 OWC Charities |
OWC funds and serves the needs of 28 charities in the greater Bangalore area. These charities cover a wide spectrum of the underprivileged, including the destitute, terminally ill and HIV+ patients, orphans, women in need, the elderly, and physically and mentally challenged individuals.
There are many factors to consider before volunteering with a charity. It is important to first feel well settled in Bangalore before undertaking any volunteer work. You should also think carefully about your time constraints, the type of work you enjoy doing, as well as the nature and length of your commitment to doing volunteer work. Changing or stopping your involvement abruptly affects both the charities’ delivery of services, as well as your relationship with the clients. Finally, it is important to remember that volunteering is a two way process where you not only give to the charity but also receive unique benefits in terms of learning and developing new skills.
List of Charities Supported by the OWC
Find here contact details, description of work and activities, volunteer opportunities and Eicher Bangalore town map reference.
OWC Contact: Please refer to the Rangoli for contact details of the Vice President of Charities or stop by the Charity Desk at the Thursday Coffee Mornings.
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1. ACCEPT Society
245 K.R.C Road, (Next to Visthar), Dodda Gubbi P.O
Bangalore, 562 149
Tel:+91- 80 22714110, 28465802, 65990452
Email: acceptindia@gmail.com
Website: www.acceptindia.org
Contact Name: Raju K. Mathew (9448619619) or V.S.Mathew (9620246296)
Runs an HIV/AIDS Care and Support Centre, as well as a home for HIV+ orphans and focuses on awareness, care and counseling, testing and medical help and support.
Volunteer Opportunities: Need medically trained volunteers who can assist doctors and nurses, as well as volunteers to help with office work and patient care.
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2. Asha Foundation
No. 58, 3rd Main, SBM Colony, Anand Nagar,
Bangalore, 560 024
Tel:+91- 80 23332921
Email: ashafblr@yahoo.co.in
Website: www.ashaf.org
Contact Name: Dr. Glory Alexander
ASHA spells Action, Service and Hope for AIDS and provides support and care for the HIV+/Aids community in Bangalore. It operates the AIDS Hotline as well as a telephone counseling service, free clinic, awareness programs, and support to family members of patients.
Volunteer Opportunities: Help with fundraising, data entry and publicity.
Eicher Map Reference: H5
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3. Asha Niketan
CA 7, 80 Feet Road 20th Main, 6th Block,Koramangala, Bangalore 560 095
Tel: +91- 80 25524584
Email: ashaniketanbangalore@gmail.com
Contact Name: Community Leader
A home and vocational center for mentally challenged men and women and their families. Asha Niketan is committed to teaching these individuals how to take care of themselves and each other and learn different skills such as gardening, crafts, etc.
Volunteer Opportunities: Need volunteers who have craft and design skills such as stitching and candle making to work with students in the vocational training units; help with fundraising, house chores and office admin; and volunteers to spend time with the residents and students in leisure activities.
Eicher Map Reference: J 10 |
4. Ashraya Children's Home
Jawan's Quarters, BDA Park, Double Road, Indiranagar HAL Stage 1, Bangalore 560 038
Tel: +91- 80 25251929
Email: ashchild@airtelmail.in
Website: www.nriol.com/ashraya
Contact Name: Mrs. Nomita Chandy, Secretary
In addition to running a home for abandoned children, it also operates creches on more than forty construction sites, a centre for abused and abandoned women and a residential school for children of migrant labourers.
Volunteer Opportunities: To teach, spend time with children in the age range of toddlers and upwards (20% of the children have special needs).
Eicher Map Reference: K9
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5. Ashwini Charitable Trust
450 7th Main, 2nd Cross, HAL 2nd Stage, Bangalore 560 008
Tel: +91-80 65717057 or Cell: +91 9845721841 (Sujata)
E-mail: act.trust@gmail.com
Website: www.ashwinitrust.org
Promotes and sponsors the education of underprivileged children from nursery to higher education and even provides support until the children are gainfully employed.
Volunteer Opportunities: Volunteers needed to read and speak to children in English.
Eicher Map Reference: J 8 |
6.Bangalore Education Trust
No. 286 1st Allotment, Maruthinagar
Yelahanka, Bangalore 560 064
Ph: +91 80 22712165, +91 80 65731674
Email: bangaloreeducationtrust@hotmail.com
Website: www.bangaloreeducationtrust.org
Contact Name: Mr. Nagaraj, Trustee
Runs a free school for poor, rural children in Yelahanka and provides balanced meals to students.
