Promoting Action Against Discrimination, Abuse and Violence of Women

SOCIAL MAPPING STUDY REPORT

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Contents

I - Background and Methodology

1.1 Violence against Women: Situation at a Glance 1.2 Project Background 1.3 Objective of the Research Study 1.4 Study Methodology 1.4.1 Study Tasks 1.4.2 Preparation for Data collection

II – Exploring Situations and Way Forward: Uttar Pradesh

2.1 Demographics of Study Districts 2.2 District-wise information on key stakeholders to counter Violence against women

District: Lucknow District: Saharanpur District: Muzaffarnagar District: Varanasi District: Kanpur District: Gorakhpur District: Gautam Budha Nagar

III – Exploring Situations and Way Forward: Karnataka

3.1 Demographics of Study Districts 3.2 District-wise information on key stakeholders to counter Violence against women

District: Bangalore District: Dakshin Kannada District: Gulbarga District: Shimoga District: Koppal District: Udupi District: Tumkur

CHAPTER I BACKGROUND AND METHODOLOGY

1.1 Violence against Women: Situation at a Glance

The United Nations defines violence against women as any act of gender-based violence that results in, or is likely to result in, physical, sexual or mental harm or suffering to women, including threats of such acts, coercion or arbitrary deprivation of liberty, whether occurring in public or in private life. According to a UN press report two third of married Indian women are victims of domestic violence and each incident of domestic violence leads to the loss of seven working days for a woman in a country like India. Seventy percent of married Indian women between the age of 15 and 49 years are proven victims of incidences like rape, beating, forced or coerced sex (United Nation Population Fund Report).

There has been increasing concern about violence against women in general, and domestic violence in particular, since last two decades. Not only has domestic violence been acknowledged worldwide as a violation of basic human rights, but an increasing amount of research highlights the health burdens, intergenerational effects, and demographic consequences of such violence (United Nations, 19971; Kishor and Johnson, 20062).

Violence against Women (VAW) is rooted in gender inequality and that whether in homes or outside, it reflects the power structures in society which relegate the status of women to be only after that of men. Its starting point is, thus, to deal with conditions that systematically deny women their lives, health, rights, choices, and power in the family. There are many forms of violence against women, including sexual, physical, or emotional abuse by an intimate partner; physical or sexual abuse by family members or others; sexual harassment and abuse by authority figures (such as teachers, police officers or employers); trafficking for forced labour or sex; and such traditional practices as forced or child marriages, dowry- related violence; and honour killings, when women are murdered in the name of family honour. Systematic sexual abuse in conflict situations is another form of violence against women.

Although women may be victims of any of the general crimes, the incidences which are directed specifically against women are characterized as ‘Crime against Women’. National Crime Records Bureau for the year 2007 reveals an increase in almost all types of crimes against women over the years. The crime head-wise details of reported crimes during 2003 to 2007 along with the percentage variation are presented in the table below.

1 United Nations. 1997. Report of the Fourth World Conference on Women, Beijing, 4-15 September 1995. Beijing, China: United Nations 2 Kishor, S. and K. Johnson. 2006. Reproductive health and domestic violence: Are the poorest women uniquely disadvantaged? Demography Vol. 43(2):293-307

1 Cases of Violence against Women in India Crime Head Year Percentage 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 variation in 2007 over 2006 1 Rape 15847 18233 18359 19348 20737 7.2 2 Kidnapping & Abduction 13296 15578 15750 17414 20416 17.2 3 Dowry Deaths 6208 7026 6787 7618 8093 6.2 4 Torture 50703 58121 58319 63128 75930 20.3 5 Molestation 32939 34567 34175 36617 38734 5.8 6 Sexual Harassment 12325 10001 9984 9966 10950 9.9 7 Importation of Girls 46 89 149 67 61 -9.0 9 Immoral Traffic Prevention Act 5510 5748 5908 4541 3568 -21.4 8 Indecent representation of 1043 1378 2917 1562 1200 -23.2 women (Prohibition) Act 10 Dowry Prohibition Act 2684 3592 3204 4504 5623 24.8 Total 140601 154333 155553 164765 185312 12.5 Source: NCRB Report- Crime in India-2007

The cases of violence against women have increased in 2007 by 12.5% over 2006 and by 31.8% over 2003. The crimes under Indian Penal Code (IPC) have accounted for 94.4% of total crimes and the rest 5.6% crimes were under the Special and Local Laws (SLL). The data indicates that proportion of IPC crimes committed against women has increased continually from 7.6% in 2003 to 8.8% during 2007 (NCRB Report 2007).

Source: NCRB Report- Crime in India-2007

2 According to NFHS –III (2005-06), 34 % of women aged between 15-49 years have experienced violence at any time in their life since the age of 15. Among these majority of women have experienced violence in the 12 months preceding the survey. Violence can be physical or sexual. Slapping is the most commonly reported act of physical violence. Women’s experience of the different types of violence varies greatly by state. In all states, however, physical violence alone tends to be the most common form of violence. Sexual violence rarely occurs without physical violence.

Violence against women is putting a huge strain on a nation's social and legal services and leads to heavy loss of productivity. This highlights the gravity of the situation and need of concerted effort at all levels. India has taken decisive steps to prevent domestic abuse against women in recent times through section 498 A, and the new domestic violence act of 2005 (PWDV Act). The act gives any person who believes that a woman is being subjected to torture, the right to file a complaint, and instructs that "The first hearing be held within three days after the complaint has been filed and the case be disposed within a period of 60 days of the first hearing".

For the purposes of this Act, any act, omission or commission or conduct of the respondent shall constitute domestic violence in case it – (a) harms or injures or endangers the health, safety, life, limb or well-being, whether mental or physical, of the aggrieved person or tends to do so and includes causing physical abuse, sexual abuse, verbal and emotional abuse and economic abuse; or (b) harasses, harms, injures or endangers the aggrieved person with a view to coerce her or any other person related to her to meet any unlawful demand for any dowry or other property or valuable security; or (c) has the effect of threatening the aggrieved person or any person related to her by any conduct mentioned in clause (a) or clause (b); or (d) otherwise injures or causes harm, whether physical or mental, to the aggrieved person.

Rights recognized under the PWDVA The PWDVA recognizes a woman’s right to live in a violence free home. The right to reside has been given statutory recognition under the law (Section 17). This guards against the illegal dispossession of women from the shared household. A woman who has faced domestic violence from the respondent is entitled to reliefs under this law.

Infrastructure made available under the law The implementing authority of this law is the Protection Officer. A Protection Officer works under the supervision of the court and is vested with the responsibility of facilitating an aggrieved woman’s access to the court and assisting the court in discharging its functions.

Service providers engaged in providing services, to women are to be registered under the Act. By registering under this law, service providers attain the status of public officers. The State is to notify medical facilities and shelter homes which cannot refuse to provide services to aggrieved women. Police are bound to provide information on this law to women approaching them with complaints of domestic violence. This is

3 in addition to their duties to register complaints under criminal law. The court may also order the police to assist Protection Officers in discharging their functions.

Courts empowered to deal with applications An aggrieved woman or the Protection Officer on her behalf may file an application for reliefs to a Magistrate. Section 26 provides that an application under this Act can also be filed in pending proceedings affecting the aggrieved woman. Prior to filing an application, an aggrieved woman can record her complaint of domestic violence in the form of a ‘Domestic Incident Report’ (“DIR”). A DIR may be recorded by the Protection Officer or by any Service Provider. A DIR may be attached to the application for reliefs. A magistrate shall consider any DIR’s filed at the time of deciding on reliefs to be granted.3

1.2 Project Background

Violence against women is a major public health problem and a violation of human rights. Violence against Women in India is linked directly to their subordinate status in society. Most women exist in a continued state of disempowerment. Anti-woman attitudes in culture, traditions, social norms and religion have institutionalised the lowly position of women in society as silent victims of violence and abuse. A lack of access to education and opportunity, and low social status in communities are linked to and aggravates the violence against women.

Breakthrough, an innovative, high impact international human rights organization work on several issues including violence against women, sexuality and HIV/AIDS, racial justice and immigrant rights using media and education to transform public attitudes and advance equality, justice and dignity. Presently the organization intends to work towards promoting action against discrimination, abuse and violence of women. The project focuses in 3 states namely Uttar Pradesh, Karnataka, and Maharashtra. It envisage to do so by creating an enabling environment to reduce violence against women, especially those facing social exclusion and promoting them to access their rights.

Goal: Women who are in vulnerable situations live a life free of violence

Purpose: Create enabling environment to reduce violence against women, especially those facing social exclusion, promoting them to access their rights.

The project specifically aims to increase knowledge and access to the Domestic Violence Act and law and more support from family and community for women, especially those facing social exclusion. Besides, it also aims to increase capacity of CBOs, NGOs to promote and support an enabling environment and reduce violence against women and social exclusion and to foster partnerships with local government bodies, NGOs, and CBOs.

3 Adapted from First Monitoring & Evaluation Report 2007 on the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act 2005-by LCWRI & UNIFEM

4 1.3 Objective of the Research Study

The objective of the present study is to conduct social mapping of key stakeholders who can promote and expand community awareness on violence against women (VAW) or strengthen community level action on VAW (domestic violence, HIV/AIDS and its intersection)in the selected districts in the states of Uttar Pradesh and Karnataka. The study further intends to identify potential social actors who are willing to partner with the initiative for VAW.

For the purpose of programme activities the study involved seven districts each in the states of Uttar Pradesh and Karnataka. These are:

Uttar Pradesh: Lucknow, Saharanpur, Muzzafarnagar, Varanasi, Kanpur, Gorakhpur, GautamBudh Nagar Karnataka: Bangalore, Dakshin Kannada, Gulbarga, Shimoga, Koppal, Udupi, Tumkur

1.4 Study Methodology

The study adopted social mapping technique to identify key stakeholders who can promote and expand community awareness on violence against women (VAW) or strengthen community level action on VAW (domestic violence, HIV/AIDS and its intersection). For the purpose of the study target audiences are categorized as follows:

a. Local NGOs b. Educational Institutions c. Individuals/ Influential leaders d. Government bodies; officers

1.4.1 Study Tasks

The research task proposed for the assignment followed the basics of triangulation at every stage. The detailed tasks for the study are mentioned below:

a) Secondary Data Reconnaissance At the first stage a secondary review was carried out which comprised of referring to documents related to objectives of the study. The Secondary data reconnaissance helped in providing a brief overview of the district level scenario in identifying social boundary actors who can promote and expand community awareness on violence against women (VAW) or strengthen community level action on VAW (domestic violence, HIV/AIDS and its intersection). During secondary data assessment an attempt was also made to identify few key informants who can provide references for possible institutional, social and media actors for mapping exercise.

5 b) Listing of Potential Institutional/Individual Actors Secondary data reconnaissance was followed by actual mapping exercise which involved listing of all potential Institutional and individual actors of society which included local NGOs, educational Institutions, individuals/ influential leaders, and government bodies; officers.

i. Categories for Social Mapping NGOs

INSTITUTIONS  Educational institutions (universities/ colleges/ pvt etc)  Medical facilities/ hospitals

INDIVIDUALS  Protection Officers  Legal providers/ lawyers  Police  Opinion leaders in any field Well known personalities/ writers/ artist/  Lecturers from college/ university/women welfare department etc  Media, journalist who can write stories  Politician

ii. Criteria for Social Mapping for Key Social Actors

For the purpose of social mapping some guidelines has been set for collecting data on the available organizations in different districts of Uttar Pradesh and Karnataka. It was decided to incorporate those organizations that have been working for at least last three years, have a minimum of 10 permanent staff and have strong community presence.

Criteria for Mapping of NGOs 1. More than 3 years of experience 2. At least 10 permanent staff 3. Community based work/ grass root presence 4. Networking and partnerships at grass root 5. Thematic areas of operation i. Gender and HIV ii. Women issues iii. Domestic violence iv. Women’s rights v. Dalit women’s rights vi. Legal rights vii. Adolescent issues viii. SHG’s or women’s collective

6 ix. Women health x. Environment xi. Livelihood xii. Agriculture xiii. Factory Workers Rights xiv. Crafts xv. Water And Sanitation xvi. Primary Education

In addition to NGOs, mapping also included educational institutions and individuals who are working on issues related to women empowerment and women rights. The process for mapping of individuals involved identifying key influential persons that are knowledgeable about the issue in community. It included individuals like Protection Officers, Legal providers/ lawyers, Police, Opinion leaders in any field Well known personalities/ writers/ artist, Lecturers from college/ university/women welfare department etc., Media persons, journalist who can write stories and Politician who are willing to work for the betterment of women and have good rapport with community.

c) Screening and Consent Interviews of Potential Partners The screening of potential social actor in a district is carried out based on a set of criterion. The screening helped in identifying relevant partners which can be contacted to assess the willingness and capability of working at grass roots.

Criteria for conducting interview with NGOs 1. Strong community presence – for 100% interviews 2. Thematic match (70% interviews) and non thematic match (30% interviews)

The institutional level interviews were done to assess the capabilities of institutions, community members, advocates and media persons that can be partner to promote and expand community awareness on VAW or strengthen community level action on VAW (domestic violence, HIV/AIDS and its intersection).

1.4.2 Preparation for Data collection a) Briefing of Field Teams for Social Mapping: Before initiation of field work field teams were briefed about the study objectives and method to be adopted for social mapping exercise. b) Development of Tools for Interview: In-depth interview guidelines were developed to collect relevant information on shortlisted stakeholders. Separate guidelines were prepared for interview with different types of stakeholders. Thus tools for the interview included guidelines for interview with NGOs, educational institutions and individual.

7 c) Briefing of Field Teams for Interview: Training for field team to deliberate moderators on objective of the interview, tool to be used, and on expected data quality was scheduled for one day. Training was conducted at state level considering the language disparity.

8 CHAPTER II EXPLORING SITUATIONS AND WAY FORWARD: UTTAR PRADESH

2.1 Demographics of Study Districts

Uttar Pradesh is the most populous state in the country accounting for 16.4 per cent of the country’s population. It is also the fourth largest state in geographical area covering 9.0 per cent of the country’s geographical area, encompassing 2,94,411 square Kilometres and comprising of 83 districts, 901 development blocks and 112,804 inhabited villages. The density of population in the state is 473 person per square kilometres as against 274 for the country.

As per Census of India 2001 the population of Uttar Pradesh is 166,052,859 with 87,466,301 males and 78,586,558 females. With this proportion of male and female the sex ratio of the state comes out to be 898 in 2001 which is lower than the sex ratio 927 at national level. The sex ration for district selected for the study is depicted in the table below. Comparison of sex ratio with regard to previous decade reveals increase in number of females in proportion to males.

Sex Ratio in Selected District of Uttar Pradesh: State/District Sex Ratio 2001 Sex Ratio 1991 Uttar Pradesh 898 876 Lucknow 891 866 Muzaffarnagar 872 860 Saharanpur 868 851 Kanpur Dehat 856 836 Kanpur Nagar 869 832 Varanasi 908 890 Gorakhpur 959 924 Gautam Buddha Nagar 842 817

Literacy rate in Uttar Pradesh is 57.36 percent which is again lower than the national literacy rate of 65.38 percent in 2001. The literacy rate for females is reported 42.98 percent and for males is 70.23 percent and the national literacy rate for females is reported 54.16 percent and for males is 75.85 percent in 2001.

Literacy Rate: State/District 1991 2001 Persons Males Females Persons Males Females Uttar Pradesh 40.71 54.82 24.37 57.36 70.23 42.98 Saharanpur 42.11 53.85 28.10 62.61 72.26 51.42 Muzaffarnagar 44.00 56.63 29.12 61.68 73.11 48.63 Gautam Buddha Nagar 51.66 69.12 29.82 69.78 82.56 54.56 Lucknow 57.49 66.51 46.88 69.39 76.63 61.22 Kanpur Dehat 51.86 64.56 36.32 66.59 76.84 54.49

9 Kanpur Nagar 63.95 72.92 52.91 77.63 82.08 72.50 Gorakhpur 43.30 60.61 24.49 60.96 76.70 44.48 Varanasi 51.88 66.66 35.00 67.09 83.66 48.59 Note - Literacy rate is the percentage of literates to population aged 7 years and above

National Family Health Survey (2007) reveals that prevalence of women violence declines with education. Experience of physical or sexual violence is provably less among educated women. As the education increases, the cases of violence against women decrease. Owing to lower literacy rate incidence of violence against women the prevalence of physical or sexual violence is reported higher than 40 percent in Uttar Pradesh among married women (NFHS -3) against national figure 37 percent.

2.2 District-wise Information on Key Stakeholders to Counter Violence against Women

Saharanpur Muzaffar Nagar

Gautam Budha Nagar Lucknow Gorakhpur Kanpur Dehat and Kanpur Nagar

Varanasi

Location of Study Districts in Uttar Pradesh

The following section details the results of district wise mapping exercise carried out in the select districts of Uttar Pradesh.

10 DISTRICT: LUCKNOW

During mapping exercise around 89 NGOs were mapped in Lucknow district who were majorly working on women and child oriented issues like health awareness, education, women empowerment and female rights. Few of the NGOs specifically focus on counseling, advocacy and legal awareness on gender issues. Most the listed NGOs have strong ground presence and are working for last more than 3 years. Besides NGOs there are government officer such as CDPOs (9), DPO (1) and District Social Welfare Officer (2) who act as Protection officers; other individuals such as journalists, advocates; religious leaders; local newspapers; Health institutions and educational institutions who also work towards women empowerment and education.

At the next level of study few NGOs, educational institutions and individual were interviewed to ask for their willingness to be a potential partner with Breakthrough. Out of listed NGOs/ Institutions/ Individuals following agencies/ institution/ individual interviewed.

S.No NAME CATEGORY 1 AALI NGO 2 BETI NGO 3 Healthwatch Forum NGO 4 SAHYOG NGO 5 Lokayat Yuva Samuha NGO 6 Lucknow Network of People living with NGO HIV/AIDS 7 Mangalam NGO 8 MASVAW (Men’s Action to Stop Violence NGO Against Women) 9 Nav Jagirti Sewa Sansthan NGO 10 Navchetan NGO 11 Sajhi Duniya NGO 12 Smriti Aadhar (Social and Educational Society) NGO 13 Sahbhagi Shikshan Kendra NGO 14 Suraksha NGO 15 Utkarsh Gramoudyog NGO 16 Vatsalya NGO 17 Yuva Manch Samajik Sansthan NGO 18 Vighayan Foundation NGO 19 Mahila Sahayata Prakoshth Government 20 Lucknow University, Dpt. of Mass Educational Institute Communications and Journalism 21 Karamat Hussain Muslim Girls’ P.G. College Educational Institution 22 Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar Central Educational Institute University, Dpt. Of Law 23 National Botanical Research Institute Educational Institute

11 24 Times of India Journalist 25 Swatantra Bharat Journalist 26 Neeraj Tiwari Journalist 27 Rahat Times Journalist 28 Mr Dinesh Kumar(Social Worker) Individual 29 Mr Hari Aggarwal (Social Worker) Individual 30 Mr. Shiv Govind Trivedi Advocate Individual

The findings of detailed interview with each of the selected stakeholder are given at the end of the chapter.

DISTRICT: SAHARANPUR

Among the 59 listed key actors in Saharanpur there are 8 NGOs, 13 government run organizations i.e. Nari Niketan Kendra, Mahila Thana and Women Assistance Cell, Institutions working on issues of health and education. Apart from these there are individuals like District Probation officers, District Programme Officer (ICDS), advocates media persons, politicians and religious leaders who work for violence against women, women rights and legal issues. The complete list of mapped stakeholders is given in the annexure.

Initial phase of listing of stakeholders is followed by one-to-one interviews. Educational institutions namely Industrial Muslim Girls Inter College, Jain Girls’ Degree College and Munna Lal Girls’ Degree College have shown their willingness to join Breakthrough drive. Three advocates Ms. Monika Tyagi, Rajiv Ragvansi and Mr. Anwar Ali and one media person Mr. Shahid Zuberi are interviewed in individual capacity and they have shown their interest in working for the women rights. The complete list of interviewed NGOs/ institutions/ individuals is as follows:

S.No NAME CATEGORY 1 Parcham Jagrook Mahila Sansthan NGO 2 Disha Social Organization NGO 3 Yuva Saini Sabha NGO 4 Yuva Kalyan Samiti NGO 5 Nari Niketan Government 6 Mahila Thana Saharanpur Government 7 District Probation Officer Government 8 Women Assistance Cell Government 9 District Program Officer Government 10 Industrial Muslim Girls Inter College, Saharanpur Educational Institute 11 Jain Girls Degree College Educational Institute 12 Munna Lal Girls Degree College Educational Institute 13 Rajeev Ragvansi Advocate 14 Monika Tyagi Advocate 15 Anwar Ali Advocate 16 Mukesh Kumar Journalist 17 Mukesh Gupta Journalist

12 18 Subhas Aggarwal Journalist 19 Manoj Nakola Journalist 20 Shiv Mani Tyagi Journalist 21 Neeraj Kumar Journalist 22 Brij Mohan Moga Journalist 23 Devender Journalist 24 Vishesh Sharma (Sub-editor) Journalist 25 Umesh Sharma (Sr Reporter) Journalist 26 Chandra Shekhar Sharma Journalist 27 Rakesh Khatma (Circulation Head) Journalist 28 Mahesh (Reporter) Journalist 29 Sanjeev Gupta (Sr Reporter) Journalist 30 Prem Sagar Politician 31 Shaheed Zuberi (Editor/Advisor) Individual

The findings of detailed interview with each of the selected stakeholder are given at the end of the chapter.

DISTRICT: MUZAFFARNAGAR

In Muzaffarnagar district a total of 69 stakeholders including governments, non-government organizations, individuals such as advocates and media person are listed. Among these there are 12 NGOs, a women assistance cell, 2 health institutions (ICTC and PPTCT center run by government for HIV testing counseling and treatment), district probation officers, social welfare officer, and advocates. Most of the organizations are working in the district for more than 3 years and are have community presence. However Women Assistance Cell or Mahila Thana has become operational only since last one year. The complete list of mapped stakeholders is given in the annexure.

11 NGOs were shortlisted for in-depth interviews on the basis of their work experience, staff strength and thematic areas of operation. Almost all interviewed NGOs have shown their willingness to work in collaboration with Breakthrough Trust except Gramin Vikas Samiti. Anwar Saheed, Rajiv Sharma, Meenaxi Sharma, Vandana and Mumtaj, all advocates by profession are also willing to work with Breakthrough in their individual capacity.

S.No NAME CATEGORY 1 Azad Sewa Samiti NGO 2 Navodaya Lok Chetna Kalyan Samiti NGO 3 All India Women’s Conference NGO 4 Sharamik Sewa Kendra NGO 5 Nagarik Kalyan Sewa NGO 6 HELP CLUB NGO 7 Grameen Vikas Samiti NGO 8 Rashtriya Sewa Samiti NGO

13 9 Jan Kalyan Samiti NGO 10 Rashtriya Sewa Samiti NGO 11 Grameen Vikas Evam Manav Sewa Sansthan NGO 12 Anwar Shaheed Advocate 13 Rajiv Sharma Advocate 14 Meenaxi Sharma Advocate 15 Vandana Advocate 16 Mumtaj Advocate 17 Dr Meera Saxena Advocate 18 District Probation Officer Governnment 19 Women Assistance Cell Governnment 20 Atar Singh Ameen Politician 21 Rishipal Gautam Politician 22 Ram Beet Saini Journalist 23 Ashish Journalist 24 Ashwani Kumar Journalist 25 Sanjeev Sharma Journalist 26 Ghanshyam Saini Journalist 27 Neeraj Gupta Journalist 28 Satish Malik Journalist 29 Dinesh Parvar Journalist 30 Sunil Verma Journalist 31 Namin Kumar Counsellor 32 Vinod Kumar Counsellor

The findings of detailed interview with each of the selected stakeholder are given at the end of the chapter.

14 DISTRICT: VARANASI

During mapping exercise in Varanasi district a total of 65 key actors has been listed. Among these there are NGOs, goverment bodies, media agencies, educational institutions, polician, advocates and journalists. Some of the NGOs are operating from Choundali. Almost all the NGOs are operational in the district since last 10 years except for District network of PLHA (Banaras and Choundali) which has been formed 3 years back. The complete list of mapped stakeholders is given in the annexure.

Few of the listed NGOs were selected for in-depth interviews. Apart from the NGOs an educational institution Mahatma Gandhi Kashi Vidya Peeth and two advocates were also interviewed. Selected NGOs majorly work towards addressing HIV/AIDS, legal rights of women and PLHA, women empowerment, SHG formation and trainings. The names of interviwed stakeholders are as follows:

S.No NAME CATEGORY 1 Gramanchal Sewa Samiti NGO 2 Human Welfare Association NGO 3 Banaras Network of People Living with HIV/AIDS NGO 4 Mahila Samakhya NGO 5 National Council of Development Communication NGO 6 Manav Sansadhan Evam Mahila Vikas Sansthan NGO 7 Shri Sachchidanand Shikshan Sansthan NGO 8 Shushrusha Samiti NGO 9 Dr. Shambhunath Sodh Sansthan NGO 10 Samvedna NGO 11 Forth Estate Network NGO 12 Women Police Station Government 13 Probation and Protection Officer Government 14 Ms. Noor Fatima Advocate 15 Shree Guruvinder Singh Advocate 16 Dipika Singh Advocate 17 Aman Journalist 18 Rudresh Kumar Singh Journalist 19 Abhay Yadav Journalist 20 Abhitav Singh Journalist 21 Ashok Journalist 22 Rakesh Sharma Journalist 23 Lok Nath Singh Journalist 24 Pramila Devi Social Worker 25 Uma Kishor Social Worker 26 Mahatma Gandhi Kashi Vidya Peeth Educational Institute 27 Banaras Hindu University Educational Institute

The findings of detailed interview with each of the selected stakeholder are given at the end of the chapter.

DISTRICT: KANPUR

In all 57 key social actors has been mapped in district Kanpur (including rural and urban) which includes 20 NGOs, government organizations such as State Women Ashram, Women Help Line and Police Station, government officers, media agencies and individuals.

On the basis of work undertaken by the agencies, their work experience and permanent human resources 28 (including 2 individuals) were selected for in-depth interviews. These are:

S.No NAME CATEGORY 1 Akhil Bhartiya Mahila Samiti (AIWC) NGO 2 Action for Women and Rural Develpoment NGO 3 Adhar NGO 4 Bharat Sewa Sansthan NGO 5 Hira Lal Siksha and Samaj Sewa Sasmiti NGO 6 Kshetriya Grameen Vikas Sansthan NGO 7 Mahila Shiksha Mandal NGO 8 Mahila Manch NGO 9 Mahila Utathan Samiti NGO 10 Mahila Kalyan & Swablamban Samiti NGO 11 Nirman Sewa Sansthan NGO 12 Mahila Jan Kalyan NGO 13 Nav Samaj Sewa Sansthan NGO 14 Sakhi Kendra NGO 15 Subhash Children Society NGO 16 Shiva Gramodyog Sewa Sansthan NGO 17 Kanpur Network of Positive People NGO 18 Rathore Shakti Sabha NGO 19 All India Women Conference NGO 20 District Project Officer Government 21 State Council Ashram Government 22 District Social Welfare Office Government 23 Women Police Station Government 24 District Probation Officer Government 25 CSJM University Educational Institution 26 Sahu Ji Maharaj University Educational Institution 27 Ms. Prabha Pandey Advocate 28 Sri Prabhat Kumar Sonkar Advocate

The findings of detailed interview with each of the selected stakeholder are given at the end of the chapter

16 DISTRICT: GORAKHPUR

Among the 71 listed key stakeholders in Gorakhpur district there were 11 NGOs. These organizations has diverse work domain ranging from health and HIV/AIDS to women oriented issues to agriculture and sustainable development. In addition to non-governmental organizations, Rajkiye Mahila Sanrakshan Girah is run by government which provides legal services towards violence against women. A women helpline through Women Police Station and Women Protection Home is also running in the district. Media agencies, journalist and religious leaders working on these issues were also mapped. The complete list is given in the annexure.

Few agencies were shortlisted on the basis of criteria set for conducting interviews. In all 12 organizations were considered for the interview. All organizations which were contacted for potential partnership have shown their interest in collaborating with Breakthrough Trust for working on violence against women. Sangeeta Prakash Tripathi, and Anita Aggarwal, both counselors are also interested in any initiative to curb women discrimination.

Following are the names of interviewed organizations:

S.No NAME CATEGORY 1 Gorakhpur Environmental Action Group NGO 2 Poorvanchal Nagar Evam Gram Vikas Sansthan NGO 3 Gramin Sewa Sansthan NGO 4 Manav Seva Sansthan NGO 5 Sainik Mahila Parshikshan Sansthan NGO 6 Rajkiye Mahila Sanrakshan Girah NGO 7 Daud Memorial Christian Gramin Vikas Samiti NGO 8 Mahila Samkhya NGO 9 Baba Ramkaran Das Grameen VIkas Samiti NGO 10 Grameen VIkas Samiti NGO 11 Probation and Protection Officer Government 12 Women Police Station Government 13 Sangeeta Prakash Tripathi Counsellor 14 Anita Aggarwal Counsellor 15 Binu Mishra Journalist 16 Rajkumar Journalist 17 Satish Chandra Journalist 18 Umesh Pathak Journalist 19 Amit Srivastava Journalist 20 Jitendra Kumar Journalist 21 Ajay Srivastava Journalist 22 Rohit Pandey Journalist 23 Nand Kumar Mishra Journalist 24 Ram Bachchan Prasad Journalist 25 S.K.Gupta Journalist

17 26 Hemant Tiwari Journalist 27 Sanjay Pandey Journalist 28 Ravendra Pratap Journalist

The findings of detailed interview with each of the selected stakeholder are given at the end of the chapter.

DISTRICT: GAUTAM BUDHA NAGAR

In all 80 stakeholders were listed in Gautam Budha Nagar district which included NGOs, health institutions, CDPO-Protection Officers, journalist and media agencies. The NGOs are working mainly on environmental issues, education, health; women and children.To assess the future potential collaborations interviews were conducted with following organizations.

S.No NAME CATEGORY 1 Helping Hands NGO 2 Babu Nath Memorial Health & Vocational Training Society NGO 3 Social and Development Research and Action Group NGO (SADRAG) 4 AROH Foundation NGO 5 SAIKIRPA NGO 6 Grameen Vikas Trust NGO 7 Vishwa Nirmala Prem Aashram NGO 8 Noida Lok Manch NGO 9 Centre for Science Development and Media Studies NGO 10 Nav Ratna Sanstha NGO 11 Nature Foundation (India) NGO 12 Women on Top NGO 13 IIM, Lucknow Educational Institute 14 Nirankar SIngh Journalist 15 Arvind Journalist 16 Jeetender Yadav Journalist 17 Arvind Prasad Journalist 18 Manoj Kumar Politician 19 Yogendra Mamgain Politician 20 Liyakat Ali Politician 21 Pramod Kumar Gautam Advocate 22 Hema Sharma Advocate 23 V.V. Giri National Labour Institute Government 24 Mahila Police Thana Government 25 M R Baba Individual 26 Usha Thakur Social Worker

18 DISTRICT LUCKNOW NGOS

Name of the NGO: Address: Association for Advocacy and Legal Initiatives (AALI) 407, Baijnath Road New Hyderabad Colony Lucknow - 226 006 Contact: Person Contacted for Interview: 91-522-2782066, 2782060, 09415343437 Renu Mishra (9415343437) E-mail: - [email protected] Number of Permanent staff: Number of years of work: 15 11 Geographical Area of Operation: Partners/Funders, If any: Lucknow Govt. of India (Social Welfare Dept.) Foreign Funders Refuse to give details Thematic Area of Operation: To strive for an egalitarian social system which recognizes Women as complete individuals and equal human beings, through proactive advocacy for women’s human rights AALI, a feminist legal advocacy and resource group with the mandate of addressing women’s issues within a rights perspective, has been working since 10thNovember 1998. Our key objectives are: To advocate and work for the issues and concerns of women, especially from minority and deprived communities. To undertake fact-findings, legal research and analyze policies on focused women’s rights issues particularly related to their right to choice. To take on the role of a legal support organization and resource centre with a feminist perspective for other women groups, collectives, organizations, institutions, and individuals. To create, publish and distribute material pertaining to women’s rights, issues and concerns. To provide legal and other required assistance to women especially abused women as well as initiate legal action and intervene in legal issues pertaining to right to choice and violence against women. To network and maintain links with other organization and women’s groups at all levels; national, regional and international on issues related to women. Narrative Description of Work: Enabling Access to Justice: Institutionalizing Responses to VAW: Since 2003, AALI has been intervening into cases related to violence against women particularly domestic violence, right to choice (in relationship) cases, including interventions at legal, social and individual level. The casework is undertaken by AALI with the perspective on issues of human rights violation encompassed in violence. Critical need to address these cases in order to ensure access to and exercise of human rights for women has been the pivotal force behind fierce independence of our casework unit. The specific activities being carried out by AALI’s case intervention unit are : 1. Registration of cases of individual survivors approaching the centre. 2.Legal counselling and arranging for legal aid if required 3.Arranging for medical aid, shelter and psychological counseling, wherever required 4.Independent investigation and fact finding in select cases 5.Regular Follow-up of cases 6.Regular follow-up of legal suits 7. Mediation with the survivor’s family with a feminist and women’s human rights approach, keeping the women’s viewpoint and decisions in the centre. 8. Drawing upon the alliance and networking of the alliance partners, especially amongst the State administration, police and judicial infrastructure to follow-through the cases. 9. Building a database of professionals, who are ready to provide professional services to the centre

19 Domestic Application of Human Right Instruments (DHARI): DAHRI is a training course (in Hindi) designed for individual defenders dealing with violations of women human rights as well as advocates of human rights, working at community and municipal levels. Objectives: •To enable a holistic understanding on universal standard and human rights. •To facilitate conceptual and practical clarity on the linkages between domestic law and application of human rights framework. •To enable a clear understanding and challenge of law, as a tool and space for change. •To enable an analysis of the barriers and challenges faced in the work undertaken on human rights violations, to contribute to the formulations of better interventions. •To structure a joint strategic plan for advocacy for structural reform to ensure fulfilment of human rights. Training Design: The DAHRI offers a four phase, five to six day residential training program which will be held at the interval of 2 to 3 months. •Justice, law and rationale of human rights (including equality, non-discrimination and normative standards of HR. •Criminal Law (General sections + children in conflict). •Laws related to Identity based discrimination. •Laws related to Caste based discrimination. •Law related to Violence against Women. •National Human Rights Institutes and implementation of international HR law. Governance (Right to information, National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, Public Distribution System, Panchayati Raj). Right to choice and Decision making in Sexual Relationships : To ensure the safe and effective exercise of right to choice, in an enabling environment which includes alternative sexual choices, the rights to enter or not into, during and to exit from relationships, without fear of violence, stigma and any other adverse repercussion AALI has undertaken a national initiative aimed at enabling a holistic response to the violations of the women’s right to choice and decision-making in sexual relationship (hetero or same sex) as well as to ensure ideological understanding of the issue. Along with the larger alliance emerging from this national initiative, AALI and other women human rights groups/individuals from different parts of India (viz. Haryana, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, West Bengal) have been working to establish this issue on the human rights agenda. The alliance recognizes the identification of varied manifestations of violations as critical to building a holistic understanding of the lived experiences of women. Publications: AALI has published several books on different issue related to women and child specially girl child and violence against women. Gender Policy : Organization has its own gender policy Key challenges: Consent: Organization has sufficient infrastructure to organize AALI is already working with BREAK THROUGH training etc. TRUST.

Name of the NGO: Address: Beti Foundation C – 842, H Road, Sec- C, Mahanagar, Lucknow-226006 Contact: Geographical Area of Operation: 0522-2334878 0522-2327355 Beside hills of Uttarakhand, Lucknow, Bahraich, Email – [email protected] Barabanki, Gonda, Lalitpur, Shavarvasti, Sitapur, [email protected] Varanasi website- www.betifoundation.in Number of Permanent Staff: 100 Number of years of work: 8 Partners/ Funders, if any: Person contacted: CASA, UHOP, CARE, AED, USAID, Ford Mr. Khajan Singh (Co-ordinator-Education) Foundation, Ratan Tata Foundation, DRID Thematic Area of Operation: Beti foundation tries to contribute to society without regular, political and social prevalence. The only motive of organization to try to improve the life of girl child, but when Beti is talking about improvement in the life of a girl child it means holistic developing of girl/ adolescent. Providing livelihood and vocational skill to supplement meagre earning is the main thrust area, a more arduous task is to get community and local panchayat involve in their own development. Narrative Description of Work:

Educational Project: Beti is devoted to girl education. There are so many girl child in the project, who never attended the school or they are dropout of schools at very early age. In UP girls are less likely for complete primary education than boys. It is estimated that 65% girls dropout for school before completing class VIII. BETI provides education through all the facilities for centre with the help of local people like good instructor, place for centre. Overall responsibility to run the centre is handling by Village Education Committee (VEC). Family Life Education: Beti foundation provides family life education to adolescent girls. These adolescent girls are told about different physical and biological changes that will happen in future life and how to deals with these changes without any fear. To avoid any misconception Beti call the mother of girl’s student during family life education. Residential education centre: These centre are residential, all cast per running the centre is bearded by Beti foundation which prepared by funding agencies, Beti collect girls from project area and take them away for their environment to an educational environment for a limited period they teach them according to the level of student and after attaining required level Beti conduct examination through National Open School of Education. On passing the examination they get a certificate which is accepted by all educational institution and girl child can continue their education through formal system. Women empowerment: There are many organizations with whom Beti is associated for women empowerment Like SEWA Lucknow the oldest relationship. There Chikankari, Croftwomen have enabled hundred of young girls to stand on there own feet. Through of residential centre and non residential centre Beti trained girls in different vocational training skill.

Women Rights: Beti create awareness through mass campaign about women right and legal issues among adolescent girl’s parents and influential person of the society. Beti is running on separate counselling centre in Bahraich with the help pf police department. They have a help line for needy women (help line no. 9839302030) through this help line police and Beti counsellor help affected party and try to solve their problem. Counselling centres organised weekly Kachari where all sexual harassment, domestic violence, dowry related violence are solved with the help

21 of counsellor. Police also refer the complaint to counselling centre giving full support to deal with the crime against women. If making all the effort both parties are not agree for mutual settlement then they can go to court through police where some motivated legal at provider give legal aid at very low cost and have their own network to help such type of women. Research: Professionals from Beti are also involved in research work particularly related to education. Before implementation of any project Beti carry out survey to build situational analyses and find out existing scenario and hurdles in community with respect to the specific aspect of the project Gender Policy: Beti has its own gender policy. They give preference to marginalised section of community particularly women. Key Challenges: Consent: They have sufficient infrastructure in their related field. Since they are not aware about the type of collaboration If they will decide to enter any other field if definitely with breakthrough they can decide to work with require infrastructure and information on the concerned breakthrough Trust once they get clear picture about topic. motive of collaboration.

Name of the NGO: Address: Healthwatch Forum C/o SAHAYOG A-240 Indira Nagar, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, 226016, India Contact: Person Contacted for Interview: 91 522 234-1319; 231-0747; 231-0860 Ms.Shakuntala Joshi (Astt. Coordinator) 09450649312 (09450649312) Number of Permanent staff: Number of years of work: 18 17 Geographical Area of Operation: Partners/Funders, If any: Lucknow , U.P. and Other States Refused Thematic Area of Operation: To serve north Indian states for advocacy and monitoring on reproductive health and rights.

Narrative Description of Work: Health watch Forum is a network active in several north Indian states for advocacy and monitoring on reproductive health and rights. Health watch Forum maintains the Reproductive health List serve which is used by advocates and concerned civil society members to communicate about maternal and reproductive health and rights across India. SAHAYOG is anchoring the secretariat of Health watch Forum. Within UP, Health watch Forum has been active in case documentation and case work on denial of maternal health services and quality of family planning services, as well as organizing dialogue with state actors and media advocacy. Qualitative Research for Maternal Health: To train field researchers on how to select cases and conduct in- depth interviews for case documentation. Grassroots Case Documentation for Maternal Health: To train community activists on how to document cases of maternal health service denial or maternal deaths. This has been done in five states. Advocacy for Women’s Rights: To train middle-level workers within NGOs to build understanding and skills for carrying out advocacy campaigns for women’s rights. Leadership-Building for Grassroots Women: To enable members of Mahila Swasthya Adhikar Manch to learn about maternal health, entitlements to government services within the NRHM, and ways of doing effective advocacy. Traditional Birth Attendant (TBA) Training: To build skills of community women for safe childbirth and maternal health using interactive and participatory methods Gender Policy: Health watch Forum has no gender policy in organisation

Key challenges: Consent: None Yes

Name of the NGO: Address: SAHAYOG A-240 Indra Nagar Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh --226016 Contact: Person Contacted for Interview: 0522—2341319 , 2310747 ,2310860 Palasri R. Das (Assistant Coordinator, Administration) 9415005162 Number of Permanent staff: Number of years of work: 12 17 Geographical Area of Operation: Partners/Funders, If any: Lucknow American Jewish World Service (AJWS) Danish International Development Agency (DANIDA) International Development Research Centre (IDRC) OXFAM Trust (India) Population Foundation India (PFI) Promundo, Brazil The Sir Dorabji Tata Trust University of Edinburgh In the past, SAHAYOG has received support from: The MacArthur Foundation, UNIFEM, ActionAid, The Packard Foundation, and Save the Children (Sweden). Thematic Area of Operation: SAHAYOG is an NGO working to promote gender equality and women’s health from a human rights framework. Its key activities include advocacy and strengthening partnerships. SAHAYOG is a value based organization, upholding equity and equality, participation, transparency and effectiveness as its major values. Narrative Description of Work: Violence Against Women: SAHAYOG believes that violence against women is not only a women’s issue but also a larger social issue and a human rights violation. Violence against women is a direct result of unequal gender power-relations upheld by social institutions. A survey report published in 1999 found that 46% of all men surveyed in Uttar Pradesh admitted to physically abusing their wives, an earlier study found that men consider wife battering as their natural rights. In addition to the regular staple of domestic violence, dalit women in UP have to contend with caste-based violence; woman also face communal violence and incidents of violence by state actors. Supporting men's Network MASVAW: Since 2003, SAHAYOG has hosted the secretariat of the network Men’s Action for Stopping Violence Against Women (MASVAW) network, which brings together youth in university and colleges, adolescents, school and university teachers, media persons, social activists, academicians, and local elected councillors in rural areas. MASVAW organizes campaigns, seminars, workshops, and other initiatives to encourage men to challenge social norms of gender inequality and oppose violence against women. Supporting the HUMSAFAR Crisis Support Centre: SAHAYOG has been working since 2004 as a partner in the collective effort to run the HUMSAFAR Crisis Support Centre in Lucknow, U.P. The Centre is run through collaboration among various organizations, networks and concerned individuals. SAHAYOG refers cases of violence against women that come up through our interventions to HUMSAFAR for social work, legal and economic support, and also plays a role in the management of HUMSAFAR. Youth Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights – Campaigns: An important aspect of the “Youth for Change” program is the incorporation of youth in the celebration of special days and campaigns. These opportunities expand participants’ knowledge of sexual and reproductive health and rights, among other social issues, as well as give them their first tastes of participation in advocacy and awareness building events. Gender equality: Gender equality is central to the mission of SAHAYOG. Here gender equality implies an equity approach to ensure women’s equal rights, as well as requires addressing men and boys. Since unequal gender relations are upheld by various institutions, programme interventions have to go beyond behaviour change

24 strategies into transforming institutions themselves. Objectives: (1)To transform gender relations by bringing about a change among boys and men as well as changes in educational institutions (2) To promote issues of women’s human rights including women’s participation in elections and policy agendas (3) To build awareness among institutional actors about women’s equal rights within CEDAW and monitor implementation of the CEDAW treaty (4) To promote gender equitable and responsible relationships for prevention of HIV/AIDS

Gender Policy: Organization has gender policy

Key challenges: Consent: Organization has sufficient infrastructure to organize SAHAYOG is not interested to work with BREAK training etc. THROUGH TRUST,

Name of the NGO: Address: Lokayat Yuwa Samuha A —703, Indira Nagar Lucknow Contact: Person Contacted for Interview: 09415196146 Mr. Deepak (09415196146 ) 09415435985 Pratap Vikram (09415435985) (Project manager) Number of Permanent staff: Number of years of work: 10 and 150 team members 5 Geographical Area of Operation: Partners/Funders, If any: Lucknow & All U.P Refused Thematic Area of Operation: Promote issues related to youths and women Communal Harmony and equality

Narrative Description of Work:

HIV/AIDS Related Awareness: Lokayat Spread awareness regarding HIV/AIDS such as mode of transmission, accessibility of testing and treatment facilities through their field worker and various workshops Lokayat work on all issues related to poor , Weaker section of community,youth,women, ect Spread awareness on Malaria , Tuberculosis , Human Right ,Women Right, Violence against Women etc. Gender Policy: Lokayat Organization has no gender policy in its own organisation

Key challenges: Consent: None, Organization has sufficient infrastructure Lokayat is already in touch with Break Through & interested to work with BREAK THROUGH TRUST

Name of the NGO: Address: Lucknow Network of People living with HIV/AIDS 1st floor, Deewan Chandra complex, Nakkahs Road Opp- Shankar Band, Mandi crossing, Chowk, Lucknow. Contact: Person Contacted for Interview: 09335743180 Amitabh Awasthi ,(President) Number of Permanent staff: Number of years of work: 10 4 Geographical Area of Operation: Partners/Funders, If any: Lucknow NACO, States Aids control Society, Donations from well wishers Thematic Area of Operation: To work for the dignity and development of PLHAs and strengthen the marginalized section, especially affected and infected women and children with like minded people and institutions. To improve the quality of life of people living with HIV and AIDS in Uttar Pradesh. Goal and Objective: Main goal of the project is to reduce HIV related morbidity and mortality in adults and children, and mitigate the impact of HIV on children and women headed households. To ensure access to OI treatment and improve drug adherence by establishing Community Care Centers. Narrative Description of Work:

Lucknow Network for People Living with HIV/AIDS is a community based, non-profit organization representing the needs of people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA). It promotes holistic and participatory approach for community empowerment and gives priority to PLWHA (especially women and children). We are working since last 4 years in Lucknow Uttar Pradesh with PLHA. Consequently, Lucknow Network for People Living with HIV/AIDS is also affiliated to Indian network of people living with HIV/AIDS (INP+).

HIV/AIDS related awareness: We create awareness regarding HIV/AIDS with the help of outreach workers. We make people aware in our office through their counsellor and also organise camps in Health Melas & other public places. We organise World AIDS Day every year and promote safety measure to avoid HIV/AIDS transmit ion With the help of different NGOs working at Taluka level we make people aware about mode of transmission and how one can avoid getting infected with HIV.

PACT (Promoting Access to Care & Treatment): With the support of Population Foundation of India, PACT program was started in eight highly vulnerable Indian states: Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Bihar, Chattisgarh, West Bengal and Orrisa. The main thrust of the program was to expand and accelerate care and support services to People Living with HIV/AIDS (PLHAs) in the program area. Presently in Uttar Pradesh, Lucknow Network for People Living with HIV/AIDS has been established under PACT Program. During the project period UPNP+ will provide support to reach PLWHAs in Lucknow.

HIV/AIDS and Gender: Women are the worst sufferer of HIV/AIDS due to gender discrimination. Since women are the more vulnerable than men due to their biological character. After getting infected with HIV/AIDS only women are to be blame not men. In most of the cases they are deserted by family. Our Net Work supports such women by giving medical aid from hospitals. Nutrition from different donor agency.

Women Right: We give awareness regarding women’s right through our workshops organise to educate women about their legal rights. Gender Policy: no Lucknow Network for People Living with HIV/AIDS has any such gender policy. Key challenges: Consent: - Lucknow Network for People Living with HIV/AIDS is already in touch with Break Through and would like to be a part of BREAK THROUGH TRUST in future.

Name of the NGO: Address: MANGALAM Manglam Sadan A-445 Mangalam Marg Indira Nagar Lucknow- 226016 Contact: Person Contacted for Interview: 0522-2354977, 09935528841 Mr. G.P. Yadav Number of Permanent staff: Number of years of work: 20 33 (Since 1976) Geographical Area of Operation: Partners/Funders, If any: All Over India Refused Thematic Area of Operation: Mangalam ventured to lend a helping hand for the relief, rehabilitation and Welfare of the orthopedically Handicapped and those who impaired Hearing particularly of poor ones living in rural and tribal, backward area. Narrative Description of Work: Mangalam Rehabilitation Centre Provide following services: Medical Facilities, Medical examination ,Medical treatment, Corrective Surgery

Rehabilitation Facilities: Orthotic and Prosthetic Services, Physiotherapy , Occupational Therapy, Audiology, Training Facilities, Rehabilitation Training, Vocational Training, Training cum Rehabilitation Workshop

Research Wing: Extension of preventive measure, Evaluation of field Data, Improvements of Aids & Technique, Innovation regarding Appliance and Artificial limbs , Publication of papers

Self Help Groups Our organisation form S.H.Gs to make women financially self independent and get rid off money lenders They can start their own petty business by taking loan from their Self Help groups

Gender Policy : No Organization has no gender policy

Key challenges: Consent: Organization has sufficient infrastructure to our related Mangalam is interested to work with BREAK field THROUGH TRUST,

Name of the NGO: Address: Action to Stop Violence Against Women , (MASVAW) C/o SAHAYOG, A-240 Indira Nagar, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, 226016, India Contact: Person Contacted for Interview: 91 522 234-1319; 231-0747; 231-0860 Mr. Shishir (0522-02341319) Email: [email protected] Number of Permanent staff: Number of years of work: 18 17 Geographical Area of Operation: Partners/Funders, If any: Lucknow & all Purvanchal Refused Thematic Area of Operation:

Men’s Action to Stop Violence Against Women (MASVAW) is an alliance of men and organizations working on gender issues, committed to reacting to and reducing incidents of violence against women. Through cultural and advocacy campaigns, MASVAW raises awareness and recruits new network members who will work for institutional changes in gender relations. MASVAW is primarily active in the state of Uttar Pradesh Narrative Description of Work:

Supporting a men's network MASVAW: Since 2003, SAHAYOG has hosted the secretariat of the network Men’s Action for Stopping Violence Against Women (MASVAW) network, which brings together youth in university and colleges, adolescents, school and university teachers, media persons, social activists, academicians, and local elected counsellors in rural areas.

Seminars, workshops: MASVAW organizes campaigns, seminars, workshops, and other initiatives to encourage men to challenge social norms of gender inequality and oppose violence against women.

Exploring Changes Around Men, Violence against Women and Gender Equality. (2007): In 2005, a small qualitative study was conducted in collaboration with the University of Washington (Seattle, US) through the Centre for Health and Social Justice, New Delhi to understand the domains of change in men as a result of interventions and association with MASVAW. Using in-depth qualitative interviews and observations with nine men and their families and close associates, the study explored what kind of men joined MASVAW and why, what changes had occurred since then, what were the consequences of change, and what the tensions and risks were in the process of change. The study came up with six domains of change including a changed understanding of the meaning of violence, changed relationships with spouses and women in the household, improved management of conflict and anger, broader range of emotional expressions, leadership and mentoring roles with other men, and intervening in actual incidents of VAW to support the woman.

Gender Policy: MASVAW Organization has gender policy

Key challenges: Consent: MASVAW With the help of SAHAYOG Organization MASVAW is interested to work with BREAK has sufficient infrastructure to organize training. THROUGH TRUST.

Name of the NGO: Address: Nav Jagriti Sewa Sansthan 255/344, Kandari, Rakabganj Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh Contact: Geographical Area of Operation: Ph: 09450651372 Lucknow, Lakhimpuri Khiri, Gonda, Sitapur

Number of Permanent Staff: 16 Number of years of work: 14

Partners/ Funders, if any: Name of Senior Staff: WHO, NRHM, SJRY Dr. R K Singh (Director) Mobile no. 0950651372 Thematic Area of Operation: Sanitation, Kishori Shakti Yojana, Women’s Right, Women empowerment, National Rural Mission are main thematic area of the organization

Narrative Description of Work: Sanitation: Centre runs the sanitation programme through which we spread awareness about hygienic and health related issue. Organize rally with the help of student about Sanitation. Organization’s worker teaches them about digging of sanitation pit to dispose garbage of the household.

Kishori Shakti Yojana We also run the Kishari Shakati Yojana sponsored by women & child department through Kishori Shakti Yojana we provide family life education to adolescent girl and different physical and biological change occur in there life. So that they can accept this changes naturally.

Women’s Right: We also make them aware about there right and various lows protective women’s right we give these information through meetings and one to one contact on rallies that we organised time to time.

Women Empowerment: Nav Jagriti Sewa Sansthan empowers the women through different skill based training programme. Organization also form self help group (SHG) to make women economically empowered.

National Rural Mission: Our workers give information about various programmes of National Rural Health mission like Janani Suraksha Yojana. Immunization programme and family planning. We organise family planning camps the help of CHC doctor. Gender Policy: We have no gender policy but give chance to re person blinding to weaker section. Key challenges: Consent: Our organization lack physical infrastructure like Nav Jagriti Sewa Sansthan is ready to work with training centre etc. and competent recourse person. Breakthrough Trust.

Name of the NGO: Address: NAVCHETAN Milan Tower Room no.11, Upper ground floor, Khursi Road, Near Gayatri Mandir, Lucknow

Contact: Geographical Area of Operation: Phone No. 0522- 2348654 Lucknow Barabanki Bahraich E mail: [email protected] Number of Permanent Staff: 15 Number of years of work: 8

Name of Partners/ Funders, if any: No information Name of Senior Staff: Dr. Gaya Tiwari, General secretary Thematic Area of Operation: Awareness generation on women's health and economic self reliance, Self help group formation, skill development, health HIV-AIDS. Narrative Description of Work: Promotion and awareness for health, HIV/AIDS and women related issues Consent: Mr. Dr. Gaya Tiwari, secretary is not interested with any type of collaboration with BREAKTHROUGH TRUST He refuse to provide any type of information about their NGO.

Name of the NGO: Address: Saajhi Duniya M1/14 Sector –B Aliganj,Lucknow 226024 Camp Office:- B-335 Maha Nagar Gole Market Lucknow Contact: Person Contacted for Interview: 09335905337 Ms.Roop Rekha Verma (09335905337) E-mail --saanjhiduniya2gmail.com Number of Permanent staff:17 Number of years of work:30 Geographical Area of Operation: Partners/Funders, If any: Lucknow & All U.P. Refused Thematic Area of Operation: Communal Harmony and equality to all human sance Gender Narrative Description of Work: Self Help Groups: Our organisation form S.H.Gs to make women financially self independent and get rid off money lenders They can start their own petty business by taking loan from their Self Help groups and from other welfare scheme offered by state and central govt. Women Empowerment :Saanjhi Duniya organise different type of job oriented programme for women so that they can be self dependent and have their say in society HIV/AIDS Related Awareness: Saanjhi Duniya Spread awareness regarding HIV/AIDS such as mode of transmission, accessibility of testing and treatment facilities through their field worker and various workshops. Communal Harmony : Ms. Roop Rekha Verma (Ex. Vice Chancellor of Lucknow University) actively involve making communal harmony and take issues of victims such incidents Gender Policy : Saanjhi Duniya Organization has gender policy in its own organisation Key challenges: Consent: None Saanjhi Duniya is already in touch with Break Through & interested to work with BREAK THROUGH TRUST

Name of the NGO: Address: SMRITI AADHAR Social and Educational Society) (Social and Educational Society) C/o 30 Sector (P) Beligarad Chouraha, Aliganj, Lucknow --226024 Contact: Person Contacted for Interview: 9838661428 Mr.Saral Kumar Yadav (09838661428 ) E-mail—[email protected] (Secretary)

Number of Permanent staff: Number of years of work: 15 27 Geographical Area of Operation: Partners/Funders, If any: Kanpur, Seetapur, and Eta Refused Thematic Area of Operation: High Standard life to all humanity

Narrative Description of Work: Self Help Groups: Our organisation form S.H.Gs to make women financially self independent and get rid off money lenders They can start their own petty business by taking loan from their Self Help groups Health camps: Organisation organise health camps for all the community to access quality health services to all people who are deprived from these services, We also run Mobile clinic for rural areas , We also Organise Swasthya Mela

Adult Education Centre: Organisation run Paraudh Shiksha Kendra (Adult Education Centre) to educate the person who are out of school going age group.

HIV/AIDS Awareness Campaign :Organisation create awareness about HIV/AIDS , its mode of transmission ,Availability of testing and Treatment centre Promotion of condom use Prevention of RTIs

Vocational Training centre :Organisation run Job Oriented vocational Training centres for youths Gender Policy : Organization has gender policy

Key challenges: Consent: Organization has sufficient infrastructure to organize SMRITI AADHAR (Social and Educational Society) training etc. is interested to work with BREAK THROUGH TRUST

Name of the NGO: Address: Sahbhagi Shikshan Kendra Sahbhagi Road, Chhatha Meel (Behind Police fire Station) Sita Pur Road, Lucknow-227208 Contact: Geographical Area of Operation: 0522-2734888/89,6980124 09415102308 Lucknow, Varanashi,Sitapur,Maharajganj,Banda, Email- [email protected] Mirzapur, Gazipur, Barabanki, Bahraich Website – www.sahbhagi.org Number of Permanent Staff: Number of years of work: 49 18 Partners/ Funders, if any: Person contacted: Cord India, DFID, UNDP, SIDA, Ford Foundation, Mr. Ashok Singh Canada Foundation, Ministry of Rural Development, Catholic Relief Service, Malteser Foundation, NFI, UNDP, TISS-MUMBAI, Rajiv Gandhi Foundation

Thematic Area of Operation: Sahbhagi Shikshan Kendra main thrust area of intervention is local self-governance, work in both rural and urban sector with a perspective on gender justice and increased space for marginalised communities in the democratic functioning of institutions of local self-governance. It works directly as well as through its partner organisations in a joint collaborative manner where we learn intensively from each other. Its spectrum of initiatives and participatory interventions is spread to the whole of Uttar Pradesh divided into four zones central, eastern, western and southern.

Narrative Description of Work:

Rural Governance Programme: Under NREGA major focus was identification and capacity building of the monitoring and vigilance committee members in the model building Gram Panchayats of the Mishrikh, Khairabad and City block of Sitapur and Mirzapur respectively. Regular interactions with the CC and CBOs were done. The major discussions with the VMC members were on the following Issues: Grampanchyat Meetings; Prescribed wages payment under the scheme and tendency to pay less than the minimum wages fixed by the government; Difficulties in the distribution of job cards; Discussion on availability of work site facilities; Discussion on allocation of work to old people and women. Urban Governance Programme: Following activities are carried out under this programme- Micro Planning; Sanitation Campaign; Ward Information Centres; Literacy Classes, Capacity Building Training of ERs, Formation of Citizen Collectives Promoting Citizen Leaders for strengthening PRIs: With the broader aim of promoting accountability of the Panchayats towards the rural masses, the citizen leadership program focused upon promoting people’s voices and concerns and encouraging initiatives of the people while facilitating decision making in panchayats in the backdrop of the local problems through Gram Sabha. Strengthening Women Citizen Leaders: Women were encouraged to become literate and send their daughters to school for a brighter future, they were motivated to contribute their time for the development of their villages, they were informed of the domestic violence act and provision for women in NERGA.

