasons for not leaving as well as social and state factors in this sen- violent situations shin Kannada. Workshop participants also performed Yakshagana, a folk dance interwoven with HIV/AIDS awareness messages to an sitive human rights area. The Manual estimated audience of over 10,000 people across various villages of includes many case studies, simulations, group exercises along the district. with audio-visual materials including Breakthrough’s media CURRICULUM INDIA: products from the What Kind of Man Are You? campaign. Advocating Responsibility with the Karnataka Network of Positive People, Karnataka Peer Positive: Breakthrough’s extensive trainings with the Karnataka Network of Peer Positive is a fact-fi lled and fun diary Positive People have strengthened their own education programs used by Rights Advocates. It includes facts, by equipping them with the media tools and training skills to talk posters, action plans on HIV/AIDS aware- 2003-2005 about men’s responsibility in using condoms, as well as the rights of ness, photographs and reflections from HIV+ people. Apart from these training initiatives, Breakthrough students who have participated in the Certifi cates given after also facilitates human rights trainings to various community and Rights Advocates program. workshop in Lucknow grassroots organizations.

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2003-2005 time, the Tri-Continental Film Festival has Delhi playing host to some of with 24 television stations, 6 Radio initiative builds the skills of com- Stations, 2 websites, 16 print outlets munity workers, senior non-profi t the best cinematic works on human rights.” -The Hindu, New Delhi and 6 movie theatres. staff and academics to be more effective in addressing human rights, gender-based violence, Breakthrough brought the Tri Continental Film Festival to India Workshops sexuality and HIV/AIDS. The initia- in 2004 and 2005, forging a network between those engaged tive conducted 23 trainings with in cinematic production in Latin America, Africa and Asia. The Through targeted workshops that over 580 participants. Festival, which screens fi lms that promote the democratic values encourage students, community of human dignity, equality and freedom, began in Argentina in and nonprofit professionals, 2002 with the Movimiento de Documentalistas, a group of Latin academics and media profes- American fi lmmakers. In 2003 the Festival traveled to South sionals, Breakthrough reached Film Festivals Africa with Uhuru Productions and Lawyers for Human Rights, and by 2004 had become over 4,250 people in 96 workshops an annual platform for narrative, documentary, feature and short length fi lms on human across India. Breakthrough collaborated with rights in the three continents. human rights groups in Latin America and South Africa to bring The Festival featured thirty-one critically-acclaimed Rights Advocates the Tri Continental Film Festival to INDIA: TRI CONTINENTAL FILM FESTIVAL documentary and feature fi lms in India. Rahul Ram, the lead Asia for the fi rst time. Over 2004 guitarist of the popular rock-band, Indian Ocean, inaugurated Breakthrough’s peer facilitation and 2005, the festival screened ANNUAL initiative was implemented to the Festival in New Delhi. Showcased at six venues across more than 30 critically acclaimed REPORT build the capacity of young people movies and documentaries across 13 12 Delhi, Mumbai and Kolkata, the Festival introduced many ANNUAL to educate their peers about numerous venues and reached REPORT diverse themes. human rights, HIV/AIDS and sexu- over 12,430 attendees. ality. To date, the program has The Rockstar and the Mullahs 3,658,775 visitors reached 1,120 individuals. Film Highlights Choropampa: The Price of Gold Civil resistance against mining corporations MediaThrough variousOutreach partnerships Breakthrough endangering the lives of peasants INDIA: AUDIENCES REACHED AUDIENCES INDIA: Cardboard Days reached over 280 million audiences via print, Street children collecting cardboard to make a living television, radio and internet across India. My Migrant Soul The plight of a migrant worker Ask Me, I’m Positive MEDIA COVERAGE IN INDIA HIV positive men screening fi lms and talking about HIV Juchitan: Queer Paradise Print Internet Television The Times of India Agencyfaqs.com Aaj Tak A town that has shown a remarkable tolerance The Asian Age Chennaionline.com CTV Gujrati towards gay people Afternoon Dispatch and Courier Exchange4media.com CTV Hindi Venezuela Bolivariana New York Tribune Economictimes.indiatimes.com CTV Marathi 2003-2005 The popular movements in Venezuela that brought The Telegraph Hindu.com NDTV Hugo Chavez to power The Hindu Indiantelevision.com Sahara Samay The Rockstar and the Mullahs Time Out Newindpress.com Star News A rockstar dealing with increasing religious The New Indian Express Newstodaynet.com Zee Marathi Hindustan Times Zee News fundamentalism in his country Zoom

