Apnalaya, "our space" in English, is a
non-profit organization
A nonprofit organization (NPO) or non-profit organisation, also known as a non-business entity, not-for-profit organization, or nonprofit institution, is a legal entity organized and operated for a collective, public or social benefit, in co ...
, founded in 1973 by Tom Holland, who was then the Australian Consul General in
Bombay
Mumbai (, ; also known as Bombay — the official name until 1995) is the capital city of the Indian state of Maharashtra and the ''de facto'' financial centre of India. According to the United Nations, as of 2018, Mumbai is the second- ...
. At that time it was called Holland Welfare Centre, which was a
day care
Child care, otherwise known as day care, is the care and supervision of a child or multiple children at a time, whose ages range from two weeks of age to 18 years. Although most parents spend a significant amount of time caring for their child(r ...
centre for labourers' children in
Nariman Point
Nariman Point is a prominent downtown area of Mumbai in Maharashtra, India. Located on the southern tip of the Mumbai peninsula, at the end of the Mumbai's Marine Drive, Nariman Point houses some of India's prestigious business headquarters.
...
, the place where
National Centre for the Performing Arts (NCPA) stands today.
Apnalaya has been awarded the
Guidestar
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India Gold as one of the most transparent
NGO
A non-governmental organization (NGO) or non-governmental organisation (see spelling differences) is an organization that generally is formed independent from government. They are typically nonprofit entities, and many of them are active in h ...
in 2016.
Sachin Tendulkar
Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar (; ; born 24 April 1973) is an Indian former international cricketer who captained the Indian national team. He is regarded as one of the greatest batsmen in the history of cricket. He is the all time highest run-scor ...
's voice has been a big support to Apnalaya.
History
Apnalaya, a Mumbai-based non-governmental organization, works in verticals of education, livelihood, and healthcare.
In the initial 6 months of pandemic induced lockdown in the year 2020,Apnalaya had raised over 64.6 million to provide relief to 230 thousand individuals and 18,910 households.
The organization also engaged 50-65 youth volunteers from community and provided relief kits going door to door and also following social distancing norms.
Apnalaya is also providing dry ration, sanitary kits, fruits, vegetables and dry bank transfers in the 15 slum clusters it works and ensuring no household is abandoned in this time of distress.
The organization was able to distribute 37,699 dry ration kits, 25,729 fruits and vegetable packets and had conducted over 2,185 direct bank transfers to help the most vulnerable sections of the society.
Recently Indian cricket star batsman had joined hands with Apnalaya NGO to help 5000 people with one month ration.
Apnalaya was founded in the year 1973 and works to improve the life quality of five slum communities in India.
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Non-profit organisations based in India
Organizations established in 1973