Regional Resource Center (RRC)

             Family Planning Association of India, Mumbai

                 MNGO's of Maharashtra

 

                           Organisational Profile

 

1.

Name of the MNGO

:

Vanavasi Kalyan Kendra

 

 

 

 

2.

Districts

:

Thane

 

 

 

 

3.

Mailing Address with PIN code

:

 9/10, Vasundhara Appt. H.K Irani Road, Dahanu Road Dist - :Thane.(401602)

 

 

 

  

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Phone No &

Fax No. (with STD code)

:

 (952528) (220764)
(020) (23096027)

 

 

 

  

5.

e-mail

:

 vanavasikalyankendra@yahoo.com

 

 

 

  

6.

Contact Person

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7.

Focus of Work

:

 1) Health: RCH, ISM&H, Mobile dispensary 2) Education 3) Women`s Empowerment 4) Cultural Progamme & Community Goodwill 5) Awareness

 

 

 

  

8.

Strength of Organization

:

  Staff compromises of well-trained personnel  Self owned buildings compromising of adequate space for training, offices with all the necessary facilities.  3 two wheelers are owned by the organisation.  2 vans are used as mobile dispensary  Financially sound.  Some projects are given by the Central Government.

 

Important Projects:

 

Sr.

Title

Goals / Objective

Operational Area

 

 

 

 

1.

 PREVENTIVE & CHILD HEALTH PROGRAMME - Mother NGO Sevadham Trust, Pune   Dahanu and Talasari taluka, 21 villages under Aine and Vangaon PHC. Beneficiary :- About 33,000 Persons covered. (Children, Dais, Adolescents Women And Men)

 

      

2.

 HEALTH AWARENESS PROGRAMME - Donations Health Education, Peer education, Cultural Troupe, Exhibition, Competition, Group meetings, Video shows, Yoga class. 9 villages in Dahanu & Talasari Taluka Beneficiary :- Children, Daiees, Adolescents Women And Men.

 

      

3.

 DAILY/WEEKLY HEALTH CENTRE & MOBILE DISPENCESARY - Donations   9 Villages in Talasari Taluka, 12 Villages in Dahanu Taluka. Beneficiaries :- Needy people in tribal area covering population of about 25,000.
       

4.

 INDIAN SYSTEM OF MEDICINE & HOMEOPATHY (ISM & H) - Mother NGO Sevadham Trust Pune, Central Govt. 1)Awareness of Ayurved , Unani, and Homeopathy among the Tribal people through exhibitions, workshop and training programme. 2)To Train and to promote the farmers, and needy people in medicinal Plantation Plan. 2. EDUCATION :- Hostel facility at Vadkun for students from remote area. Residential school for tribal students from class 5th to 10th at Talasari. About 500 students study at this school 12 Villages in Dahanu Tauka. Beneficiaries :- About 17,000 people
       

5.

 WOMEN EMPOWERMENT & DEVELOPMENT To create the Self Help Group .53 such groups have been established since 1998. Out of which 23 groups have been granted funding from district rural development agency. To build the economically developed infrastructure . To provide employment. To stop migration. Training was provided to start cottage industries like candle making, Papad making, Kahkara, and Garam masala  
       

6.

 COMMUNITY POLYTECHNIC  Training is provided to students, who have for some reasons, left formal education.  Training is provided in sewing, screen printing, embroidery, beauty therapy.  To train drop out student.  They can start their own Business. About 75 persons have benefited by this programme.

 

      

7.

 CULTURAL PROGRAMME COMMUNITY GOODWILL :- Various community Goodwill programmes are conducted by our organisation with the help of donors in Talasari, Dahanu, Dadra Nagar Haweli. & Jawhar, Mokhada.. Mass marriages (Samudayeek Vivah) are performed in tribal areas. About 500 weddings take place each year.