Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) in India are non-profit voluntary groups organized around issues like human rights, the environment, health, and rehabilitation. NGOs are classified based on their orientation (charitable, service, participatory, empowering) and level of operation (community, city, national, international). They support democratic systems, have clearly defined objectives and voluntary character, and make positive contributions through activities like creating awareness, protecting rights, and combating crises. However, NGOs also face challenges of ensuring transparency and protecting interests of communities over members. The document then provides details about the Pratha Foundation NGO and how to contact it.

1. Non Governmental
Organization (NGOs)
in India

2. Introduction to NGO
• A Non Governmental Organization
(NGO) is any non-profit, voluntary
citizens' group which is legally
constituted, organized and operated
on a local, national or international
level.
• They are Task-oriented and driven
by people with a common interest.
• Some are organized around specific
issues:
→ Human rights
→ Environment
→ Health
→ Rehabilitation

3. Classification
NGOs
Classification
By the level of
Orientation
Charitable
Orientation
Service
Orientation
Participatory
Orientation
Empowering
Orientation
By the level of
Operation
Community
Based
Organizations
City Wide
Organizations
National
NGOs
International
NGOs

4. Features of NGOs
 Support democratic system
 Function on no profit basis
 Clearly defined objectives
 Limited external control
 Voluntary Character
 Wide operational area
 Positive contribution
 Need financial support

5. Activities of NGOs
 Create awareness
 Protect human rights
 Encourage rehabilitation
 Gainful employment
 Combat man made crisis
 Protect environment

6. Advantages of NGOs
→ Ability to experiment freely
→ Flexible in adapting to local needs
→ Enjoy Good rapport with people
→ Ability to communicate at all levels
→ Ability to recruit experts and highly
motivated staff
→ Less restrictions from the

7. Responsibilities of NGOs
 Act as a change agent
 Environment
 Safeguarding Human Rights
 Representatives of weaker sections

8. Challenges of NGOs
 Need for honest and dedicated
persons.
 Need for transparency to create
confidence.
 A proper personnel policy
 Protect the interest of the
people rather than members
 Transparent and easy to
operate mechanism.

9. About US
• Pratha foundation is a voluntary
organization (VO), Non-
Governmental Organization (NGO),
working for the holistic development
of poorer communities focusing on
care for elderly, destitute women and
underprivileged children.
• Working in the rural & urban slums
for the last 2 years.
• Collaborating with foreign donor
agencies, corporate, national donor
agencies both governmental and
non-governmental towards making
meaningful interventions for the
cause of poor and needy sections of
the society.

10. Contact US
• Address:- A – 82, Sec -4,
Basement, Noida, Uttar Pradesh
– 201301
• Phone: +91-120-4541118
• E-mail:
info@prathafoundation.org
• Website:
www.prathafoundation.org