33 Promoting Muslim Girl Child Education and Women Empowerment Programme: SSK with support from Rajiv Gandhi Foundation New Delhi and also through its own initiative has taken up Muslim girl child education and women empowerment program in 10 Gram Panchayats of Cholapur block of Varanasi district since November 2007. the programme aims at developing and strengthening coordination between members of Gram Panchayat, village education committee, PTA/MTA and community to take up joint initiatives towards building models around issue of girl child education as well as building and strengthening women networks, facilitating formation of Kishori Panchayats and encouraging them to take up issue towards rights and entitlements of adolescent girls and women. TARAAKSHAR Literacy Program: Tara akshar literacy program primarily focuses on adult women so as to facilitate functional understanding to read write hindi. The program enables women to read write within 30 days. This program is computer based which has specially designed software, which is further, supported through flash cards and reading material and literature. The punch line of the programme is ‘from thumb to pen’ (Anguthe se kalam). Promoting accountability and transparency through RTI: RTI Act, 2005 has provided a mechanism in the hands of the people by the government to ensure accountable and transparent functioning. However, during our intervention towards ensuring the accountability and transparency in the local bodies we felt lack of awareness among villagers, ERS and general public at large is major hurdle in proper implementation of RTI. Women right and violence against women: SSK spread awareness about women right and PWDV act 2005 so that women can get help from concern officials and organizations. We spread give information through our partner NGO, CSO’s, through rally, Sangoshthi and IEC material like broacher, Pam plate, Booklet. 8th march – International women’s day provides an opportunity to celebrate the strength of womanhood. The day also provides a chance to politically and built an enabling environment were women right are respected. The occasion proves to be a platform where women can show their collective strength and raise their voice in protest of discrimination and violence inflicted on them and can demand for equal status in society. Gender Policy Sahbhagi Shikshan Kendra has gender policy; we give chance to women’s from weaker section.

Key Challenges: Consent: No problem regarding infrastructure recourse person SSK is very much interested to collaborate with and effective information and referral system. breakthrough Trust for working on women issues.

Name of the NGO: Address: SURAKSHA (An Anti Dowry Organisation) 4/520 Sector—4, Vikas Nagar Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh

Contact: Geographical Area of Operation: Lucknow 0522-2768267 09451505700, 9839014660 E-mail- [email protected]

Number of Permanent Staff: 6 Number of years of work: 22 Partners/ Funders, if any: Person contacted: Central Social welfare Department Ms. Shalini Mathur (Director), 9839014660 Chavi Jain (Counsellor), Mobile No. 09451505700 Narrative Description of Work:

Counselling and help to women: SURAKSHA provides the help to the women suffering from violence SURAKSHA run a counselling centre for women Our counsellor ask both the party to provide evidence regarding complain. We try to resolve their issue with mutual agreement. There are some advocates in our network who provide counselling as well as provide legal aid to such women.

Help from Police Department: For those cases which are unsolved we also take help from police department. There are people who don’t understand the language of common man easily understand the language of police. Police also take action on organisation’s complaints.

Spreading Awareness about Legal Issues and Women Rights: Our counsellor and organisation worker make them aware about their legal right, women right, and source of information centres during their field visit through Rally Sangoshthi and different IEC materials Our workers tells them about PWDV Act. 2005 to the community so that they can avoid domestic violence. We also try to stop female foeticide by making them aware about consequences of.

Key Challenges: Consent: Suraksha is a small NGO working for the cause of Agree to work with Breakthrough Trust women has limited resources and lack of infrastructure in term of physical assets and human resources.

Name of the NGO: Address: Utkarsh Gramodyog Sewa Sansthan E-25, Sarvodaya Nagar, Lucknow ,UP -226016 Contact: Person Contacted for Interview: 09936495333 Mr. Amar Vajpai (09936495333 ) (Persident) Number of Permanent staff: Number of years of work: 15 25 Geographical Area of Operation: Partners/Funders, If any: Lucknow Refused Thematic Area of Operation: Total upliftment of Society.

Narrative Description of Work: Our organisation spreads awareness on HIV/AIDS, Runs Silai Kadhai Kendra to make women self dependent. We also run Non formal education centre for out of school children and try to enrol them in formal schools. We also organise health camp for check up and treatment of rural people. Our outreach worker also spread awareness on women rights and other women related issue.

Gender Policy: No Organization has no gender policy

Key challenges: Consent: - Utkarsh Gramodyog Sewa Sansthan is interested to work with BREAK THROUGH TRUST.

Name of the NGO: Address: VATSALYA C-377 (Near Shekher Hospital), Church Road Indra Nagar, Lucknow – 226016 Contact: Geographical Area of Operation: 0522-2349785 Lucknow, Barabanki, Gonda 0522-2351130 E-mail: [email protected] Number of Permanent Staff: Number of years of work: 66 18 (Founded in 1988) Partners/ Funders, if any: Name of Senior Staff: CRS, FPAI, WHO, ACTION AID, MAMTA, AIF, CEE- Dr. Neelam Singh (Director) NORTH, OXFAM (INDIA) TRUST Mobile Number -9451543418 Thematic Area of Operation:- Vatsalya founder member were medical professional and organisation came in to existence to Advocate against rising incidence of female foeticide in Uttar Pradesh at both fronts: (a) Mass awareness campaign to make people realize the decline six ratio. (b) Medical and Social dimensions of female foeticide.

Narrative Description of Work:

Intervention of female foeticide: Only 13 districts of U.P. has sex ratio above 950. Even after more than one decade of implementation of the act to prevent female foeticide it could not be checked. To check the rising status of female foeticide Vatslaya collaborate with partners and NGO’s across the states in spreading awareness. Vatslaya continued its efforts with PLAN in twelve district of U.P. through KOPAL project and also insisted a new strategy with the support of minister of health and family welfare in two districts, work done under the these projects.

Organize district level workshop through networking with like minded NGO’s and collaboration with youth groups. Intensive linkage with medical department development of comprehensive and technical training manual for training, intensively coordinating and facilitating the PCPNDT cell in the district with the support of Govt. of India.

Sahaj Sakshamta Project: Sahaj Sakshamta Project is an initiative taken by Vatsalya which was started in 2005 with the support of PACS (DFID) while taking into consideration the primary right to health. In this intervention programme Vatsalya incorporated the process of influencing Govt. policy, conducting programme concerning to the mother and child, capacity building of various civil society and most importantly influencing and changing the behaviour of community regarding maternal and newborn.

Vatsalya as a resource center: “Vatsalya” is committed towards the “capacity building of the functionaries of all levels, making enriching literature in easy to understand language, strengthening the ongoing attempt by providing consultancy services, marching towards a harmonious healthy society by advocating for social health issues.” Vatsalya as a resource centre is providing the technical support primarily related to health of mother and child to various organizations. Vatsalya has vast experience of conducting capacity building programs on various issues related to health and possesses a full-time staff, which is effective and well equipped to conduct the same.

Integrated Nutrition & Health Program: Accomplishment of physiological need is the foremost step of the stepladder of the total human development course. Even the well-known need hierarchy theory says that the process of self-actualization is impossible

37 without the fulfilment of these primary needs. Thus, to have healthy life is the prime and the most significant right of a human being. The initial step towards the healthy living is to have nutritious food and basic health care facilities. Interestingly, the concerned people or the person himself have violated this basic right sometimes consciously, otherwise it is just the case of lack of information.

HIV / AIDS and Vatslaya: Though Vatslaya is not working on any intervention projects related to HIV/AIDS but thorough there campaign about health awareness, it spread the awareness about the HIV/AIDS. Since it is a organization of medical professional they disseminate awareness to the community during providing health services. As earlier discuss that Vatslaya is working as a resource centre it directly involve in capacity building of workers working on HIV/AIDS. This organization disseminates the technical assistance to the stake holder on HIV/AIDS. We gave them a clear picture of immune system combination of ART and its side effects counselling and testing.

UMANG: The program was primarily based on the nutritional health and development of adolescent girls with special focus on demonstrating a district level strategy within the ICDS (under Kishori Shakti Yojna of Govt. of India) and Health System for effective reaching and empowering adolescent girls for improved growth, health and development, by raising age of marriage, anemia prevention, equipping them with information on family life education, in collaboration with govt. of UP (ICDS, Health & Education and PRI Departments) & UNICEF (Technical and financial support).

Key Challenges: Consent There is no problem regarding availability of resource Organization is willing to be part of action for person on concerned subjects as far as Vatslaya is women’s rights and violence against women but still concerned they sufficient professional on health not aware about the type of collaboration with related issues, if any organization starts working in Breakthrough Trust. They need a clear cut idea about different domain it’s certainly required all necessary nature of work and type of collaboration to decide for infrastructure, information and service related working with Breakthrough Trust. awareness.

Name of the NGO: Address: Vigyan Foundation D-1391 Indira Nagar (Near Munshi Puliya) Lucknow-226006

Contact: Geographical Area of Operation: Phone: 0522-2359583, 4012879 Lucknow, Barabanki, Gonda E-mail: [email protected], [email protected]

Number of Permanent Staff:66 Number of years of work: 18 (Founded in 1988) Partners/ Funders, if any: Person contacted: CRS, FPAI, WHO, ACTION AID, MAMTA, AIF, CEE- Mr. Sandeep Khare NORTH, OXFAM (INDIA) TRUST Mobile Number -9415011703

Thematic Area of Operation: Established society free from exploitation with a motive of self governance Capacity Building of deprived community to enable them to take their own decisions. Extensive use of Right of Information Liasioning with Govt. Officials to ensure access to basic rights

Narrative Description of Work: Cluster Education Project: With the financial help of CRS Lucknow organisation take the responsibility to trained the teachers of 5 schools of NINDOORA Block of Barabanki district to enable them to provide children friendly quality education. Homeless Programme: This programme was initiated with the financial assistance of Action Aid India with a goal of assessing the social status of homeless people in Lucknow and mainstreams them back in city life. Two CBOS were formed through which Ashray Adhikar Abhiyan started intervening the policies affecting the informal sector. Since then Ashray Adhikar Abhiyan has been advocating for fulltime shelter provided with all basic facilities for the migrants/ homeless from the government. Urban Poverty Programme: Activities:- (a) Formation of Basti, Cluster , and district level,CBOs .Mocha (b) Regular capacity building of Morcha (c) Facilitation of provision of basic services (d) Organised issues based meeting ,seminars, community events (e) Mobilize the CBOs member to access fundamental socio political rights. (f) Produce, collect and disseminate IEC materials related to urban poverty law, govt. schemes etc. School Strengthening Programme:

This programme was initiated with the support of Oxfam (India) Trust was aimed that bridging the gap between the outreach of govt. sponsored programme of primary education for all and access of the marginalised community . It focused on working simultaneously on two front- working relentlessly with the community to have access to education facilities provided by government and motivating teachers and concern officials to collectively enhance the quality of services provided and provide a conducive atmosphere to the children

HIV Program (2005-06): This program was initiated in 2005 to ensure the right and access to HIV & AIDS related care for poor and excluded people in U.P. with support from Actionaid India.

39 PPTCT Programme: Programme for an integrated approach towards Prevention of Parents to Child transmission of HIV/AIDS through safe motherhood and child survival initiative (1st Jan’2007 onwards) Peace Building Programme: The peace-building or the PAHAL project, supported by CRS (Catholic Relief Service )was initiated in 2004 with the perspective of bringing diverse ethnic and religious groups together to promote peace and prevent conflicts in rural communities. PWDV Act 2005 Section 5 and Vigyan Foundation: Vigyan Foundation also spread awareness regarding PWDV act 2005 among the women Vigyan Foundation give information about this act through seminar, Sangoshthi, Nukkad Natak, Pamphlet having information about PWDV act. Through about communication act Vigyan Foundation also provide the information of various service providers regarding violence against women through it’s partner organizations Gender Policy: Vigyan Foundation believes that people from all sections of society should be able to participate equally in development process. The key features of Vigyan Foundation with regards to gender mainstreaming are as follows: Vigyan Foundation is having an equal gender opportunity giving organization. Women professional with equal qualification and competencies are encouraged. At least 1/3 of the staff members of Vigyan Foundation are females. Vigyan Foundation gives equal status and scope of work for women. Even in strategic decision making equal; opportunity is given to women staff participation. In programmatic framework one of the main targets is women particularly of marginalized, minority, socially excluded communities. Key Challenges faced by the Agency: Consent: There is no problem regarding availability of sufficient Our Organization willing to be part of action for infrastructure related facilities. Organization gives the women’s rights and violence against women but still we training in our entire work domain. are not aware about the type of collaboration with Breakthrough Trust. Once we have clear cut idea about nature of work and type of collaboration we will decide to work with Breakthrough Trust.

Name of the NGO: Address: Yuva Manch Samajik Sansthan (Research & social 15 Prem Nagar, Sapru Marg, welfare organization) Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh

Contact: Geographical Area of Operation: Ph: 0522-2619648, Fax No.0522-2619648 Lucknow, Lakuempur, Barabanki, Jaunpur, Saharanpur Mobile No. 9415569191, 9889712570 E-mail: [email protected] Number of Permanent Staff: 25 Number of years of work: 24 Partners/ Funders, if any: Person Contacted: Department of Rural Development, RCH Ministry of Ms. Kusum Singh (General Secretary) Health, Department of Women and Child Mobile No. 9415569191 & 9889712570 Development Thematic Area of Operation: Education Health, Environment, Women Issues, Family welfare are the main thematic area of organisation Narrative Description of Work:

Women Rights and Violence against Women: Organisation worker motivate male member to give their rights, so that they can avoid the disputes based on gender. It is always better to give the right of the others in comparison to snatch their right by laws. Our organisation always motivate male to give equal right to their wife, sister, mother, and other female relative.

Awareness on Health Issues: Generate awareness about health issues like family planning, immunisation, hygiene, nutrition etc. Organisation help health department to organise sterilisation camp.

Environment awareness: Organisation makes awareness in community about environment issues. Through our plantation programme our organisation planted 80000 (Eighty Thousand) trees of different species. Organisation arranges a MALI with the help of community participation .YUWA MANCH SAMAJIK SANSTHAN organise workshop on environmental issues. Women Empowerment:

Provide vocational training to women and girls we trained them in different trade like tailoring, Knitting, Embroidery and home base small industries. Education Programme: Run Non-Formal classes for those who are drop out of school or never attended school specially girls. The classes are given for three years. During these three year instructor have responsibility to teach them up to standard of class 5. After passing out these centre we try to enrol them in formal school. Gender Policy No our organisation has no gender policy but give chance to person of weaker section Key Challenges : Consent : Yuwa Manch Samajik Sansthan is ready to We would like to take help of any organisation to work with any agency on any issue related to improve skill of workers to work effectively. community

41 GOVERNMENT

Name of the Government Organization: Address: Women Police Station (Mahila Sahayata Prakoshth) Police Mahila Sahayata Prakoshth 237, Near Rail Vihar Colony, Gomti Nagar, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh Contact: Geographical Area of Operation: Ph: 0522-2446566 Lucknow Number of Permanent Staff: 15 Number of years of work: 26

Partners/ Funders, if any: Name of Senior Staff: Government of UP Smt. Geeta Singh (SHO)

Thematic Area of Operation: Protect women against violence and solve there dispute in our counselling centre by mutual agreement of both the parties.

Narrative Description of Work:

Counselling Centre: In our counselling centre we call both the party to settle their dispute related to women. Our counsellor try to solve dispute in the counselling centre and making full a faired to get justice for the victim (women) if somehow we failed to settle the issue then we sent these cases to count through concern S.P. office. Nari Sewa Samiti counselling centre working closely with Mahila Sahayata Parkoshth.

Gender Policy: Most of the staff of the office are female because we are working for female.

Key Challenges: Consent: We have sufficient infrastructure related to our work. Since this is the government body and we are not entitled to give agreement for such collaboration.

42 EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION

Name of the Educational Institute: Address:

Lucknow University Lucknow University, Second Campus, Sitapur Road, ( Dept. of Mass Communications and Journalism) Lucknow Contact: Person Contacted for Interview: 0522- 2204553 ,2206239 Dr. Mukul Srivastava 09415765483 (09415087745 ) Number of Permanent staff: Number of years of work: Refused 16 Geographical Area of Operation: Partners/Funders, If any: Lucknow Govt. of India Thematic Area of Operation:

Journalism & Mass Communication :

The Department of Journalism & Mass Communication came into existence in 1992 with Prof. Surya Prasad Dixit as its first officiating Head. Dr.Ramesh Chandra Tripathi is the present Head of the Department. The department began life in a small 12x15 feet room. Today, it has a building of its own known as 'SANCHAR BHAWAN'. The department has a well equipped 'Electronic Media Lab', Computer Lab, Photo Lab and a Library enriched with rarely available precious books on journalism, public relations, audio-video production, computers, ethics, law and skill of writing. Under the dynamic leadership of Dr.Ramesh Chandra Tripathi within a short period the department is today a premier education centre amidst 100 odd universities and institutions in India imparting quality education both in theory and practice, in vast variety of fields and disciplines. These areas include mass communication, journalism, public relations, media writing, advertising, information technology, media research, video production and computer application. The department has the credit of organizing a large number of seminars, workshops, special lecture series and training programmes in collaboration with governmental and non-governmental organizations. Academicians and experts from all over the country have attended these seminars and workshops. It also entitled KUL SANDESH based on university news. Organise workshops/seminars on women right & different issues related to women and make Videos and feature films on these issues Our dept. people also visits villages and spread awareness on different issues. Narrative Description of Work: This is a Govt. institute involve in academic studies, and research.

Key challenges: Consent: None, the institute has sufficient funds. Dept. of Mass Communication is interested to work with BREAK THROUGH TRUST

Name of the Educational Institution Address: Karamat Hussain Muslim Girls P.G. College Nishat Ganj Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh Person Contacted: Dr Jaleesh Fatima (Principal) Ph: 0522-2321073

Number of Permanent Staff: Number of years of work: 62 40 Thematic Area of Operation:

Main aim to educate particularly Muslim girls Education is the only mean to bring Muslim in to main stream. Narrative Description of Work:

Promotion of Girls education, we have promoting girl’s education through our P.G college. We are also provided information on women’s right, female feticide, street play; during NSSO camp which we are organize time to time. We also give information regarding HIV/AIDS through rallies and meeting.

Consent:

Dr. Jaleesh Fatima is interested to work with Breakthrough Trust But it is a government institution so process have to done in proper manner.

Name of the Educational Institute: Address: Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University Vidya Vihar, Rai Bareilly Road Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh

Contact: Person Contacted for Interview: 0522-2440826, 2440827, 2441515, 2441615 Prof. S. K. Bhatnagar (Dean) 0522--2711424 The Department of Law 0522-2442545

Number of Permanent staff:Refused Number of years of work:6 Geographical Area of Operation: Partners/Funders, If any: Lucknow Govt. of India Thematic Area of Operation: The Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University, Lucknow is one of the youngest central universities in the country. The jurisdiction of this residential University is over the entire state of Uttar Pradesh. The campus Vidya Vihar is located off Rae Bareli Road, about 10 kms south of the Charbagh Railway Station, Lucknow. The objects of the University are to promote advanced knowledge by providing instructional and research facilities in such branches of learning as it may deem fit; To make provisions for integrated courses in key and frontier areas of science and technology and other allied disciplines; To offer appropriate courses including agricultural technology and rural crafts relevant for the development of socially and economically depressed sections of the people; To promote the study of the principals for which Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar worked during his life time, namely, national integration, social justice and democratic way of life and also study of the Constitutions of the world; To make appropriate measures for promoting innovations in teaching-learning processes in interdisciplinary studies and research; To pay special attention to the promotion of educational and economic interests and welfare of the people in general and of members belonging to the Scheduled Caste and the Scheduled Tribes in particular. All courses offered by the University are postgraduate, innovative and non-traditional. Organise workshops/seminars on women right & different issues related to women and make Videos and feature films on these issues Our dept. people also visits villages and spread awareness on different issues. Narrative Description of Work: This is a Govt. institute involve in academic studies, and research etc.

Gender Policy : This is a Govt .Institute and there is no gender policy

Key challenges: Consent: None, the institute has sufficient infrastructure. The Department of Law (Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University) is interested to work with BREAK THROUGH TRUST

Name of the Educational Institute: Address: National Botanical Research Institute Rana Pratap Marg Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh 226001 Contact: Person Contacted for Interview: 0522- 2204553 ,2206239 Dr. S.K.S. Rathore 09415765483 (09415765483) (Scientist, Planning & Monitoring &Head Information and Liaison) (0522- 2204553 ,2206239) Number of Permanent staff: Number of years of work: Refused - Geographical Area of Operation: Partners/Funders, If any: Lucknow - Thematic Area of Operation: NBRI is a premier plant based multidisciplinary, state-of-art national R&D Centre of CSIR undertaking research from classical taxonomy to cutting edge areas of modern biology-including both applied and basic research in the fields of biochemistry, bioinformatics, biotechnology, conservation biology, cytogenetic, environmental sciences, ethno pharmacology, floriculture, microbiology, molecular biology and genetic engineering, pharmacognosy, pharmacy, physiology, phytochemistry, plant biodiversity, plant breeding, taxonomy and tree biology, for the conservation and sustainable utilization of the non crop plant genetic resources of the country. Narrative Description of Work: This is a Govt. institute involve in academic studies, and research.

Gender Policy : This is a Govt .Institute and there is no gender policy.

Knowledge and Opinion on PWDV Act: It is an act for protecting women against violence, but is not implemented properly.

Key challenges: Consent: None No

46 INDIVIDUALS

Name of the Individual: Address: Mr. Ashish Tripathi, (Principal Correspondent) Rana Pratap Marg Lucknow (Times of India) BANNETT COLEMAN & CO. LTD Lucknow -226001 Contact: Geographical Area of Operation: 0522—2206081 Lucknow E-mail [email protected] Thematic Area of Operation: Being Media person our duty to make people aware about current affairs We give preference to news related to women and weaker section of society Narrative Description of Work: We work all the issues related to women. We work for women empowerment, to empower them we train them for self reliance, we organise camps to educate women on different issues such as Women Right, We provide counselling women on different issues like Violence against women, Domestic disputes Etc. Key challenges: Consent: - Ashish Tripathi is interested to work with BREAK THROUGH TRUST

Name of the Individual: Address: Mr. Hanuman Singh Sudhakar, Media Person Swatantra Bhatat (Samanwaya Sampadak), Swatantra Bharat Suraj Deep Building 1 Jopling Road Lucknow Contact: Geographical Area of Operation: 0522--2204144 Lucknow , All India Number of Permanent staff: Number of years of work: - 12 Thematic Area of Operation: Being Media person our duty to make people aware about current affairs. To work for social cause to serve people. Narrative Description of Work: We work all the issues related to women. Through our paper we raise the issues related to women by various articles and news related to violence against women. We high light the issues of sufferer women so that they can get justice.

Key challenges: Consent: - Mr. Hanuman Singh Sudhakar not much interested to work with BREAK THROUGH TRUST

Name of the Individual: Address: Mr. Amit Saxena, Reporter (Rahat Times) (Rahat Times) Surajdeep Complex Jopling Road Lucknow Contact: Geographical Area of Operation: 09453603939 Lucknow 09335264535 Thematic Area of Operation: Being Media person our duty to make people aware about current affairs To work for social cause to serve people Narrative Description of Work: Though we work all the issues related to women, we pay special attention to issues related to women. By various articles and news related to violence against women, we try to spread awareness among people. We focus the stories of the women suffering from domestic violence.

Key challenges: Consent: - Mr. Amit Saxena/Ms. Amita Shukla Rahat Times) Lucknow interested to work with BREAK THROUGH TRUST

Name of the Individual: Address: Mr. Dinesh Kumar (Social Worker) C/o 30 Sector , P Beligorode Chouraha Aliganj Lucknow Pin-226024 Contact: Geographical Area of Operation: 09838186888 Lucknow Kanpur, Seetapur ,Etah Number of Permanent staff: Number of years of work: - 14 Thematic Area of Operation: To work for social cause to serve people

Narrative Description of Work: We work all the issues related to women. We organise camps to educate women on different issues such as Women Rights, Awareness about HIV/AIDS, STD/RTI and its mode of transmission, Prevention, Testing &Treatment. We provide counselling to women on different issues like Violence against women, Domestic disputes Etc. Key challenges: Consent: - Dinesh Kumar interested to work with BREAK THROUGH TRUST

Name of the Individual: Address: Mr. Hari Aggarwal (Social Worker) New Hyderabad Colony Near Nishat ganj Lucknow -226024 Contact: Geographical Area of Operation: 09415568529 Lucknow Number of Permanent staff: Number of years of work: - 12 Thematic Area of Operation: Mr. Hari Aggarwal is associated with Vishwa Hindu Parishad and is actively involved in solving social problems. He serves people by working on socially relevant causes. Narrative Description of Work: We work all the issues related to women. We work for women empowerment; to empower them we train them for self reliance. We organise camps to educate women on different issues such as Women’s Right , We provide counselling women on different issues like Violence against women , Domestic disputes Etc.

Key challenges: Consent: - Hari Aggarwal interested to work with BREAK THROUGH TRUST

Name of the Individual: Address: Shivgovind Trivedi (Advocate) 538, B/408, Deen Dayal Nagar, Near Maisitkal Rose Intercollege (Khadra), Station Road, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh

Narrative Description of Work:

11 years of work experience. Have settled around 175-180 cases till date through court and mutual settlement. There is an incident of Mahon Lal Ganj area where a woman was tortured physically and mentally both. Victim women call his father and brother and narrated whole her story of violence. Her father register a case in Lucknow High Court. This case was presented by me and we won the case and get back all the dowry and 1.5 lacks rupees and husband was sentence seven years imprisonment.

PWDV act-2005 is very effective this law is applicable in all type violence like physical violence, emotional violence, economic violence, victim related to dowry etc. Consent: Would like to work with Breakthrough Trust on women’s right and violence against women.

Name of the Individual: Address: Mr. Neeraj Tiwari, (Aaj News Paper) (Editor) (The Incredible U.P.) Surajdeep complex1- Jopling (The Incredible U.P.) Road Lucknow

Contact: Geographical Area of Operation: 09415788544 Lucknow [email protected]

Thematic Area of Operation: Being Media person our duty to make people aware about current affairs. We give preference to news related to women and weaker section of the society. Narrative Description of Work: We cover all types of issues in our paper. But our main focus is women’s issues. We approach the victims of domestic violence and conduct interviews and cover their story which is then published in our paper. This brings out the issues to public and government notice and thus justice is given easily to the victim.

Key challenges: Consent: - Mr. Neeraj Tiwari is not interested to work with BREAK THROUGH TRUST

50 DISTRICT SAHARANPUR NGOs

Name of the NGO: Address: 11/70 Palikhana Talla, Parcham Jagrook Mahila Sansthan Pakka bagh, Saharanpur-247001, Uttar Pradesh Contact: Geographical Area of Operation: Saharanpur Ph: 0132-2645442 Mobile: 09837378699 Email: [email protected] [email protected] Number of Permanent Staff: 23 Number of years of work: 18 Partners/ Funders, if any: Person contacted: ITC, Sabir Ali Khan, Afzal Kahnzeenat Handicraft, Dr. Qudsia Anjum (Secretary) Women Commission, Ministry of Environment and Forest, Pollution Control Board Thematic Area of Operation: Working in the field of social services especially with women. Working against women’s domestic violence, abuses both mentally and physically are dealt. Women empowerment is also a major objective. Parcham concern is pitiably depriving conditions of women in the society. The muslim women are worst suffer of patriarchically structured social order. Religious and cultural practices are hindering them to come out and take part as their counterpart. We promised ourselves to devote for their cause. Narrative Description of Work: Capacity building towards sustainable to livelihood. Parcham provide skill based vocational training through the centre. Give training to disadvantaged and challenged section of society. Puncham organize training to improve computer literacy and operation skill through the centre. Parcham also provide training in embroidery, stitching, food preservation etc. Skill training in various vocation and holistic development of the youth and women. Our mythology include seminars, workshop conference vocational courses, Nukad Natak, cultural events, exhibitions, public hearing, training camps, public demonstrations and petitions to govt. Work to improve female literacy. Sensitisation and awareness building about issues like reproductive right, family planning, education, cleanliness etc. Working with marginalised group with special focus on their rights. Work with govt and civil society organization in campaign against domestic violence female foeticide. Working towards building place and communal harmony in the country to bring about better understating and appreciation of universal truth values. Raising concern about environment issue in the community. Disseminate information to women’s resource, women related, matters including government policies, schemes etc. Promote state regional, national conference to make women’s issue visible. Legal aid to under privileged/ marginalised women through its legal aid provider network. Parcham counselling centre to resolve mutual dispute at their counselling centre. Parcham has very good relation with law informing agencies. These agencies fully corporate for settlement of the dispute. Gender Policy: Purcham has own gender policies; give first chance to marginalised capable women. Parcham is not against- men’s development, but it came into existence only to improve holistic development of female, particularly the challenged section. Key Challenges: Consent: There is always chance to improve infrastructure As Parcham is already working on violence against facility. Through Purcham has a very good network at women, it can provide/ take necessary co-operation. resource person and business facilities but it can be improved from good to better.

Name of the NGO: Address: Disha Social Organization Sultanpur Chilkana, Saharanpur- 247231 Contact: Geographical Area of Operation: 9412232835 Saharanpur, Muzafar Nagar Partners/ Funders, if any: Person contacted: Centre Govt. K N Tiwari Number of Permanent Staff:60 Number of Years of work:5 Thematic Area of Operation: Women empowerment, education and health, livelihood promotion, training, legal rights, women’s rights Influential Individuals/Leaders associated with organization: M.P, Saharanpur Narrative Description of Work: We help people financially through a committee and after conducting research, whatever problem emerges after conducting research, we try to solve it through counselling.

Key Challenges: Consent: Training yes

Name of the NGO: Address: Yuva Saini Sabha Yuva Saini Sabha, Civil Hospital Chowk, saharanpur Contact: Geographical Area of Operation: 9719013100 Saharanpur, Muzafar Nagar Partners/ Funders, if any: Person contacted: Central Govt. Raj Singh Saini Number of Permanent Staff:20 Number of Years of work:4 Thematic Area of Operation: All types of social issues Influential Individuals/Leaders associated with organization: Saini Samaj President Narrative Description of Work: We work for all the issues that are socially relevant, be it health related, education, domestic violence. We voice the opinion of the aggrieved in front of the panchayat and try to solve the issues. Still if the other person does not understand, then we give social punishment to the accused and help the aggrieved in all possible ways (legal). We also try to provide them with employment so that they can sustain themselves. Knowledge and opinion on PWDV Act: Don’t know much about this act, but there is a need to spread awareness about this act. Women needs to be educated and made financially strong, only then the violence against women can be stopped. Key Challenges: Consent: Training For all the social activities in our community, we will support you.

Name of the NGO: Address: Nari Niketan Rajkiya Pashchatvarti Mahila, Dekhrekh Sanghthan, Mahlla Fatepur Chhutamalpur, Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh Contact: Geographical Area of Operation: 09456499992 Saharanpur

Number of Permanent Staff: 21 Number of years of work: 45

Partners/ Funders, if any: Person contacted: Government of India Mrs. Meenu Singh (Superintendent) Mrs. Pream Lata Kalara (Stitching Teacher) Mob.- 09719840659

Thematic Area of Operation: This organization is working in the field of violence and women abuse. The main objective of the organization is to provide shelter to the women.

Narrative Description of Work:

To provide shelter to the women, Cases of women are dealt and given legal advices, Provide training to the women to make them self dependent, provide education also, and arrange for their marriages.

Tailoring training, Training for candle making, Cooking training, Household materials also has been made ready by them like pickles, James etc. and these things were trained also.

The organization work is done with the help of police.

Key Challenges: Consent: Not interested Organization is run by government so no issues of in terms of functioning of organization.

Name of the NGO: Address: Yuva Kalyan Samiti Saharanpur, U.P Contact: Geographical Area of Operation: 9758636878 Saharanpur Partners/ Funders, if any: Person contacted: - Praveen Kamrodh, Political Leader (President) Thematic Area of Operation: VAW and Health Narrative Description of Work:

Through community meetings we try to make people aware and curb the evils of the society. By this, we create a healthy society. We persuade people to ponder seriously over the issues and solve them. If the problem is big, we seek the help of the entire organization. Knowledge and opinion on PWDV Act: Don’t know about the act. Women need to be educated and made strong financially.

Key Challenges: Consent: - Will help with whatever support you need from us.

54 GOVERNMENT

Name of the Thana : Address: Mahila Thana Saharanpur Police Lines, Behind Collector Compound, Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh

Person contacted for interview: Ms. Simla Chaudhary Counsellor Mobile- 09456430694 Number of Permanent Staff: 22 Number of years of work: Year of Establishment - 25 Dec. 2008 Narrative Description of Work:

The area of work our organisation is limited with the issues related to the violence against women. This includes physical violence, emotional violence, property dispute, sexual harassment, dispute related to dowry, etc.

Work in government infrastructure.

Counselling Centre The main objectives of establishing this cell is to provide counselling to women who are suffering different type of violence in society. After registration of complain we call both the party at counselling centre and listen there argument and try to solve their problem by mutual settlement but it must be justified and according to low.

Legal aid to women The cases which are registered in the Thana are concern with women physical or mental abuse, women being abuse sexually harassed physically, cases of murder of women due to dowry etc. cases of property disputes with women are also dealt here.

Consent: Not entitled to take any decisions for collaboration as it is a government organization

Name of the Individual: Address:

Pushpender Singh, Govt. District Probation officer Collectorate Compound, Saharanpur, U.P Contact: Geographical Area of Operation: 9451404714 Saharanpur 9411000824 Thematic Area of Operation: Domestic Violence

Narrative Description of Work:

Through counselling we try to reduce the violence and by giving advice to the people, try and remove the evils form the society. Usually we try to solve the issues between the two parties through conference. I believe that if the conferences are conducted efficiently, then the violence against women can be reduced. If a case does not work out through conference then we resolve to take legal help, and provide all the help needed for the same. Strongly believe that if conference and deals are carried out efficiently and effectively, the violence can be altogether stopped. Knowledge and opinion on PWDV Act: Yes are aware of it. Women need to be educated, made financially strong, and changing the mindset of the people.

Key Challenges: Consent: - Whatever support you need from me I will extend depending upon the time we have.

56 GOVERNMENT

Name of the Organization: Address: Govt. Women Assistance Cell Police Line, Saharanpur, U.P Contact: Geographical Area of Operation: 9411201457 Saharanpur Partners/ Funders, if any: Person contacted: - Mrs Nirmala Gupta Thematic Area of Operation:

Violence against Women, Legal rights Influential Individuals/Leaders associated : Head office of the Police Narrative Description of Work: We try to resolve the cases against domestic violence through mutual talks. Still, if they do not understand, we take legal action through a proper channel. In this way we try to reduce the cases of domestic violence. Knowledge and opinion on PWDV Act: I know about this act. Women need to be empowered financially and given proper education. Health education should also be imparted among women. Key Challenges: Consent: - We are doing our work, and will help you in every possible way.

Name of the Individual: Address: Govt. District Program Office D.P.O Office Vikash Bhawan, Saharanpur, U.P Contact: Geographical Area of Operation: 9837081078 Saharanpur Partners/ Funders, if any: Person contacted: - Anupma Shandiliye Thematic Area of Operation: Health care: Nutrition, health education, pre-primary schooling, assisting immunization, ANC. Narrative Description of Work: We organize meetings and through different schemes strengthen women economically and make them aware towards domestic violence. We try to curb domestic violence completely, by making women financially independent. We also provide them with employment opportunities to women which makes them self dependent, and this in turn curbs domestic violence. Knowledge and opinion on PWDV Act: Yes, are aware of the act, but women needs to be made aware, educated, and financially more strong. There is a need for awareness among the people also. Key Challenges: Consent: - Whatever support you ask, we will extend according to the time we have.

57 EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS

Name of the Educational Institution: Address: Industrial Muslim Girls Inter College, Saharanpur Industrial Muslim Girls Inter College Saharanpur Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh Person contacted for interview: Ashima Praveen (Department of economic) Mobile no. – 09837211988 Number of Permanent Staff: 3 Number of years of work: 20 Narrative Description of Work: - Health related issues with women are discussed at large scale by personal meeting - In SD college, Saharanpur introduced Anemia programme. - TV projections on HIV/AIDS being displayed to the general public. This helped in understating and spreading awareness spout misconceptions of AIDS. - Sanitation related works are also being going on - Killing female foetus is crime, so initiated several programmes to stop it.

College members who are involved in programmes- Ashama Praveen, Department of Economics Rehana Begum, Department of Hindi Masood Jahan, Department of English

Consent: Interested in working with Breakthrough.

Name of the Educational Institution: Address: Jain Girls Degree College Rahmat Nagar, Near Meenakshi Chowk, Meerut Road, Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh

Person contacted for interview: Number of Permanent Staff: 4 Nisha Sharma HOD, Drawing & Painting Mobile no. - 09410418775 Narrative Description of Work: - Engage in social work especially for women. Encourage the weaker section of the society to get educate especially the importance of women being educated - Spreading the awareness about HIV/AIDS in the college and outside. The misconceptions about AIDS is being reduced by aware through rallies, social gatherings, works shops etc. - NSS (sanitation) is helping in the field of sanitation awareness. Use to go villages with students and aware them about the importance of clean drinking water, sanitation etc. - Organization camps with the help of NSS to spread the awareness about the importance of women

Consent: Interested in working with Breakthrough.

58 Name of the Educational Institution: Address: Munna Lal Girls Degree College Chilkana Road, Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh

Person Contacted: Contact: Person contacted for interview: 0131-2658187 Ms. Lalita Garg Mobile- 09412848277 Dean Number of Permanent Staff: 11 Number of years of work: 11

Narrative Description of Work:

Maintained by government. Social development of women being done through delivering social values to the girls through education. This includes weaker section women and girls who are encouraged to being educated and given education. Worked with break through on HIV/AIDS awareness. Provided information to the women and girls and other people about how AIDS can be prevention and all the knowledge about AIDS through T.V. projection, workshops in different places, rallies etc. Discourage Eve teasing of women and girls, women rights, women empowerment, through NSS. Though the main aim of our organization is to educate girls work we are also working various social aspect giving priority to academic session we also work along with NSSO like organization we always welcome the professionals to address the different topic in our college.

Consent: Interested in working with Breakthrough.

59 INDIVIDUALS

Name of the Individual: Address: Rajeev Ragvansi, Advocate Civil Court, Delhi Road, Saharanpur Contact: Geographical Area of Operation: 9897030095 Civil Court Thematic Area of Operation: Civil and criminal cases, divorce and cases related to crime against women. Narrative Description of Work: PWDVA, Helps grievances of women Knowledge and opinion on PWDV Act: This is a good act, but the women in our district have started misusing it. People should be made more aware about this act. Key Challenges: Consent: - yes

Name of the Individual: Address: Monika Tyagi (Advocate) Civil Court, Chamber No- 280 Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh Mobile - 09897048424 Narrative Description of Work:

Number of years of work: 17 Target Groups Provide information on legal rights, work against dowry, Domestic violence and women, Divorce cases, Property disputes, Fights, Kidnapping, riots are also dealt, Domestic violence against women is in very adverse situation in the district. There were frequents cases sexual and mental abuse of women. Cases of killing women foetus are also very frequent. Legal Help. Any cases of women like domestic violence against then physical and mental harassment sexual abuse are being dealt. Firstly the cases were tried to sought out with discussion but if not possible then the case goes to court, Our organization provide the counselling and legal advice to women victims.

Consent: Interested in working with Breakthrough.

Name of the Individual: Address: Anwar Ali (Advocate) Nakharsha, Near Masjid, Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh Contact no. 0132-2647494 Narrative Description of Work: Number of years of work: 15 Target Groups Discussion on women education, Against child marriage, Work against domestic violence, Divorce cases, All the cases were discussed which involve disrespect of women, Killing of female foeticide also deal, Providing information to Muslim women about their rights., expiring women rights to the divorced women. All these discussions are being held in seminars at different place.

Also organise for women counselling in which Muslim women are being awarded about their rights we try to solve the cases in women’s court itself, but if it does not happen. Then guide for further steps. Women violence and abuse can be stopped only by the women awareness not by any acts on legal rights.

Consent: Interested in working with Breakthrough.

Name of the Individual: Address: Mukesh Kumar, Journalist Editor Dainik Hawk, Near Hospital Chowk, Saharanpur, U.P Contact: Geographical Area of Operation: 9548221545 Saharanpur Thematic Area of Operation: All types of Violence against women, and all types of news Narrative Description of Work: We are like a mirror to the society. We bring out the problems in front of the people through our newspaper. We are aware of what is happening in the society and bring out the issues in detail. After such issues are brought to the notice of the people, they are more aware and try not to repeat such acts. This will help reduce violence against women in the society. Knowledge and opinion on PWDV Act: After the PWDV Act 2005, there has been a decrease in the crimes against women, and the rights of the women have strengthened. Women should be educated and made financially independent. Key Challenges: Consent: - Whatever help you need from me, I will extend.

Name of the Individual: Address: Opposite Kachahari, Saharanpur, U.P Mukesh Gupta , Journalist (Star News) Contact: Geographical Area of Operation: 9837031732 Saharanpur Thematic Area of Operation: All types of VAW. Narrative Description of Work: We telecast the problems faced by women in our news channel. Conduct timely interviews with women and pay proper attention to such issues relating violence. We strongly oppose the violence against women, and we adopt various means to curb the same. We telecast the heinous crimes committed against women. This affects the people and thus reduces the violence. Knowledge and opinion on PWDV Act: After the PWDV Act 2005, there has been a decrease in the crimes against women, and the rights of the women have strengthened. Women should be educated and made financially independent. Key Challenges: Consent: - Will help in whatever way I can.

Name of the Individual: Address: Subhas Aggarwal, Journalist editor Channel 9,Vishkarma Chowk, Saharanpur, U.P Contact: Geographical Area of Operation: 9358392777 Saharanpur Thematic Area of Operation:

All type of violence against women Narrative Description of Work:

We bring out the evils of the society and draw the attention of the people towards such issues and through this try to stop the violence against women. Through our programs, we pay special attention to the crimes against women, and present a rational picture in front of the people, and thus try to reduce the crime against women.

Knowledge and opinion on PWDV Act:

It is important to give education to women so that they become financially strong. Awareness towards health is also required. Key Challenges: Consent: - Will help with whatever support you need from us.

Name of the Individual: Address: Manoj Nakola, Journalist Reporter D.L.A Newspaper, Mahabeer Chowk, Vishkarma Chowk, Saharanpur Contact: Geographical Area of Operation: 9219861333 Saharanpur Thematic Area of Operation:

All type of violence against women Narrative Description of Work:

We are a medium through which we convey all the good and the bad things happening in the society to the people. Through our written skills, and newspaper as a medium we make people aware about the violence against women. Through our writings we try to stop the crimes committed in the society against women. Our main focus is the violence against women.

Knowledge and opinion on PWDV Act:

I am aware of this act, but women should also be educated so that they can become financially strong. Key Challenges: Consent: - Will help in best possible way.

Name of the Individual: Address: Shiv Mani Tyagi(Sr. Reporter),Journalist HindustanTimes, Avas Vikas, Delhi Road, Saharanpur Contact: Geographical Area of Operation: 9412553299 Saharanpur Thematic Area of Operation:

Domestic violence, health related issues, women empowerment, and women’s related issues. Narrative Description of Work:

We publish all types of issues in our paper. Give required attention to every local news, and pay special attention to women’s related issues. Knowledge and opinion on PWDV Act: It is good, but up to some extents since women have started misusing it. More awareness is needed about this act, along with improvements. Key Challenges: Consent: - Will help.

Name of the Individual: Address: Neeraj Kumar, (2nd in charge) Journalist HindustanTimes, Avas Vikas, Delhi Road, Contact: Geographical Area of Operation: 9412231017 Saharanpur Thematic Area of Operation: Issues like, domestic violence, dowry, health related issues, crime against women, and other political issues. Narrative Description of Work: Our paper covers every news, but we pay special attention and coverage to women’s related issues. Knowledge and opinion on PWDV Act: It is a good act, but people need to be made more aware towards this act. ( through NGO’s) Key Challenges: Consent: - Ready to help.

Name of the Individual: Address: Brij Mohan Moga, (Reporter),Journalist Dainik Jagaran, Avas Vikas, Delhi Road, Saharanpur. Contact: Geographical Area of Operation: 0132-2762222 East Saharanpur Thematic Area of Operation:

Issues like, domestic violence, dowry, HIV/AIDS, crime, and other local political issues. Narrative Description of Work: Though we cover all types of daily news in our papers, we devote timely attention to issues related to women’s issues. Knowledge and opinion on PWDV Act: It is a good act, but people need to be made more aware towards this act. Key Challenges: Consent: - Ready to be a part of it.

Name of the Individual: Address: Devender, Journalist Amar Ujala, Delhi Road, Saharanpur Contact: Geographical Area of Operation: 9411081184 East Saharanpur Thematic Area of Operation: Issues like, agricultural problems, health related problems, and women related issues Narrative Description of Work: We cover every kind of news, but we also pay special attention to women’s issues, besides covering local issues.

Knowledge and opinion on PWDV Act: For women to seek maximum benefit from this act, they should be made aware and educated. Awareness towards this act should be developed at every level.

Key Challenges: Consent: - Ready to help.

Name of the Individual: Address: Vishesh Sharma Amar Ujala, Delhi Road, Saharanpur (Sub editor), Journalists Contact: Geographical Area of Operation: 9675897106 Saharanpur Thematic Area of Operation:

Crime, market related health, local political issues, and women’s isues. Narrative Description of Work: Writes articles related to the above mentioned issues and pay special attention to women’s related issues. Knowledge and opinion on PWDV Act: It is a good act, but in our district this is misused by women. Need to educate both men as well as women. Key Challenges: Consent: - Ready to help.

Name of the Individual: Address: Umesh Sharma Amar Ujala, Delhi Road, Saharanpur (Sr. reporter) Contact: Geographical Area of Operation: 9675879804 Saharanpur Thematic Area of Operation: Crime, market related health, and all political news. Narrative Description of Work: Though we collect all types of news and reports and publish them, but we give more space to women’s issues. Knowledge and opinion on PWDV Act: Equality of education is a must. Due to lack of awareness, these types of acts are rarely used by women. So, there is a need for awareness. Key Challenges: Consent: - Yes.

Name of the Individual: Address: Chandra Shekhar Sharma Amar Ujala, Delhi Road, Saharanpur (Sub-Editor) Contact: Geographical Area of Operation: 9897799850 Central Saharanpur Thematic Area of Operation: Crime-related issues like murder, rape, dowry, violence, and political issues, entertainment. Narrative Description of Work: Though we collect all types of news and reports and publish them, but we give more attention to women’s issues. Knowledge and opinion on PWDV Act: I know about this act. Awareness is required in all sections of the society, and in all news. Key Challenges: Consent: - Ready to help.

Name of the Individual: Address: Rakesh Khatma, (Circulation Head) Dainik Jagaran, Avas Vikas, Delhi Road, Saharanpur Contact: Geographical Area of Operation: 9917000408 South and Central Saharanpur Thematic Area of Operation: Health related, environmental (pollution), woman’s related issues, political, gender and other issues. Narrative Description of Work: We give proper space to women’s related issues, and also publish interviews with eminent female personalities. We also address issues related to women Knowledge and opinion on PWDV Act: Only a few people are aware about this act, especially women in villages are not aware. So, there is a need to spread more awareness. Key Challenges: Consent: - Ready to be a part of it.

Name of the Individual: Address: Shaheed Zuberi (Media Person) -Editor/ Advisor H/N- 13/1419, Nakhase, Main bazaar, Saharanpur Contact no. 09997233539 Email – [email protected]

Narrative Description of Work:

Basic objective is to provide legal advice to affected women. Stress on the importance of women education because the less educated women face more domestic violence. Organize counseling for women. Also deals in women’s legal rights.

Consent: Interested in working with likeminded organizations/People.

Name of the Individual: Address: Mahesh Dainik Jagaran, Avas Vikas, Delhi Road, Saharanpur (Reporter) Contact: Geographical Area of Operation: 9759877341 Central Saharanpur Thematic Area of Operation:

Education, crime, women’s issues, and all other general issues. Narrative Description of Work: From the reports collected from the fields and also based on the grievances of the women on various issues, who come to my office, we publish their stories in our paper. There is a weekly column dedicated to women’s issues. Knowledge and opinion on PWDV Act: Since women are not much aware about this act they do not seek benefit from it. So, there is a need to spread more awareness. Key Challenges: Consent: - Ready to be a part of it.

Name of the Individual: Address: Sanjeev Gupta Dainik Jagaran, Avas Vikas, Delhi Road, Saharanpur (Sr. Reporter) Contact: Geographical Area of Operation: 9837108088 West Saharanpur Thematic Area of Operation:

Crime against women, like dowry, murder, other violence, and all other general issues. Narrative Description of Work: We publish the interviews of the aggrieved women and publish them in our paper. There is a weekly column dedicated to women’s issues. Such issues are also covered in our magazine, Sakhi. Knowledge and opinion on PWDV Act: There is lack of awareness on the part of women towards this law. So, there is a need to spread more awareness through different media, like print and electronic, and at various levels (schools, colleges, offices etc). Key Challenges: Consent: - Ready to be a part of it.

Name of the Individual: Address: Prem Sagar, Political Leader BJP Karyaalay Saharanpur, U.P Contact: Geographical Area of Operation: 9412131073 Entire State Thematic Area of Operation: Curb any type of violence in the society to build a healthy and safe society.

Narrative Description of Work: We try to eliminate the evils by giving public lectures. Through our organization, we take serious actions against all the acts happening in the society and try to solve them. If people do not understand through mutual talks, then we resolve the issues by taking legal help, and thus whatever help we can offer, we do. Knowledge and opinion on PWDV Act: I know about this act. Women need to be empowered financially, and they need to be educated, only then can this act be influential. This program needs proper advertising. Key Challenges: Consent: - Will help with whatever support you need from us.

69 MUZAFFAR NAGAR NGOs Name of the NGO: Address: Azad Sewa Samiti V.V. Inter College Road, Near Fouwara Chowk, Shamli, Muzafar Nagar Contact: Geographical Area of Operation: Muzafar Nagar, Ph: 01398-251298 Bijnour Number of Permanent Staff: 13 Number of years of work: 31 Partners/ Funders, if any: Person contacted: Ministry of HRD, Central Social Welfare Department, Mr. M.A. Sulaiman (Secretary) CAPART, State Social welfare Department, Minority Mobile: 09760025066 Department Govt of Uttar Pradesh Thematic Area of Operation: Azad Sewa Samiti is working in the field of social work like awareness about HIV/AIDS Women rights, helping the minorities in the field of education and Holistic development. Narrative Description of Work:

Environment Awareness: Awareness camp on environment is being organized in which the knowledge about the care of the environment has been imparted to the general public.

Educational Assistance: Providing educational assistance to the minorities of the society and also providing computer training through training camps to the children of weaker sections and to the poor students. Library and reading room facilities graduation programmes, vocational training etc.

Women Empowerment: Through giving training for garment training stitching, tailoring, small scale employment training. Encouraging people for self employment to the society through various camps.

Health Issues (AIDS): Working in health related issues like Polio, AIDS, and Women related diseases. The organization had organized the Polio camp in which the Polio Drops were given to the infants. Organization is activity engaged in organising the awareness camp on AIDS, in which expert doctors were invited who deliver reasons due to which this disease infects.

Women Violence/Abuse: Violence against women is increasing nowadays so they try to discus the matter with victims and help it in sought out without being gone legal level in court. Even if the case goes to court they provide legal advises to them. Gender Policy: Azad Sewa Samiti has gender policy at workplace under which at least 33% employee must be female. Key Challenges Faced by Organisation Key Influential Individual/ Org. For effective and efficient working for an organization 1. Dr. Khursheed Anwar (MD) He provides the needs training intellectual human resources. But that awareness for health issues and also help financially. needs a good infrastructure with good training 2. Naseem Ahmad – He has some prestige in the personals. And this needs money to finance but the society which helps in better functioning of the sources of capital are scarce. organization.

Consent: Interested in working with Breakthrough

Name of the NGO: Address: Navodaya Lok Chetna Kalyan Samiti Vivek Vihar, Shamli, Muzaffar Nagar Contact: Geographical Area of Operation: Muzaffar Nagar, Ph: 0121-2232047 Bagpat, Meerut Mobile: 09410682245, 09927536368 Email: [email protected] Number of Permanent Staff: 21 Number of years of work: 8 Partners/ Funders, if any: Person contacted: Ministry of HRD, Ministry Environment, PCI, State Mr. Devendra Dhama (General Secretary) Social welfare Department, Foreign Funding Thematic Area of Operation: Working in the field of women empowerment and stopping women domestic violence. Narrative Description of Work:

Women Empowerment: They organise women empowerment week in which they give tips to the women to up ring their status in society. Organization empower the women through SHG Formation and skill base development

Drive Against Female Foeticide: They have done a very strong work in the field of stopping female foeticide. They just displaced all the machines of the clinics in which they were engaged in detecting foetus status which the help of Vatsalay organization based in Lucknow.

Counselling Centre: They have counselling centre in which they help women to violence. Even that counselling centre deals with finally planning encouragement.

Educational Awareness: Spreading awareness about the importance of being educated through various rallies, general meeting etc. they use to encourage parents to save their children to school.

Health Issues (HIV/AIDS): Organising health camps which mainly concerns with polio and HIV/AIDS. These camps where organised in with special assistance of expert doctors. So this helps them in spreading awareness about HIV/AIDS.

Helping Harijans and Land less people: Once there was fire in the house of a harijan, and they got seriously injured. When the organisation got to know this they gave 25 thousand rapes as a help. They also help land less peasants to get realised their pattas or contacts with land lords.

Other: Involved in Rozar guarantee Yojana, Creating environment awareness and agriculture knowledge. Key Challenges: Consent: Interested in working with Breakthrough Basic challenge faced is financial scarcity. Even some times challenges faced by them as hindrance provided by social norms.

71 Name of the NGO: Address: All India Women’s Conference 326/1, Saket colony, Street No -6, Muzaffar Nagar, Pin-251001

Contact: Geographical Area of Operation: Muzaffar Nagar, Ph: 0131-2443264; Fax – 0131-2443264 Bijnour, Saharanpur

Number of Permanent Staff: 15 Number of years of work: 10

Partners/ Funders, if any: Person contacted: Ministry of HRD, Ministry Environment, PCI, State Smt. Kusum Sharma (Secretary) Social welfare Department, Foreign Funding Mobile: 09319267366

Thematic Area of Operation: Working for social upliftment of poor and marginalised section of the society particularly women and children. Our organization promote the girls education, awareness about women health, HIV/AIDS and environmental Issue

Narrative Description of Work:

Women Empowerment: Organize camps in which they spread awareness about the importance of education of women and even provide educational assistance to them. Encouraging women about their fundamental rights.

Health Issues (HIV/AIDS): Providing awareness about the clean drinking water, pollution free environment for good health and also breast feeding for children as a best option is encouraged. They organise camps of Polio, HIV/AIDS in which provide the important information’s to the general public. They also organise rallies, social gatherings, and general meeting for spreading awareness about HIV/AIDS.

Educational Assistance Minorities: Educational assistance is also being provided to the minorities through organising some flexible time schools.

Domestic Violence Against Women: They are operating a counselling counter for the victimized women from the domestic violence physical or mentally. They also give legal aid/ advice to the victim women. They also have hostel facility for working women and victims (women). The legal aid provided is with help of Mr. Rai Singh Pawan.

Gender Policy: All India Women’s Conference has gender policy which gives nearly 100% preference to women

Key Challenges: Consent: Interested in working with Breakthrough Financial constraints affect the quality and ability of human resources so if they got sufficient financial resources then will able to work more prominently in future.

72 Name of the NGO: Address: 711-A, Dayanand Nagar Sharamik Sewa Kendra Near Railway Phatak Shamiti, Muzaffar Nagar Contact: Geographical Area of Operation: Muzaffar Ph: 01398-250147 Nagar(Urban),shamli block Number of Permanent Staff: 20 Number of years of work: 23 Partners/ Funders, if any: Person Contacted: IGSS , IEG New Delhi, Functional Vocational Mr. Pitam Singh Malik (Secretary) Training and Research Forum Bangalore, HUDCO, Mobile: 09411816014 DRDA Thematic Area of Operation:

Developing human capabilities by spreading awareness, Education and making male and women to work together to provide job specialization training to empower women and deprived people Narrative Description of Work:

WomenEempowerment: Developing the capabilities of the women in the field of house hold works and small scale employment, so that they could become self dependent. For making them self dependent following programmes have been done- Training being given to make; papad, pickles, fruit jam and juice. Training of tailoring, Training to make small toys, Course of beauticians, After training if any women want any type of information, they would provide and also enabling at get terms loans at simple and low interest rates. Forming self-helping groups, in that women can take or lend money so that they could escape from the abuse of more lenders. Health Services: Setting up health check op camps, health meals, awareness camps and providing and spreading information about Polio. Heath programmes of govt is being spread and interpreted to women. And also very frequently they provide ancient ayurvedic medicines to the people. HIV/AIDS Information: To spread awareness and information about HIV/AIDS, They setup various rallies, social gatherings and health check up camps. In the course of spreading awareness about HIV/AIDS, they also provide its illicit effects in the society. And the awareness and check ups are being done by some specialized doctors also. Programme against Drug Addiction: Organization started various programme against drug addiction in the western side of Yumuna Khadar Vasti with the help of local people especially women. We organise Nukkad Natak, Rally, IEC material and also take the help of low in forcing agency to reduce illegal trade of alcohol. Awareness about Women’s Right and Health Issue: Organization provides legal advice information to the victim women, and also set up programmes related to gender equality. Spreading awareness about women’s rights among old women, low pregnancy and frequent pregnancies have adverse effect on women’s health, which is explained to them. To make these objectives success full this organization uses various programmes like social meetings, gatherings rallies, Nukkad plays to make women aware about their rights and health related issues. Counselling Centre: Organization provides legal aid and counselling for the victimized women. Domestic violence cases were being solved by discussing personally with them. Frequently visits are made to discuss their problems so the probability of case to reach at judiciary level remains low. If the case reaches to court the legal advices/help is being provided to them. Education of socially backward section: Organisation had provided the educational assistance to minorities especially girls through the help of 6 school centres. Success of educational programme is being done through making awareness the parents about the importance of being educated, training the teachers, and also about the importance of girls education being spread

73 Gender Policy: Sharamik Sewa Kendra give at least 33% reservation to women. Key influential individual/ organization: Yogendra Narayan Mathur- Through him the organization works with the government at the village level. P. L. Sharma – Encourages the organization staff for working in social services field. And also provides information about the govt institutions which can help in our working. Key Challenges: Consent: Interested in working with Breakthrough For organisation to work effectively and smoothly needs human resources. And for human resources there is need for capital sources which is scarce for them and due to this scarce capital is not being developed in a manner to work effectively and efficiently.

Name of the NGO: Address: Nagarik Kalyan Sewa 184, Aryapuri, Muzaffar Nagar, Uttar Pradesh Contact: Geographical Area of Operation: Muzaffar Nagar Mobile- 09259259957 Fax- 0131-408982 Number of Permanent Staff: 18 Number of years of work: 28 Partners/ Funders, if any: Person contacted: Ministry of Paryavaran, State welfare Board, Pandit Parbhat Kapil (Secretary) CAPART, NABARD Mobile no.- 9259259957

Thematic Area of Operation: Nagarik Kalyan Sewa is devoted to work for poor section of the society by empowering than through various skill based vocational programme and make them aware about their guide provided by our constitution to them.

Narrative Description of Work:

Women Empowerment: For women empowerment various program are been undertaken like – Under National women fund, made group of 400 women, For the development of women and children Gramen Anchal Yojana is working in rural area, DWACRA helper in opening training centre, Helping lower to be passed by state bank. Etc. made 600 women self depended by all there program.

