About us
Action Research Centre (ARC) is a non-profit organization established in 2004 in Thane. The organization aims at social and economic empowerment of marginalized, vulnerable, and excluded population groups such as women, young people, and children in Maharashtra. ARC primarily focuses on evidence-based programming through an action research approach where the results of the research are used in strengthening strategic decisions, deepening community engagement, improving the program delivery, and creating knowledge resources for all-round development of the marginalized community. The organization is fully compliant with 12A, 80G, FCRA, and CSR-1 registrations.
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IMPACT
4000
Female Sex Workers (FSWs) received timely HIV/AIDS and STI Prevention and Care related services
97
People Living with HIV/AIDS were provided Anti-Retro Viral Treatment and counseling enabling them to lead a healthy life
140
Women received training on various income generation activities that enabled them to become financially independent
600
Adolescents and young people imparted life skills education
600
Marginalized populations connected with social security programmes
600
Mobilized sponsorship for children to study at a boarding school
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You can be a part of ARC’s endeavor by volunteering your time and making donations. Share your resources, talent and time and get involved in making a difference to the lives of underprivileged. You can contribute through checks/drafts or online transfer payable to Action Research Centre. Your donations are exempted from tax under Section 80G of the Income Tax Act 1961.
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You can Assist Us by:
Providing Financial Assistance for
- Health Care and Sexual and Reproductive Health rights of women
- Life skills and Educational activities of children and adolescents.
- Medication and nutritional support to marginalised community members facing various health difficulties.
- Livelihood training and entrepreneurship development among women from the marginalized communities
Providing Technical Assistance for
- Maintaining systems and processes
- Image building, linkages and networking
- Resource mobilisation
TESTIMONIALS
“ARC has started tailoring classes for us to learn how to use our creativity in dressmaking and fashion designing. Among eight, three of us used to work in a service bar with no steady income. I have left the service bar work and started earning from the tailoring work …”
“ARC has supported my daughter to continue her education when I did not have any money to pay for her tuition during the COVID-19 pandemic. Now my daughter has completed 12 grade and has started working in a bank in a supporting role. Times during the COVID-19 pandemic were tough, and ARC helped us by providing dry ration and other necessary supplies…”
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