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| History of the organization |
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Motivated by an urge to provide succor from the physical suffering affecting the poor people from the villages,a grop of individual led by Dr.Madhukar. N.Gumble,a Homoeopath,started rendering voluntarily some health services in Teosa taluka and its adjoining situated in Amravati district of Maharashtra in 1976. Homoeopathy, a law cost an alternative treatment was affordable to the poorest of the poor and was used in both preventive and curative purposes.
1980 it became necessary to formally come together as a team and they decided to register as a society. Thus Apeksha Homeo Society {AHS} came into existence. Apeksha Homeo Society was established as oybkuc tryst, registered under Bombay Public trust act 1860 and under societies Regustratuib act XXI 1860 .
On the 19th of March 1985, the organization was allotted the FC regustratuib No:083740019 of the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act [FCRA] 1976.
Till the late 90s AHS restricted to community health using homoeopathy and activities related to health such as promotion of smokeless wood stoves construction of hygienic toilets in ru8ral areas, eradication of superstition and awareness creation.
AHS’Intervention Shift
In the 90’s AHS realized the limitations of its purely health intervention in delivering the desired goods to the community. The people’s recurring health problems had strong roots in their chronic poverty and appalling ignorance. In order to ameliorate their chronic poverty and appalling ignorance. In their health profile, especially the weaker sections of the society, socio-economic program were introduced.
In the 25 years of its existence, AHS have grown from a small team of motivated and committed social activists to a large group of professionals with multi-dimensional skills. Its approaches have been from provision of ‘service delivery’ to ‘promotion of rights based issues’ and from improvement in ‘health’ to the ‘empowerment to women and children’ from a grassroots level NGO, it has now has its presence in the districts of Amravati,Akola,Washim and Wardha of Vidarbha .AzhS works with the vulnerable and marginalized groups of the society with special emphasis on women and children. The organization has always championed and stood for the rights of these sections. The entire team is committed to the need of sustainability and thus initiates actions for organizing the people to ensure their participation in collective decision-making process. It also makes efforts to develop collective leadership so that the local people can lead the public institutions in democratic way to further the cause of development of the areas.
AHS has been instrumental in influencing some of the child related policies, at the state and national level. It has been identified as a NGO, which not only strives but also has the capacity and credibility to work for the protection of child rights. It is now a front ranking NGO in Amravati district to protect and promote interests of children. AHS has been instrumental in influencing some of the child related policies, at state and national level.
The government has taken an initiative to improve the future of child workers in urban areas. For this, the government authorities from the neighboring districts have invited AHS to provide technical assistaqnce.
AHS is actively associated in several state and national level networks like Melghat NGO coordination committee (Melghat), AFARM (Pune), VANI(New Delhi), KOSHISH (Dharni) and WASHIM (Mozari) etc. as a token of recognition of its services, AHS has been given awards by social organizations. Its activities are financially and technically supported by various national and international agencies. Recently, the government of India has selected AHS as one of the Mother NGOs (MNGO)in the state of Maharashtra.
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| Date od Starting the Projects ( projects undertaken since inception) |
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NATIONAL |
Sr.No. |
Program |
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Donor |
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1 |
Developing livelihood base for tribal in Melghat through watershed |
1998-2001 |
Government of India, department of Science and technology |
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RCH |
1991-2002 |
Government of India, Health department |
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RCH |
1999-2001 |
Government of India, Health department |
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EGS Program |
1992-93 |
AFARM, Pune |
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5 |
Drinking water awareness camps |
1992-93 |
CAPART |
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6 |
Smokeless chulha |
1991-95 |
KVIC |
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7 |
Low cost latrine construction |
1991-92 |
CAPART |
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8 |
Malnutrition |
1993-94 |
AFARM |
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9 |
Watershed Development |
1993-95 |
FORREAD |
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10 |
Horticulture project |
1993-95 |
People’s actuib fir development |
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11 |
Flood relief |
1994-95 |
AFARM |
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12 |
Tribal youth camp |
1994-95 |
AFARM |
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13 |
Watershed developement |
1994-95 |
AFARM |
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INTERNATIONAL |
Sr.no. |
Program |
Year |
Donor |
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Community Health & Development project |
1981-94 |
OXFAM |
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Drought Relief |
1987 |
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Participatory Natural resource development program |