Women rights: Organised programmes targeting awareness about women rights, stopping women abuse and child marriage. These programmes are being made successful through organising rallies meeting, camps etc.

HIV/AIDS: Through street plays, health camps and rallies use to spread awareness about AIDS and its measures to prevention are also encouraged. Also encourage people about the vaccination of Polio. Key Influential Members Mrs. Rajeswar Tyagi Advocate Smt. Umaila Sharma Advocate Dr. Sunil Sharma Advocate Dr. S. P. Aggarwal Advocate Dr. Manju Dutt Chairman Because of all these people our organisation is working smoothly

Key Challenges: Consent: Interested in working with Breakthrough Due to financial scarcity face problem in operating effectively like don’t have vehicles for transporting.

Name of the NGO: Address: HELP CLUB 516—Laddha Wala Bagh Muzaffar Nagar, Uttar Pradesh Contact: Geographical Area of Operation: Muzaffar Nagar, Ph: 0522-2768267 Saharanpur E-mail- [email protected] Number of Permanent Staff: 12 Number of years of work: 20 Partners/ Funders, if any: Name of person contacted for interview: DUDA (UNICEF) Dr. Qamar Kazmi (Director) Integrated Child Development Dept. Mobile No.- 09358907164

Thematic Area of Operation: Main aim of HELP CLUB is to help needy and poor specially those who are helpless and not able to assist themselves. Generally God do not help those people who don’t help themselves but in the society there are many problems which can be rectified. HELP CLUB tries its best to remove such problem from society through providing medical aids, education, aware them about their rights etc.

Narrative Description of Work:

Mahila Uddyog: Kendra HELP CLUB has organized an institution for women Development named Mahila Uddyog Kendra at Muzaffar Nagar Through this Kendra HELP CLUB provide different type of training to make them self dependent like Readymade garment work, designing of bangles, knitting woollen cloths, Tomato sauces Pickle preparation Agarbatti, candle , copy and register work, Embroidery etc. HELP CLUB not only trained women also provide financial help to established small uddyog. Raw material supplied to them and rendered possible help to sale processed products.

AIDS Information Programmes: At the occasion of AIDS DAY help club organized a vast AIDS AWARENESS MARCH, a crowed of thousand people passed by main road of city Muzaffarnagar 30000 aids information pamphlets distributed in public interest for preventing AIDS same day.

Free Medical Camp: Help Club established a free medical camp in Exhibition. Free medical aids and medicine were distributed and examined more than 500 patients through camp in exhibition.

Viklang Goshty: Help Club have arranged a Viklang Goshty in Exhibition Pandal where Help Club discussed about the welfare of handicapped people (viklang) and those who are needy and helpless.

Free Medical Aid and Free Operation: HELP CLUB members are mostly health professional so it is very easy for us to help poor and needy person. HELP CLUB takes responsibility to complete two operations per month for such people. HELP CLUB also gives financial help to poor patients. This organisation also provides free treatment to many others through their charitable health facilities.

Disaster Management: HELP CLUB also help people during any disaster .We have helped people during flood incident, Firozabad train accident, Latoor earth quake incident, Muzaffar Nagar acid case.

76 Kishori Shakti Yojna: Trained adolescent girl in Kishori Shaki Youjna sponsored by ICDS on different vocational skill .Organization gives family life education to adolescent girls so that they can face physical and biological changes occurring in their life. Counselling and Help to Women: HELP CLUB provides the help to the women suffering violence Our counsellor ask both the party to provide evidence regarding complain. We try to resolve the issue with mutual agreement. There are some advocates in our network who provide counselling as well as provide legal aid to such women.

Programme for Dalit Women: HELP CLUB provides special health awareness for schedule cast women in Khadar area of Purkaji block. These poor people use unhygienic sanitary practice during menstruation period. And acquire different type of disease RTIs/STIs. Organisation prepares a very low cast sanitary cotton cost only Rs 5 per month to avoid such infections. This sanitary pad is prepared by Mahila Uddyog Kendra. Key Influential Persons: Khurram Pravez (Social worker) Ranjeet Sharma (Advocate) Anwar Sayeed (Advocate)

Key Challenges: Consent: To work effectively any organisation want qualified HELP CLUB Muzaffar Nagar is ready to be a part of human resource and service delivery base, and for active member to work on issues like Violence these entire one has to invest on these issues In health Against Women sector we have sufficient infrastructure but in other sector we need to improve it.

Name of the NGO: Address: Grameen Vikas Samiti 794- Vasant Vihar, Muzaffar Nagar, Uttar Pradesh Contact : Geographical Area of Operation: Phone No. 09927062760 Muzaffar Nagar

Number of Permanent Staff: 6 Number of years of work: 8

Partners/ Funders, if any: Person Contacted for interview: Piyush Baliyan (Secretary) Mobile No. 09927062760 Thematic Area of Operation: The main aim of Grameen Vikas Samiti is to spread awareness about different government scheme and health programme, to help poor by providing support and even financial help

Narrative description of Work Domain: Promotion and awareness for, health, HIV/AIDS awareness, women related issues.

Note: Mr. Piyush Baliyan is not interested with any type of collaboration with BREAKTHROUGH TRUST He refused to provide any type of information about their NGO.

Name of the NGO: Address: Rashtriya Sewa Samiti 616, Rampuri, Muzaffar Nagar

Contact: Person contacted for Interview:

9259632151 Anil Kumar Number of Permanent Staff: 10 Number of years of work: 9

Geographical Area of Operation: Partners/ Funders, if any: Muzaffar Nagar - Thematic Area of Operation: Women empowerment, domestic violence, health and sanitation, HIV/AIDS, environment related issues.

Narrative Description of Work:

Women Empowerment We organize women into SHGs and then work through such groups. Formation of such groups is essential from financial point of view. We impart skill-based training to women on different livelihood trades. We have a permanent trainer to impart such trainings on areas like sewing, beautician etc. Many women undergo such trainings and later get into jobs of similar kind to earn their own livelihood and become financially stable.

HIV/AIDS Awareness We spread awareness on HIV/AIDS and family planning through campaigns. We also educate the society about the preventive measures of HIV/AIDS. This information is also imparted through SHGs or organizing camps.

Influential Individuals/ Leaders associated with organization:

Various pradhans based on related issues. Knowledge and Opinion on PWDV Act: -

Key challenges: Consent: Our organization requires proper training and financial They are willing to work with Breakthrough Trust. support.

Name of the NGO: Address: Jan Kalyan Samiti 201, Brahmapuri, Muzaffar Nagar

Contact: Person contacted for Interview: 9412211977 Sudhir Kumar Sharma Number of Permanent Staff: Number of years of work: 80 21

Geographical Area of Operation: Partners/ Funders, if any:

Muzaffar Nagar, Saharanpur, Bijnor, Meerut Central and State Government, Foreign Funders Thematic Area of Operation:

Vocational training to women for employment, HIV/AIDS, environmental education, economic development of women, domestic violence. Narrative Description of Work:

Women Empowerment We organize women into SHGs which is essential for women empowerment. We impart skill-based training to women on different livelihood trades so that they can become financially stable. We educate women about different reservations for women approved by government.

Health Check-up We organize health check up camps for women and children. We educate women about different health related issues and their preventive measures. We also provide free check-up of women and children in such camps.

Domestic violence We work towards eradicating any kind of violence against women. We try to solve the domestic fights of women at family level. If necessary, we give legal advice to the women in cases of domestic violence.

Influential Individuals/ Leaders associated with organization:

Pradhans and Janpad members in different villages. Knowledge and Opinion on PWDV Act: -

Key challenges: Consent: Our organization requires proper training. Yes, they are willing to work with Breakthrough Trust.

Name of the NGO: Address: Bhartiya Sewa Samiti 305, Indra Colony, Muzaffar Nagar

Contact: Person contacted for Interview: 9412406789 9219153679 Animesh Gupta Number of Permanent Staff: Number of years of work: 12 20

Geographical Area of Operation: Partners/ Funders, if any:

Muzaffar Nagar, Haridwar, Bijnor, Simbhoili U.P. Government, DRDA, RMK Thematic Area of Operation:

The main thematic areas are SHG formation, HIV/AIDS, women empowerment, maternity and child health, reservation for women. Narrative Description of Work:

SHG formation and women empowerment Through the medium of SHG, we organize women into groups that take up different livelihood activities for income generation. These SHGs work towards empowerment of women and makes them independent. We give them trainings for skill building. These SHGs also function in resolving issues of domestic violence. If such cases are not resolved at SHG level then legal guidance is given to the women.

Women Rights Sakh Sarita is our project through which we work towards spreading awareness among women about their basic human and legal rights. We organize trainings and campaigns to educate women about their rights.

Influential Individuals/ Leaders associated with organization: Rama Ji (Member of Mahila Samaj Kalyan) Tej Pal Ji (Green Field)

Key challenges: Consent: Training They are willing to work with Breakthrough Trust.

Name of the NGO: Address: 543, North Civil Lines, Saket Road,, Muzaffar Nagar Grameen Vikas Evam Manav Sewa Sansthan Contact: Person contacted for Interview:

9719111365 B.K.Walia Number of Permanent Staff: Number of years of work: 26 10 Geographical Area of Operation: Partners/ Funders, if any:

Muzaffar Nagar, Saharanpur, Bijnor, Meerut NABARD, REDP Thematic Area of Operation:

Women empowerment, HIV/AIDS awareness. Narrative Description of Work:

Kishori Shakti Yojana In collaboration with FSW, we provide trainings to women on various livelihood generating activities like candle making, agarbatti making etc. Our objective is to help women through such trainings to become financially independent. Our organization provides trainings in different other organizations under PMRY.

HIV/AIDS Awareness We organize camps to spread awareness on HIV/AIDS. We also conduct free blood tests and check up during such camps. We also conduct family counselling sessions.

Influential Individuals/ Leaders associated with organization:

Hukam Singh (Member of Vidhan Parishad) Key challenges: Consent:

We require proper training. They are willing to work with Breakthrough Trust in organizing campaigns and trainings.

82 INDIVIDUALS

Name of the Individual: Address: Anwar Shaheed (Advocate) Chamber No- J-14, Collectrate Compound, Muzaffar Nagar, Uttar Pradesh Mobile- 09358383248

Narrative Description of Work: Target Group Women violence, abuse, domestic violence against women by her husband and his family, rape by relatives are born by them, and many more like sexual abuse by big people, eve teasing are to be bearded by the women who are helpless. Our target groups also include the cases of domestic fight, riots, women violence etc. also comes in our target zones. Legal aid to victims of violence The legal advice is being provided to the victim women, who had faced any type of physical or mental abuse by any person. We try to discuss and sought out the matters there it self. But if the issue doesn’t resolve them the case goes to court and there they provide legal advice and help.

Consent: Interested in collaborating with Breakthrough but after understanding the motive of organization and programme.

Name of the Individual: Address: Rajiv Sharma (Advocate) Chamber No- J-14, Collectrate Compound, Muzaffar Nagar, Uttar Pradesh Mobile- 09319412891 Narrative Description of Work:

Target Group Target groups are those women who are facing any type of violence which is domestic by her husband and his family, eve teasing by man, sexual assault by prestigious section of society, and any type of mental harassment. Even they deal the case which involves property disputes, riots, domestic fights etc.

Legal aid to victims of violence Women who are suffering from any type of domestic violence which could be mental or physical by her husband’s family are given legal aid. First try to sort the matter by discussion. But if needed they provide counselling and legal advice/ help to them. Consent: Interested in collaborating with Breakthrough.

Name of the Individual: Address: Meenaxi sharma (Advocate) Civil Lines Thana, Muzaffar Nagar

Contact: Geographical Area of Operation: 9457051505 Muzaffar Nagar Thematic Area of Operation: The main thematic areas are women rights and violence against women. Narrative Description of Work:

Domestic Violence: We work towards eradicating any kind of violence against women especially domestic violence. We help victims of domestic violence to fight against such situations through counselling or accordingly giving them legal advice.

Women Rights We work towards spreading awareness among women in the society about their basic human and legal rights. We help them practice and protect these rights.

Knowledge and Opinion on PWDV Act: The level of awareness about this act among the society is very low as people are uneducated. There is need to spread awareness about this act that can lead to eradication of violence against women and gender discrimination. Key challenges: Consent: - She is willing to work with Breakthrough Trust.

Name of the Individual: Address: Vandana (Advocate) Chamber No.2, Civil Court, Muzaffar Nagar

Contact: Geographical Area of Operation: 9436014595 Muzaffar Nagar Thematic Area of Operation:

The main thematic areas are legal rights and violence against women. Narrative Description of Work: Domestic Violence: Our priority is to fight legal cases of victims of domestic violence. We help them get justice in such situations. Women Rights As the awareness level about human rights is very low among women, we work towards spreading awareness in the society about their basic human and legal rights.

Knowledge and Opinion on PWDV Act: I am aware of this act. There is need to spread awareness about this act for its effective implementation. This can lead to eradication of domestic violence against women Key challenges: Consent: - She is willing to work with Breakthrough Trust.

Name of the Individual: Address: Mumtaz (Advocate) Chamber No.438, Muzaffar Nagar

Contact: Geographical Area of Operation: 9927204467 Muzaffar Nagar Thematic Area of Operation:

The main thematic areas are legal rights and violence against women. Narrative Description of Work:

Domestic Violence: We work towards eradicating any kind of violence against women through counseling. We help victims of domestic violence to fight against such situations by giving them legal advice.

Women Rights We work towards women empowerment by spreading awareness among women in the society about their basic human and legal rights.

Knowledge and Opinion on PWDV Act: The PWDV Act can into operation in 2005. This act has lead to eradication of violence against women and women empowerment. There is further scope of spreading awareness of this act in the society. Key challenges: Consent: - She is willing to work with Breakthrough Trust.

Name of the Individual: Address: Meera Saxena (Advocate) Chamber No.2, Civil Court, Muzaffar Nagar

Contact: Geographical Area of Operation: 9837019964 Saharanpur Thematic Area of Operation:

The main thematic areas are legal rights and violence against women. Narrative Description of Work:

Women Rights We spread awareness among women in the society about their basic human rights. Women who have been victims of cases of domestic violence also volunteer in educating other women about their rights.

Domestic Violence: We work towards eradicating any kind of violence against women on issues like dowry. We help victims of domestic violence through counselling where we give them suitable suggestions to resolve such matters within the family. If the woman wants to take the matter to court then she is accordingly given legal advice.

Knowledge and Opinion on PWDV Act: The PWDV Act can into operation in 2005. Still the level of awareness about this act among the society is very low. There is need to spread awareness about this act for its effective implementation. This can lead to eradication of violence against women and lead to an ideological change in the society. Key challenges: Consent: - She is willing to work with Breakthrough Trust.

86 GOVERNMENT

Name of the NGO: Address: Govt. Mahila Thana Civil Lines Thana, Muzaffar Nagar

Contact: Person contacted for Interview:

9454404088 Madhu Malti Geographical Area of Operation: Partners/ Funders, if any: - Muzaffar Nagar Thematic Area of Operation:

Women rights, violence against women, dowry. Narrative Description of Work:

Domestic Violence: The cases that are mostly registered in the police station are of domestic violence and torture on women. We help the victims to register FIR against the convicts who are generally their husband or in-laws. We also visit the houses of such women and try to resolve such cases within the family. If the problem still persists then we take strict action against the convict.

Knowledge and Opinion on PWDV Act: There is need to spread awareness about this act for its effective implementation. This can lead to eradication of violence against women and lead to change in thinking of the society. Key challenges: Consent: - She is willing to work with Breakthrough Trust.

Name of the Individual: Address:

Harikant Sharma (Govt. District Probation Office) Collectorate Campus, Muzaffar Nagar

Contact: Geographical Area of Operation: 9258709493 Muzaffar Nagar Thematic Area of Operation:

The main thematic areas are women rights and violence against women. Narrative Description of Work:

Domestic Violence: We work towards eradicating any kind of violence against women on issues like dowry, domestic violence etc. We help victims of domestic violence through counselling where we give them suitable suggestions to overcome such situations and fight against them.

Women Rights We organize campaigns to spread awareness among women in the society about their basic human rights. We also hold campaigns to educate them on issues of health and hygiene and social security.

Knowledge and Opinion on PWDV Act:

There is need to spread awareness about this act in the society for its effective implementation. This can lead to empowerment of women in social and economic spheres. Key challenges: Consent: - He is willing to work with Breakthrough Trust.

88 INDIVIDUAL

Name of the Individual: Address: B.S.P. Office, Purani Dhara Mandi, Muzaffar Nagar Atar Singh Ameen (Opinion Leader) Contact: Geographical Area of Operation: 9319416656 Sadar Vidhan Sabha, Muzaffar Nagar Thematic Area of Operation:

The main thematic areas are human rights, women empowerment, domestic violence, gender issues. Narrative Description of Work:

Human Rights: We organize meetings and campaigns to create awareness in the community about the basic human rights. We hold campaigns in different rural areas to educate community about their fundamental rights.

Domestic Violence: We fight against violence of any kind against women on issues like dowry. We help victims of domestic violence through personal counselling sessions.

Gender Equality: We communicate the message of gender equality by organizing awareness campaigns. We spread the message to stop any kind of discrimination between boys and girls and to promote and protect the right of a girl child to education. We believe that such steps can help in building a better society where every woman would be able to lead a better life.

Knowledge and Opinion on PWDV Act: We are aware of this act and believe that the desired objectives of this act can be achieved only after generating awareness about it in the society. Key challenges: Consent: - He is willing to work with Breakthrough Trust.

Name of the Individual: Address: B.S.P. Office, Purani Dhana Mandi, Muzaffar Nagar Rishipal Gautam (Opinion Leader) Contact: Geographical Area of Operation: 9897189730 Mostly in districts of U.P. Thematic Area of Operation:

The main thematic areas are human rights, women empowerment, non-violence. Narrative Description of Work:

Human Rights: We organize campaigns to create awareness in the community about the basic human rights with a belief that it can give a new direction to the society. We organize visits in different rural areas to educate men and women about their fundamental rights. We also organize social advocacy campaigns to urge community to exercise the power of vote.

Women Empowerment:

We believe that women should be given equal opportunity as men and ensure that they are provided with all the basic fundamental human rights. It is imperative that violence of any kind against women on issues like dowry etc. be stopped. We organize counselling sessions for victims of domestic violence to help them overcome the trauma.

Non Violence: We are proponents of non-violence and work towards building a culture of peace and equality for all. We work towards eradicating such evils from the society through campaigns.

Knowledge and Opinion on PWDV Act:

We are aware of this act and believe that there is need to generate awareness about it in the society. Only then, the desired objectives of this act can be achieved. Key challenges: Consent:

Training and lack of awareness He is willing to work with Breakthrough Trust.

Name of the Individual: Address: Mrs Navin singh (Counsellor) District Hospital, Muzaffar Nagar

Contact: Geographical Area of Operation: 9897441083 Muzaffar Nagar Number of Permanent Staff: Number of years of work: 2 - Thematic Area of Operation:

Family counselling, HIV/AIDS, family planning, women empowerment. Narrative Description of Work:

HIV/AIDS awareness: We spread awareness about HIV/AIDS in the society and educate people about practices for prevention from HIV/AIDS. We hold counselling for HIV positive women. We educate the society about the methods through which HIV/AIDS spreads and also its preventive measures. We also educate the society about family planning and methods that can be adopted for that.

Knowledge and Opinion on PWDV Act:

We are not aware of any such acts. It is important to spread awareness about this act among women. This can be done through public modes of communication. Key challenges: Consent:

Training and lack of awareness. They are willing to work with Breakthrough Trust.

Name of the Individual: Address: Women District Hospital, Muzaffar Nagar Vinod singh (Counsellor) Contact: Geographical Area of Operation: 9837144382 Muzaffar Nagar Number of Permanent staff: Partners/ Funders, if any: - Government Funding Thematic Area of Operation:

The main thematic areas are family counselling, HIV/AIDS, child protection. Narrative Description of Work:

HIV/AIDS awareness: We organize camps to spread awareness about HIV/AIDS in the society. We educate people about practices for prevention from HIV/AIDS and encourage them to undertake regular blood tests and check up. We send HIV positive women to our health care centres. We also advocate for eradication of any kind discrimination against HIV positive patients. We educate the society about the methods through which HIV/AIDS spreads and also its preventive measures.

Key challenges: Consent: Inconvenience faced in HIV positive cases. They are willing to work with Breakthrough Trust for organizing camps and trainings.

Name of the Individual: Address: Hindustan Dainik, Muzaffar Nagar Ram Beet Saini (Journalist) Contact: Geographical Area of Operation: 9412212014 Muzaffar Nagar Thematic Area of Operation:

The main thematic areas are spreading awareness in the society and awareness about women rights. Narrative Description of Work:

Generating Awareness We work towards eradicating social evils by publishing articles on different social causes with the motive of educating the society about them. Our objective is to build a better society through such steps.

Women rights We publish articles on basic human rights in our newspaper to educate women about them. We do not publish separate issue on domestic violence but highlight issues on women rights.

Knowledge and Opinion on PWDV Act:

Society should be made aware of this act through different communication channels like television, newspaper, seminars. Key challenges: Consent: - They are willing to work with Breakthrough Trust.

Name of the Individual: Address: Abhi Tak, Muzaffar Nagar Ashish (Journalist) Contact: Geographical Area of Operation: 9412211646 Muzaffar Nagar Thematic Area of Operation: The main thematic area is dissemination of information, women rights.

Narrative Description of Work: Generating Awareness We publish articles on different political and social issues in our newspaper. We hold discussions with experts of different areas and highlight their views on specific topics. We highlight different social issues in our newspaper and try to eradicate them from the society. We also highlight different government policies and their benefits so that the society can come to know what government is doing for them.

Women rights We publish articles on all issues, be it related to men or women. However, we highlight articles on women related issues and women rights to spread awareness among them. We also publish issues on cases of domestic violence and try to find out the reasons in such cases. Knowledge and Opinion on PWDV Act:

Awareness about this act can be generated through seminars, plays etc. This can help in educating the society that can lead to a transformation. Key challenges: Consent: - Willing to work with Breakthrough Trust.

Name of the Individual: Address: Channel A to Z, Muzaffar Nagar Ashwani Kumar (Journalist) Contact: Geographical Area of Operation: 9548528358 Muzaffar Nagar Thematic Area of Operation:

The main thematic areas human rights, social awareness and advocacy. Narrative Description of Work:

Human Rights: We spread awareness in the community about human rights with a belief that this can give a new direction to the society. We disseminate this information by broadcasting the interviews of various social workers bringing forth their views and ideologies.

Social Awareness We educate the society about different social evils and ways to eradicate them. Thus building a better society. Influential Individuals/ Leaders associated with organization: -

Knowledge and Opinion on PWDV Act:

This leads to women empowerment. Although there’s need for generating more awareness about this act that can be done through better extension methods. Key challenges: Consent: - He is willing to work with Breakthrough Trust.

Name of the Individual: Address: Sanjeev Sharma (Journalist) Umar Ujala, IInd Floor, Dwarika Complex, Ansari Road, Muzaffar Nagar

Contact: Geographical Area of Operation: 0131 251838 Muzaffar Nagar Thematic Area of Operation: The main thematic areas are spreading awareness among the present generation on social and political issues, women empowerment. Narrative Description of Work:

Generating Awareness We educate the society about different social evils and try to eradicate such evils from the society. We publish news articles from different domains that spread awareness in the society about political, social, economic, scientific issues. Women empowerment We have a separate column for women in our newspaper. Through such columns, we publish articles on women health related issues and also educate women about their rights.

Knowledge and Opinion on PWDV Act: This act protects women against domestic violence. We believe that the desired objectives of this act can be achieved only after generating awareness about it in the society. Key challenges: Consent: - Willing to work with Breakthrough Trust.

Name of the Individual: Address: Hindustan Dainik, Muzaffar Nagar Ghanshyam Saini (Journalist) Contact: Geographical Area of Operation: 9456613182 Muzaffar Nagar Thematic Area of Operation: Spreading awareness in the society, women rights.

Narrative Description of Work: Generating Awareness We publish articles on different political, economic and social issues in our newspaper. We highlight different social evils with a view to eradicate them from the society. We highlight the views of different social workers in our articles and also interview them on some specific topics. Women rights We publish articles on basic human rights in our newspaper with a motive to educate women and spread awareness. Knowledge and Opinion on PWDV Act: We are aware of this act and believe that this act can be effective only after proper awareness generation. This can be done through seminars, education. Key challenges: Consent: - He is willing to work with Breakthrough Trust.

96 Name of the Individual: Address: Dainik Jagran, Jagran Prakashan Ltd., 139 Neeraj Gupta (Journalist) Ist Floor, Dwarika Complex, Muzaffar Nagar

Contact: Geographical Area of Operation: 9837322044 Muzaffar Nagar Thematic Area of Operation:

The main thematic areas are spreading awareness in the society, women rights. Narrative Description of Work:

Generating Awareness We publish news articles on different political and social issues. We highlight new policies or schemes for women introduced by government or party leaders. Women rights We educate women about their basic human rights through our newspaper. We interview women who have been victims of any kind of social injustice. We collaborate with different organizations that are willing to legally help such victims. Influential Individuals/ Leaders associated with organization: -

Knowledge and Opinion on PWDV Act: We are aware of this act and feel that there is need to spread awareness about this act in the society. The change in thinking of the society against domestic violence can be brought about only after proper communication. Key challenges: Consent: - They are willing to work with Breakthrough Trust.

Name of the Individual: Address: Satish Malik (Journalist) Media Centre City, Kotwali, Muzaffar Nagar Contact: Geographical Area of Operation: 9917117788 Muzaffar Nagar Thematic Area of Operation: Women rights and other related issues. Narrative Description of Work: Women Rights We highlight news on women related issues and work towards spreading awareness on women rights. We publish articles on rape related cases, (example-Imrana rape case). It is through media that the society came to understand such a case. We encourage women to take the help of media and highlight any case of atrocity on them through this channel. Influential Individuals/ Leaders associated with organization: -

Knowledge and Opinion on PWDV Act: We are not aware of any such act. It is important to spread awareness about it. Key challenges: Consent: - They are willing to share information with Breakthrough Trust.

Name of the Individual: Address: Dinesh Pavar (Journalist) City Kotwali, Ist Floor, Media Centre, Muzaffar Nagar

Contact: Geographical Area of Operation: 9219662220 Muzaffar Nagar Thematic Area of Operation: Women related issues. Narrative Description of Work:

Women Rights We work on women related issues and highlight them in the society through media support. In Muzaffar Nagar, due to the carelessness of a doctor, a woman went into coma. This case was highlighted in the media by us but till now, no organization has come forward for any support.

Knowledge and Opinion on PWDV Act: We are not aware of any such act. It is important to spread awareness about it.

Key challenges: Consent: No local agency working on women related issues. They are willing to share information with Breakthrough Trust and collaborate for trainings.

Name of the Individual: Address: Sunil Verma (Journalist) Media Centre City, Kotwali, Muzaffar Nagar Contact: Geographical Area of Operation: 9997016295 Muzaffar Nagar Thematic Area of Operation: Women rights, HIV/AIDS, domestic violence. Narrative Description of Work: Women Rights We work towards spreading awareness among women through media about their basic human and legal rights. We help them practice and protect these rights. Domestic Violence: We highlight cases of domestic violence in media so that the woman gets justice. We help victims of domestic violence through counselling sessions. HIV/AIDS awareness We educate the society about HIV/AIDS through advertisements in media and also about the preventive measures that can be adopted. Influential Individuals/ Leaders associated with organization: - Knowledge and Opinion on PWDV Act: We are not aware of any such act. It is important to spread awareness about it.

Key challenges: Consent: Women do not agree to appear in media. They are willing to work with Breakthrough Trust.

98 DISTRICT VARANASI NGOs

Name of the NGO: Address: Gramyanchal Sewa Samiti Bhojubeer Chouraha, Sidhoura Road Varansi, Uttar Pradesh

Contact: Geographical Area of Operation: Ph: 09415204973, 0542-2281237 Varansi ,Chandouli, Mirzapur and Jaunpur E-mail: [email protected] Number of Permanent Staff: 66 Number of years of work: 13 Partners/ Funders, if any: Person Contacted: UNICEF, Ministry of Labour, Women and Child Mr. Mayank Prasad Singh (Secretary) Development Department Mobile No. 09415204973 Thematic Area of Operation: Main thematic area of organisation is child right. Narrative Description of Work:

Gender Issues: Organisation work on gender issues and make them aware about equality of human being. There should not be any discrimination on the basis of gender, cast and religion. Purvanchal is worst sufferer of gender discrimination. Whether it may be right to work, right to take nutritional diet, right to have properties, right to get education, right to get equal health care as men. Women are treated as second grade citizen in all aspect.

Gramanchal Sewa Samiti works with CBOs and PRIs closely. For all our activities we make Samooha (groups) to work in the community with only their help. We take help from Teacher, health workers, Gram Pradhan, Local Leaders etc. After Initiating any project we involve local people to take charge of monitoring the programme.

Violence against Women and Women Rights: Spread awareness about women’s right through its campaign. Women have equal right of Education, Employment, health care, and right to have property, etc. Since they are deprived from ages so they should get more chances of all opportunity. Organize campaign, rallies, workshops and make women aware about PWDV Act.

Women Empowerment: Empowerment of women through education and employment. Help women to take domestic and health care decisions. Provide opportunity to work through its skill based centre.

Key Challenges: Consent: Since GSS is a small organisation and have very Gramanchal Sewa Samiti is ready to take support limited resources in terms of physical assets and and help to work in this sector. qualified human resources. In the field of child right/ child labour we have enough competencies, but in other field we certainly require infrastructure and information about services and referral system available.

Name of the NGO: Address: Human Welfare Association S.15/116-2AC, Mawaiya (Behind SBI) Sarnath, Varanasi-221007, Uttar Pradesh Contact: Geographical Area of Operation: Ph: 0542-2581304; Fax – 0542-2586844 Varanasi, Mirzapur, Maharajganj, RaiBareli, Barbanki, Mobile no. 09415304759 Allahabad, Jaunpur, Chandoli, Bhadohi, Gazipur.

Number of Permanent Staff: 108 Number of years of work: 15

Partners/ Funders, if any: Person Contacted: Ministry of HRD, Ministry of social Justice and Dr. Rajani Kant (General Secretary) Empowerment, National minorities development and finance corporation, Ministry of Textile, Ministry of Commerce

Thematic Area of Operation: Promotion of discrimination and exploitation free sustainable society where there is a all sense of respect, dignity, quantity, self esteem, service and participation with women and children there is equal opportunity with the provision of social political, economic and culture rights with eco-friendly, dignified living.

Narrative Description of Work:

Livelihood promotion of handloom Weavers through Entrepreneurship development programme: This programme is being funded by Find Your Feet, UK. The main objective of the programme is to provide livelihood to the 1000 Weavers families; eradicate money lenders and create district market linkage; to strengthen existing SHO’s and formation of Federation of SHOs.

Promoting Elementary Schooling: This programme is being funded by PES-HWA TDH, Germany. Major objectives are - To eradicate child labour; provide education facilities as fundamental rights and promoting education in Muslim community. Under the programme rooms and toilets hasve been constructed in NFE schools and govt schools.

Child Trafficking and LSSP: The programme is being funded by IGSSS, New Delhi to provide technical education to boys and girls through vocational trainings and diploma courses. So far nearly 125 boys & girl are benefited through scholarship.

Promotion of Banarsi Sari & Brockets under Trade & development, Ministry of Commerce: This programme is being funded by Textile Committee, Govt. of India UNCTAD. Its registration is under IPR through GI act of Banarasi Sari and Brockets.

School Sanitation & Hygiene Education Project: This programme is being funded by UNICEF for cleanliness of Drinking Water, construction of toilet in private schools & Madarsas. Under this programme selected schools are benefited for sanitation facility.

Rajeev Gandhi Foundation: The major objective of the programme is to promote girls education. 150 girls benefited through Vidya Gyan Scholarship.

100 Major projects completed near past: SIFPSA Project (health & welfare program) SIDPSA, USAID, Livelihood promotion & women empowerment NOVIB, Netherlands. Livelihood Promotion & women economic empowerment & education. IGSS, New Delhi. Promoting elementary schooling PES-HWA TdH, Germany. Livelihood promotion of handloom we avers through entrepreneurship development program Find Your Feet, UK, NCLP Ministry of labour, Government of India,. Lump sump scholarship programme for vocational & technical Training IGSSS, New Delhi, Ambedkar Hast ship Vikas Yojana Ministry of textile, government of India,. Promotion of Banarsi Sari & brokets under trade & development ministry of commerce, UNCTAD and textile committee, govt. of India., School sanitation & hygiene education project by UNICEF and DD panchyat, Varanasi, Rajeev Gandhi Foundation, New Delhi

Key Challenges: Consent: For effective and efficient working we need training Human Welfare Association is interested to work with intellectual human resources. BREAK THROUGH TRUST, but before collaboration we would like to know the type of collaboration and conditions of breakthrough.

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Name of the NGO: Banaras Network of People living Address: B 32/13, Negi Bhawav, Lanka Road, with HIV/AIDS Narayan, Varanasi.

Contact: Person contacted for Interview: 9935648499 Sunil Kumar Number of Permanent Staff: 15 Number of years of work: 4

Geographical Area of Operation: Partners/ Funders, if any: Varanasi, Gazipur, Kanpur, Mirzapur Govt. of India Thematic Area of Operation: The main thematic area is HIV/AIDS.

Narrative Description of Work:

HIV/AIDS We organize camps under our programme and educate people about HIV/AIDS. We help HIV positive patients in getting proper treatment and other information related to this. We also spread awareness in the society about preventive measure of AIDS. We try to support HIV positive women so that she gets due respect from the society. We face lot of opposition in such cases from the society as it is male dominated. Influential Individuals/ Leaders associated with organization: MLA, Varanasi

Key challenges: Consent: Training They are willing to work with Breakthrough Trust.

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Name of the Government Institution: Address: Mahila Samakhya S-24/3 A-5 K-4 Mahaveer Nagar Tak Tak pur Parvati Nagar Road, Varanasi

Contact: Geographical Area of Operation: Ph: 0542-2508004 Varansi and Chandouli E- mail: [email protected] Number of Permanent Staff: 8 (Core Group) and 47 Number of years of work: 18 Field staff

Partners/ Funders, if any: Person Contacted: Department of Education, Ministry of HRD Mrs. Kiran Lata (D.P.C.)

Thematic Area of Operation: Provide women and adolescent girls with the necessary support structure and informal learning environment to create opportunities for education. Enhance the self-image and self-confidence of women and thereby enabling them to recognize their contribution to the economy as producers and workers. Create an environment where women can seek knowledge and information and thereby empower them to play a positive role in their own development and development of society.

Narrative Description of Work:

Mahila Samakhya Programme: The MSK provides access to institutionalized learning space to girls who are either completely left out of mainstream schooling or who have discontinued it.

Kishori Kendras and Literacy Kendras: Kishori Kendras are a non-residential bridging effort for girls who have either never been to school or have left school and may be overage for formal schooling. Anudeshikas or teachers take classes during fixed hours on weekdays for around three hours a day and each batch goes through a course spread over three sessions of six months each. It was learnt that many of the girls who graduated from the Kishori Kendras actually rejoined/joined the formal schools after clearing the Class V board examination. While literacy kendras are providing non-enrolled adolescent girls education (in effect functioning more like a Kishori Kendra).

Kishori Sanghas: The kishori sanghas were in a sense a logical outcome of MS mobilizing adult women. MS facilitated them in conducting meetings, literacy camps, provided them access to libraries and sensitized the girls on gender issues.

Women and Child Health: MS has intervened with information sharing on the preventive and promotive aspects of health care issues, which covered public health care facilities through the CHC, PHC, Sub Centre, doctors and ANMs, immunization schedules for children and pregnant women, hygienic practices, nutrition and a plethora of reproductive health issues, contraception as also information about their bodies. The systematic development of core teams in the health sector has enabled MS to set up village-based health posts – Sanjeevni/Tulsi Kendras, that are gaining in popularity. Linkages are maintained with formal medical system to get the benefits of Government facilities, such as iron tablets, immunization and other medicines, or referral of complex cases. Naari Adalat: The Nari Adalat (Women’s Court) is the outcome of the issues of violence and social injustice that kept coming up

103 in the sangha meetings. The Nari Adalat as an informal system of dispensing justice in a rights framework has gained social acceptance and Approval. More and more people are accessing the services of the Nari Adalat to resolve marital problems, violence (rape, dowry related, in the place of work, etc), succession, trafficking in women, fraud, wage disparities as well as land and property matters.

Political Participation: Another area in which MS prepared the sangha women is that of governance. In this background, many of the sangha women were motivated to participate in panchayat elections and a significant number were elected to various positions. In the panchayat elections women from the sanghas have so far made an entry in the political arena mainly in reserved constituencies. It is important that their numbers expand in the next election where they should also attempt to make an entry into the general constituencies as well.

Livelihoods: Livelihood concerns are addressed through the savings groups formed by the sanghas women. Besides their own savings women have decided to create another fund, Anshadan, which is not used on themselves but entirely for community activities. Different livelihood options have been introduced in different parts of the project area. For instance, agriculture, mining, vending, tent house, production and sale, dairy, etc are some of the areas into which the sangha women have entered. Since 2000 the SAWERA Programme has been implemented with support from UNDP.

Resource Centers: With time Mahila Samakhya has emerged as a resource for gender sensitization, participatory learning processes, women centered processes, community mobilization processes and life skill education. It needs to be pointed out that the primary role of the resource centers, as a support mechanism for the sanghas/federations has been somewhat underplayed in the evolving vision of the Resource Center.

Gender Policy: Organisation has gender policy. Preference is given to female.

Key Challenges: Consent: No power of taking decision as it is run by Lack of information on related services and bounded government. with govt. system.

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Name of the NGO: National Counsil of Development Address: B 33/14, Koshlesh Nagar Colony, Sunderpur, Communication Varanasi.

Contact: Person contacted for Interview: 0542 317074, 2316635 V.K.Dubey Number of Permanent Staff: 10 Number of years of work: 20

Geographical Area of Operation: Partners/ Funders, if any: Varanasi, Jaunpur, Deoriya, Chandauli Govt. of India Thematic Area of Operation: The main thematic area is agriculture, health, women related issues, environment, sustainable development.

Narrative Description of Work:

Agriculture We try to solve problems of people engaged in agriculture and allied activities and try to improve their social standards. We encourage them to send their children to school. We also educate them on health related issues.

Women Rights We work on women related issues and spread awareness about women rights in the society. This protects them from getting exploited and help in building a better society.

Influential Individuals/ Leaders associated with organization: Local Leaders- Govt. Officers

Key challenges: Consent: Training They are willing to work with Breakthrough Trust.

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Name of the NGO: Address: Manav Sansadhan Evam Mahila Vikas Sansthan 128 Lahartara Opposite Kabeer Mandir Varansi, Uttar Pradesh

Contact: Geographical Area of Operation: Ph: 0542-2372191 Varanasi E-mail: [email protected] Number of Permanent Staff: 12 Number of years of work: 10

Partners/ Funders, if any: Person Contacted: Mr. Bhanuja Sharan Lal (Director) Mobile No. 09451895332 Note: The organization is not interested in any collaboration. The person contacted not willing to discuss their work domain.

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Name of the NGO: Address: Shri Sachchidanand Shikshan Sansthan A-28/59 , Chandupura , Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh Contact: Geographical Area of Operation: Mobile no. 09415914620 Varansi, Chandouli and Ghazipur Number of Permanent Staff: 16 Number of years of work: 24 Partners/ Funders, if any: Person Contacted: PFI Ministry of Rural Development, UPHSDP, Dr. Ramashrey Singh (Secretary) UNDP, Ministry of HRD Mobile No. 09415914620 Thematic Area of Operation: Main objective of Shree Sachchidan and Shikshan Sansthan is women empowerment, make women aware about women rights and laws, and spread awareness about HIV/AIDS.

Narrative Description of Work: Gender Sensitization: Sensitizes community on gender issue so that every one gets equal chance in every aspect of life. Adult Education & Non- formal Education Centres: Shri Sachchidanand Shikshan Sansthan runs Adult Education Centres for adult with in village and Non-Formal Education Centres for dropouts and out of school children. Help poor and capable student to continue their education through distant learning. Drinking Water Scheme: Arrange drinking water facilities in the village. Make effort to implant India marka hand pump through government scheme. It also make arrangement for repairing of these hand pump. Women Empowerment: Empower women through SHG formation/ micro finance. Village based employment scheme for women like stitching, knitting, food preservation, papad making etc small dairy. Poultry .Growing vegetable in their own forms. Animal husbandry etc. Organisation try to make arrangement to sell the product prepare or produced by these women or groups. Health Services and Awareness about Health Scheme: Provide health services through their own health provider and with the help of existing government system. Through their health awareness campaign they motivate community to avail ANC, PNC, and Natal Care and immunisation services available at government health facilities. Shri Sachchidanand Shikshan Sansthan make people aware about different government health schemes We also spread awareness regarding HIV/AIDS, for mode of transmission, misconception about HIV/AIDS, Place of counselling and testing , and about ART centres in case of HIV infection. Women Right and Violence against Women: Spread awareness about women’s right and laws protecting them from violence. We also make them aware about source and address of services. These activities are done through campaign, rallies, pamphlets etc Gender Policy: Organisation has gender policy in which a minimum of one third employee should be women. Preference is given to capable women from marginalised community

Key Challenges: Shri Sachchidanand Shikshan Consent : Shri Sachchidanand Shikshan Sansthan is Sansthan has sufficient physical infrastructure and keen to collaborate with Breakthrough Trust. human resource in the area where they are working but for a new area we certainly require help and learning is a gradual process.

107 Name of the NGO: Address: Shushrusha Samiti 7- Professors Colony, Jagatganj Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh

Contact: Geographical Area of Operation: Ph: 0542-2200136 Varansi, Mau, Jaunpur E-mail: [email protected] [email protected] Number of Permanent Staff: 45 Number of years of work: 15 Partners/ Funders, if any: Shree Nitin Agrawal (Accountant) Ministry of Labour, ILO, PACS, SIPFSA / UOHSDP, N.K.Panday (Secretary) CAPART Mobile No. 094552011441 Thematic Area of Operation: Enable women for active participation in all fields of life like Education, Employment, and participation in PRIs etc. Child right, Violence against women and women empowerment.

Narrative Description of Work: Women Empowerment: Empower women through skill based training at community level so that they can be engaged in self employment. Promotion of Women’s Right: Increase awareness about women rights. There is no separate project only to work on women related issues but during visit of other project visit we sensitise community through meeting, sangoshthi, through one to one contacts. Time to time we distribute paper related to these issues like pamphlet, booklets etc SIFPSA Project Innovations: The Naun (barber's wife) and Chudiwali (bangle seller), who had easy access and regular contacts with young married women were identified as potential salespersons for contraceptive brands, after appropriate training. In one project, the staff kept track of marriages in the area and gifted Rs.101/- along with IEC material on family planning, some condoms and oral pills to the newly wed. Another project also included other development activities like tree plantation and establishment of cutting and stitching centres to enhance community involvement. Health for All: Through SIFPSA Project we educate all section of community to make aware them about health related issues. Though we give more time to adolescent girls but without making aware to their mother / guardian we can take adolescent to our centre. Also provide family life education to adolescent girl by giving education to community. Legal Right: We provide information to women about their legal right, but there is more need to give education to male so that they give her right without any conflict. Gender and HIV/AIDS: Due to less education and less chances of interaction among themselves. Our female worker tries to spread information on HIV/AIDS, particularly about mode of transmission and misconceptions. Tell about higher chances of females getting infected, counsel for voluntary HIV testing during pregnancy. Gender Policy: There is no gender policy in our organisation but we give preference to women of challenged section. Key Challenges: Consent: Shushruirsha Samiti is ready to take support Shushruirsha Samiti is a small organisation and has and help to work in his area limited resources in their physical assets and qualified staff. In the field of child right/ child labour we have enough competencies, but in other field we certainly require infrastructure and information about services and referral system available.

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Name of the NGO: Sambhu Nath Sodh Sansthan Address: Sambhu Nath Road, Varanasi.

Contact: Person contacted for Interview: 0542 2414161 Saroj Kumar Singh Number of Permanent Staff: 15 Number of years of work: 18

Geographical Area of Operation: Partners/ Funders, if any: Ramnagar and some villages of Varanasi Thematic Area of Operation: The main thematic areas are HIV/AIDS, health, women rights, and rural development. Narrative Description of Work: Health We spread awareness about diseases like malaria, HIV/AIDS etc. so that women take proper preventive measures. This is done through various audio, video modes, newspaper, and person to person information transfer. We provide free check up and vaccination to women and children and distribute free medicines. Women Rights We work on issues related to women rights. Women are usually harassed by men in rural areas. It is imperative that women are educated about their legal rights to protect them from such situations.

Key challenges: Consent: They are willing to work with Breakthrough Trust.

Name of the NGO: Samvedna Address: C 29/61 A, Raghubir Colony, Maldhia, Varanasi.

Contact: Person contacted for Interview: 9415201567 Ashok Rai Number of Permanent Staff: 7 Number of years of work: 15

Geographical Area of Operation: Partners/ Funders, if any: Gazipur, Mirzapur, Sondhar, Sonpur, Varanasi Thematic Area of Operation: The main thematic area is HIV/AIDS, health, domestic violence, child labour.

Narrative Description of Work: Health We have opened our health care centres in many districts. We provide free check up and vaccination to children. We also organize counselling sessions. We also work on issues like HIV/AIDS, malaria, women health. We spread knowledge and awareness about these diseases to women so that they take proper preventive measures. Domestic violence We try to resolve cases of domestic violence through mutual talks or setting up councils to solve such issues.

Influential Individuals/ Leaders associated with organization: Ibraham Khan, Rajeev Singh, Dr. R.P. Diwedi Key challenges: Consent: Lack of information He is willing to work with Breakthrough Trust.

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Name of the NGO: Forth Estate Network Address: Village Post Bhagwanpur, Varanasi.

Contact: Person contacted for Interview: 9335312917 Rakesh Number of Permanent Staff: 15 Number of years of work: 5

Geographical Area of Operation: Partners/ Funders, if any: Varanasi, Chaudali, Mirzapur, Jaunpur, Kanpur Govt. of India Thematic Area of Operation: The main thematic areas are HIV/AIDS, health, women rights, and education.

Narrative Description of Work: Health We spread awareness about health related issues and educate women about family planning and control. We teach them about keeping a significant age gap between two children. We organize mother and child health campaigns. We also spread awareness about HIVAIDS and its preventive measures. Women Rights We spread awareness about the basic human rights. We emphasize on women education and impart education on their legal rights. This makes the society more aware ad responsible. Influential Individuals/ Leaders associated with organization: Local Leaders

Key challenges: Consent: Training They are willing to work with Breakthrough Trust.

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Name of the Individual: Address: Anjana Gupta (Women Police station) Miadan Giri Chowk Police Station, Varanasi

Contact: Geographical Area of Operation: 9450627449 Varanasi Thematic Area of Operation: The main thematic areas are any kind of violence against women, legal issues.

Narrative Description of Work:

Violence against women We work against any kind of violence against women. We try to resolve cases of domestic violence through mutual talks between both the parties. If the matter is not resolved through such efforts, we suggest the victim to take legal action. We try to put in all possible efforts to help the victim in getting justice. Influential Individuals/ Leaders associated with organization:

Knowledge and Opinion on PWDV Act: We are aware of this act and this has helped in improvement in the situation of women. It is important to educate women about this act so that violence cases are checked.

Key challenges: Consent: - She is willing to work with Breakthrough Trust.

Name of the Individual: S.N.Singh (Probation and Address: Civil Court, Varanasi Protection Officer) Contact: Geographical Area of Operation: 9450050211 Varanasi Thematic Area of Operation: The main thematic areas are any kind of violence against women.

Narrative Description of Work: Violence against women We try to resolve cases of domestic violence through mutual talks. We invite both the parties and try to find out solution to their problem by psychological ways. If the situation remains the same, we advice the victim to move to court and help her get justice through legal means. We also provide lawyers to the victims to fight their cases.

Knowledge and Opinion on PWDV Act: We are aware of this act and this act provides necessary protection to women against violence. This act is useful to check violence and has led to a reduction in number of such cases.

Key challenges: Consent: He is willing to work with Breakthrough Trust.

111 INDIVIDUAL Name of the Individual: S.N.Singh (Probation and Address: Civil Court, Varanasi Protection Officer) Contact: Geographical Area of Operation: 9450050211 Varanasi Thematic Area of Operation: The main thematic areas are any kind of violence against women.

Narrative Description of Work:

Violence against women We try to resolve cases of domestic violence through mutual talks. We invite both the parties and try to find out solution to their problem by psychological ways. If the situation remains the same, we advice the victim to move to court and help her get justice through legal means. We also provide lawyers to the victims to fight their cases. Knowledge and Opinion on PWDV Act: We are aware of this act and this act provides necessary protection to women against violence. This act is useful to check violence and has led to a reduction in number of such cases.

Key challenges: Consent: He is willing to work with Breakthrough Trust.

Name of the Individual: Address: Human Welfare Association, Sarnath, Uma Kishor (Social Worker) Varanasi Contact: Geographical Area of Operation: 9839689613 Varanasi Thematic Area of Operation: The main thematic areas are human rights, domestic violence. Narrative Description of Work: Women Rights We spread awareness in the society about the basic human rights. If a person approaches us with a complaint of breach of his/her rights, then we try to help the victim in the best possible manner. Domestic Violence We work against any kind of violence against women due to dowry, domestic violence etc. In such cases, we listen to both the parties and then try to resolve such issues at family level. If the victim wants to take a legal action against the accused, then we support her in doing so.

Knowledge and Opinion on PWDV Act: We are aware of this act but we should try to spread awareness about this act among women. Then only it will be effective.

Key challenges: Consent: Lack of information He is willing to work with Breakthrough Trust.

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Name of the Individual: Address: Pramila Devi (Social Worker) B 33/14, Koshlesh Nagar Colony, Sunderpur, Varanasi.

Contact: Geographical Area of Operation: 0542 317074 Varanasi Thematic Area of Operation: The main thematic areas are human rights, women rights.

Narrative Description of Work:

Women Rights We spread awareness in the society about the basic human rights. We work towards eradicating social evils from the society like child marriage, dowry, and domestic violence. We try to help women in such cases by putting in all possible efforts.

Knowledge and Opinion on PWDV Act: We are aware of this act but we should try to spread awareness about this act among women for its effectiveness.

Key challenges: Consent: We can only advice but not willing to work with you.

Name of the Individual: Aman (Journalist) Address: Amar Ujala Building, Varanasi

Contact: Geographical Area of Operation: 9452246786 Varanasi Thematic Area of Operation: The main thematic areas are any kind of violence against women.

Narrative Description of Work:

Violence against women We reach the public through our newspaper and inform them about all the happenings in the society. We publish articles on steps taken by government to check the social evils and how these can work for the society. This increases the awareness of the society on issues like violence.

Key challenges: Consent: He is willing to work with Breakthrough Trust.

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Name of the Individual: Rudresh Kumar Singh Address: Amar Ujala, Amar Ujala Building, Near (Journalist) Hindustan Times Building, Varanasi

Contact: Geographical Area of Operation: 9451361488 Varanasi Thematic Area of Operation: The main thematic areas are any kind of violence against women.

Narrative Description of Work:

Violence against women We inform the public about different happenings in the society to keep them updated. We publish articles on the steps taken by government to check the social evils. We write articles in response to such steps and analyse their usefulness for the society.

Knowledge and Opinion on PWDV Act: We are aware of this act and this act has provides necessary protection to women against violence.

Key challenges: Consent: He is willing to work with Breakthrough Trust.

Name of the Individual: Address: Hindustan Kail Gurgh, Jagat Gunj, Varanasi. Abhay Yadav (Journalist) Contact: Geographical Area of Operation: 9919094057 Varanasi Thematic Area of Operation: The main thematic areas are human rights, women rights.

Narrative Description of Work:

Human Rights Through our articles, we try to build a society free of violence. We try to understand all the aspects of different social evils and then try to find out solutions of eradicating them. We put all in our articles so that it can reach to the public and help them take a stand against such evils and fight against them. Knowledge and Opinion on PWDV Act: We are aware of this act and feel that women should have educated and economically stable then only such cases will be avoided.

Key challenges: Consent: They are willing to work with Breakthrough Trust.

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Name of the Individual: Abhitav Singh (Journalist) Address: Hindustan Times, Jagat Ganj, Varanasi

Contact: Geographical Area of Operation: 6616000 Varanasi Thematic Area of Operation: The main thematic areas are domestic violence against women, dowry, political issues.

Narrative Description of Work:

Violence against women Our journalists publish articles on all issues. We work on all issues like murder, rape, dowry or political issues. We write articles on victims of cases of domestic violence so that the society is aware of the truth. This also helps the victim in getting justice in any type of case.

Knowledge and Opinion on PWDV Act: We are aware of this act but feel that awareness has to be generated in the society about this act. Women should be the focus to such initiatives.

Key challenges: Consent: He is willing to work with Breakthrough Trust.

Name of the Individual: Ashok (Journalist) Address: DD News Channel, Varanasi.

Contact: Geographical Area of Operation: 9839329524 Varanasi Thematic Area of Operation: The main thematic area is human rights.

Narrative Description of Work:

Human Rights We highlight the social evils in front of the public and work towards eradicating them. We directly contact the victims of such cases and try to find out the complications faced by them. We also spread awareness about human rights so that public is capable in itself to fight against any kind of injustice.

Knowledge and Opinion on PWDV Act: We are aware of this act and feel that for this act to be effective, women should be educated about it.

Key challenges: Consent: They are willing to work with Breakthrough Trust.

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Name of the Individual: Rakesh Sharma (Journalist) Address: Music Masti, City Channel, Sajan Chowk, Varanasi.

Contact: Geographical Area of Operation: 9936757749 Varanasi Thematic Area of Operation: The main thematic area is human rights.

Narrative Description of Work: Human Rights We interact with public to highlight social issues and know their views. We analyze their views and then try to inform the public about good and bad. We encourage illiterate people to educate their children and importance of it. We also extend financial support to poor people to avail education. This can lead to a transformation in the society.

Knowledge and Opinion on PWDV Act: We are aware of this act and feel that we should spread awareness about it in the society. Then only this act will be effective.

Key challenges: Consent: They are willing to work with Breakthrough Trust.

Name of the Individual: Lok Nath Singh (Assistant Address: Hindustan Times, Jagat Ganj, Varanasi Manager, Journalist) Contact: Geographical Area of Operation: 6616000 Varanasi Thematic Area of Operation: The main thematic areas are domestic violence against women, HIV/AIDS, political issues.

Narrative Description of Work:

Violence against women We give special focus to news related to women issues. We collect reports from victims of cases of domestic violence and publish them in our newspaper. We publish news on issues related to women, political issues and other areas. We try to spread awareness about women rights through our newspaper and also about diseases like HIVAIDS, dengue. This helps them in taking proper preventive measures against such diseases.

Knowledge and Opinion on PWDV Act: this act is not popular at grass root level. So initiatives should be taken for that.

Key challenges: Consent: He is willing to work with Breakthrough Trust.

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Name of the Individual: Address: Coordinator BHU Campus, Varanasi.

Contact: Person contacted for Interview: 9252164327 Subha Rao Geographical Area of Operation: Partners/ Funders, if any: Varanasi Govt. of India Thematic Area of Operation: The main thematic areas are health, women rights, and education.

Narrative Description of Work: Health We spread awareness about health related issues in the society. We educate people about health and hygiene and preventive measures for different diseases.

Women Rights We work on various social issues and spread awareness about them in the society. We organize social development camps in many areas. We hold discussions and organize seminars on issues like human rights, women rights.

Key challenges: Consent: Training We are willing to collaborate if your objective is to transform the society.

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Name of the Educational Institution Address: Mahatma Gandhi Kashi Vidya Peeth Near Cant. Railway station, Varanasi Pin-221002. Uttar Pradesh

Number of years of work: Person Contacted: Established since 1920 Dr Sanjay Kumar Singh (Professor) 09415301240 Thematic Area of Operation: It is a deemed and chartered university. Main aim is to educate people irrespective to cast, religion and gender.

Narrative Description of Work:

Promotion and awareness for Girls education, health, HIV/AIDS awareness.

Dr. Sanjay Singh an interested for these cause and is already associated with Men's Action for Stopping Violence Against Women (MASVAW) can make change on this issue.

Consent: Personally Dr. Sanjay Singh is interested to work with Breakthrough Trust but for the institutional association ot has to follow government norms.

Name of the Educational Institute: Address: Dept. Of Sociology, Faculty of social Banaras Hindu University Sciences, B.H.U., Varanasi Contact: Person Contacted: 9415389261 Prof. P.N.Pandey (Dept. Of Sociology, Faculty of social Sciences) Geographical Area of Operation: - Varanasi Thematic Area of Operation: The main thematic areas are women rights, human rights.

Narrative Description of Work: Women Rights We spread awareness in the society about the basic human rights and women rights. We conduct seminars to disseminate information about our research studies related to social issues. We organize Jan Jagran campaigns in rural areas. We educate every section of the society about their human rights like men, women, elderly or children. We organize discussions on issues like level of awareness of women rights. We organize workshops to educate men and women about their rights.

Knowledge and Opinion on PWDV Act: We are aware of this act but many people still do not know anything about PWDV. We should try to spread awareness about this act among women.

Key challenges: Consent: - He is willing to work with Breakthrough Trust.

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Name of the Individual: Address: Ms. Noor Fatima (Advocate) Civil Court, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh Mobile No. 09415302344 Narrative Description of Work: 18 years of experience in general practice. Work towards helping poor particularly women and children by providing counseling and legal aid on very nominal charges.

Consent: Ready to work with any organisation working in the field of women’s right and violence against women.

Name of the Individual: Address: Shree Guruvinder Singh (Advocate) H.No.B-8/32 Anant Colony Nadeser, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh Mobile No. 09305640075

Narrative Description of Work:

18 years of experience in general practice. Work through NGOs to make people aware about their right and different laws. We help them by providing counseling and legal aid on very nominal charges. Consent: Ready to work with Breakthrough Trust for women’s right and violence against women.

119 DISTRICT KANPUR (RURAL AND URBAN) NGOs

Name of the NGO: Address: Akhil Bhartiya Mahila Samiti (AIWC) 16/4, Mahila Park, Sansiya ghat, Civil lines, Kanpur Uttar Pradesh

Contact: Geographical Area of Operation: Ph: 0512-2306288 Kanpur Nagar, Kanpur Dehat [email protected] Number of Permanent Staff: 36 Number of years of work: 26

Partners/ Funders, if any: Person Contacted: Courage Foundation MN (U.S.A.), Kinderpostzegels Mrs. Saroj Budhwar (Managing Director) and Liliane Fonds (Netherlands), Women of India Mobile No. 09358907164 Auxiliary (Canada), philanthropic trusts and well- wishers in India, U.S.A. and Great Britain, service clubs such as Rotary, Lions, Round Tablers, etc. Thematic Area of Operation: To work for society based on the principles of social justice, integrity, equal right and opportunities for all, to support to claim of every citizen to the right to enjoy basic right and liberties, to create awareness among women so that they can utilise to the fullest the fundamental right conferred on them by the constitution of India.

