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Project Need: $33,000
Funding
to Date:
$14,194 (%)
As of Feb 13 02:57 2012
Theme: Environment
Country: India [View country profile] info
Sponsor: GlobalGiving
Hand in Hand Tamilnadu

270 Vandavasi Road, Chinna Kancheepuram Periyar Nagar
Kancheepuram District, Tamil Nadu 631 503
India
+91-44-272 670 65
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Organization's Mission

Hand in Hand is committed to the eradication of child labour by mainstreaming deprived children into regular schools. We also work for the empowerment of women by promoting Self Help Groups, microfinance, and micro-enterprises. As well, we focus on strengthening grassroots democracy by setting up Citizens’ Centres. Finally, we promote health and hygiene among rural populations, as well as work to protect the local environment via watershed projects and solid waste management interventions.

Organization's Programs

1. Child labour elimination and school programs. 2. Self Help Groups (SHGs) and microfinance for enterprise and job creation. 3. Citizens’ Centres to strengthen democracy on a grassroots level. 4. Medical camps and awareness campaigns to improve health levels. 5. Environmental protection via watershed projects and solid waste management

Organization Statistics   Financial Statistics

Dr. Kalpana Sankar,
CEO
Founded in 2002
Employees: 4952
Volunteers: 25544

 

Budget (2006): $ 2,000,000
Budget (2005): $ 1,209,985
Maximum Budget: $ 2,000,000
Overhead: 8 %
Other funding sources: Hand in Hand Sweden, Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency, Gov of Tamil Nadu, IFC World Bank, af Jochnick Foundation, private donors in India, Europe, and the US, etc.
Religious Affiliation: We are not religiously or politically affiliated


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