HRM-HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

SHALET BABY KUNNASSERY

ADMISSION NO: HPGD/OC14/0139
SPECIALIZATION:HUMAN RESOURCES

SOCIAL CAUSE: PROVIDES MENTORS TO ALL THE CHILDREN FROM

UNDER-RESOURCED COMMUNITIES AND ALSO HELPS UNDER-PRIVILEGED
CHILDREN TO PARTICIPATE IN VARIOUS SOCIAL ACTIVITIES.

PRIN. L. N. WELINGKAR INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT &

RESEARCH
FEBRUARY 2016

This project consumed huge amount of work, research and dedication.

Still, implementation would not have been possible if we did not have a
support of many individuals, friends and organizations. Therefore I would
like to extend my sincere gratitude to all of them.
First of all I would like to thank [The light house project TRISHYA
SCREWVALA] (founder of the project) for their financial and logistical
support and for providing necessary guidance concerning projects
implementation.

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The project attempts to give an idea about the various Individual Social
responsibilities (ISR) and awareness about the requirement of how we as
individuals can perform our social responsibility. The social cause on which I
have worked on in this project is children from under resourced communities
are given one on one mentoring so that they can lead better life in the future. A
brief insight is given on NGO The Lighthouse Project.
Did you know that of every 100 children that enroll to school 70 drop out by
the time they reach the secondary level due to lack of correct guidance?
The Lighthouse Project works with street children, children from slum
communities, and girl children from Mumbai's red light district. Since most are
first generation learners, they don't have support, exposure or the skills to ensure
that they are job-ready after graduation. Trishya Screwvala founded The
Lighthouse Project with the aim of creating structured and accessible platforms
for volunteering. She believes that service is not just a duty but an extraordinary
opportunity, and is passionate about creating an environment conducive to
volunteering, both within and outside of the social sector.
Trishya is also trustee of The Swades Foundation, which is committed to rural
empowerment through interventions in water, health, agriculture, livelihood and
education and currently touches 2.5 lac people across Maharashtra. A graduate
from USC's Peter Stark Producing Program, Trishya is also pursuing her
passion for film by producing documentaries, including "Bollywood: The
Greatest Love Story Ever Told" that premiered at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival
and "Meet the Patels", winner of the 2014 Los Angeles Film Festival and
Traverse Film Festival Audience Award.
Trishya is a trained ballet dancer under the Royal Academy of Dance. She is an
avid diver, a Vipassana meditator and an active member of New Acropolis, an
international organization dedicated to philosophy, culture and volunteering.

 What is Social Responsibilty ?

Being Socially Responsible means that people and organisations must behave
ethically and with sensitivity toward social, cultural, economic and
environmental issues. Striving for social responsibility helps individuals,
organisations and governments have a positive impact on development, business
and society with a positive contribution to bottom- line results.
Social responsibility is an ethical framework which suggests that an entity, be it
an organization or individual, has an obligation to act for the benefit of society
at large. Social responsibility is a duty every individual has to perform so as to
maintain a balance between the economy and the ecosystems. A trade-off may
exist between economic development, in the material sense, and the welfare of
the society and environment, though this has been challenged by many reports
over the past decade. Social responsibility means sustaining the equilibrium
between the two. It pertains not only to business organizations but also to
everyone whose any action impacts the environment.This responsibility can be
passive, by avoiding engaging in socially harmful acts, or active, by performing
activities that directly advance social goals.

Social Responsibilty is of

two types:1 )Corporate Social Responsibilty:

Corporate Social Responsibility is part of the way we do business, with

commitment to community, for a green environment, safe workplace and good
health, for a sustainable future. Corporate Social Responsibility is the
continuing commitment by business to behave ethically and contribute to
economic development while improving the quality of life of the workforce and
their families as well as of the local community and society at large.
Corporate social responsibility (CSR, also called corporate
conscience, corporate citizenship or responsible business ) is a form
of corporate self-regulation integrated into a business model. CSR policy
functions as a self-regulatory mechanism whereby a business monitors and
ensures its active compliance with the spirit of the law, ethical standards and
national or international norms. With some models, a firm's implementation of
CSR goes beyond compliance and engages in "actions that appear to further
some social good, beyond the interests of the firm and that which is required by
law." The aim is to increase long-term profits through positive public relations,
high ethical standards to reduce business and legal risk, and shareholder trust by
taking responsibility for corporate actions. CSR strategies encourage the
company to make a positive impact on the environment and stakeholders
including consumers, employees, investors, communities, and others.

