| Who we are |
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| Holistic Child Development India is a humanitarian organization working for the last thirty-five years towards bringing a lasting improvement in the quality of life of children, their families and communities living in abject poverty and injustice, through development projects with a child centered approach that promotes the rights, interests and dignity of children. It ensures full participation of children and their families in all programmes that are designed and implemented to bring about sustainable development. It also works towards the capacity building of families and communities to meet their rights and needs, so that the needs of their children are met.
Holistic Child Development India is a Society registered under the Registrar of Societies of the Government of Delhi with its Registered Office in Delhi and Administrative Office in Pune. It is a National NGO and works in 18 States across the country supporting more than 80 projects. While Kindernothilfe e. V., Germany is primarily its funding partner, it is increasingly seeking financial support for the sponsorship of children from individuals, groups and corporate within the country. |
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| Our focus basically is on: |
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Child focused community development programmes that are sustainable. |
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Programmes for Children at High Risk including those who are differently-abled. |
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Residential child care for children from rural and tribal settings who have no access to education and other |
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Emergency response and disaster mitigation. |
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Advocacy initiatives that promote the rights of children and women. |
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| Our Aims, Objectives and Core Values |
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| We direct all our efforts towards: |
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Reaching out to the most disadvantaged and neglected children, their families |
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and communities and helping them towards development and sustainability through |
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child-focused community development programme activities in rural and tribal areas |
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Identifying children at high risk in urban settings such as street, working and |
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pavement children, children of commercial sex workers, the HIV affected and infected, the differently abled, giving them the opportunity to live in an atmosphere free from abuse and exploitation and leading them to a better future |
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Residential child care programmes, particularly in rural-tribal areas, to enable |
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children access education and all round development |
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Providing vocational and technical training |
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Rescuing child labourers and combating trafficking of women and children |
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and rehabilitating them |
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Promoting awareness and advocacy of child rights and encouraging the |
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Child Parliament movement |
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Responding to natural calamity on or outside our projects with relief and |
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rehabilitation leading to development |
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Focussing on the impact of climate change on our projects and campaigning |
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for greening the earth |
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| Our Approach |
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| Holistic Child Development India (HCDI) has a very clear mandate on the well being of the children of our Nation with special focus of children belonging to the poverty stricken and the downtrodden families of rural and tribal areas. HCDI’s Child focused approach aims to improve the quality of a child’s life in its own environment in a four pronged manner. |
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| Firstly, apart from addressing the needs of children it facilitates children’s, their families and communities participation in the development process. Secondly, it promotes rights, interests and dignity of children. Meanwhile strengthening the capacity of their families and communities. Finally it induces them to mobilize resources, through networking and linkages, as much as possible from within the community, the government and other NGOs. Though the approach is child centered, it recognizes the fact that families and communities can meet their responsibilities towards their children fully and better when their own capacity to address their needs and rights are also addressed. |
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| HCDI’s work ethos is firmly based on the foundations set forth in the fundamental rights of children as expressed in the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child. The child focused approach therefore aims to support children to realise these rights through: |
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creation of awareness and understanding of children’s rights |
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motivating and providing an environment for children to participate in |
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their own development through Child Parliaments and Self Governance |
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understand children’s needs and aspirations by giving them opportunities to |
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express themselves confidently and courageously |
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provide opportunities for children to take part in policy discussions at village level, |
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block level and at district and national alongside community members, |
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leaders and partners |
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| HCDI as part of its child focused approach has been responding as a priority to the rising incidence of child labour, child trafficking and other violence against children. Child protection committees have been created to monitor children's well being and protect them in every village consisting of community leaders, especially women, children, and leaders from Panchayat. They are tasked with making sure that children in the community are safe and secure from abuse, trafficking, violence and are educated and protected. |
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| HCDI through its partners adopt this approach through development programmes in different types of Projects such as: |
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Child Focused Community Development Projects |
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Children at High Risk Projects |
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Residential Child Care Projects |
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Vocational training centers |
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Disaster mitigation and management projects |
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| Our Funding Partners |
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Kindernothilfe (KNH) was founded in1959 by a group of dedicated Christians in Duisburg, Germany, in order to help needy children in India. Over time, it has become one of the largest Christian organizations in Europe for children's aid. Today it supports more than 300.000 children |
and young people in 27 countries in Africa, Asia, Latin America and Eastern Europe. KNH aims to give needy children in the poorest countries of the world a chance to a good start in life. That means a basic school education and vocational training, good nutrition and health care, as well as community-oriented support to the families of the children.