Narrative Description of Work:

Family Counselling Centre: This centre provides free counseling to the women suffering from violence against women, the counselor from the centre call booth the parties and try to resolve the dispute of court with mutual consent, if necessary provide legal it to suffer women. We also take the help from law enforcing agency for resolving issue. During current year we have solved around 75 cases of domestic violence. Organization help women in 26 cases to get their assets (Stree Dhan) back.

Women Empowerment: Our training centres empower the women through vocation training like stitching, embroidery, and making spice. We also give training regarding Hindi and English typing simple computer literacy in our centre.

Working Women Hostel: We provide hostel facility for working women who are from out side the Kanpur since 1965

Health Facility for Women: We also provide free physiotherapy and health facility to the women from marginalised section we provide facilities like Ultrasound, Pathology, ECG, Diabetes test, Eye care, Skin diseases, RCH, ENT checkups through health fair (Swath Mela) time to time. Also provide artificial body parts for the low caste handicapped individuals free of cost.

Balwadi Evan Palnagri: AIWC run Balwadi Kendra for pre-primary education in slum areas, this Balwadi centre also work like Palnagri for small children. This facilities are provided free of cost.

Pankhudi Education Centre:

120 AIWC run educational centre for the construction labour working for construction of multi-storey building Our instructor collects the children of this labour and tries to educate them.

Women Right and Violence against Women: AIWC counselling centre and worker spread the awareness about women right and violence against women. We make them aware about the PWDV Act 2005 as well as their counterpart (Male) so that male give equal chance to avail all basic rights to the women to avoid any gender conflict between male and female

Gender Policy: AIWC has its own gender policy in their organization.

Key Challenges: Consent: There is no infrastructure. The agency also wants to AIWC is ready to work in collaboration with work in the sector of research. Breakthrough Trust.

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Name of the NGO: Address: Action for Women and Rural Develpoment 127/299, W Keshav Nagar, Kanpur Contact: Person Contacted for Interview: 9450349063 Renu Pandey Number of Permanent staff: Number of years of work: 43 16 Geographical Area of Operation: Partners/Funders, If any: Kanpur CARE India, World Bank, ICICI Bank, WHO, UNDP Thematic Area of Operation: Women’s rights, domestic violence, promotion of women’s rights

Narrative Description of Work: We do family counselling to solve cases of domestic violence. Through self help groups we empower women. We call both the parties and do their counselling, and urge them to solve the case mutually. But, still if they do not understand then we arrange for an advocate for the victim. We also organize camps for AIDS awareness and in such camps we propagate methods to prevent HIV/AIDS.

Influential Individuals/ Leaders associated with organization: Manavati Arya, Deepak Malviy Jay Prakash Jayswal (Minister) Knowledge and Opinion on PWDV Act: No information on this act. But such information should be disseminated through various organizations so that women can benefit from it. Key challenges: Consent: Lack of information, and trained staff. Yes.

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Name of the NGO: Address: Adhar 117/507, Q-Block, Masjid Road, Sharda Nagar, Kanpur Contact: Person Contacted for Interview: 9839584662 Mr K.N.Singh (Secretary) Number of Permanent staff: Number of years of work: 22 9 Geographical Area of Operation: Partners/Funders, If any:

Rural and urban slums, Chobepur Block, Kalyanpur UNDP, Black Smith Institute(USA), Ministry of Textiles Block, and Kanpur Nagar Thematic Area of Operation:

Work for poor and victimized women, Gender and HIV, Women empowerment. Narrative Description of Work:

We provide every kind of help to women, be it financial aid, or information on HIV/AIDS. With this knowledge they can protect themselves and their families. We generate employment opportunities for them by giving them special trainings. Create self help groups, capacity building, skill updating.

Influential Individuals/ Leaders associated with organization:

Mr Prabha Singh (Bithore), Mrs Raj Kumari ( Harsh Ngar) Mrs Kusum Shukla (Bithore), Ms Sahraj ( zazmaur) Knowledge and Opinion on PWDV Act: The act is 3 years old and is for the violence against women.

Key challenges: Consent: Male dominated society, awareness about women’s Yes, definitely will support you. rights.

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Name of the NGO: Address: Bharat Sewa Sansthan 57/33, B, Shyam Nagar, near Bhagwati Medical, Kanpur-208013 Contact: Person Contacted for Interview: 9450150279 Mr Rajkumar Awasthi (Secretary) Number of Permanent staff: Number of years of work: 20 19 Geographical Area of Operation: Partners/Funders, If any: Unnav and Kanpur City Not disclosed Thematic Area of Operation: Domestic Violence, Education for women and children, Gender and HIV, physical health check-up camps.

Narrative Description of Work: We have organized many health camps in different villages, like Tehra, Unnav, Bishapur. Also, a district level meeting on Drug Abuse and Narcotics with the help of the narcotics department, at Lal Kunti, Kanpur, an UPVHA Lucknow Road Development and Foundation Block, Bishapur, Unnav. We also provide knowledge on HIV/AIDS and legal rights by organizing trainings. We try to solve the issues of domestic violence by mutual talks first. We also work on all the issues concerning women and society. Provide free education to women and children. Organize health camps at various places so that the poor and the needy women and children can benefit from it. Give women information on HIV/AIDS and the ways to protect themselves from the disease. We also organize training program for poor women so that they can get better opportunities of employment and are thus empowered.

Influential Individuals/ Leaders associated with organization: Dr Archana Pandey (Prof), V.N.D College, Kanpur Dr Raman Kumar (Prof), D.N.D College, Kanpur Key challenges: Consent: none Yes

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Name of the NGO: Address: Hira Lal Siksha and Samaj Sewa Sasmiti 106/246 Gandhi Nagar, Kanpur, U.P Contact: Person Contacted for Interview: 09450146333 Mr Satyapal Number of Permanent staff: Number of years of work: 11 4 Geographical Area of Operation: Partners/Funders, If any: - All blocks of Kanpur Thematic Area of Operation: Women empowerment, AIDS Awareness, and women education

Narrative Description of Work:

We empower women by making self help groups, make them independent. We also give them education on topics like HIV/AIDS, organizing health camps, providing them with information on women’s rights. Our main focus is on women education. Counselling them for their and their children’s health. We also provide them with family planning methods, and ways of HI/AIDS prevention. Influential Individuals/ Leaders associated with organization: none Knowledge and Opinion on PWDV Act:

No information on such law. But there should be awareness on women’s related laws, and proper training should be give. Key challenges: Consent:

Lack of trained women who can train others. There is Yes, we will work for women’s rights through break lack of information also. through.

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Name of the NGO: Address: Kshetriya Grameen Vikas Sansthan At/Po- Baisau, Tahsil – Baillaur, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh Contact: Geographical Area of Operation: 0512-226228 Kanpur Nagar, Kanpur Dehat 09415486360 Number of Permanent Staff: Number of years of work: 17 22 Partners/ Funders, if any: Person Contacted: PCDF, O.B Unit, NIPCID, NACO, CARE Dr. GC Katiyar (Managing Director) INDIA,,CAPART, PMRYJ, Ministry of Rural Mobile no. 09415486360 Development Manoj Singh (Project Manager) Mobile no. 09918788561 Thematic Area of Operation: Organization is working with PCDF on the awareness among women. Organization spread awareness through rallies general meetings, street plays about women rights. They also give the message of self employment to stand own feet through various skill base training we also sanitised community on gender issue.

Narrative Description of Work: HIV/AIDS & General Health: We organize large scale camp/ health Mela with help of qualified medical professionals on different type of health problem and make people aware about health issue. People don’t care about the health of mother/ Women. We also distribute contraceptives free of cost. We also take active part during Pulse Polio programmes so that not a single child left out with Polio Vaccine. HIV/AIDS Targeted Intervention Programme: Working as a TI for UP SACS in Kanpur district. We have been given target for high risk group like female sex workers, MSM and IDU for generating awareness about safe sexual behaviour, mode of transmission and misconception and service related facilities like counselling and testing of HIV/AIDS we also given information to these group about antiretroviral treatment available through government medical colleges and link ART centres. Women Empowerment: Through empowerment scheme we train unemployed youth on various skill based training programme. So that they can be self employed. For empowerment training we give preference to the women/ adolescent girl from back ward section. We also form self help group (SHG) for economic empowerment and get rid off local Mahajan/ Money Landers. Violence against Women: Scenario of domestic violence and violence against women is very bad in Utter Pradesh and in the district. There are many cases of women being victimized by her husband’s family for the dowry. Eve teasing is also very frequent in district. During field visit our field worker spread awareness about various laws protecting women against violence but there is more need to sensitise the community about equality within the gender. Gender Policy: Organization has gender policy within organization for employment of women. Key Challenges: Consent: For better functioning a suitable infrastructure is We would like to work with breakthrough. needed.

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Name of the NGO: Address: Mahila Shiksha Mandal 63/92 Harbansh Mohalla Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh Contact: Geographical Area of Operation: 0512-2363183 Kanpur Nagar, Kanpur Dehat 9236064599 Number of Permanent Staff: Number of years of work: 7 61 Partners/ Funders, if any: Name of Senior Staff: CHANDA/ DAN from General Community Ms. Gayatri Devi (president) Mobile – 9336064599 Sita Gupta (Working director) Thematic Area of Operation: Organisation is providing help to women in religious and economical manner. Organize health camps through which they deliver ideal education Narrative Description of Work: They organize religious and cultural meeting through which women get some religious preaching about for guidance of the behavior. Emphasis being said on the importance of women education. Women Right and Violence against Women: Mahila Shikha Mandal organizes the general meetings at community level in which the illicit effects of dowry, child marriage women violence etc is been discussed among the various section of women. Also organizes rallies through which awareness about rights being spread.we also distribute pamphlet disseminating information regarding human’s right. Women Empowerment: Mahila Shikha Mandal gives training to the girls and women herself employment like stitching, embroidery etc. Badhu Sammelan: Mahila Shikha Mandal organizes meetings of newly married women from the rural areas. The topic of discussion during these Badhu Sammelan is to discuses and removes different community levels like dowry system child marriage, violence against women/ domestic violence Mahila Shikha Mandal try to make these newly married young women to remove domestic conflict we also organized entertainment programme in these Badhu Samelan. We also teach these newly married women to stood formally against foeticide which is a biggest crime against women and humanity. Library: Mahila Jan Kalyan Mandal run library for women and girls. Gender Policy: There is no need of any gender policy because there are only female in our organization to work on issue related female. Key Challenges: Consent: We are working for ideal values of the society, we have Interested to work with Breakthrough Trust physical infrastructure but lacking about capable human recourse and information about service system.

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Name of the NGO: Address: Mahila Manch 71, HIG, KDA Colony, PAC Road, SHyam Nagar, Kanpur Contact: Person Contacted for Interview: 9336115763 Mrs Neelam Chaturvedi (President) Number of Permanent staff: Number of years of work: 18 coordinators 28 12 Cultural team Geographical Area of Operation: Partners/Funders, If any: Kanpur and almost all over U.P. Dr Asha Tripathi (Intellectual Forum) Thematic Area of Operation: All kinds of issues related to women, like, violence against women, dalit womens rights, gender and HIV. Narrative Description of Work: Provide women with training so that there employment opportunities are enhanced. Give women and their children free education. Also give knowledge on HIV/AIDS and legal rights. We work on all issues related to women, like domestic violence. In case of such cases we try to resolve the issue through adjustments, and if they do not understand, we go for counselling. If there is injustice towards women, we try to give them justice. Example, we demonstrated in front of the house o SSP in a rape case of a 14 year girl on 8th march, and we succeeded in it.

Influential Individuals/ Leaders associated with organization: Mrs Manwati Arya- Manav Sadbhavana Abhiyan Mrs Subhashini Ali- ADWA National Leader Key challenges: Consent: Knowledge of the staff, awareness of legal rights is Yes, we are already supporting the breakthrough. low.

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Name of the NGO: Address: Mahila Utathan Samiti 16/4 Sharamjeevi Mahila Chhatarawas, Civil Line, Kanpur Nagar, Uttar Pradesh

Contact: Geographical Area of Operation: 09336892370 Kanpur Nagar and Kanpur Dehat Number of Permanent Staff: 7 Number of years of work: 3 Partners/ Funders, if any: Name of Senior Staff: Rani Kashyap (Chairman) Mona Sonkar (Vice President) Mobile: 09336892370 Thematic Area of Operation: Women’s empowerment, Violence against women, health awareness, HIV/AIDS awareness, Women rights, Vocational Courses, Informal Education.

Narrative description of Work Domain:

 Working against child marriage, female feticide and dowry. They seek legal help for this.  Helping the disabled people of the society. Also providing assistance to Weaker section of society.  For Women empowerment organises camps in which tailoring, stitching and embroidery work is encouraged. Awareness is being spread about women right  Seek legal help and also provide legal help to the cases of dowry, child marriage etc.  Promote and encourage widow marriage

Key Challenges: Consent: It is initial phase of organization and we have If given a chance Mahila Uthan Samiti ready to work infrastructure regarding physical assets and trained with Breakthrough Trust human resource to work in different issues.

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Name of the NGO: Address: Mahila Kalyan & Swablamban Samiti 118A/5, Near RR memorial Public school, Pardevanpur, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh Contact: Geographical Area of Operation: 0921122595 Kanpur Nagar and Kanpur Dehat

Number of Permanent Staff: 11 Number of years of work: 8

Partners/ Funders, if any: Person Contacted: AIDS control society, Ministry of Social Justice Vijay Laxmi (Secretary) Mobile no. 0921122595

Thematic Area of Operation: Women’s empowerment, Violence against women, HIV/AIDS awareness, Against child labour, environment.

Narrative Description of Work:

Women Empowerment: Form self help group (SHG) to make women economically empowered and get rid of local money lenders. Organization has received some fund for group insurance and we are doing group insurance in poor section of the community.

Violence against Women: We give information about laws that protect women from violence. We also give the information to avoid female feticide to make balance in sex ratio. There are some advocates to provide legal assistance to women suffering from domestic violence.

HIV/AIDS: Spreading awareness about the misconception about AIDS through counselling which was sponsored by UP State Aids Control Society through counselling or counsellor give the information about the services and place of services to community.

Health related issues: Organise camps/ Sangoshthi, seminars to spread awareness about family welfare services and distribute family planning means/contraceptive like hormonal pills and condoms.

Others: Work against child labour, Environment, Transport system etc. to improve the life style of the community.

Gender Policy: Mahila Kalyan & Swablamban Samiti has gender policy in the organization and tries to employ the women on preference basic.

Key Challenges: Consent: Financial capital scarcity for infrastructure. Either Mahila Kalyan & Swalamban Samiti is very much physical assets or manpower. We would like to interested to work with Breakthrough Trust collaborate any organization which provide help us in capacity building and information on various services.

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Name of the NGO: Address: Nirman Sewa Sansthan 29, New MIG, Daroga Chakki Chauraha, Barra-2, Kanpur Contact: Person contacted for Interview: 9415133030 Jaivir Singh Number of Permanent Staff: Number of years of work: 21 14 Geographical Area of Operation: Partners/ Funders, if any: Rural areas of Kanpur, Rai Bareilly JK Tyre, Birla Tyre, ICICI Bank, Axis Bank

Thematic Area of Operation:

The main thematic areas are health, education, women empowerment, HIV/AIDS Narrative Description of Work:

Health We educate women on various health related issues and tell them measures for family planning. We also impart education on women and child health care. We organize camps with facilities for check-up and vaccination of child and mother.

HIV/AIDS We spread awareness in the society about how HIV/AIDS is caused and the preventive measures for HIV/AIDS.

Women Rights: We work on issues related to women empowerment and educate them about their human rights. We also work on gender related issues. We provide various skill-based trainings to women like sewing,

Key challenges: Consent: - They are willing to work with Breakthrough Trust.

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Name of the NGO: Address: Mahila Jan Kalyan 77/4, F-( 6), Gandhi Gram, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh Contact: Geographical Area of Operation: 09236957879 Kanpur Nagar and Kanpur Dehat, Bijnor Number of Permanent Staff: 25 Number of years of work: 10 Partners/ Funders, if any: Person Contacted: Women & child development department, NABARD, Parbha Singh (Secretary) Mobile No- 09236957879 Health Evenness, CAPART Anubhuti Singh (Accountant) Mobile- 09936573395 Ritu Raj Tiwari (Field Manager) Mobile - 09236060455

Thematic Area of Operation: Women’s empowerment, Violence against women, health awareness, HIV/AIDS awareness, Women rights, Safe drinking water, rural sanitation non formal centre etc. Narrative Description of Work: Economic Empowerment for Women: Mahila Jan Kalyan Samiti run centres in slum area to train the women of weaker section. We provide skill based training to them. We train in skill like tailoring and beauticians. We also form self-help group to make them economically empowered and get rid off local money lenders. We run SHGs in Kanpur Dehat and Bijnor. Health Issues and HIV/AIDS Awareness Campaign: Organization organise camps (medical) where free check-ups being provided. We also motivate women’s to get sterilised are use other family planning methods. We also actively participant in Pulse police programmes. Spreading awareness about AIDS through rallies, general meetings, and camps with the help of VCTC medical college Kanpur. We also give them information about service centres VCTC/PPTCT from where they can get services like free counselling and testing. Women Right/ Violence against Women: We also try to aware women about their rights and various lows helping them to protect against violence. We spread information during mass meetings, during one to one contact and during the meetings of other programmes. Running Non-formal Education Centres: Our organization run non-formal educational centres for the children who are either drop out of school are never visited to school in slum area of Kanpur with the help of community. Awareness about Safe drinking Water: Mahila Jan Kalyan Samiti tries to make aware women out keep drinking water with safety and also call them about water born disease. Safe drinking water is an important issue in rural area. Gender Policy: Yes organization has gender policy and gives chance to females. Key Challenges: Consent: Jan Kalyan Samiti has limited recourses in term of Mahila Jan Kalyan is interested to work with physical Infrastructure as well as trained resource Breakthrough Trust person.

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Name of the NGO: Address: Nav Samaj Sewa Sansthan (UP) / Srajnatamak Vikas 106/371-E, P. Road, Jarib Chowki, Kanpur Samiti (UP) Contact: Person Contacted for Interview: 9839484848 Mr Nagendra Singh Gautam (Presindet) Number of Permanent staff: Number of years of work: 15 11 Geographical Area of Operation: Partners/Funders, If any:

All over Kanpur and U.P None Thematic Area of Operation:

Health issues, Women’s empowerment, Domestic Violence, Legal Rights Narrative Description of Work: In case of domestic violence we try to solve the case by mutual understanding. We have a legal aid cell that provides assistance in such issues. We try to bring both the parties to an agreement. If they do not understand, we set up a committee, which gives looks into the matter rationally. We also organize health camps; provide women with information on legal rights. N our health camps we provide information on diseases like HV/AIDS.

Influential Individuals/ Leaders associated with organization: Thakur Somendra Pratap Singh (General Secretary)

Knowledge and Opinion on PWDV Act: -

Key challenges: Consent: Due to lack of knowledge on the part of the staff we Yes, we will participate. face difficulty in selecting the activities that we take up.

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Name of the NGO: Address: Sakhi Kendra 71, HIG, KDA Colony, PAC Road, Shyam Nagar, Kanpur, U.P. Contact: Person Contacted for Interview: 0512-2422478, 2421376 Dr Asha Tripathi (President) [email protected] Mrs Neelam Chaturvedi (G.S) Number of Permanent staff: Number of years of work: 15 voluntary 27 200 team volunteers Geographical Area of Operation: Partners/Funders, If any: All over Kanpur and U.P None Thematic Area of Operation: Women’s empowerment, dalit women’s rights, domestic violence, gender and HIV.

Narrative Description of Work: In case of domestic violence we provide equalization to both the parties and try to bring them to a mutual agreement. We also provide education to the children of the labourers, and promote women’s employment by providing them with education. We work for spreading awareness and knowledge about HIV/AIDS. We organize camps to give training to women, give information on diseases like HIV/AIDS. Also we provide women with information on women’s rights.

Influential Individuals/ Leaders associated with organization: Mrs Subhashini Ali- PDWA National Leader Mr Pratap Vikram. Knowledge and Opinion on PWDV Act: -

Key challenges: Consent: Knowledge and awareness, managing training Yes, we are already supporting through programs. breakthrough.

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Name of the NGO: Address: Subhash Children Society 328/7 Babupurwa Colony, Kidwai Nagar, Kanpur-208011, Uttar Pradesh

Contact: Geographical Area of Operation: 0512-2607042 Kanpur,Barielly, Badaun, Meerut, Moradabad 09935309431, 09235613692 Email- [email protected], [email protected], [email protected] Number of Permanent Staff: 32 Number of years of work: 28 Partners/ Funders, if any: Name of Senior Staff: National People Cooperation & Child Development K K Tiwari (MD) Institute, GoI; Environment & Forest Ministry GoI; Vikas Shukla (Coordinator) Mobile- 9236978278 Nehru Yuwa Kendra; South Asian Anti Child Slavery Mukesh Srivastav (Coordinator) Association; Child Labour Eradicalion Programme; S P Shukla (Coordinator) U.P.VHAI; Labour Department- Kanpur, Barielly, Badaun, Meerut, Moradabad; Mahila Kalyan Nigem U.P, Save Childhood U.P., Child line India Foundation Mumbai. Thematic Area of Operation: Subhash Children Society is working in the field of Health, Nutrition, environment, Income generating training, education, child, Women & Labour rights and running awareness programme focusing child, women & labour’s development in rural & urban area. Narrative Description of Work:

Working toll free helpline for children. child line provides instant shelter, medicines and treatment to the sick children, rehabilitation to the lost children, justice to children and also regulates programs for making a child friendly atmosphere in which 50-55 calls, on an average are received.Rehabilitation of 350 child labour children and running of seven intensive child labour schools in Knapur & Moradabad under IDUS child labour, NCLP programme of rehabilitating 600 children labour schools in Barielly, Badaum and Meerut under National Child Labour Project.

SHG Groups ( Women Empowerment): Programme of women emancipation of fiscal development and self-reliance of women of 1500 families through 100 self help groups under Swyam Siddha Pariyojna.

Cleanliness in Schools/Framing Eco Club Program: The organisation has made eco clubs in seventy schools of junior high and intermediate level school, 22 primary schools of 15 Gram Sabhas in "Maitha" development, Kanpur Dehat are framed with cleanliness clubs, They are being made aware by environmental and cleanliness related knowledge.

Total Sanitation Programme: Programme for making clean and attractive villages by ensuring the participation of the beneficiaries of 15 Gram Sabhas of Maitha Development block of Kanpur Dehat under total sanitation awareness programme.

Fund Raising Program: Resources and funds are being raised to fulfil the proceedings of projects from citizens to sponsor rehabilitation of

135 orphans and shelter less children, collecting funds from school children, businessmen, shopkeepers, charity boxes, industrialist under social responsibility along with use of govt. and non govt. plan.

Foeticide Awareness Program: Under this program Foeticide related awareness rallies, seminars, conferences, children sports competitions, cultural programs, road shows are conducted to create awareness and sensibility among society in relation to above said subjects.

Distribution: Distribution of clothes, Education, Consultancy, Health, Shelter and Family rehabilitation are being done for street children, children at railway platform, begging children, child labour and other children in need. Networking is being done among Schools, Social organizations, politicians, Businessmen's, Teachers, Trade Unions, to make various children programs effective.

Shubhash Cultural and Awareness Programs: Against Social Evils like Dowry, Child Marriage- in this program various programs are arranged to create awareness against these social evils at prominent places of city like roads, markets Schools and villages.

Child Rights Awareness Programs: Under this program Child Rights Awareness rallies, Seminars, Conferences are held. Apart from this sports competitions cultural programs, road shows are also organised, so that message of child rights could be spread among the people

Justice to Children and Punishment for Guilty: To stop exploitation done to children and provide them justice, to punish the people who are exploiting them, various initiatives are taken by the organisation considering the incidents highlighted and also information received from other sources in media. For the same purpose National Child Commission, National Human Rights Commission and State human rights Commission support is also sought in many occasions by the organisation

Child Helpline: 1098 is the 24 hours working toll free helpline for children. Child line provides instant shelter, medicines and treatment to the sick children, rehabilitation to the lost children, justice to children and also regulates programs for making a child friendly atmosphere in which 50-55 calls, on an average are received.

Environmental Awareness Programs: Under this program, Seminar based on Environmental awareness, Conferences, Road shows, publish are conducted to create Environmental Awareness in society along with Tree Plantation from time to time.

Key Challenges: Consent: For effective and efficient working for an organization Interested to work with Breakthrough Trust needs training intellectual human resources. But that needs a good infrastructure with good training personals though we have very good infrastructure in related field but there is always a chance to make good as better.

136 Name of the NGO: Address: Shiva Gramodyog Sewa Sansthan K-65, Gujaini Ratanlal Nagar, Kanpur

Contact: Person contacted for Interview: 9450148245 Rajendra Singh

Number of Permanent Staff: Number of years of work: 25 13 Geographical Area of Operation: Partners/ Funders, if any: All over U.P. UNICEF, U.P. government Thematic Area of Operation: The main thematic areas are health, gender issues, women empowerment, Kishori Shakti Yojna, HIV/AIDS

Narrative Description of Work: Health Our organization works on health related issues and organizes camps for women and children. In these camps, we provide free vaccination to children and free check up. Kishori Shakti Yojana Under Kishori Shakti Yojana, all the talented girls are awarded prizes. HIV/AIDS We organize awareness camps to educate the society about HIV/AIDS. We also spread awareness about the preventive measures for HIV/AIDS. Women Rights We have observed that women in rural areas face a lot of indiscrimination. For instance female labourer is not paid equivalent to male labourer. Still they do not complain about this as they are not aware of their rights. We try to educate them about the basic human rights. Although we do not work on issues like domestic violence, we feel that there is need to take up such issues also. Influential Individuals/ Leaders associated with organization: Ajay Kapoor, B D Kala, Dr. S.K. Singh

Knowledge and Opinion on PWDV Act:

Key challenges: Consent: Lack of awareness and trained staff They are willing to work with Breakthrough Trust.

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Name of the NGO: Address: Kanpur Network of Positive People 109/414 A, Nehru Nagar, 80 Feet Road , Kanpur Contact: Person Contacted for Interview: 09651689080 Kamlesh Number of Permanent staff: Number of years of work: 12 3 Geographical Area of Operation: Partners/Funders, If any: All over India UNICEF, UP SACF Thematic Area of Operation: Gender and HIV, Women’s issues, Domestic Violence, Dalit women’s rights, legal rights

Narrative Description of Work: Organizing camps for HIV/AIDS awareness, in which information on ways of protecting against HIV is also given. We also give training to women, with the help of which they can sustain themselves. We provide them with training on things like candle making, incense sticks, etc. we also give guidance to women affected with domestic violence. Initially we try to solve the issue mutually, but if the parties do not agree, then we also move to court. Give information on various government schemes to the dalit women who are not aware of such rights and services. Influential Individuals/ Leaders associated with organization: Refused to tell

Key challenges: Consent: none Yes.

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Name of the NGO: Address: Rathore Shakti Sabha 68/137, Lokman Mohal, Kanpur Contact: Person contacted for Interview:

0512 361313 Sunil Rathore (President) Geographical Area of Operation: Partners/ Funders, if any: In Kanpur -

Thematic Area of Operation:

The main thematic areas are women empowerment, education, and awareness on women rights. Narrative Description of Work:

Women Rights We work on all issues related to women with the support of Congress party. We spread awareness about women rights through training programmes and campaigns. We help women financially and legally in different cases. We provide skill based training to women on different livelihood trades so that they can become financially stable. Health We work on issues related to HIV/AIDS, malaria and women health related issues. We spread awareness about such diseases and their preventive measures and organize health camps.

Influential Individuals/ Leaders associated with organization: Mrs. Subhashini Ali (Member of Parliament)

Knowledge and Opinion on PWDV Act:

This act is on women related issues but some people take undue advantage of this act. Key challenges: Consent:

Illiteracy, lack of awareness They are willing to work with Breakthrough Trust.

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Name of the NGO: Address: All India Women Conference 16/4, Mahila Park, Sarsaiya Ghat, Kanpur. Contact: Person contacted for interview:

9794922079 Mrs Suman Saxena Number of permanent staff: Number of years of work: 25 19 Geographical Area of Operation: Partners/Funders, If any: All Over India - Thematic Area of Operation: Women’s issues, dalit women’s rights, domestic violence, promote women’s rights and legal rights.

Narrative Description of Work: The main focus of our organization is domestic violence. In cases related to dowry or domestic violence we first listen to both the parties separately, and then we bring them face to face and try to solve the case. We prefer to take the middle route. But still If the parties do not agree with the judgement, and want the intervention from the court, then we advice them to take an advocate. We also give the right advice to woman; inform them about the laws so that they can seek benefit from it. We also operate a girls hostel, and we provide them with information related to health issues.

Influential Individuals/ Leaders associated with organization: refused

Key challenges: Consent: Lack of training. Yes

140 GOVERNMENT

Name of the Individual: Address: Dinesh Singh ( District Project Officer) DPO Office, Vikas Bhavan, Geeta Nagar, Kanpur Contact: Number of years of work:

09453779641 14 Geographical Area of Operation: Partners/Funders, If any: Govt. Kanpur District Thematic Area of Operation: Women education, health, CDPO, creating self help groups through women workers.

Narrative Description of Work: Providing information on health education through the Anganwadi workers, giving appropriate advice to the violence inflicted women by CDPO. The anganwadi worker spreads awareness among women towards issues like domestic violence, AIDS, and Family planning. Influential Individuals/ Leaders associated with organization: none

Knowledge and Opinion on PWDV Act:

No information on such act. There is a need to spread awareness on such issues among women. Key challenges: Consent: none Yes.

Name of the Individual: Address: Mrs Neelam Verma ( Superintendent women Ashram/ 7/202, Swaroop Nagar, Near Oberoy Petrol Pump, State Council Ashram) Kanpur Contact: Geographical Area of Operation: 09839160860 Kanpur Thematic Area of Operation: Providing place to homeless women. Narrative Description of Work: We provide homeless and women without support, a place to live, also look after the women sent to us by the sub divisional magistrate and judicial magistrate.

Influential Individuals/ Leaders associated with organization: none

Knowledge and Opinion on PWDV Act: No information on such act.

Key challenges: Consent: Sometimes, women create different types of problems. Will think about it.

141 Name of the NGO/ Educational Address: Institution/Individual: Vikas Bhawan, Leeta Nagar Crossing, Kanpur District Social Welfare Office Contact: Person contacted for Interview: 9935029718 Mr. P.C.Upadhyaya Geographical Area of Operation: Partners/ Funders, if any: In Kanpur - Thematic Area of Operation: The main thematic areas are domestic violence, women rights Narrative Description of Work: Women Rights Our major focus is to work on issues related to scheduled caste and scheduled tribes. We try to impart education about their legal right to such communities so that they are not exploited by other classes. We work on issues related to human rights like legal rights related to possession of land, women rights. Domestic Violence We work on issues related to domestic violence where we try to solve such matters within the family only. We help the women victims to take action against the accused in such cases. Knowledge and Opinion on PWDV Act: Very few people are aware of this act. Thus, to spread awareness about this act, seminars should be organized in schools, colleges, offices. In this way, society will be aware of this act and will be able to use it.

Key challenges: Consent: - He is not willing to work with Breakthrough Trust.

Name of the Individual: Address: Mrs. Vinita Sarthi (SHO), Women Police Station Civil Lines, Kanpur Contact: Geographical Area of Operation: 9454403737 In Kanpur Thematic Area of Operation: The main thematic areas are domestic violence, women rights. Narrative Description of Work: Women Rights We work for the society and it is our responsibility to work on women related issues like gender, HIV, domestic violence, women rights whether it is related to some crime or rape. Our task is to punish the accused so that the victim gets justice. Domestic Violence We work on issues related to domestic violence where we try to solve such matters within the family only. If that does not work, we take the victim to court or solve the matter in a council by taking legal action. Knowledge and Opinion on PWDV Act: This act is of immense importance.

Key challenges: Consent: Sometimes victims do not support us. She is willing to work with Breakthrough Trust.

142 Name of the Individual: Address:

Mr. Prem Kumar Tiwari, Shri Ramesh Srivastava District Probation Officer, Collectorate, Civil Lines, District Probation Officer Kanpur Contact: Geographical Area of Operation: 9335670654 In Kanpur Thematic Area of Operation: Women’s rights, domestic violence, human rights and other women related issues.

Narrative Description of Work:

Women Related Issues

We target all issues related to women and their rights. We set up councils that educate women about their rights. Also, we educate women about different chronic diseases like malaria, dengue, HIV/AIDS and child birth related precautions. We tell them preventive measures about these diseases and how they spread. We also impart skill based training to women for their employment.

Domestic Violence

We work on all issues related to violence against where our approach is to solve such matters within the family only. We advice the victim to take a legal action and move to court if the matter is not solved internally.

Knowledge and Opinion on PWDV Act: This act is effective for women related issues.

Key challenges: Consent: - They are willing to work with Breakthrough Trust.

143 EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION

Name of the Educational Institute: Address: CSJM University Institute of Journalism and Mass Communication, CSJM University, Kanpur Contact: Person contacted for interview: 9235793972 Dr Arvind Kumar Singh Geographical Area of Operation: Partners/Funders, If any: U.P Govt. Thematic Area of Operation: Organizing seminars for women, making videos of the situation of women in the village, discussing various issues on the weekends. Narrative Description of Work: Since 50 percent of my students are reporters, I inspire them to take up issues related to women. Through various seminars and workshops, I urge them to take up women’s rights under the garb of human rights. We advice women to get education, so that they are self dependent. The videos that we shoot are then analysed for identifying the problem areas. Knowledge and Opinion on PWDV Act: No information on such act. Students should be made aware about this act through seminars.

Key challenges: Consent: None. Yes

Name of the Educational Institution: Address: Sahu Ji Maharaj University, Kanpur Department of Social Work, Sahu Ji Maharaj University, Kanpur Contact: Person contacted for Interview: 9415464292 Dr. Sandeep Kumar Singh Number of Permanent Staff:3 Geographical Area of Operation: In U.P. Thematic Area of Operation: The main thematic areas are health, education, women empowerment, HIV/AIDS

Narrative Description of Work: Women Rights Almost 10-15% of our organization’s work circulates around women related issues. We impart education on women rights and also teach children about basic human rights on weekends. We hold discussions, seminars on women related issues to spread awareness about such topics. We invite visiting faculties for discussions on topics like domestic violence. We try to find out solutions to such issues through such discussions. We also organize street plays in rural areas to spread awareness on human rights. Domestic Violence We work towards eradicating violence against women and educate women about their rights. We collaborate with various other organizations working on women related issues and invite speakers from such organizations to put forth their views. Such speakers hold discussions on women related issues and possible constraints and try to find out solutions to such problems. Influential Individuals/ Leaders associated with organization: Roop Rekha Verma, Shramik Bharti Evam Jyoti Samiti

144 Knowledge and Opinion on PWDV Act: We are aware of this act and feel that this law is important to keep a check on cases of domestic violence. We believe that more women should be aware of this act. Key challenges: Consent: - They are willing to work with Breakthrough Trust.

INDIVIDUAL

Name of the Individual: Address: Ms. Prabha Pandey (Advocate) 32/130, Maniram Bagiya, Near Vijli Park Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh Narrative Description of Work:

Ms. Prabha has13 years of experience as advocate. Along with general practice she also works as social worker to prevent various evil rooted in the society. They try to solve cases in field as well as in court with mutual understanding/ consents we also give the information about the women right and laws implemented to prevent violence against women. PWDV Act is very effective to stop violence against women but there need to sensitize male to give equal right to their female counter part.

Consent: Ready to work with any organisation working in the field of women’s right and violence against women

Name of the Individual: Address: Sri Prabhat Kumar Sonkar (Advocate) Collectrate Kachahri, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh Mobile No. 09415302344

Narrative Description of Work:

Prabhat has13 years of experience as advocate. Along with General practice Mr. Prabhat Kumar Sonkar also works as counselor to the probation officer collectret Kanpur. We try to solve registered cases a probation office and in our chamber of Kachahri with mutual understanding/ consents we also give the information about the women right and laws implemented to prevent violence against women.

Consent: Ready to work with any organisation working in the field of women’s right and violence against women

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NGOs

Name of the NGO: Address: Gorakhpur Environmental Action Group 224, Purdilpur, M.G. College Road, Post Box No# 60, Gorakhpur-273001, Uttar Pradesh Contact: Geographical Area of Operation: 0551-2230004; Fax – 0551-2230005 Gorakhpur, Mahoba, Ghazipur, Faizabad, 9415210013 Shahjahanpur Email- [email protected] Website- www.geagindia.org Number of Permanent Staff: 50 Number of years of work: 33 Partners/ Funders, if any: Name of Senior Staff: Dr. Siraj A Waijh (President) Thematic Area of Operation: Today GEAG is a well established implementing, resource, consultative and support organization in North India working on low external input sustainable agriculture (LEISA), Livelihood models, climate change and adaptation issue and gender equity, etc.

Narrative Description of Work:

Livelihood Resilience through Agricultural interventions in Flood-affected Areas: Very little work has been done by Government or Agricultural Institutions on developing innovative mechanisms to help farmers in mitigating losses owing to floods. They provide relief and that’s all. However, the local communities have tried and trusted practices in dealing with floods with requisite modifications as per the situation. Besides, NGOs and other institutions have developed technologies based on native wisdom of the community. Since the knowledge is limited to the local area, others who are similarly affected do not have access to the knowledge. Therefore, the above project has been initiated with the following objective of enhancing the adaptation and livelihood resilience of communities to reduce their vulnerability through knowledge management on local coping strategies of sustainable agriculture.

Community Capacities to Cope up with Flood : People living with Flood have their own way, knowledge and skill that increase their coping and adaptive capacity to flood. Changing situation of climate has negative impact on the lives of people as it directly affect people’s livelihood. But people living in flood stressed zones have their own traditional practices and knowledge that help them to cope up effectively. Such traditional knowledge of flood mitigation and farming practices with judicious management of land and water increase their adaptive capacity to flood. But such existing traditional knowledge are not judged and given importance by other people who are not directly associated such as policy makers, agriculture scientists, and other. On the other hand, these knowledge and practices are confined to some limited area even to some villages.

Capacity Building: An orientation cum capacity building program was organised by GEAG for the members of SAN UP on the issue of Climate Change Impact and Sustainable Agriculture. This capacity building event was organised initially for the regional committee's members of SAN UP which will be followed by a series of trainings for remaining members.

Research Advocacy & Social Cohesion: Advocating for the rights and interests of small/ marginal farmers particularly women, landless & shared croppers.

146 Engineering purvanchal sthayee keishi manch. Asserting rights and demanding justice campaign for women farmers. San-U.P. for advocating on the rights and interest of small marginal farmers, and working for upliftment of women farmers.

Alternate Extension: At village level friendly to small-marginal women farmers and landless farmers. SHG microfinance unit, change agents and advocate of sustainable agriculture, Farmer trainers for low input agriculture. Farmer field school learning institution offer farmer the opportunity to learn by doing, agro service centre where low cost and eco friendly agriculture inputs, implements are available. Federation control coordination & advocating the rights.

Economic Empowerment of Women Farmers: Seed production, animal husbandry, Bird rearing, bee keeping, agro based IGAs, Surabhi- an initiative undertaken by farmers to establish linkage between producers and consumers.

Climate Change Adaptation: Global environment change and food system, An action research on adoption and livelihood resilience.

Key Challenges: Consent: Effective and efficient working for an organization GEAG is interested to work with Breakthrough Trust, needs training intellectual human resources which we but before collaboration we would like to know the lack. type of collaboration and conditions of breakthrough.

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Name of the NGO: Address: Poorvanchal Nagar Evam Gram Vikas Sansthan H No. 519, Chouti Kaji Pur, (Near Bhura nath kirana store) Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh Contact: Geographical Area of Operation: 0551-2339694, 0551-2200371 Gorakhpur, Mahrajgunj, Siddhartha Nagar, Sultanpur Number of Permanent Staff: 7 Number of years of work: 20 Partners/ Funders, if any: Person Contacted: UNICEF, Women and Child Department, Social Smt. Sangeeta tripathi (Counselor) welfare Department, Panchayat Raj Department Thematic Area of Operation: Main thematic areas are Awareness about women right, Family Counselling Centre, Adult education centre for women, Rural Sanitations , Safe Drinking Water etc

Narrative Description of Work:

Family Counselling Centre: This organization run family counselling centre with the objective to provide free counselling in domestic violence. We are more focused on violence against women. This centre work on mutual settlement basis. There are several cases in which only counselling on required. But in some other cases victim gel help from police and other administrative assistance. We also provide legal aid. In these counselling centre. More than one thousand cases have been registered and around 900 cased have been settled.

Awareness about women right: We organise rallies, meeting, goshthi and chaupul to make people aware about women’s right. We engage local worker and PRI member during these meetings.

Adult education centre for women: We run adult education centre in the community with help of community. So that we can literate women who can’t attend school.

Rural Sanitations Programme and Safe Drinking Water: In this programme we educate community about hygiene and sanitation practices. We also motivate the people to make latrine with the help of rural sanitation programme of block office. Our workers motivate the people for safe drinking water and tell them about water born diseases. Library: Organization has established a library cum reading room for community. Gender Policy: There is no gender policy in our organization.

Key Challenges: Consent: We have a very good network of competent resource We would like to be a part of initiative being undertaken person but we feel lacuna about physical infrastructure. by Breakthrough Trust There is need of improvement infrastructure and service related information.

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Name of the NGO: Address: Gramin Sewa Sansthan 19, 1st floor Opp Nurse hostel town hall Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh Contact: Geographical Area of Operation: 0551-2258404 Gorakhpur, Maharajgunj, Kushi Nagar, Siddhartha Email: [email protected] Nagar

Number of Permanent Staff: Number of years of work: 39 18 Partners/ Funders, if any: Name of Senior Staff: UNICEF, Care India, UP State AIDS Control Society, Shri P K Mishra (Director) NACO, WCD, HLLFPPT Thematic Area of Operation: HIV/AIDS, Violence against women, Promote Women Rights are main focus areas of work.

Narrative Description of Work:

Intervention of HIV/AIDS: Our organisation is working as targeted intervention agency in the district. We are targeting female sex work and IDUs, MSM for safe sexual practice. And making them aware about made of transmission and misconception about HIV/AIDS.

Violence against Women: Our workers during their field visit organise meeting, rallies to spread awareness about their rights and violence against women. We sensitise community to give equal opportunity and right to women. We also provide legal assistance to suffer women’s if required. Law enforcing agencies generally do not cooperate with NGO workers.

Promote Women Rights: We promote human right specially women right with the helpful community and influential person in the society.

Key Challenges: Consent We are lack infrastructure and capable human We are ready to work long which any agency working resource. on women and child.

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Name of the NGO: Address: Manav Seva Sansthan LIG 1/1198 Vikash Magar, Bargadma, Gorkhpur, Uttar Pradesh

Contact: Geographical Area of Operation: 0551-2261396/97/98; Fax – 0551-2261396 Gorakhpur, Maharajganj, Siddharth Nagar, Baharaich, [email protected], [email protected] Lucknow Number of Permanent Staff: Number of years of work: 105 20

Partners/ Funders, if any: Name of Senior Staff: DWCD, NHRC, CSWB, Department of science and Mr. Jatashankar (Chairman) technology, Ministry of Rural Development, UNIFEM, Mobile – 9415210013 UNODC, SKN-Nederland, Japan Embassy, Taiwan Foundation for democracy, Geneva Global INC, Dan Church Aid, AED/USAID

Thematic Area of Operation: Sustainable Agriculture, Nutrition and food security, Health: Reproductive child health, HIV/AIDS, Prevention of cross border trafficking in women and children, Women empowerment, Disaster management, Care of elderly people, Child Right.

Narrative Description of Work:

Right based safe and informed migration programme: MSS in alliance with cross border anti trafficking network member are addressing the issue of safe and informed migration in cross border districts. Through this programme MSS ensures safe migration of cross border migrants with special focus on nexus between trafficking and migration. State police and media are ensuring its pivotal role in addressing the issue. Under the program MSS emphasizes proper implementation of overseas employment policy, international convention on protection of migrant labours and their family member 1990 and migration.

Cross Border Anti Trafficking Program: MSS SEVA has been weaving the fabric of anti trafficking campaign since 2001. Low enforcing agencies NGO, media, judiciary, international network for anti trafficking campaign, community, panchyat & other grass root level stakeholders has been supporting the campaign with a great enthusiasm and fidelity. Presently the anti trafficking campaign has winder coverage a long Indo-Nepal and Indo-Bangla Desh border through CBATN partners. Here it is pertinent to mention that CBATN has provided itself as a herald in anti trafficking campaign. It has been highlighting the issue in cross border region by focusing prevention, protection and prosecution. As the previous year life guard centres established by MSS ‘SEVA’ have been providing its significance in preventing cross border trafficking in women and children.

Sustainable Agriculture Programme: In continuation with the previous target, MSS ‘SEVA’ has been working with 1275 small and marginal in Campierganj block of district Gorakhpur, MSS emphasizes on extensive use of bio-manure, bio-fertilizes and green manure for all soil fertility management, bio control of pesticides for pest control low cost irrigation management and seed management. The organization possesses training cum demonstration centre in Raipur village of Campierganj block in district Gorakhpur which is contributing in strengthening sustainable agriculture practices in block & the district of mind genetic plains as well.

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Reproductive Child Health Programme: MSS has completed successfully RCH programme in Jungle Kauria Block by adapting life cycle approach. Under the programme a total of 13 village panchayats (53 villages) were covered with a target population of 27126 male, 24054 female,8720 eligible couples, 5533 adolescent girls and 5118 children

Health & HIV/AIDS: MSS has completed programme in nutritional status of women and children in 14 blocks of Barabanki district, in a successful manner. The organization ensured its role as linkage between community and Govt. departments like ICDS and department of health. During the intervention, MSS focused on CAS 11 round, training of AWW & capacity building of supervisor of CFDS & health department. Apart from it we organized folk media in each block and distributed IEC materials.

Care of Elderly People: In Campierganj block of district Gorakhpur, MSS has been continuing program for the betterment of elderly people for last 10 years. Under the programme, MSS has adopted 50 elderly people from weaker sections, Widow/widower and the persons who have not any care taker. The major goal of the programme is to ensure care and support to old aged people in Raipur village panchyat of dist. Gorakhpur.

Child Right: In continuation with the previous year programme on child rights, MSS has achieved better responses in term of ensuring their education and making aware about fundamental rights. The said program is being continued in Nichlaul Block of district Maharajganj, Siddharthnagar and Bahraich.

Disaster Management: MSS ‘SEVA’ addresses the issue of disaster management over a decade. In Campierganj block of district Gorakhpur, the organization has ensured remedial approaches for the sustained livelihoods of small and marginal farmers and women. We are ensuring our continuous approaches with special focus in packages for agriculture practices in silt water logged and water receded area.

Education for all programme: MSS has been working for improvement of educational status of rural and urban poor. In Campierganj block of district Gorakhpur, MSS has established a school for the girls of Bantangia community. Apart from it MSS has also established an educational institute have the nomenclature – U.S. academy and institute. This nomenclature has wrapped sweet memory of late U.S. Tripathi, the founder chairman of the organization.

Global warming and environment conservation: Since, it is an established fact that use of chemicals in agriculture practices is major cause of global warming, therefore MSS intends in forwarding this mission to save planet. For this first of all the organization has sensitized various stakeholders through media.

Key Challenges: CONSENT: We require training and intellectual human resources in MSS is interested to work with Breakthrough Trust, but addition to good infrastructure. before collaboration we would like to know the type of collaboration and conditions.

151 Name of the NGO: Address: Sainik Mahila Parshikshan Sansthan Opp. Jubli Collage, Purdil pur Jubli chowk Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh Contact: Geographical Area of Operation: 9839504408, 9335103744 Gorakhpur, Siddharth Nagar

Number of Permanent Staff: 22 Number of years of work: 19

Partners/ Funders, if any: UP Minority development Name of Senior Staff: corporation, District Development Centre Mahrajgunj, Smt. Munauwar Sulatana (Director) Zila Panchayat Raj Department, Women & child Mobile no. 9839504408 development department, State welfare department, Central Welfare department, Development Commissioner Hastshilap Mantaralya

Thematic Area of Operation: Women violence and women right, Dalit Rights, Women Empowerment or basic thematic area of our organization.

Narrative Description of Work:

Women violence and women right: Violence women cannot be stop only by against making laws. We have to sensitise whole community against women violence. If we talk only women rights there will be always conflict between men and women. We are trying to educate both men and women on these issues.

Dalit Rights: We are man focusable towards the states of dalit and backward section. We have made a group of only dalit women having around 300 members. Our organisation trained 42 dalit under sawachhkar Vimukat 8 punarwas Yojna. We also organisen Mahila Lok Adalat if the help of national women commission in which 35 cases were settle.

Women Empowerment: Organisation also for self help group (SHG) to empower women economically 4000 women were trained on different vocational skills.

Gender Policy: We have gender policy in our organisation giving maximum choice to women.

Key challenges Consent Women issue is a washed area in which no We are ready to work with Break Through. organisation have sufficient infrastructure and we are also one of them.

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Name of the NGO: Address: Rajkiye Mahila Sanrakshan Girah Hanuam Mandir Road Betiya Hatta, Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh Contact: Geographical Area of Operation: 0551-2346068 Gorakhpur, Mahrajgunj, Siddhartha Nagar, Sultanpur

Number of Permanent Staff: Number of years of work: 8 15 Partners/ Funders, if any: Name of Senior Staff: Department of Social Welfare Smt. Nourangi Devi (Superintendent) Mobile : 9838790032 Thematic Area of Operation: To provide Sanrakshan to women who are victimise by community

Narrative Description of Work:

This is a government institution where we keep destitute and deserted women and give them knowledge of good behaviour and socialise them so that they can be adjusted into main stream. At present there are only two handicapped women in this institution. We have no on agenda all the guidelines on fixed by government. Consent: We have too much work to collaborate with Break Through Trust.

Name of the NGO: Address: Daud Memorial Christian Gramin Vikas Samiti Opposite petrol pump, Basarakpur, Gorakhpur Contact: Person contacted for interview: 9415245416 Anita Nura (Secretary) Number of permanent staff: Number of years of work: 38 15 Geographical Area of Work: Partners/Funders, If any: Gorakhpur, Siddharth nagar, maharaj ganj Kasa, Mamta, Sahyog Thematic Area of Operation: Women’s rights, youth, children health education, and domestic violence against women. Narrative Description of Work: Through our organization we make people aware and counsel the victims of domestic violence, still if they do not understand, we take legal help. We do everything to empower women, provide employment opportunities to women, so that their financial status is improved. Give them health information, and solve all their health related problems. We educate them towards every kind of violence against them, and make them capable so that they can voice their opinion against the violence. This will help reduce the cases of violence. Key Challenges: Consent: - Yes, if our and your aim is the same, then we will work out together.

153 Name of the NGO:: Address: Mahila Samkhya B-689, Swami Dayanand Nagar,Near Shastri Nagar Chauraha, Gorapkhpur, U.P Contact: Person contacted for interview: 9452147646 Ruchi Srivastava Number of permanent staff:60 Number of years of work:10 Geographical Area of Work: Partners/Funders, If any: Gorakhpur Govt. of India Thematic Area of Operation: HIV/AIDS, women’s rights, legal rights, issues related to youth, Self Help group formation. Narrative Description of Work: We try our best to stop the domestic violence against women and in bringing about an equal status for women in the society. If we do not succeed in it, then we take legal help. We counsel women and help the women in every way we can. We empower women economically, and spread health awareness among them. The condition of the women is thus strengthened, and they become aware, so the level of violence is automatically reduced. We also provide them with all the legal support. Influential Individuals/ Leaders associated with organization: Local leaders Key Challenges: Consent: - Yes.

Name of the NGO: Address: Baba Ramkaran Das Grameen VIkas Samiti Siktoor bazaar, Maniram, Gorapkhpur, U.P Contact: Person contacted for interview: 9889088856 Avdhesh Kumar Number of permanent staff:16 Number of years of work:8 Geographical Area of Work: Partners/Funders, If any: Gorakhpur Refused Thematic Area of Operation: Women’s rights, legal rights, violence against women and children Narrative Description of Work: We make people aware by visiting every household and tell them about the law. We also infirm them on how to seek benefit from the law. Empower women economically, and urge them to voice their opinion against domestic violence. In cases pertaining to domestic violence, we help women by first giving them counselling and still if the parties do not understand, we take legal help. We try to curb violence against women, and do the best we can to strengthen women. Influential Individuals/ Leaders associated with organization: Dharmender Yadav – 9936254312 Pradeep – 9415321751 Kamal Srivastava- 9335314979 Key Challenges: Consent: Training Yes, we will help your organization.

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Name of the NGO: Address: Grameen Vikas Samiti LIG-45, Rapti Nagar, Phase- III, Behind telephone colony, Gorakhpur-273001 Contact: Person contacted for interview: 9336425543 Satish Srivastava Number of permanent staff: Number of years of work: 21 20 Geographical Area of Work: Partners/Funders, If any: Gorakhpur Govt of India Thematic Area of Operation: HIV/AIDS, women’s rights, SGSY, Panchayati Raj, Swaraj Narrative Description of Work: After doing research, we provide employment opportunities to people. We also work for the betterment of the women’s financial status, provide them with domestic employment opportunity, and provide best possible help we can. We empower women so that they can raise their voice against violence. We also spread awareness about HIV/AIDS, give information to people, women become aware and educated about the modes of transmission of AIDS. Influential Individuals/ Leaders associated with organization: BN Mishra, Tammana Ray Key Challenges: Consent: Funding problem Yes.

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Name of the Individual: Address: Mohd. Iqbal (Probation and Protection Officer) Civil Court, Gorakhpur Contact: Geographical Area of Operation: 9235112216 Gorakhpur Thematic Area of Operation: The main thematic areas are any kind of violence against women.

Narrative Description of Work:

Violence against women We work against any kind of violence against women. We try to resolve cases of domestic violence through mutual talks between both the parties. If the matter is not resolved through such efforts, we suggest the victim to take legal action. We try to put in all possible efforts to support the victim in getting justice. Knowledge and Opinion on PWDV Act: We are aware of this act and this helped in improvement in the situation of women. It is important to educate women about this act so that they can fight against any kind of injustice.

Key challenges: Consent: - He is willing to work with Breakthrough Trust.

Name of the Individual: Address: Smt. Shiva Shukla (Women Police Station) Dharamshala Chawk, Civil Lines, Gorakhpur Contact: Geographical Area of Operation: 9454403518 Gorakhpur Thematic Area of Operation: The main thematic areas are any kind of violence against women.

Narrative Description of Work: Violence against Women We work for eradication of any kind of violence against women. We listen to the victim’s side and try to verify it. We then talk to the other party and try to resolve the matter through mutual talks. If that does not work out, we suggest the victim to take legal action. However, most of the times, we resolve cases based on mutual talks. We feel that illiteracy has a major cause of such cases of violence.

Influential Individuals/ Leaders associated with organization: Senior Police Officer

Knowledge and Opinion on PWDV Act: We are aware of this act and this has helped in improving the condition of women. However, as many people are not aware of this act, the desired objectives have not been achieved. Due to illiteracy also, cases of domestic violence have increased Key challenges: Consent: - She is willing to work with Breakthrough Trust

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Name of the Individual: Address: Sangeeta Prakash Tripathi (Counsellor) Womens Counselling Centre, Collectrate, Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh Mobile No.- 09415714325 Thematic Area of Operation: To help the poor people particularly women who are victim of violence against women.

Narrative description of Work Domain:

Number of years of work: 6 We try to solve dispute by mutual settlement of both these party and make people aware about different laws that protect women from any type of the violence. There is a need to make aware about these laws to male member of the community along with female.

Consent : Ready to work with Breakthrough Trust on women Issue.

Name of the Individual: Address: Anita Aggarwal (Counselor) Aggarwal Nursing home Cant. Chowk Gorakhpur Contact: Geographical Area of Work: 9415691508 Gorakhpur Thematic Area of Operation: Dowry, disputes against women, domestic disputes, family disputes, crime against women, women’s legal rights, health issues. Narrative Description of Work: Providing free legal aid to needy women, legal aid to victims of domestic violence, addressing health problems through Neha Health Magazine. Work mainly on dowry prohibition. Provide advice to the victim about where seek legal help and what to do, try to resolve the case through mutual talks. But if they do not understand then counsel them to take the case to the court. I also work for health issues. Try to spread awareness about different diseases like AIDS, and the legal rights associated with it. Knowledge and Opinion on PWDV Act: Yes, I am aware of this act. But not much women know of this act. There is a need to spread awareness about it. There is a need to spread knowledge and information among illiterate women. Women should be encouraged to solve their problems independently. Key Challenges: Consent: - Yes. We want to improve the quality of our work. So we are ready to help you.

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Name of the Individual: Address: Binu Mishra (Journalist) Rashtriya Sahara Press, Gorakhpur Contact: Geographical Area of Work: 993514778 Main Gorakhpur City Thematic Area of Operation: Domestic Violence, HIV/AIDS, Dowry sufferers, and all types of issues and news. Narrative Description of Work: Collection of news from the field, conducting counselling for violence inflicted women, and we publish all the problems in our paper. We work for the women who are victims of rape, dowry, and share their stories through our paper with the masses. We provide the victims with the knowledge about their rights, so that she can use these rights for her safety and save herself from any kind of harassment. Knowledge and Opinion on PWDV Act: Yes, it is a good act. But, not all women are aware about his act, there is a need to spread awareness among women, with the help of NGO’s, women should be educated. More on such laws should be published in newspapers. Key Challenges: Consent: - Yes.

Name of the Individual: Address: Rajkumar (Journalist) Rashtriya Swaroop, Gorakhpur Contact: Geographical Area of Operation: 9236828576 Gorakhpur Thematic Area of Operation: The main thematic areas are any kind of violence against women.

Narrative Description of Work: Violence against women We try to reach the public through our newspaper and spread awareness in the society. We publish news on all small and big happenings in the society and highlight the social evils. We also inform the society about the measures taken by government in different areas and their impact on the society. In this way, people remain updated about all the happenings.

Knowledge and Opinion on PWDV Act: We are aware of this act and this has increased the rights of women. However, it was been observed that due to illiteracy, women take undue advantage of this act and this leads to increase in domestic violence. Thus, there is need to educate women properly about this act so that the desired objective can be achieved. Key challenges: Consent: - He is willing to work with Breakthrough Trust.

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Name of the Individual: Address: Satish chandra (Journalist) Rashtriya Swaroop, Betiya Hatta Chaowk, Hanuman Mandir road, Gorakhpur Contact: Geographical Area of Operation: 9415280378 Gorakhpur Thematic Area of Operation: The main thematic areas are any kind of violence against women. Narrative Description of Work: Violence against women We publish articles on different social evils in our newspaper to educate the society about them. We also publish news on measures taken by government against these social evils. This helps the society to remain updated and also results in reduction in number of such cases.

Knowledge and Opinion on PWDV Act: We are aware of this act and this has helped in improving the condition of women. There has been a reduction in cases of domestic violence. But due lack of proper knowledge about this act, disputes within the family tend to increase. So there is need to solve this issue through proper education about this act.

Key challenges: Consent: - He is willing to work with Breakthrough Trust.

Name of the Individual: Address: Umesh Pathak (Journalist) Rashtriya Sahara Press, Gorakhpur Contact: Geographical Area of Work: 9005423406 Betiahata, and parts of Gorakhpur Thematic Area of Operation: Crime against women, dowry, women empowerment, employment, and all other type of issues. Narrative Description of Work: Issues related to women are given top priority in our newspaper in details. All other issues related to women are given proper coverage. If we receive any information of violence against women (dowry, rape or any otherkind of harassment), we visit the area for coverage, and after probing the case we publish the story in our paper, so that the victim gets justice. Knowledge and Opinion on PWDV Act: Though the act is very good, there is lack of awareness and implementation at the grass root level. We should organize seminars, screen films, and through posters spread awareness among the masses.

