AASRA for Community Transformation (ACTIndia) is a nonprofit organization that aims to promote holistic community development in India through initiatives in education, health, environment, human rights, and rural development. Its mission is to empower ordinary citizens and address issues of equality, fraternity, and tolerance. ACTIndia began as a counseling initiative for gender and health issues and now works to provide children and adolescents with life skills and protection from various forms of abuse through advocacy and community programs.

1. AASRA for Community Transformation ( ACTIndia ) Conatct No: +91-9560061098 Fax : +91-1143851098 Email:info@aasraindia.org

2. AASRA for Community Transformation OUR LOGO REPRESENTS YOUTH WHO HAVE TREMENDOUS POTENTIAL TO BRING CHANG IN THE COMMUNITY.THE COLOURS COMBINATION OF THE LOGO HAS BEEN ADOPTED FROM THE indian NATIONAL FLAG , WHICH REPRESENTS THE ASPIRATIONS OF A POLY CULTURAL , PROGRESSIVE AND SECULAR INDIA, WHERE ALL CITIZENS HAVE EQUAL PARTICIPATION , WHERE DISCRIMINATION ENDS AND RIGHTS ARE REALISED TILL THE LAST CITIZEN. Conatct No: +91-9560061098 Fax : +91-1143851098 Email:info@aasraindia.org

3. ACT – Whowe are ? We are a group of people who believe that true development is the direct result of ordinary citizens joining together and working towards a common objective. We are advocates for a culturally richer and enabling India . Our mission is to look for practical and simple alternatives , and build a positive poly-cultural nation with inspiration from Gandhi , Martin Luther King and Aurobindo and Social practitioners like Amartya Sen. We believe that Information and Communication are the most powerful tools of development. We are committed to make these available to as many as possible. Our strength is drawn from the support of ordinary people. Ordinary people, when united , can do extra – ordinary things. We advocate Millennium Development Goal , Universal Human Rights and Children’s Right, and focus on about issues around equality, fraternity and tolerance. We combat sectarianism and discrimination against people because of caste , colour , health status or sexuality. Conatct No: +91-9560061098 Fax : +91-1143851098 Email:info@aasraindia.org

4. AASRA for Community Transformation Conatct No: +91-9560061098 Fax : +91-1143851098 Email:info@aasraindia.org

5. History - Mission & Vision Mission Our Goal is a holistic development through community action in Education , Health, Enviornment ,Human Rights and Rural development under MDG 2015 guideline. AASRA Charitable Trust ( ACT ) began as an informal initiative , for counselling to young people in gender distress and to disseminate need based reproductive health, sexuality and HIV related counselling through post box and telephone in 1997. Following a UNICEF supported based lines survey of street and working populations of Patna aged from 13 – 19 years in 1999,The AASRA project {as we were then known} identified three main areas for intervention : (a) Child Protection (b) Health , education and HIV prevention strategies for young people aged 14 to 19,(c) human , health and sexuality related rights issue with focus on vulnerable populations. We were , and continue to be a group of volunteers of different ages who meet together to advocate positive change and to encourage a child friendly and people friendly environment in our country. Vission Our vision is “ Breaking Barriers , Building Community” a dream which can come true strong commitment and motivation. A dream of a nation that embodies the sprit of Gandhi and the words of Tagore when he wrote “ Where the mind is without fear and the head is held high………..” ACT believes all issue are interlinked, working on one issue in isolation. It will not have the desired impact. Our group members have different interests and expertise in their chosen fieldsand thus we have adopted the concept of convergence to work on different levels for the holistic development of the community in the form of different initiatives. Conatct No: +91-9560061098 Fax : +91-1143851098 Email:info@aasraindia.org

6. History - Mission & Vision Mission Our Goal is a holistic development through community action in Education , Health, Enviornment ,Human Rights and Rural development under MDG 2015 guideline. AASRA Charitable Trust ( ACT ) began as an informal initiative , for counselling to young people in gender distress and to disseminate need based reproductive health, sexuality and HIV related counselling through post box and telephone in 1997. Following a UNICEF supported based lines survey of street and working populations of Patna aged from 13 – 19 years in 1999,The AASRA project {as we were then known} identified three main areas for intervention : (a) Child Protection (b) Health , education and HIV prevention strategies for young people aged 14 to 19,(c) human , health and sexuality related rights issue with focus on vulnerable populations. We were , and continue to be a group of volunteers of different ages who meet together to advocate positive change and to encourage a child friendly and people friendly environment in our country. Vission Our vision is “ Breaking Barriers , Building Community” a dream which can come true strong commitment and motivation. A dream of a nation that embodies the sprit of Gandhi and the words of Tagore when he wrote “ Where the mind is without fear and the head is held high………..” ACT believes all issue are interlinked, working on one issue in isolation. It will not have the desired impact. Our group members have different interests and expertise in their chosen fieldsand thus we have adopted the concept of convergence to work on different levels for the holistic development of the community in the form of different initiatives. Conatct No: +91-9560061098 Fax : +91-1143851098 Email:info@aasraindia.org

8. ACT activities and interventions are therefore addresses to people of all classes , communities , ages and sexual orientations and we invite gender-sensitive and non judgmental individuals to join us .Those who help us in our work or join our group must necessarily respect the sub –cultures, languages , lifestyles and orientations of colleagues , co-workers, group members and the people at large.

9. ( The Founder Members of ACT adopted this charter on April 14,1997 ). A Better Community for ALL. ACT is an effort towards enabling all people regardless of gender, age, caste , sexuality to enjoy lives of dignity and freedom from fear , ignorance infection and reproductive and sexual ill health. ACT works to equip children and adolescents with life skills and protection from violence physical, emotional, or sexual and to provide a safe , non judgmental space wherein abused children and adolescents can make choices and find assistance to cope with their problems. ACT , through its advocacy materials and programmes , endeavors to provide men and women with choices in their sexual and reproductive lives – and we recognize that such choices are inseparable from sexuality, and that sexual identity is a vital part of human existence. Conatct No: +91-9560061098 Fax : +91-1143851098 Email:info@aasraindia.org

10. CommunityDevelopment Conatct No: +91-9560061098 Fax : +91-1143851098 Email:info@aasraindia.org

11. CommunityDevelopment Project Community Radio Community Video Community School Community Grain Bank Community Health Centre Community Knowledge Centre Community News Paper Community Book Bank Community College Community Library Community Shop

12. Feature Project http://ucpsarnet.iglooprojects.org/dreamrainbow http://nyayatra.org http://icps.in Conatct No: +91-9560061098 Fax : +91-1143851098 Email:info@aasraindia.org

13. Feature Project – ACTinfoSOFT Vision To support grassroots organsiation to become IT Enabler and use Information technology for promotion and achievement of there goals Objective Help them to have own domain and websites. Electronic update of their activities and connect with other community. IT support to bring transparency and accountability. Provide and help to setup virtual FAX which can operate 24 hours without having lights and machine. Provide and help to get original software for organizational purpose. Organize training for staffs and beneficiary group to become IT Enabler. Helping grassroots organsition to setup Knowledge Centre ACT InfoSOFT is an initiative of ACT India to ensure digital divide for grassroots organization and support NGOs / NPOs to get genuine software for their organization Conatct No: +91-9560061098 Fax : +91-1143851098 Email:info@aasraindia.org

14. THANK YOU Thank you to visit us come soon to more about us and our initiative You may join us at any stage with your own interest , we are community based organization without any formal structure and restriction.