Impact
Impact
6,000 children, 60,000 women impacted till date.
6,000 children, 60,000 women impacted till date.
6,000
Children Benefitted
100+
Volunteers involved
6,000
Children Benefitted
100+
Volunteers involved
60,000
Women Impacted
Children Impacted - 6000
children with disabilities were impacted and mental health support was given
children were given after school remedial classes
children were given computer education
students were given fee sponsorships
Children were given support for nutrition, e-learning, vocational skill development, covid relief etc.
Children Impacted - 6000
children with disabilities were impacted and mental health support was given
children were given after school remedial classes
children were given computer education
students were given fee sponsorships
Children were given support for nutrition, e-learning, vocational skill development, covid relief etc.
Women and Youth Impacted - 60,000
women and youth were given skills training.
people were helped with personality development
equipments were donated to women and youth in need.
Career launch kits were distributed.
were connected to livelihood + WASH
Women and Youth Impacted - 60,000
women and youth were given skills training.
people were helped with personality development
equipments were donated to women and youth in need.
Career launch kits were distributed.
were connected to livelihood + WASH
COVID Response and Relief
Paid monthly survival wages totalling to almost 10 lakhs to 100+ ACT artisans who had no income during the 5 month lockdown due to stoppage of work
Distributed monthly staples and ration to 150+ families to enable them to sustain during the severe economic crunch
Ensured that all ACT staff were paid their salaries even through lockdown.
Footprints across the country
We are in the states of Rajasthan, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Madhya Pradesh, Chhatisgarh, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu.
Act Achievers
- Paru
- Samiksha
- Rajeshri
- Swapnali
- Gangabai
- Balram & Pooja
- Sumitra
- Manju
Ms. Paru Laxman Shanwar hails from a tribal village – Udhwa in Maharashtra’s Palghar District in Taluka – Talasari. She has two brothers and two sisters. She is the only one among their family to have pursued higher education.
At the tender age of 10, Paru lost her father and was brought up by her mother, who raised her and her family of five, amidst immense economic hardship and poverty, by working as a domestic maid. Paru was always academically inclined. She studied at a local school in Talasari. After finishing her 12th standard, she went on to complete her BA followed by ITI and ultimately took up studies in her dream career of Nursing. She was also unable to pay her second year nursing fees, due to which she was almost being expelled and as a result, she became depressed, and had it not been for the timely help of fee sponsorship by Animedh, she would have ended up losing her nursing college seat and her mind. ACT identified her as a potential beneficiary due to our objective of supporting girl child education with emphasis on higher education. Her academic performance has been outstanding throughout at Wadia Nursing College. She has passed with flying colours and was the only one from her entire batch to be recruited as a full time nurse at the prestigious Parsee General Hospital, Mumbai.
Paru was awarded the ACT Super Deeva award for Educational Excellence in March 2018, on the occasion of ACT Women’s Day Celebration. Paru is a great role model for her Adivasi community and she is determined to help her family and other needy girls from her tribal village, who aspire to study but have no financial means or support.
Hailing from a small village near Nagpur, Swapnali moved to the big city of Mumbai and struggled to land a job. She started work at a Customer Service Centre after she received coaching at ACT’s vocational guidance cell, and she never looked back! She quickly became a role model and showed the way for other aspirants.
Gangabai earns her living as a domestic servant but nurtures dreams of a better life for her family. At ACT’s tailoring classes, she got just this opportunity to learn a new skill and earn respectably. She has transformed into a confident woman, unafraid to launch her own business from home.
Pooja, chief caretaker of the household while her parents go to work, and her younger brother Balram discovered a love for science and maths at ACT’s after-school learning centre. Now, they aspire to become tomorrow’s geniuses like Shakuntala Devi and Narayan Murthy.
Indians have idolized many successful and powerful female leaders, yet we are a nation riddled with woeful cases of violence against women. A basic tool provided to women at ACT centres everywhere is self-confidence and independence. Sumitra underwent this transformation and is now an avatar of Goddess Shakti, as she earns a living as a tailor-cum-designer and is a doting wife and mother.
When we complain about things like not having the latest iPad or PC, do we ever imagine the world as it is for a person who has never seen ANY computer at all! Lack of sight does not hinder Manju, a budding artist, from dreaming of a life of fame and riches. Initially, she struggled to make ends meet, but she never gave up. She now works as an online consultant using a-voice enabled laptop gifted by ACT.
- Paru
- Samiksha
- Rajeshri
- Swapnali
- Gangabai
- Sumitra
Ms. Paru Laxman Shanwar hails from a tribal village – Udhwa in Maharashtra’s Palghar District in Taluka – Talasari. She has two brothers and two sisters. She is the only one among their family to have pursued higher education.
At the tender age of 10, Paru lost her father and was brought up by her mother, who raised her and her family of five, amidst immense economic hardship and poverty, by working as a domestic maid. Paru was always academically inclined. She studied at a local school in Talasari. After finishing her 12th standard, she went on to complete her BA followed by ITI and ultimately took up studies in her dream career of Nursing. She was also unable to pay her second year nursing fees, due to which she was almost being expelled and as a result, she became depressed, and had it not been for the timely help of fee sponsorship by Animedh, she would have ended up losing her nursing college seat and her mind. ACT identified her as a potential beneficiary due to our objective of supporting girl child education with emphasis on higher education. Her academic performance has been outstanding throughout at Wadia Nursing College. She has passed with flying colours and was the only one from her entire batch to be recruited as a full time nurse at the prestigious Parsee General Hospital, Mumbai.
Paru was awarded the ACT Super Deeva award for Educational Excellence in March 2018, on the occasion of ACT Women’s Day Celebration. Paru is a great role model for her Adivasi community and she is determined to help her family and other needy girls from her tribal village, who aspire to study but have no financial means or support.
Hailing from a small village near Nagpur, Swapnali moved to the big city of Mumbai and struggled to land a job. She started work at a Customer Service Centre after she received coaching at ACT’s vocational guidance cell, and she never looked back! She quickly became a role model and showed the way for other aspirants.
Gangabai earns her living as a domestic servant but nurtures dreams of a better life for her family. At ACT’s tailoring classes, she got just this opportunity to learn a new skill and earn respectably. She has transformed into a confident woman, unafraid to launch her own business from home.
Indians have idolized many successful and powerful female leaders, yet we are a nation riddled with woeful cases of violence against women. A basic tool provided to women at ACT centres everywhere is self-confidence and independence. Sumitra underwent this transformation and is now an avatar of Goddess Shakti, as she earns a living as a tailor-cum-designer and is a doting wife and mother.