Distribution of this list is free and will be appreciated!
I was prompted to compile this list by two other factors which are specific to the South Asian situation. First, the current strife in India (the largest country in the region), is at least partly, a result of the frustration of the middle class with the failures of parliamentary democracy and its governmental institutions. Over the last decade authoritarian groups have sought to co-opt this potent political force to gain power with the enticing vision of a strong state. Second, the rise of authoritarianism is supported by several among the Indian Diaspora i.e. Indians who reside outside the region. We the diaspora, being out of contact with the region, are often unaware of the effect of such authoritarian movements on the less fortunate amongst us and more susceptible to the propaganda of the authoritarian groups.
There is however another way for the Indian middle classes to use their resources to change the situation. A way that is infinitely more rewarding and less fraught with unsavoury ideological compromises. There are literally hundreds of groups in the region, who are using their energy to help the poor, the defenseless, the destitute and the persecuted. This guide attempts to highlight their efforts and hopes to connect them with the non-resident Asians who are looking for a way to give back something to the region. In this way those of us who wish to "help" South Asia, can direct our efforts to the people themselves rather than to politicians who claim to represent them. I hope this will also inspire some of us (especially the second generation) to visit and work with the groups listed.This kind of direct contact with the groups on the front line of change in South Asia will promote a deeper understanding of the real problems of the region, and what we can do to help them.
Several persons helped, in producing the list, and some of them are included here. The most important contributions were made by M.V. Ramana. Many others offered encouragement, without which, my natural cynicism would have killed the whole project. My thanks are due to all. There are, I am sure, several errors and outdated information in the list. I would be grateful if you could bring these to my attention so I can correct them in the next edition.
July 27, 1993 Shyamal Jajodia
18 Spencer Avenue
Somerville MA 02144
India
People's Union for Civil Liberties (PUCL)-National
Dr.Y.P.Chhibbar
A-11, Pushpanjali
Delhi - 110 092
Journal: PUCL Bulletin (English/Hindi monthly). Provides legal
assistance, investigates human rights abuses, supports human rights
legislation, etc.
Ajit Foundation
Dr. Vikram Vyas
396 Vasundara Colony Tonk Road
Jaipur 302018 Phone : (141) 513 601 Fax : (141) 519 938
email : [email protected]
Scientific, Computer Modelling of Rural Water Resources, Alternative
Energy Sources, Science Education, Community Development.
Andhra Pradesh Civil Liberties Committee (APCLC)
K.G. Kannabiran
10-3-29/2
East Maredpalli
Secunderabad
Journal: Swechha (Telugu Monthly). Provides legal assistance,
investigates human rights abuses, supports human rights legislation,
etc.
Association for the Protection of Democratic Rights (APDR)
Sujata Bhadro
18, Madan Baral Lane
Calcutta- 700 012
Journal: Adhikar (Bengali). Provides legal assistance, investigates
human rights abuses, supports human rights legislation, etc.
Committee for the Protection of Democracy Rights (CPDR)
Jyoti Punwani
C/o Super Book House
Colaba Causeway
Bombay 400 005
Provides legal and analytical support to workers groups, investigates
human rights abuses, supports human rights legislation, etc.
Citizen's Committee for Civil Liberties and Democratic Rights
Roland Martins/Hugo D'Souza
The Book Shop
Near Civil Court
Altinho, Mapusa
Goa - 403 507
Provides legal assistance, investigates human rights abuses, supports
human rights legislation, etc.
Lok Adhikar Sangh (Gujarat)
Girish C. Patel
M-4/70/539, Shastri Nagar
Near Vijay Nagar
Ahmedabad - 380 073
Provides legal assistance, investigates human rights abuses, supports
human rights legislation, etc.
People's Union for Democratic Rights (PUDR)
Nandita Haksar
56 Munrika Enclave
New Delhi - 110 067
Provides legal assistance, investigates human rights abuses, supports
human rights legislation, etc.
Peoples Union for Democratic Rights (PUDR)
Govind Mukhoti
213 Jorbagh
New Delhi - 110 003
Provides legal assistance, investigates human rights abuses, supports
human rights legislation, etc.
Peoples Union for Democratic Rights (PUDR)
Uma Chakravarty
5/14 University Road
Delhi University, Delhi - 110 007
Ph: 291 - 8827
Provides legal assistance, investigates human rights abuses, supports
human rights legislation, etc.