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BT_annual_report_v3.indd 7 SinglePage_layout.indd 13 1/26/071/25/07 3:40:223:22:54 PMPM PARTNERS Racial Justice and Immigrant Rights Program New York City Speak Up! Act Up! Forum For a New America AALDEF Venue New York University Law School DRUM Breakthrough’s Racial Justice and of immigrants in society. Since 9/11, the American-Arab Anti-Discrimina-

2003-2005 tion Committee Immigrant Rights Program seeks to “criminalization” of the immigrant iden- The New York City: Speak Up! Act Up! Forum For a New New Immigrant Community create public support for fair immigration tity in the name of national security has America, co-sponsored by The Center for Human Rights Empowerment policies in the United States. Through our increased the number of detentions and and Global Justice, New York University Law School, was National Immigration Forum innovative use of media and education, deportations. More than 1 million people held on April 10, 2004, with 300 participants. The New New York Immigration Coalition

Breakthrough aims to lessen fear and have been deported from the U.S. since York forum featured speakers from the ACLU, Rock the NEW YORK CITY Rock the Vote hostility towards immigrants and build 1996, many of them legal residents. The Vote and The National Latina Institute for Reproductive Youth Organizers United Arab American Family Support bridges across religious and ethnic com- human rights consequences of these Health. The Forum, MC’d by comedian Tissa Hami, Center munities. The program raises awareness policies have been the destruction of featured comedian Nasry Malak and spoken word SAKHI for South Asian Women about the importance of civic engage- families and communities, increased artists from Urban Word and the Blackout Arts Collective. ment, voter registration and fair immigra- poverty, decreased or no access to PARTNERS tion policies that protect human rights. education and health care, and an Chicago Cafe APTP (Albany Park Theater overall erosion of democratic values. It Speak Up! Act Up! Forum For a New America Project) In the United States, race, religion and is essential that the ﬂ awed immigration Venue The Hothouse Chicago Multicultural Youth citizenship status have become the ba- system be repaired while including immi- Project South Asian Progressive sis of intense debates about the position grant communities in the dialogue. The Speak Up! Act Up! Chicago Forum on September 16 USA: IMMIGRANT RIGHTS PROGRAM

CHICAGO Action Coalition & 18, 2004, presented a mix of speakers and entertainers Illinois Coalition of Immigrant who brought attention to a range of issues including civil and Refugee Rights liberties, reproductive rights, the importance of political Center for New Community participation and inequalities in minority and immigrant Muslim Civil RIghts Center Speak Up! Act Up! communities in New York, collaborated with Badmash, the ANNUAL access to education. The Coalition of African, Asian, REPORT For a New America Chicago and Houston. Each popular comic artist’s collective, European, Latino, Immmigrants 15 14 of Illinois (CAAELII) ANNUAL forum’s presentations and work- to create four cartoon strips that Houston REPORT shops incorporated ﬁ lm, art, were widely distributed. Words for Peace 3 Incite Change: Speak Up! Act Up! APPNA GHAR Breakthrough’s national immi- Mango Tribe grant youth and civic engage- theater, music, live perform- for a New America Venue Diverseworks Artspace ment initiative entitled Speak ances and receptions. As a vital PARTNERS Voices Breaking Boundaries Up! Act Up! For a New America element of this initiative, Break- PROGRAM RIGHTS IMMIGRANT USA: In the Speak Up! Act Up! Forum on September 24, 2004 in Heartland Arts Fund engaged young people in the through organized extensive Houston, Breakthrough partnered with ‘Voices Breaking Diverseworks voter education and registration elective process leading up to Boundaries’ to present an evening of political perform- Mid-America Arts Alliance drives across New York City in a the 2004 Presidential election. ance, poetry, reading, video, movement and music, all National Endowment for the Arts HOUSTON KPFT Paciﬁ ca Radio 90.1 FM Breakthrough convened three variety of cultural spaces. of which were used to bring current political realities to Houston Indymedia public forums in partnership with the public and to mobilize immigrant and margin- Project Row Houses Breakthrough worked with Pro local organizations, bringing alized groups to actively participate in the electoral Copy.com together people from diverse Media and Lariat Solutions to process. create a communications campaign along with Speak UP! Act UP! The goal of the campaign “Laff it Up and Vote!” was to create a space for young Venue Joe’s Pub at the Public Theater voices in the national media. The partnerships led to cover- As part of the Imagine Festival of the Arts, Issues and Ideas, Breakthrough brought together Arab and South age in a variety of national, local 2003-2005 Asian comedians to encourage their communities to ‘get and ethnic press, including CNN, out and vote’. The comedy night featured Vidur Kapur, NPR, Asian America and TV Asia, Dean Obeidalla, Aladdin and Vijai Nathan. The well- and The Chronicle of Higher known comedians had the audience laughing to quips Education. Breakthrough also about a range of issues relating to electoral politics, immigration policy, religion, U.S perceptions of Muslim/ Eastern gender roles and reproductive sexuality.