Key Challenges: Consent: - Yes.

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Name of the Individual: Address: Amit Srivastava (Journalist) City-1 channel, 355/56, Baldev Plaza, Gorakhpur Contact: Geographical Area of Work: 993508328 Gorakhpur Thematic Area of Operation: Bringing out the evils of the society and destroying them, and bringing to light, all kinds of violence against women, be it dowry, sexual harassment, or domestic violence. Narrative Description of Work: Through our channel we present a true picture of the evils of the society. We make people aware, and telecast all the problems faced by women on our channel. We take all the violence against women seriously and present it in front of the masses, so that the afflicted and the person who commits the crime are visible in front of the society. Through this, people do become aware. Influential Individuals/ Leaders associated with organization: - Knowledge and Opinion on PWDV Act: PWDV Act 2005 has provided an opportunity for women empowerment. There is a need for awareness among women. This law should be propagated in schools and colleges. Society should be made aware about this law.

Key Challenges: Consent: - We will help you in the best possible way we can.

Name of the Individual: Address: Jitendra Kumar (Journalist) Gorakhpur Mail, Dharamshala Chowk, Sonali Road, Gorakhpur Contact: Geographical Area of Operation: 9415848123 Gorakhpur Thematic Area of Operation: The main thematic areas are any kind of violence against women. Narrative Description of Work: Violence against women Through the medium of our newspaper, we try to highlight the social evils of the society. We also publish articles on actions taken by government against such evils and how it can benefit the society. Our objective is to control such cases of violence through our articles. Knowledge and Opinion on PWDV Act: In PWDV Act 2005, women have been given a right that protects them against any kind of violence. We are aware of this act and feel that this has improved the situation of women. Key challenges: Consent: - He is willing to work with Breakthrough Trust.

160 Name of the Individual: Address: Ajay Srivastava (Journalist) City-1 channel, 355/56, Baldev Plaza, Gorakhpur Contact: Geographical Area of Work: 9984150462 Gorakhpur Thematic Area of Operation: Women harassment, dowry cases, drug addiction, household problems, health issues, social issues, and all other types of news. Narrative Description of Work: We bring out the evils of the society and spread awareness among people. We also seek legal help on certain issues. We present a rational image of the incident in front of the society and present the entire picture of the act, so that people are more aware. We also focus other problems of the people which bring a change in the violence against women and improve the situation of the women in the society. Knowledge and Opinion on PWDV Act: PWDV Act 2005 has empowered the women and has also reduced the cases of violence against women. There is a need to spread more awareness among people, at the school and college level.

Key Challenges: Consent: - Yes. We want to improve the quality of our work., so we are ready to help you.

Name of the Individual: Address: Ram Bachchan Prasad (Journalist) Rashtriya Chinh Hindi Dainik, Dharamshala Bazaar, Gorakhpur Contact: Geographical Area of Work: 0551-2205237 Gorakhpur Thematic Area of Operation: All social issues, political issues, and women related issues. Narrative Description of Work: We put forth the problems of the society, in front of the people. We try to pull the attention of the people towards such issues, as domestic violence. We also publish advertisements in our paper for such issues. After reading such columns in our paper, people become aware of them and thus the level of violence comes down. The steps taken up by the administration are presented in front of the masses through our paper. Knowledge and Opinion on PWDV Act: There is a need for awareness at the school level. The mindset of the people has to be changed. That women is a part of the society, this thinking needs to be encouraged.

Key Challenges: Consent: - I will help you through my writings.

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Name of the Individual: Address: Rohit Pandey (Journalist) Rashtriya Chinh Hindi Dainik, Dharamshala Bazaar, Gorakhpur Contact: Geographical Area of Work: 0551-2205237 Gorakhpur Thematic Area of Operation: All social issues are published in our paper. Women harassment cases, dowry cases, domestic violence and women empowerment are given special emphasis. Narrative Description of Work: We present the problems of the society in front of the people through our paper, spread awareness on current issues. We make programs on cases of domestic violence and present them on our channel. We cover the entire program so that people are aware of the entire case. Encourage people to take steps against violence. Knowledge and Opinion on PWDV Act: The act was passed in 2005, but the people are not much aware about it. People need to be made aware on every level. There is a need to bring about change at the grass root level, through the medium of education. Key Challenges: Consent: Funding problem Yes.

Name of the Individual: Address: Nand Kumar Mishra (Journalist) Rashtriya Chinh Hindi Dainik, Dharamshala Bazaar, Gorakhpur Contact: Geographical Area of Work: 9935785281 Gorakhpur rural Thematic Area of Operation: Female empowerment, raising the voices of the violence afflicted women, bringing out the cases of the women violence in front of the society. And any other cases. Narrative Description of Work: We give proper attention to all the cases related to women, and print them everyday. Bring about awareness among people on all such related topics. Through our writings we inspire people to change their mindset, so that such cases of violence do not happen in society. We also publish the effects of such cases, so that people are aware of it. Knowledge and Opinion on PWDV Act: This act has not been properly implemented. There is a need to spread awareness among people for such acts. The lower strata of the society are not aware of such acts, so there is a need to aware them. NGO’s should actively participate in the same. Key Challenges: Consent: - Yes. Through my written skills, I will help your organization.

162 Name of the Individual: Address: S.K.Gupta (Journalist) Gorakhpur Mail, Dharamshala Chowk, Gorakhpur Contact: Geographical Area of Operation: 9026852860 Gorakhpur Thematic Area of Operation: The main thematic areas are any kind of violence against women. Narrative Description of Work: Spreading Awareness We publish news about the happenings in the society in our newspaper. We interview eminent personalities to know their reaction and views on different schemes and policy reforms. We highlight the steps taken by government to curb social evils and there benefits to the society. Knowledge and Opinion on PWDV Act: We are aware of this act and this has provided more rights to women. We believe that it is important to educate women about this and also they should try to resolve such matter through mutual talks. Key challenges: Consent: - He is willing to work with Breakthrough Trust.

Name of the Individual: Address: Hemant Tiwari (Journalist) Rashtriya Swaroop, Gorakhpur Contact: Geographical Area of Operation: 9838522023 Gorakhpur Thematic Area of Operation: The main thematic areas are any kind of violence against women.

Narrative Description of Work: Spreading Awareness We publish news about all the happenings in the society that may be considered good or bad from social angles. We also publish articles on different policies introduced by government and how such policies can be beneficial for the society. We reach to the society through our newspaper and try to capture their views on different issues like policy reforms. Knowledge and Opinion on PWDV Act: We are aware of this act and this helped in increasing the rights of women. This act has led to reduction in the number of cases of domestic violence. Key challenges: Consent: - He is willing to work with Breakthrough Trust.

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Name of the Individual: Address: Sanjay Pandey (Journalist) Rashtriya Swaroop, Gorakhpur Contact: Geographical Area of Operation: 9452847410 Gorakhpur Thematic Area of Operation: The main thematic areas are any kind of violence against women. Narrative Description of Work: Spreading Awareness We try to reach the public through our newspaper and inform them about all the happenings in the society. We try to fight against violence through our articles. We publish articles on steps taken by government to stop violence and how these can work for the society. Knowledge and Opinion on PWDV Act: We are aware of this act and this has helped in improving the condition of women. There is need to spread awareness about this act for its effective implementation. Key challenges: Consent: - He is willing to work with Breakthrough Trust.

Name of the Individual: Address: Ravendra Pratap (Journalist) Hindu Bhawan, Maharana Pratap Marg, Railway Station Road, Gorakhpur Contact: Geographical Area of Operation: 9235663251 Gorakhpur Thematic Area of Operation: The main thematic areas are any kind of violence against women. Narrative Description of Work: Spreading Awareness We reach to the public through our Hindutava philosophy and try to eradicate social evils based on our ideologies. We believe that if every person follows hindutava then violence will itself be checked. Under Hinduism, there is no scope for violence. It considers women as goddess and nobody can ever do any injustice against them. We promote this thinking and also publish articles about our views and ideologies.

Knowledge and Opinion on PWDV Act: We are aware of this act and feel that this act has increased the cases of domestic violence. Due to incomplete information about this act, women take undue advantage of this right that leads to family disputes. Key challenges: Consent: - -

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Name of the NGO: Address: Helping Hands A-19 Sect. 36 Noida Uttar Pradesh Contact: Geographical Area of Operation: Mobile Number. 09810740465 Noida , New Delhi E-mail: [email protected] Number of Permanent Staff: 11 Number of years of work: 6

Name of Partners/ Funders, if any: Not disclosed Name of Senior Staff: Ms. Sonal Marwah (Director) Mobile Number. 09810740465 Thematic Area of Operation: Counselling / Legal Awareness/Assisting and solving legal problem/Making amicable settlements

Narrative Description of Work:

Helping Hands conduct their counseling and legal awareness programmes (in groups) in schools, colleges , corporate houses and women groups on their demands time to time. HELPING HANDS also provide legal Assistance to sufferers and mostly try to resolve cases with mutual understanding Helping Hands closely with association Adarsh a Delhi based NGO.

Gender Policy: No gender policy in the organization.

Key Challenges: Consent: Lack of infrastructure and human resource. Willing to work with Breakthrough but before that want to know type of collaboration & necessary terms conditions.

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Name of the NGO: Address: Babu Nath Memorial Health & Vocational Training Mohalla - Sarai Nain Singh, Society Tehsil - Jewar, District - Gautam Budh Nagar (U.P.) PIN – 203135 Contact: Geographical Area of Operation: Mobile No. 09818325556, 09311116446 Noida Goutam Buddh Nagar E-mail- [email protected]

Number of Permanent Staff: 11 Number of years of work: 5

Name of Partners/ Funders, if any: Name of Senior Staff: DWCD, NHRC, CSWB, Department of science and Mr. K.C. Goswami technology, Ministry of Rural Development, UNIFEM, Mobile Number - 09015060260 UNODC, SKN-Nederland, Japan Embassy, Taiwan Mr. Satya Prakash Foundation for democracy, Geneva Global INC, Dan Mobile Number – 9818325556 Church Aid, AED/USAID

Thematic Area of Operation: The main object to organize. Develop capabilities and train rural poor people and community to improve their position in the society through economic activities. The major aspect of the society is empowerment of women through economic generation activities. It is to support under privileged and deprived children with proper protection, education and training so that their dignity may be valued. Efforts are being made to utilize existing resource for improving the health, Education and economic status of mother & child in the rural areas and to generate public in favour of family planning and adoption of small family norms.

Narrative Description of Work:

AIDS Awareness Program: Under this program people were guided about the AIDS by doctors of Lal Bahadur Shahstri Hospital. The camps were organized at Khichari Pur & Kalyan Puri, JJ Cluster Area in the month of June 2005. Around 500-550 local people attended the camp and literature and IEC material were distributed among the people.

Drug De-Addiction Camp: A camp on prevention of Tobacco, Gutka , Bidi, Cigrate, Pan Masala, was organize by the society in the month of January 2006 bad effects of intake of these things on the human being were discussed with the people. Tobacco, Gutka, Bidi, Cigrate were collected /stored and destroyed / burned by the people it was attended by 350 local people of Trilokpuri J.J. Cluster area

Cluster Education Awareness Program: An awareness program on education was organized by the society at Narela, Trilokpuri & Kalyanpuri J.J. cluster areas more emphasis was given on "Sarv Shiksha Abhiyan" it was organized in July, 2005 for a period of 15 days and about 1100-1200 participants attended the program. More emphasis was given on school drop outs and poor children which are living in Jhugi Basti and have no source for proper education.

Consumer Awareness Program: This year the organization had arranged this program on large scale involving the community on the issue of consumer rights and its protection. The program was conducted in Rohini, Pitampura & Central Market Lajpat Nagar in the month of June 2005. Sub - committee were formed in all the villages to look into the matters of consumer items/interests with groups efforts.

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Environment Program: Under this program they have started planting of tress with the help of community and local concerned government authority. More than 1500, of perennial trees were planted on both sides on the roadside of Outer Ring road Sarai Kaley Khan and Nagala Manchi J.J. Cluster area from its own resource and also a nursery was established for the purpose of the community having 2500 sapling developed. The plants were also distributed among the marginal & small farmers and students of the area by growing more and trees in their fields and nearly houses.

Health Carnival Program: The health carnival was organized at Geeta Colony Pusta J.J. Cluster areas on 12th Jan, 2006. Area MLA, SHO & DC were invited on this occasion free health check-up, eye check-up, ENT check-up, blood Sugar test was conducted by the doctors and free medicine were also distributed among them

Pulse Polio Program: The organization has taken active part in the Pulse Polio Program which is run by government. An awareness program was also organized by the organization in the month of Feb, 2006 at Kalyanpuri, Khicharipur, Trilokpuri & Mayur Vihar-III. Nearly 650-700 participants attended the program. The free literature was distributed among the people of the area.

Vocational Training: The organization is running vocational training center for the poor and backward children on the following trades with support Donation Community contribution. 1.) Beauty culture 2.) Cutting & tailoring

Self Help Group Program: The society is also motivating the women/youths for formulation of self-help group (SHGs) so that they will get a better place in the society; four self-help groups have already been formulated by the society. The groups are active and women are depositing money regularly with their respective groups

Gender Policy Organization has no gender policy.

Key Challenges: Consent: Interested to work with Breakthrough, but For effective and efficient working we need intellectual before collaboration we would like to know the type of trainings, more human resources, a good infrastructure collaboration and conditions of breakthrough. and good training personals.

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Name of the NGO: Address: Social and Development Research and Action Group L – 16, Sector – 25. Noida (SADRAG) Goutam Buddh Nagar Uttar Pradesh Contact: : Geographical Area of Operation: Phone No. 0120- 3264313 Noida Goutam Buddh Nagar Mobile No. 9312362669 / E-mail- [email protected] Number of Permanent Staff: 13 Number of years of work: 5 Name of Partners/ Funders: Name of Senior Staff: Pearson Foundation, Noon.ch, Penguin India, Noida Dr Mala Bhandari Obstetrics and Gynaecologists Society, Kotak Mobile Number - 9312362669 Securities, Shopper’s Stop Ltd., Sai Krishna & Associates, Advocates & Solicitors, Financial Management Service Foundation, Lions Club, Women’s Wing Thematic Area of Operation:. Upliftment of underprivileged children and migrant women through education empowerment and awareness

Narrative Description of Work:

UgtaSuraj: An educational and recreational programme for underprivileged children sections in Noida The programme aims at the children in the age group 6 to 14 years. They belong to socio-economically weaker sections of the society in areas in and around Noida.

Vastra Club: A Vastra Club has recently been started where old clothes are collected and given to the most needy. We have taken this initiative because one of our children's jhopri was engulfed in the fire and all the family belongings were reduced to ashes. This initiative aims to help such children and their families with support from the neighborhood social clubs and the civil society at large.

Mujhe Haq Hai: Social and Development Research and Action Group (SADRAG) is a social research and action group, an NGO registered in the year 2004. Social and Development Research and Action Group (SADRAG) is a registered not for profit organisation working in the area of child rights and economic empowerment of migrant women who are living in Jhugi Basti and have no source for proper education.

Sampoorn Swasthya programme provides the following services/facilities: Provide medical counseling and referral services; Examination for ailments /diseases; Vaccination; Diagnosis and treatment; Family welfare and reproductive health guidance Following activities are conducted under this program:  Awareness talks by qualified medical practitioners  Awareness campaigns on environmental cleanliness and public hygiene  Periodic visits by classified specialists on regular basis  Networking with various stakeholders for the augmentation of resources / facilities to be provided under the programme

SADRAG took up the issue of children under 18 years selling cigarettes and tobacco products in Noida. The

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Research: Action Research – Have successfully completed studies in child labour, basic education and women’s issues Following research studies has been completed: • A baseline survey of working children in selected areas of Delhi • Situational Analysis of working children in Delhi • Preparation of a strategy paper to combat child labour • Status of Government Primary schools in Noida (U.P.) • A Study of ‘out of school’ children in Noida (U.P.)

Network of Professional Women in Delhi: NOPWID envisages the following activities: - Talks by academicians and experts on related subjects. - Write-ups on women and professions for publication in newspapers and Journals. - Promote research on work and family issues through empirical studies. - Maintain a web page for wider publicity and acceptance. - Hold discussions and seminars on issues related to women professionals

Vocational Training: Sarthak – A skill development and income generation program for migrant women

Advocacy – Through networking the like-minded organisations and spreading awareness on social issues through print media and community radio.

Gender Policy: Organization has gender policy in place where preference is given to women.

Key Challenges : Consent: Bringing a multi-stakeholders approach to the issues of Interested to work with Breakthrough Trust, but basic education, health and women’s safety in Noida. before collaboration we would like to know more Assimilating the local administration into the thought about type of collaboration and conditions of process and converting the same into an action plan on breakthrough. a collective platform in order to address the issues of social concern. Lack of authentic action research in social issues brings the NGOs to a dead end.

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Name of the NGO: Address: AROH Foundation F-52 Sector -8 Noida Pin Code 201301 Gautam Buddh Nagar

Contact: Geographical Area of Operation: Phone No. 0120- 4277077, 4277078 Noida Goutam Buddh Nagar Delhi & NCR Mobile No. 09811046517 , 09911322688 E-mail- [email protected] / [email protected] /[email protected] Number of Permanent Staff: 8 Number of years of work: 30 Name of Partners/ Funders: Name of Senior Staff: Smile Foundation, Ministry of Social Justice and Dr. Neelam Gupta (President) Empowerment, UNESCO, New Delhi , Ministry of Mobile Number – 09811046517 Human Resource Development, Government of India. Jyoti Srivastava (Sr. Project Manager) Mobile Number -- 09911322688 Thematic Area of Operation: To create a society based on legitimate rights, justice, honesty, social sensibility & a culture of service in which all are self-reliant and to provide effective assistance to rural, weaker, & poor women, by developing their economic skills, making them aware of their rights & motivating them in getting their place in the society.

Narrative Description of Work:

Women's Economic Empowerment through Vocational Training & Self Employment: Aroh Foundation has devised an intervention for empowering poor and socially deprived women in our target areas. The key activities are as follows: Training in an area where the women have natural abilities and understanding (for example, farming and cattle rearing) Training in skills like sewing and tailoring, embroidery and handicraft-making, etc Creation of financial assets through savings and thrift societies Sharing of resources such as wells, tractor, etc. among several households Provide a central support point that addresses concerns, difficulties, know-how, etc. Access to information and markets Only when these requirements can be met, we believe poor illiterate rural women can be expected to turn into entrepreneurs.

Self-Help Group - Creating Income Opportunities: AROH Foundation has formed 16 Self-Help-Groups comprising of around 300 women. Under SHG women are mobilized and organized into Self Help Groups. The size of SHG varies from 10 to 20. Formation of groups, training of members, inculcation of saving habits, credit activities and income-generation programs are being taken up in a phased manner. Beside savings and loan activity these groups serve as a forum for the poor woman to (1) Voice their views (2) Interact with one another (3) Share their experiences (4) Exchange ideas on various issues (5) Initiate collective action on vide range of social personal and economic issues

Udaan Project: The Project envisages setup Centres for Vocational and Life Skills Training in various locations depending upon the local industry requirements. There will be a nodal UDAAN Centre to cater to the bigger urbanized industrial setups and smaller UDAAN kiosks will be set up at village-level. One nodal UDAAN Centre will support, supervise and monitor 10-15 UDAAN kiosks. Short-term courses are being offered to develop/enhance the skills/practical applications leading to income generation activities. These courses and skills can be broadly classified under: Computer-aided applications, Electrical /Electronics Repairs, Handicrafts, Information Technology, Generator Repair, Beauty Culture. UDAAN Centre is also catering to any specific industry’s demand to prepare skilled workforce for them from amongst the local population.

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Research and Related Activities: AROH is actively engaged in various research activities. We undertake research activities in the areas of concern to strengthen and consolidate the policy-level decisions for government schemes. Alongside, we get actively involved in action with the communities, to make a direct difference to quality of their lives. AROH has handled several research projects in the development sector. It has assisted Ministries like Ministry of Human Resource Development, Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Indian Council for Social Science Research, UNESCO, etc in research and strategy planning documents. AROH is also involved in monitoring, evaluation and impact assessment studies of different organisations.

Artisan's Rehabilitation Programme: AROH works on need-based interventions for skilled artisans and craftsmen and tries to empower them. We provide them training in contemporary designs, give them raw material and ensure marketing outlets for them

Non-Formal Education: AROH has been running 35 Alternative & Adult Education Centres in Delhi & NCR. The organization was able to successfully run these centres catering approximately 1,000 children. In next financial year we are targeting at least 75 Alternative & Adult Education Centres

Gender Policy: Organization has gender policy.

Key Challenges : Consent: In the field of youth and child education Aroh has Aroh Foundation is interested to work with Break enough competencies, but in other field we certainly Through Trust. require infrastructure and information about services and referral system available.

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Name of the NGO: Address: SAIKIRPA Z-133-134, Sec- 12, Noida- 201203, Gautam Budha Nagar Contact: Geographical Area of Operation: 0120-2536416 Gautam Budha Nagar 09927062760 Email- [email protected] Number of Permanent Staff: 27 Number of years of work: 17 Name of Partners/ Funders, if any: Name of Senior Staff: Concern India Foundation, ASHA, Give Foundation , Anjina Rajgopal (Secretary) U.N. Women's Guild (Queen's Group) Chirag Foundation, USA. Fidelity Investments (I ) Pvt. Ltd, Fidelity Technology India

Thematic Area of Operation: The main aim of Saikripa has involved into a philanthropic development program involved in providing home, education, health care and livelihood the underprivileged children and destitute women of our society.

Narrative Description of Work:

Bal Kutir: On 27th February 1990 BAL KUTIR formally opened its doors to children. It started with one child but now has 33 children who are as happy and intelligent as any child who has his own family. Apart from this, 15 children have been restored to their families with the co-operation of the police and the public, and 8 children have taken up jobs and are living independently.

Sai Shiksha Sanstha : On 8th April 1991 SAI SHIKSHA SANSTHAN an English medium school was started in village with classes up to 2nd Std. Today the school has come up to the 10th std. Initially, it was planned to be set up in one of the slums of NOIDA, but on requests from some villagers who wanted a school in their village as there was no proper school in the vicinity; it was set up in the village Vazidpur, about 16 Kms from NOIDA.

Sai Bal Sansar: SAI BAL SANSAR is a non formal education centre started in November 1999 for the benefit of the slum children of NOIDA. It provides free education and a mid-day meal to the children. The main purpose of this was to divert these children towards education and spending time more fruitfully, rather than taking to begging and loitering around and thus falling prey to vices like smoking, gambling, drugs etc. After Primary education, these children are sent to SAI SHIKSHA SANSTHAN or any other school they prefer for completing their Secondary Education.

Consent- Saikirpa is not interested with any type of collaboration with BREAKTHROUGH TRUST. They have very busy schedule with present activity and have no time to spend on other issues.

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Name of the NGO: Address: Grameen Vikas Trust "KRIBHCO Bhawan" 5th Floor, Sector 1A-10 NOIDA, Distt Gautam Budha Nagar Uttar Pradesh 210301,INDIA Contact: Geographical Area of Operation: +91(120)2535619, 2535620, 2535623 Rajasthan, Gujarat, Orissa, Jharkhand, West Bengal Fax:+91(120)2535619 Email: [email protected], [email protected]

Number of Permanent Staff: Number of years of work: 18 16 ( More than 200 all over India) Name of Partners/ Funders, if any: Name of Senior Staff: DFID , Department of Agriculture & Cooperation, Amar Prasad (Chief Executive Officer) Department of Fertilizers, M/o Chemicals & Fertilizers, Indian Farmers Fertilizers Co-operative Limited (IFFCO), Indian Rural Association, KRIBHCO, Migrant Workers in India, MoEF, NABARD, UNDP, United Nations Environment Programmes

Thematic Area of Operation: To develop, implement, disseminate, effective and equitable and sustainable participatory policies and programmes for reducing rural poverty in the rain fed areas of India.

Narrative Description of Work: - Natural Resources Management - Agriculture - Sustainable Livelihood - Migrant Labour Support Programme - We Other Welfare Activities - National Livelihood Resource Centre

Consent- Grameen Vikas Trust is not interested with any type of collaboration with Breakthrough. GVT is working with Government organisation and International Development Agencies on agriculture and agriculture based livelihood activities.

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Name of the NGO: Address: Vishwa Nirmala Prem Aashram Plot No. 9, Institutional Area, Knowledge Park I, Gautam Budh Nagar, Greater Noida,

Contact: Geographical Area of Operation: (0)120-2230681, 2322023 Gautambudh Nagar 09810774865 Email: [email protected] Number of Permanent Staff: 8 Number of years of work: 5

Name of Partners/ Funders, if any: Name of Senior Staff: Sahaja Yoga community and individuals around the Mrs Gisela Matzer (Executive Director) world. We also look forward to company sponsors on a regular basis.

Thematic Area of Operation: Provide home, education, health care and livelihood the underprivileged children and destitute women of our society. Narrative Description of Work:

Vocational Training: We give courses in music, tailoring, fashion design, beauty care, handicrafts, painting, cooking, candle making, computers, embroidery and also Indian classical/folk dance. We have regular dance and music classes as a part of non-mainstream educational courses. Our singing group has produced a bhajans CD called Loving Hands, which is available from Nirmal Transformation Pvt Ltd.

Educational Services: All our children attend English Medium schools nearby. Their homework is guided by professional teachers, we have special tuition classes for our students and we also conduct computer literacy classes.

Organize Seminars, Excursions and other activities: All the family members are involved in various programs and festivals inside and outside the Ashram. The residents celebrate most of the local festivals, such as Raksha Bandhan, Holi, Diwali, Dushera and Christmas, and also enjoy their birthday parties. Our residents attend Sahaja Yoga seminars and programs held across India. They have been regular participants in cultural activities at these seminars and festivals. In addition to this, our children have been invited and appreciated for their performance at different occasions. Occasionally our residents went to Pune, Chamba, Yamkeshwara, Haridwar, Rishikesh, Gurgaon, Ghaziabad and Palvale. At the seminars and other festivals a group of our girls give dancing and singing performances, and we have always a stall for fund raising where we sell our handicrafts. The residents are taken on excursions which includes visit to the International Sahaja Yoga Public School in Dharmshala, trips in the Himalayas, the zoo and Handicrafts Museum in New Delhi and the adventure park in Rohini and Noida.

Consent- Vishwa Nirmala Prem Aashram is not interested with any type of collaboration with BREAKTHROUGH TRUST.

174 Name of the NGO: Address: Noida Lok Manch D-134, Sector-15, Noida, Gautam Budh Nagar (U.P) Contact: Person contacted: 0120-2517331 Ram Singh

Number of Permanent Staff: Number of Years of Work: 36 12 Geographical Area of Operation: Partners/ Funders, if any: District Noida U.P Govt. Thematic Area of Operation: Disaster Management, Education, Women’s rights, Health Narrative Description of Work:

Our main focus is on health and education. For promoting education, we run our own schools. We also have some doctors who work with us. Besides this, there are women who work for women’s rights. We organize meetings, in which we hold discussions and information about women’s rights is also disseminated. We have female doctors who counsel the women on issues related to women’s health. Influential Individuals/ Leaders associated with organization:

STO Chief, Smt Batra Knowledge and Opinion on PWDV Act:

No, we don’t have any information about this act. Awareness should be spread among women towards such laws. Different NGO’s should be trained for this. Key Challenges: Consent: Training to work on women related issues. Yes.

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Name of the NGO: Address: Centre for Science Development and Media Studies G-4, Sector-39, Noida, U.P. Contact: Person contacted: 9910597744 Anaam Sharma Number of Permanent Staff: Number of Years of Work: 60 12 Geographical Area of Operation: Partners/ Funders, if any: International Refused to tell Thematic Area of Operation: Health, education, Science, Publication Narrative Description of Work:

The main objective of our organization is related to publications on health, education, and IT Sector. We also publish articles related to women’s issues, in which our main focus is on women’s rights. We also publish various health tips for women. We do not write anything special for women’s rights, but only publish the information that we already have. There sis a need to spread awareness towards domestic violence, for which the people in different organizations do not do much, but they write for women’s rights. Influential Individuals/ Leaders associated with organization: STO Chief, Smt Batra Knowledge and Opinion on PWDV Act: We don’t know much about this PWDV act, but know similar other acts. There is a need to spread awareness towards these kinds of laws, and through publications, we can spread awareness for such laws.

Key Challenges: Consent: Nothing Yes.

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Name of the NGO: Address: Nav Ratna Sanstha Mehakada, E-74, Sector 52, Noida-201307 Contact: Person contacted: 9312204313 Ashok Srivastava

Number of Permanent Staff: Number of Years of Work: 20 6 Geographical Area of Operation: Partners/ Funders, if any: Gautam Budh Nagar Collective fund of the congress workers Thematic Area of Operation: Women’s issues, domestic violence, protection, and dalits. Narrative Description of Work:

We arrange for counselling for the aggrieved party and try that the case is solved with mutual talks. We call both the parties and give them counselling and advice. Still, if they do not understand, we take the help of police or the court. Influential Individuals/ Leaders associated with organization: - Knowledge and Opinion on PWDV Act: No knowledge on this act.

Key Challenges: Consent: No problems Yes.

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Name of the NGO: Address: Nature Foundation (India) A-13, Sector 71, Noida- 201301

Contact: Person contacted: 91-932626909 Rakesh Khatri ( Exec Director and Trustee) 120-2484033 Number of Permanent Staff: Number of Years of Work: 12 4 Geographical Area of Operation: Partners/ Funders, if any: Sector- 65, 71, Rybear Colony, Sapera Basti, Mulla 2 IT company’s (Names not disclosed) colony, Alwar, Gurgaon Thematic Area of Operation: Child education, environment related issues (birds), migrating labourers (Bundelkhandi), women empowerment, health issues, women’s education Narrative Description of Work:

Provide free education to the children f labourers, train women to make baskets, dari, dalia, buckets; spreading awareness through posters, films; health awareness, run a school for women, make self-help groups, help women to open their accounts.

Influential Individuals/ Leaders associated with organization: Rajendra Singh – Social Activists, Raja Bundela- Actor, Yirendra Saxena- Actor, Satish Kaushik- Actor, Manoj Bajpayee- Actor, Monika Kshtryia- New Channel (Delhi) Knowledge and Opinion on PWDV Act: -

Key Challenges: Consent: None Yes.

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Name of the NGO: Address: Women on Top (Ubharti Pratibha ka manch) A-96, Sector 65, Noida- 201301 Contact: Person contacted: 9899413456 Manoj Diwedi [email protected] Thematic Area of Operation: Women’s non-celebrities, child abuse, women’s empowerment, dowry, to promote upcoming talent. Narrative Description of Work: Providing chance to the upcoming talent, among non-celebrity women, self made women, and exploring new talent.

Influential Individuals/ Leaders associated with organization: - Knowledge and Opinion on PWDV Act: This act is very good, but there is a need to implement this act at the grass root level. People should be made aware of this act, from childhood. NGO’s should spread awareness for this act through seminars. Information on when and how to seek police help should be published in nagzines and newspapers. Key Challenges: Consent: - Yes.

179 EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTE

Name of the Educational Institution: Address: Indian Institute of Management Lucknow B-1, Sector- 62, Noida- 201307

Contact: Person contacted: 0120-6681000 Ms Punam Sahgal (Dean) 9810360950 Number of Permanent Staff: Number of Years of Work: 10 - Thematic Area of Operation: Women’s empowerment, knowledge and awareness about management and time management. Narrative Description of Work: Provide 3 days training to women managers, conduct leadership programs for women, and training to women executives.

Influential Individuals/ Leaders associated with organization: none Key Challenges: Consent: - Yes.

180 GOVERNMENT

Name of the Institution: Address: VV Giri National Labour Institute Sector-24, Noida, Gautam Budh Nagar, 201301, U.P Contact: Geographical Area of Work: 0120-2411471 Noida Partners/ Funders: Name of the Person Contacted: - J K Kaul

Thematic Area of Operation: Trainings to the trade unions, NGO’s working for women and child labour. Narrative Description of Work: Giving trainings to the trade unions, so that they can develop skills among their labourers, can give information to labourers about their rights, stop child labour.

Knowledge and Opinion on PWDV Act: This law is for women empowerment, but those who are aware of this law, they misuse it. We should make people aware about it through NGO’s.

Key Challenges: Consent: None Yes, if you seek written permission from our director.

Name of the Individual: Address: Urmila Chaudhary (SHO) Mahila Police Thana, Sector- 39, Noida Contact: Geographical Area of Work: 9871693200 -

Thematic Area of Operation: Women safety, violence, awareness, information on women’s rights, family counselling. Narrative Description of Work: Provide women with information on their rights, training to women to stop violence against them. Give family counselling to stop cases of domestic violence, and try to solve the case with mutual understanding. Try to solve the dowry cases without lodging an FIR first, but sometimes there is misreporting of information on part of women, which makes it difficult to solve the case. Knowledge and Opinion on PWDV Act: I know about this act. Women should be made more aware through camps and should also be given training. Key Challenges: Consent: Lack of staff, due to which we face problems. Yes.

181 INDIVIDUALS

Name of the Individual: Address: Nirankar Singh, Beruo Chief, Sach Kahun Sach Kahun O-94, Sector- 12, Noida Contact: Geographical Area of Work: 9810187784 U.P, Punjab, Haryana Thematic Area of Operation: Writing about all types of issues for the newspaper, especially related to women.

Narrative Description of Work: We spread awareness towards women’s rights through our newspaper, though we cover all issues in the paper, we pay special attention to women’s issues. Through this news paper as a source and a medium, we try to bring a change in the thinking of the people and spread awareness towards issues that people have less or no knowledge. Knowledge and Opinion on PWDV Act: People at every level should be made aware towards this act.

Key Challenges: Consent: - Yes.

Name of the Individual: Address: Mr Arvind, Reporter, NDTV NDTV, Gautam Budh Nagar Contact: Geographical Area of Work: 9717018029 - 9891472408 Thematic Area of Operation: Focus on women victims through the channel, village dowry problems, child eve-teasing, and other issues. Narrative Description of Work: Telecasting the above problems live, on NDTV. Influential Individuals/ Leaders associated with organization: - Knowledge and Opinion on PWDV Act: Yes, I know about this act. But, the illiterate and villagers do not know much about this act. We should encourage the women to take steps against their problems, they should be made aware so that they can solve their problems independeltly. Key Challenges: Consent: - Yes.

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Name of the Individual: Address: Jeetender Yadav, Beruo chief, Pehli Khabar B-53, Ground Floor, Sector-7, Noida

Contact: Geographical Area of Work: 9211546892 Noida 9871829059 Thematic Area of Operation: We show every type of news on our channel, with special focus on women’s issues. Narrative Description of Work: We telecast programs on women’s rights, violence against women, and also conduct and telecast interviews with women from time to time. We area against all kinds of violence against women, and telecast the heinous crimes like murders etc through programs on our channel. This generates awareness among people towards such crimes and try to curb the violence through this and many other ways. Knowledge and Opinion on PWDV Act: I do not know about this act. But the law is good and people should be made aware towards this law. And the misuse of the law should also be abandoned.

Key Challenges: Consent: - Yes.

Name of the Individual: Address: Arvind Prasad, (Editor), Chetna Manch C-86, Sector- 2, Noida Contact: Geographical Area of Work: 9891103900 Noida

Number of Permanent Staff: Number of Years of work: 100 11

Thematic Area of Operation: Education, spreading awareness towards health in the society. Narrative Description of Work: We publish articles related to women’s issues. We also write for spreading awareness among the women. Promote cases related to violence against women.

Knowledge and Opinion on PWDV Act: No knowledge about the act. There is a need to spread awareness towards this act, should be published in the newspapers.

Key Challenges: Consent: Lack of information Yes.

183 Name of the Individual: Address: Manoj Kumar, Congress Leader B-39, Sector-15, Noida

Contact: Geographical Area of Operation: 9810180605 Noida

Thematic Area of Operation: Education, Health, Women’s related issues. Narrative Description of Work: Providing free education to the children of rural, and economically backwards classes, and assistance to rural women and their children for immunization, and spreading awareness by arranging health camps.

Knowledge and Opinion on PWDV Act: I don’t have information on PWDV act, but women should be sensitized towards such acts, through camps and seminars.

Key Challenges: Consent: We don’t have information on such laws. Yes.

Name of the Individual: Address: Yogendra Mamgain, Leader, BJP. P-6, Sector-12, Chaura Mour, Noida, Distt GB Nagar.

Contact: Geographical Area of Operation: 9312256115 Noida

Thematic Area of Operation: Education, Health, Women empowerment Narrative Description of Work: Providing free education to the poor children, spreading awareness about health and helping rural women and their children for immunization through camps.

Influential Individuals/ Leaders associated with organization: - Knowledge and Opinion on PWDV Act: No knowledge about this act, there is a need to spread awareness among people, in every school and village.

Key Challenges: Consent: - Yes.

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Name of the Individual: Address: Liyakat Ali (Political Leader) D-40, Sector-15, Noida, U.P Contact: Geographical Area of Work: 9976332810 -

Thematic Area of Operation: Giving equal rights and opportunities to women in our party (by giving them post and membership in our party), working n women’s education and health. Narrative Description of Work: If a women inflicted with domestic violence comes to us, we help her. We also help the parties in solving the issues internally and through talks. We provide these women with all the information we have on women’s rights, and also provide help to dalit women. Influential Individuals/Leaders associated with organization: -

Knowledge and Opinion on PWDV Act: No, don’t have information on such law. Information about such kind of laws should reach women, for which training should be given in schools and colleges.

Key Challenges: Consent: No Yes.

Name of the Individual: Address: Pramod Kumar Gautam, Advocate Chamber no-59, District Court, Noida Contact: Geographical Area of Work: 9818221280 - Thematic Area of Operation: Civil cases, domestic violence cases, Narrative Description of Work: Fight cases for women’s rights, and also work for minimal fees for economically backwards women, faujdari cases. Knowledge and Opinion on PWDV Act: Not much women know of this act, so there is a need to spread awareness.

Key Challenges: Consent: - Yes.

185 Name of the Individual: Address: Hema Sharma (Advocate) Chamber no- 35,36 District Court, Noida Contact: Geographical Area of Work: 9971883356 -

Thematic Area of Operation: Domestic Violence cases, try to solve them internally first, provide women with information on their rights. Narrative Description of Work: Provide the victim (of domestic violence) with information on advocacy, advice her to solve the case by mutual agreement, through adjustment and still if the women decides to move to court, then help her with that. Knowledge and Opinion on PWDV Act: Yes, am aware of the act. There is a need to spread maximum awareness for such laws.

Key Challenges: Consent: Shortcomings in the trainings for such issues. Yes.

Name of the Individual: Address: M R Baba ( Chief) Sai Baba Mandir Sector-40, Noida Sai Baba Mandir Samiti Contact: Geographical Area of Work: 0120-2572810 -

Thematic Area of Operation: Organizing health checkups camps for men, women, and children, free education to poor children. Narrative Description of Work: We do not work exclusively for women’s rights, but yes we do provide women and young girls with education. If a women inflicted with violence comes to seek help in the temple, we provide her with appropriate advice, and we give them the addresses of the women who are already working for such cause. Influential Individuals/Leaders associated with organization: Smt. Aba Thakur (Social worker) Knowledge and Opinion on PWDV Act: No, we are not aware of any such law, women should be made aware towards such laws.

Key Challenges: Consent: Lack of information and training. Yes.

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Name of the Individual: Address: Usha Thakur (Social Worker) B-186, Sector -31, Noida, U.P Contact: Geographical Area of Work: 9911105677 -

Thematic Area of Operation: Education, Health, Family counselling to stop domestic violence, demonstrations for women’s issues and providing them with information and knowledge on women’s rights. Narrative Description of Work: We get a lot of cases on domestic violence, and we solve them with the help of the team of lawyers we have. They provide these women with appropriate advice and also take up their cases. We also organize seminars for spreading awareness, give trainings for women empowerment. Influential Individuals/Leaders associated with organization: Advocate Aparna Bhardwaj

Knowledge and Opinion on PWDV Act: No knowledge on this law. There is a need to spread awareness for this law, should work against domestic violence. Key Challenges: Consent: Lack of information and trainings. Yes.

187 CHAPTER III EXPLORING SITUATIONS AND WAY FORWARD: KARNATAKA

3.1 Demographics of Study Districts

Karnataka is the eighth largest state in India in both area and population. In terms of the population and demographic structure, Karnataka presents itself as very similar to many other large states in India. The state consists of 27 districts, which in turn are divided into 176 blocks or talukas. The total population of the state is 5.2 crores with population density of 275 per sq. km in 2001.

Of the total population 50.89 percent are male and 49.11 percent are female. In terms of sex ratio also the state is much above the national average. Female to male ratio as per Census 2001 in Karnataka is 964 which is higher than the sex ratio of 927 at national level.

Population Sex Ratio Total Males Females 1991 2001 Karnataka 52,733,958 26,856,343 25,877,615 960 964 Bangalore 65,23,110 34,22,797 31,00,313 903 906 Bangalore Rural 18,77,416 9,61,335 9,16,081 945 953 Dakshin Kannada 18,96,403 9,37,651 9,58,752 1,020 1,023 Gulbarga 3,124,858 1,591,379 1,533,479 962 964 Shimoga 1,639,595 829,365 810,230 964 977 Koppal 1,193,496 602,026 591,470 981 982 Udupi 1,109,494 521,541 587,953 1,134 1,127 Tumkur 25,79,516 13,11,941 12,67,575 959 966

Karnataka is a moderately developed state with overall literacy rate of 67 percent, male literacy being around 76 percent and female literacy being around 77 percent, which is higher than the national overall literacy rate of 65.38 percent in 2001. Analysis of literacy trend over the decade reveals increase in literacy rate from 56 percent to 67 percent between 1991 and 2001. Selected district-wise literacy levels are shown in the table below

Literacy rate* Persons Males Females Karnataka 67.04 76.29 57.45 Bangalore 83.91 88.36 78.98 Bangalore Rural 65.00 74.43 55.12 Dakshin Kannada 83.47 89.74 77.39 Gulbarga 50.65 62.52 38.40 Shimoga 74.86 82.32 67.24 Koppal 55.02 69.15 40.76 Udupi 79.87 86.59 74.02 Tumkur 67.19 76.88 57.18 * Persons aged 7+ years

188 Even though the literacy rate is higher among females as well as males in Karnataka, the prevalence of physical or sexual violence is considerably higher among married women (20%), as reported in NFHS –III (2005-06). However, in comparison to northern states of the country, the situation is less alarming.

3.2 District-wise Information on Key Stakeholders to Counter Violence against Women

Gulbarg a

Koppal

Shimoga

Udupi Tumkur

Daksihn Kannada Bangalore

Location of Study Districts in Karnataka

The following section details the results of district wise mapping exercise carried out in the select districts of Karnataka.

DISTRICT: BANGALORE

In all 91 key social actors has been mapped in Bangalore district (including rural and urban). It includes 45 NGOs, government organizations (Souharda Counselling & Referral System), CDPOs/Protection officers, few individuals, leaders and local newspapers. These organizations are mainly working on issues like women rights, legal aid, health, women empowerment, violence against women, etc.

At the next level of study few NGOs and individual were interviewed to ask for their willingness to be a potential partner with Breakthrough. Out of listed NGOs/ Individuals following agencies/ institution/ individual were interviewed.

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S.No. NAME CATEGORY 1 AASARE NGO 2 Ambika Mahila Sangha NGO 3 Best Practices Foundation NGO 4 Krupa Counseling Centre NGO 5 Sankalpa Samasthe NGO 6 Sumangali Sewa Sansthan NGO 7 All India Women’s’ Conference NGO 8 Alternative Law Forum NGO 9 Centre for Research and Development for Dalits NGO 10 Divyajyothi Samasthe NGO 11 Hengasara Hakkina Sangha NGO 12 Mythri Mahila Sangha NGO 13 Association for Social Health in India NGO 14 Jagrathi NGO 15 Parihar NGO 16 Human Rights Law Network NGO 17 Karnataka Network for People living with HIV/AIDS NGO 18 People’s Trust NGO 19 Popular Front of India Educational Institute 20 Vidyavahini First Grade College Educational Institute 21 V V Pura Law College Educational Institute 22 Women Police Station Government 23 Dr. Sham P Thomas Social Worker 24 Ms Gowhar Unnisa Advocate 25 Chennagowda Lawyer 26 NR Padma Advocate 27 Rajesh Babu Social Worker 28 Prabha K.S Social Worker 29 Geetha, Senior correspondent 30 Rajasekhar Reporter 31 R Chandrashekhar Editor 32 Narasimha Secretary 33 M Venkataswamy Leader 34 N Krishnappa Leader

The findings of detailed interview with each of the selected stakeholder are given at the end of the chapter.

190 DISTRICT: DAKSHIN KANNADA

Among the 38 listed key actors in Dakshin Kannada, there were 17 NGOs and 7 government authorities like CDPOs/Protection Officers and other individuals working in the sector. The complete list of mapped stakeholders is given in the annexure. In addition to this there are some institutes for education (Institute of Social Work) as well as for entrepreneurship development (RUDSET), and individuals like journalist, politician and social worker who can be part of action for violence against women.

Initial phase of listing of stakeholders is followed by one-to-one interviews. 12 NGOs were short listed on the basis of their work experience, their partner agencies and thematic area of operations. These NGOs mainly work on women rights, sexual abuse, domestic violence against women, women and child development, women empowerment, etc. The following NGOs/Institutions have been shortlisted for interviews: S.No. NAME CATEGORY 1 Centre for Development Studies & Education NGO 2 Parishishta Jathi & Vargagala Abhivridhi Trust NGO 3 Santwana Women Help Line NGO 4 Taluka Mahila Okkuta NGO 5 Institute of Social Work NGO 6 RUDSET Institute NGO 7 Link- De-addiction and counseling centre NGO 8 Bethany Educational Society NGO 9 Training Rehabilitation of sex workers NGO 10 Ishwar Chandra Women Service organization NGO 11 Hindu Kushtha Nirvana Sangha NGO 12 Provide rural children Food, clothing, shelter, education NGO 13 St. Aloysius College Educational Institute 14 Women and Child Welfare Dept. Government 15 Dr. Lawna Noron Social worker and Councilor 16 Manju Vittlay Social Worker 17 Shri B. Ramnath Rai Politician 18 Srinivas Dipal Lawyer 19 Umesh Shetty Lawyer 20 Rajesh Shetty Reporter 21 Naresh Reporter 22 Shashidhar Religious leader

The findings of detailed interview with each of the selected stakeholder are given at the end of the chapter.

191 DISTRICT: GULBARGA

During mapping exercise in Gulbarga district a total of 54 key actors were listed. Among these there were 22 NGO, few influential individuals like politician, social worker, legal advisor and journalists as well as CDPOs, Protection Officers etc. Almost all the NGOs are operational in the district since last 10 years. The complete list of mapped stakeholders is given in the annexure.

Few of the short listed NGOs were selected for in-depth interviews. Selected NGOs majorly work towards addressing HIV/AIDS, legal rights of women and child, women empowerment, SHG formation and trainings, women rights, agricultural development, Public grievances redressal, etc. The names of interviewed stakeholders are as follows:

S.No. NAME CATEGORY 1 BIRDS Heals NGO 2 Human Integrated Development Association (HIDA) NGO 3 Karnataka Sarvodaya Seva Sangh NGO 4 Mukthi Organisation for Social & Economic Change NGO 5 MYRADA Kamalapur NGO 6 Mahila Abhivruddi Seva Samsthe (MASS) NGO 7 MARG Women and Child Development Trust NGO 8 SAHARA NGO 9 Women Organisation for Rural Development Social NGO Change 10 NISARGA NGO 11 Vera Matha Family Counselling Centre NGO 12 Social Awareness and Rural Development Society NGO 13 Gyana Sagar Education Organization NGO 14 Margdarshika Sanstha NGO 15 Dan Basco Pyar NGO 16 Indian Village Improvement Organization NGO 17 Smt. Veeramma Gangasini Women University Educational Institute 18 HKES SSL Law College Educational Institute 19 Previous President Educational Institute 20 Women Police station Government 21 Anith Kumar Patil Advocate 22 Sr Gladys Advocate 23 S.V. Salimani Social worker 24 Ms. Sunanda Legal Advisor 25 Anonymous Religious Leader 26 P.Pu. Shri Shrananda Swamiji Religious Leader 27 Sidibasha Matadar Varga Religious Leader 28 Basavaraja Chanivara Reporter 29 Sheshgiri Reporter 30 Vadiraju Reporter

192 31 V S Sthavarmath Founder and Secretary, Bhartiya Samaj Sewa Sasthe The findings of detailed interview with each of the selected stakeholder are given at the end of the chapter.

DISTRICT: SHIMOGA

Among the 40 listed key stakeholders in Shimoga district there were 12 NGOs. These organizations has diverse work domain ranging from health and HIV/AIDS to women oriented issues to health, medical care and sustainable development. In addition to non-governmental organizations, Mahila Police Thana is run by government. There are 8 CDPOs in the district acting as protection officer. Mapping also includes politician (MP), journalist and religious leader who can be probable entry points for raising awareness on violence against women. The complete list of mapped stakeholders is given in the annexure.

In order to ask for further collaborations 4 organizations were considered for the interview. All organizations which were contacted for potential partnership have shown their interest in collaborating with Breakthrough Trust for working on violence against women. Following are the names of NGOs which are contacted for the interview:

S.No. NAME CATEGORY 1 Housa Kirana NGO 2 Nirmala Seva Kendra NGO 3 Shanti Niketan Society NGO 4 JIJA Matha Mahila Mandali NGO 5 Surabee (De-Addiction cum Rehabilitation Centre) NGO 6 Malenadu Rural Development Sewa trust NGO 7 Ujjivana Finance Services NGO 8 Mahatama Gandhi Rural Development & Social NGO Change Trust 9 Bareueshwor Samaj Sewa Samithi NGO 10 Sahyadri Arts and Commerce college Educational Institute 11 Government First Grade college Educational Institute 12 Women Police Station Government 13 Mr.Thimanappa Reporter 14 Mr.Veerendra P.M Staff Correspondent 15 Mr.D.S. Vijaya Kumar Social Worker 16 Ms. Girija Patel Social Worker 17 Mr.K.N. Rama Krishna Vice President 18 Mr. N. T.Raja Shekhar President 19 Mr. Nayaratna Somshankar Councillor

The findings of detailed interview with each of the selected stakeholder are given at the end of the chapter.

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DISTRICT: KOPPAL

In Koppal district 25 government and non-government organizations, including CDPOs and Protection officers were listed. Among these there are 15 NGOs. Most of the organizations are working in the district for more than 3 years and are have strong community presence. The district has 4 CDPOs/ protection officers posted at block level. The list also includes social worker and local newspapers. The complete list of mapped stakeholders is given in the annexure.

At the second level of the study 10 NGOs were short listed for in-depth interviews on the basis of their work experience, staff strength and thematic areas of operation. Almost all interviewed NGOs have shown their willingness to work in collaboration with Breakthrough Trust

S.No. NAME CATEGORY 1 Samuha NGO 2 Mahila Samakhya NGO 3 Samparka NGO 4 SAMRAKSHA NGO 5 Bhavani Mahila Seva Sansatha NGO 6 Sarvodaya Integrated Development Society NGO 7 Surakshita Taytana Andolana, Gender and Health equity NGO project (IIMB) 8 Karnataka Nagarik Seva Trust NGO 9 Calvery Chapel Trust NGO 10 Olekar Education & Welfare Society NGO 11 BNRK College Educational Institute 12 Shri Gavi Siddeshwar Matt Arts Science Commerce College Educational Institute 13 City Police Station Government 14 Village Police Station Government 15 Women and child welfare dept. Government 16 Police Station Government 17 Bhim Sen Joshi Advocate 18 Ms. Laxmi Social worker 19 Manjula Social worker 20 Shri Atmananda Bharti Swamiji Religious Leader 21 Ramesh Pawar Reporter 22 Santosh Deshpande Reporter 23 Savithri Majumdar Editor 24 Shivananda Hodulur Individual

The findings of detailed interview with each of the selected stakeholder are given at the end of the chapter.

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DISTRICT: UDUPI

In all 21 stakeholders were listed during mapping in Udupi district. It includes 6 NGOs and 3 government officials (CDPOs/ protection officers) and individual medical practitioner. The NGOs are involved in work related to HIV/AIDS and community development. The following listed stakeholders were interviewed; they all expressed interest in working with BREAKTHROUGH.

S.No. NAME CATEGORY 1 Group Urban and Rural Development (GUARD) NGO 2 Deepa Jyothi NGO 3 Freedom Foundation NGO 4 Jeevan Sangarsha NGO 5 Women and child welfare department Government 6 Poornaprajna college Educational Institute 7 Education Primary Teachers Union College Educational Institute 8 Vaikunta Baliga College Of Law Educational Institute 9 MGM College Educational Institute 10 Dr. Subhash Keni- Medical Practitioner 11 Janardhan Reporter 12 Prasad V Reporter 13 Madhukar Mudradi Social Worker 14 Vanitha Social Worker 15 Suprasad Shetty Politician

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DISTRICT: TUMKUR

In total 37 key actors were listed in Tumkur after mapping exercise. It includes 4 NGOs, 3 government officials (CDPOs / Protection Officers) and 1 religious leader. Breakthrough is already working with CARDTS in the district.

S.No. NAME CATEGORY 1 Chiranjivana NGO 2 Archard Integrated Rehabilitation Centre for Addicts NGO 3 Sree Veerbhadra Swamy Education Society NGO 4 Citizen Alliance for Rural Development And Trainings NGO society (CARDTS) 5 Sree Siddaganga College of Art ,Science, and Commerce Educational Institute 6 Vidiyodaya Law College Educational Institute 7 Government Arts ,Science, and Commerce College Educational Institute 8 N.E. Police Station Government 9 Dist. Women and Child Welfare Department Government 10 Samaj Kalyan Department Government 11 Sheerin Taj Social Worker 12 Yasmin Taj Social Worker 13 Sidda Barappa K. Social Worker 14 K. Sriniwas Gawda Advocate 15 Jyothi & Smt. Padmashree Advocate 16 Karivaswa Swami Math Religious Leader 17 Vinay Reporter 18 Aravind Reporter 19 S. Naganna Editor

196 DISTRICT BANGALORE (RURAL AND URBAN) NGOs

Name of the NGO: Address: AASARE Kumbara Colony, Harohalli, Kanakpura Taluka Banglore Rural District

Contact: Geographical Area of Operation: 080-7562153 Banglore Rural District Number of Permanent Staff: Number of years of work: 15 10

Partners/ Funders, if any: Person Contacted : D. H. Nagratna

Thematic Area of Operation: Gender issues, women right, SHG formation & violence against women

NOTE : The team repeatedly visited (thrice) the NGO and spoke to D.H Nagarathna. She told that their organisation is not interested and not ready to under take new assignments.

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Name of the NGO: Address: Ambika Mahila Sangha #24, Rajivgandhi Nagar, Doddabifurukallu, Nagasandea Post, Bangalore – 560073 Contact: Geographical Area of Operation: 080 – 28390371; Fax : 080 - 25449445 Bangalore and Tumkur 09448684740 Email- [email protected], [email protected] Website- www.shareoundereams.org Number of Permanent Staff: 25 Number of years of work: 20 Partners/ Funders, if any: Person Contacted: Central Social Welfare Board, New Delhi, Dept. Of S Ambika (President) Women & Child Welfare- New Delhi, Zilla Panchyat Banglore NORT govt of Karnataka , National Child Labour Project- New Delhi Thematic Area of Operation: Main Thematic Area of the organisation are Women’s & children, rehabilitation centre, helpline, SHG, Domestic Violence Narrative Description of Work: Promotion of SHGs : Our Organization has been promoting SHGs in our operational areas. 150 SHGs were formed in and around Bangalore District about 2250 women are in these groups. Savings and Credit were promoted among them, various trainings such as leadership, book keeping etc., were conducted to them. These groups have availed loans from nationalize banks through our organization for starting small business and there repayment is 100%.

Youth Development Centre: Our organization has been running a youth development centre at Doddabidurkallu. This centre is catering its services like promotion of sports, personality development of the target groups etc. 1000 of youth have been benefited from these services.

Women’s Helpline: The help line works round the clock. there are 3 counsellors who counsel women on their issues through telephone to the caller who seeks immediate help. We help them to overcome their problems. We have build network of Police Personnel’s, Hospitals, legal aid and other NGO’s who are always ready to help.v

National Child Labour Programme: Our organization has been carrying out NCLP at three areas Hegganahalli, Chokkasandra & Rajivgandhi Nagar in Bangalore Urban District. Over 150 children are benefiting from this programme. They have been provided free food, books & clothing. They also have been provided medical assistance. The parents have been provided counselling to make their children to join in the main stream of education.

Crèche Programme: We run centre since past 20 years. The children are taken care while their mothers have gone to work. We provide them nutrition food and teach them English & Kannada rhymes alphabets etc. Gender Policy: No we do not have gender policy. Key challenges Consent No problem with infrastructure Yes, we are interested in working with Breakthrough organization.

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Name of the NGO: Address: Best Practices Foundation 1-Palm Grove road, Victoria Layout, Banglore-47 Contact: Geographical Area of Operation: 080-25301861 Karnataka, West Bengal Email : [email protected]

Number of Permanent Staff:4 Number of years of work: 9

Partners/ Funders, if any: Person Contacted for interview : Asia Foundation, Deshpande Foundation, Govt. of west Ms. Sangeeta Purushotamam Bengal, SDTT (Executive Director)

Thematic Area of Operation: Women & vocational education, Research, documentation, Innovation on Livelihood, Gender

Narrative Description of Work: Gender and Governance : BPF has researched and published works on good practices in urban and rural governance and gender and local governance.

Process Documentation : The Best Practices Foundation has done process documentation of two kinds. One is for NGOs that want their work documented by an external organization. The second is far more participatory and involves a process whereby all actors engage in documentation.

Evaluations : Asia evaluations for the global dialogues initiative on sexual health and well being ford foundation, evalution of USAID’s nutrition programme through CARE April-may-2007, evolution of GRET’s (France) microfinance programme in India through Namma Mane, 2006, Evolution of CARE microfinance programme.

Innovation : Innovation done for the rural and urban poor on livelihoods by helping them to access markets using a new innovation called MOVE( market oriented value enhancement) with Shri Dorabji Tata’s Trust, Deshpande Foundation and West Bengal government.

Research : Research is done on best practices in gender, development and local governance in Karnataka. Assessment of federation towards their sustainability and strengthening for Mahila Samakhya Karnataka. Coordination of DFID founded project on publication and dissemination of research on the peri Urban interface.

Films : Living on the edge, the first film on peri urban made by Sudha Menon, December and Access to markets for the poor, landless and women Move, film made by Sudha Menon March, 2005.

Gender Policy : No gender policy in the organization.

199 Key challenges: Consent : Mobility education, outreach, empowerment- lack of Basically we are from research side and we can do support from family.(usually male member) an evaluation or M &E, we are not an implementing agency. We are doing only operation research not action research. However we can look for possible collaboration with Breakthrough

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Name of the NGO: Address: Krupa Counselling Centre 63, Millers Road, Bangalore – 560046 Contact: Geographical Area of Operation: 080 – 23333438; Fax : 080 - 25449445 Urban/Rural Bangalore 9845222505 / 9341158926 Email- [email protected],[email protected] Number of Permanent Staff: 15 Number of years of work:23

Partners/ Funders, if any: Person Contacted for interview : Karnataka State AIDS PreventionSociety (KSAPS) and Church Dr. Joseph George (Professor) organization, CSI, CNI, Mar Thore, CMAI etc.

