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Shri Panchmahal Anusuchit Jati Education Trust, Adadara.
The Shri Panchmahal Anusuchit Jati Education Trust, Adadara is an Indian NGO that runs a school for 110 deaf children in Godhra. The Trust is aiming to provide better facilities for the children, most of whom come from very poor families with few resources. Currently the school, which provides...
Society for Services
The Society for Services, the operating name of Samachar, an Indian NGO, offers various support services to Indian NGOs. Services include project report preparation, consultancy, information databases, liasing with businesses and government agencies, government registrations, and website design.
TREE
TREE is a secular and non-profit voluntary organisation striving for the overall development of poor and vulnerable groups in the remote and backward areas of Prakasam District in Andhra Pradesh, India.
All India Backward Children Development Society
The All India Backward Children Development Society is a Christian-based organisation in New Delhi. It seeks to serve people in the Puget Sound slums, especially those with disabilities or marginalised by the community. It strives to do this through the provision of food and emotional support, as...
Society for Community Organisation and Rural Development (SCORD)
SCORD is a community-based organisation whose main objective is raising up women in society by involving them in environment rehabilitation, income-generation using locally available resources and activities such as tree-planting.
Joys Memorial Educational Society
Joys Memorial Educational Society provides income generating training programmes for women and schools for the advancement of rural children. Areas of vocational training include soft toy making, printing and dyeing of cloth, tailoring, leather garment work, and making jute goods. Other projects...
Draft Two SFTMS (Sustainable Fair Trade Management System) Standard
SFTMS is the new worldwide standard for the independent certification of organisations which demonstrate Fair Trade business practices. The requirements of this standard are applicable to any organisation applying Fair Trade principles in all its business processes regardless of the nature of...
Linking Business with Pro-Poor Development
Linking Business with Pro-Poor Development explores two key questions, How can business be pro-poor? and How can such partnerships be made sustainable? The document showcases how an innovative private-community partnership transformed the livelihoods of highly vulnerable families in far flung...
Citi Dhaka arranges loan for NGO micro-finance institution
In July 2009, Citi Dhaka helped arrange a syndicated loan (subscribed by a group of local banks) for $21.7 million for BURO, a not-for-profit that is one of the fastest growing microfinance institutions in Bangladesh. BURO Bangladesh is a specialized micro-finance institution that provides high...
Solar power's role in rural India
Selco is a social enterprise which has provided solar-powered lighting and water heating for half a million people in the states of Karnataka and Gujarat since it began in 1995. It provides lighting for businesses too and even rents solar lights to street hawkers.
Polycentric Innovation: A New Mandate for Multinationals
What do John Deere, Cisco, and Obopay have in common? All three companies form a new breed of enlightened Western firms that have embraced "polycentric innovation." Polycentric innovation is an emerging business practice that consists of networking international talent, capital, and ideas to meet...
Tata launches low-cost water filter
India's giant Tata Group on Monday unveiled a new low-cost water purifier, hoping to do for health what it did for motoring and provide affordable, safe drinking water for millions and cut disease.
Tatas going global with low-cost housing
The Tatas are giving a global perspective to their successful affordable housing model, which was launched in Mumbai. Mr Ratan Tata, Chairman of Tata Sons, said that Tata Housing has got enquiries for replicating the Mumbai housing model from other countries and is likely to start out from...
Philips digs at bottom of the pyramid
Philips Electronics India Ltd is resorting to innovative pricing and customer engagement models in India to gain market share and acceptance by 'bottom-of-the-pyramid' segments and enterprise customers. Clean energy is the common pitch that Philips is making to log in higher customer numbers...
Voluntary Service Overseas (VSO)
Voluntary Service Overseas (VSO) is an international development federation which provides skilled volunteers to advise and train local individuals within developing countries.
Magic Bank Case Studies A-Z Index
The MAGIC website is UNICEF's (United Nations Children's Fund) response to the Oslo Challenge of 1999, which called on media professionals, educators, governments, organisations, parents, children and young people themselves to recognise the enormous potential of media to make the world a better...
India Humanitarian Customs Regulations
This document was submitted in response to a questionnaire distributed by Global Hand regarding humanitarian customs information. It provides regulations for importing humanitarian aid into India.
Bhutan Humanitarian Customs Regulations
This document was submitted in response to a questionnaire distributed by Global Hand regarding humanitarian customs information. It provides regulations for importing humanitarian aid into Bhutan.
R.E.A.C.T. Tsunami - ARCHIVED
As the reconstruction work in response to the Asia quake and tsunami continues, we will keep this page updated to maximise the possibility of cooperation between those wanting to help.
South Asia: Earthquake & Tsunami Dec 2004 Maps - ARCHIVED
Maps of relevance to the Asia quake/tsunami situation.