Organisations

India Development Group (UK) (IDG UK Ltd)

UK

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68 Downlands Road
Purley
Surrey CR8 4JF

IDG's mission is to work with partner organisations in India to combat poverty and unemployment in rural areas of India by equipping the rural poor with skills to help themselves achieve sustainable economic viability and to increase their productive participation in community life through self-employment and income generation. This is achieved through working in areas such as appropriate technology, primary healthcare, women's empowerment and working with civil society groups

Centre for Total Development

India

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Vill-Jigra
PO-Bahirkhanda
Hooghly District
West Bengal

Aims to improve the physical, mental, social and spiritual weel-being of persons living below the poverty line within West Bengal. The resource centre is open tot he public

The Humsafar Trust

India

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PO Box 6913
Santacruz(W)
Mumbai 400 054

The Humsafar Trust rates itself as India's premier NGO working in the Men who have Sex with Men sector. It has successfully managed sites in Mumbai metro and finished the baseline study of MSM risk behaviours. It is now implementing the targetted intervention in the MSM sector and giving care and health services through its STI clinic in the Humsafar Centre

Tearfund

UK

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100 Church Road
Teddington
Middlesex
TW11 8QE

Tearfund is a Christian international relief and development agency with more than 40 years' experience. We work with partners and the local church across the world to tackle the complex challenges of poverty. Tearfund is recognised as a leader in its work, integrating community development, disaster response and recovery, disaster risk reduction and advocacy.  Tearfund works in more than 50 countries worldwide, in partnership with communities, churches and local organisations to overcome poverty and injustice. 

Books for Change

India

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139, Richmond Road
Bangalore 560 025

Books for Change is a publishing and distribution initiative set up to support the communication needs of civil society organisations and the development sector in India. It aims to bring together the enormous resources and leadership that exist in this area by communicating facts, perceptions and possibilities to do with social change as well as share information relevant to the change process. Orders can be submitted to bfc@actionaidindia.org

Action Group for Rural Organisations (AGRO)

India

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Shunmuga Bhawanam
36/3 Kavitha Ngar, Maharaja Ngar Post
Tirunelveli - 11
Tamil Nadu 627011

Aims: to identify poor farmer's wastelands and help them to bring their lands under forestry; to select poor communities and help them to access better health and other sanitation facilities including safe water and toilets for villages; to improve the standard of living of poor families by providing micro-credit through self-help groups (SHGs)

DK Agencies (P) Ltd

India

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A/15-17 Mohan Garden
Najafgarh Rd
New Delhi - 110 059

DK Agencies is an Indian bookhouse serving the information needs of a global clientele. Covers a wide range of informationa materials, including books, journals, multimedia and bibliographic material published by private publishing houses, government (central, state, local), research institutions, learned bodies, or even individuals, including high-priced, very low-priced or even unpriced. Publications, which cover the whole subject spectrum, including health, educationa and politics, can be ordered online.

Dongaria Practibandhi Manab Kalyan Sebahram

India

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Block: Budge budge- II
Via: Birlapur
Kolkata, West Bengal 743318

This organisation aims to take full responsibility of the nations physically challenged person on hygiene, education, and self-help-ness for whole life. The organisation's objective is to help people with disabilities with continued treatment and training to bring them mainstream in life while maintaining their equal opportunities, protection of rights and full participation.

Jammu and Kashmir Medicinal Plants Introduction Centre

India

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Ginkgo House" Azizabad
Nambalbal
Via Wuyan-Meej Road
Pampore
PPR Pampore 192121
Azizabad/Pampore
Jammu and Kashmir
192121

Jammu and Kashmir Medicinal Plants Introduction Centre-JKMPIC, is a pioneer institution to start cultivation of important indigenous medicinal plants and introduce many from other parts of the world. A preliminary study on cultivation of medicinal plants in Jammu and Kashmir was from this institution. Subsequently lot of work on cultivation and improvement was done on selected plants by different scientists and a consolidated account on cultivation and utilization of these plants was published (refer to Sheikh GULZAAR, 2002 & 2007).

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