Volunteer Opportunities: Need help with IT support and maintenance (especially someone willing to be on call); volunteers to teach English to pre-school children.
Eicher Map Reference: H1
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7.Bangalore Hospice Trust - Karunashraya
Old Airport Varthur Main Rd., Kundalahalli Gate, Marathahalli, Bangalore 560 037
Tel: 91-80-28476133
Email: karunashraya@vsnl.com
Website: www.karunashraya.org
Contact Name: Gulbano Tan
Runs a Home Care Service for terminally ill cancer patients and also reaches out to their families. The Trust also trains girls from low income families to be future caregivers and promotes the increased awareness of palliative care amongst healthcare workers.
Volunteer Opportunities: Members interested in volunteering should contact this charity first to arrange for a visit after which they can pick from a variety of tasks according to their skills and interests.
Eicher Map Reference: O10
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8. Belaku Trust
697 15th Cross Rd, J.P.Nagar Phase II,Bangalore 560 078
Tel: +91- 80 26654145
Email: belakutrust@dataone.in
Website: www.belakutrust.org
Contact Name: Dr. Saraswathy Ganapathy
Belaku works to improve the health and nutrition of poor women and children in villages in the Kanakpura district. This includes creating income generation projects for women such as embroidery, paper making and block printing.
Volunteer Opportunities: Many volunteer opportunities available – help with organizing village health sessions¸ youth training programs, women’s group projects (recycled paper and block printing) and summer camps; exposure to trips for village children; design programs; organize info sessions; and setting up rainwater harvesters and solar lighting modules.
Eicher Map Reference: G12
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9.Crescent Trust
8/6 1st Cross, Vivekanandnagar, Bangalore 560 033
Tel: +91- 80 25463853
Email: crescenttrust1990@rediffmail.com
Contact Name: Benedict L. Joseph
A development project for women and children in the slums, it runs crèches, medical clinics and provides vocational training to allow income generation for the poor.
Volunteer Opportunities: No current volunteer needs.
Eicher Map Reference: J7 |
10. Deena Seva Charitable Trust - Little Infant Jesus Children’s Home
Deenanilaya, Kothanur Post, Bangalore 560 077
Tel: +91 80 28445551
E-mail: infantjesusc.home@gmail.com
Contact Name: Mother Willigard or Sister Liti
Deena Seva runs a residential home for HIV+ children and women.
Volunteer Opportunities: Information not currently available.
Eicher Map Reference: L3
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11. Divine Light Trust for the Blind
227 Whitefield Main Road, Bangalore 560 066
Tel: +91 80 28452234 or +91 9448810689
Email: dltb@rediffmail.com
Website: www.dltb.org
Contact Name: Mr. K.S. Raveendra, Secretary
A home for blind children, it also provides school education to enable blind children to integrate into normal schools. They are also trained in computers, horticulture, tailoring and healthcare.
Volunteer Opportunities: Need Kannada speakers to help with teaching children.
Eicher Map Reference: Q8
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12. Dominican Sisters of the Presentation
80 ft Road, Indiranagar
Bangalore, 560 038
Tel:+91- 80 25293971
Email: jiniop@gmail.com
Contact Name: Sr. Jini Joseph (9986481649) or Sr. Mariamma Paul (9449833245)
Runs a creche for children of construction and domestic workers from the slums around Indiranagar. Also run the Resurrection School for 250 older children and provide help with homework and a space to study after school.
Volunteer Opportunities: Need volunteers to spend time with the children tutoring them or being a mentor or teaching skills such as spoken English, dance, music and painting.
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13. Freedom Foundation
No. 103, 1st Stage, 1st Block, HBL Layout, Bangalore 560 043
Tel: +91 80-25435231
Email: freedomg2@gmail.com
Website: www.thefreedomfoundation.org
Contact Name: Dr. Nirmala
HIV+/Aids hospital providing care and support to HIV+ adults and also to HIV+ children, many of whom are orphans.
Volunteer Opportunities: Help with gardening and playing with children who are 3 years and older.