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BT_annual_report_v3.indd 8 SinglePage_layout.indd 15 1/26/071/25/07 3:40:243:23:00 PMPM Workshop Highlights Human Rights Education In the United States US Human Rights Network Human Rights and Media Making Building Human Rights Culture (New York, March, 2005) (Atlanta, November, 2005) Breakthrough facilitated this workshop 2003-2005 Breakthrough regularly conducted and served as a platform to discuss At the Bi-Annual Conference of the US for Manhattan Neighborhood Network’s interactive educational work- racial justice as a human rights Human Rights Network, Breakthrough Youth Channel group. The workshop shops as a part of the Racial concern; to explore the conducted a workshop for 30 community sparked an intense discussion about the

USA: EDUCATION Justice and Immigrant Rights concepts of intersectionality, leaders and funders that explored com- creative uses of media for a human rights program. These workshops indivisibility and universality; and munication strategies to address racial agenda. The group was able to use the made use of lessons and activi- to think about racial justice and justice through a human rights lens. After skills they learned and the concepts ties from the Combating Racism harmony beyond the deﬁ ned a screening of Bringing Durban Home: discussed to produce documentaries Together curriculum black-white dichotomy. Combating Racism Together, the group which were later aired on cable tel- brainstormed messages and slogans that evision. showed the connections between criminal justice and immigration policy.

From 2003 - 2005 Breakthrough conducted more than 50 nationwide workshops and presentations in schools and colleges.

ANNUAL Workshops and Presentations REPORT 17 16 Stony Brook University, Wagner Center ANNUAL REPORT Combating Theatre Racism Together: Breakthrough: Music for Peace and Human Rights A Human Rights Education Brown University Resource Mainstreaming Visions for Women’s Human Rights

Breakthrough devel- New School, Tishman Auditorium oped this study guide Music for Social Change- Global Kids to bring human rights Annual Leadership Conference education into the Prospect Heights High School classroom. It discusses Maya, Screening at Global Kids after concepts of universality, indivisibil- school program ity and intersectionality; includes a The Minisink Town House Community contextual section on racial and

Center EDUCATION USA: ethnic discrimination; and discus- Music, Media and Messages of sion questions, resources and ideas Human Dignity for action. Combating Racism Manhattan Neighborhood Network Together also provides background Human Rights and Media Making 2003-2005 information on the UN system, its relevance to the US and important Millennium High School UN documents. Human Rights and Media Making US Human Rights Network Building Human Rights Culture Value Families postcards comic strips.

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From 2003 - 2005 Breakthrough conducted more than 50 nationwide workshops and presentations in schools and colleges.

