Name of the NGOs:   

People’s Action for National Integration “PANI”

Contact person:

Shri Bharat Bhushan

Address:

Central Office: 1/13/190, Civil lines, Faizabad-224001, UP India

Telephone:

05278-225178, 325167

Fax:

05278-225175

E-mail:

panisansthan@rediffmail.com

Website:

www.panindia.org

Name of other key person:

Mr. Shashi Bhushan

Year of establishment & registration:

Year of establishment: 1986

Act under which registered / regn. no.:

 

Registered under Societies Registration Act 21, 1860 Registration no. 1931 Date: 21st June, 1989

FCRA no., if available:

136410010 [dated: 26.09.1990

Aims / Mission / Vision:

 

Aims:

 

Action for Sustainable smile on deprived faces

Vision:

 

To promote communal and social harmony, and national integration for a society full of justice and equity by generating organized people’s action.

Mission:

 

The social disharmony and discontent rises in the deprivation and poverty. Hence we see our primary mission as the empowerment of the people, specially the deprived and under privileged. Among them priority is given to women, children and socio-economically-weaker sections of society. Working for the holistic and sustainable development of these people, we believe that only the establishment of social justice is the right environment for creating social harmony and nation building

 

Substantive area of work:

 

(1)   Community health promotion (SANJEEVANI)

(2)   Holistic child education (SANSKAR)

(3)   Community empowerment with special focus on women (organizing poorest people and generating people’s action for people-cantered development and advocacy ) (SASHAKTI)

(4)   Sustainable livelihoods promotion and economic enhancement (SWAVLAMBIKA)

Establishing good-governance through activation and strengthening of local self-governance system (SUSHASAN)

Geographical coverage:

 

16 districts of eastern and central UP (Ambedakarnagar, Faizabad, Sultanpur, Barabanki, Lucknow, Basti, Gorakhpur, Maharajganj, Deoria, Varansi, Jaunpur, Azamgarh, Pratapgarh, Kushinagar, Ghazipur & Mau.

 

Approximate Annual Budget (Rs. in Lakh):

Rs. 4.10 Crore

 

Source of funds:

National and International donor agencies

No. of employees:

Paid: 217                         Volunteer: 48

Collaboration with:

 

Networking/Alliances -At National & State Level

  1. Association of Voluntary Agencies for Rural Development (AVARD)-New Delhi
  2. Voluntary Health Association of India (VHAI)-New Delhi
  3. Voluntary Action Network of India (VHAI)-New Delhi
  4. Participatory Research in Asia (PRIA)-New Delhi
  5. S-dhan, New Delhi
  6. Planet Finance, New Delhi
  7. South Asian Network for Social & Agriculture Development (SANSAD), New Delhi
  8. Uttar Pradesh Voluntary Action Network (UPVAN) – Lucknow
  9. Supporting Association for Thematic and Holistic Initiatives-Uttar Pradesh (SATHI-UP) Faizabad, UP (It is a PANI promoted network organization of 242 grass-root level member organizations belonging to 32 districts of eastern and central Uttar Pradesh)

At International Level

            INTAF (International Task Force for Rural Poor), London (UK)

Major Achievements / Publications / Awards:

 

Major achievements

  1. Community empowerment with special focus on women
  2.  Livelihood promotion
  3. Community health promotion & HIV/AIDS prevention
  4. Integrated child development & education
  5. PRIs strengthening programs

Awards

  1. First award from NABARD, Lucknow in 2000-01 for “SHG Promotion and bank Linkage” in Uttar Pradesh
  2. First award from NABARD, Lucknow in 2001-02 for “SHG Promotion and bank Linkage” in Uttar Pradesh
  3. First award from NABARD, Lucknow in 2002-03 for “SHG Promotion and bank Linkage” in Uttar Pradesh
  4. First award from NABARD, Lucknow in 2003-04 for “SHG Promotion and bank Linkage” in Uttar Pradesh
  5. Felicitation from Asian NGOs Coalition (ANGOC), Manila, Philippines in November 2005 for promoting “Rural Poor Organization”
  6. Second Prize of “Social Entrepreneurship Search Competition (SRIJAN) organized by Aavishkaar India, Mumbai (in February 2006)
  7. Micro-finance Process Excellence Award (MPEA)-Flint Category in year 20005, organized by Planet Finance, New Delhi
  8. Micro-finance Process Excellence Award (MPEA)- Finalist in Northern Region of India in year 2006, organized by Planet Finance, New Delhi
  9. Felicitation/appreciation from Christian Children’s Fund (CCF) inc. (Board of Directors) for doing good work with the children of India (in February 2006)