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Youth in city ‘very bothered’ by smokers, reveals NGO survey
Eight months after a ban was imposed on smoking in public places, a survey conducted by a local NGO has revealed that a large number of Mumbaikars are increasingly becoming aware of the ill-effects of smoking and are opposed to it. The Salaam Bombay Foundation,...
NGO Public Concern for Governance Trust empowers villagers to use RTI Act
Call it a classic case of mass awakening after facing years of neglect. Having woven many success stories in urban areas, the Right to Information Act (RTI) is reaching rural areas too. And in a first, six villages in the far flung areas of Kalyan have...
Microsoft, Smile Foundation celebrate NGO Connection Day
Smile Foundation in partnership with Microsoft Corporation India organised the ‘NGO Connection Day’ in New Delhi. The daylong programme was on the role of ‘IT and life-skills in enhancing employability prospects for underprivileged adolescent youth’. The...
NGO Vidya Poshak helps students shine
Vidya Poshak, a Dharwad-based NGO that funds the education of bright students from poor families, has succeeded in its mission once again. Two boys helped by the NGO have scored more than 90% marks in PU and got good CET rankings. Anand Soragavi, son...
Foundation for Initiatives in Development and Education for All (IDEA)
IDEA is a non-profit voluntary organization established in the year 2000 and registered in year 2002 under Society Registration Act and the Bombay Public Trust Act. It was conceptualized by a team of qualified and experienced social scientists and social...
AUSAID announces the Australian Leadership Awards
The Australian Leadership Awards (ALA) of the Australian Government provide opportunities to individuals in the Asia-Pacific region in developing leadership, building partnerships and linkages. The awards sponsor postgraduate studies at the masters or...
EuropeAid Food Security Programme for Cambodia
The European Commission is seeking proposals from NGOs in Cambodia under the Food Security Programme. The programme aims to achieve the Millennium Development Goals in context of poverty and hunger in Cambodia. Projects addressing the issue of food security...
Sustainable Development Grants 2009
NGOs and international organizations working in Malaysia can avail the opportunity provided by the Shell Malaysia Sustainable Development (SD) Grants Scheme for environmental conservation and sustainable livelihood. Projects have to be implemented in...
OHCHR has launched the Indigenous Fellowship Programme
The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights has launched the Indigenous Fellowship Programme (IFP) in the context of the first International Decade of the World’s Indigenous Peoples held between 1995 to 2004. The programme...
