Arpan wins India NGO National Award 2011

August 17, 2012

Arpan won the India NGO National Award 2011 in the 'small' category (budget under Rs.5 cr.) for doing exemplary work in the NGO sector by way of professional management, innovation in local resource mobilization and the effectiveness of the organization's activities in improving the lives of the people it serves. These awards are given by The Resource Alliance, UK and The Rockefeller Foundation, US after months of scrutiny, field assessment and then the final jury panel.

Out of 180 applicants from across the country we got selected as one of the top 12 regional winners and then on August 17, at a function in New Delhi we were announced as the National winners in the 'small' category. Honourable Minister of Information and Broadcasting, Ms. Ambika Soni gave the national awards at the India Habitat Centre in New Delhi.

Arpan is currently working in Mumbai, with a child centric model of intervention in the area of child sexual abuse with a balanced emphasis on prevention and healing components. 

Arpan empowers children, teachers, parents, NGO professionals and other care givers in multiple setting like schools, NGO set ups, institutions etc. with knowledge, skills and attitude to prevent instances of child sexual abuse and provide adequate support to children who have been victims. Along with empowering relevant stakeholders, Arpan also offers psychotherapeutic support through trained, qualified therapists to children and adult survivors of sexual abuse and their families.