Citizens for Democracy (CFD)
Justice V.M.Tarkunde
B-17, Maharani Bagh
New Delhi - 110 065
Provides legal assistance, investigates human rights abuses, supports
human rights legislation, etc.
Karnataka Civil Liberties Committee (KCLC)
S. Ramakrishna
Advocate
9 Bathing Ghat Lane
Chickpet
Bangalore - 560 053
Provides legal assistance, investigates human rights abuses, supports
human rights legislation, etc.
Organising Committee for Democratic Rights (OCDR)
Bhaktavatsalam/Ramanujan
7 Krishnaji Road
Tirupattur
North Arcot- 635 601
Provides legal assistance, investigates human rights abuses, supports
human rights legislation, etc.
Association for Democratic Rights (AFDR) Punjab
Jagmohan Singh
BXX-838, Krishna Nagar
Opp. R.P. Theater
Ludhiana, Punjab - 141 001
Journal: Jamhuri Adhikar (Punjabi). Provides legal assistance,
investigates human rights abuses, supports human rights legislation,
etc.
Ganatantrik Adhikar Suraksa Sanghatana, Orissa
Sushil Rai
C/o Rameshchandra Sharma
Patra Sahi
Station Bazar
Cuttack- 753 003
Provides legal assistance, investigates human rights abuses, supports
human rights legislation, etc.
Janadhipathya Avakasa Samarakshna Samiti, Kerala
V.V. Sarathi
Advocate
Palghat
Provides legal assistance, investigates human rights abuses, supports
human rights legislation, etc.
Janatantrik Adhikar Surakshana Sanghatana, Rajasthan
Ugrasen Rao
Nirala Printers
1 Sambhavanath Marg
Lakhasa Chowk
Udaipur - 313 001
Provides legal assistance, investigates human rights abuses, supports
human rights legislation, etc.
Lokshahi Hakk Sanghatana
Rajni Desai
8D, 'B' Building
Harbour Heights
Off Victoria Bunder Road
Colaba, Bombay- 400 005
Journal: Lok Hakk (Marathi). Provides legal assistance, investigates
human rights abuses, supports human rights legislation, etc.
Organisation for the Protection of Democratic Rights (OPDR)
Bhaskar Rao
4 College New Quarters
Nagaram, Tenali
Andhra Pradesh- 552 268
Provides legal assistance, investigates human rights abuses, supports
human rights legislation, etc.
Indian People's Human Rights Commission
P.A.Sebastian
104 Central YMCA
12, N. Parikh Marg
Colaba, Bombay- 400 039
Provides legal assistance, investigates human rights abuses, supports
human rights legislation, etc.
People's Union for Civil Liberties
81 Sahayog Apartments
Mayur Vihar, Delhi - 110 091
Provides legal assistance, investigates human rights abuses, supports
human rights legislation, etc.
People's Union for Civil Liberties
C/O Yusuf Meherally Center
National House, 2nd Floor
Tulloch Road, Behind Regal Cinema
Bombay - 400 039
Provides legal assistance, investigates human rights abuses, supports
human rights legislation, etc.
Setu Center for Social Knowledge and Action
Peoples Union for Civil Liberties
Achyut Agnik
6-Niharika, near Azad Society
Ahmedabad - 380 015
Ph: 406751 (O), 378415 (H)
Provides legal assistance, investigates human rights abuses, supports
human rights legislation, etc.
Lawyers Collective
Prof. A.R. Desai & Neera Desai
Jai Kuteer, 1st Floor
Tilakwadi Road
Mahim Post Office
Bombay - 400 016
Ph: 430 - 5853
Provides legal assistance, investigates human rights abuses, supports
human rights legislation, etc.
Center for Education and Documentation
3-Sulaiman Chambers
4 Battery Street
Behind Regal Cinema, Bombay - 400 039
Documents human rights abuses and developments
Asghar Ali Engineer
Irene Cottage, 2nd Floor
4th Road, Santa Cruz East
Bombay - 400 055
Ph: 612-1084 (H), 614-9668 (O)
Human rights, Communal harmony, Secularism, Riot Investigation and
Prevention
Youth for Unity and Voluntary Action (YUVA No connection with VHP
Conference with the same initials)
Minar Pimple
Silver Rocks
8, Ground Floor
Harekrishna Mandir Path
Model Colony
Bombay 400004.
e-mail: [email protected]
Human rights, Communal harmony, Secularism, Riot investigation, relief
and prevention, an OXFAM partner
Nivara Hakk Suraksha Samiti
Anna Kurian
Broacha House
Garden Road
Bombay 400039.
