AAs: “Aim for Awareness of Society”

Organizational
Profile
Address – 81 Manik Bagh, Scheme No. 102, Opposite to Saifee Nagar Police
Station, Indore (Madhya Pradesh)452001
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Contents

• Background of the organization

• Vision and Mission

• Aims and Objectives

• Organization structure

• Organization Management and Governance

• Functional Area

• Organization Network

• Major Activities

• Achievements

• AAs in news

• Snapshots

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BACKGROUND
2003: Indore Mahavidyalaya, a group of seven final year students who
rarely got along with each other during their junior years, came together to
give shape to their dreams of making this world a better place. That was
how “AAS”- which in Hindi means “Hope for positive change”- was
established. At the outset the organization understood that its domain
needs to be as wide as the issues faced by the millions of underprivileged
in the nation. The Indian State, even though it is a democratic one, has
failed to rescue the majority of its citizens from the clutches of prejudice,
superstition, and caste-biases. As Mahatma Gandhi noted- “Poverty is the
worst form of violence” and it will take the nation decades if not centuries
to come near the kind of Ram-rajya Gandhi had envisioned.
It is the endeavour of AAS to serve this unequal society and make it more
bearable. As the name suggests- it fights against misinformation and
narrow-mindedness, discrimination and bigotry. It has taken up the cause
of female infanticide by organizing skits and nukkads in streets of Indore-
particularly its slums. It also attacked middle class complacency through
its mime shows highlighting the importance of our vote during the 15th
Indian General Election. In addition AAS has also been involved in water
& sanitation projects, HIV awareness campaigns as well as Blood
Donation initiatives. While most of this NGO’s activities have taken place
within the district of Indore, Madhya Pradesh, it aspires to reach a
national footprint in the years to come.
On 5th May 2005 the organization was registered under Madhya Pradesh
Societies Act 1973. Its Registration No is 03/27/3/0431/05.
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Vision and Mission

The organization has well stated / documented mission as “Development
and governance must provide the preconditions in a society that are
required to support people’s primary needs and their efforts at
empowerment. In our country the poorest still need to attain basic needs
in health, education and choices in livelihoods. People, especially the
most vulnerable sections, need to become empowered to push for
principles of equity and social justice and to establish in practice the
values of participative democracy”.

The word AAS (Hindi) means that Hope for Positive change. And this
believes the organization is working towards Water and Sanitation,
Awareness on different health issues, and empowerment of poor, women
and youth of urban and rural, backward areas.
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The broad objectives specified in AAs documents:

• To associate with different government schemes for the betterment

of schedule caste and tribes, Women and Child and other deprived
sections.
• To conduct awareness programmes in rural and urban areas to
ensure improved mental and physical health.
• To established linkages with health department for imparting health
services to the vulnerable.
• To develop and demonstrate sustainable systems for the
environment and sanitation, waste recycling etc.
• To work for the communal harmony in the society
• To work for the rehabilitation of different marginalized groups such
as physically or mentally disadvantaged, female sex workers etc.
• To build sustainable livelihood resources, infrastructure and
enhance accessibility of the resources for resource poor community.
• To conduct training programmes on new advanced and affordable
technologies to the rural farmers for increasing the production.
• Studying and evolving systems and strategies for strengthening
processes of participative development and democratic governance.
• Promote community groups and local people as resource persons
to sustain and carry forward changes in other areas.
• To develop Self help groups in urban and rural areas for ensuring
saving habits and discover different livelihood options for economic
development.
• Carry out studies and research in relevant fields to understand and
evolve effective strategies for better governance and development
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Aims and Objectives

AAS was established with a mandate for promoting

• Water and sanitation

• Organize training and capacity building programmes on
development issues.
• Voluntary Blood Donation
• HIV/AIDS Awareness Programmes
• Informal Education
• Social Research
• Gender Equity
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Organization Structure
Organization Structure:-
An “aims for the awareness of Society” is registered under Madhya
Pradesh Society Registration act-1973. Their registration number is –
03/27/3/0431/05 under this registration they can perform social
development of rural poor and women.

Governing
Body

President Vice-President Secretary

Treasurer Members
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Organization Management and

Governance
Management and Governance:

The Registered Head office of the organization is located in Indore that is

a district place of Indore. The organization is managed by a board of
members consisting of seven persons, headed by the President.