Eicher Map Reference: L3
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14. Helpline Charitable Trust, Project ‘Vishwas’
127, 30 Main, J.P. Nagar 6th Phase
Bangalore, 560 078
Tel:+91- 80 26533791
Email: vyjayanthiraman@hotmail.com or minnyjayaram@hotmail.com
Contact Name: Vyjayanthi (9341314173), Minny Jayaram (9845205338)
A home for orphaned, abused and abandoned children whose main objective is to provide personalized care in a family setting.
Volunteer Opportunities: Need volunteers to spend time with the children tutoring them or being a mentor or teaching skills such as spoken English, dance, music and painting either after school hours, Sundays or vacations.
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15. JAGRUTHI
No. 3621, 7th Cross, 13th ‘G’ Main, HAL 2nd Stage, Indiranagar
Bangalore, 560 038
Tel:+91- 80 25266132
Email: jagru.kinder@gmail.com
Website: www.jagruthi.org.in
Contact Name: Renu Appachu (9845116586)
Operates a crèche and home care centres for children who are sexually exploited or whose parents have died of HIV. It also conducts HIV awareness and education programs, drop–in health clinics, and outreach and service to commercially and sexually exploited people.
Volunteer Opportunities: None
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16. Jeevodaya - Child Care India
19, C37 3rd Cross, Ramaiah Layout, Kamanahalli, Bangalore 560 084
Tel: +91 80 25447531 / 3233
Email: gerard_childcare@yahoo.com or gerard_childcare@yahoo.com
Contact Name: Father Gerard or Irene
Jeevodaya runs educational programs for deprived children in slums and villages around Bangalore. It also runs programs aimed at developing academic and life skills through supplementary tutoring, pre-schools etc.
Volunteer Opportunities: Help with teaching basic English, math and handwriting to nursery and upper KG children.
Eicher Map Reference: K6
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17. Jyothi Seva School for Blind Children
1st Main Road, 3rd Cross, Venkateshpura, Near Kammanahalli, Bangalore 560 045
Tel: +91 80 25446748
Email: jyothiseva@dataone.in
Contact Name: Sister Adela
A boarding school for blind children, it also offers education, rehabilitation, and vocational training to enable these children to become independent.
Volunteer Opportunities: Help reading to children, helping them with English worksheets, teaching arts, music or dance; researching internet and other resources to improve English skills of the children and Math standards; help scan pictures into the computer.
Eicher Map Reference: J6 |
18. Lovedale Foundation - Little Woods Children's Home
a) 51 / 52 8th Main, JR Layout, Horamavu Main Road, Kalyannagar, Bangalore 560 043
Tel: +91 080-41634931
Email: info@lovedalefoundation.org
Website: www.lovedalefoundation.org
Contact Names: Akhilesh Bakshi 9448606693
Lovedale operates a residential home for the aged as well as abandoned and orphaned children.
Volunteer Opportunities: Need skilled teachers to teach music to children; help with computers; volunteers to teach life skills to teenagers including job interview techniques, communication skills, workplace skills and sports; also need someone to teach basic first aid skills to the staff.
Eicher Map Reference: M3 |
19. Maria Seva Sangha
No.6, Rose Lane, 1st Floor, Richmond Town, Bangalore - 560 025
Tel: +9180 22111481
Email: mariaseva_in@yahoo.com
Website: www.mariasevasangha.org
Contact Name: Therese Rasquinha, Secretary.
Runs a home for the elderly and also provides scholarships in the form of tuition fees. Other projects include the Mid-day Meal program to feed poor children and other health care schemes.
Volunteer Opportunities: Volunteers to help out with health outreach only between June and August each year.
Eicher Map Reference: H9 |
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20. Navachetana
F-3 Villa Ranka Colony, Bilekahalli, Bannerghetta Road, Bangalore 560 076
Tel:+91 80 26786409
Email: navachetanablr@yahoo.com
Contact Name: Ms. Lissy Gregory
Runs a Rehabilitation Center for mentally challenged adults and provides both short-term and long-term care. It also provides training in social, occupational and vocational skills.
Volunteer Opportunities: Need help teaching yoga and crafts to the residents, as well as volunteers to entertain residents.
Eicher Map Reference: H13 |
21.New Ark Mission - Home of Hope
Doddagubbi Village Rd, KRC Road, Next to KRC, Bangalore 562 149
Tel: +91 80 65997274
Email: newarkmissionofindia@yahoo.com
Website: www.newarkmission.org
Contact Name: Mr. Raja, Gen. Manager cell:9845281915
Runs a home for destitute and dying people who are picked up off the streets of Bangalore. It provides medical treatment, long term rehabilitation and a dignified place to end their days.
