Sahyog Care for You

Sahyog Care for You is an Indian non-profit organisation that has worked in the social sector for more than 20 years. It runs programmes across several sectors that it says all aim to make a positive difference in society. Its work ranges from child development and education to women's empowerment, skill development for armed forces personnel and their families, and the rescue and rehabilitation of children. The organisation describes this mix of work as a commitment to holistic social progress. Alongside its long-term programmes, it raises money from individual donors for urgent medical treatment for children and for specific causes.

Areas of Work

• Child protection and rehabilitation: Rescuing children from child labour and bonded labour and supporting their rehabilitation.

• Armed forces welfare: Skill development and support for jawans and their families, run with army welfare bodies.

• Women's livelihood and health: Livelihood support for women and access to menstrual hygiene products.

• Education and youth: Better quality and infrastructure in schools, digital literacy, and programmes for young people, including sport.

• Health and community development: Medical and health camps, emergency treatment support, care for older people, and rural and urban development work.

Initiatives and Programmes

• Child Protection and Rehabilitation: Work against child labour and bonded labour, which the organisation describes as taking away children's childhood, education and dignity.

• Education for All: Aims to raise the quality of education in schools, give access to digital literacy and labs, and improve school infrastructure.

• Armed Forces Welfare: Skill development for armed forces personnel and families, including a Solar PV Installer Program run with the Army Welfare Placement Organisation.

• Sanitary Napkin: Provides menstrual hygiene products to women who cannot get or afford them.

• Old Age Home: Shelter and care for older people who are destitute, sick or abandoned, including a recreational centre for senior citizens in Delhi.

• Emergency Cases: Crowdfunding appeals that pay for urgent medical treatment, such as surgeries and transplants, for children from families who cannot afford it.

Impact

Sahyog Care for You states it has helped more than 18,14,000 families and reached more than 8,03,000 children. It also cites support for more than 1,53,000 women, 35,000 young people and 17,600 jawans. The organisation says it has planted more than 1,74,000 trees and is backed by over 10,000 donors.

Partners

• Government and security forces: Government of NCT of Delhi, Government of Haryana, Government of Uttar Pradesh, Indian Army, Army Welfare Placement Organisation, BSF, CRPF, Delhi Police.

• Corporate and CSR partners: Amazon, Boeing, Honda, HCL Foundation, Coca-Cola Foundation, DCM Shriram, PNB Housing Finance, IndiGrid, SAIL, Tata Power-DDL, BSES Yamuna Power, IndiaMART, Dunnhumby, Cvent.

• Non-profit and giving platforms: Kailash Satyarthi Children's Foundation, Give India, Zomato Feeding India, The Children Foundation.

This organisation suits people who want to work across many different causes instead of focusing on one. Staff deal with child rescue, education, women's livelihood, health and welfare for armed forces families, often in the same year. The organisation works with government departments, security forces and many corporate CSR partners, so the work offers experience in partnerships and programme delivery at scale. Because so much of its funding comes from individual donors, it is also a good place to learn fundraising, communications and donor engagement. It fits people who adapt quickly and are comfortable moving between field programmes and urgent appeals.