1998-2001 |
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Rural health, sanitation and drinking water |
1998-2001 |
WaterAid through AFPRO |
5 |
Community workers opportunities project |
1998-2002 |
CARITAS India |
6 |
Child workers opportunities project |
1998-2002 |
Save the children, through Canadian international Development Agency (CIDA) |
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Community Health and development project |
1992 |
Save the children Canada |
8 |
Sustainable Agriculture |
1992-93 |
OXFAM |
9 |
Women’s fair (Melava) |
1992-93 |
Terre Des Hommes |
10 |
Drought relief program |
1992-93 |
OXFAM |
11 |
Latrine Construction |
1992-95 |
UNICEF |
12 |
Integrated farming & village development program |
1993-95 |
IGSSS |
13 |
Vrudha Adhar Kendra |
1993-95 |
Help age India |
14 |
Non-formal education |
1994-95 |
Terre de Homme |
15 |
Non-formal education |
1994-95 |
CRY |
16 |
Watershed development |
1994-95 |
World Bank |
17 |
Integrated Development project for boys & girls |
1997-99 |
Terre des Homme |
18 |
Rural children & women development program |
1997-99 |
Save the children Canada |
19 |
School Sanitation |
1997-98 |
UNICEF |
20 |
Holistic approach to Development |
1999-2000 |
CRY |
21 |
Women Development program |
2001-04 |
CARITAS India |
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My name is today |
2003-06 |
Save the children Canada |
23 |
Organizing exhibition –cum-sale of products of women SHG members of Amravati |
2006 |
NABARD |
24 |
Organizing exhibition –cum-sale of products of women SHG members of Amravati |
2003 |
NABARD |
25 |
Jalswaraj |
2005-07 |
Zilla Parishad |
26 |
Vocational training program |
2005-07 |
FVTF,Bangalore |
27 |
Prevention of Migration,Malnutrition& Promotion of child Education through livelihood development for tribal in Melghat region |
2005-07 |
Canadian High Commission |
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NATIONAL |
Sr.No. |
Program |
Year |
Donor |
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District Mother NGO for RCH |
2005-06 |
NABARD |
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Promotion and Linkages of 50 SHGs |
2004-06 |
NABARD |
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Pilot program on village f\arm development |
2006 |
NABARD |
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Promotion and linkages of 100 SHGs |
2006-07 |
NABARD |
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Life Skill Education |
2006-07 |
Tribal Department (M.S) |
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Micro planning program |
2006-07 |
Tribal Department (M.S) |
7 |
National Holistic water shed Development Program |
2006-09 |
NABARD and central Govt. of India |
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Training and Awareness program for SHG and CRPC |
2006-07 |
Volkart Foundation Mumbai |
NATIONAL |
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Program |
Year |
Donor |
1 |
Development opportunities for children in difficult circumstances |
2005-08 |
Save the children, New Zealand |
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Right to Education,Health,Livelivhood through sustainable Village Development |
2005-13 |
Action Aid India |
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| Target group beneficiaries and Geographical spread of the organization, Number of locations of the activities – |
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Name of the Block |
Vo. of Villages |
No .of Slums |
Total Population |
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Amravati District |
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1) Chandur Railway |
78 |
3 |
54023 |
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2) Dharni |
86 |
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74350 |
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3) Teosa |
22 |
0 |
25241 |
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4) Amravati |
14 |
17 |
38095 |
Sub-Total |
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200 |
20 |
191709 |
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Akola District |
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1) Murtizapur |
30 |
7 |
31049 |
Sup-Total |
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30 |
7 |
31049 |
3 |
Wardha District |
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1) Ashti |
5 |
0 |
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2) Karanja |
6 |
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6652 |
Sub-Total |
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11 |
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6652 |
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Grand-Total |
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241 |
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229410 |
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| Awards recognition/ achievements |
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Year |
Name of the Award |
Contribution Recognized |
1997 |
National street theatre Festival Award |
Best Street play |
2002 |
Maniklaji Balkisandas Gandhi Charitable
Trust Award |
Eradication of superstition in the society |
2003 |
Jaycess Akot Award |
Promotion of child Rights |
2004 |
CIDA |
Best implementation strategy for child workers (CWOP) |
2006 |
Save the children award |
Campaign against child domestic labor |
2007 |
Snehalaya |
Promotion of child Rights |
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| Activities for the youth |
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| Formation of youth groups.
Formation of Kishori Groups, and adolescent groups.
Formation of child rigthts protection policy.
Awareness camps.
Training of art of living for rural youths.
Vocational training programs under FVTF for rural youths.
Agricultural trainings programs for rural youths under Village farm development program.
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