Ph: 91-22-221898
email: [email protected]
Pavement dwellers' rights, Urban empowerment
Association of Youth for a Better India
Vivek Asrani
17 Bharat Mahal,
Marine Drive
Bombay.
Secularism, education amongst children from low income groups.
Professor Rajni Kothari Ph: 683 - 8894
G-1/10, Lajpat Nagar,
Near Jalvihar Bus stop
New Delhi - 110 024
Researches and analyzes human rights ideology and policy etc.
Center for Social Studies
Ghanshyam Shah
D-2 Mamata Flats, Ghoddod, Athawa
Surat, Gujarat - 395 007
Ph: 667173 (O)
Human Rights
Rosa-Luxemburg Study Circle
K. Manoharan
M-23/10, Muthalamman Koil St.
West Mambalam, Madras - 600 033
Human Rights
CRY - Child Relief and You
Anand Estate
189A Sane Guruji Marg
Bombay - 400 011
Ph: 896845/896472/89115
Childrens' Welfare
Udavum Karangal (Helping Hands)
Centre for Humane Services,
460, N.S.K Nagar
(Near Anna Arch)
Madras - 600 106,
Tamil Nadu
India
Phone: 91-44-42-6141, 91-44-483-0321
e-mail : [email protected] or [email protected]
Shelters for orphaned, handicapped and destitute children
Premaanjali Education Trust (Regd)
Gen. Secretary L V Ravi
C/o No 3, 2nd Floor, Main Guard Cross Road
Bangalore 560 001, INDIA
Phone: 91-80-579031, 91-80-573624
Premaanjali
No N-3, LIC Policy Holders' Colony
24th Main, I Phase, J.P.Nagar
Bangalore - 560 078
INDIA
Snehalaya-I/Snehalaya-II
(Address will be furnished later)
Provides long term care and education to orphaned, and destitute children
Sahiyar Stree Sangathana
3rd Floor, "Neera"
Panchmukhi Mahadev's Pole
Raopura, Baroda 390 001
Women's Rights, Riot investigation
Vibuthi Patel
310 Prabhu Darshan
31 S.S. Nagar, Amboli Village
Andheri West, Bombay - 400 058
Ph: 623 - 0227
Women's Rights
Meera Sadgopal
Address is expected to change within a year.
Renu Prakash-A, 3rd Floor
817 Sadashiv Peth
Pune - 411 030
Ph: 446103
Alternate education, Women's Rights
Manushi
Ruth Vanita/Madhu Kishwar
C-1/202 Lajpat Nagar 1
New Delhi - 110 024
Ph: 683 - 3022 / 683 - 9158
Women's Rights
Flavia Agnes
Building 18/1378
Gorai Housing Colony, MHB
Borivli West, Bombay - 400 092
Ph: 601-6666
Womens Rights, Operates a shelter for battered women
Stree Adhaar Kendra
Dr. Neelam Gorhe
Mhatre Building
Mughbat Cross Lane
Pune 410016
Women's Rights
Sharan
Dr. Alpana Sagar
A-11 Pushpanjali Vihar
Vikas Marg, New Delhi
Ph: 221-6606
Urban Empowerment, Womens Rights
Self Employed Women's Association (SEWA)
Manju Raju
Sewa Reception Center
Opp. Victoria Garden
Ahmedabad 380 001
Womens Rights, social forestry, helping women start small kitchen
gardens
Vidhayak Sansad
V. Pandit
13, Fathima Apartments
Sagarshet Road
Post Papdy, Taluk Vasai
Thane, Maharashtra 401207.
Empowerment of bonded laborers, an OXFAM partner
Oxfam India Trust
Mrs Gurinder Kaur
10, Hemkunt Colony
New Delhi-110048
Ph#: 644-3742
Email [email protected]
Works with Indian women's organizations to empower women in all areas
Ramesh Avasti & Manisha Gupte
11 Archana Apartments
163 Solapur Road
Hadetsar, Pune - 411 028
Ph: 675058
Public health
Foundation for Research in Community Health
Dr. Amar Jasani
84-A, R.G. Thandani Marg
Sea Face Corner
Worli, Bombay - 400 018
Ph: 493 - 8601
Public Health
Confederation of Indian Industry
Nayna Abhyankar
Rajat Nandi
23,26 Institutional Area
Lodhi Road
New Delhi 110003
A association of industry which supports efforts in community
development and AIDS awareness. Rajat Nandi is the contact for the
environment.
