Sneh Prayas is the Gujarat chapter of a National level NGO "Prayas". Prayas is having strong presence in Delhi, Gujarat and Bihar at grassroots level. Apart of its direct intervention in these states, Prayas has been able to create a strong network of organizations at national and international level as well. Since its inception, it has tried to restore childhood to all those children who are on the brink of starvation and deprivation. From a modest start with 25 children, today Prayas caters to the needs of 80,000 neglected, street and working children in different parts of country, every year, through twelve different projects and five shelter homes.

The children that Prayas works for are those fighting their daily battle for survival as rag pickers, shoeshine boys, street vendor, domestic helpers, or even beggars. They are the children living on and off the streets at the mercy of the elements of nature, criminals and drug addicts. Many of these children are subjected to violence, abuse and exploitation, which initially result in disorientation and delinquency ending up in a life of crime and resulting in social disintegration.

The achievements of Prayas are consequence of good partnership between Prayas and donor agencies. Prayas has a long and result oriented partnership with donor agencies like NORAD, CIDA, UNESCO, UNICEF, UNIFEM, UNAIDS, Aus-Aid, CRS, UNDP, Children's Hope (USA), Action Aid, etc. This partnership is not limited to international agencies, but as a strategy Prayas has successfully developed a good partnership with national and state governments in India. Prayas has been able to get supports from the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Ministry of Human Resource Development, Govt. of India and corporate sector.

The organization is registered, in 1988, under the Societies Registration Act 1860, the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act and under section 35-AC and 80-G of the Income Tax Act .

Besides the National Capital Region of Delhi, the activities of Prayas are now expanding in Gujarat and Bihar. Chapters of Prayas are being established in U.K., U.S.A and Germany.

The Gujarat chapter of Prayas has gained a distinct identity as "Sneh-Prayas.". More than two and half years ago, following the massive earthquake (7.9 in Richter scale) in Gujarat on January 26th, 2001, Sneh-Prayas started its intervention in earthquake relief and rehabilitation in Kutchch with no resources. Initially, Sneh-Prayas intervened in one village of Bhachau taluka, which has multiplied upto 36 villages and Slums of Ahmedabad in Two and Half years.

Sneh-Prayas has been making constant efforts to create enabling supportive systems for the most vulnerable survivors of earthquake, particularly, children and women of the earthquake so that they can regain their normal life.

• Basic needs and rights of children are synonymous and women-child development are interrelated, just alike their relationship.
• Every child has right to adequate food, clothing, shelter, education, recreation, medical facilities, love and care, which can not be fulfilled if women are not supported simultaneously.

• To facilitate a process Gujarat, where every child's as well as her/his mother's rights should be ensured and his /her basic needs should be fulfilled.
• To address the issues of child and women exploitation in any form and fight against atrocities on affected children and women.
  

• Intervention at grassroots level.
• To facilitate a process, which can mainstream neglected and destitute children and women in the process of development?
• To co-operate and collaborate with government and other organizations having similar objective.
• To conduct action based and policy research on concerned issues.
• To sensitize the concerned communities as well as society at large about needs of vulnerable people.
• Advocacy at policy level as well as community level to highlight issues of child and women rights and their proper upbringing.

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