BT_annual_report_v3.indd 9 SinglePage_layout.indd 17 1/26/071/25/07 3:40:263:23:13 PMPM A Closer Look at Some of the Films Friends of Breakthrough Phir Milenge (We’ll Meet Again) This is the story of a young, successful career woman who loses her job due to her HIV 2003-2005 status. The film explores the subtleties of human relations by showcasing the struggle of a girl to fi ght for her rights against all odds. It Celebrating is the fi rst Bollywood fi lm to spread awareness Human Rights about HIV/AIDS and to convey the message that people living with HIV/AIDS need an A Benefi t for opportunity to realize their dreams. Breakthrough Khamosh Pani (Silent Waters) Set in Pakistan in 1979, On Thursday November 10, 2005, Breakthrough held its the era when General fi rst benefi t gala at The Puck Building in New York City. Zia-ul-Haq took control Steve Coll, a Pulitzer Prize winning author and and stoked the fi res of former managing editor of The Washington Post was Islamic nationalism, the evening’s keynote speaker. Comedian Vidur this fi lm tells the story

USA: THE SOUTH ASIA HUMAN RIGHTS FILM Kapur, whose accolades include spots on MTV, NBC’s of Ayesha, a Muslim “Last Comic Standing” and PBS’s “Asian America,” enter- 2004 & 2005 woman who survives tained the crowd. There was a special musical perform- on her late husband’s ANNUAL ance by Salman Ahmad, founder of South Asia’s biggest Using the powerful medium of pension, by teaching REPORT rock band, Junoon, and Dave Sharma, cast-member of 19 18 cinema to create awareness, young girls the Koran ANNUAL Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Bombay Dreams. Dancing REPORT encourage dialogue and initiate and by investing her Sabiha Sumar, director followed with DJ Rekha, named one of the most infl u- action on human rights, Break- of Khamosh Pani with hopes in her beloved Mallika Dutt ential South Asians in the United States by Newsweek through collaborated with the son Saleem. But, when Keynote speaker Steven Coll magazine. Asia Society and Syracuse University Saleem takes up with a group of Islamic fun- to present the annual South Asia damentalists just as a group of Sikh pilgrims A spectacular live auction was conducted by Rahul Human Rights Film Festival in come to town, Ayesha’s haunted past turns Kadakia of Christie’s. Winners went home with items February 2004 and March 2005. her present life upside down. such as a three night stay in Amansura, Cambodia; a The three-day festivals showcased one week stay in an Umbrian farmhouse in Italy; a classi- a series of dynamic, full-length Search for Freedom cally embroidered sari created by two of India’s leading feature fi lms and documentaries This documentary fi lm explores the personal fashion designers, Abu Jani and Sandeep Khosla; and by well-known directors and lives of four Afghan women, who are based an exquisite oil on canvas created exclusively for Break- independent filmmakers from in Pakistan. Through a feminist lens, this fi lm through by acclaimed Indian artist Paresh Maity. India, Pakistan, Nepal, Sri Lanka, portrays how the lives of these women were Comedian Vidur Kapur Bangladesh and the South Asian affected by the political and social turmoil in Diaspora. The fi lms addressed Afghanistan, from the 1920’s to the present Rhythms, a Benefi t for Breakthrough

contemporary human rights day. Search for Freedom features Princess GALA BENEFIT Featuring Talvin Singh and Ramesh Mishra issues such as regional conﬂ ict, Shaﬁ qa Saroj, who is the youngest sister of the

HIV/AIDS, women’s and immi- King Amanullah (1919-1929), Mairman Khadija 2003-2005 Talvin Singh, a virtuoso tabla player and one of the pioneers of Parveen, who is the fist woman to sing on grant’s rights and the plight of the Asian Underground music scene, along with Ramesh Mishra, indigenous peoples. Afghan Radio, Mohsina, a survivor of a Tali- world renowned Sarangi player used their musical talents to help ban massacre and Sohaila, a medical student promote human rights at Breakthrough’s April 9, 2004 house who played a key role in the establishment of concert beneﬁ t held at the Chandra residence. secretive schools during the Taliban rule. Talvin Singh