International Baby Food Action Network (IBFAN) South Asia
Minakshi Saxena
c/o VHAI
40, Institutional Area
Near Qutab Hotel
South of IIT
New Delhi 110016
Action against substandard baby food dumping
The Hazards Bulletin
2/32 Trimuthi, Chunabatti
Sion, Bombay - 400 022
Occupational and Environmental safety
Cinemart Foundation
C6/9 Safdarjung Development Area
New Delhi - 110 016
Films, Documentaries, example Suhasini Mulay's film "Bhopal - Beyond
Genocide"
Camera (Cadre of Media Resources and Action)
19, Hazarimal Somani Marg
Bombay - 400 001
Produces video films to assist other NGOs
Sabrang Communications
Javed Anand and Teesta Setalvad
'Nirant' Juhu Road
Juhu Tara
Bombay - 400 049
Publishes newsletter 'Communalism Combat' and a dossier of communalism
related data.
Ekalavya
Bhopal Group for Information and Action
Dr. Anwar Jafri
E1/208 Arera Colony
Bhopal - 462 016
Ph: 67150, 61380
Education, Ecology, Empowerment
Center for Science and Environment
Anil Agarwal
807 Vishal Bhavan
95 Nehru Place
New Delhi - 110 019
Environment, Ecology. Magazine - Down to Earth.
Narmada Bachao Andolan
C/O Parivartan
Nimbalkar Chambers
Dandia Bazar
Baroda
Phone: 91-265-554979
Fax: 91-265-451963
In Delhi:
Aashish Kothari ( Ph. 331-7039 )
Dr. Shekar Singh (Ph 331-8554)
Dr. Rahul Ram ( Ph 252-2978)
Environment, Human Rights
Lokayan
Smitu Kothari
Exchange Building
13 - Alipur Road
Delhi 110 054
Ph: 252 - 3930
Human Rights, Ecology, Narmada Bachao Andolan
Baba Amte
Anandwan, Warora
Chandrapur District
Maharashtra - 442 914
Provides home for victims of leprosy, and facilitates their rehabilitation
Alok Sagar
A-11 Pushpanjali Vihar, Vikas Marg.
New Delhi
Ph: 2216606)
Tribal Empowerment
Center for Development Studies and Activities
P.B. 843, Deccan Gymkhana
Pune 411 004
338918 / 336426
Rural Development
Bharat Patankar & Gail Omvedt
Kasegaon Villege
Sangli District
Maharashtra - 415 404
Rural Development
Tagore Society for Rural Development
Pannalal Dasgupta
14, Khudiram Bose Road
Calcutta - 700 006
Rural Development
People Oriented Water Utilization
Kiran More
91, Mistry Park
Bombay - 400 036
Magazine: Land and Water Review, Ecology
Parisar
Vasant Palshikar
Yamuna, I.C.S. Colony
Ganeshkhind Road
Pune - 411 007
Maharashtra
Natural Farming
Ankh
John C. Jacob
Edat (P.O.)
Cannanore District
Kerala - 670 327
Magazine: Ankh (Monthly in Malayalam dedicated to conservation education)
Gopalakrishnan and Vijayalakshmi
Saarang, Chittoor (P.O.), Agali
Palghat District
Kerala - 678 581
Natural farming, and creating awareness among people
Prakruti
4 th Floor, Rajiv
620, Jam-e- Jamshed Road
Dadar East
Bombay - 400 014
Promotion of Natural Living and an environmentally sustainable society
AIESEC India
PO Box 11006
Bombay 400020
India.