The decision-making authority lies with the President of the Organization.

President and Organization member are the joint signatories and have all
the discretionary powers for all the strategic and policy matters of the
Project and the Organization.
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INFORMATION ABOUT MANAGEMENT AND GOVERNANCE

Sl. Name Place of Residence Qualification Experience in years Designation

No.
In Rural In Urban
Develop Developm
ment ent

1 Vikram Sharma Ward no.5 Main road Master of Social 6 year 5 year President
Timarni. Dist – Harda Work

2 Waseem Iqbal 81, Manik bagh, Master of Social 1 year 6 year Secretary
Scheme No. 102, Work Master of
Indore (Madhya
Pradesh)

3 Rituraj Batham I/43, LIG Colony Master of Social 1 year 3 year V-president
,Indore (Madhya Work
Pradesh)
M. Phil (Sociology)

4 Ms. Fatema 81, Manik bagh, Master of Arts 2 Years Treasurer

Iqbal Scheme No. 102,
Indore (Madhya
Pradesh)

5 Ms. Chanchal I/43, LIG Colony Master of Arts 2 years Join Secretary
Batham ,Indore (Madhya
Pradesh)

6 Shri Gopal Ward No-6 Thakur Master of Social 2 year 2 year Member
Jagtap baba Maholla timarni. Work.
Dist- Harda
M.Phil (Sociology)

P.hd (running)

7 Anshul Silver oaks colony,near Master of Social 1 year 3 year Member

Chaturvedi by anpurna mandir Work
Indore.
M. Phil (Sociology)
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Functional Area
Presently organization is working in different urban and rural areas of
Madhya Pradesh i.e. Indore, Mhow, Manpur, Harda, Timarni etc.

Organization Network
“AAS” is always ready to associate with different NGOs to expand its
network for the round development of the vulnerable and to establish
multi disciplinary team approaches to address critical social problems.
Presently organization is associated with following organizations.

• Indore Mahavidhalya Indore

• PAHAL
• Unnati Mahila Sangh
• BGMS
• Emax Global Pvt. Ltd
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Major Activities
Blood Donation
AAs having a group of more than 400 deliberate blood donors who stand
for disadvantaged people in urgent situations or causalities. Near about
200 individuals have benefited through the active participation of “People
Positive Blood donor Group”. Presently organization is making to
assemble National level online database of blood donors named
http://aasindia.net for quick accessing to blood donors.

Training and capacity building programme

AAs have organized different training and capacity building progarmmes

on various topics related to development world. Organization has
conducted following major trainings for different stakeholder.

HIV/AIDS, STI Awareness Programme

Training On Logical Frame Work Analysis

Training On Water and Sanitation Issues

Training On Issues of Mental Health

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Awareness Generation programs

Organization has organized various campaigns against alcoholism,

illiteracy, superstition and child labor through street plays, mimes,
exhibitions and rallies to impart awareness among community.
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Achievements
AAs since its inception in 2003 had executed major projects to build a
sustainable society. Some of the achievements are outlined below:

 As part of its training and capacity building program, AAs has created
awareness through lectures and presentations in schools and colleges. One
such instance was the delivering of a lecture in “Indore Mahavidyalaya
College” which had the purpose of making the students realize the
importance of gender equity.

 Since 2005, AAs has been able to carry out more than 500 blood
donations. Such activities align with AAs’s objective to create a sustainable
system for safe and efficient blood supply.

 In AAs created awareness about water conservation in the villages in

Manpur near Mhow. This awareness was created through various Nukkads.
This project was executed by members of AAs and college students who
acted as volunteers. This project was given to AAs by Janapat Panchayat.
This particular project was called “milliwatershed”.

AAs” was also played an important role in the data collection work on water,
sanitation and hygiene with the support of TARU Pvt. Ltd Gujrat.

 AAs also organized rallies to create awareness on “Voting Rights”. This

program was carried out at two places in Indore – namely Rajbada and
Palasia.

 AAs organized nukkads to promote awareness among the employees of

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Ipca Laboratories on health and hygiene.
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Snapshots

Awareness Generation programme on Voting Rights organized by AAs at Rajbada Indore

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Awareness Generation programme on Voting Rights organized by AAs at Rajbada Indore

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Capacity Building programme on climate change and environment Sanitation

organized by TARU
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School Chalo Abiyan – Indore