SinglePage_layout.inddBT_annual_report_v3.indd 18 10 1/26/07 3:40:34 PM 1/25/07 3:23:54 PM A Closer Look at Some of the Films Friends of Breakthrough Phir Milenge (We’ll Meet Again) This is the story of a young, successful career woman who loses her job due to her HIV 2003-2005 status. The film explores the subtleties of human relations by showcasing the struggle of a girl to fi ght for her rights against all odds. It Celebrating is the fi rst Bollywood fi lm to spread awareness Human Rights about HIV/AIDS and to convey the message that people living with HIV/AIDS need an A Benefi t for opportunity to realize their dreams. Breakthrough Khamosh Pani (Silent Waters) Set in Pakistan in 1979, On Thursday November 10, 2005, Breakthrough held its the era when General fi rst benefi t gala at The Puck Building in New York City. Zia-ul-Haq took control Steve Coll, a Pulitzer Prize winning author and and stoked the fi res of former managing editor of The Washington Post was Islamic nationalism, the evening’s keynote speaker. Comedian Vidur this fi lm tells the story

BT_annual_report_v3.indd 10 SinglePage_layout.indd 19 1/26/071/25/07 3:40:343:23:54 PMPM Workshops NGOs/Partnerships Mallika Dutt Through targeted workshops A total of 380 NGOs including Executive Director ranging in subject matter from partners and other human rights

2003-2005 ‘Racial Justice and Human Rights’ groups from various countries to ‘Men in the Movement to End collaborated with Breakthrough Violence Against Women,’ Break- to support and promote the build- Mario D’Penha Sunita Menon through reached over 320 high ing of a human rights culture. INDIAProgram Coordinator Program Manager - Education & Training school and college students. Urvashi Gandhi Vani Periodi Program Coordinator Program Manager Breakthrough Products Anuja Ghosalkar Priyanka Sarkar Conferences Program Coordinator Program Coordinator Multi-media educational materi- Sabrina Singh

USA: AUDIENCES REACHED Sonali Khan Through a variety of discussion als, including curriculum, music Director of Communications Program Assistant topics including women’s rights, albums, and videos, were dissem- racial justice, and detention inated to schools, colleges, Alika Khosla Rajinder Singh Rawat and deportation, Breakthrough’s neighborhood groups and other Associate Director Ofﬁ ce Assistant participation at conferences relevant institutions. A total of Pushkar Kirola reached 4,900 individuals. 34,000 copies of various media Accountant products were distributed. Carly Fox Sandy Shin Public Events Program Coordinator - Education & Training Program Associate Film Festivals USAEllen Luo Louis Spitzer ANNUAL Breakthrough facilitated numer- Development Associate Technology Communications Director REPORT ous public events reaching 4,130 Breakthrough reached an 21 20 Farah Malik Crissy Spivey ANNUAL individuals. audience of 10,800 through the Program Coordinator Program Associate REPORT screening of media products at Madhuri Mohindar Amy Robinson ﬁ lm festivals. Program Associate Education Intern Internet Audiences Reached

Breakthrough’s website wel- BOARD OF TRUSTEES (INDIA) ADVISORY BOARD (INDIA) comed over 3.6 million unique Abhijeet Chatterjee Micky Bhatia Sangita Jindal visitors. Bishakha Datta Rahul Bose Pankaj Pachauri Benu Kumar Anjali Gopalan Pramila Phatarphekar Gaurav Mazumdar Indira Jaising MediaBreakthrough reached an estimated 190 million audience through various media. BOARD OF DIRECTORS (USA) ADVISORY BOARD (USA) Nasser A. Ahmad Salman Ahmad Mary Robinson Geoffrey H. Coll Bill Bragin Kathy Sreedhar Dorothy Q. Thomas MEDIA COVERAGE IN USA Tula Goenka Gillian Cadwell Michael Hirschhorn Alan Jenkins Shyama Venkateswar L. Camille Massey Sarah Jones Print Radio/Internet Television Joanne Sandler Mira Nair ARE WE WHO India Abroad Ms.com CNN Diane Dwyer Scanlon DJ Rekha India Today USAToday.com Oxygen 2003-2005 Ode Magazine WNYC Worldlink TV Desi Talk Brian Lehrer Show PBS FORMER STAFF The Chronicle of Higher NPR TV Asia Rohena Gera Charlotte Lapsansky Devaki Nambiar Radhika Singh Education KPFT Radio Paciﬁ ca Nausheen Iqbal Monica Mody Vidya Shah The New York Times Wisconsin Public Radio