Environment: One primary focus of corporate social responsibility is

the environment. Businesses, both large and small, have a large carbon
footprint. Any steps they can take to reduce those footprints are considered both
good for the company and society as a whole.

Philanthropy: Businesses also practice social responsibility by donating to

national and local charities. Whether it involves giving money or time,
businesses have a lot of resources that can benefit charities and local
community programs. Ethical labor practices: By treating employees fairly and
ethically, companies can also demonstrate their corporate social responsibility.

2) Individual Social ResponsibiltyThe individual social responsibility includes the engagement of each person
towards the community where he lives, which can be expressed as an interest
towards whats happening in the community, as well as in the active
participation in the solving of some of the local problems. Being "socially
responsible" is about all individuals behaving ethically and sensitively towards
social, economic, and environmental issues. It is about being accountable for
our actions and being conscious of the impact your actions have on others, our
communities, and the environment. The individual social responsibility also
could be expressed in making donations for significant for the society causes
social, cultural or ecological.

SOCIAL PROBLEMS:Social problems arise out of social transformation and contradictions. Social
problem pose an obstacle for the upliftment of the society and its economic
progress. Through efforts made at micro-level by voluntary organizations,
NGOs (Non-Government Organization), personal effort and efforts made at
macro-level by government, social problems like atrocities against woman in
the form of sati, dowry etc. problem of unemployment and poverty, problem of
untouchability and communalism etc. can be tackled. The social problems in
India today have their roots in the diversity of religion, language, region, culture
and caste. Attachment to ones region, language, religion is a natural sentiment
but when these attachments grow to an extreme level to breed intolerance for
other 5 religion, regions or languages, problems are bound to rise. In common
parlance religion and secularism are juxtaposed as op-positional forces and
communalism is viewed as the degenerate manifestation of religion. Thus, the
term communalism is used pejoratively and is believed to be a negative social
force in contemporary India. Communalism has come to be perceived as the
tendency on the part of a religious group to affirm that it is a political entity. At
present, poverty, gender discrimination, and unemployment are the most
distressing social evils in India that has weaken the growth factor of the society.
At one end we say economy is progressing at a soaring rate but the truth
remains that in certain sections of the countrypeople are deprived of their basic
requirements like food, water, and shelter. Poverty in India is a
dehumanizing condition that snatches away the right to fulfill
necessary resources of life. Gender discrimination is
undoubtedly one of those social problems in India that is
causing an uncertain imbalance in the society. Issues like girl
infanticide, exploration, illiteracy, maternal mortality, and
dowry deaths are throbbing discrimination women of India are

subjected to. In all fields and phases of life women are

becoming the key targets of various kinds of atrocities.
Unemployment is another issue that is pushing many people under the poverty
line. With increasing price of necessary resources of life, unemployed people
are unable to fetch themselves and their families. Increasing competition in the
business and job sector is aggravating the conditions of unemployment in India.
More over the Indian society consists of people from different religious,
linguistic and ethnic backgrounds. Since long there has been cultural give and
take between the people from India and other countries. Since 1947 when India
gained political independence the country has been engaged in the gigantic task
of nation building. Efforts have been made to put nation on the path of socioeconomic development. The transformation of nation as a self sufficient and
cohesive political entity has proved to be a difficult challenge. The colonial
past, socioeconomic disparities in the society and raised aspirations have
culminated in a complex situation. Traditionally the Indian society was
hierarchically arranged and the different 6 communities and caste groups
showed a pattern of social distance in which low caste, tribal and minority
groups were discriminated against and looked down upon. Many of the
communities were considered as untouchables. The Indian constitution prohibits
against such discrimination and has abolished untouchability. However, it is still
practiced in certain ways. All these condition have created a situation in which
various kinds of social tensions have become very frequent events are as
follows : If we look at the historical trends we notice that the partition of India
led to considerable degree of violence and the harmonious relations between
HINDUS AND Muslims were disturbed. As a result suspicion and mistrust has
developed between Muslims and Hindus. This has led to a number of clashes
and conflicts which have been violent and have generated hatred. Various parts
of the country are experiencing separatist movements. You must have read
about political movements in North East part of India (Assam, Nagaland,

