India
Economic Development
Community-Led Social Security System
More Information About this ProjectProject Needs and BeneficiariesThe poor are most economically vulnerable to life's uncertainties. They cannot afford medical care and do not have an old-age pension. This leads them to adopt unlawful means of getting money. The project aims to give them medical insurance, create a fund for their old-age pension, and motivate them to contribute positively to society. The nonformal education is aimed at children from extremely poor families in urban slums who do not go to school. ActivitiesVocational training to poor families, creating opportunities for self-employment; establishing a social security system that provides them life and health insurance and an old-age pension; education for children, providing future job opportunities. Funding InformationTotal Funding Received to Date: $845 Funding InformationThis project is now in implementation and no longer available for funding. Received funds will be used to accomplish concrete objectives as indicated in the project's "Activities" section. Updates will be posted under the "Progress Report" tab as they become available. Donors' contributions and pledges to this project totaled $845. The original project funding goal was $500,000. Additional DocumentationThis project has provided additional documentation in a Microsoft Word file (projdoc.doc). ResourcesWhy this Project is ImportantPotential Long Term Impact2000 poor families in Bhopal slums will benefit from life-long health and livelihood insurance, an old-age pension, and social security. 50 children who are ragpickers will gain a long-term education. Project Message
In a desert called life, full of cactuses (struggle) and little to survive, there is an OASIS that gives water and life, in the form of SOCIAL SECURITY. Who is Running This ProjectContact
Pradeep Ghosh, Project SponsorAshoka Innovators for the Public Organization
Learn more about OASIS and the project team. Where this Project is LocatedCountry
This project is located in For more information about India, read the Human Development Report on India or the Wikipedia entry for India. When this Project was UpdatedLast UpdatedThis project was last updated on November 15, 2005. Date Added to GlobalGivingThis project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on July 28, 2004. How Else You Can Help |
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