India NGO Awards 2008

And the winners are...

 
The winners of the India NGO Awards 2008 were announced at an Awards ceremony in New Delhi on 30 March.

We take great pleasure in presenting the National winners:

NGO of the Year (Small) - Pragati, Koraput

NGO of the Year (Medium) - Action for Social Advancement

NGO of the Year (Large) - joint winners:

• BAIF Development Research Foundation
• Sankara Eye Care Institutions
  
  

From a record 167 NGOs across all regions of India, and 15 regional finalists, these four were selected as exemplary organisations.  All are addressing causes which are of vital importance and all offer shining examples of best practice in governance, accountability and community engagement.  The winners were presented with a trophy and a cash prize of rupees four lakhs.

The Centre for Rural Development from Guwahati was also awarded a Special Recognition for The Rickshaw Bank Project Innovation.

Addressing the occasion, Ms Sayeeda Hammed, Member of the Planning Commission and Chief Guest at the event said, "The India NGO Awards is a unique and much awaited initiative.  In the short period of two years, the Award has been able to attract a diverse group of stakeholders to support it.  Voluntary organisations and NGOs are enthusiastic to be a part of the process, which is evident from the increased number of entries last year.  Objectives of the Award have synergy with the National Policy on the Voluntary Sector (2007), piloted by the Planning Commission.  I am happy to have been part of the Advisory Committee for the Awards.  I wish to congratulate the Nand & Jeet Khemka Foundation and the Resource Alliance for their efforts and commitment towards making the sector more sustainable and accountable."

Don Mohanlal, CEO, The Nand & Jeet Khemka Foundation, stated, “it is an honour for us to be associated with the India NGO Awards programme.  Through our support to the NGO Awards in India, we want to raise the profile of such NGOs who strive to make a habit of good practices, and work as solutions-oriented responsible institutional citizens of our great nation.”
 
At the Resource Alliance we believe that sustainable social change can be brought about by bringing the civil sector into multisectoral partnerships which maximise impact and its accountability.  Said Rati Misra, Regional Representative of the Resource Alliance, "This is what the Award stands for and the Resource Alliance is indeed pleased to be a pioneer in recoginising good organisations and thereby promoting excellence in the sector”.

To read more about the winners and other finalists please download the casebook below:

 India NGO Awards 2008 Casebook - DOWNLOAD 

About the Awards

The India NGO Awards were instituted in 2006 with an aim to advance India's non-profit sector by promoting financial and organisational stability, and strengthening community support of civil society.  A joint initiative of the Resource Alliance and The Nand & Jeet Khemka Foundation, the Awards seek to:

• Promote good standards and practices in resource mobilisation, accountability and transparency
• Recognise and celebrate excellence in the non-profit sector
• Identify and strengthen successful resource mobilisation practices
• Create examples and inspiration for other non-profits and promote cross-regional learning
• Promote the overall credibility of the non-profit sector for long-term sustainability

Organisations are evaluated on:

• The effective and sustainable mobilisation of resources from the local community
• The demonstration of efficient management of resources, good governance practices, transparency and accountability
• Impact of the services provided to the community

For information on the India NGO Awards 2007 and to see profiles of past winners please click here.


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The Nand & Jeet Khemka Foundation is a private, independent Indian Foundation whose mission is to develop and promote institutions and initiatives that make a substantial impact on poverty, deprivation and disempowerment of the human and natural environment through an approach which is long term, strategic and leveraged.

For more information on The Nand & Jeet Khemka Foundation, please click here to visit their website.