Ph (91) 22 5171646
Fax (91) 22 208 0404
AIDS awareness, sustainable development
Gram Vikas
S. Radhakrishnan
Near Satyam Cinema
Bhawanipatna
Orissa 766 001
Ph: (06812) - 3924
Rural Empowerment
Council for Advancement of People's Action and Rural Technology
Guru Nanak Foundation Building
New Mehrauli Road
New Delhi - 110 067
Magazine: People's Action, Compiling directory of rural technologies
People Oriented Science and Technology
Dr. Vijayalakshmi
No 6, Second Cross Street, Karpagam Gardens
Adyar, Madras - 600 020
Research on traditional science and technology
Center of Science for Villages
Wardha
Maharashtra 442 001
Promotes alternative technologies, brings out a newsletter
Development Alternatives
Dr Ashok Khosla
TARA Crescent
New Mehrauli Road
Sustainable Development
Lok Swasthya Parampara Samvardhan Samiti
P O Pathanjalipuri
Thadagam, Coimbatore
Tamil Nadu - 641 008
Alternative health science and technologies
National Working Group on Patent Laws
Dinesh Abrol
(5773212( R)& 5773181(o))
Usha Menon
79 Nehru Place (1st floor)
New delhi - 110 019
Economic Policy Analysis
Centre for Science and Environment (CSE)
Anil Agrawal/ Sunita Narain
F-6, Kailash Colony
New Delhi -110048
Ph: 643-3324
Also
807, Vishal Bhavan
Nehru Place
New Delhi - 110019
Economic Policy Analysis
Prof Anil Gupta
c/o Indian Institute of Management
Vastrapur
Ahmedabad- 380015
Email: [email protected],
Fax: 91-272-427896
Journal Honey Bee (Quartely). Produces newsletter to document
innovations produced by farmers, artisans and farm workers; and lobby
for protecting intellectual property rights of grassroots innovators.
Samvardhan
Kora Mathen
D-1, Aurobindo Society
Near Vastrapur Talavdi
Ahmedabad- 380015
Email: [email protected],
Fax: 91-272-427896
Propagation of Indigenous Genetic Resources.
Yusuf Meherally Center,
B. C. Dutt and N.V.K. Murthy
Tara Village, Barapada P.O.,
Raigad Dist.,
Maharashtra
Rural Development
Gandhi Peace Foundation
Anupam Mishra
Deen Dayal Upadhyay Marg
New Delhi.
Ph. 331-7491, 331-1734
Support to other NGOs
Indo German Social Service Society
INHERE Team
Sonali/ Bharat Bisht
28, Lodhi Road Industrial Area
New Delhi - 110003.
Sonal Shukla
Bhavana Apartments, 1st Floor
Opposite Golden Tobacco
185 Swami Vivekananda Road
Ville Parle
Bombay - 400 056
Ph. 636-3469
South Asian Coalition on Child Servitude
Mr. Kailash Sathyarthi
74 Avarali Apts. DDA Kalkaji
New Delhi 110019 Ph: 621 0807
Child Labour issues
Dr. Shashi Kumar
Dept. of C.S.
I.I.T Delhi
New Delhi 110016
Professor Anil Bhat
IIM, Vastrapur
Ahmedabad - 380 015
Ph: 450041
Harsh Setty
B-4/140, Safdarjung Enclave
New Delhi - 110 029
Ph: 687-2882
Suresh Devasahayam
School of Biomedical Engg.
IIT Powai, Bombay - 400 076
Ph: 578-2545 x 3720/3711
Ex-India Alert member
John D'Mello
St. Pius College
Aarey Milk Colony
Goregaon, Bombay - 400 063
Ph: 691217 / 688-1084
Ex- India Alert member
Praful Bidwai
A-56, Nizamuddin East
New Delhi - 110 013
Ph: 331-2277 (O) 697278 (H)
Reporter and Editorial Writer, Times of India
Bangladesh
Bangladesh Rural Advancement Committee
66, Mohakhali C.A.
Dhaka 1212
Bangladesh 600161-4
Fazle Abed
Rural empowerment schemes, education (especially for women), drinking
water programs, etc.