Tripura) where demands for separate political identities have been raised from
time to time. The Kashmir region is experiencing the negative impact of cross
border terrorism and people are suffering. The Nuxalite movement in certain
parts (Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh) is also creating political
instability and problems of governance. Caste- related prejudice and
discrimination has also been on rise in certain parts of the country. In the course
of socialization people acquire negative attitudes and stereotypes. Many times
these are not founded in our real life experiences. Instead, they are based on
false information, personal impressions and hearsay. However, they are very
powerful and shape our behavior in important ways. Thus if we have prejudice
against some one it may lead to aggression, hostility and harm doing towards
the target groups. In recent years inter group conflicts related to caste have
moved from the social to the political arena of life. Infact caste based alliances,
groups and organization are growing fast. They utilize casterelated identity for
political gains. Today caste-affiliations are not so important in social or 7
religious matters as they are in political matters. In this context the rise of low
caste groups who often call themselves Dalits is becoming a prominent feature
of modern India. The presence of this group has changed the complexion of
Indian political scene. On the whole the Indian society is currently experiencing
social tensions of various kind. They are related to the pattern of social change.
In particular the rise of middle class migration of people from villages to cities,
increase in the degree of economic inequality, spread of education and media
are playing key role. The tensions in the lives of people at individual, family
and community level is clearly visible. Most of the conflicts and tensions
revolve around the issue of identity. Assertion of separate identity and
promoting the same with different tactics is becoming a central problem. People
use identities in an emotionally charged way to create a group structure for
promoting certain goals. Thus associations, committees and organizations are
created to serve these purposes. The creation of identity involves strategies

which enhance similarity within the group and difference between the groups.
In this way a diversion of in group or own group and out group or other
group is created. This kind of differentiation is present in almost all societies.
This also implies that the differences across groups cannot be totally eliminated.
Further to that social evils in India like corruption, illiteracy, and urbanization is
also making the condition worst for people living in the Indian society. All these
social issues need a careful analysis and demand rational solution to help the
society grow in all possible ways. We have discussed that social problems vary
with time. Similarly, social problems in India have changed with different
historical phases. The major social problems in each of these phases reflect the
then existing social norms and values. There has to be an end to these social
problems in India or else the growth and development of the country will be at
stake.

ECONOMICAL PROBLEMS:Economical factors are also responsible for some of the major social problems
being faced by the contemporary society. It is more conspicuous in societies of
developing countries like India. Unequal distribution of wealth has led to
disparity in the distribution of benefits occurring due to development. As a
result there is the problem of poverty. Poverty in turn aggravates other problems
like high morbidity and mortality, crime, slum, illiteracy, etc. Further, the
process of urbanization and industrialization in India has been very slow. This
has resulted in regional disparity in economic development. There are pockets
of development where high level of urban and industrial growth can be seen.

However, the other regions are still under-developed. It has attracted large
number of people to migrate from the under-developed region to the developed
region. This in turn has affected the population structure of both the regions. In
addition to it, the regions receiving the migrants are facing the problems of
slum, congestion unemployment, pollution, etc. Earlier, in an attempt to develop
rapidly, environment was grossly ignored. The ecological consequence of such
an attempt has now emerged as a major social problem. Rapid industrialization
has led to increase in environment pollution that includes air pollution, water
pollution, noise pollution, and degradation and desertification of the land. This
in turn has led to increased morbidity and mortality, emergence of new types of
diseases, global warming, ozone depletion, floods etc. that has threatened the
existence of mankind itself. Further, to feed the increasing population of the
world more and more land is being brought under cultivation. Society is facing
many economical problems which are obstacle in the growth of the individual
and society. These problems spread from poverty to unemployment. There are
several other economical problems has being faced by our society some of them
are inflation, poverty, illiteracy, rapid urbanization, etc. Society must better
assess how to 9 enhance economical growth together with low carbon
development initiative including ways to improve food and other security. Some
of these problems are discussed as here under: INFLATION Inflation refers to
a persistent upward movement in the general price level. It results in a decline
of the purchasing power. According to most economists inflation does not occur
until price increase averages less than 5% per year for a sustained period.
Inflation or persistent upward movement of prices results in a decline in the
purchasing power of money. A small dose of inflation at the rate of less than 5
per cent is good for the economy because it strengthens the developmental push
of the economy. But inflation at a higher rate had bad economic and social
consequences for the economy. Inflation could be caused either because of
excess of demand over supply or because of increase in the cost of production

