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VIPULA
KADRI
Vipula Kadri is a renowned social
worker and the founder of Pride India, Save the Children.
Under her leadership, the organisation has helped improve the quality
of life of underprivileged children and women. Today, this NGO reaches
out to thousands through its various services, projects and development
initiatives in different parts of Maharashtra. The organisation
is opening branches in other parts of India in partnership with
other individuals, corporations and communities.
Kadri is also the Director of the rural
hospital Sparsh at Sastur, in the Osmanabad district. Her
work experience includes rescuing and rehabilitating young victims
of sexual exploitation in India and Nepal, and creating AIDS Awareness.
She is the recipient of many awards
- the Distinguished Leadership Award for outstanding Professional
and Community Leadership (1990) from the American Biographical Institute,
the Mahila Shiromani Award from the Shiromani Institute,
New Delhi, and the Maulana Abulkalam Azad Award 1997 for
furtherance of communal harmony.
Save The Children is the first NGO to
be invited by the Government of Jammu & Kashmir to adopt Kaksar
and other villages near war-torn Kargil in need of rebuilding. Kadri
and her team of workers visited the region in order to identify
rebuilding needs. The initial plan is to build a boarding school
for children and a Home Science Institute for girls.
BOMBAY
NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY
 The
Bombay Natural History Society was founded in 1883 for the
purpose of exchanging notes and observations on natural history
and exhibiting interesting specimens of animal life. Today, with
members in over 30 countries, it is the largest NGO in the sub-continent,
engaged in the conservation of nature and natural resources, as
well as education and research in natural history,
The reputed ornithologist Dr. Salim
Ali was the scientific brain behind the Society, which believes
in conservation based on scientific research. The Society's invaluable
collection of specimens of over 26,000 birds, 20,000 mammals, 7,500
reptiles and amphibians and 50,000 insects is recognised for both
its quality and antiquity.
Address: Bombay Natural
History Society (BNHS),
Hornbill House, Dr. Salim Ali Chowk,
Shaheed Bhagat Singh Road, Mumbai - 400 023,
Phone: 284 3421/3869
Fax: 283 7615
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The
increasing crime rate in the city of Mumbai has created a sense
of panic and insecurity among its senior citizens . Residents of
crime-infested localities such as Nana chowk, Napean Sea road ,
and Gamadevi chowk share a sense of fear despite considerable safety
measures such as eye holes, grill gates, intercoms, etc. As a result,
some senior citizens have developed psychological problems. Project
Umang attempts to identify these problems and redress them
at the initial stages before they take a serious turn. 