Thematic Area of Operation: Main Thematic Area of the organisation are HIV/AIDS related training, counselling on marriage & family, Domestic violence, Post graduate level training for Social Work, Training for employment and rehabilitation of commercial sex workers.

Narrative Description of Work:

Counselling & testing of HIV/AIDS : We run counselling & testing centre for HIV/AIDS. We motivate people for voluntary counselling & testing of HIV.

Marriage & Family Counselling : Our counsellor provides counselling on marriage related issues and family related issue like violence against women (Physical Violence, Verbal violence and sexual harassment)

Training for Social Work : Organization provides training in the field of social work at post graduate level, for priest and church workers and social worker of different NGOs working in the field of social work.

Also work as a target intervention agency for commercial sex workers. We organise training for commercial sex worker so that they can be employed. We try to rehabilitate them in to main stream.

Gender Policy : Safe guard of women’s representative in the administration of the college counsel.

Key challenges : Consent : Difficulties in challenging the traditional/regional social Interested in working with Breakthrough system, Lack of networking, Lack of facility for the organization. rehabilitation of women with HIV/AIDS, beliefs and attitudes that hinder heeling

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Name of the NGO: Address: Sankalpa Development Centre Shivshankumar Building, kalidasa circle, Ramkrishna Road, Hoskote Bangalore Rural district – 526114 Contact: Geographical Area of Operation: 080-27932256 Kolar, Bangalore Rural. 98458 99307 Email - [email protected]

Number of Permanent Staff:4 Number of years of work: 9

Partners/ Funders, if any: Person Contacted for interview : DHO,DANIDA, World Bank, Zilla Panchyat Kolar District K R Sharda (Secretary)

Thematic Area of Operation: HIV/AIDS, Women empowerment, health Camps, MSW are thematic area of our Organization

Narrative Description of Work:

HIV/AIDS : We educate people about HIV/AIDS, various modes of transmission of HIV, various misconception about HIV/AIDS, etc. We also sensitize people about acceptance of people living HIV/AIDS. We would like to bring behaviour changes like continuous and consistence use of condom, single sex partner, etc.

Women Empowerment : Our organization empowers women by forming Self Help Group. We also provide different type of skill based training to SHG members, so that with the help of SHG and loan from bank they can start there own small enterprises.

Health care : We organize time to time health camps in which we provide free medical facilities to poor people. We organize eye camp, sterilization camp. We also help government health worker in immunization and pulse polio drive.

Women Right and Violence Against Women: During our field visits and meeting with SHG members, we educate them about women’s right and different laws that protect them from violence.

Gender Policy : No such policy at organization level.

Key challenges: Consent : Lack of women support, training programmes about sex Organization is interested in working with Breakthrough education Trust.

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Name of the NGO: Address: Sumangali Sewa Sansthan Cholnayakanahalli, Near Hebbal, Bangalore-260032 Contact: Geographical Area of Operation: 080 -. 65301388 / 393/ 395, 65301979 Banglore Urban and Banglore ruiral District Email: [email protected] Number of Permanent Staff: 35 Number of years of work:33 Partners/Funders, if any : Person Contacted : Donation and sponsors from Public Institution, Susheelamma Women and Child Welfare Department, Uddyogini, Bhagya Laxmi Scheme Kanataka Govt. FPAI Thematic Area of Operation: Women empowerment, education, health, Violence against women & child, Sanitation, Family counselling and legal aid, Training and capacity building, Issues related to old age, etc.

Narrative Description of Work: Family counselling and legal aid: Organisation runs family counselling centre to provide some relief to people in crisis. Our centre is equipped with two counsellors and one expert. Many cases related to dowry harassment, property dispute, domestic violence, family disputes, deserted, depressed raped, divorced, education etc. come to the centre.

Women empowerment / Training and capacity building: Sumangali Sewa Sansthan organises several job oriented training programme. Student have undergone job oriented course free of cost and the course free is borne by department of Women and Child Development. After the course, these students get employed in jobs.

Integrated Child Development Centre: Sunabgali Seva Sansthan has been implementing the ICDS program for the last 13 years successfully under the guidance of Department of Women and Children, Government of Karnataka, UNICEF and central government.

Education: Education of the girl Child is one of the prime concerns of the NGO as it is the foundation for any child’s proper nurturing and growth as responsible citizen. The NGO’s educational interventions start right from running day care centres, preschool, primary, upper primary till high school level.

Domestic Violence: Under this act, cases against dowry harassment, physical, mental, economic as well as sexual violence, verbal abuse, property disputes etc, are referred to the NGO office. The CDPO is appointed as protection officer, and she visits the victim and lodges DIR report to the Magistrate. If possible, counselling is also done.

Health Management: Health and lifestyle management is yet another priority focal area of the NGO. There are two Primary Health centres. The major health interventions include Urban Family Welfare centre, Food and Nutrition, Primary Health Centre, Mobile Health Unit, Medical Camps, Hospitalization service, Construction of toilet, etc.

Gender Policy: Yes, this organization consists only female and only females are permissible to undertake assignments. Key Challenges : Consent : There is no problems regarding, availability of resource, Sumangali Seva Ashram is working on women & health staff skills or health related issue issues. Our organization willing to be part of action for women rights & violence, however we don’t know much about Breakthrough Trust.

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Name of the NGO: Address: All India Women Conference Udyogastha MahileyaraVasathi Griha, Swagath Theatre Road, Jayanagar 1st T Block, Bangalore- 560041 Contact: Geographical Area of Operation: Tel. : 080 – 26449676 Bangalore

Number of Permanent Staff: 15 Number of years of work: 12

Partners/ Funders, if any: Person Contacted: - Ms Nalinakshi

Thematic Area of Operation: The main thematic area of All India Women Conference are Counselling, Legal referral, Rehabilitation through providing vocational training for income-generation for economic empowerment

NOTE: Ms Nalinakshi is not interested to work with Breakthrough and didi not permit team to talk with other official.

Name of the NGO: Address: Alternative Law Forum 122/4, Infantry Road (Oppisite infantry widding house) Banglore-560001

Contact: Geographical Area of Operation: Tel. : 080-22865757; Fax : 080-22868757 Bangalore Email :[email protected]

Number of Permanent Staff: 16 Number of years of work: 9

Partners/ Funders, if any: Person Contacted : - Mr. Jagdish Thematic Area of Operation:

The main thematic area of Alternative Law Forum are Women's Rights, Health related issue,

NOTE: Refused to give any information about their organization.

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Name of the NGO: Address: Centre For Research & Development of Dalits (CRDD) No: 18, 1st Main 'C' Main Road, Behind HMT Bhavan, Gangenhalli Extension, Bangalore, Karnataka, 560032

Contact: Geographical Area of Operation: Tel. : 080 – 3333217; Fax : 080 – 3336186 Bangalore

Partners/ Funders, if any: Person Contacted : Government Prof. Dr. Mumtaz Ali Khan (Director)

Consent : The key person of this NGO is at present Cabinet Minister in Karnataka Government. CRDD is not interested in any collaboration.

Name of the NGO: Address: Divyajyothi Samasthe Kunigal Road, Nelmanagala Taluk , Bangalore Rural District

Contact: Geographical Area of Operation: Tel.: 080 – 7726066; Fax: 080 - 7723766 Bangalore Rural District

Number of Permanent Staff: 18 Number of years of work: 25

Partners/ Funders, if any: Person Contacted : - Mr. Sriniwas

Thematic Area of Operation: The main thematic area are, Women rights, HIV /AIDS

NOTE: Team made repeated visits and calls. The organization is declined the interest to be part of action for women rights.

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Name of the NGO: Address: Hengasara Hakkina Sangha (HHS) 1024, 38th cross 25th main, 4th T block, Jayanagar Bangalore -560041

Contact: Geographical Area of Operation: Tel. : 080-26639884, 65701981 Bangalore Fax : 080-26639884 Email : [email protected]

Number of Permanent Staff: 12 Number of years of work: 10

Partners/ Funders, if any: Person Contacted : Ms Indu Subramanyam

Thematic Area of Operation: The main thematic areas of Hengasara Hakkina Sangha (HHS) are women rights, sexual harassment research documentation & communication.

NOTE: This NGO needs proper communication from Breakthrough. The key person asked to communicate the entire thing through mail. She has given all the contact details such as email & telephone number.

Name of the NGO: Address: Mythri Mahila Sangha 248, 9th main Bhan Shakari IIIrd Stage Sri Niwas Nager Bangalore – 50

Contact: Geographical Area of Operation: Tel. : 080- 7726066 Bangalore Email : [email protected]

Number of Permanent Staff: 29 Number of years of work: 14

Partners/ Funders, if any: Person Contacted : Ms. Anasuya Kalaegowda

Thematic Area of Operation: The main thematic area of Mythri Mahila Sangha are Women Rights, Legal Rights, Violence against Women, Health Related Issues, Issues Related to youth

NOTE: The NGO stopped activities due to some personal tragedy at organization’s president’s home. The president shows no interest in Breakthrough Trust.

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Name of the NGO: Address: Association for Social Health in India 4th Cross, Wilson Garden, Bngalore-27 Contact: Person Contacted for Interview: 080-22121131 Sharda Palled, Secretary [email protected] www.abhayashrama.org Number of Permanent staff:18 Number of years of work: 23 Geographical Area of Operation: Partners/Funders, If any:

All over Bangalore, Karnataka Central Social Welfare Board, New Delhi Thematic Area of Operation: Domestic Violence, Property disputes, dowry cases, HIV, Women’s rights.

Narrative Description of Work:

Till date, we have handled around 6000 cases. These include cases on dowry, HIV, and also counselling and legal help to women sufferers. We work for the benefit of women. Our main targets groups are college girls, housewives, HIV patients and Anganwadi teachers.

Gender and HIV: We conduct awareness programs. Try to counsel the HIV positive patients, so that they have a hope for living. We also try to associate them to a suitable medical centre.

Women issues: We consult a lawyer and a CDPO. We try to give them legal suggestions and in case of sensitive issues, we offer the most appropriate solution. We also seek the help of women welfare associations.

Domestic Violence: Through CDPO’s and advocate referrals we give them counselling. We first try to solve the case through mutual talks, but if we do not succeed, we take legal help.

Dalit women’s rights: Though we do not conduct any program specifically for women, but we are always open to help any cases.

Legal Rights: We give free counselling, information about legal rights. If need is there, we also give legal help from law experts. Gender Policy: Yes, the organization has a gender policy.

Influential Individuals/Leaders associated with the organization: Women’s right Centre, Vimochan, Women Helpline

Key challenges: Consent: - Yes, definitely we will help you.

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Name of the NGO: Address: Jagrathi No. 4, 3rd floor, Jyothi Towers, Infantry Road, Bangalore-51 Contact: Person Contacted for Interview: 080-25266132 Renu Appachu (MD)

Number of Permanent staff:6 Number of years of work:13 Geographical Area of Operation: Partners/Funders, If any: All over Karnataka Karnataka State AIDS Prevention Board, Health and Family Welfare Department Thematic Area of Operation:

Giving moral support and creating awareness on HIV Narrative Description of Work: We work for HIV infected patients. Organize seminars and provide them with information on the disease. We regularly conduct various programs for spreading awareness on HIV/AIDS. We give moral, legal as well as medical support to HIV patients. We remove the misconceptions regarding AIDS from people’s mind.

Gender and HIV: We spread awareness about HIV/AIDS in not only one but many other districts. We conduct seminars and lectures on these issues.

Women issues: Help women who are deprived of their rights, are harassed for dowry. We provide them with all the facilities.

Dalit women’s rights: We support the rights of dalit women.

Legal Rights: Extend support to provide legal rights.

Gender Policy: No, we do not have any gender policy.

Key challenges: Consent: We need a stay house for HIV patients. We need Yes, regarding work on HIV, our organization is ready media help to reach out to maximum people. Media to help you. should help us in disseminating information to large number of people. Doctors to give treatment, and lectures.

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Name of the NGO: Address: Parihar Office of the Commissioner of Police, No.1, Infantry Road, Bangalore-560001 Contact: Person Contacted for Interview: 080-22943225 Uma (Parihar Worker) Number of Permanent staff:8 Number of years of work: 13 Geographical Area of Operation: Partners/Funders, If any: Bangalore Central Social Welfare Fund State Social Welfare Fund Thematic Area of Operation:

Domestic issues Narrative Description of Work:

We solve problems of women like domestic violence, property disputes, and family problems. We have solved many cases of family disputes with legal aid and also through counselling. Have also taken cases to family courts. Gender and HIV: We only conduct counselling to HIV positive people.

Women’s Issues: Provide legal help and counselling to women.

Domestic Violence: Create awareness among women. Help women by providing them with legal help.

Promote women’s rights: Conduct counselling for women and give them suggestions. We also provide them with legal support.

Dalit Women’s rights: As such we do not conduct special programs on dalit women, but spread awareness by informing them about their rights.

Legal Rights: With the help of local police, we spread awareness about legal rights among women. Gender Policy: No such policy.

Influential Individuals/Leaders associated with the organization: Karnataka Social Welfare board, Vimochana, HHH, Commissioner of police, ministry of women and child welfare

Key challenges: Consent: none Yes, we are ready to help you.

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Name of the NGO: Address: Human Rights Law Network No.20, Park Road, Tasker Town, Shivaji Nagar, Bangalore-560051 Contact: Person Contacted for Interview: 080-654624757 Bhavana (9845753565) Number of Permanent staff:5 Number of years of work:5 Geographical Area of Operation: Partners/Funders, If any: All over Karnataka Refused

Thematic Area of Operation:

Domestic violence, property disputes, sexual harassment, and women’s rights. Narrative Description of Work: We provide legal aid to the victims of violence. Till date we have taken around 2000 cases.

Gender and HIV: We spread awareness on HIV/AIDS, give moral support to patients.

Women’s Issues: Give legal support to women

Domestic Violence: Besides giving legal support, we give counselling to women of domestic violence.

Promote women’s rights: Disseminate all the legal information we have to women.

Dalit Women’s rights: Legal support to all women.

Legal Rights: We give all the necessary information and support to women who come to seek legal help. We also give free counselling to women inflicted with domestic violence.

Gender Policy: Work only for women.

Influential Individuals/Leaders associated with the organization: Vanitha Sahayavani, Vimochan

Key challenges: Consent: none Yes

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Name of the NGO: Address: Karnataka Network for People living with HIV/AIDS No.113, 1st Floor, 8th Main, 15th Cross, Wilson Garden, Bangalore-560030 Contact: Person Contacted for Interview: 080-22120410 [email protected] Gouri (Outreach worker) Number of Permanent staff:06 Number of years of work:11 Geographical Area of Operation: Partners/Funders, If any: Karnataka INP, KNP

Thematic Area of Operation: HIV/AIDS Narrative Description of Work: We conduct workshops; give moral support, medical assistance to people.

Gender and HIV: We provide support to HIV positive people. We conduct programs to create awareness.

Gender Policy: No, we do not have any gender policy.

Influential Individuals/Leaders associated with the organization: Karnataka AIDS Prevention Society

Key challenges: Consent: We need a stay home for HIV patients, a temporary Yes, we are ready to participate building is necessary. Timely information to reach the government programs. Specialized doctors to conduct programs on HIV.

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Name of the NGO: Address: People’s Trust People’s Trust, Sri Ramanhalli, Rajan Kunte Village Contact: Person Contacted for Interview: 32009369 Ramaswamy (Program Coordinator) Number of Permanent staff:65 Number of years of work:27 Geographical Area of Operation: Partners/Funders, If any: 18 villages, Sriraman village and surrounding villages. Local government, district panchayat, state and central government.

Thematic Area of Operation:

Education and environment Narrative Description of Work:

We conduct Children’s programs, community development programs, village development programs with the help of SHG and Health officers. Give education to women, training, such as tailoring and embroider. We empower women through SHG’s.

Gender and HIV: We spread awareness about HIV.

Women’s Issues: With the help of women associations, we solve the cases of dowry, harassment. We also seek legal help. Domestic Violence: We solve the issues through counselling, by speaking to the parties. Seek help from women’s association.

Promote women’s rights: We conduct seminars on world women’s day and give information on legal rights.

Dalit Women’s rights: Spreading awareness about women’s rights.

Legal Rights: We go to each village to spread awareness about legal rights. Gender Policy: No, we do not have any gender policy.

Influential Individuals/Leaders associated with the organization: Srinivas Rao, Chandrasekhar Nanauja, Venkataramaih.

Key challenges: Consent: Due to illiteracy we have faced certain problems. Yes, we will help you.

212 EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTE

Name of the Educational Institute: Address: Popular Front of India No 27/A, 1st Floor, the Homadh Complex, Cubbonpet, Bangalore Contact: Person Contacted for Interview: 32983639 Syed, Office Head

Number of Permanent staff: 25 Narrative Description of Work:

We conduct seminars and rallies to spread awareness about the rights of men and women. We also worked with Jana Jagrithi Ssabha. We celebrate women’s day, and also conduct workshops, to spread awareness about rights of people. Conduct different seminars on issues like dowry, Jana Jagrithi Sabha, programs such as ‘Go to School Program’, ‘legal awareness program’. Publish articles in the form of Karnataka Forum for Dignity. We do conduct counselling programs and call experts to participate.

Consent: Yes, we are ready to help you.

Name of the Educational Institute: Address: Vidyavahini First Grade College Anandh Nagar, R.T Nagar Post, Bangalore-24 Contact: Person Contacted for Interview: 23433507 P A Michael, (Principal) Number of Permanent staff in the department: 1 Narrative Description of Work: We celebrate women’s day and conduct seminar on women awareness. We have conducted many seminars on women’s issues. We also publish article on women’s rights. We conduct counselling programs by experienced guests. We understand the problems of the women and run necessary awareness programs.

Consent: Yes, but we should be intimated a month before.

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Name of the Educational Institute: Address: V V Pura Law College Srigandada Kavalu, Kottigepalya, Outer ring road, Bangalore-560091 Contact: Person Contacted for Interview: 09342652902 PK Himalakshi (Principal) Number of Permanent staff: 25 Narrative Description of Work: Women Development cell/celebrate women’s day/workshops: we celebrate women’s day and conduct seminars to spread awareness about women’s rights. We organize weekly seminars to spread awareness. We also have an annual college magazine, in which we have articles on women’s rights. We give counselling programs to women. We have a grievance cell. We solve women’s problems. Key influential individuals/in your department working for women’s issues: None

Consent: Yes.

214 GOVERNMENT

Name of the Institution/dept.: Address: Women Police Station Ulsoor Gate, Cubbonpet, Bangalore-27 Contact: Person Contacted for Interview: 22942585 Sarojmana K., Head SHO Narrative Description of Work:

Women Rights: We encounter a lot of cases on women related problems. There are cases of harassment by husband. We support such women by informing them about their legal rights.

Domestic Violence: We provide counselling to grieved women and also interact with the accused and try to convince him not to repeat such cases. Dalit Women Rights: We give free education to dalit women and also explain hem their legal rights.

Legal Rights: We teach society that men and women are considered equal before law. We tell them that women have equal rights as men in the society. We also give free advice to women and make her aware of her rights. Consent: Yes, definitely we will help you.

215 INDIVIDUAL

Name of the Individual: Address: Dr. Sham P Thomas (Doctor cum Social Worker) Dr. Sham P Thomas C/O- Krupa Counselling Centre, 63, Millers Road, Bangalore – 560046

Narrative Description of Work:

Doctor does the Counselling of people living with HIV/AIDS or suffering from STI/RTI. He also provides and Medical Aid to people living with HIV/AIDS or to those who ae suffering from STI/RTI.

Consent: Willing to work with Breakthrough which is going to implement action for women rights.

Name of the Individual: Address: Ms Gowhar Unnisa, Advocate No 26 A, 2nd Floor, HSS and HMS Building, Cubbonpet Main Road, Bangalore-560002 Contact: Geographical Area of Operation: 09448477555, 080-22107555 Bangalore Narrative Description of Work: Work for the welfare of Women. It is very important, to spread awareness among women. There is a need to spread awareness among the backward class women. We conduct seminars for them and spread awareness about the rights.

Gender and HIV: Spread awareness about the preventive measures on HIV/AIDS.

Women’s Issues: personally look into the cases, since women do not come up with such cases too frequently.

Domestic Violence: Give counselling to them.

Women’s Rights: We spread awareness among women about their rights and facilities.

Legal Rights: we inform women about their constitutional rights. Consent: Yes, we are ready to help the Breakthrough, in conducting effective programs on women’s rights.

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Name of the Individual: Address:

Chennagowda, Lawyer Court Doddballapur

Contact: Geographical Area of Operation:

09241553440 Bangalore

Narrative Description of Work:

Gender and HIV: We try to remove the gender biasing, spread awareness about HIV among women.

Domestic Violence: spread awareness among women.

Women’s Rights: we urge women to use their legal rights.

Dalit Women’s rights: We give them information on the rights available to them.

Consent:

Yes, we are ready to help you.

Name of the Individual: Address: NR Padma, Advocate No 110/1, Nyayakuteera, 4th Main, Btw 9th and 10th cross, Malleshwaram, Bangalore-03 Contact: Geographical Area of Operation: 09900956313, 080-23462313 Bangalore Narrative Description of Work: Work for Women victims of violence.

Gender and HIV: we provide all type of legal help to HIV positive people.

Women Issues: besides spreading awareness among women, we also give them legal support. We also tell women about their legal rights.

Domestic Violence: we spread awareness about women’s legal rights and give all possible help and protection to women sufferers.

Women’s Rights: spreading awareness about their rights.

Dalit Women’s rights: though we do not have any special program for dalit women, but we give necessary suggestions and help them.

Consent: Yes, we are ready to work with Breakthrough.

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Rajesh Babu, Social Worker Jai Karnataka Sampangin Ramnagar, Bangalore-27 Contact: 9880751608 Narrative Description of Work: Gender and HIV: We spread awareness about gender discrimination and HIV/AIDS in the society. We organize campaigns for this.

Women Rights: We conduct rallies on women issues and also support grieved women with the help of the society. These rallies are conducted to spread awareness about women rights and equality of women in the society.

Domestic Violence: We try to resolve cases of domestic violence through counselling. Our aim is to solve cases of family disputes through mutual talks.

Dalit Women Rights: We give free education to dalit women and also provide them skill based trainings so that they are able to lead a better life.

Name of the Individual: Address: Prabha K.S, Women society (Mahila Samaj) Secretary and Social Worker, Women Society Government hospital road, Doddballapur Contact: 09342267088 Narrative Description of Work: Main focus is on Women and children Gender and HIV: we inspire people not to indulge in gender biasing. Women Issues: spread awareness about rights of women. We have library where we give education to women. We organize debates, and encourage women to take part in it. We also run NSS camps; organize health checkups camps, in which we discuss about dowry, abortions. We spread awareness about health issues, women’s legal rights, harassment cases through seminars. We are also in process of launching a women helpline. Domestic Violence: we give counselling to cases of domestic violence. Women’s Rights: we celebrate women’s day and give information on legal rights of women. Dalit women’s rights: we give them free education and fight for their rights. Legal Rights: spread awareness about legal rights.

Consent: Yes, we will help, after taking permission from our administrative office.

218 Name of the Individual: Address: Geetha, T V 9 Karnataka Pvt Ltd, No. 13/1, Rhinius Street, Senior Correspondent, TV 9 News Richmond Town, Bangalore-25 Contact: 080-40312700-702 09740073056 Narrative Description of Work: Gender and HIV: we make special programs and telecast it in our channel. In these programs we call experts to give talks about the disease.

Women Issues: we highlight stories of violence against women in our channel.

Domestic Violence: we register the case with the police and telecast it on our channel. We also counsel them.

Women’s Rights: we seek help of legal experts to spread awareness. If any case comes to us, we register it with the police and help the victim.

Dalit women’s rights: we telecast the cases of violence and injustice in our channel.

Legal Rights: we try to solve the cases of deception.

Consent: Yes, we will help you in any program on women’s rights.

Name of the Individual: Address: Rajasekhar, Reporter Hai Doddaballapura, No. 2799, Chikkpet, Doddaballapur Contact: 08211-7624222

Narrative Description of Work: We work for Violence afflicted women

Women’s Issues: run awareness programs and publish articles. We try to provide reason for the problems.

Domestic Violence: Give counselling to them.

Women’s Rights: we spread awareness, and publish articles for the same.

Dalit Women’s rights: write articles about dalit women’s rights to spread awareness.

Legal Rights: constitutional rights should be given to all women; we make them aware of their rights.

Consent: Yes, we are ready to help you.

219 Name of the Individual: Address:

R Chandrashekhar No. 22/2, Jaya Hanuman Commercial Complex, S.C Editor, Suddi Sulochana Road, Bangalore-560009 Contact: 09448575407 [email protected] Narrative Description of Work: Work for Women, and minorities Gender and HIV: through our newspaper, we spread awareness about HIV. We also help all those people who come to us for any kind of help.

Women Issues: if any women come to us, with any kind of problem, we try to help her with the support of the local police.

Domestic Violence: we protest against women’s violence through our publications. we also publish the cases of violence.

Consent: Yes, we are ready to help you.

Name of the Individual: Address: Narasimha No. 25,Praveen Building, Gandhinagar, Bangalore Secretary, Karnataka Rakshana vedilke Contact: 080-22370032 [email protected] Narrative Description of Work: Gender and HIV: we organize rallies to spread awareness about HIV.

Women Issues: the cases of domestic violence are on a rise, we give legal help and protection to women victims.

Domestic Violence: we give legal help for not only cases of domestic violence, but any problem faced by women.

Women’s Rights: we organize rallies to spread awareness about women’s rights.

Dalit Women’s rights: we fight for the rights of dalit women.

Legal Rights: with the help of lawyers we make women aware about their legal rights.

Consent: Yes, we are ready to work for you.

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Name of the Individual: Address:

M Venkataswamy No.5, Kapali Talkies Complex, Ananthashrama Gali, SC (State President, Republic Party of India) Road Cross (Opp Kenchamba Lodge), Gandhinagar, Bangalore-9 Contact: Geographical Area of Operation:

080-65369882, 09844085332 Bangalore Narrative Description of Work: Work for Dalit women, backward classes, and minorities.

Gender and HIV: we spread awareness about AIDS by conducting seminars and discussions.

Women Issues: we give education and training to dalit women. We make them aware about their legal rights.

Domestic Violence: we give all kind of legal help to victims of domestic violence.

Women’s Rights: we organize demonstration against violation of women’s rights and thus spread awareness.

Dalit Women’s rights: we provide dalit women with training so that they are empowered. Consent: Yes, we are ready to work for Breakthrough.

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Name of the Individual: Address: No 29, 37/38, E Service Road, Vijaya Nagar, Bangalore N Krishnappa, (MLA) Contact: 080-22209511 Thematic Area:

Women development, providing legal and monetary assistance to women and minorities.

Narrative Description of Work: We work for the welfare of women and protecting their rights. The cases of VAW have dropped as compared to previous year.

Gender and HIV: through seminars and workshops we spread awareness on HIV.

Women’s Issues: whenever we encounter any complaints we offer full support.

Domestic Violence: Advise them to go for counselling and also provide them with legal help.

Women’s Rights: Create awareness on legal rights, through legal experts.

Legal Rights: we give information to women through advocates and local police.

Consent:

Yes, we are ready to help.

222 DISTRICT DAKSHIN KANNADA NGOs

Name of the NGO: Address: Centre For Development Studies and Education Vamanjoor Post, Mangalore, Dakshin kannada Pin – 574508

Contact: Geographical Area of Operation: 0824 – 2262421 Mangalore, Dakshin Kannada District

Number of Permanent Staff:12 Number of years of work:19

Partners/Funders, if any: Person Contacted : - Dr. Lawna Noron Thematic Area of Operation: Target Groups: Women children, farmers and other disadvantaged groups, Facilitators of social development and progressive social change

Narrative Description of Work:

Palliative Care: The goal of this unit is to offer comfort care to those suffering from an incurable terminal condition and ensure best possible quality of life, address the patients and families psycho-social spiritual needs. there are countless families struggling with the care of a loved one diagnosed with a terminal condition such as Cancer, Dementia, or HIV/AIDS.

Women empowerment/ Training and capacity building: SUMANGALI SEWA SANSTHAN organise several job oriented training programme. Student have undergone job oriented course free of cost and the course free is borne by department of women and child development. After the course, these students are getting employed. As of now, 25 students are benefited from this course.

Education: Centre For Development Studies And Education also run the distant education programme of various institution to promote education in challenged section.

Domestic Violence: Centre For Development Studies And Education give education through our heath services and in various campaign for women’s right and violence against women such as dowry harassment, physical, mental, economic, sexual violence, verbal abuse, property disputes.

Gender Policy: The organization has no gender policy

Key Challenges: Consent: There is no problem regarding, availability of resource, Interested in Break Through trust staff skills or health related issue.

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Name of the NGO: Address: Parishishta Jathi & Vargagala Abhivridhi Trust Seva Kendra, Lady hill, Ashok Nagar Post Mangalore-- 575006 Contact: Geographical Area of Operation: 0824 – 3252487, 2450844 Mangalore, Udupi 09844024844 Email [email protected] Number of Permanent Staff: 15 Number of years of work 18 Partners/ Funders, if any: Person contacted: Panchyati Rai Department, NABARD, Social Welfare Mr Mohaningaiah Swamy (President) Department, Women and Child Department, etc. Mobile No. 09844024844 Thematic Area of Operation: The main thematic areas of Parishishta Jathi & Vargagala Abhivridhi Trust iclude Women Empowerment, Dalit Development, Child Development , Self employment Programs, Creating Awareness through SHGs Narrative Description of Work:

Women right and Violence against women: The NGO spreads spread awareness about women’s right and various laws that prevent women against violence. It is providing legal aid through legal expert.

Women Empowerment: Parishishta Jathi & Vargagala Abhivridhi Trust also creates Self Help Group for holistic empowerment of women. Formation of SHGs not helps merely in economic development but also it empowers women. Women can also start the small business/enterprise with the help of SHG.

Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Training: The Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Studies and Development Trust, Konaje, is holding a regular four- month free training programme in dress designing and stitching at Konaje.

Dalit and Women Right. : The NGO sensitize participant through various training about women and Dalit right and create awareness among hem about their rights.

Training of Panchyati Raj Member: The NGO also organize training of PRI members for various development schemes of state and central government.

Training to Angan Wadi Workers: The NGO organizes training for Angad Wadi Workers with the financial support of women and child department.

HIV/AIDS : The NGO works on HIV/AIDS awareness.

Gender Policy: This organization doesn’t have gender policy.

Key Challenges: Consent: There is no any challenge foresees as NGO is able to Parishishta Jathi & Vargagala Abhivridhi Trust is manage resources in good manner. interested to work with “Breakthrough Trust to stretch out hands for violence against women

224 Name of the NGO: Address: Santwana Women Help Line Falnir Road, Kankanady, C/O PRAJNA Counseling centre Mangalore - 575002

Contact : Geographical Area of Operation: 0824-432682, Fax – 0824-432133 Mangalore, Udupi & kasargod (kerala district) Email- [email protected], [email protected] Website – www.geocities.com/ccprajna

Number of Permanent Staff: 61 Number of years of work: 22

Partners/ Funders, if any: Person Contacted : Central government funds, Education Department, Fida Rayappan (President) Women & child Development, social welfare Department

Thematic Area of Operation : Women rights, Domestic Violence against Women, Gender & HIV , Legal Rights

Narrative Description of Work:

Women Empowerment: Prajna has been conducting many programmers to develop women as powerful human resource, in order to promote self-reliance and self sufficiency among the poor and the marginalised women, in the remote rural, semi urban and slums in and around Dakshina Kannada. Those programmes provide deeper insight for women, and create awareness in rural women about their own skill, their rights and responsibilities.

Health awareness Programme: Prajna has been engaged in various health awareness programme for women’s groups, youth groups, alcoholics, drug addicts, etc., which include HIV awareness, reproductive and child health programmes

Human resource development: This programme aims to meet the needs of building the personality of an individual by providing skills in communication, developing self image, esteem, knowledge, identifying, a problem, and developing leadership qualities etc.

Child Labour Special school: Projna is committed towards building up a better society, through the re habitation of child labours, street children, rag pickers and school dropouts, with specially designed motivational training, through non-formal education. This is a six-month residential, motivation camp.

Community de-addiction camp: The medical model integrated with community oriented approach, has been the great success story of the centre. This along with various de-addiction camps, held at various places, has yielded excellent result in creating awareness-interventions, regarding alcoholism and AIDS among the people.

Gender Policy : No policy exist in organization

Key Challenges: Consent: We are getting funds for infrastructure from central we Yes we are very much interested to work with want more information & communication services Breakthrough Trust

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Name of the NGO: Address: Taluka Mahila Okkuta Swamy Krupa, Kathrikambala Road, Bajje post, Mangalore Contact : Geographical Area of Operation: 0824 – 2213356 Mangalore Number of Permanent Staff: 120 Number of years of work: 22

Partners/ Funders, if any: Person Contacted : State court funds Vijayalakshmi B Shetty (President)

Thematic Area of Operation : Awareness, training, Family counselling, rehabilitation, implementing state court shames.

Narrative Description of Work:

Violence against Women: They are operating a counselling counter for the victimized women from the domestic violence physical or mentally. They also give legal aid/ advice to the victim women. They also have hostel facility for working women and victims (women).

Women Empowerment: They are organising camps in which they spread awareness about the importance of education of women and even provide educational assistance to them. Even they are engaged in encouraging women about their fundamental rights.

Self Help Group formation SHGs: Form Self Help Groups particularly for women to empower them financially and unite them for fighting other evils like alcohol drinking, violence against women ,running education centre /school properly etc.

Gender Policy: Preference to ladies, in some cases males are also involved

Key Challenges: Consent: No challenges. After getting more information about breakthrough and after talking to them we will decide.

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Name of the NGO: Address: Institute of Social Work Institute of Social Work Roshini Nilaya, Manglore-02 Contact : Geographical Area of Operation: 0824-2435791, 2437953 Dakshin Kannada E-mail: [email protected] Number of Permanent Staff: 49 Number of years of work: 28

Partners/Funders, if any : Person Contacted : NABARD, Department of Social welfare, NACO Sister-Noranta Women Child welfare Department Karnataka

Thematic Area of Operation: Imparting educaton in field of Social Work. The alimni are engaged in teaching and research, consultancy and counseling services, human resource management, social change management and capacity development in various NGOs, public and private enterprises and government departments.

Narrative Description of Work:

Janatha Kendra: An urban community centre was established in 1960 to render service to a densely populated area inhabited by a majority of lower/middle income groups of people. At present a de-addiction centre for alcoholics is managed by our alumni at Bolar. A balwadi is conducted for the benefit of the people in the area.

Family Service Agency: The Family Service Agency works at strengthening family life through its promotive, preventive and therapeutic services. Apart from community Out-reach programmes, the Child Guidance Clinic and Family Counseling Centre offer services to children and families. The Family Counseling Centre is sponsored by the Karnataka State Social Welfare Advisory Board.

Nav Jeevan Marg: As students started to work in rural suburbs of Mangalore we felt for setting up a rural centre. Thus Nav Jeevan Marg in Ullal Village came into being in 1976. Later, it was possible to house Anganwadi trainees there. The training is sponsored by the Dept of Women and Child Welfare, Government of Karnataka.

Vishwas: It is a project launched in 1999 for every category of the elderly who experience poverty, emotional insecurity and loneliness.

CHILDLINE, Roshni Nilaya: The Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment through CHILDLINE India Foundation has requested the School of Social Work, Roshni Nilaya, to be a Nodal Agency for CHILDLINE in March 2001. CHILDLINE 1098 is a free telephone emergency service for children in need of timely help and long term services and started functioning from 10th May 2001.

The Institute has conducted short term training programmes for the following groups: 1) Crèche Workers - Sponsored by Karnataka State Social Welfare Advisory Board (K.S.S.W.A.B) 2) Women Organizers - Central Social Welfare Board (C.S.W.B) 3) Untrained Social Workers - Sponsored by Christian Children's Fund (C.C.F) Gender Policy: No there is no gender policy Key Challenges: Consent: Institute of Social Work has no problem in infrastructure Yes Institute of Social Work is ready to work with related facilities. BREAK THROUGH TRUST

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Name of the NGO: Address: Rudset Institute Rudset Institute, Central Secretariat ,Ujire, D.K.District Contact : Geographical Area of Operation: Tel. No. 082256-236222, 236404 Dakshin Kannada District Fax: 082256-236982 Number of Permanent Staff: 27 Number of years of work: 8 Years Partners/ Funders, if any: Person Contacted : Ministry of (HRD) Women and child development K.Shashidhar Shetty department, Panchayti Raj Department ,CRY, NABARD Thematic Area of Operation: RUDSETI considers the youth as valuable human resource of the country to exploit the scope available avenues by launching the lucrative micro enterprises. It works on the transformation of youth into productive assets by short duration interventions Narrative Description of Work: Programme structure: RUDSETI offers more than 50 types of EDPs in various avenues. All the programmes of short duration intervention ranging for one to six weeks.

Entrepreneurship Development programme (EDP) FOR First Generation Entrepreneurs: Agricultural EDPs :- Agricultural and allied activity Dairy, poultry, Apiculture, Horticulture, Sericulture, Mushroom cultivation etc. Product EDPs :- Dress Designing for men and women, Rexene utility Articles, Agarbathi Manufacturing, Foot ball making Bags, Bakery products, Leaf cup etc. Process EDPs :- Two wheeler repairs, Pump set repairs, Radio / TV repairs, Motor rewinding, Photography & Video graphy, Screen Printing, Photo Lamination, Domestic Electrical appliances repair, Computer hardware and DTP etc. General EDPs :- EDP, Entrepreneurship Development Programme, EDP for women, PMRY-EDP etc.

Programme for the Established Entrepreneurs: Skill up gradation: - To improve the skills and enhance capability of the settled trainees. Growth Programme: - To aim and achieve high goals in life and business for the settled trainees. Rural Development & HRD Programme: Training Rural Development facilitators of NGOs Training in SHG management, Training Bank staff in Rural Development activities, Training social animators. Technology Transfer Programmes: To transfer the latest technologies which are cost effective and eco- friendly in agriculture and other areas.

Marketing support: RUDSET Bazaars are organised to provide marketing support to the RUDSETI Trained entrepreneurs. This facilitates the participants to get an insight about market trends and customer behaviour. Each unit organizes at least one bazaar every year during Melas, exhibitions, special occasions. RUDSETI conducts National Level during “Laksha Deepotsava” during November-December. The trained entrepreneurs from the units of RUDSET participate in the event.

Programme for Entrepreneurship Development Facilitators:- National Level Trainer’s Training Programme is an annual event in the diary of RUDSET. Every year, it is conducted in the month of August at Dharmasthala, Karnataka state for the benefit of Entrepreneurship development facilitators.

228 Key Challenges: Consent: RUDSET Institute has a very good infrastructure in RUDSET Institute is ready to work with Break Through term of physical assets and resource person. No Trust but want more information about Breakthrough problem with infrastructure. Trust.

Name of the NGO: Address: Link- De-addiction and counseling centre Janatha Kendra, Behind Mangaladevi temple, bolar, amngalore-575001 Contact: Person Contacted for Interview: 0824-2426890 T.S. Thomas (Director) 0944292709 Number of Permanent staff: Number of years of work: 12 18 Geographical Area of Operation: Partners/Funders, If any: Mangalore, and other districts, Udupi, Shimoga. State and Central Government Thematic Area of Operation: De- addiction from HIV/AIDS, drugs, tobacco, alcohol. Narrative Description of Work: Through seminars we make people aware about the harmful effects of taking drugs. We also conduct trainings for skill development.

Gender and HIV: We conduct seminars, in which we tell them about the effects of addiction on the mind and soul. We inform them about the ways to prevent HIV.

Women issues: We give counselling in cases of any kind of problems faced by women.

Domestic Violence: Through counselling we try to solve the family issues.

Women’s rights: We empower women by making them aware of their legal rights and free education.

Legal Rights: We spread awareness about the legal rights available to women in the constitution. Gender Policy: Yes, we promote equal rights of women.

Influential Individuals/Leaders associated with the organization: Local influential leaders.

Key challenges: Consent: - Yes, we will help the Breakthrough.

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Name of the NGO: Address: Bethany Educational Society Dakshin Kannada Contact: Person Contacted for Interview: 0824-2223219 Sister Joy (Secretary) Number of Permanent staff: Number of years of work: 10 6 Geographical Area of Operation: Partners/Funders, If any: South kannada district Rotary club Thematic Area of Operation: Education to poor women and children. Narrative Description of Work: Gender and HIV: We spread awareness among women that they should not go for sex selective abortions, should treat boy and girl equally.

Women issues: Through our counselling centre we solve the problems of women.

Domestic Violence: We call both the parties and counsel them.

Women’s rights: We spread awareness among women about their legal rights.

Legal Rights: We spread awareness about the equality of women’s rights, and that they should not be misused.

Gender Policy: Yes, we promote equal rights of women.

Influential Individuals/Leaders associated with the organization: Community members, members of rotary club.

Key challenges: Consent: - Yes, we will help the Breakthrough.

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Name of the NGO: Address: Training Rehabilitation of sex workers Dakshin Kannada Contact: Person Contacted for Interview: - Manjula (Secretary) Number of Permanent staff: Number of years of work: 4 6 Geographical Area of Operation: Partners/Funders, If any:

South kannada district State government. Thematic Area of Operation:

Rights of the prostitutes, gays, and lesbian groups.

Narrative Description of Work: Gender and HIV: We spread awareness about precautions on HIV AIDS, our main target groups are the sexually vulnerable groups, the prostitutes.

Women issues: We provide all the possible help to women in distress.

Legal Rights: We give information to women about their legal rights.

Gender Policy: Yes, the organization gives preference to women.

Influential Individuals/Leaders associated with the organization:

Political leaders (names not disclosed) Key challenges: Consent: - Yes, we will help Breakthrough.

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Name of the NGO: Address: Ishwar Chandra Women Service organization Dakshin Kannada District (Mahila Sewa Sangha)

Contact: Person Contacted for Interview: 0824-2438187 S.J.Sharda (Office Helper) Number of Permanent staff:19 Number of years of work:34 Geographical Area of Operation: Partners/Funders, If any:

South Kannada District Karnataka Government and Rotary Club Thematic Area of Operation:

Narrative Description of Work: We give counselling to women who are sufferers of domestic violence. We counsel their families and make them reach an agreement. But, still if they do not understand, we take legal help. We also give training(like tailoring) to women so that they are self dependent. Gender and HIV: Conduct seminars, in which we call experts, form the field and they give lectures. Women issues: We counsel women who are suffering from domestic violence. We also spread awareness about health issues, and legal rights. Domestic Violence: We counsel women, provide them with all the legal support. Women’s rights: We organize camps in which we spread awareness about legal rights. Legal Rights: We register the cases of the women, and with the help of the experts, we tell them about their constitutional rights. Gender Policy: No, no such policy.

Influential Individuals/Leaders associated with the organization: All the members of the rotary club, leaders of Karnataka government.

Key challenges: Consent: - Yes, definitely we will help you.

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Name of the NGO: Address: Hindu Kushtha Nirvana Sangha Karnataka State AIDS prevention Society, South Kannada District Contact: Person contacted for Interview: 9986311555 Meenakshi M.

Number of Permanent Staff: Number of years of work: 10 58 (Since 1951)

Geographical Area of Operation: Mangalore, Ullal, Partners/ Funders, if any: Mulki, Mudbedre, Bellthangadi Karnataka State AIDS Prevention Society

Thematic Area of Operation: HIV/AIDS

Narrative Description of Work:

Gender and HIV We spread awareness about HIV/AIDS infection and how it spreads. We educate women about the health issues and problems related to that. We also make the society aware about the preventive measures for AIDS through SHGs, health workers etc.

Women Issues We help women in solving their problems through personal counselling.

Domestic Violence We try to solve family disputes through personal counselling and if the matter goes beyond that, we try to take legal help to provide justice to women.

Women Rights We spread awareness about women rights through seminars and trainings.

Dalit Women’s right Dalit women face a lot of problems like violence etc. If any injustice happens against dalit women, it is our responsibility to raise our voice against it.

Legal rights We inform the society about the legal rights that are under law. We spread legal awareness through our experts.

Do you have any gender policy for your organization: No

Influential Individuals/ Leaders associated with organization: Panchayat members

Key challenges: Consent: Lack of infrastructure, information. They are willing to work with Breakthrough Trust.

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Name of the NGO: Address: Provide rural children Food, clothing, shelter, education South Kannada District Contact: Person contacted for Interview: 0820 2526231 U.S.Devadiga, Trustee

Number of Permanent Staff: 5 Number of years of work: 3

Geographical Area of Operation: South Kannada Partners/ Funders, if any: District Manipal Medical College

Thematic Area of Operation: Women issues, children

Narrative Description of Work:

Gender and HIV We spread awareness about gender discrimination. For parents in the society, we educate them about the importance of a girl child through seminars delivered by experts.

Women Issues Women face many problems and there is need to empower women. We help women in solving their problems by organizing awareness camps.

Domestic Violence In case of family disputes, we call the husband and wife for counselling so that there problem is resolved and they can live happily.

Women Rights We spread awareness about women rights and try to help harassed women in getting justice.

Dalit Women’s right We educate the dalit women about all the government facilities available for them. We make her aware of her rights by giving her proper guidance. We also keep a check that the rights are not misused.

Legal rights We make the society aware of their legal rights. We work especially on women rights and also check that these rights are not misused.

Do you have any gender policy for your organization: No

Influential Individuals/ Leaders associated with organization: Manipal College, Agriculturists

Key challenges: Consent: They are willing to work with Breakthrough Trust.

234 EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTE

Name of the Educational Institute: Address: Mangalore St. Aloysius College MSW

Contact: Person Contacted for Interview: 2449709, 9448460525, [email protected] Laveena Lobo, HoD, MSW Dept.

Narrative Description of Work:

Sexual Harassment Cell We have never faced any such problem in our college before.

Women Development Cell We celebrate world women’s day, mother’s day in college and conduct seminars and lectures to spread awareness among women.

Seminars We conduct seminars on various issues for our students nationally. For youths, we conduct a programme “ Today life on challenge for well being”

Publications We write articles on student issues in our college magazine and also write solutions to them.

Counselling We provide counselling to students and more than 20000 students have benefitted from that.

Referral of grieved women For women who face problems like violence, we solve their issues through counselling.

Consent: Yes, definitely we will help you.

235 GOVERNMENT

Name of the Institution/dept.: Address: Women and Child Welfare Dept. South Kannada Dept. (Dakshin Kannada Dept.), Mangalore

Contact: Person Contacted for Interview: 0824 2451262 Ravindra, CDPO

Narrative Description of Work:

Gender and HIV: We give free information on HIV/AIDS and its preventive measures. We also spread awareness on sexual safety and publish articles on this issue.

Women issues: We have a separate department that works for women. This department provides skill based training to women like computer training, sewing etc. They also educate women.

Domestic Violence: Usually cases of family dispute do not come to us. If any such case comes, then we try to resolve it through counselling or taking legal help.

Dalit women’s rights: Our department works for the welfare of women and children. We make women aware of their rights through counselling. For SCs and STs, we try to give them houses and other support. We also educate dalit women to help them.

Legal Rights: Men and women have similar rights in the constitution. She has the right to own property and other facilities. She should be educated about these rights.

Consent: Yes, definitely we will help you but you should permission from our department director.

236 INDIVIDUAL

Name of the Individual: Address: Dr. Lawna Noron (Social Worker cum Counsellor) Dr. Lawna Noron C/O – Centre for development studies and education, P.O. – Vamanjoor, Mangalore -575028

Narrative Description of Work : Dr. Lawra has work experience of 5 years. She counsels the women on Women Rights, Domestic violence against Women and guides them further with legal guidance.

Consent – Willing to work with Breakthrough at individual level also.

Name of the Individual: Address: South Kannada District

Manju Vittlay, Social worker

Narrative Description of Work:

Gender and HIV: We spread information about gender differences and spread awareness in the society about this issue.

Women issues: We believe that women face a lot of problem as they are uneducated. We try to convince the parents to get their daughters educated.

Domestic Violence: If any case of domestic violence comes to me, I recommend them to counselling centre so that there problem is solved.

Women Rights We educate women about their legal rights. I voluntarily help women to know their rights.

Dalit women’s rights: For dalit people, many facilities are there. We also provide monetary help to dalit people and construct houses for them.

Legal Rights: Legal rights should not be misused. Nowadays, women are educated and are aware about their rights. She is aware of law and can protect her rights.

Consent: Yes, definitely we will help you in spreading awareness about women issues through our newspaper.

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Name of the Individual: Address: Bantwal Vidhan Saha Ward, Ist Block, South Shri B. Ramnath Rai, Member Kannada District Karnataka Vidhan Sabha Ward

Narrative Description of Work:

Gender and HIV: We do not differentiate between genders and treat men and women equally.

Women issues: Women related issues are more due to illiteracy. Government has given so many facilities to educate women.

Domestic Violence: In cases of domestic violence, women are generally harassed by their husband and in-laws. We support such women and make her feel strong. We try to get the culprit accused under law.

Women Rights Women have the same rights that men have. But some women hesitate to practice such rights like property issue, employment etc. We try to spread awareness about such rights.

Dalit women’s rights: Dalit women belong to backward castes. For them, special constitutional provisions are there. We inform women about such facilities so that they can use them.

Legal Rights: Every individual has same rights in a society. In our newspaper, we publish articles on legal rights of women.

Consent: Yes, definitely we will help you in spreading awareness about women issues through our newspaper.

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Name of the Individual: Address: B S Kodu, Bantwal Taluk, South Kannada District Srinivas Dipal, Lawyer Narrative Description of Work:

Gender and HIV: We believe that by imparting education, the problem of gender discrimination can be solved. By spreading awareness, we can educate the society that men and women are same.

Women issues: In society, women face a lot of problem and to solve those problems, we provide them counselling. We speak to the relatives of women and help them to stay together.

Domestic Violence: Cases of family disputes have been increasing. If both the partners understand each other well, then they can live happily.

Women Rights We educate women about their legal rights and tell them to utilise those rights.

Dalit women’s rights: We don’t differentiate between dalit and other women. For backward castes, special constitutional provisions are there. We inform women about such facilities so that they can use them.

Legal Rights: In a society, everybody should be treated equally. For every individual, legal rights are same. We spread awareness about these rights.

Consent: Yes, definitely we will help you in spreading awareness about women issues through our newspaper.

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Name of the Individual: Address: Court, Mangalore Umesh Shetty, Notary Lawyer Contact: 9448215137

Narrative Description of Work:

Gender and HIV: We spread information about gender discrimination.

Women issues: Women related issues are prevalent in our district. This is due to lack of education. We convince parents to treat their son and daughter equally and the girl child should also be educated.

Domestic Violence: Cases of domestic violence are more here. Harassment of women due to dowry is more. We provide counselling to family members and help them to live happily.

Women Rights We spread awareness about women rights that are given in the constitution and educate them to make use of such rights.

Dalit women’s rights: We educate dalit women about the special provisions and facilities allocated by government. We also educate the society no to misuse these rights.

Legal Rights: Every individual has equal rights in constitution and they are same before law. Everybody should follow the same law.

Consent: Yes, definitely we will help you in spreading awareness about women issues through our newspaper.

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Name of the Individual: Address:

Rajesh Shetty, Reporter South Kannada District, Mangalore Vijaya Karnataka Newspaper Contact: 9886800510

Narrative Description of Work:

Gender and HIV: We spread information about gender differences in our newspaper and spread awareness in the society that men and women should be treated equally.

Women issues: We believe that women face a lot of problem as they are uneducated. We try to convince the parents to get their daughters educated.

Domestic Violence: If we report any case of domestic violence, that is published in our newspaper. We have observed that cases of harassment of women due to dowry and domestic violence have increased in the district.

Women Rights We educate women about their constitutional rights like education, property, employment. We inform them about all the facilities and rights that they can get.

Dalit women’s rights: Dalit women are generally uneducated. We inform them about their rights given to her under constitution and about other facilities that government provides to them.

Legal Rights: We believe that men and women have equal rights and they are equal in front of law.

Consent: Yes, definitely we will help you in spreading awareness about women issues through our newspaper.

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Name of the Individual: Address: Naresh, Reporter K.S. Rao Road, Mangalore Vijaya Karnataka

Narrative Description of Work:

Gender and HIV: We spread information about HIV/AIDS and its preventive measures in our newspaper. We spread this message that every individual should be treated equally and there should not be any gender discrimination.

Women issues: We have observed that women face a lot of problem like dowry, domestic violence, harassment both inside the house and at work place. We spread necessary information about women rights and make her feel strong.

Domestic Violence: Cases of domestic violence are more here. We try to solve such cases through counselling of husband and wife.

Dalit women’s rights: We try to empower dalit women by writing about special rights and facilities to them in our newspaper.

Legal Rights: We believe that men and women have equal rights and they are equal in front of law. They have the same right to live in a society.

Consent: Yes, definitely we will help you in spreading awareness about women issues through our newspaper.

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Name of the Institution/dept.: Address: Shashidhar, Religious Leader Dakshin Kannada Dept., Mangalore South Kannada District (Dakshin Kannada District)

Narrative Description of Work:

Gender and HIV: We protest against any gender discrimination between man and woman. We believe that if in a family both man and woman share happiness and sorrows than such differences continue to exist.

Women issues: We spread awareness about women related issues and encourage them to fight against any kind of injustice.

Domestic Violence: Many cases of domestic violence come to us and we try to counsel them to solve their matters. We fight against harassment of women and violence in cases of dowry etc. We provide necessary legal help to such victims so that they can get justice.

Dalit women’s rights: We believe that dalit women are also same as other women and they possess the same fundamental rights. They are harassed many times as they are illiterate and are not aware of their rights.

Legal Rights: Men and women should be considered as equal in a society. They possess same rights so woman should be able to demand her rights.

Consent: Yes, definitely we will help you.

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Name of the NGO: Address: BIRDS-Heal Jagruthi Kendra, Jagruthi Nagar, Kellur, Jevargi, Gulbarga Contact: Geographical Area of Operation: 08442-290343 / 290342 Jewargi Taluka 97412 9779 / 94490 21971 [email protected] Number of Permanent Staff: 15 Number of years of work:6

Partners/Funders, if any: Person Contacted for interview :

Netherland Funding agencies, MANDS Unidas, Missie Mr. Thomas (Director) procurrur Thematic Area of Operation: HIV/AIDS, Child Labour Rehabilitation, SHG Formation, Physically Challenged Rehabilitation, Women Rights & Empowerment. Narrative Description of Work:

Women Development /empowerment programme: Birds-Heal have been involved in women empowerment programs among 101 villages and promoting the activities. these are awareness building and training programme for women, formation of community organization, credit and thrift programs, community based skill training and income generation programs, formation of federation. Rural community health development programme: Integrated rural health programme has been initiated in all the target villages aiming better health access to the entire rural village. This includes Health and hygienic awareness, community health programs and medical camps – screening, treating and referral services, rehabilitation of the physically challenged, HIV/Aids prevention campaigns Training for health workers: Four health workers are employed to create health awareness among the people. The health workers are trained and follow up sessions are given every month on various topics by Mr. Vishwa Sagar. Topics like AIDS and TB are discussed extensively. Education at school Health talks are given at a school every month on hygienic and personal grooming. The children are educated on personality development as well as mannerism. Health checkups are conducted. SHGs Olekar education & welfare society formed self help groups to empower people particularly women economically. SHG member can barrow money from these SHGs. They can also start small enterprises with the help of SHGs . Awareness on health in villages The SHG members are given awareness on health during this year. Community cleaning programme was held in some villages by the brothers who came for experience to our centre for a month. Mobile Clinic Mobile clinic programme focuses on promoting access to basic health access to the poor dalit and tribal villages where there are no public health facilities. Eight villages have identified for mobile clinic programme. These villages are visited twice a month. During mobile clinic the poor people are assisted with treatment. HIV/AIDS Our organisation is working as targeted intervention agency in the district. We are targeting female sex workers and IDU, MSM for safe sexual practice. And making them aware about mode of transmission and misconception about

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Key Challenges: Consent: Shortage of infrastructure for mobility of females, strong We are ready to support and work to be part of action customs and misbelieves which prevent women from for women right. getting education, etc

Name of the NGO: Address: Plot No-13 Shivatre Nilaya, 2nd Cross Kaman Human Integrated Development Association -HIDA Road Devinagar Aland Road, Gulbarga Contact: Geographical Area of Operation: 08472-274583,9980069284 Gulbarga (Sedam, Yadgir, Chincholi) Email - [email protected] Number of Permanent Staff:15 Number of years of work: 12 Partners/Funders, if any: Person contacted for interview : Department of social welfare, Karnataka, NABARD, Shri Mallikarjun Sanmukh (Secretary) Department of women & Child Development, Karnataka, Zillla penchant – Water Shed Department Thematic Area of Operation: Women Empowerment, child labour eradication, SHG formation, Water shed programme Narrative Description of Work: Savings Programme For Women: HIDA initiated Self Help groups as a strategy to organize rural women and the initiate the process of empowerment. The members have cultivated the small savings practice induced by the organization and presently members have started to save large amount and through which they can avail facilities form the financial institution. Bank Linkage: During the year the organization conducted various training programmes to (89 SHGs in Sedam and 13 SHGs in Chinchlloi taluka) SHG members regarding grading and Bank linkages. After the training totally 45 SHGs (35 in Sedam and 10 Chincholli Taluka ) linked with different Banks. They have started goat/sheep rearing, dairy activities, petty shops, etc. The members have also started repayment of loans to concerned Bank according to the repayment schedule. Organized Stree Shakthi Training: Training programme were organized for the members of the women self help groups members promoted by Women and Child Development Department under Stree Shakthi programme.. The content of the training is as per the guidelines of Government and included proper maintenance of records of the SHGs account opening procedures, maintaining books of accounts and bank passbooks, savings book, loan look, cash book, ledger. Individual pass book, loan application and necessary registers of the SHGs. Swarna Jayanti Grama Swa Rojagar Yojan (SJGSY): Out of the HIDA promoted 89 SGHs in Sedam taluka 5 SGHs linked under the SGSY scheme during the year. The organization conducted SGSY trainings in Veterinary department in Sedam for the SHG members to start the dairy activities in their villages. After completion of training the members of these groups have received the financial assistance from bank and have initiated dairy farming ZP/DPAP Watershed Programme: Zilla Panchayat DPAP Department entrusted community organization and training activities under the DPAP programme in 11 villages of Sedam, Chittapur & Shahapur. This is the five year programme. Sangha Management Training: The organization conducted sangha management training for the selected members of SHGs in 28 villages. The purpose of the training was to upgrade the skills of the sangha members to conduct meetings, adopt participatory decision-making, sharing of responsibilities etc. There is a definite change in the outlook of these sanghas after the

245 training. Residential School For Child Labourers: The organization has started a residential school for children who were engaged in child labour. Day Care Center: The HIDA organization has started Day Care Center for the children of labours in Sedam Town through the assistant of NCLP by Deputy Commissioner of Gulbarga. Bridge Court Through SSA : HIDA organization has started two bridge course like. Malkhed & Adaki in Sedam taluka for drop out children. Total Sanitational & Swajala Dhara: This program is operating in 10 Gram panchayat of 65 villages in Yadagir Taluka of Gulbarga Dist through the assistant Of Zilla Panchayat Gulbarga. Swajaldhar programme is implementing in 25 villages in Yadagir Taluka. Gender Policy : No we do have gender policy in our organization. Key Challenges: Consent: Lacking support and service from department, lacking Our organisation needs to know about break through and information like mobility, education and outreach. we will join our hands after getting full information about break through.