or both. Inflation can be checked with the use of monetary measures, fiscal
measures and investment control. In India, general causes of inflation have been
population explosion, poor performance of agricultural and industrial sectors,
high government expenditure, and tendency of the people to emulate people in
prosperous countries and so on. Various measures mentioned above have been
used to control inflation in India. ILLITERACY Illiteracy is another major
problem before the society. Its a sad state of affairs that country which had
higher level of literacy (than British) at a time when British came two centuries
ago is now facing the challenge of a huge number of people who are illiterate
and cannot read or write. The lack of these skills renders them deprived of the
opportunities for upward social mobility. Such people have to depend on others
for various things and are exploited in various legal documents and are
subjected to exploitations and legal hassles. Keeping these negative
consequences in view the government is trying to universalize primary
education. The lack of reading and writing skills makes a person incapable of
availing the various opportunities to help themselves. Each and every educated
person, therefore, is expected to contribute to the literacy mission and making it
a success.
URBANIZATION Urbanization is another problem that deserves serious
attention. There is increasingly great migration from villages to cities. This
situation in generating pressures on cities which were meant for a definite size
of population. The limited civic facilities, civilian organizations and structures
are facing difficulties in meeting the demands of the people. The mega cities
like Mumbai, Kolkata Chennai and Delhi have crossed the limits for which they
are capable of this situation creates a number of problems such as unauthorized
and illegal activities, emergence of slums, problem of waste disposal creation of
foles, crime and health related problems. The social organization, economy and
environmental planning in many cities are becoming unmanageable. Also,

urbanization is linked with certain kinds of attitude like consumerism and

individualism. Consumerism emphasizes on exploitation of resources for
personal consumption without any concern for society and environment. This
attitude is responsible for the ecological imbalance that is widely experienced in
todays world. Similarly the individualistic attitude favours the view that the
individual is the ultimate reality and all processes need to be explained at
individual level. The individual is free and responsible to his or her self only.
POVERTY A large section of the Indian society is suffering from poverty.
Poverty is a phenomenon which is objective as well as subjective. Objectively
poverty implies a dehumanizing condition in which people are unable to look
after the basic needs. Subjectively poverty stands for perceived deprivation. As
such it is relative and anybody can feel poor by comparing himself as herself
with a rich person.Poor people lack the necessary resources and capacity to
satisfy basic needs like food, shelter, health and education. They live under
difficult conditions which are not conducive for development of their human
potential. As you have learned earlier for healthy human development a child
needs environmental support for survival and development. Poverty interferes
with development in many ways. For instance lack of or inadequate nutrition
arrests mental development during early childhood. 11 The unavailability of
stimulating environment and absence of effective role models decreases the
motivation level. A large section of poor children do not go to school. Even if
they go they become drop outs and fail to complete education. In this context it
may be pointed out that poverty is also related to the social structure. A number
of low caste, scheduled tribe and backward communities have been put to
discrimination for many centuries. They are socially disadvantaged and are
deprived from the experiences necessary for development on account of their
membership of specific groups. In this sense they are doubly deprived. Studies
have shown that the children from the background of poverty and social
disadvantage lag behind their counterparts from the enriched background. Their

cognitive development and performance is found to be at a lower level. Studies

of perception, memory and intelligence have demonstrated it several times. The
studies have also shown that the performance between the advantaged and
disadvantaged children increases with advancing age. It has also been found that
the poverty condition is demotivating and makes a person more vulnerable. Low
level of achievement motivation and greater need for dependence in these
people make them less effective in coping with the problems of everyday life.
As a result the poor become marginalized and cannot contribute to the
mainstream of the society. The question why some people are poor has been
answered in many ways. The search for causes of poverty has lead to many
answers. It has been located in the individual, in the social structure, or the
culture of the people. For instance many people blame the victim and consider
the poor as responsible for the characteristics or dispositions of the people. A
detailed analysis of the problem of poverty shows that poverty is caused by
multiple factors. The social and economic structure in India promotes
inequality, and social disadvantages. The life in the poverty condition reinforces
certain behavior pattern, values and coping styles which, reduce the chances of
upward social mobility.