United States
India Alert
221 S. Oak park Ave
Oak Park, IL 60302
(312) 324 - 3614
Rachana Kamtekar
Democracy/Human Rights in India
Committee for Human Rights
Waheed A. Mukaddam
72, Pleasant St.,
Cambridge, MA 02139
(617) 868 - 2805
Human Rights
Alliance for a Secular and Democratic South Asia
P.O. Box 38-1224
Harvard Square
Cambridge MA 02238-1224
E-mail: [email protected]
Secularism, Democracy, Human Rights in South Asia
Touch
Madan Singh
1105 Barberry Court
Downers Grove, IL 60516
(708) 964 - 4971
Communal harmony
Forum for Secular India (Maryland)
Saroj Joshi (301) 294 - 7577
O.P. Sharma (301) 262 - 7239
A. Abdullah (301) 924 - 1528
Secularism
Coalition Against Communalism - Bay Area
Raghu Rangarajan
[email protected]
[email protected]
(510) 642-9187 (O)
(510) 549-6377 (H)
Secularism
South Asians for Collective Action
P.O. Box 3086
Fremont, CA 94539 - 0308
Communal Harmony, Secularism
South Asian Coalition Against Racism
Anita Varghese
Ph: (202) 885-6679
e-mail: [email protected]
Communal Harmony, Secularism
EKTA
Jasvir Singh Ubhi
511 W. 211 St., # 3C
NY, NY 10034
Aniruddha Das
email: [email protected]
Communal harmony
Pittsburghers for Communal Amity
E-Mail:
[email protected],
[email protected],
[email protected],
[email protected],
[email protected]
Secularism, Communal harmony
Concerned South Asians
P.O. Box 2055
Long Island City
New York NY 11102.
Phone: (212) 995-8206
Secularism, Communal harmony
India Progressive Action Group
Meera Saxena
P.O. Box 321, Texas Union
U of Texas, Austin, TX 78712
(512) 478 - 5905
e-mail: Basav Sen [email protected]
Secularism, Communal harmony
India Princeton Study Group
Arka Mukherjee
e-mail: [email protected]
Secularism, Communal harmony
Association of Indian Muslims
Kaleem Kawaja
P.O. Box 10654
Silver Spring, MD 20904
(301) 730 - 5456
Communal harmony
Consultative Committee of Indian Muslims
Amjad Hashmi
3839 Main St.,
Chicago, IL 60076
(708) 676 - 3840
Communal harmony
Apna Ghar
Ranajana Bhargava
4753 N. Broadway, Suite 606
Chicago, IL 60640
(312) 334 - 0173
Shelter for battered women
India Women's Group
Hippie Dutt
(708) 367 - 0508
Support group for women
Manavi
Sujata Warrier
P.O. Box 614
Bloomfield, NJ 07003
(201) 748 - 7968 / 687 - 2662
Assists victims of domestic violence
South Asian Women's Society of America
Moina Ahluwalia
(312) 248 - 5108
Sakhi
Anannya Bhattachargee
P.O. Box 1428, Cathedral Station
NY, NY 10025
(212) 222 - 0304 / 866 - 6591
Supports Victims of Domestic Violence
Parivartan
Anuaradha Singh
P.O. Box 10220, Calder Square
State College, PA 16805
(814) 867 - 7141
Human Rights, Womens Rights, Environment
Asha
Anthony Hall
University of California
Berkeley, CA 94720
Email: [email protected]
Richa Govil Ph: 510-524-2288
Amit GuptaPh: 510-540-7621
Basic education for underprivileged children in India (Bombay,
BaliaUP). Administrative costs borne by volunteers.
India Literacy Project
V.R. Veluri
6240 Squire Lane
Willowbrook, IL 60514
(708) 655 - 5953
Literacy
India Literacy Project (Bay Area)
Alok Mehrotra
(408) 377-2714
Venkatesh
(408) 985-6843
Literacy
Gurukul
Alok Baveja
266 Lisbon Avenue
Buffalo, NY 14215 - 1028
(716) 836 - 2569
Literacy
Volunteers in Service of Education in India
K. Ramana
P.O. Box 713
Hartford, CT 06101
(203) 233 - 5684
Literacy
Child Relief and You (CRY)
1619 Broadway, Suite 561, New York
NY 10019
Ph: (212) 957-9397
Education, vocational training, and health care for children
Maharashtra Foundation
P.O.Box 2287,
Church Street Station
New York, Ny 10008-2287.
President: Mr. HrishikeshVinod
Ph : 201-568-5976
Email: [email protected]
Supporting children, running a hospital, etc.
World Vision
919, W. Huntington Drive,
Monrovia, CA 91016
Ph : 1-800-423-4200
Supporting children
Educational Foundation for Orphaned & Handicapped Children
P O Box 7311, Sandwich Postal Station,
Windsor, Ontario N9C 4E9 CANADA
Ph: 519-972-9010
e-mail : [email protected]
School for poor, orphans, handicapped in Guntur, AP,India.