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Name of the NGO: Address: Karnataka Sarvodaya Sewa Sangh # 17, Raghavendra colony, Keruneshwara Nagar Gulbarga Contact: Geographical Area of Operation: 08472 - 250169 Bangalore Email : [email protected] Number of Permanent Staff: Number of years of work: 18 6

Partners/ Funders, if any: Person Contacted for interview: - Parvathi B. Kattimani

Thematic Area of Operation: The main thematic areas of work are Women's Rights, Water shed, Agriculture development at village level.

Narrative description of Work Domain:

Consent: This NGO has declined its interest, when contacted they told we are not interested in collaboration.

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Name of the NGO: Address: Mukthi Organisation for Social & Economic Change H No 2-530 Jagat Gulbarga Contact: Geographical Area of Operation: 9845124987 Gulbarga (Chittapur Taluk) Email: [email protected] Number of Permanent Staff: 35 Number of years of work:11 Partners/Funders, if any: Person Contacted for interview : Zilla Panchayat and taluka panchayat – (Karnataka), Dr. Jaibhim Dargi (Secretary) Department of watershed – Karnataka, Department of Social Welfare – Karnataka Thematic Area of Operation:

Formation of SHG Groups, health awareness, HIV/AIDS, Legal awareness among, Empowerment and women rights, Child labour, Water shed works are our the man thematic area of our organization . Narrative Description of Work:

Formation of Women Self Help Groups: Formation of self-help groups of women was the first activity taken up. It was strongly thought that, to enter any community, there is a need to have grass root work. Hence, it was started to work with the women in selected 10 villages of Chittapur taluka. At present the organization is able to form and sustain 31 women self help groups.

Functions and Celebrations: Beside, social welfare and social development activities, the celebrations were also undertaken by the organization in order to enhance the thoughts, ideology and philosophy of the great personalities further. Few exposure programmes were also organized in order to bring scientific temper of mind and critical understanding among the rural people to develop rationale among them.

Capacity Building Training to Volunteers: In order to strengthen the literacy programme in the villages, the volunteers have been selected from the same communities. This could help to make involve community in development initiatives. It will also serve the purpose of community ownership and community driven initiatives. To develop their skills and knowledgebase literacy programme, they are given training by the organization.

Citizens Grievance Redressal Cell (Help Line) at Municipal Corporations: A 24 hours help line placed in Municipal Corporations in order to take up and attend any grievance of the citizens related to normal life of them. This project is being implemented and ongoing in Shahabad, Wadi, Sedam and Aland in Gulbarga district.

Watershed Activity: A watershed based programme is being implemented in Gulbarga taluka with the support of State Government.

Karnataka Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme: A national programme is being implemented in Chittapur Taluka.

Gram Swaraj: Gram swaraj strengthening project of the State Government is also being implemented to ensure quality and timely delivery of services by the gram panchayats in Chittapur taluka.

248 Service Provider: The organization is working as a key organization for the protection of domestic violence act. It is working as a nodal agency in order to collaborate for violence against women at home in selected places of Gulbarga district.

Solid Waste Management: Information, Education and Communication activities with reference to solid waste management are taken up in Wadi for environment preservation and to bring ecological balance.

Gender Policy: No we do have gender policy in our organization. And no Discrimination agents any gender. Key Challenges: Consent:

Key challenge is to work for violence against women right. Our organization needs to know the condition of Lack support from women because rural women do not breakthrough. If the condition suits us then our cooperate on these issues. They are mainly illiterate so it organization in interested to work as a part of action for is very difficult to make them understand women issues. women rights.

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Name of the NGO: Address: MYRADA PIDOW MYRADA Project, Kamalapur, Gulbarga Contact: Geographical Area of Operation: 08442-290343/290342 Gulabrga, Aland, Sirpur yadgir, Afzalpur, Jewargi and 9448452655 Chicholi Email - [email protected] Number of Permanent Staff: 20 Number of years of work: 25 Partners/Funders, if any: Person Contacted for interview: Karnataka Health Promotion Trust, Zilla Taluka Panchyat Shri Siddana Hallikhed (Project Coordinator) Thematic Area of Operation: HIV/AIDS, Gender Issues, Women empowerment, STD Issues are thematic area of our Organization Narrative Description of Work:

HIV/AIDS: Currently, MYRADA is collaborating with the Government of Karnataka (Karnataka Health Promotion Trust) and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation on HIV-AIDS prevention and impact mitigation in 4 districts (in 38 small towns). It is in regular contact with over 12,000 sex workers (female, male, and eunuch), has established 34 drop-in centres, 750 condom outlets, 61 programme/referral clinics, more than 350 SHGs of sex workers, and is also working with the Panchayats and district administration to make it a synergized effort. A similar programme is being implemented in 4 towns of another district with the support of the Karnataka State AIDS Prevention Society. MYRADA has also been taking up HIV-AIDS awareness as a ‘credit-plus’ training activity for self help group members on almost all its project locations. Women Empowerment: More than 95% of the membership in SHGs is of women. The important thing to note here is not only do they now have savings in their own name, access to credit, and have experienced a rise in status coming in the wake of this money power, every member of each SHG also undergoes between 8 and 14 modules of training in a variety of topics that prepare them to face the challenges of integrating with the mainstream. To this end, MYRADA conducts more than 5,000 training programmes for CBOs each year. SHGs: Over 10,000 such groups have been promoted directly by MYRADA till date. Through the efforts of MYRADA and in collaboration with other institutions like NABARD, the State and Central Governments in India, and multi-lateral agencies like IFAD, UNDP, UNOPS, etc., the SHG concept has been transformed into a national and regional movement. As a result of policy influencing, lending regulations have been modified to include priority sector loans directly to SHGs and without asking for beneficiary lists or pre- formulated loan utilisation plans. Watershed management through people’s institutions: Concept of participatory watershed management, building people’s institutions for watershed management, planning of watershed management programmes, monitoring and evaluation (including Participatory Impact Monitoring), resource mobilisation for watershed management, building visions for sustainable resource management, etc. Gender Policy : No gender policy within the organization. Key Challenges: Consent: We do not face any operational problem but we don’t have Our organization is not an implementing agency proper office building to handle women empowerment however we can talk to breakthrough for possible programmes. Lack support from social welfare partnership. department.

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Name of the NGO: Address: Mahila Abhivrudhi Seva Samithi (Mass) Mahila Abhivrudhi Seva Samithi Jewargi Nivas, Tahsil Road, Shorapur. Dist :- Gulbarga

Contact: Geographical Area of Operation: 09448868180 Shorapur, Surpur & Jewargi (Gulbarga) Number of Permanent Staff:25 Number of years of work:10

Partners/ Funders, if any: Zillah panchayat and Person Contacted for interview : Department of Social Welfare, Karnataka. Smt. Yallamma (Director) Thematic Area of Operation: Women legal rights & employment, SHG formation & capacity buildings, Child education & eradicative child labour, water shed programmes, HIV/AIDS

Narrative Description of Work:

SHG Training Programme: Women and child development was supported to conduct 10 training programmes for 15 SHG’s all the trainings conducted at Gram Panchayat level and training programme successfully completed. All members of the SHG’s have become more conceptualized about their groups and are functioning more effectively. All SHG’s got bank finance after the SHG’s training. Child Clubs: In Hunasagi and Kakkeri village child clubs are functioning effectively. Every week all the 8 to 14 years old children gather, and learn through singing, playing writing pictures/names on the ground, use locally available waste materials like broken bangles, stones leaves, sticks etc, impart education in non-formal way. Now children are able to write names of their own, father, mother, village and counting numbers. SHG’s and Bank Linkages: 40 SHG’s are financed by concerns Banks to the amount of Rs. 12-20,000/- and SHG’s have cleared their 1st loan and taken 2nd and 3rd loan for higher amount. All the SHG’s repay their loan on regular basis. Bank managers are happy for SHG’s transitions. AIDS Awareness Programme: In sagar village IDS awareness programme was organised in collaboration with Lions club, around 300 women’s participated. Medical officer from sagar PHC was invited as Resource person and he has given the lecture on HIV/AIDS and its present status in Karnataka. Watershed Development Programme: MASS undertake community organization and training actives under Zilla Panchyat Watershed programme in Naikal, Bapparagi and Kolihal village; financial support by Zilla panchyat Gulbarga. Involvement in the Mass Literacy Campaion: MASS got involved in the Mass literacy campaign. Night centres were made for new learners. Mass organised awareness programme to villagers and motivate people to participate in the literacy campaign. Karnataka Employment Guaranty Scheme: Government of Karnataka is implementing this scheme at Gulbarga district. Under this programme MASS has undertaken awareness activities at gram Sabha level through panchayati raj department. Key Challenges: Consent: Lack women support. The household does not allow their Willing to be a part of action on women rights. women to mingle in the meeting. Proper education is must to educate them legal right.

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Name of the NGO: Address: Nisarga Grameena Abhivrudhi Seva Samithi 4 Near Laxmi Temple Dr. BhinRao Ambedkar Nagar P O. taluka (Gulbarga) Contact: Geographical Area of Operation: 9941094873 Gulbarga Email - [email protected] Number of Permanent Staff: 07 Number of years of work: 07

Partners/ Funders, if any: Person Contacted for interview : Department of Social welfare- Karnataka. Mr. H.Prabhu (President) Thematic Area of Operation: The Nisarga Grameena Abhivrudhi Seva Samsthe formulated in the year 2001 to enhance and stabilise the emerging gross root level voluntary organization in Gulgarga & Bidar District of Karnataka State. Presently all Talukas of Gulbarga District villages are covering concentrating on animation, motivation and strengthening of drop our school, skill training leadership training, environment like plantation of trees. Awareness & Fly Tribal Training programme Dairy Unit Gender sanitation and special focus on women. Narrative Description of Work:

Women Empowerment through SHG formation: Over organisation from Self-Help Group to empower women Economically. So that they can also barrow the money from their Self-Help Group. SHGs also help them to empower socially and culturally.

Eradication of Child Labour: The scenario of child labour is worst in rural areas that is why gross and net enrolment ratio is very poor. Children are involved in various activities like agriculture labour and in small enterprise. Our organisation tries to eradicate child labour.

Women right and domestic violence: Nisarga Grameena Abhivrudhi Seva Samithi make women aware about their rights.

Key challenges: Consent: Staff needs training to educate and make women If given opportunity, we would like to contribute and to aware about their rights be part of action for women rights with break through.

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Name of the NGO: Address: Sahara Foundation SAHARA, Plot. No. 5-993/233/A Makkah Colony, Ring Road Gulbarga. Contact: Geographical Area of Operation: 9844067193 Gulbarga (Urban & rural, Sedam, Chinchori and Email - [email protected] Chittapur)

Number of Permanent Staff: 23 Number of years of work: 08

Partners/ Funders, if any: Person Contacted for interview : CSSS, Mumbai, central social welfare Board, Disti Sri. Mastan Biradar (Secretary) administration, Gulbarga, Zillah Panchayat, Gulbarga, SDMCCF- Karnataka, Akshara foundation-Bangalore.

Thematic Area of Operation: SHG Formation, Child labour issues, Women Empowerment, Water shed programme, Dalit Women issues.

Narrative Description of Work Domain

- Create awareness among community masses about child related problems such as child labor, child marriage - Formation of self help groups and Training for income generating activities. - Women empowerment through training legal aid service. - Establish the crèches and pre school centers for children in slum areas - Integrated watershed development programme for over all development of the village. - Skill up gradation of artisan with special focus on SC and ST community. - Child labour eradication programme and community mobilization work in Slum area with Support of UNICEF Norada. - National child labour residential centre in Gulbarga since with support of National child labour programme (NCLP) Government of India. New Delhi. - Crèches centres, total 6 units started in Slum Area with support of Karnataka state social welfare board - Special Education course for S.S.L.C failed girls with support of Karnataka State Social Welfare Board, Bangalore - Balwadi and 12 mobile library unit running in Gulbarga slum area with support of Akshara Foundation Bangalore. - Integrated Watershed Development Project with support from Z.P. Gulbarga - Conducted job oriented training course which includes beautician, embroidery, tailoring course for SC and ST girls with support of Karnataka State Women Development Corporation Bangalore. - Organic forming Project in Sedam taluka Gulbarga District, with support of Agriculture Department, Gulbarga

Gender Policy : No general policy within organisation.

Key Challenges: Consent: Lack of women support in interiors during women Willing to be part of action for women rights. programmes, The domestic violence issues hidden in the family as they cannot be disclosed by their family member, women ignore their rights.

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Name of the NGO: Address: Women Organisation For Rural Development Social Plot 128, Maka layout, Change Jorgi colony, Gulberga Contact: Geographical Area of Operation: 09980784369 Chincholei, Jewargi, Shoranpur Email - [email protected] Number of Permanent Staff: 30 Number of years of work: 20

Partners/ Funders, if any: Person Contacted for interview : Plan international –New Delhi, CAPART/ Zilla B Sharada (President) Panchayat – Karnataka, Nabard, Social welfare dept.

Thematic Area of Operation: The main thematic areas of this organization are women right & empowerment, SHG formation, Organize in health & education.

Narrative Description of Work:

Women Empowerment: They are organising camps in which they spread awareness about the importance of education of women, provide educational assistance, and encourage women about their fundamental rights.

Udyogini: The poor women undergo the training of embroidery and tailoring arrangements are being made for supply of raw materials for sewing of dresses and such dress are will be exhibited in Gramshree Melas conducted by CAPART/DRDA/IITF. Women desirous of self employment have also been empowered through sanction of loans in desired trade.

Special child labour school: The organization has actively participated in awareness generating activities to eradicate child labour system from society. Hence it is running special residential school for such child labours. Organization is providing nutritious food, playing materials, uniforms etc. to the inmates. So for 13 child labours were identified and admitted to the hostel/school during last year and 80 students were admitted to mainstream schools.

Gramin Vikas Andolan It has been carried out in chincholi in gulbarga district, the main objective are- to spread awareness on conservation of traditional/indigenous water harvesting system and practices.

Key challenges: Consent: Face challenge for work on violence against women. Would like to work with breakthrough once we know Lack support and service from department, lack what is there in collaboration. information on education and outreach.

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Name of the NGO: Address: Vera Matha Family Counselling Centre Old SP office, Mahila Police dept., Gulbarga Contact: Person contacted for Interview: 9880011198 Shiva Shankar (Counsellor and Administrator) Number of Permanent Staff: 4 Number of years of work: 3

Geographical Area of Operation: Partners/ Funders, if any:

Gulbarga Shiva Rudra Trust Thematic Area of Operation: Women related issues, HIV/AIDS, women empowerment.

Narrative Description of Work:

Gender and HIV We organize seminars through which we try to eradicate the difference in gender. We also spread awareness about HIV/AIDS and also its preventive measures.

Women Issues We educate women about their rights like right to own property, right to education.

Domestic Violence Many women approach us to resolve their cases of domestic violence. We provide them necessary suggestions and try to solve such cases through mutual understanding.

Legal rights We spread awareness among the society about the basic human rights provided under the constitution.

Do you have any gender policy for your organization: No

Influential Individuals/ Leaders associated with organization:

Shiva Rudra Trust. Key challenges: Consent:

Opposition from other organizations. They are willing to work with Breakthrough Trust.

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Name of the NGO: Address: Social Awareness and Rural Development Society Plot No. 6/1, gurukul niwas, New Ghatge Layout, Behind Central Bus Stand, Gulbarga Contact: Person contacted for Interview: - Dr. Devendra Kattimani (Secretary) Number of Permanent Staff: Number of years of work: 28 10

Geographical Area of Operation: Partners/ Funders, if any:

Gulbarga (Abagalpur, Halanda, Gulbarga, Jevagiri, GSS Fund Shahapur, Yadgiri) Thematic Area of Operation: Health, women empowerment , education, women skill development.

Narrative Description of Work:

Gender and HIV We spread awareness about HIV/AIDS and gender issues and discourage female foeticide.

Women Issues We conduct many programmes and seminars on women related issues and spread awareness on women rights. We also provide skill based training to women so that they can get a job.

Domestic Violence We provide legal help to women who are victims of domestic violence. We conduct violence protection programmes within our network centres.

Legal rights We educate the society about their legal rights especially for women.

Do you have any gender policy for your organization: Yes. We also have a 50% reservation for women in our organization.

Influential Individuals/ Leaders associated with organization: Board members

Key challenges: Consent:

Lack of infrastructure, lack of awareness They are willing to work with Breakthrough Trust.

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Name of the NGO: Address: Gyana Sagar Education Organization Basavanagar, Gulbarga Contact: Person contacted for Interview:

9663159356 Peerappa G. Hadimani (Secretary)

Number of Permanent Staff: Number of years of work: 12 14

Geographical Area of Operation: Partners/ Funders, if any: Social Welfare Organization, Bangalore, Karnataka Gulbarga, Allanda taluk, Narona village, Chittapur, State Science Society Bangalore, Elders Education Sedam Dept, Women & Child Welfare Dept.

Thematic Area of Operation: HIV/AIDS, child education, women rights.

Narrative Description of Work:

Gender and HIV We spread awareness about HIV/AIDS and gender issues so that society avoids any kind of indiscrimination.

Women Issues We educate society to treat a girl child equally. We also spread awareness about women rights e.g. the right to own property. With the support of anganwadi workers, village panchayats, SHGs, we spread awareness about women related issues. We visit different schools and colleges to spread awareness about human rights. We also protest against gender discrimination.

Domestic Violence We work against any kind of violence and educate the society to protest against dowry and women harassment. We provide counselling to husband and wife in case of domestic fight to resolve them.

Dalit Women’s Rights We discourage any kind of discrimination based on caste. We treat men and women equally and encourage the society to adopt this ideology.

Legal rights We educate the society about their constitutional rights.

Do you have any gender policy for your organization: No Influential Individuals/ Leaders associated with organization:

Panchayat leaders, anganwadi officers. Key challenges: Consent:

Working with other organizations They are willing to work with Breakthrough Trust.

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Name of the NGO: Address:

Margdarshika Sanstha Special Child Workers Residential School, Karfile Nagar, Gulbarga Contact: Person contacted for Interview: 9449310489 Anand Raj (Secretary) Number of Permanent Staff: Number of years of work: 15 7

Geographical Area of Operation: Partners/ Funders, if any: Gulbarga District women and child welfare dept., Central and State Govt.

Thematic Area of Operation: Street children, education. Narrative Description of Work:

Gender and HIV We spread awareness about gender issues by organizing different awareness programmes like street plays etc. Women Issues We support handicapped women by providing her necessary help. We also conduct various awareness campaigns on women related issues. We impart free education to widows and support them. Domestic Violence We try to solve family disputes through counselling and try to support women who are divorced and live separately. Dalit Women’s Rights We do not differentiate between dalit women or women from other caste. We try to provide them the same facilities and also educate them about their rights. Street Children We work with street children who have been separated from their families on railway station etc. We try to collect information about these children and send them back to their parents. We have a residential school in Gulbarga where we provide education to children from slums. We help Sollapur taluka street children with the support of Gulbarga District Centre, Panchayats, health officers, SHGs and Anganwadis. We also conduct awareness campaigns with the support of social workers. Legal Rights One case came to us where a woman was denied the right to own property. We provided her necessary support in that case Do you have any gender policy for your organization: No. We employee people based on their educational qualification and capabilities and do not consider their gender. Influential Individuals/ Leaders associated with organization: Local Panchayat members (district panchayat, taluka panchayat, village panchayat), religious leaders Key challenges: Consent:

Lack of infrastructure, lack of awareness They are willing to work with Breakthrough Trust.

258 Name of the NGO: Address: Dan Basco Pyar Plot no 617, GDA Layout, Nanganahalli Road, Gulbarga Contact: Person contacted for Interview:

9740621353, 9448251735 Mahantesha (Co-ordinator)

Number of Permanent Staff: Number of years of work: 12 7

Geographical Area of Operation: Partners/ Funders, if any: Gulbarga Bangalore Don Bosco Organization, NCLP Gulbarga District Panchayat

Thematic Area of Operation: Trainings, education, women rights.

Narrative Description of Work:

Gender and HIV We spread awareness about HIV/AIDS among the young generation so that they remain protected.

Women Issues We educate women about their rights and help them stand against any kind of gender discrimination.

Domestic Violence We provide counselling to women who are victims of domestic violence.

Dalit Women’s Rights We provide support to dalit women and children and conduct skill based trainings for them to increase their employability.

Legal rights We educate the society about their legal rights and also about other facilities of government for women.

Do you have any gender policy for your organization: No

Influential Individuals/ Leaders associated with organization:

Organization coordinators, church leaders, other religious leaders. Key challenges: Consent:

Lack of infrastructure, lack of awareness They are willing to work with Breakthrough Trust.

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Name of the NGO: Address: Indian Village Improvement Organization Kadagangi (Post) Allahand Gulbarga Contact: Person contacted for Interview: - Karibasappa (President) Number of Permanent Staff: Number of years of work: 15 8

Geographical Area of Operation: Partners/ Funders, if any: Govt. Gulbarga Thematic Area of Operation:

Women empowerment, child development, education, health, HIV.

Narrative Description of Work:

Gender and HIV We spread awareness about gender issues and HIV/AIDS. We conduct programmes for HIV infected men and women.

Women Issues We collaborate with different organizations that spread awareness about women related issues.

Domestic Violence We try to teach women to respect her family and husband and avoid any cases of domestic fights.

Dalit Women’s Rights We support dalit women in slum areas and teach them about their rights so that they become strong.

Women Rights We organize seminars to educate the women about their legal rights.

Do you have any gender policy for your organization: We consider men and women as equal in our organization. Though we think that there should be some reservation for women. Influential Individuals/ Leaders associated with organization:

Community members, local leaders. Key challenges: Consent:

Lack of infrastructure, lack of awareness They are willing to work with Breakthrough Trust.

260 EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTE

Name of the Educational Institution: Address: Smt. Veeramma Gangasini Women University Gulbarga 585102

Contact: 08472 220374 Number of Staff: 50 Name of the person contacted for interview: Sociology: 2 Sanganna Dhur (Lecturer) Narrative Description of Work:

Women Development Cell We celebrate women’s day in collaboration with other organizations. We give necessary legal help to women through lectures and support from other women organizations.

Counselling We provide counselling to our students and discuss their problems to find out proper solutions.

Influential Individuals/ Leaders associated with organization: HKES society

Key challenges: Consent: Skill set related We are willing to work with you only after permission from our principal.

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Name of the Educational Institution: Address: Awain-e-Shahi Road HKES SSL Law College Near PDA Engg. College Gulbarga, Karnataka Contact: 08472-233056, 221774 09341714810 Number of Staff: Full time:4 Name of the person contacted for interview: Part time: 8 Renuka (Lecturer) Sociology: 2 Narrative Description of Work: Sexual Harassment Cell Till now, we do not have any such cell. Women Development Cell We organize programmes on women’s day. We have conducted many seminars on women’s rights. Seminars We conduct nationwide seminars on women related issues. We have conducted seminars in U.C. Law college. Shivraj Patel, head of WHRG, has conducted many seminars here. Counselling We conduct counselling sessions and undergo field work. Our plan is to set up a counselling centre soon.

Key challenges: Consent: Skill set related We are willing to work with you.

Name of the Educational Institution: Address: Previous President Gulbarga, U.U. Number of Staff: Name of the person contacted for interview: - Vasudev Sedam (Professor, senior Reader in Economics) Narrative Description of Work: Sexual Harassment Cell Till now, we do not have any such cell. Though, we have written an article on “sexual harassment at work place”. Women Development Cell We celebrate women’s day and conduct seminars to spread awareness among women. Seminars We conduct seminars on various issues. We give programmes on radio and also publish articles on women related issues. Publications We have got many articles publishes on women related issues. Counselling We conduct counselling sessions and undergo field work. Our plan is to set up a counselling centre soon. Influential Individuals/ Leaders associated with organization: Dr. J.S. Patil, S.L. Heramatt, Vasudev

Key challenges: Lack of information: women are generally not aware of their rights or reservations and facilities that government

262 provides them. This information can be disseminated through seminars etc. Consent: We are willing to work with you.

263 GOVERNMENT

Name of the Individual: Address: Women Police station, Gulbarga Women Police Saraswathi, Women Head Constable Contact: Geographical Area of Operation: 08472-26320 -

Narrative Description of Work: We conduct programs regarding legal rights. Women, children, handicapped, are our main focues.

Gender and HIV: We propagate gender equality.

Women’s Issues: Spread awareness among women about their rights in the constitution. Domestic Violence: We discuss the issues with the family and make sure that the problem does not arise again.

Women’s Rights: We make them aware of their legal rights, and help them in cases where these rights are misused. Dalit Women’s Rights: We urge dalit women to use their rights.

Legal Rights: We counsel women and give them information about their rights. Consent: Yes, we will help you once we seek permission from higher authorities.

264 INDIVIDUAL

Name of the Individual: Address: S V Salimani (Social Worker) S V Salimani C/O – Mahila Abhibrudhi Seva Samithe, “Jevargi Nivas”, Main Tashil Road, Shorapur Arundati Std Gandhi Chowk, Shorapur, Gulbarga- 585224

Narrative Description of Work:

Mr. Salimani works on Women empowerment, gender issue and HIV/AIDS awareness.

Consent: Want to be a part of action for women rights.

Name of the Individual: Address: District Court, Gulbarga, Near DC Office, (Near Mini Anith Kumar Patil, Advocate Vidanasoudha) Contact: Geographical Area of Operation: 09945725462 - Narrative Description of Work: we work for the welfare of the women victims of violence.

Gender and HIV: We spread awareness among women with the help of NGO’s and remove the misconceptions prevailing in the minds of the people regarding HIV/AIDS.

Domestic Violence: After calling both the families, we give them counselling, and try to solve the case in a amicable way. Women’s Rights: There are may laws for women in the constitution, but due to lack of awareness they are not used by women. And is therefore misused by the stakeholders. Dalit Women’s Rights: We spread awareness among the dalit women about their rights. Legal Rights: We help women in case of property disputes and provide them with necessary help. Consent: Yes, we will help you in best possible way.

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Name of the Individual: Address:

Sr Gladys, Advocate District Court, Gulbarga Contact: Geographical Area of Operation: 9964398925 -

Narrative Description of Work:

Gender and HIV: There is a difference in the attitude of people towards men and women when it comes to HIV/AIDS. Lectures should be conducted to provide training to men as well as women, so that they can get equal opportunities. Women’s Issues: We spread awareness among women on issues like reservation, facilities available for them, by conducting seminars. Domestic Violence: In such cases, we first meet both the parties and try to resolve the issue amicably. We try to bring the parties to an agreement and thus reunite them. But, if they do not understand, we give legal assistance. Women’s Rights: We make women aware about their rights. With a team of 124 social workers, we conduct seminars and awareness programs. Dalit Women’s rights: We do not show any biasing towards dalit women. We give them all the legal help they require. Legal Rights: We offer needy and poor women with legal assistance at lower amount. Every individual has a right to claim his/her constitutional rights. Consent: Yes, we are ready to help the Breakthrough, in conducting effective programs on women’s rights.

Name of the Individual: Address: C/O- Women Organization For Rural Development Ms. Sunanda (Legal Advisor) Social Change, Plot 128, Maka layout, Jorgi Colony, Gulbarga Narrative Description of Work :

Ms. Sunanda is working as legal advisor since last 16 years.

Counseling She counsels the women who are facing any type of violence which is domestic by her husband and his family, eve teasing by man, sexual assault by prestigious section of society, and any type of mental harassment.

Consent: Want to be a part of action for women rights.

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Name of the Individual: Address: P.Pu. Shri Shrananda Swamiji Nyaya Yoga Oeta Sida Matt, Jevargi Road, District Religious Leader Kotannur, Gulbarga (Head) Contact: Geographical Area of Operation: 08472-225954-270112 - Narrative Description of Work:

We conduct seminars, through which we do women empowerment and spread awareness on women’s rights. Gender and HIV: We believe that all women are a role model. The gender biasing should be eradicated form the society. We spread awareness about HIV through lectures. Women’s Issues: In our religion, we give women the status of Kapila Sidda Mallikarajuna. Domestic Violence: The Indian culture allows women to suffer in silence, so not many women come out with their problems of domestic violence. Women’s Rights: We not only spread awareness about women’s rights, among not only women, but also general masses. We try to solve the problems of the women who approach us. Dalit Women’s Rights: We conduct various seminars through which we spread awareness on dalit women’s rights. Legal Rights: Spread awareness so that women can efficiently use their rights. Consent: Yes, we will help you through counselling and seminars.

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Name of the Individual: Address: Religious Leader Seva Sangam (Church), Kotannur, Near Central Institution, Gulbarga Contact: Geographical Area of Operation: 0847-2272547 - Narrative Description of Work: We conduct various seminars to spread awareness. Gender and HIV: We have SHG’s in Bidar, through which we spread awareness and information on HIV/AIDS. We also have groups working in bijapur, Gulbarga, which organize different programs on HIV. Women’s Issues: We have 5 trusts, through which we spread awareness on issues like education, and provide them with employment opportunities. Domestic Violence: Our workers give counselling to women and we also seek the help of senior lawyers to solve their issues. Women’s Rights: We conduct rallies on women’s day to spread awareness. Dalit Women’s Rights: Through participatory approach, our lawyers visit each household and understand the problems of the women and provide them with information on their rights. Legal Rights: We help women in getting married. Provide education facilities to children. We have a team of 18 people working on it. 12 in Bijapur, and 6 in Bidar. Consent: Yes, we will help through our 5 NGO’s.

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Name of the Individual: Address: Gulbarga, Railway Station Road, Vande Nawaz Sidibasha Matadar Varga, Dharga Kadim Hospital (Religious Leader) Contact: Geographical Area of Operation: - - Narrative Description of Work: Gender and HIV: We do not show any biasing when it comes to gender. We spread awareness about HIV and remove the misconceptions from people’s mind. Our main focus is women’s groups. We also provide them with information on HIV/AIDS. Women’s Issues: We provide monetary assistance to the poor and needy women. We also counsel women who are sufferers of domestic violence, and conduct awareness programs on different issues. Domestic Violence: We try to solve the domestic violence by counselling the women and her family. We also make them aware on gender equality.

Legal Rights: We spread awareness about the constitutional rights of the men and women. We give special focus to women’s rights and inspire them to utilize their rights. Consent: Yes, we will help you and with mutual support, we can see the development.

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Name of the Individual: Address: Basavaraja Chanivara Kranti (Regional Newspaper) Office, MSK Milks Road Reporter Gulbarga-585102

Contact: Geographical Area of Operation: 09379159209 - www.krantiindia.com Narrative Description of Work: We spread awareness about issues like female infanticide, compulsory HIV testing for pregnant women, and information regarding health. We also publish articles in our paper on such socially relevant issues. Gender and HIV: We conduct awareness programs on HIV and also publish the same issues in our paper. We publish information by gathering information from various sources. We publish articles on issues like HIV, female infanticide, and gender equality. Women’s Issues: We publish information that can have an impact on the society. Domestic Violence: We provide information about counselling centres to women who face domestic violence. We spread awareness about the laws that protect women against such violence. Women’s Rights: Due to increase in awareness, the rights of the women are no longer misused. We fight for women’s rights. Dalit Women’s Rights: In the line of our duty, we bring issues related to dalit women to light of the local masses. Legal Rights: We give the relevant information to spread awareness. Consent: Yes, we will surely help the breakthrough in its program.

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Name of the Individual: Address: Sheshgiri Samyukta Karnataka, Sardar Vallabhai Patel Circle, Reporter Gulbarga-585102 Contact: Geographical Area of Operation: 08472-420848-220848 - Narrative Description of Work: We do protests against violence against women, and publish stories related to such issues.

Gender and HIV: We conduct awareness programs on HIV and also publish the same issues in our paper.

Women’s Issues: We also fight for women’s rights and make them aware about how to claim these rights.

Domestic Violence: Due to awareness programs many such cases are brought to light. And we publish them in our papers.

Women’s Rights: Not all women are aware about their rights, provided in the constitution. We publish articles that spread awareness among women about their rights.

Dalit Women’s Rights: Due to lack of awareness and information among dalit women, they are often deprived of their rights. We work in collaboration with NGOs to spread awareness about the same.

Legal Rights: The laws for women should be used for their benefit. We get information on this issue from experts and disseminate the same through our paper.

Consent: Yes, we will surely help you in your programme.

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Name of the Individual: Address: Vadiraju Reporter Stanika Publisher, Vijaya Karnataka Office, Gulbarga

Contact: Geographical Area of Operation: 08472-278202 - Narrative Description of Work: We write specifically about women’s violence, health programs on children, and publish articles written by stalwarts. We also conduct awareness programs.

Gender and HIV: We conduct awareness programs on HIV/AIDS, and try to remove the misconceptions among people about HIV positive people. We work rationally, and solve the problems of the people.

Women’s Issues: We make self-help groups, to empower women. Most of the women do not come up with issues on domestic violence, so we spread awareness about it.

Domestic Violence: Without peeking into the personal life of the women, we try to solve the cases. If we succeed, then we also publish the story, so that it is a source of inspiration for the rest of the women.

Dalit Women’s Rights: We empower women mentally, to raise their voice against domestic violence.

Legal Rights: We provide legal facilities to women and fight against any injustice done to them. Consent: Yes, once we get permission from Vijaya Karnataka Bangalore, we are ready to help.

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Name of the Individual: Address:

V S Sthavarmath, C-11, N G Complex, opp. Mini Vidhana Soudha, Main Founder and Secretary, Road, Gulbarga-585102 Bhartiya Samaj Sewa Sasthe Contact: Geographical Area of Operation: 09342357462, 09686157251 -

Thematic Area of Operation: Education, health, marriage. Provides free marriage services to the needy. Work for dalit women’s rights, minorities, elderly and all those women who are victim of violence. Narrative Description of Work:

Gender and HIV: There is difference in gender, especially at the rural places, due to lack of education. We thus try to remove these differences by providing education and basic facilities to women. We make them aware about their rights.

Women’s Issues: We support and promote widow remarriage, inter caste marriage, arrange free marriages, provide free education, and thus we try to curb the difference in gender.

Domestic Violence: Women sufferers of domestic violence come to us to seek help. We counsel them and their in laws to settle the issue mutually. We make them aware.

Women’s Rights: We tell women about their constitutional rights.

Dalit Women’s rights: And to the dalit women, we spread the messages of the Basavana sayings. And the rights of the dalit women.

Legal Rights: There is lack of knowledge among illiterate people. We try to solve their problems and spread awareness among the women.

Consent: Yes, will definitely help you.

273 DISTRICT SHIMOGA NGOs

Name of the NGO: Address: Hoso Kiran Shimoga No. 47,A Block, Ist Cross, Gandhi Nagar, Shimoga- 577201 Contact: Geographical Area of Operation: 9845401195 Shimoga Email- [email protected]

Number of Permanent Staff: Number of years of work: 5 2

Partners/ Funders, if any: Person Contacted : KNPT (Karnataka Network for People Living with Arvinda Victor (President) HIV/AIDS), KSAP+ –Karnataka State AIDS Prevention Society

Thematic Area of Operation: Main theme of the organization is HIV/AIDS, STI/STD, CSW/MSM

Narrative Description of Work:

Targeted Intervention Programme: Since last four year Group Urban and Rural Development is running programme supported by Karnataka State AIDS Control Society. Known as Targeted intervention programme for high risk group such as female sex worker, MSM sexual minority, and IDU user. Organizations educates these groups about safe and responsible sexual practices and also motivate them for visiting VCTC Centre for counseling and testing.

HIV/AIDS /Violence against women: By improving lives of an individual through awareness, counseling, medical care & rehabilitation. And to enable women to get empowered against the HIV/AIDS Women living with HIV/AIDS are worst sufferer Mostly only they are blamed for acquiring this deadly disease, and they are being deserted by family and community. We sensitize community for WLHA community only stigmatize female more than male. We are facing problem with police at local level .They make harassment to female sex worker and MSM as well as drug user.

Gender Policy : Organization has no gender policy

Key challenges: Consent: No problem regarding infrastructure. However move Yes interested to work with Breakthrough. information is required with regard to services & communications.

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Name of the NGO: Address: Jija Matha Mahila Mandal 6th cross Road, Ravendra Nagar, Shimoga

Contact: Geographical Area of Operation: 08182-277171 Shimoga

Number of Permanent Staff: Number of years of work: 11 14

Partners/ Funders, if any: Person Contacted :

Co-operation with top leaders & top social workers. S K Indira Pawar (President) Thematic Area of Operation: Women rights, Domestic violence against women

Narrative description of Work Domain:

Violence against women: Helping to stop violence against women by setting up counselling centre and camps which encourage women about their rights. Providing legal help in case of need.

Women Empowerment: Organise facts at the society level basically with the help of women and Panchyat members, which help them in boosting their confidence. Spread awareness about women’s based polices are followed, promoted and encouraged.

Health awareness: We are providing health awareness programme for alcoholise, drug, HIV, hygienic etc.

Key challenges: Consent: No challenges. Interested to be part of intervention by Breakthrough Trust.

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Name of the NGO: Address: Shanti Niketan Society St. Convent Godikoppa Shimoga

Contact: Geographical Area of Operation:

08182-255923 Shimoga 08182-256549

Number of Permanent Staff: Number of years of work: 28 30 Years

Partners/ Funders, if any: Person Contacted :

Ministry of (HRD), Women and Child Development Father Joseph Department, Panchayti Raj Department ,CRY, (Secretary) NABARD Thematic Area of Operation: Main Thematic Area of the organisation are Education, Health care, community development, Indian farmer movement. Shanti Niketan Society has won the first place for arranging the highest loan facilities to the Self Help Groups.

Narrative Description of Work:

Education Programs: Angan Wadies, Primary Schools, High Schools, ITI. SNGS is running 7 Anganavadies, Schools, 3 High Schools and an ITI. All these Educational institutions are situated in remote, interior /slum areas of Shimoga Dist. 100%marginalized /SC/ST students are getting the benefits of these schools. Yearly more than 4025 students are continuing their education and have performed good academic results in the reporting year.

Non-formal Education programs : The sum of the special pilot project could be summarized as follows : Open and run NFE centers by CBO’s / SHGs., Identifying the child labour and dropouts -63 children reenrolled to the Govt. Schools., Strengthening 30 SHG’s and provided necessary trainings to make a SHG Federation., Conducted Education Enrolment rallies by CBO’s / SHGs

Health Care (Primary health services) SNGS : The organization has offered a better primary health services to the marginalized and backward communities in Shimoga District. It is also running 20 dispensaries / primary health centers. It is also providing first aid services and periodical immunizations to the women and the children, and also provided ANC/PNC care.

Community Activities : Women Empowerment Strengthening the existing SHG’s, Formation of new SHG’s, Providing training to newly formed SHG’s on Book keeping, Accounts, Conducting training to organize SHG’s federation, Providing income generation training to the SHG’s.

Key challenges: Consent: Shanti Niketan Society has a very good infrastructure in Shanti Niketan Society is ready to work with Break term of physical assets and resource person. No Through Trust problems

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Name of the NGO: Address: Nirmala Seva Kendra M. I. Convent, B.H. Road, Shimoga

Contact: Geographical Area of Operation: 08182-260913, 08182-277338 Shimoga

Number of Permanent Staff: Number of years of work: 10 25 Years

Partners/Funders, if any : Person Contacted :

Donation from Doners, DIOSES Bangalore, Women Sister Janeth Child welfare Department Karnataka (President)

Thematic Area of Operation:

Women empowerment, , Violence against women &child, are main concern area of Nirmala sewa Kendra

Narrative description of Work Domain:

Counseling, Follow-up with police Family counselling and legal aid is provided by Nirmal Sewa Kendra. The NGO deals with cases related to dowry harassment, property dispute, domestic violence, family disputes, deserted, depressed raped, divorced, education etc. The NGO also coordinates with local police.

Stree Shakti-a silent revolution in rural karnataka Stree Shakti was launched by the Directorate of Women and Child Development in Karnataka in 2001. The programme is designed to provide special impetus to the empowerment of rural women in the State through the formation of self help groups (SHGs). Rajiv Gandhi's dream was that women in the country should come forward in all sectors and be self dependant. Nirmala Sewa Kendra forms Self Help Group only for women to empower women. They also provide loan to establish small enterprises and help in marketing of their product.

Education: Nirmala Seva Kendra promotes girl education and motivates women to send their girls to school.

Domestic Violence Stree Shakti Yojana is a scheme for holistic development of women. The NGO helps women in fighting with domestic violence.

Key Challenges: Consent: Nirmala sewa kedra works with missionaries related Nirmala Sewa Kendra is ready to work with Break organisation, so there is no problem in infrastructure Through Trust but before that the NGO needs more related facilities information about the Trust.

277 Name of the NGO: Address: Surabee # Harisikete Near Bus Stand Shimoga (De-Addiction cum Rehabilitation Centre) Pin--577301 Contact: Geographical Area of Operation: 08182- 320916 Slums of Shimoga Town 9342805123 / 9886350479

Name of Partners/ Funders: Name of the person contacted for interview: Govt. of India (Social Welfare Dept. Some Industries also supporting financially Ms.V.V. Latha (Regional Project Director) Mobile Number – 9342805123 Ms.Sheela Patil (President) Number of Permanent Staff: Number of years of work: 75 14 (1994)

Thematic Area of Operation: Drug free Society and upliftment of Women by making them self independent

Narrative description of Work Domain:

HIV/AIDS; -- We motivate People get checked for HIV particularly pregnant women so that precaution can be taken to have a HIV free baby. We educate the general public regarding mode of transmission, prevention, testing facilities and accessibility of free treatment facilities. Drugs and HIV transmission are closely link

Women Rehabilitation and empowerment :- At shelter home we provide Aashrya to working women free of cost and provide free candle making to destitute and needy women. We create awareness among women regarding women issues and women right. Our out reach worker visit each village in every 15 day and educate women on concern issues

Gender Policy Organization has gender policy

Key challenges : CONSENT: Organization has sufficient infrastructure to organize Surabee is interested to work with BREAK THROUGH training. TRUST

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Name of the NGO: Address: Malenadu Rural Development Sewa trust # Sri Veerbhadreshwara Nilaya, G. narayana compound Behind post office Kote Road Shimoga -- 577202 Contact: : Geographical Area of Operation: 09964085557 Shimoga 09448171414 E-mail : [email protected] Number of Permanent Staff: Number of years of work: 15 Employee 5 Years

Name of Partners/ Funders: Name of person contacted for interview:

Clinton Foundation, CARDS, UNICEF Santosh Kumar K.T. (Secretary) 09964085557 Vijaya Prasad K.S. (Managing Trustee) 09448171414

Thematic Area of Operation:

Malenadu Rural Development Seva Trust is are working with the Empowering of women & Children, Youth & Health, Promotion of Renewable Energy in the Dist, Promotion of Scientific Agriculture and Protection of Wild life and Forest, Rural & Urban Development.

Narrative description of Work Domain: Malenadu Rural Development Seva Trust is are working with the Empowering of women & Children,

HIV/AIDS related awareness: We create awareness regarding HIV/AIDS, its mode of transmission, prevention and use of safer sexual practice with the help of our outreach workers in this area. Motivate people for HIV testing and make them aware about availability of treatment facilities

Violence Against Women: Malenadu Rural Development Sewa trust spread awareness among Women associated to its organisation regarding precaution taken to avoid/resist against violence.

Women Empowerment ;- Our organisation provide training to women on various job oriented trade with the help of various programme run by some welfare agencies

Women Right : We give awareness regarding women’s right through our workshops organise to educate women about their legal rights.

Key challenges : Consent: None Malenadu Rural Development Seva Trust is already in touch with Break Through & would like to be a part of BREAK THROUGH TRUST.

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Name of the NGO: Address: Ujjivana Finance Services # Rajendra Nagar Shimoga Pin-577403 Contact: : Geographical Area of Operation: 08182- 4071212 Shimoga +126 more Branches in 11 States 09008300937 Name of Partners/ Funders: Name of person contacted for interview:

Ujjivana Finance Services gives loan provided by different Dinkar Rao (Relationship Manager) bankers 09008300937

Number of Permanent Staff: Number of years of work: 10 16 Years Thematic Area of Operation:

To Serve the people by giving them Loan at very low rate of interest to the poor without any guarantee particularly Women of weaker section Narrative description of Work Domain:

Self Help Groups Our organisation form S.H.Gs to make women financially self independent and get rid off money lenders They can start their own petty Enterprises by taking loan from Ujjivana Finance Services with the approval of their Self Help groups There is no need of security except Social Security.

HIV/AIDS related awareness: We create awareness regarding HIV/AIDS with the help of NGOs working in this area. We encourage our SHGs members to attend meeting organised by other NGO working for HIV/AIDS.

Job Oriented Training : Ujjivana Finance Services organize training for the women for small scale enterprises so that they can generate its own enterprises with the financial help from Ujjivana.

Violence Against Women: Women associated to UJJIVAN are so organised that they can fight any kind of injustice against their group members The main reason of violence against women is financial dependency on men/male members of family. UJJIVAN try to make them financially self dependent

Women Right : We give awareness regarding women’s right through our Self help group members

Gender Policy Our Organization has its own gender policy

Key challenges : Consent: None UJJIVAN would like to be a part of BREAK THROUGH TRUST.

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Name of the NGO: Address: Mahatama Gandhi Rural Development & Social Change Trust # No. B-6/18 Sharada Near 4th Cross Rajender Nagar Shimoga --577204

Contact: Geographical Area of Operation: 08182-220867 Shimoga 09448137744 E-mail : [email protected] Name of Partners/ Funders: Name of person contacted for interview: UNICEF, Donations from well wishers K.C Vasavaraju (Director)09448137744

Mr. Girish (Manager)

Number of Permanent Staff: 15 Number of years of work: 15 Years

Thematic Area of Operation:

Eradication of Child labour and Education The Mahatma Gandhi Rural Development and Social Changes Trust organised a function at the Informal Educational Centres being run by it here on Thursday to mark International Anti-Child Labour Day. Learning material and clothes were provided to the inmates of the centres Parents of 10 children took an oath on the occasion to take out their children from labour and put them into schools.

Narrative description of Work Domain: Mahatama Gandhi Rural Development & Social Change Trust ®t is working with the Empowering of women & Children, through training to start small scale / petty business for self reliance.

HIV/AIDS related awareness: Mahatama Gandhi Rural Development & Social Change Trust Creates awareness regarding HIV/AIDS, mode of transmission, prevention measure and use of condom (contraceptive) with the help seminars/workshops organise time to time. Organisation also increases the capacity of outreach workers. We Celebrate World AIDS Day every year.

Violence Against Women: To Prevent violence against women Govt. of India have passed a low in 2005 known as PWADV act 2005 This effective law is already implemented.

Women Right : We give awareness regarding women’s right through our workshops organise to educate women about their legal rights

Gender Policy Mahatama Gandhi Rural Development & Social Change Trust ® has its own gender policy 50% for women.

Key challenges : Consent: None Mahatama Gandhi Rural Development & Social Change Trust ® would like to be a part of BREAK THROUGH TRUST.

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Name of the NGO: Address: Bareueshwor Samaj Sewa Samithi # Swikar market Shimoga Pin--577202 Contact: Geographical Area of Operation: 08182-224185 Shimoga 08182-273578 Number of Permanent Staff: Number of years of work: 30 60 Years (1958)

Thematic Area of Operation: HIV/AIDS awareness, environment.

Name of Person contacted for interview: Jayothi Prakash, Office In-charge

Narrative description of Work Domain: Publication Related to Women Issues : We publish and distribute information in Kannada regarding women right , Steps to be taken in case of any type of violence (physical, verbal, mental, and sexual) Our publication include What are the legal right of women and who has to be contacted in case of any such problem arises Our worker give verbal information in case of low literacy among the people

HIV/AIDS related awareness: Our Organisation create awareness regarding HIV/AIDS , mode of transmission , prevention measure and use safer sexual practice by our workers .We try to provide job to affected people by HIV/AIDS PLHA and give moral support to such people

Violence Against Women: To Prevent violence against women we organise meeting with head of house hold during the field visit and give the information regarding assistance they can get from various law and order functionary.

Women Right : We give awareness regarding women’s right through our workshops organise to educate women about their legal rights.

Gender Policy Our organisation has its own gender policy.

Key challenges : Consent: None We are ready to help BREAK THROUGH TRUST, and would like to be a part of BREAK THROUGH TRUST,

282 EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTE

Name of the Educational Institute: Address: Sahyadri Arts and Commerce college # Hersikate Bus Stand University Road Shimoga

Contact: Geographical Area of Operation: 08182-254121 Shimoga

Name of Partners/ Fenders: Name of person contacted for interview: Govt. Dr. B.S. Mahadurapa (Principal) Dr. Karupalini , 09448628555 Number of Permanent Staff: Number of years of work: 26 Years Information not provided by dept.

Thematic Area of Operation: Academic studies. Organise workshops/seminars on women right & different issues related to women and make Videos and feature films on these issues Our dept. people also visits villages and spread awareness on different issues.

Narrative Description of Work: This is a Govt. institute involve in academic studies, up to Post graduate level. College celebrate women day every day, College organise seminars/ Workshop on various issue related to women Children and weaker section At college level we provide protection to our girl students We have deputed lecturer to look after the matter related to girl students. College president is also a women who take care of these issues Gender Policy This is a Govt .Institute and there is no gender policy

Key challenges : Consent Organization has sufficient infrastructure Sahyadri Arts and Commerce college is interested to work with BREAK THROUGH TRUST,

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Name of the Educational Institute Address: Government First Grade college Shimoga Bapu Nagar Shimoga

Contact: : Geographical Area of Operation: 08182-224510 Shimoga 09980433128 Name of Partners/ Funders: Name of person contacted for interview: Govt. Prof. L.N. Mahendrakar (Principal) Number of Permanent Staff: 23 Staff Number of years of work: 26 Years

Thematic Area of Operation: Academic studies Organise workshops/seminars on women right & different issues related to women and make Videos and feature films on these issues Our dept. people also visits villages and spread awareness on different issues. Narrative description of Work Domain:

This is a Govt. institute involve in academic studies, up to Post graduate level. College celebrate women day every day, College organise seminars/ Workshop on various issue related to women Children and weaker section. At college level we provide protection to our girl students We have deputed lecturer to look after the matter related to girl students. College president is also a woman who takes care of these issues.

Key challenges : Consent Organization has sufficient infrastructure. Yes we will provide full support to BREAK THROUGH TRUST, and we are interested to work organisation like BREAK THROUGH TRUST

284 GOVERNMENT

Name of the Govt. Institution Address: Women Police Station Mahila Police Station Shiv Nagar Shimoga Contact: Geographical Area of Operation: 0818-277196 Shimoga 09945052004 Name of the person contacted for interview: KN Parvathi Bai, Head constable Thematic Area of Operation: To maintain Law & Order situation in our working area and protect women from exploitation Narrative description of Work Domain: The duty of our department to maintain Law & Order situation in our working area We work for violence free society. And try to put culprit behind the bar to get punishment from court. In the eye of law there are no gender issues but women are more vulnerable toward the violence so is our duty to give priority to women related issues such as domestic violence, rape cases, eve teasing, and dowry related issues.

Key challenges : Consent: Organization has sufficient infrastructure Women Police Station Shiva Nagar is ready to work with BREAK THROUGH TRUST

285 INDIVIDUALS

Name of the Individual Address: Mr.Thimanappa, Opp. Basweshwar Temple 3rd Cross Reporter Near Durgi Gudui (Sayu Kath Karnataka) Shimoga Pin-577 201.

Contact: Geographical Area of Operation: 09902008441 Shimoga Thematic Area of Operation: To make aware people with current affairs. To report news related to public interest to our concern dept.

Narrative description of Work Domain: We create awareness through reports in news papers We do write on issues related to women. We organise camps to educate women on different issues such as Women Right, We provide counselling women on different issues like Violence against women, and Domestic disputes etc. Generally we raise the issues through our news paper and try to brought in to notice to higher authority to solve the problem

CONSENT: Mr.Thimanappa (Sayu Kath Karnataka) is ready to work with BREAK THROUGH TRUST, but want to know the type of collaboration.

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Name of the Individual Address: Mr.Veerendra P.M. # Shree Ranga Complex A.N.K.Road Staff Corespondent Gandhi nagar (Deccan Herald) Shimoga Pin-577 201. Contact: : Geographical Area of Operation: 08182—224228, 228228 Shimoga 09880520909 E-mail-- [email protected] Thematic Area of Operation: To make aware people with current affaire To report news related to public interest to our concern dept.

Narrative description of Work Domain: We create awareness through reports in news papers We do write on issues related to women. We organise camps to educate women on different issues such as Women Right, women empowerment, violence against women We provide information’s on HIV/AIDS ,how it spread from one person to other ,precaution to be taken ,etc. Generally we raise the issues through our news paper and try to brought in to notice to higher authority to solve the problem Consent: Mr.Veerendra P.M. (Deccan Herald) is ready to work with BREAK THROUGH TRUST, on issues related to women

Name of the Individual Address: Mr.D.S. Vijaya Kumar # Myld Building No.—7 H.R,Road (Social Worker ) Shimoga Pin-577 201. (Councilor Shimoga Municipality) Contact: : Geographical Area of Operation: 08182—224228, 228228 Shimoga 09844317021/09844217021 Thematic Area of Operation:

To serve people by providing facilities to our ward number 1. I donate blood and also encourage people to donate blood to serve humidity.

Narrative description of Work Domain: We create awareness on HIV/AIDS related facilities provided by govt. of Karnataka like, how it spread from one person to other, precaution to be taken, etc. For People who have acquired this infection of HIV can contact dist. Network for support. Women are the very soft target of violence, like domestic violence, violence related to dowry I tried to counsel them support them to justice and make them aware about their rights. We also try to provide legal aid with the help of expert lawyers. Consent: Mr.Veerendra P.M. (Deccan Herald) is ready to work with BREAK THROUGH TRUST, on issues related to women

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Name of the Social Worker Address: Ms. Girija Patel BJP URBAN WOMENS ASSOCIATION ( BJP urban women’s association) (Ex Assistant SAHARI ROZGHAR SAMITHI) (ex assistant sahari rozghar samithi) Contact: : Geographical Area of Operation: 09980316966 Shimoga Thematic Area of Operation: To serve people Narrative description of Work Domain: Development of Slum area, poor people of municipal area. We educate people about legal right of women particularly from weaker section. For HIV/AIDS related matter we don’t differentiate between men and women , We educate people about mode of transmission, prevention. We also provide financial assistance to the poor people. Our society creates awareness regarding women right and legal right of women. Key challenges : Consent: Organization has sufficient infrastructure Ms. Girija Patel BJP URBAN WOMENS ASSOCIATION) is ready to work with BREAK THROUGH TRUST,

Name of the Individual: Address: Mr.K.N. Rama Krishna Zalenadu Credit Cooperative society (Senior Vice President ) Nehru road Gandhi Mandir Karnataka Rajya Cooperative Society Shimoga Contact: Geographical Area of Operation: 09448438307 Shimoga Name of Partners/ Funders: Refused to tell Number of Permanent Staff:11 Number of years of work: 16 Years Thematic Area of Operation: To serve people through credits for self reliance Narrative description of Work Domain: Provide loan to poor on very nominal interest rate to serve the poor people so that they can start their own small/petty business. We educate people about legal right of women particularly from weaker section. For HIV/AIDS related matter we don’t differentiate between men and women, We educate people about mode of transmission, prevention. We also provide financial assistance to the poor people. Our society creates awareness regarding women right and legal right of women Gender Policy There is no gender policy Key challenges : Consent: Organization has sufficient infrastructure Dept. of Sociology Mr.K.N. Rama Krishna and his organization is ready to work with BREAK THROUGH TRUST,

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Name of the Individual: Address: Mr. N. T.Raja Shekhar City Municipal Council President, City Municipal Council Zilla Karya darshi Shimoga Contact: Geographical Area of Operation: 081582—2732354 Shimoga 09448554411 Thematic Area of Operation: To serve people

Narrative description of Work Domain: Being a councillor we have to take care of people.

We educate people about legal right of women particularly from weaker section. For HIV/AIDS related matter we don’t differentiate between men and women. We educate people about mode of transmission, prevention. We also provide financial assistance to the poor people. Our society creates awareness regarding women right and legal right of women.

Key challenges : Consent: Organization has sufficient infrastructure Mr. N. T.Raja Shekhar is ready to work with BREAK THROUGH TRUST.

Name of the Individual Address: Mr. Nayaratna Somshankar Mishra Compound 2nd Cross (Councilor) Zilla Karya darshi Shimoga Contact: Geographical Area of Operation: 09845660295 Shimoga

Thematic Area of Operation: To serve people

Narrative description of Work Domain: Being a councillor we have to take care of people. We educate people about legal right of women particularly from weaker section. For HIV/AIDS related matter we don’t differentiate between men and women, We educate people about mode of transmission, prevention. We also provide financial assistance to the poor people. Our society creates awareness regarding women right and legal right of women Key challenges : Consent: Organization has sufficient infrastructure Mr. Nayaratna Somshankar is ready to work with BREAK THROUGH TRUST.

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DISTRICT KOPPAL NGOs

Name of the NGO: SAMUHA Address: Samuha Samrthy Kustagi Road, Koppal – 583231 Contact: Geographical Area of Operation: 9448385412, 9448458045 Web site—www.samuha.org Raichur, Koppal, Godag,Haveri,Uttar Kannada e-mail- [email protected] Number of Permanent Staff: 75 Number of years of work: 15Years Partners/ Funders, if any: Person contacted : Plan International, Swiss Development Cooperation, Mr. Narayan Swamy (Director) Macarthur Foundation, University of California (San Shri. B. Hamppanna (Asst.Director) Francisco, CBM International, Indo-German Social Service Society, Oxfam GB, SAMUHA Overseas Development Association, NABARD, Department of Social welfare, NACOKSAPS: Inter-Church Organization for Development Organization, JRD Tata Trust, Women Child welfare Department Karnataka Thematic Area of Operation:

Disability, HIV/AIDS, Child organisation, Heath Awareness, Rural Sanitation, Rural Development Narrative description of Work Domain: HIV/AIDS : We are running program of behavioral changes among Female Sex Workers, sensitization of stake holders under HIV-TB community mobilization, creating awareness about RTI and STI among people particularly women. Micro Finance : SAMUHA has formed more than 2000 Self help Groups in about four hundred villages and cover more than 22000 members. Education : SAMUHA run four supplementary school and also helping government school and also involve in extra curriculum activities with school Anganwadi Kendra Disability : SAMUHA has formed 67 SHGs with 957 members, providing income generation to 123 people. We have also distributed disability Aid and repaired their old aids. Sanitation: Sanitation is basic health issue. Its acceptance and practice is a matter of changing behavior. SMUHA motivates people to built latrine in their house with full covered structure, we encouraged people to built and use these toilets. Women Empowerment : Many members of SHGs have started their own small business with the financial help from SHGs. Water Shed : SAMUHA with the help of NABARD has started this programme and now HADAGALI watershed is reaping benefits from the Trench cum Bunds.

290 Gender Policy: No there is no gender policy and no discrimination against gender. Key Challenges: Consent: SAMUHA has no problem in infrastructure related We want more information about BREAK THROUGH facilities. TRUST and we wish to work with BREAK THROUGH TRUST.

