For Out of School Children
Pragathi Charitable Trust
Addresses educational needs of out-of-school child laborers, migrant laborers children and slum children.
Established in Bangalore city in the year 2005, to provide quality education to these needy children, Pragathi trust runs learning centers in slums in Bangalore city and bridges the gap in their education. After the bridge course these children are admitted in mainstream Govt Schools and hand-held in their journey to education.
Website: https://pragathicharitabletrust.wordpress.com/about-us/
For Rural Development
Gramaantara
Is a rural development NGO with a purpose of building sustenance & self-reliance in villages by linking various stakeholders to provide improved quality of rural life. It does so through its work in the areas of Education, Environment, Health & Sanitation, Livelihood & Housing in Chikkaballapura district
Website: https://www.gramaantaratrust.org/
Special Schools
Vimarsha Charitable Trust
Vimarsha Charitable Trust is a compact but completely wholesome venture that provides vocational training, tutoring and an overall development for adolescents and adults with special educational needs.
Website: https://vimarsha.in/
Deepika School
Deepika School is a special school that provides a learning environment to children with autism, learning disabilities and other special needs. They provide Art Based Therapy, Sensory Integration Therapy, Counselling, Speech and Physiotherapy, Music therapy and Yoga
Website: https://sringeri.net/activities/education/deepika-school
Environment and Conservation
Reforest India
Reforest India is an initiative of Rajanet Yegneswaran Charitable Trust, whose aim is to contribute to global cooling by reforesting india and sequestering maximum amounts of carbon, in the shortest time possible, in the most effective manner.
Website: https://reforestindia.in/
For Mainstream Re-integration of trafficking victims
Threads for Freedom
Threads for Freedom works with survivors of sex trafficking and those at high risk of being trafficked, reintegrate themselves into society. They give these women their lives back through meaningful employment and social support.
Website: https://www.threadsoffreedom.com/
For Housing for the Poor
Nivasa
Nivasa is an architectural NGO, working to enable humane and dignified housing conditions for the urban and rural poor, through design.
Website: https://nivasa-ngo.org/
Clothes Bank for the poor
The Imagine Trust
Imagine Clothes Bank is a clothes showroom for the poor. Pre-loved and new clothes are made available to beneficiaries every Sunday at Electronics City, Bangalore. Clothes collection drives are held in different parts of the city to facilitate the donation of used clothing in good condition worthy of a second use.
Website: https://www.theimaginetrust.org/project-clothbank.html
For Senior Citizens
Om Ashram Trust
Omashram Trust-Old Age Care, is a charitable trust providing care and succor to the old. It provides residential care with full boarding & lodging facility to the old with medical care nursing care to the old, belonging mostly to poor & middle class individuals (above 60 years of age).
Website: https://www.omashram.org/
For the Differently Abled
Sri Ramana Maharshi Academy for the Blind (SRMAB)
The Academy strives to breakdown the social barriers and provides opportunities for differently abled people to integrate into societal mainstream as self-reliant members.
Website: https://srmab.org.in/
Childrens Initiatives
Childrens Movement for Civic Awareness (CMCA)
Childrens Movement for Civic Awareness (CMCA) works on transforming the young into concerned, thinking, active citizens
They are working towards building a nation of concerned, thinking and active citizens. Citizens who are sensitive to the issues facing India.
Website: https://www.cmcaindia.org/
Agastya Foundation
Through innovative core programs Agastya ignites that initial spark of curiosity in a child. This occurs in their labs, where teachers trained in hands-on method excite students about science, art, and mathematics. While certain programs support the teachers, others assist remedial students and dropouts.
Website: https://www.agastya.org/
Swami Vivekananda Youth Movement
Swami Vivekananda Youth Movement is working to build scientific temper in students studying in Karnataka. Their School Education Program is working with students, teachers and parents to create a conducive learning environment with technology.
Website: https://svym.org/
For Victims of Domestic Violence
Vimochana
Vimochana works with victims of domestic violence providing legal, emotional or other help to women in distress. Their focus is to bring justice to women who have been abused and enable them to stand up on their feet again.
Website: https://www.vimochana.co.in/
For Gender and Sexual Minorities
Solidarity Foundation
Solidarity Foundation works on supporting sex workers and gender and sexual minorities. They do this through building of grassroots collectives and leadership, livelihood initiatives, and spotlighting overlooked issues.
Website: https://www.solidarityfoundation.in/
For Community Eye-care
Sankara Eye Foundation
Sankara Eye Foundation is a Not for Profit organisation committed to provide quality eye care services to the poor and marginalised sections of the society. It addresses preventable blindness and other eye care needs through various Eye Care Initiatives across age groups.
Website: https://sankaraeye.com/
For Alternate Energy
Selco Foundation
Selco Foundation was started with the primary focus on providing sustainable solar energy to low income communities and has since then expanded to multiple initiatives in livelihood, education and healthcare.
Website: https://selcofoundation.org/