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1936
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We are part of the Networks on issues of Health & Mental Health, Food Security, Housing Rights, Health etc. These alliances are being used for assistance in direct interventions as well as for Advocacy work. These are the groups of organizations that have come together to provide services and demonstrate models with regard to the interventions concerning the issues of Mental Health, Urban Poor, Citizenship entitlements, Food Rights etc.

Some of the key programmes and activities are:

  1. My Space: Experimental process facilitating 'free and secure environment' within custodial institutions. 
  2. Counselling, Life Skills Training and Capacity Building of clients by building their skills. 
  3. Mental Health Intervention with residents through individual and group sessions and referral to psychiatric care facilities.
  4. Medical Intervention to provide timely medical support through an ambulance service and referral to hospitals. 
  5. Calling Home programme to contact and trace families and help them reunite with inmates in beggars’ homes.
  6. Institutional Placement programme to facilitate social and vocational skill building process.
  7. Recreational Activities inside institutions to create a positive environment conducive to rehabilitation. 
  8. Protection of Legal Rights for persons arrested under the beggary prevention law.
  9. Employers' Collective to help released clients find employment. 
  10. Advocacy towards repeal of the anti-poor beggary law and rehabilitation of destitute populations. 
  11. Alliance Building and Networking with multiple stakeholders towards creation of a lobby of organisations working with homeless and destitute populations.
  12. Action Research on various aspects relating to beggary, implementation of law and situation of homeless and destitute populations. 
  13. Training of police, superintendents, probation officers and other institutional staff. 
  14. Youth Engagement Programme with college youth to develop their spirit of volunteerism and positive engagement towards responsible citizenship.
  15. Community based intervention, linking the clients with existing government schemes while enhancing their capacities through range of interventions to exit destitution. Impact: Koshish today has grown to occupy very significant position in the policy space, in the context of homelessness and destitution.

Locations: Bihar, Delhi & Maharashtra

Sponsor: Azim Premji Philanthropic Initiatives, Tata Education Trust, Individual Supporters.

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