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BT_annual_report_v3.indd 11 SinglePage_layout.indd 21 1/26/071/25/07 3:40:353:23:55 PMPM Support In Kind/Pro Bono Donors INDIA Revenue Expenses EMpower Alliance Francaise The Ford Foundation Angelica Ruasso Interest Income 1,930 63,666 Program Royalties 1,742 11,508 Administrative The Global Fund for Women Marc Albertin Individual Contributions 261

2003-2005 Foundation/ UN Grants 73,899 2003 SUPPORTERS GTZ (German Technical Cooperation) Café Spice $75,174 Jacob & Hilda Blaustein Foundation Cards4U 2003 $77,832 Levi Strauss Foundation Crossword Mama Cash Depali Bhanot Newman’s Own Foundation India Habitat Centre Open Society Institute Interest Income 5,020 117,213 Program Indian Airlines Royalties 1,389 20,313 Administrative OXFAM/NOVIB Individual Contributions 326 JACIC (Jindal Arts Creative Foundation/ UN Grants 137,247 Royal Netherlands Embassy $137,526 Interaction Centre) 2004 Shaler Adams Foundation 2004 The Jindal South West Foundation $173,982 Sigrid Rausing Trust The Sister Fund LeBoeuf, Lamb Green and Starry Night Fund of the Tides Foundation MacRae, LLP Third Millennium Foundation McCann Erickson Product Sales 745 262,515 Program Interest Income 3,527 31,371 Administrative Unitarian Universalist Holdeen India Program Park Hotel Royalties 422 Foundation / UN Grants 294,845 United Nations Development Fund Sanjay Kantu $293,886 2005 for Women (UNIFEM) To the Beat Productions 2005 $299,538 Virginia Wellington Cabot Universal Studio Foundation William Poppe ANNUAL Lakshmi & Sandy Chandra REPORT 23 22 DJ Rekha ANNUAL REPORT

USA Revenue Expenses

Other income 398 84,772 Program Interest & Investment 375 14,750 Administrative Breakthrough Beneﬁ t 2005 Sale 2,405 4,198 Fundraising Special event income 12,788 Individual contributions 2,039 $103,719 2003 2003 Foundation grants 126,228 Co-Chairs Supporting Circle Ferial & Wahid Hamid Amy Jedlicka $144,232 Patricia & Madhav Dhar The Gilder Foundation The Jindal Foundation Mona & Ravi Sinha Le Boeuf, Lamb, Greene & Rachel & Jaideep Khanna McRae, LLP Seema & Somesh Khanna Interest & Investment 1,460 293,710 Program Committee Members The Kathwari Foundation Sylvia Pedder Khanna & Sale 4,784 39,854 Administrative Marie Bitetti & Sandip Sen Ajay Khanna Individual contributions 18,512 27,047 Fundraising Citibank Nandini & Adil Nathani Foundation grants 271,285 Marissa Benetsky STATEMENTS FINANCIAL DiMaio Ahmad Capital Diane Dwyer Scanlon & Teresa Clarke $360,611 2004 Ferial & Wahid Hamid Patricia & Madhav Dhar Sophie Black 2004 $296,041 Amy Jedlicka Fairﬁ eld Greenwich Group Rohini Verma & Ranjit Kohli Mira Kamdar Michael Hirschhorn & Seema & Somesh Khanna Jimena Martinez L. Camille Massey & Gillie Holme Atul Khanna Nandini & Adil Nathani The Options Group Interest & Investment 1,426 299,608 Program Anuradha & Nilesh Navlakha Mandira & Rahul Rana Sale 1,562 61,636 Administrative Rana Quraishi Shaiza Rizavi & Jon Friedland Special event income 183,629 19,800 Fundraising Shaiza Rizavi & Jon Friedland Pia & Shantanu Roychowdhury In-kind contribution 40,028

Corporations 28,000 2003-2005 Reshma M. Saujani Mona & Ravi Sinha $381,044 2005 Sumana Setty Hasan & Raazia Chandoo Individual contributions 15,122 Foundation grants 859,450 Rohini Verma & Ranjit Kohli The Global Fund for Children 2005 $1,129,217

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USA Revenue Expenses

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