Developmental Association for Human Advancement

Developmental Association for Human Advancement-DEHAT is a nonprofit organisation working in the Aspirational districts (declared by NITI Ayog on th Read moree basis of underperforming development indicators) of two states; Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra. The districts are Bahraich, Shrawasti, Balrampur, Siddharthnagar and Sonbhadra of Uttar Pradesh and Gadchiroli, Washim, Osmanabad, Nandurbar and Nashik of Maharashtra state on the issues of child rights for the last 20 years in India. We are accredited by the Charities Aid Foundation (CAF) India and empanelled by the TISS National CSR Hub, Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) Samman platform and GuideStar and registered under Societies Registration Act, 1860 and has all the legal compliances required in India including the 80G Section Income Tax Act, 12AA Act, PAN, TAN, MHA’s Foreign Contribution Regulation Act, 2010 and NGO Darpan of NITI Ayog. Till date, we have impacted more than 2.5 lakh children through various initiatives. Our work has also been rewarded and recognised by some of the platforms and organisations mentioned below: Rockefeller Foundation and The Resource Alliance UK’s    India NGO Award  for the transparency and quality implementation of the programs  Dasra’s Girl Power Award  for the Impact that we are making in the education sector by providing free of cost education to dropouts/out of school girls.  Global NGO Award  from Rockefellers Foundation’s in which we were under top 5 organization (WaterAid UK, Ashinaga Japan, Headstrong Ireland, Living Earth Uganda and DEHAT from India ) from across the world and this award has been given for the fundraising and utilization mechanisms we adopt.  ABP News and World CSR Congress of CSR’s Certificate of Merit  for implementing quality and transparent initiatives under CSR Projects.  Manjunath Shanmugam Integrity Awards  (Only given to 3 people in the entire country) for fighting citizen’s rights who were once denied to even be Indian Citizens.  SONY’s Social Bravery Awards  from Bollywood [Mr. NP Singh (COO of SONY Group) and BP Singh (Producer of CID show)]  Uttar Pradesh’s Social Enterprise of the Year 2015  from Honorable Chief Minister Mr. Akhilesh Yadav.  ‘Swayam’ Award -2016 from Honorable Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh Mr Akhilesh Yadav  "NGO of the Year Award-2017"  under  India International CSR Excellence Awards-2017  organized at PHD Chamber of Commerce, New Delhi. Featured in “ The Vision of Antyodaya” - Documentation & Compilation of the Best Practices of Sustainable Development As Propounded by Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya. The best practices across the country has been featured after a competitive selection procedure. The initiative is taken by Indian Social Responsibility Network (ISRN) - A Ministry of Culture’s Initiative (http://isrn.in/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Volume-2-Compressed.pdf- Page 212) Some of our CSR partners include:  TATA TRUSTS BirlaSoft ACC Cement Airtel Bharti’s Centum Learning Google Grants for Nonprofit Microsoft for Non-Profits National Stock Exchange-NSE Some of our institutional donors include: Ministry of Women and Child Development Childline India Foundation Rotary India Literacy Mission UNICEF ActionAid International IIMPACT Erase Poverty-Hong Kong Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) iPartner India CARITAS India Charity Science-Canada  Alliance for Immunisation and Health Indo-Global Social Service Society (IGSSS) DEHAT is also the official mentor for: 1. BITS-Pilani (Rajasthan) National Service Scheme wing. 2. School of International Training-SIT World Learning Abroad (SIT Study Abroad is a university-level study abroad program administered by World Learning, a 501 international non-profit organization based in Brattleboro, Vermont, United States) We have extensive experience and expertise in implementing the interventions in the following thematic areas which we believe are compatible with your CSR thrust areas as well: Education/Empowerment (especially girl child education where govt. services are not in reach) Livelihood/Food Security Community Development Health (especially Maternal and Child Health) WASH Child Protection (especially Child Marriage, abuse and Trafficking issues)