Anahat for Change Foundation

Promotes gender equality and combats discrimination through initiatives in menstrual hygiene, sexual health, and violence prevention in West Bengal

  • Bronze Certified 2023
  • 80G
  • 12A
  • CSR-1
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About

  • Headquarters

    Kolkata, West Bengal

  • Since

    2018

Anahat For Change, established in 2018, has reached over 4500 families across India. It focuses on creating an equal environment for young girls and b Read moreoys, aiming to break gender stereotypes and discrimination. Through its projects Unnati & Udaan in West Bengal, it promotes menstrual hygiene management, sexual reproductive health rights, and combats gender-based violence and discrimination. Its successful initiative, Anahat Unnati, plays a key role in achieving these goals by engaging both male and female community members in these efforts.


Action

Anahat runs two major projects - Unnati, which focuses on menstrual hygiene management and sexual reproductive health rights, and Udaan, which aims to make gender-based violence and discrimination unacceptable in several regions of Bengal.

Cause Area

Sector

Impact

Anahat has reached more than 4500 families across India, provided livelihood to 1200 women, distributed over 400,000 hygiene kits to more than 100,000 vulnerable menstruators, and reached more than 20,000 adolescent girls with awareness sessions and hygiene kit distribution.

Vision & Mission

The mission of Anahat is to enable women and adolescents, especially from marginalized backgrounds, to drive change and create stronger and more inclusive communities through knowledge dissemination, life skills, and capability development.

Programs

  • Football for Her

    Football for Her, an initiative by Anahat For Change Foundation, engages 30 adolescent girls in Murshidabad's Kandi block, aiming to empower them and foster confidence through football. Utilizing football as a tool, not only promotes school retention and leadership among girls but also serves as therapy for those marginalized by society. The project seeks to reduce dropout rates, child marriage, and gender-based violence while providing a platform for girls' empowerment and career advancement opportunities with support from the Indian Football Association. Through community engagement and grassroots efforts, it endeavours to challenge stereotypes and promote harmony and prosperity in underserved areas.

  • Project Unnati

    Project Unnati, an initiative by Anahat For Change Foundation, empowers underprivileged women in West Bengal by providing knowledge and skills for sustainable menstruation. Through workshops and training sessions, over 100 women learn to make reusable cloth pads, addressing the lack of affordable sanitary products and promoting environmental sustainability. By bridging the gap in menstrual care supply chains and educating communities, Unnati not only improves socio-economic conditions but also spreads awareness about menstrual hygiene. Operating in South 24 Paraganas, Nadia, and Darjeeling districts, it aims to reduce marginalization and empower women to lead healthier lives while contributing positively to the environment.

Milestones & Track Record

Anahat has trained more than 5000 women all over India on making Anahat Unnati products and provided skills to make and sell sustainable products in their communities.

Leadership Team

  • Purvi Tanwani

    Co - Founder & Managing Director

  • Namrata Dutta Karamchandani

    Co - Founder & Managing Director

  • Deblina Chatterjee

    Training Coordinator

  • Pauline Laravoire

    Advisor

  • Daniel Sinnathamby

    Advisor

  • Arundhati Muralidharan

    Advisor

M&E

  • Internal, External Assessors

    No

Policies

  • Ethics and Transparency Policies

    No

  • Formal CEO Oversight & Compensation Policy

    No

Political & Religious Declarations

  • On Affiliation if any

    No

  • On Deployment Bias if any

    No

Registration Details

  • PAN Card

    AARCA3063F

  • Registration ID

    112626

  • VO ID / Darpan ID

    WB/2018/0212893

  • 12A

    AARCA3063FE20198

  • 80G

    AARCA3063FF20198

  • FCRA

    Not Available

  • CSR Registration Number

    CSR00000162

Location

  • Headquarters

    28, Diamond Harbour Road, Behala, Kolkata, 700060

    Directions

Other Details

  • Type & Sub Type

    Non-profit
    Society