Visit Kindernothilfe (KNH) at http://en.kindernothilfe.org/ |
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| KNH works together with partner organizations located abroad, usually churches, congregations or Christian organizations. However, the support of children is always granted irrespective of religion. |
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| KNH has its Head office in Duisburg. KNH is a registered charitable organization and a member of the Diaconic Services of the Evangelical Church in Germany. More than 90 percent of the work is financed through donations from 100000 people who support Kindernothilfe. KNH receives subsidies from the German Federal Ministry for Economic Co-operation and Development (BMZ) and from the European Union as well as church grants. |
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| Our Implementing Partner Agencies |
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HCDI’s mission is to support the Church in its role to reach the poor and the marginalized communities irrespective of caste, creed or religion and to bring in marked change in their living standards. |
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HCDI partners and facilitates Churches and Organizations based on Christian values in the implementation various programmes. These partners have vast experience in working with children and disadvantaged communities and have expertise in implementing participatory sustainable developmental programmes. These implementing agencies are very knowledgeable about the topography and social and cultural backgrounds, economic problems and constraints of the community they work with. They are also conversant with the language of the local community and are in an excellent position to communicate the project requirements to the community, build a quick rapport and ensure their participation whole heartedly. |
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The best asset of our implementing agencies is their willingness and commitment of their staff to live on the project with the people and devote all their knowledge and capabilities to the execution of the programmes for the benefit of the children and their families. |
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The Methodist Church in India - (MCI) |
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Baptist Union of North India - (BUNI) |
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Gossner Evangelical Lutheran Church - (GELC) |
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India Evangelical Lutheran Church - (IELC) |
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Hindustani Covenant Church - (HCC) |
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Phom Baptist Christian Association - (PBCA) |
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North West Gossner Evangelical Lutheran Church - (NWGELC) |
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The Roman Catholic Church |
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The Mar Thoma Syrian Church of Malabar |
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The Sisters of the Good Shepherds |
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Montfort Brothers of St.Gabriel |
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Society of Jesus |
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Franciscan Sisters of Immaculate Heart of Mary |
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Dominican Fathers of Nagpur |
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Sisters of the Holy Cross |
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Society of the Divine Word |
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Indian Missionary Society |
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Catholic Diocese (Various Dioceses) |
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The Syro Malabar Catholic church |
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Society of Don Bosco |
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Missionary Society of St. Thomas Apostle |
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Dominican Sisters of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin |
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Christian Organization and Societies: |
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Community Outreach Programmer, (CORP), Mumbai |
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Christian Agency for Rural Development, (CARD), Kerala |
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The Christian Fellowship, Rajnandgaon, Chattisgarh |
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The Bombay Diocesan Society, Mumbai |
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Asha Deep Foundation, Delhi |
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Community Development Society, Nagpur, Maharashtra |
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Naujhil Integrated Rural Project For Health and Development (NIRPHAD), Mathura, UP |
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Navjeevan Seva Mandal, (NSM) Sevoor, Tamilnadu |
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Oxford Mission, Kolkata, West Bengal |
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Society of St. Mary the Virgin in India, Pune, Maharashtra |
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United Christian Institute, Suranussi, Punjab |
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Young Men’s Christian Association, Cuttack, Orissa. |
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| Frequently Asked Questions |
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What is my tax benefit for charitable contributions? |
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Your contributions are exempted under Section 80G of the IT Act which makes you eligible to claim 50% tax deduction. |
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If I make a donation, how do I get my tax receipt? |
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We will send receipt by mail to your postal address. |
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What is the minimum amount that can be donated through HCDI to a cause or an NGO? |
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You can donate any amount, as per your convenience based on which a project or a component of a project will be takenup; benefiting a child or a group of children in a residential child care program/ child at high risk, or a family in a community development project. |
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Is there a minimum period of time for which you expect a donor to support a charity? |
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HCDI recommends that an individual support a cause or an NGO of his or her choice through monthly, six monthly or Yearly Payments. |
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How do I start giving? |
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Send us a cheque or draft for the amount favouring Holistic Child Development India and address it to
Holistic Child Development India
S. No. 4A1/A1/1E
Salunke Vihar Road
Wanowrie
Pune 411040
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Where can I learn more about your recent activities? |
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Visit our website http://www.holisticchild.org/ for regular updates on the events happening in the projects located across India. Apart from this you can also reads our e-newsletters. Everyday we put the activities of separate projects on the Net. You can call and correspond with us to find out more about us or get familiar with our childcare programmes. |
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How the children benefit from my support? |
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We being a child care organization, identify, select children from categories belonging to 1)Orphan 2)Semi-orphan 3)Poor families, who have no means of getting educated and growing, and contributing to their family, village or society. Your support provides them ample amount of opportunities to be educated in a good school, stay in a well established hostel, near their village or city. Children in a village also benefit when their families are empowered and supported with workable livelihood options. When these families benefit from these programs through a direct impact on their income, making them less poor, then children get to study and progress. |
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| Jobs |
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| Following jobs are currently available with HCDI: |
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| Post Graduate in Development Studies/Sociology or Rural/Agriculture Development, with at least 3 years experience in a reputed NGO. |
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| SENIOR PROJECT OFFICER |
| Post Graduate in Development Studies/Sociology or Rural/Agriculture Development, with at least 10 years experience in a reputed NGO. |
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| Application together with bio-data and recent colour photograph may be sent in a cover marked with the post applied for, within 10 days to: |
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Holistic Child Development India
S. No. 4AI/AI/IE, Salunke Vihar Road,
Wanowrie,
Pune - 411 040 |
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| Contact us |
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We can be contacted at:
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Holistic Child Development India
Survey No. 4A1 /A1 /1E
Salunkhe Vihar Road,
Wanowrie
Pune - 411 040
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Tele : +91 20 - 65000228 / 229
Email : hcdi@hcdi.in
Web : www.holisticchild.org |
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