Online Report launch!
Apnalaya is launching its study, “Disability in M East Ward: A Study of Prevalence, Access and Barriers” on 2nd December 2020.
Apnalaya undertook this unique, full-fledged research survey to arrive at a reliable number of People with Disabilities (PwD) among the slum communities of the M East Ward, with the hope that the final report would provide a foundation to advocate for better practices in the identification of, and provision of basic rights and services to PwD.
Apnalaya Works with the Urban Poor
Enabling access to basic services, healthcare, education and livelihoods, empowering them to help themselves and ensuring provision of civic entitlements through advocacy with the government.
Apnalaya Works with the Urban Poor
Enabling access to basic services, healthcare, education and livelihoods, empowering them to help themselves and ensuring provision of civic entitlements through advocacy with the government.
Enabling, Empowering, Ensuring.
Enabling, Empowering, Ensuring.
INDIA'S
URBAN
POOR
INDIA'S URBAN POOR
With the increase in urbanisation in India, the intergenerational deprivation, vulnerability, exclusion, and insecurity of the urban poor is on the rise – and will worsen by 2030.
The problems of the Urban Poor are like complex Puzzle we need to solve!
The urban poor are devoid of civic amenities such as water, sanitation, electricity, and open spaces
They lack access to healthcare, education and livelihood opportunities
They struggle to survive under the constant threat of insecure livelihoods
The result? They are trapped in a vicious cycle of marginalisation.
Our Approach
Individuals
Apnalaya helps individuals gain access to basic needs, necessary for
survival, including basic services (such as water, electricity, sanitation), healthcare,
education and opportunities for livelihood.
Government
Communities
Individuals
Apnalaya helps individuals gain access to basic needs, necessary for
survival, including basic services (such as water, electricity, sanitation), healthcare,
education and opportunities for livelihood.
Government
Communities
Apnalaya's Impact for the
Financial Year 22-23
People reached by Apnalaya in 2022-23
60.3% (476) of women joined the workforce for the first time
32% of beneficiaries with disabilities have a disability certificate
Families impacted through civic action
We Need Your Help
Sponsor an Individual
Help support a child to escape malnutrition, a girl/boy pursue education, a woman start a micro-enterprise, or a person/child with disability to access health services
Support the Community
Help households access basic amenities such as water, sanitation and electricity, empower mothers by supporting a Mother Support Group
Support a Project
Help set up a Community Childcare Centre or Health Post; teach women tailoring or empower girls through the game of Kabbadi
Make a General Donation
Help Apnalaya help the urban poor, by supporting our work in the most marginalised urban communities in India
We Need Your Help
Sponsor an Individual
Help support a child to escape malnutrition, a girl/boy pursue education, a woman start a micro-enterprise, or a person/child with disability to access health services
Support the Community
Help households access basic amenities such as water, sanitation and electricity, empower mothers by supporting a Mother Support Group
Support a Project
Help set up a Community Childcare Centre or Health Post; teach women tailoring or empower girls through the game of Kabbadi
Make a General Donation
Help Apnalaya help the urban poor, by supporting our work in the most marginalised urban communities in India
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Our Blog
Continued Challenges of Women in Urban Slums: A Reflection
While celebrating Women’s History Month this March, it is important that even as we reflect on the rapid strides of progress we have made as
Mumbai Diary: They are the art and soul of the city
Praveen Singh, CEO, Apnalaya, speaks to Midday about Apnalaya’s event Yeh Bhi Hain Mumbai Meri Jaan. “We wish to tell all stakeholders, let us at least recognise these communities, treat them with respect and acknowledge their challenges. The idea is to make the city more inclusive towards more than half of its population.”
Heatwaves: How women bear the brunt of extreme weather
From reduced productivity leading to lowered incomes, to dangerous indoor heat as a result of cramped conditions, extreme weather is taking its toll on women. In this Scroll article, Poornima Nair, Director, Health and Disability, Apnalaya, speaks about how when there is a moment of illness in the family, the burden falls on the woman.