PSYCHOLOGICAL PROBLEMS:Psychological problems as a scientific discipline in the society is indebted the

colonial rulers. Psychological problems contains attitude, prejudice and
intergroup relations. Indias unique caste system continues to play a critical role
in social relationships. In the recent decades, caste identity has acquired some
new functionality, particularly in sociopolitical life. The caste-based identities,
self-perceptions, inter-caste relationships, and caste-related tensions are some of
the areas studied by social psychologists. For example, Rath and Sircar (1960)
analysed inter-caste relationships and examined attitudes and opinions of six

caste groups and found that the lower caste groups perceived themselves
negatively. Two decades later, Majeed and Ghosh (1989), in their study of
scheduled castes (lowest in social hierarchy), fond that they do indeed devalue
their own group. The authors call this affective syndrome crisis, denoting
deep-seated unresolved identity crises. Since groups are inevitable and
constitute an important part of out social reality what we need is to recognize
the essence and value of pluralism. All groups are important and play distinct
role. We need to appreciate this diversity in our social life in a positive manner.
The approach should be to evolve a strategy in which diverse groups or
communities should compliment each other and help in achieving their goals.
Super ordinate goals may be created that may be shared by all the groups. To
this end the following steps may prove very helpful. Increasing dialogue
amongst the diverse groups existing in the society.Building an atmosphere of
mutual trust and harmony. Equity and equality of opportunity for different
groups needs to be ensured. Greater opportunities for mutual care, respect and
complementarity need to be created.

HEALTH PROBLEMS:There are several major health problems prevent in society. Some of the health
problems are eradicated and some problems are still prevent in the society.
Some national health programs like Malaria control programs, AIDS control
programs has been launch in India. Such health problems can be classified into
different categories like Communicable disease problems , Nutritional
problems Environmental sanitation problems Medical care problems
Communicable disease continue to be major problem in India.
Diseases considered to be of great importance are Malaria Tuberculosis
Diarrhea Acute respiratory diseaseAIDS India consist of small group of well fed
and a very large group of undernourished. The specific problems in the country
are Protein energy malnutrition Nutritional anemia Low birth weight The most
difficult problem to tackle in this country is environmental sanitation problem,
which is multifactorial and multifaceted. 15 In India national health policies are
made but financial resources are considered inadequate to furnish the cost of
running such services. In rural area 74% population doesnt get benefit of
modern curative and preventive health services. Approx. 80% of health services
are concentrated in urban area but with uneven distribution of doctors. Thus
major medical care problem in India is inadequate distribution of available
services to social periphery.

BACKGROUND GROUND ABOUT THE NGO LIGHT

HOUSE:-

The lighthouse project is a Raindancer initiative.Raindancer is a not-for-profit

organization that aims to build social awareness among youth and create
platforms for sustained volunteering.Its vision is to inspire and mobilize urban
Indian youngsters to actively contribute towards positive social impact,thereby
enabling inclusive growth.Raindancer is affiliated with the Swades Foundation,
which aims to empower rural communities through 360- degree development
across water & sanitation, agriculture & livelihood, education & health. The
being of Raindancer is very sorted at its core. With the name like that, Trishya
wanted to strike out any ideas of the social sector being slow-paced and boring.
So, the 27-year-old, who loves her ballet and hiphop, decided on a name that
would convey "that ecstasy and feeling of joy."
The model they've taken up is tying up with NGOs that have strong community
relationships in certain areas, purely because they didn't feel they wanted to
reinvent the wheel.
A lot of NGOs are doing good work taking care of academics, but don't have
enough resources for personal attention. Their first project, the Light House
Project is a youth mentoring programme to fill this gap.
The idea is to have a didi or a bhaiya, as simple as someone they can talk to, and
look up to. More often than not, no one in their community has gone to college,
so their aspirations are low. Just talking to someone who has gone to college can
help them see and believe that 'I can be here, I can do this'."
Raindancer mentors help kids with goal setting, managing stress and emotions,
English speaking, personal safety and knowing their rights

The lighthouse project:Up until now, mentoring and volunteering have not seen their true
potential in India. In order to address this dire need gap, Trishya Screwvala
daughter of social entrepreneur Ronnie Screwvala, has launched The
Lighthouse Project. Role models and mentors play an important role In helping
young people reach their full potential.Children from under resourced
communities often lack a consistent,positive role model in their daily
lives.Mentoring is a simple but incredibly powerful tool that needs to be
nurtured,says Trishya Screwvala,Founder of the Lighthouse project. The idea
of having someone to be there for every child forms the crux of her
organization. The children come from under resourced communities that have
very less aspirations. They do not have somebody to look up to or somebody
who would be supporting or guiding them through.
The Lighthouse Project, an initiative by Raindancer connects urban college
students and working professionals with children from under resourced
communities through one-on-one mentoring in a safe environment.Mentors will
serve as positive role models for the children,helping develop their life skills
and social skills while exposing them to a world outside of their community.The
project commenced in Mumbai in August 2013.It saw 30 street children being
paired with 30 mentors.
By enabling accessible and flexible platforms for impact oriented
volunteering,our goal is to enrich the lives of both the mentors and mentees and
encourage young citizens to become socially aware and active contributors to
society .

