AROH FOUNDATION Building Human Resources...
VISION
We seek an equitable society where all human beings coexist with dignity.
CREDO
• We value the opportunity and responsibility to make a meaningful difference in people’s lives. • We create a positive footprint within the communities to bring a change in the lives of people • We continually align our initiatives to the national goals for inclusive and sustainable development. • We create and nurture a culture that supports flexibility, learning and is proactive to change. • We build lasting relationships with our partners based on trust and mutual benefit thereby helping them in discharging their corporate social responsibility.
ABOUT AROH
AROH Foundation, established under the Societies Registration Act of 1860 in 2001, is a leading nationallevel NGO strengthening Government efforts, CSR initiatives of CPSEs and corporates and welfare programmes of international donors and multilaterals, by providing total integrated solutions - consulting, planning and implementing - for sustainable, inclusive development and growth for the needy and marginalised communities in 16 states of India. The uniqueness of AROH Foundation lies in its understanding and approach towards social development, for creating successful models which seek sustainability, scalability, accountability, transparency, credibility and effective leadership. AROH’s governance structure has inbuilt audit and evaluation mechanism to ensure optimisation of resources for the highest social return on Investment. AROH Foundation has emerged as one of the most sought after brand in the sector for providing integrated end-to-end social development options to key CSR players. Our successful social development programmes, such as PADHO AUR BADHO, GARIMA, UDAAN and UTKARSH are being hailed as role models by all concerned stakeholders.
Some of the Credentials and Affiliations of AROH are ISO 9001:2008 Certified organisation Empanelled by TISS CSR Hub Accredited by Credibility Alliance National Level Monitor for MoRD Schemes
CSR Training partner of Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs
World Bank Consultant on CSR strategies in India
Empanelled by MNRE
Our Approach Livelihood
Baseline Survey & Need Assessment
Education Research Planning
Evaluation & Assessment
Monitoring Evaluation
Grassroots Intervention for Community Empowerment
Health & Sanitation Water & Soil Conservation Renewable Energy Resources
Innovation & Research
Two Pronged Approach
Awareness & Advocacy
Our Approach
Anchored in our social context, AROH’s programs and projects have been designed to address the basic dimensions for human development – HEALTH, EDUCATION and INCOME, the dimensions which form the basis of Human Development Index (HDI), which are also central to our National Development Goals and form the backbone of the Millennium Development Goals. To provide effective assistance to the underprivileged, weak and poor people and communities, especially women, in rural and semi-rural areas and slums. AROH has adopted a multi-stakeholder and multi-sectoral approach, by running programmes in the sectors of Education, Health, Livelihoods, Skill Development, Women’s Empowerment, Environment, Water and Soil Conservation, Renewable Energy Resources, etc.
Our Activities
To achieve the overall objective of reducing poverty and raising the HDI of our people, and removing poverty we take up activities, individually or holistically to cover various development sectors. These are:
Innovation and Research Baseline Surveys and Need Assessment Awareness and Advocacy Training and Capacity Building Community Action Evaluation and Assessment
COVERAGE
Chandigarh Uttarakhand
Haryana
Rajasthan
Delhi
Uttar Pradesh
Assam
Bihar Meghalaya
Gujarat
Jharkhand
Madhya Pradesh
W. Bengal
Chhattishgarh
Maharashtra
Kerala
PARTNERS
AROH is actively working in different states of the country Delhi
Jharkhand
Uttar Pradesh
Chhattisgarh
Madhya Pradesh
Assam
Haryana
Meghalaya
Rajasthan
West Bengal
Gujarat
Maharashtra
Chandigarh
Uttarakhand
Bihar
Kerala
Padho aur Badho
Literacy & Equivalency
Interventions
A registered trademark product of AROH, sponsored by GAIL India, aims to bring all out-of-school children into the fold of education. In the last five years the programme has covered more than 30,000 children in slums of Delhi/NCR and mainstreamed them into formal schools.
GARIMA
Empowering Women The programme is designed for socio-economic empowerment of women in rural areas and urban slums, through skill development in traditional crafts and trades. It has enhanced livelihood opportunities of the beneficiaries. GARIMA centres are being sponsored by various corporates and PSUs.
UDAAN
Developing Vocational Skills The programme aims to provide training to poor and marginalised youth in various market-driven skills so that they are able to compete for better jobs and fill the skills gap. UDAAN is sponsored by various corporates and PSUs like Power Grid, ONGC and Barclays.
Helping the nation to address the goal of POVERTY ALLEVIATION through multisectoral approach and specific programmes providing EDUCATION, SKILL DEVELOPMENT , VOCATIONAL TRAINING and SUSTAINABLE LIVELIHOODS for the poor and marginalized sections of society.
Aajeevika
Sustainable Livelihoods GoI’s flagship rural development programme which aims to provide placement linked skill development to rural BPL youth in the age group of 18-35. AROH has successfully achieved the target to skill 7,000 in its first project.
30,000 out-
of-school children in formal schools on road to become responsible citizens.
ROSHNI
Promoting the Renewable Sources of Energy
Sabka Swasthya Community Health
Milkar Chalein Self-Help Groups
TARANG
Mitigating Water Crisis
UTKARSH
Livelihood Opportunity
Karavan
Tapping Volunteer Resource
The intervention is sponsored by ONGC for spreading livelihood opportunities and raising the standard of living of under privileged youth and women through improvement in the dimensions of income, health and education in Geleki and adjoining areas.
15,000 youth and women trained and placed in jobs and uplifted from their status of poverty.
SAP
Promoting Sustainable Agricultural Practices
5,000
women skilled and generating income to raise the status of their family
Awards Asia Pacific International Award-2013
AIESAC Shining Image of India Award-2012
Best Community Action Award-2013
Rajiv Gandhi Excellence Gold Medal Award- 2012
e-NGO Award-2013
Indira Gandhi Seva Ratna Puraskar- 2012
Udyog Rattan Award-2012
Excellence Award by IES -2011
Partners in Action We work in synergy with the government welfare schemes to bring a host of benefits provided by the government to the community level. AROH is registered under FCRA, which gives us the advantage of accepting foreign and multilateral funding for our community projects. We also draw on the strength of many responsible citizens and youth, who are keen to join hands and give us volunteer support for our programmes. We have a strong volunteer programme in place where we welcome all Indian and overseas volunteers and devise special interventions to utilise their expertise. We look for support from all concerned - Government bodies, Public Sector Undertaking, NGOs, Corporate houses and Civil societies. You may support us in the following ways; • SPONSOR our programmes • Become a MEMBER • Become a VOLUNTEER • CONTRIBUTE for a cause