Children International (Phone: 1-800-888-3089)
2000 E.Red Bridge Road, P.O. Box 419055, Kansas City, Mo 64141.
Supporting children
Plan International Usa (Formerly Foster Parents Plan)
155 Plan Way
Warwick, Ri 02886-1099.
Phone: 1-800-556-7918
Supporting children
Charity Purdue
email: [email protected]
Supporting children
Ganga Kaveri Bhagirathi Trust
M. Nagaraju
6326 Woodmere Court
Flint, MI 48532
(313) 732 - 0115
Water resource development & management
People for Progress in India
Saroj Das
P.O. Box 51231
Seattle, WA 98115-1231
(206) 523 - 9224
Support Grassroots Developmental Projects
Pragati
Dr. Bijoy Misra
9 Chauncy St. #12
Cambridge MA 02138
Ph: (617) 864-5121
E-mail:
[email protected]
Social and economic development
Tarang
Shivakumar Venkataraman
304 Princeton Ave, Apt K
Madison WI 53705
(608) 238-8560
E-Mail: [email protected]
Children's Welfare
Seva USA
Srikanth Nadhamuni
(408) 732-7645
South Asia Aids Action
Radhika Balakrishnan
P.O. Box 1326,
Stuyvesant Station
NY, NY 10009
(212) 979 - 9352
Aids awareness
Khush
Nelson Carvalho
P.O. Box 6172, Stn A,
Toronto, Ontario, Canada MSW 1P6
(416) 461 - 4105
Support group for South Asian gays & lesbians
Sangat
P.O. Box 269463
Chicago, IL 60626
Support Group for South Asian gays
Trikone
Kim Singh
P.O. Box 21354
San Jose, CA 95151
(310) 397 - 9816
Support group for gays & lesbians
Samar
Texas Union # 208,
P.O. Box 7338
Austin, TX 78713
Magazine for south asians in the US
Oxfam America
26, West Street
Boston MA 02111-1206
Telex : 94-0288 Oxfam BSN
Ph: 617- 482-1211
Fax : 617-728-2594
Funding NGOs (primarily women's organizations) and self-help projects
Jagdish Parikh
E-Mail: [email protected]
Supporting NGOs in India by setting up e-mail links, clearing information to and from NGOs
India Development Service
Nila Vora
PO Box 980
Chicago IL 60690
Ph: (708) 960-2623
Jagjit Jain
Ph:(708) 524 - 2041
email:[email protected]
Raises funds to support developmental projects in India
(e.g. Anandwan, Sahiyar, Sanjivani Mahila Milan etc.)
Indian Women's Alliance for Action
Kalpana Ciswaar
Ph: (508) 371 - 2569
Raising awareness and organizing campaigns on various women's issues
Sangam
Jai Chaudhary
Campus Y, Room 206, CB # 115
U of North Carolina
Chapel Hill, NC 27599
(919) 929 - 7194
The Netherlands
Landelijke India Werkgroep (LIW)
India Committee of the Netherlands
Jeroen Hellingman
Oudegracht 36
Utrecht
The Netherlands
E-Mail [email protected]
Human Rights, Socio- Economic Situation, Women's rights, Rural
development, Literacy, Child Labour, Environment, Minority rights.
Provides information on above issues to the Dutch public by publishing
books, articles and a magazine. Trying to influence Dutch politics
with regard to India.
Further Information:
Todd Nachowitz (ed). An Alternative Directory of Non-Governmental
Organizations in South Asia. Maxwell School, Syracuse University. New
York 1990. Todd spent three years trudging around mostly India
digging up these references.
Jagdish Parikh
E-Mail: [email protected]
Third World Resources
Oakland CA
e-mail: [email protected]
Non Government Liaision Service
New York NY
e-mail: [email protected]
A large file containing names and addresses of NGOs involved in rural
development, ecology and the environment, in India, can also be
obtained by anonymous ftp from ftp.u.washington.edu as follows:
Type
FTP ftp.u.washington.edu
Login as anonymous
Enter your e-mail address as password
Use CD to get to the needed directory
The path is pub>user-supported>consbio>docs>country-files>india
Type
GET filename (where filename is the name of the file you want)
The file will be sent to you