The programme of the light house project :After an interview process,training and orientation session,each selected mentor
is paired with a child from the Partner NGOs based on gender,location and
interests.These children are 9-15 years old and come from disadvantaged
backgrounds.
Mentor and mentees spend a minimum of 4 hours per month for 8
months,talking,learning through activity based modules,and discovering
computers, arts, music, theatres, planetariums,etc.
How does Lighthouse Project work?
College students/working professionals can apply on
www.lighthouseproject.in
Mentors will undergo a 3 hour training session post which they will be
introduced to the respective mentees.
The program is spread over 8 months where the pairs will meet in
designated groups of 6 for a minimum of 4 hours per month.
Mentors can take the mentees to any of the places mentioned in the
approved centers.
Assessments will be conducted at the end of the program to measure
mentee growth in key areas.
One-on-one Meetings and Group Sessions
One-on-one Meetings Mentors meet with their mentees every week (or
at a minimum every other week) for four hours per month on average.
Mentors design activities to meet their mentees individual preferences
and needs. Activities may include taking a walk in a nearby park, doing
an arts and crafts project or reading a book together.

 Small Group Sessions Every other month, five mentor-mentee pairs

meet for a group activity. These sessions may include a visit to an art
festival or the Gateway of India, or an interactive game day.
Cohort Events Each cohort of mentors and mentees from the same
school will occasionally come together for larger group activities.

A detailed guidebook is provided to all mentors while our team provides

personalised support throughout the programme.

The core ideas of the project included : Building mentees self esteem and confidence.
Providing mentees with tools to manage stress and emotions
Ensuring mentee is able to set and work towards short term and long
term goals.
Building communication and social skills.
Ensuring mentees are aware of their rights and the avenues to seek
support and protection from physical and sexual abuse.

Mission of The Lighthouse Project:-

 To encourage everyone to become a partner-Building future role models

requires the partnership of every individual and organisation that shares
the vision of an inclusive India. If you are a professional with a little time
to spare and some interesting insights to share join the Lighthouse Project
Principals and Deans Allow students an opportunity to earn extra
credit as Lighthouse mentors or facilitate the creation of a
Lighthouse club at the college. Encourage students from your
college to mentor a child, share their knowledge and learn about a
community outside of their own.
Corporates- Working professionals have a range skill sets and
experiences that can inspire and directly impact our
mentees.Promote mentoring through their employee engagement
and CSR activities .Incentivise volunteering or help expand the
mentees worlds by offering the mentors and mentees with
discounts or access to exciting venues and events across the city.
NGOs-We believe in collaborating with and strengthening the work
of existing NGOs by providing the children in their communities
with personal attention,exposure and access that otherwise would
not be possible.

Profile :Mentor Profile

Mentors are aged between 19 to 40 years

 Spend a minimum of 4 hours a month over

8 months with their mentees
Undergo rigorous screening, training and
orientation
Provided module-based guidebooks that
outline the programs focus areas and
corresponding activities

Mentee Profile:-

Mentees are aged between 9 to 14 years

50% of mentees face eviction threats
50% face immediate exposure to drugs,
alcohol and crime
33.33% are employed in selling petty
items.

The Lighthouse Project has taken several security measures to ensure safety of
the mentees at all times, including an automated SMS check-in and check out
system. At the same time, they have given fun perks to the mentors to keep
them energized, tying up with youth brands like The Blue Frog, Pizza Express,
The Lazy Dog amongst others to provide participating mentors with rewards
and discounts for the duration of the programme.
Based in Mumbai, today the Lighthouse Project has a volunteer base of
230, who are mentors to children coming from different communities. It
collaborates with different organizations working with children in need and
provides them one on one mentoring. It is gradually working towards creating
an environment that would foster the culture of mentoring in India thereby
sensitizing people about the issues that are deep rooted in the society.