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Name of the NGO: Address: SAMRAKSHA Flat No-4, Shiv nagar, Gadag Road, Koppal Contact: Geographical Area of Operation: 080-23333438, Mobile No : 9343736674 Urban/Rural Bangalore Email- [email protected] Number of Permanent Staff: Number of years of work: 150 15Years

Partners/ Funders, if any: Samraksha Trust, JNCASR, Person Contacted : KSAFS, American Indian Foundation, JRD Tata trust etc. Ms Sangamitra Iyengar (Director) Mr. Satish

Thematic Area of Operation: HIV/AIDS Narrative Description of Work:

HIV/AIDS: Samraksha engages with communities to prevent the spread of HIV and to support people living with and affected by HIV. The Samraksha model is replicable in other parts of the country where incidence of HIV is significant. Samraksha has pioneered several initiatives both in the prevention and care areas of HIV work.

Counselling and Testing: We provide counselling and testing services to high risk group as well as general population group. NamJana, is a community managed VCTC accredited by the Karnataka State AIDS Society. It goes beyond testing to promoting risk perception in the community, so that there is an uptake of voluntary testing services. It also links with government health systems in order to promote uptake and adherence to treatment, of different opportunistic infections, especially TB treatment, through RNTCP and ART services.

Reproductive and Sexual Health Awareness : NamArogya is a reproductive and sexual health programme, which seeks to promote RSH among women and men in urban slums and rural communities. The programme is driven by an intense outreach programme, which aims to promote reproductive and sexual health awareness and consciousness in the community.

Gender Policy: Safe guard of women’s representative in the administration.

Key challenges: Consent : Difficulties in challenging the traditional/regional social Yes, we are very much interested in wiling with system, Lack of networking, Lack of facility for the Breakthrough organization. rehabilitation of women with HIV/AIDS, beliefs, attitudes that hinder heeling & health.

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Name of the NGO: Address: Samparka Rajeshwari Nilaya, Indrakila Nagar, Gadag Road, Koppal. – 585231 Contact: Geographical Area of Operation: 08539 - 230640 Koppal Email- [email protected] Website – www.sampark.org Number of Permanent Staff: Number of years of work: 11 15 Partners/ Funders, if any: Person Contacted KNPT (Karnataka Network for People Living with Dr. Sweta Pramchandar (Project Manager) HIV/AIDS), KSAP+ –Karnataka State AIDS Prevention Mr. Jaysheel (CEO & Founder) Society Thematic Area of Operation: Sampark is involved in forming Women’s Self Help Groups, Cluster Development, Children’s Education, Skill Training and enterprise Development, General Health Awareness and Mental health support for women, Legal awareness, Sustainable Agriculture Practices, Community Based Impact monitoring system, Children’s crèches in Bangalore, Research and advisory services. Narrative Description of Work: Women’s self-help groups. Small and informal association of poor people where initiated by Sampark on the principles of self-help and collective responsibility. The formation of SHGs helps the poor to pool their saving, deposit it in blanks and access credit facilities from the group, bank and other institutions. Children’s Education Sampark started giving its support to school going children with the objective of reducing the drop out rate which was very prominent in the villages of Koppal district due to the economic or social conditions. Sampark also conducts regular training sessions for the cluster education committee to build their capacity to monitor the programme. Skill Based training Sampark is committed to facilitate the setting up of micro-enterprises which are completely owned by people. Various institutions have tied up with Sampark for providing support for micro enterprises through skill and vocational training. Depending upon the need of youth and women, Sampark organized skill based training programmes like Tailoring, Beautician, Computer, Mobile Repairing, Driving, Scrubber, Bamboo craft and wood carving etc. Health Health trainings are organised based on the request from SHGs. The training includes topics lile basic health, personal hygienic, sanitation, Nutrition, cleanliness and facilities and facilities available at government medical centre, linkages with PHC. Legal awareness Legal awareness camps are conducted with the support of district court. Women from SHGs, farmers and yoth participate in the camp. Sustainable Agriculture Practice Demonstration trainings are organized for farmers on sustainable agriculture practice with the help of farmer service centre. Research We are doing Quantity and Quality research on difference issues identified by govt. and international agencies. Our organization carried out research in areas like child labour, microfinance, livelihood, cooperatives, environment and education etc.

293 Key challenges: Consent: We are not feeling any problem like infrastructure, Yes we are interested to be a part of action for women information & communications. right. We want more details information about Breakthrough Organization

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Name of the NGO: Address: Olekar Education & Welfare Society Gavimath Road, behind Sarada Talkies, Koppal- 583231

Contact: Geographical Area of Operation: 08539- 220402,222199 Koppal Fax 08539-220402 Email : [email protected]

Number of Permanent Staff: Number of years of work: 150 25

Partners/ Funders, if any: Person Contacted CAPART, NABARD, Karnataka Social Board, Dept. of Panduranga Olekar (President) Education, Karnataka

Thematic Area of Operation: The thematic area of our Organization are SHG formation, Women empowerment, Child Education

Narrative description of Work Domain:

Raise Awareness About Child Labour and Education : Raises awareness and concern about child labour and education. The movement informs people about the causes and consequences of child labour and the constructive actions that can be taken against it. Special attention is paid to the exploitation of young girls and to the forms of child labour such as family, domestic and agricultural labour. We also focus on the importance of education for all children at the national as well as the international levels. Ensure the Proper Rehabilitation and Reintegration of Child Labourers : We demand that children freed from labour promptly receive the help for rehabilitation, education and development programmes necessary to make the transition from labour to healthy childhood. This must include provision of viable and sustainable livelihood options for their families. We call for the strengthening of policies, actions and funding to support such programs for these children.

Women empowerment : We organize camps to spread awareness about the importance of education of women and even provide educational assistance to them. We are also engaged in encouraging women about their fundamental rights.

SHGs : Olekar education & welfare society has formed self help groups to empower people particularly women economically. SHG member can land are barrow from these SHGs. They can also start small enterprises with the help of SHGs.

Gender Policy : No discrimination, but don’t have any gender policy in our organisation

Key Challenges : Consent: We don’t face any challenge to perform our agreement. We will show our interest once we get information about Breakthrough.

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Name of the NGO : Address: Mahila Samakhya M.B. No. 80, Kinal Road, Kalyan Nagar, Koppal- 583231 Contact: Geographical Area of Operation: 08539-230854 Koppal [email protected] Number of Permanent Staff: 23 Number of years of work:14Years

Partners/ Funders, if any: Person Contacted :

Government Ms Sharda T.

Thematic Area of Operation: Mahila Samakhya, Koppal helps women to help themselves

Narrative Description of Work: The organization strives to fulfill the goals and the dreams of the women. It works on literacy campaigns, training in health awareness and health rights, legal education to build women’s capacity to access information and get readdressed from formal justice mechanisms, encourage participation in local governance, economic empowerment, savings and credit activities, small enterprises, building Sangha for self-reliance and sustainability of women.

Consent: This Organisation needs proper communication through proper channel. This is a project of Karnataka government. Any policy making decision will be taken by Head Office which is located in Bangalore. So it is better to make communication to state level official. Mahila Samakhya is working for holistic development of women including women’s right and violence against women. They also included that Breakthrough should collaborate with NGOs because Mahila Samakhya is overloaded with work.

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Name of the NGO: Address: Bhavani Mahila Seva Sansatha BSNL Colony, Opp. Teacher’s Colony, Kinnal Road, Koppal Contact: Person contacted for Interview: 9342733851 Bhavani, Editor Number of Permanent Staff: Number of years of work: 40 9

Geographical Area of Operation: Partners/ Funders, if any: Koppal -

Thematic Area of Operation: Women empowerment.

Narrative Description of Work:

Gender and HIV We spread awareness about HIV/AIDS among illiterate women through Karnataka Prevention Private Society and School Customs Club.

Women Issues We help women in solving their problems by taking help from police or other organizations working on similar areas..

Domestic Violence Our organization has worked on many cases of family disputes and solved such issues. In cases of sexual harassment, we put in efforts to get the culprit punished.

Women Rights We organize awareness camps for young girls. We conduct camps every year in taluks for 300 children for 3 months to spread awareness.

Dalit Women’s right We educate the dalit women about all the government facilities available for them. We provide them training for making doll, agarbatti, candle making, computer training.

Legal rights We give free legal advice to people and make them aware of their legal rights. We work especially on women rights.

Do you have any gender policy for your organization: Yes.

Influential Individuals/ Leaders associated with organization: Panchayat Leaders, other organizations.

Key challenges: Consent: Lack of infrastructure They are willing to work with Breakthrough Trust.

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Name of the NGO: Address:

Sarvodaya Integrated Development Society BSNL Colony, Opp. Teacher’s Colony, Kinnal Road, Koppal Contact: Person contacted for Interview: 08539 699101, 9241188176, [email protected] Satish Shetty T., Officer

Number of Permanent Staff: Number of years of work: 10 1

Geographical Area of Operation: Partners/ Funders, if any: Koppal

Thematic Area of Operation: Women, backward classes, children, handicapped.

Narrative Description of Work:

Gender and HIV We spread awareness about HIV/AIDS among women. We provide free treatment to HIV infected children and work on nutrition related issues also.

Women Issues We organize women into SHGs and provide them loans. This helps them in getting financial help.

Domestic Violence We work on issues of domestic fight between mother-in law and daughter-in-law. We give them counselling and necessary suggestions. We support women and children of backward castes in getting justice.

Women Rights We spread awareness about women’s rights and make them aware of it. We celebrate women’s day through SHGs. We provide skill based training to women so that they can get jobs. We also help SHGs in getting linked with banks.

Dalit Women’s right We educate the dalit women about their rights and inform them about all the facilities available for them.

Legal rights According to constitution, every individual has equal rights. They have equal rights to practise them. So we make them aware of this only.

Do you have any gender policy for your organization: Yes.

Influential Individuals/ Leaders associated with organization: President, vice president, govt. officers

Key challenges: Consent: Lack of infrastructure, lack of awareness They are willing to work with Breakthrough Trust.

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Name of the NGO: Address: Surakshita Taytana Andolana, Gender and Health M.B.No. 9-4-450/113, Kalyan Nagar, Maruti Colony, equity project (IIMB) Koppal Contact: Person contacted for Interview: 9448481340 Vani Perayudi, Manjunath S.H.

Number of Permanent Staff:12 Number of years of work:8

Geographical Area of Operation: Partners/ Funders, if any: Koppal - Thematic Area of Operation: HIV/AIDS, gender issues Narrative Description of Work: All information about our programmes has been already given to Breakthrough Trust. We already work with Breakthrough. Do you have any gender policy for your organization: Yes. We have 50% reservation for women. Influential Individuals/ Leaders associated with organization: Breakthrough

Key challenges: Consent: - They are willing to work with Breakthrough Trust.

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Name of the NGO: Address: Calvery Chapel Trust Basappa Tower City, Hospet Road, Koppal Geographical Area of Operation: Person contacted for Interview: Koppal Pramod Thematic Area of Operation: HIV/AIDS Narrative Description of Work: Gender and HIV We spread awareness about HIV/AIDS and how it spreads. We inform society about its preventive measures and also to treat the HIV infected person same as others. Women Issues We conduct many programmes and seminars on women related issues and spread awareness on women rights. Domestic Violence We provide legal help to women who are victims of domestic violence. We conduct violence protection programmes within our network centres. Do you have any gender policy for your organization: Yes. We have a preference for HIV infected women in our organization to help them.

Influential Individuals/ Leaders associated with organization: District leaders, women centre officers.

Key challenges: Consent: Lack of infrastructure, lack of awareness They are willing to work with Breakthrough Trust.

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Name of the NGO: Address: Karnataka Nagarik Seva Trust Police Patil Building, Koppal Contact: Person contacted for Interview: 9342747746, 9449689041 Abul Azeem Naswales, President Number of Permanent Staff: Number of years of work: 8 4

Geographical Area of Operation: Partners/ Funders, if any: Koppal -

Thematic Area of Operation: Women, backward classes

Narrative Description of Work:

Gender and HIV We spread awareness about gender discrimination and HIV/AIDS. We spread this message that HIV infected women should be treated equally as other people.

Women Issues We have helped many women who were physically not well by collecting money and paying for their treatment. We also help children in getting education.

Domestic Violence We help women through counselling programmes that is organized twice a month. We make them aware of their rights and also help in monetary terms.

Women Rights We have conducted many rallies on women rights. We also provide counselling to women regarding their rights.

Legal rights We work with backward classes and educate them about their legal rights.

Do you have any gender policy for your organization: No.

Influential Individuals/ Leaders associated with organization: District leaders, women centre officers.

Key challenges: Consent: Lack of awareness They are willing to work with Breakthrough Trust.

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Name of the Educational Institution: Contact: BNRK College, Koppal 08539 221535 Name of person contacted for interview: D.B.Basava, Principal

Narrative Description of Work: Sexual Harassment Cell We organize special programmes on this issue in our college. Women Development Cell We celebrate world women’s day but do not conduct anything particularly related to this issue. Seminars We do not conduct seminars necessarily in our college but provide necessary information. Counselling We provide counselling to children on issues like education. Referral of grieved women For women who face problems like sexual harassment, dowry, family disputes, we educate them about necessary rights and suggest them to visit counselling centres.

Influential Individuals/ Leaders associated with organization: S.N.Katherekke

Key challenges: Consent: - We are willing to work with you.

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Name of the Educational Institution: Contact: Shri Gavi Siddeshwar Matt Arts Science Commerce 9739613809 College, Koppal Number of Staff: 19 Name of person contacted for interview: Dr.P.U.Pujas, Lecturer Narrative Description of Work: Sexual Harassment Cell We have personally not handled a situation like this. However, we spread awareness about this issue through seminars, lectures. We tell women about sexual harassment and make them aware of it. Women Development Cell Through BMS college, we give necessary medical help to poor girls. We organize seminars especially on women’s day and we conduct many programmes on women issues. Seminars We conduct seminars on women violence and make our students aware of it. We also help women get legal help if needed. Publications We have got many articles publishes on women related issues. Counselling In our college, we give counselling to women and try to find out solutions to their problems. We also help them continue their studies in difficult situations. Referral of grieved women For women who have any kind of problems, we try to solve them through lectures or support from other organizations. Influential Individuals/ Leaders associated with organization: Sri Gavi Matt Key challenges: Consent: We are willing to work with you.

Name of the Educational Institution: Contact: 08539 221427 BNRK College, Koppal Number of Staff: Name of person contacted for interview: 10 B.B. Chakresali, Lecturer Narrative Description of Work: Sexual Harassment Cell For our college students, we spread awareness about sexual harassment. We also conduct seminars on this issue. Women Development Cell We celebrate world women’s day and conduct seminars to spread awareness among women. Seminars We conduct seminars on various issues like violence against women, domestic issues, social causes, gender discrimination. We organize awareness programmes on issues like domestic violence. Publications We have got many articles publishes on women related issues. We also conduct NSS training camp, excursions. Counselling We provide counselling to women on issues like domestic violence. Influential Individuals/ Leaders associated with organization: S.N.Katherekke Key challenges: Consent:

303 - We are willing to work with you.

304 GOVERNMENT

Name of the Institution/dept.: Address: City Police Station Gangavathi, Koppal

Contact: Person Contacted for Interview:

9449484086 Smt. Pakiramma, WASI Narrative Description of Work:

Gender and HIV We spread awareness about hospitals and health care centres where HIV infected patients can visit. We protest against women sexual harassment. We believe that HIV infected people are also same as others and have the equal right to live.

Women issues: We support women who are victims of harassment by their husbands who drink alcohol and beat their wife or due to dowry.

Domestic Violence: We believe that the husband and wife along with her in-laws should try and live together by making mutual adjustments. We teach his to the families so that cases of domestic violence can be controlled.

Women Rights: Under section 498 A IPC and DP (2) (4) act, women have been given the right to own property, education and other facilities too. We teach this to the women so that they can make use of their rights.

Legal Rights Through women shakti groups and trainings, we conduct many programmes. These are conducted in collaboration with other social organizations. We have started a school for educating women and spread awareness about the legal rights.

Consent: Yes, definitely we will help you.

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Name of the Institution/dept.: Address: Village Police Station Village Police station, Koppal Contact: Person Contacted for Interview: 08539 221333, 9986888686 Gauri, Women constable Narrative Description of Work: Gender and HIV We have specific programmes on gender issues and HIV on first and third Saturday of every month. We spread awareness about these issues through such programmes. Women issues: Women related issues are prevalent in our district. The main reason for this is lack of education. We make them aware of their rights so that they are able to fight against sexual harassment or dowry cases. Domestic Violence: In cases of domestic fights, we speak to the husband and try to resolve the matter between the couple. We hear to both the parties and then try to find out suitable solutions. Legal Rights: We conduct people awareness programmes to educate them about their legal rights. Consent: Yes, definitely we will help you.

Name of the Institution/dept.: Address: Women and child welfare dept. Gangavathi, Koppal Contact: Person Contacted for Interview: 08533 230643 N.S. Negi, CDPO Narrative Description of Work: Gender and HIV We organize necessary programmes on HIV/AIDS awareness through our coordinator. These programmes are for infected people and we give suggestions to them in such programmes. Women issues: We work mostly on women issues. We have different employment schemes for women and we also provide them houses on loan. These schemes are valid for women of all castes like SC, ST. We provide self employment training to women like sewing. We also provide training for competitive examinations Women Rights We have started giving free legal advice to women on their legal rights. We have started a legal awareness programme on every Wednesday and Saturday. Dalit Women Rights We give necessary facilities to SC and ST women. We give scholarships to children from backward caste. We believe that through education, we can make them strong. We give a scholarship of Rs.10000 to women under self education programme. We take action against people who spread violence or untouchability. We also give monetary help of Rs.50000 for intercaste marriages in SCs and STs. Legal Rights: With the help of lawyers, we educate women about their legal rights. We also protest against child labour as this is against law. Consent: Yes, definitely we will help you.

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Name of the Institution/dept.: Address: Police Station Police station, Koppal

Contact: Person Contacted for Interview: 08539 220333 Shivalinga Arandya, Police Inspector Narrative Description of Work:

Gender and HIV: In our district, problem of gender discrimination is prevalent. We teach them to consider men and women equally. Also we tell the society to treat HIV positive people same as others.

Women issues: We spread awareness about women rights in the society so that they are able to protect themselves against any discrimination.

Domestic Violence: We work on issues of domestic violence and take steps based on the severity of the cases. We try to resolve cases of family dispute through mutual talks and in severe cases, we suggest the women to take legal action.

Legal Rights: We educate the society about their legal rights and work specially on women rights. We educate society to follow all legal rules.

Consent: Yes, definitely we will help you after taking permission from higher authorities.

307 INDIVIDUAL

Name of the Individual: Address: Bhim Sen Joshi District Court, Koppal Advocate Contact: 9663655581

Narrative Description of Work:

Gender and HIV: We spread awareness about gender issues and explain that all men and women are equal before law.

Women issues: We work with many NGOs that work to spread awareness on women rights. Women lack awareness about their rights.

Domestic Violence: Women violence still exists to a great extent. There are so many cases of women harassment, problems faced by widows, dowry. So steps need to be taken accordingly to control them.We take the cases of domestic violence in lok adalat to solve them so that the couples unite.

Legal Rights: We spread awareness about women’s rights and dalit rights through our efforts.

Consent: Yes, definitely we will help you by conducting seminars.

Name of the Individual: Address: Laxmi (Social Worker) Laxmi C/O Samraksha, Flat No-4, Shiv nagar, Gadag Road, Koppal Narrative Description of Work:

Laxmi is working since last five years. She creates awareness about HIV/AIDS, STI, IUD, etc. among people, mainly among women.

Consent : Willing to work with Breakthrough which is going to implement an action for women rights.

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Name of the Individual: Address: Manjula, Social Worker Necessary Special Treatment for mentally retarded Shri Gavi Siddeswara children, Training and Helping centre, Shri Gavi Matta Trust, Koppal Contact: 08539 220212 Narrative Description of Work: Women issues: We solve women related issues and problem through counselling and educate women about their rights. We work in collaboration with other organizations to spread awareness about women rights. Child issues: We support mentally challenged children by giving them trainings and conducting physical exercises. Dr. Ajay is a psychologist who gives treatment to such children.

Domestic Violence: We have observed that issues of family dispute arise in cases where a woman gives birth to a mentally retarded child. Such cases lead to divorce too. Many women are harassed due to cases of dowry also. We extend necessary help to such women and make them aware of their rights.

Legal Rights: We educate the society about their legal rights through campaigns and seminars.

Consent: Yes, definitely we will help you.

Name of the Individual: Address: Shri Atmananda Bharti Swamiji, (Religious Leader) Sidda Ruda Mata Dadegallu, Koppal Matt President Contact: 9902787802 Narrative Description of Work: Gender and HIV We provide necessary support to HIV infected people and also support them and provide necessary facilities to lead a better life.

Women Rights A woman has equivalent rights as a man has. Also a daughter has the same rights as a son like in ownership of property. We communicate this through various seminars so that women become aware of their rights.

Dalit Women Rights We feel that these rights have been misused more. So we organize seminars and teach women about these rights and not to misuse them. Legal Rights: We teach society that men and women are considered equal before law. We discuss certain issues related to women with lawyers and seek their legal advice on them.

Consent: Yes, definitely we will help you but you should inform us a week before any programme.

309 Name of the Individual: Address: Ramesh Pawar, Reporter Moulali Complex, Near Railway Station Road, Koppal Haziru Kranti, Kannada daily newspaper

Contact: 9880769626 Narrative Description of Work:

Gender and HIV We publish articles on HIV/AIDS in our newspaper so that the society becomes aware of it and take necessary preventive measures. We have observed that problem is gender discrimination is high in this district.

Domestic violence: Regarding family disputes, we try to counsel the family so that they reunite. There have been cases of family dispute due to dowry etc that sometimes leads to divorce also.

Dalit Women Rights We try to spread awareness about women rights and reservations for dalit women through our newspaper. If we come to know of cases of violence against dalit women, we publish articles on them and support them.

Legal Rights: We provide legal suggestions to women if needed by engaging lawyers.

Consent: Yes, definitely we will help you.

Name of the Individual: Address: Santosh Deshpande, Reporter Railway Station Road, Near Kankachala Theatre, Citizen District Level Newspaper Koppal (Nagarika Zilla Mattada Dinapatrika) Contact: 9880088367 Narrative Description of Work: Gender and HIV We publish articles on HIV/AIDS in our newspaper so that the society becomes aware of it and take necessary preventive measures. We also educate the society to consider HIV positive patients similar to other people. Women issues: We spread awareness about women rights through articles in our newspaper. We also write articles on SHGs and how they can empower women. Dalit Women Rights Our organization mainly works on women related issues. We try to spread awareness about women rights and also facilities and reservations for dalit women through the channel of our newspaper. Legal Rights: We keep a check on the society that they do not misuse their legal rights.

Consent: Yes, definitely we will help you.

310 Name of the Individual: Address: Savithri Majumdar, Andde Quarters, Jawahar Road, Koppal Editor, Women World newspaper (Mahila Lok patrika) Contact: Number of years of Work: 9342733851 20

Narrative Description of Work:

Gender and HIV: This district has a lot of problem related to gender issues. For this, we have organized many rallies and protests. We provide support to HIV infected people and try to convince the society to accept them.

Women issues: We have been working on women related issues for last 20 years. Such cases are prevalent here. We provide skill based trainings to women so that they become capable of getting a job. This is done through SHGs. We also work on cases of sexual harassment and have a dedicated community for this purpose.

Domestic Violence: We have encountered a number of cases on domestic violence and harassment of women on issues like dowry. We provide counselling to husband and wife in such cases and try to resolve such matters. We have recently started a dept. working for violence against women. This dept. is operating for last 2 months.

Women’s rights: We worked on a recent case of harassment due to dowry. The woman was from Ayurveda Medical College. We supported that woman to fight for her rights and get justice.

Dalit women’s rights: Through the women police constables, we spread awareness about dalit women’s rights in the society. The SP and DVSP have helped us in this.

Legal Rights: Through SHGs, we spread awareness about women rights written in the constitution. This provides protection to women against various issues.

Consent: Yes, definitely we will help you on issues like HIV/AIDS and domestic violence.

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Name of the Individual: Address: Veera Kannadiya Youth Sanga, Aminpur Colony, Shivananda Hodulur Koppal District Chairman Veera Kannadiya Youth Sanga

Contact: 9448991077

Narrative Description of Work:

Gender and HIV: We conduct awareness programmes on HIV/AIDS and its preventive measure.

Women issues: Our organization has been working for more than 5 years now. Most of the cases that come to us are related to women only. We work on women related issues in collaboration with many other organizations. For the last 5 years, no other organization has worked on women related issues here.

Domestic Violence: Many cases of domestic violence come to us and we try to counsel them to solve their matters. We fight against harassment of women and violence. We provide necessary legal help to such victims so that they can get justice.

Dalit women’s rights: We provide all the facilities to dalit women that have been approved by government. We also educate them about all the facilities that are provided to them by the state government.

Legal Rights: We give free counselling, information about legal rights. If need is there, we also give legal suggestions to women.

Consent: Yes, definitely we will help you on issues like HIV/AIDS and domestic violence.

312 DISTRICT UDUPI NGOs Name of the NGO: Address: GUARD -Group Urban and Rural Development 04-03/73C Vivekanand Road , 6 cross, Aijarkadu, Post Udupi Taluk Udupi Contact: Geographical Area of Operation: 09480661173 Udupi, Saligram, Karkal and Kurdapura Email- [email protected]

Number of Permanent Staff: Number of years of work: 25 4 Name of Partners/ Funders, if any: Person Contacted for interview: Karnataka State Aids Prevetion Society (KSAPS) Ashoka Foundation- New Delhi, CAPART,Dept. of Achyut Naik (Project Director) Forest and Wild life, Dept. of Women And Child Deve., Dept. of R D and Panchayat Raj HEKS- Switzerland, ICCO- New Delhi,KAWAD (through DFID,UK), NCF- New Delhi, RECONTRE- France, Royal Norwegian Embassy (NORAD)- New Delhi, TDH- Germany, IFES- India Thematic Area of Operation:

Main theme of the Group Urban and Rural Development organization is HIV/AIDS, STI research & Documentation medical & social stigma on health awareness.

Narrative description of Work Domain:

HIV/AIDS While India has an overall 0.9 mean percentage of HIV/AIDS positive persons, Karnataka’s mean percentage is1.5, making it one of the sis states with a high-prevalence of HIV/AIDS. In Udupi, GUARD focuses its attention towards prevention of HIV/AIDS. Further GUARD lends its hand of care and concern for tackling the stigma. particularly with female sex worker and women living with HIV/AIDS.

Targeted Intermission programme in Udupi Since last four year Group Urban and Rural Development is running programme supported by Karnataka State AIDS Control Society. Known as Targeted intervention programme for high risk group such as female sex worker , MSM sexual minority, and IDU user, GURD educate these groups about safe and responsible sexual practices. GURD also motivate them for visiting VCTC Centre for counseling and testing,

HIV/AIDS /Violence against women By improving lives of an individual through awareness, counselling, medical care & rehabilitation. And to enable women to get empowered against the HIV/AIDS Women living with HIV/AIDS are worst sufferer Mostly only they are blamed for acquiring this deadly disease, and they are being deserted by family and community. We sensitise community for WLHA community only stigmatise female more than male. We are facing problem with police at local level .They make harassment to female sex worker and MSM as well as drug user.

Key challenges: Consent The area in which we are working is very challenging to GUARD( Group Urban and Rural Development) is work Community still not recognize these high risk ready to work with Breakthrough group as a part of community .GURD certainly need capacity building of our worker to work more efficiently and effectively. 313

Name of the NGO: Address: Deepa Jyothi Kamath Compound DNO 7/35, Near Kannerpady (Network for positive people) Temple, Kadekar Post and Village, Udupi-576103 Contact: Person contacted for Interview: 0820-2532020, Mohan Suvarna [email protected] (Vice-President) Number of Permanent Staff: Number of years of work: 16 4 Geographical Area of Operation: Partners/ Funders, if any: Kundapur, Udupi, karnataka Central Government, State Government

Thematic Area of Operation: HIV/AIDS Narrative Description of Work: We conduct different programs to spread awareness about AIDS among women, and also to empower them. Gender and HIV: We spread awareness about HIV/AIDS. We provide the necessary help to HIV positive people. We also givce information about the anti-retroviral tablets to infected persons. Women Issues: We solve women’s problems by counselling them. Do you have any gender policy for your organization: No

Key challenges: Consent: - Yes, we will help you in your program.

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Name of the NGO: Address: Freedom Foundation # 5-1-100-E, YMCA Building, Kinnimulky Road, P.O (Centre for Chemical Dependency & HIV/AIDS) Kinnimulky- 5761010 Udupi District Contact: Person contacted for Interview: 0820-2530312 Manohar [email protected] (Co-ordinator) Number of Permanent Staff: 17 Number of years of work: 8 Geographical Area of Operation: Partners/ Funders, if any: Kundapur, Udupi, karnataka NACO, IONC Thematic Area of Operation: Treatment and care to HIV positive people. Narrative Description of Work: We conduct different programs to spread awareness about AIDS among women, and also to empower them. We counsel HIV positive people and take care of their treatment. Gender and HIV: We help HIV affected women, especially widows. We also spread awareness and give treatment to affected persons. Provide counselling service to the family members, of infected persons. Women Issues: We provide moral support to infected women and also provide them with a place to live. Domestic Violence: Give counselling to women who face violence. Women’s rights: We conduct camps and call experts to counsel women. Dalit Women’s rights: We give information to dalit women about their legal rights, so that they are empowered. Legal Rights: With the help of our legal expert s, we give information to women on constitutional rights. Do you have any gender policy for your organization: No Influential Individuals/ Leaders associated with organization: Women and Children welfare department, doctors from Health department. Key challenges: Consent:

- Yes, we will help you in your program.

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Name of the NGO: Address: Jeevan Sangarsha 3rd floor, Tulunadu Towers, Court Road, Udupi-576101 Contact: Person contacted for Interview: 0820-2525414 Veena Shetty 09448213965 (Project Coordinator and Secretary) Number of Permanent Staff: 8 Number of years of work: 6 Geographical Area of Operation: Partners/ Funders, if any: Kundapur, Udupi, karkalla, and complete Udupi district. K.S.A.S Lions Club Thematic Area of Operation: Awareness and treatment to HIV positive people. Narrative Description of Work: For women who suffer from domestic violence, we provide them with training so that they can be self dependent. Gender and HIV: We give treatment and spread awareness about HIV/AIDS among people. We conduct sessions in different schools and colleges, of various villages. Women Issues: Provide counselling to women and spread awareness among them. Domestic Violence: We provide counselling to women and try to solve their problem. We spread awareness among them so that women are empowered. Women’s rights: We disseminate information about the women’s constitutional rights. For example, pension facility for women. Dalit Women’s rights: The facilities provided by government for the dalits, we inform them and help them in getting their share of rights. Legal Rights: Help women become aware about their rights and help the deceived women. Do you have any gender policy for your organization: No

Influential Individuals/ Leaders associated with organization:

Panchayat members and some self help groups.

316 Key challenges: Consent:

- Yes, surely we will help you.

GOVERNMENT

Name of the Department: Address: Women and child welfare department Women and child welfare department, Ajurkadu Udupi Contact: Name of the person contacted for interview: - Sadananda (CDPO officer) Narrative Description of Work: We give education to children who are less than 14 years of age. The department works for the upliftment of women and children. Gender and HIV: We give education to children on issues like HIV AIDS, and through awareness programs, we give information to women as well. Women’s Issues: we spread awareness about women’s problems. Domestic Violence: we try to give justice to women who suffer from domestic violence. We also counsel the families. Dalit Women’s Rights: we give them special facilities like, monetary assistance, house, and training. Consent:

Yes, surely we will help you.

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Name of the Department: Address: Women and child welfare department Women and child welfare department, Ajurkadu Udupi Contact: Name of the person contacted for interview: 0820-24055 Usman A (CDPO) Narrative Description of Work: We provide monetary help to poor and backward women. We also give them training in tailoring, so that they are empowered. We also give scholarships and provide education to children. Gender and HIV: We give training and spread awareness. Women’s Issues: we make sure that poor children, especially female, receive education and attend school. Domestic Violence: we make women aware about such issues. Through counselling centres, we solve their problems. Dalit Women’s Rights: we give them training so that they are empowered. Consent: Yes, surely we will help you after taking permission from the district officer, and women and child welfare department.

318 EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTE

Name of the Educational Institute: Address:

Poornaprajna college Affiliated to Mangalore University Volkadu Udupi - 576101 Karnataka Contact: Person Contacted for Interview:

0820-2524453 Rajmohan (Principal and Professor of Statistics) [email protected]

Number of Permanent staff:

2 lecturers (sociology)

Narrative Description of Work:

We celebrate women’s day, in which we spread awareness about the rights of the women. Through cultural programs we raise our voice against any kind of violence against women, sex selective abortions. We also have a yearly publication. We conduct counselling sessions for students.

Influential leaders/ individuals associated:

College founders

Key Challenges: Consent: none Yes, surely we will help you

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Name of the Educational Institute: Address: Education Primary Teachers Union College C/o Dai GHSP School, Amiamogeru- 575017, Udupi Contact: Person Contacted for Interview: 09449389245 Jagdish Shetty (Secretary, C.B.O) Number of Permanent staff: 9 Narrative Description of Work: We celebrate women’s day, mother’s day and spread awareness among young students so that they are aware. We conduct seminar twice a week, in which we discuss such issues as related to women’s violence. The articles written by students on issues related to women, we publish those articles and thus encourage them to be an active part of the society. We also conduct NSS camps, community living camps, and various competitions to encourage women participants. Key Challenges: Consent: We do not have sufficient counsellors. Yes, surely we will help you

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Name of the Educational Institute: Address:

Vaikunta Baliga College Of Law Kunjibettu Udupi-576102 Udupi (dist) Contact: Person Contacted for Interview:

0820-2520459 Vaikunta (First Grade Helper) [email protected]

Number of Permanent staff:

Narrative Description of Work:

We spread awareness about sexual harassment faced by women and by conducting street plays, lectures, seminars. We also raise the issues of sex selective abortions through seminars. In our magazines, we publish articles on HIV prevention. We solve the problems faced by women by giving them counselling.

Influential leaders/ individuals associated:

Board of members

Key Challenges: Consent:

Sometimes, in case of domestic violence, we receive Yes, we will help you in your program on women’s rights, threatening calls from the women’s in-laws house. and women’s problems.

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Name of the Educational Institute: Address: Udupi Taluk and District, Karnataka, India MGM College 576102

Contact: 0820 – 2520359/2530410/2521119 Person Contacted for Interview: [email protected] Anasuya T, Principal (09964397061) Number of Permanent staff: 15 Narrative Description of Work: We spread awareness about women’s legal rights, by conducting seminars, in which we call experts; we also conduct special programs about women empowerment. We also publish articles related to women’s issues in our yearly magazine. Influential leaders/ individuals associated: College administrative staff and lecturers Key Challenges: Consent: Yes, we are ready to help, if Breakthrough helps us in - organizing various seminars and workshops.

322 INDIVIDUAL

Individual : Address: Dr. Subhash Keni (Medical Practitioner) 04-03/73C Vivekanand Road 6cross Aijarkadu post Udupi Taluk Udupi District

Narrative Description of Work:

9 years of work experience as medical practitioner

Provide medical aid to RTI/STI patients and counselling to commercial sex workers and MSM counselling Try to bring behavioural changes regarding safe sexual practice

Consent: As I am doctor by profession I am ready to work to serve & help the community by contributing my services but Breakthrough organisation is unknown to me so I would like to get more information about Breakthrough Trust

Name of the Individual: Address:

Janardhan, Reporter Vijaya Karnataka District Office (Times of India) Udupi Narrative Description of Work:

Gender and HIV: We publish stories about HIV in our paper. We try to remove the misconceptions about HIV in the minds of the people.

Women’s Issues: Again through our paper, we spread awareness about women’s rights.

Women’s Rights: we conduct awareness programs in our district, and give legal suggestions about women’s legal rights.

Consent:

Yes, surely we will help you.

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Name of the Individual: Address: Prasad V , Reporter Udayahini District Office, Udupi (Udayvani) Narrative Description of Work: Gender and HIV: We write on such topics in our papers frequently, and spread awareness among people. We also provide health training sometimes. Women’s Issues: through experts, we give counselling to women and try to solve their problems. Domestic Violence: we try to solve the issues related to domestic violence by talks. Women’s Rights: we fight for women’s rights, and publish stories which inspire other women. Dalit Women’s Rights: we give them education about health topics, and make them aware of legal rights. Consent: Yes, surely we will help you.

Name of the Individual: Address: Madhukar Mudradi, Social Worker 1st floor, Vyasaraja Mutt Building, Near Karnataka Bank, Car street, Udupi-576101 Contact: 09448107505 Narrative Description of Work: We spread awareness among women with the help of NGO’s, government, youth, and different societies. Gender and HIV: we urge people to give equal status to men and women in the society. Women’s Issues: through we provide all kind of support and help to women who are sufferers of any kind of violence. Domestic Violence: through seminars, we inspire families not to resort to any kind of violence and live peacefully. Women’s Rights: we inform women about their constitutional rights. Dalit Women’s Rights: we give them information on their rights. Consent: Yes, surely we will help you.

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Name of the Individual: Address: Vanitha, Social Worker RVS Tailors, Behind Gajanan Hotel, Opposite Chitpady Bus stop, Chitpady, Udupi-576101 Contact: 09342966351 Narrative Description of Work: Our main focus is women. We spread awareness through education, law and health. We also conduct lectures in which we give information on HIV, sex selective abortions, and make students aware of it. We give job trainings to SHG’s. Gender and HIV: we give the required treatment to HIV positive people. And provide counselling to them as well as their family members. Domestic Violence: we give them necessary support and train them so that they can get jobs. Women’s Rights: we make sure that the rights of the women are not misused and they are not deceived. Dalit Women’s Rights: fight for the rights of dalit women. Legal Rights: we give them information about their rights with the help of experts. We also give them education, so that they become aware of their rights. Consent: Yes, surely we will help you.

Name of the Individual: Suprasad Shetty, Address: District Bhartiya Janta Party Office, Udupi Spokesperson, BJP Contact:09448153256 Narrative Description of Work: Gender and HIV: our party conducts many programs to spread awareness about HIV. Domestic Violence: with the help of NGO’s we try to solve the problems of domestic violence. Women’s Rights: we fight for the rights of the women. Dalit Women’s Rights: we make sure that the rights of the dalit women are not misused. We give education and spread awareness among dalit women, about their rights. Legal Rights: we give all possible legal help to solve women’s problems. Consent: Yes, surely we will help you.

325 DISTRICT TUMKUR NGOS

Name of the NGO: Address: Devrajuras Road, K.S Nisar Ahmad Cross Sarawasthipuram CHIRANJIVANA Tumkur –572105 Contact: Person Contacted for Interview: 0816-2201429, 09341901319 T.K Murgan (09901890665) E-mail : [email protected] (President) Jagdeesh M. (0984090240) (D.N.O) Mr. Sudheer Naik (09844813207) (Social Worker) Number of Permanent staff:5 Number of years of work:5 Geographical Area of Operation: Partners/Funders, If any: Tumkur NACO States Aids control Society Donations from well wishers Thematic Area of Operation: Main aim of our net work is to. Work for People living with HIV/AIDS Since this is the net work of the people living with HIV/AIDS we understand problems of positive people Narrative Description of Work: HIV/AIDS related awareness: CHIRANJIVANA create awareness regarding HIV/AIDS with the help of outreach workers. We make people aware in our office through their counsellor and also organise camps in Health Melas & other public places We organise World AIDS Day every year and promote safety measure to avoid HIV/AIDS transmit ion With the help of different NGOs working at Taluka level we make people aware about mode of transmission and how one can avoid getting infected with HIV. Gender and HIV: Women are the worst sufferer of HIV/AIDS due to gender discrimination. Since women are the more vulnerable than men due to their biological character. After getting infected with HIV/AIDS only women are to be blame not men. In most of the cases they are deserted by family. Our Net Work supports such women by giving medical aid from hospitals. Nutrition from different donor agency. Women Right : We give awareness regarding women’s right through our workshops organise to educate women about their legal rights. Gender Policy: No CHIRANJEEVANA has no such gender policy

326 Key challenges: Consent: none CHIRANJEEVANA would like to be a part of BREAK THROUGH TRUST.

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Name of the NGO: Address: Archard Integrated Rehabilitation Centre For Addicts Namma Mane Ashok Nagar 3rd main Tumkur --572105 Contact: Person Contacted for Interview: 0816-2279463 Ms. Malti Sadashivaiah 0816-4021987 (Secretary) [email protected] Number of Permanent staff: Number of years of work: 20 10 Geographical Area of Operation: Partners/Funders, If any: Tumkur & all States MSJE Help us Donations from well wishers Thematic Area of Operation:

A very private and confidential Residential ARCHARD INTEGRATEDREHABILITATION CENTRE FOR ADDICTS and Alcohol Addiction Treatment Centre. The Orchard's highly trained staffs are matched by personal commitment and compassion. We believe that all individuals can and will become responsible for their own recovery from drugs and alcohol when given the proper level and quality of substance abuse treatment. With guidance and support, our clients learn how to put aside their fears, grief, resentments, and shame, and discover the new hope a clean and sober lifestyle offers.

Narrative Description of Work:

At the ARCHARD INTEGRATEDREHABILITATION CENTRE FOR ADDICTS, the counsellors, support and medical staff are committed to providing each client with individual attention, care, and support. Our drug rehab and alcohol treatment team deals with alcoholism, substance abuse, and chemical dependency. We provide help to those in need of rehabilitation for drug addiction, alcoholism, Heroin, Opiates, Cocaine, Crack, Crystal-Meth, Prescription Drugs, and other self-defeating behaviours in a comfortable, intimate, respectful environment.

Drug and HIV/AIDS:

ARCHARD INTEGRATEDREHABILITATION CENTRE FOR ADDICTS create awareness regarding HIV/AIDS with the help of outreach workers. We make people aware in our office through their counsellor We organise World AIDS Day every year and promote safety measure to avoid HIV/AIDS transmit ion With the help of different NGOs working at Taluka level we make people aware about mode of transmission and how one can avoid getting infected with HIV

Women’s Right :

We give awareness regarding women’s right through our workshops organise to educate women about their legal rights. Gender Policy: ARCHARD INTEGRATEDREHABILITATION CENTRE FOR ADDICTS has no such gender policy Key challenges: Consent: none Archard Integrated Rehabilitation Centre For Addicts is not much interested to work with BREAK THROUGH TRUST

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Name of the NGO: Address: Sree Veerbhadra Swamy Education Society Cywala Kendra Susheela Building 7th Cross Someshpuram Tumkur --572102 Contact: Person Contacted for Interview: 0816-2259763 Veena R (Secretary)

Number of Permanent staff: Number of years of work: 10 8 Geographical Area of Operation: Partners/Funders, If any: Tumkur Women and Child Dept. Dept. of Social Justice Donations from well wishers Thematic Area of Operation: Main aim of Sree Veerbhadra Swamy Education Society is to work for Poor People, Family Issues, Violence against women , helping poor & widow Narrative Description of Work:

Violence Against Women: -- We spread awareness regarding violence related dowry, Alcoholism, other drugs and evil in society through Street Play, Make women aware about police Help Line for women for necessary help.

HIV/AIDS related awareness:

We also create awareness regarding HIV/AIDS with the help of outreach workers and counsellor. We organise World AIDS Day every year and promote safety measure to avoid HIV/AIDS transmit ion.

Counselling for Women Right :

We give awareness regarding women’s right through our meetings and counsellor educates women about their legal rights and domestic issues .they can call for any help on-223399 number.

Gender Policy: Sree Veerbhadra Swamy Education Society has no such gender policy

Key challenges: Consent: none Sree Veerbhadra Swamy Education Society would like to be a part of BREAK THROUGHTRUST, and help on women issues.

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Name of the NGO: Address: Citizen Alliance For Rural Development And Trainings Amma 5th Main Society (CARDTS) Jaynagar East Tumkur --572102 Contact: Person Contacted for Interview: 0816-2291819, Ravindra M. Hegde (09448015347) 09448015347 (Dist. Coordinator) E-mail : [email protected] Number of Permanent staff: Number of years of work: 40 17 Geographical Area of Operation: Partners/Funders, If any: Tumkur &all Karanataka NACO K.H.P.T KARNATAKA HEALTH DEPT. States Aids control Society Donations from well wishers Thematic Area of Operation: Main aim of our net work is to work for People living with HIV/AIDS Since this is the net work of the people living with HIV/AIDS we understand problems of positive people. Narrative Description of Work:

CITIZEN ALLAINCE FOR RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND TRAININGSSOCIETY work for people suffering with HIV/AIDS. We help not only sufferer of +ve people but also community to save them from this deadly disease.

HIV/AIDS related awareness: CITIZEN ALLAINCE FOR RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND TRAININGSSOCIETY creates awareness regarding HIV/AIDS with the help of outreach workers. We make people aware in our office through their counsellor and also organise camps in Health MELAS & other public places We organise World AIDS Day every year and promote safety measure to avoid HIV/AIDS transmit ion With the help of different NGOs working at Taluka level we make people aware about mode of transmission and how one can avoid getting infected with HIV.

HIV/AIDS and Gender : Women are the worst sufferer of HIV/AIDS due to gender discrimination. Since women are the more vulnerable than men due to their biological character. After getting infected with HIV/AIDS only women are to be blame not men. In most of the cases they are deserted by family. Our Net Work supports such women by giving medical aid from hospitals. Nutrition from different donor agency.

Women’s Right : We give awareness regarding women’s right through our workshops organise to educate women about their legal rights Gender Policy Yes CITIZEN ALLAINCE FOR RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND TRAININGSSOCIETY has such gender policy in its organisation. Key challenges: Consent: none CITIZEN ALLAINCE FOR RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND TRAININGSSOCIETY is already a partner of Break Through

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EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS

Name of the Educational Institute: Address: Sree Siddaganga college of Art ,Science, and Dept. of Sociology , Sree Siddaganga college of Art Commerce ,Science, and Commerce ,B.M. Road Tumkur -572102

Contact: Person Contacted for Interview: 0816- 2278569 Dr. H.H. Niranjana (Principal) Geographical Area of Operation: Partners/Funders, if any: Tumkur Govt. Number of Permanent staff: Number of years of work: 52 16 Thematic Area of Operation: This is a private semi-urban aided educational institution serving the people through quality education Narrative Description of Work: Dept. of Sociology and Journalism of Sree Siddaganga college of Art, Science, and Commerce (Tumkur) organise workshops/seminars on women right & different issues related to women on World women day. We call expert lawyers to deliver lector on these issues. Our students also visit Villages and spread awareness on different issues through N.S.S. Programme.

Sree Siddaganga college of Art, Science, and Commerce (Tumkur) is involved in academic studies. Our college has appointed one Lecture who solves issues related to girl student. We also have women president who look after girls student’s problem effectively.

Gender Policy : This s a private semi-urban aided educational institution and there is no gender policy

Key Challenges: Consent: Organization has sufficient infrastructure Sree Siddaganga college of Art ,Science, and Commerce (Tumkur) is interested to work with BREAK THROUGH TRUST.

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Name of the Educational Institute: Address: Vidiyodaya Law College Vidiyodaya Law College B.H. Road Tumkur -572102 Contact: Person Contacted for Interview: 0816-2278243 Fax---0816—2257708, 09342100994 K Venkatachalaphti Swamy (Principal) Geographical Area of Operation: Partners/Funders, if any: Tumkur Govt. of India Number of Permanent staff: Number of years of work: 20 16 Thematic Area of Operation: To serve the people through quality education of law Narrative Description of Work: Organise workshops/seminars on women right & different issues related to women Our students also visits Villages and spread awareness on different issues through NSS Programme. This is a Law institute involved in academic studies. Gender Policy : This is a Educational Institute and there is no gender policy Key Challenges: Consent: Organization has sufficient infrastructure Vidiyodaya Law College is interested to work with BREAK THROUGH TRUST,

Name of the Educational Institute: Address: Govt. Arts ,Science, and Commerce College Dept. of Sociology Dept. of Sociology Govt. Arts ,Science, and Commerce College (Tumkur)) B.H. Road Tumkur -572102 Contact: Person Contacted for Interview: 0816- 278569, Professor Venu 09448472753 Geographical Area of Operation: Partners/Funders, if any: Tumkur Govt. of India Number of Permanent staff: 11 Number of years of work: 16 Thematic Area of Operation: To sensitize students over social issues To serve the people through quality education Narrative Description of Work: Dept. of Sociology Govt. Arts, Science, and Commerce College (Tumkur) organise workshops/seminars on women right & different issues related to women Our students also visits Villages and spread awareness on different issues through N.S.S. Programme.

This is a Govt. institute involve in academic studies. Gender Policy : This is a Educational Institute and there is no gender policy Key Challenges: Consent: Organization has sufficient infrastructure Dept. of Sociology, Govt.Arts ,Science, and Commerce College (Tumkur) is interested to work with BREAK THROUGH TRUST

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333 GOVERNMENT

Name of the Police Station: Address: N.E. Police Station Benglore Road, Tumkur Contact: Geographical Area of Operation: Head Constable (Refused to give name) Tumkur 08162278224 Number of years of work: 14

Thematic Area of Operation: To maintain law and order

Narrative description of Work Domain:

The duty of our department to maintain Law & Order situation in our working area We work for violence free society. And try to put culprit behind the bar to get punishment from court. In the eye of law there are no gender issues but women are more vulnerable toward the violence so is our duty to give priority to women related issues such as domestic violence, rape cases, eve teasing, dowry related issues. Consent: N.E. Police Station is ready to work with BREAK THROUGH TRUST, if dept. permit them

Name of the Govt Dept.: Address: Dist. Women and child Welfare Dept Tumkur Kandaya Bhavan, Off. D.C.Office Tumkur Contact: : Geographical Area of Operation: 09341994416, Tumkur E mail: [email protected] Name of Contact Person: Smt. Vasantha Prema (President)

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Working for the welfare of women & child particularly child. We take care of child from womb of mother to full childhood through our various programme run by ICDS dept. Narrative Description of Work:

We give information about women right, and violence against women, under PWADV act 2005 we can help women to fight against violence. CONSENT: Dist. Women and child Welfare Dept Tumkur is ready to work with BREAK THROUGH TRUST, if dept. permit us

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Name of the Govt Dept. Address: Samaj Kalyan Department Tumkur Zilla Panchayat Tumkur State: Geographical Area of Operation: Karanataka Tumkur Thematic Area of Operation:

To serve Schedule Cast, Schedule Tribe, Backward Cast, Women and weaker section of society through different Govt. scheme Narrative description of Work Domain:

We work mainly for Schedule Cast, Schedule Tribe, Backward Cast, Women and weaker section of society through different Govt. scheme We Provide scholarship to SC, ST, and students of weaker section Provide financial assistance from rs.10000 to 50000 to the women of Schedule Cast, Schedule Tribe, Backward in case of rape or physical assault .Our department work on all the issues related to women. we often organise different type of health camps with free check up facilities We work for women empowerment, to empower them we trained them for self reliance we organise camps to educate women on different issues such as Women Right , We provide counselling women on different issues like Violence against women.

Consent: Samaj Kalyan Department Tumkur is interested to work with BREAK THROUGH TRUST,

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Name of the Individual: Address: Women Cell First floor J.S. Tower Smt Sheerin Taj, Social Worker NEPS Office Tumkur Jaya Karnataka Samaj Sewa Trust Contact: : Geographical Area of Operation: 09342262598 Tumkur Number of years of work: 20 Thematic Area of Operation:

Mr. Smt Sheerin Taj is associated with Jaya Karnataka Samaj Sewa Trust and actively involve to solve social problem To work for social cause to serve people Narrative description of Work Domain:

Domestic Violence We work all the issues related to women. We work for women empowerment, to empower them we trained them for self reliance we organise camps to educate women on different issues such as Women Right, We provide counselling women on different issues like Violence against women, and Domestic disputes etc. HIV/AIDS: We provide awareness about HIV/AIDS mode of transmission, misconception, and encourage HIV v+ people to go for testing and treatment.

Consent: Smt Sheerin Taj is interested to work with BREAK THROUGH TRUST.

Name of the Individual Address: Ms. Yasmin Taj, Social Worker Jaya Karanataka Shanti Karanti Near PragathiJana Pada Sangatane B.H. Road Tumkur Contact: : Geographical Area of Operation: 09964447756 / 09880455680 Tumkur Number of years of work: 12 Thematic Area of Operation: Ms. Yasmin Taj is Social worker actively involve to solve social problem To work for social cause to serve people Narrative description of Work Domain: We work all the issues related to women. we often organise different type of health camps with free check up facilities We work for women empowerment, to empower them we trained them for self reliance we organise camps to educate women on different issues such as Women Right , We provide counselling women on different issues like Violence against women , Domestic disputes. We do visit areas to solve domestic problems at their home instead of discussing Consent: Ms. Yasmin Taj (Social Worker) is interested to work with BREAK THROUGH TRUST,

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Name of the Individual Address: Ms. Sidda Barappa K. Shri Siddasharma Sarvodaya Kurubari Halli Sompura , (Social Worker) Kandaya Vruta Sompura Tumkur Contact: Geographical Area of Operation: 09980597634 Tumkur Thematic Area of Operation: Ms. Sidda Barappa K. is Social worker actively involve to solve social problem To work for social cause to serve people Mainly working for women , children and Backward classes Narrative description of Work Domain: We work all the issues related to women. we often organise different type of health camps with free check up facilities We work for women empowerment, to empower them we trained them for self reliance we organise camps to educate women on different issues such as Women Right , We provide counselling women on different issues like Violence against women , Domestic disputes. We do visit areas to solve domestic problems at their home instead of discussing HIV/AIDS: We also spread awareness about HIV/AIDS transmission, give consolation and hope to PLHA Consent: Ms. Sidda Barappa K. (Social Worker) is interested to work with BREAK THROUGH TRUST,

Name of the Individual Address: Prof. K. Sriniwas Gawda District. Court B.H. Road Tumkur (Adocate) Contact: : Geographical Area of Operation: 09845124604 Tumkur Number of years of work: 20 Thematic Area of Operation: Prof. K. Sriniwas Gawda (Adocate) is associated Legal Aid and actively involve to solve problem related to women, domestic violence

Narrative description of Work Domain: PWDV act 2005 It is an effective law to give justice to women in less time, but we generally try to resolve domestic violence through mutual under standing. Gender and HIV/AIDS Women are the worst sufferer of HIV/AIDS They are mostly thrown out of house after becoming HIV+ . We provide legal assistance to such women. Legal Right : In the eye of justice both men and women are equal but for women 198A,103B Section help the women Consent: Prof. K. Sriniwas Gawda (Advocate) is not interested to work with BREAK THROUGH TRUST,

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Name of the Individual Address: Smt. Jyothi & Smt. Padmashree District. Court B.H. Road (Advocate) Tumkur Contact: : Geographical Area of Operation: 09886129472 Tumkur Thematic Area of Operation: Smt. Jothi & Smt. Padmashree is associated Legal Aid and actively involve to solve problem related to women, domestic violence

Narrative description of Work Domain: Women Right : We are ready to provide all type of assistance to women who are suffering from any type of exploitation PWADV 2005 act It is a an effective law to give justice to women in less time, but we generally try to resolve domestic violence through mutual under standing Generally domestic violence are the temporary issue and are momentary. Legal Right : In the eye of justice both men and women are equal but according to 125CRPC 198A,103B Section are also helpful to women Consent: Smt. Jothi & Smt. Padmashree (Advocate) are ready to work with BREAK THROUGH TRUST,

Name of the Individual Address: Shree Karivaswa Swami Math Shree Karivaswa Swami Math (Religious Leader ) Near Sarvodaya College In front of Church Tumkur Contact: Geographical Area of Operation: 0816-2272878 Tumkur Number of years of work: 40

Thematic Area of Operation:

Religious and spiritual services

Narrative description of Work Domain: Women Issues : We are ready to provide all type of assistance to women who are suffering from any type of exploitation by community .We provide information on these issues in our day to day preaching .There is an area in Belgam where prostitution was a profession but through our outreach worker and taking help of NGOs we get rid off this evil Legal Rights :

In the eye of justice both men and women are equal but according to 125CRPC 198A,103B Section are also helpful to women Consent: Smt. Jothi & Smt. Padmashree ( Swami ji ) are ready to give all type of help and work with BREAK THROUGH

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Name of the Individual Address: Mr.Vinay, Reporter 1-Cross Kiwamps Nagar (Vijaya Karnataka) Shiv Kumar Swami Circle Near Sriniwas Building B.H. Road Tumkur Contact: Geographical Area of Operation: 0816—2260225 Tumkur Thematic Area of Operation: To report news related to public interest to our concern dept.

Narrative description of Work Domain: We do write on issues related to women. We organise camps to educate women on different issues such as Women Right, We provide counselling women on different issues like Violence against women, and Domestic disputes ect. Generally we raise the issues through our news paper and try to brought in to notice to higher authority to solve the problem CONSENT: Mr.Vinay (Vijaya Karnataka) is ready to work with BREAK THROUGH TRUST, but this has to be decided by Head office not by individual.

Name of the Individual Address: Mr. Aravind, Reporter Prajawani Office Shiny Tower (Deccan Herald ) Near Shiv Kumar Swami Circle Ashok Nagar B.H. Road Tumkur Contact: Geographical Area of Operation: 0816—270986 Tumkur E-mail [email protected] Thematic Area of Operation:. To report news related to public interest to our concern dept.

Narrative description of Work Domain: We do write on issues related to women. We do write different issues such as Women Right, We provide counselling women on different issues like Violence against women, and Domestic disputes in the BHOOMIKA AND SUDHA weekly news paper.. Generally we raise the issues through our news paper and try to brought in to notice to higher authority to solve the problem CONSENT: Mr. Aravind is ready to work with BREAK THROUGH TRUST

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Name of the Individual Address: Mr. S. Naganna (Editor) (PRAJA PRAHATHI) (PRAJA PRAHATHI) B.H. Road Tumkur PIN-572102 Contact: : Geographical Area of Operation: 0816—2278198/2257588 Tumkur Fax 0816--2273793 E-mail [email protected] Thematic Area of Operation: To report news related to public interest to our concern dept.

Narrative description of Work Domain: We do write on issues related to women. We Published Women special article on every Thursday We do write in our paper on different issues related to such as Women Right, Violence against women, and Domestic disputes HIV AIDS, Female foeticide etc. Generally we raise the issues through our news paper and try to brought in to notice to higher authority to solve the problem CONSENT: Mr. S. Naganna (Editor) (PRAJA PRAGATHI) is ready to work with BREAK THROUGH TRUST, but this has to be decided by Head office not by individual.

Name of the Govt Dept. Address: Samaj Kalyan Department Tumkur Zilla Panchayat Tumkur State: Geographical Area of Operation: Karanataka Tumkur Thematic Area of Operation: To serve Schedule Cast, Schedule Tribe, Backward Cast, Women and weaker section of society through different Govt. scheme Narrative description of Work Domain: We work mainly for Schedule Cast, Schedule Tribe, Backward Cast, Women and weaker section of society through different Govt. scheme We Provide scholarship to SC, ST, and students of weaker section Provide financial assistance from rs.10000 to 50000 to the women of Schedule Cast, Schedule Tribe, Backward in case of rape or physical assault .Our department work on all the issues related to women. we often organise different type of health camps with free check up facilities We work for women empowerment, to empower them we trained them for self reliance we organise camps to educate women on different issues such as Women Right , We provide counselling women on different issues like Violence against women.

CONSENT: Samaj Kalyan Department Tumkur is interested to work with BREAK THROUGH TRUST,

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