Volunteer Opportunities: Need help bathing and grooming residents, as well as entertaining them.
Eicher Map Reference: M3 |
22. Provision Asia
727 2nd Cross, 2nd Main, Chinnanna Layout, R.T. Nagar, Bangalore 560 032
Tel: +91-80-23541234
Email: info@provisionasia.com
Website: www.provisionasia.com
Provision Asia works with physically challenged, blind, and deaf people. It provides specialized equipment to increase mobility as well as physical therapy, corrective surgery, vocational training and job placement services.
Volunteer Opportunities: Need help with promotion and publicity, including articles in the local press; help 2-3 times a month with camps that hand out mobility aids.
Eicher Map Reference: H6 |
23. Sai Shankar Loving Lights Trust
No. 201, Palasha Apts, 26 4th Main, 9th Cross, Malleshwaram
Bangalore, 560 003
Tel:+9845510804
Email: bobji@saishankar.org
Website: www.saishankar.org
Contact Name: Bobji Levine (9845510804) or Sreeshaila (9845032141)
Free residential program called T.R.E.P. (Total Residential Education Programme) which provides not only academic education but stresses Values, Life-skills and Devotion for disadvantaged girls and boys.
Volunteer Opportunities: Volunteers needed to teach and inspire students in English, personality development and practical skills such as tailoring, sports, gardening, music, computer, photography and arts. Help also needed in developing and conducting special weekend programs and tours.
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24. Sheila Kothavala Institute For the Deaf(SKID)
Rustum Bagh, Old Airport Road, Bangalore 560 017
Tel: +91-80-2526 2274
Email:
shekoth2004@yahoo.co.in
Contact Name: Mrs. Jessy Samuel, Principal
Educational institute for hearing impaired children, mainly from financially disadvantaged families.
Volunteer Opportunities: Teaching writing to 5-10 year old children in the mornings and also teaching craft skills such as drawing and embroidery.
Eicher Map Reference: K9 |
25.Shristi Special Academy
13/1, 6th Cross, 9th G Main Rd, Behind BBMP Maternity Hospital, Byraveshwaranagar, Moodelapalya, Nagarabhavi, Bangalore 560 072
Tel: +91-80-22710745
Email: shristi@india.com
Contact Name: Ms. Suchita
The school's overall objective is to enable self reliance and improve the quality of life for mentally challenged and autistic children. It runs many programmes, including early intervention, autism awareness, ADHD, a respite care unit and vocational training.
Volunteer Opportunities: Work with children of all ages with reading, playing, art and dance.
Eicher Map Reference: D8 |
26. Spastics Society of Karnataka
No. 31 5th Cross, Off 5th Main, Indiranagar 1st Stage, Bangalore 560 038
Tel: 91 80 4074 5900
Email: spasticssocietyofkarnataka@yahoo.com
Website: www.spasticssocietyofkarnataka.org
Contact Name: Anita Suresh, Head of Dept.
Spastics Society runs educational, medical, rehabilitation and social services for infants, children and young adults with neuromuscular disorders and development disorders.
Volunteer Opportunities: Many volunteer opportunities available, including helping children with reading, music and playing.
Eicher Map Reference: K8 |
27. Sukrupa
#15, G.R.Layout, Cholanayakanahalli, R.T.Nagar, Near Rajiv Gandhi Dental College, Bangalore 560 032
Tel: +91-80 65714616
Email: sukrupa@gmail.com
Website: www.sukrupa.org
Contact Name: M. Krupa, Managing Trustee
A community development program for slum children providing free supplementary education, day care with lunch, early education and health/hygiene training for pre-school children.
Volunteer Opportunities: Help with marketing, promotion and general public relations; help with teaching math, English and foreign languages.
Eicher Map Reference: G6 |
28. Vision India
Abayahsram, Kattamnallur, Virgonagar Post
Bangalore, 560 049
Tel:+9845220194
Email: jobyjv@rediffmail.com
Website: www.vision_india.net.in
Contact Name: Joby Jacob Verghese (9845220194)
A residential facility for mentally ill destitute women whose primary goal is the psycho social rehabilitation of vagrant/wandering women found on the streets of Bangalore.
Volunteer Opportunities: Volunteers to visit with the women and help with simple rehabilitation activities including craft and gardening.
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