CURRENT NGO PARTNERS:

Salaam Baalak Trust
Salaam Baalak Trust (SBT) is an Indian non-profit and non-governmental
organization which provides support for street and working children in
the inner cities of New Delhi, and Mumbai. It was established in 1988
with the proceeds from the 1988 film Salaam Bombay directed by Mira
Nair, which was about the lives and vulnerabilities of street children. The
name Salaam Baalak Trust translates literally as "salute the child".
Programs at SBT include repatriation, providing education (formal
education, informal education and open learning), basic literacy and
schooling, full care facilities for the young (up to 18 years), drop-in
shelters for older children, physical and mental health care, life-skills
education, vocational training, sports, job placement and counselling in
HIV/AIDS and TB awareness.
Today, SBT runs five 24-hour full care shelters for children, of which two
are devoted to girls (Arushi and Rose Home) in Delhi, thirteen contact
points mostly near railway stations and a 24-hour toll-free helpline
service (1098), catering to children in distress all over India, in all
looking after 5,000 children every year.] Salaam Baalak Trust children,
who have been trained in theatre, dance and puppetry, are giving
performances all over the world .

Aapne Aap Womens Collective:Apne Aap Women Worldwide (India)

Apne Aap Women Worldwide is a registered charitable trust in India. A
grassroots Indian organization, we work to empower girls and women to resist
and end sex trafficking by organizing marginalized women and girls into small
self-empowerment groups, where they work collectively to access their legal,
social, economic, and political rights. Founded by twenty-two courageous
women in prostitution, who had a vision for a world where no woman could be
bought or sold, Apne Aap Women Worldwide is determined to make their vision
a reality.
Since 2002, we have formed 150 self-empowerment groups in brothels, red
light districts, slums, and villages. Through this work, we have created and
proven a community-centered solution to end sex trafficking; we have helped to
transform the most marginalized girls and women into leaders who can change
their own fates and those of their peers.
On the policy side, we successfully lobbied for the United Nations antitrafficking fund for survivors. Established in 2001, the fund disburses grants to
organizations working at the forefront of providing services to trafficking
victims. Representatives from Apne Aap have also made speeches to the South
African and Icelandic parliament, urging them to change how their laws address
the demand for trafficking. Today, both countries have changed their policies so
that they punish buyers instead of trafficked women.

By 2016, we plan to scale our model to link 500,000 women to a nationwide

support network and to empower 100,000 girls with the access to educational
opportunities.

Akanksha Foundation: The Akanksha Foundation founded by shaheen mistri is a non-profit

organization with a mission to impact the lives of children from lowincome communities, enabling them to maximize their potential and
change their lives. Akanksha works primarily in the field of education,
addressing non-formal education through the Akanksha center and also
formal education by initiating school reform through The School Project.
Currently, Akanksha reaches out to around 4000 children through two
models: the after-school or center model and the school model. Akanksha
has 40 centers and 13 schools in Mumbai and Pune. Through the centers,
a commitment is made to support each child by providing a strong
educational foundation, good time, self-esteem and values, and to help
them plan how they can earn a steady livelihood as a step towards
improving their standard of living. The School Project is a venture to
open high-quality schools serving children from low-income
communities in Mumbai and Pune. These schools are in partnership with
local municipalities, with the vision of creating small clusters of model
schools in these cities that can be used to impact the mainstream
education system.

CURRENT CORPORATE PARTNERS:

A.T.E Enterprises Private Limited
The Ratnakar Bank Ltd.
BYOF Studios
Think Ink Communications

SOME OF OUR PAST MENTORS FOR A DAY:

Pooja Dhingra - Le 15
Anupam Kher - Actor Prepares
UMumba - Pro Kabbadi
Avanne Dubash - ET Now

IMPACT OF THE LIGHT HOUSE PROJECT:-

Activities :1) SCMM is one of Indias biggest platforms to raise funds for an NGO.
Over 400 NGOs have successfully raised over INR 134 crore over the
past 12 editions.This Marathon fundraising initiative is a small step
towards making this dream come true! Looking forward to your
support in achieving this dream!

2) Mentor for a day activities :-

Actor Anupam Kher at Actor Prepares, who mentored the children for a day .Its
a big day for the kids they were really delighted and felt realistic and got to
learn alot frm this experience. Seeing the kids happy is our motto making them
feel alive is what we look foward too in our project.

3) Mentors from all our centres took

mentees to theKala Ghoda festival this
year!

Website: www.lighthouseproject.in
Twitter: @lighthouseindia
Instagram: @lighthouseindia