AID Columbus Projects
Since 2001, AID Columbus has funded projects (until 2011) worth approximately $176,700.
For more information about specific projects, please contact Mahesh Ravishankar at mahesh.ravishankar@gmail.com
Projects supported by
AID Columbus
Year 2012 | Name & Location | Category | NGO | Budget | Coordinators |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holistic Development of Slum Children (Bihar) |
Education-Child | Nav Bharat Jagriti Kendra | $500 | Mahesh Ravishankar |
| RTI Manch, Jaipur, Rajasthan |
Right to Information (RTI) | Manthan | $4000 | Preethi Jyothi |
| Community Environmental Monitoring (CEM), Cuddalore, Tamilnadu |
Community Empowerment | The Other Media | $4000 | Gayathri Natarajan |
| Eureka SuperKidz, Tamil Nadu and Bihar | Education - Child | AID India | $3000 (Under Review) | Mahesh Ravishankar |
| Protection of Natural Resources, People's Livelihood and Empowerment of Gram Sabha, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh | Environment Protection | Samaj Parivartana Samudaya | $3000 | Harsha Gangammanavar Abhijith Sadanand |
| Supporting Women: Victims of Violence | Women Empowerment | Bal evam Mahila Chetana Samithi | $5500 | Aparna Lakshmanan |
Year 2011
| Name & Location | Category | NGO | Budget | Coordinators |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sangtin People's movement, Sitapur, Uttar Pradesh | Community Empowerment | Sangtin | $2,500 | Divya Veluguri |
| RTI Manch, Jaipur, Rajasthan |
Right to Information (RTI) | Manthan | $2,500 ($1,946 contributed by IAA-OSU) | Kingsly Jebakumar |
| Community Environmental Monitoring 2011 (CEM), Cuddalore, Tamilnadu |
Community Empowerment | The Other Media | $3,000 (Contributed by AAPI) | Gayathri Natarajan Jayanthi Natarajan |
| Tribal Children Education Project, Gajapati, Orissa | Education - Child | Mahila Vikas | $2,500 ($1640 contributed by ISA-OSU) | Rohan Mishra Harsha Gangammanavar |
| Tribal Health Initiative in Kalrayan Hills, Salem district, Tamilnadu | Health Care - Adult | Tribal Health Initiative | $3,000 (Contributed by AAPI) | Preethi Jyothi |
Year 2010
| Name & Location | Category | NGO | Budget | Coordinators |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Documenting the Narmada Bacho Andolan, Kutch, Gujarat |
Peoples Rights | Programme for Social Action [PSA]/ Delhi Forum | $1,200 | Aparna Lakshmanan |
| Sangtin Community Mobilization/Income Generation, Sitapur, Uttar Pradesh |
Livelihood Generation | Sangtin Kisan Mazdoor Sangathan (SKMS) | $2,500 | Divya Veluguri |
| Short Stay Shelter for Women, Bhilwara, Rajasthan |
Gender Issues | Pahal Sansthan | $2,000 | Meera Govindaraghavan |
| Tribal Children - Education Project, Gajapati, Orissa |
Education - Child | Mahila Vikas | $3,000 | Rohan Mishra |
| Holistic Development of Slum Children (Bihar) |
Education-Child | Nav Bharat Jagriti Kendra | $500 | Meenakshi Kushwaha and Anisa Gandevivala |
Year 2009
| Name & Location | Category | NGO | Budget | Coordinators |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bihar Flood Relief and Rehabilitation Proposal, Bihar |
Relief and Rehabilitation | AID India | $2,615 | Anupriya Agrawal |
| Community Environment Monitoring - 2009, Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu | Environment | The Other Media | $2,613 | Jayanthi Natarajan |
| Sangtin Community Mobilization/Income Generation, Sitapur, Uttar Pradesh |
Livelihood Generation | Sangtin Kisan Mazdoor Sangathan (SKMS) | $3,800 | Jayanth G.R. |
| Sikshana 2009-10, Bangalore, Karnataka | Education-Child | Sivasri Charitable Trust(SCT) | $1,571 | Sudip Goswami |
| Tribal Children - Education Project, Gajapati, Orissa |
Education - Child | Mahila Vikas | $3,350 | Rohan Mishra |
Year 2008
| Name & Location | Category | NGO | Budget | Coordinators |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nursing Training Project for Adolescents, Hoogly, West Bengal |
Women Empowerment | Khajurdaha Nabnakur United Club (KNUC) | $2,000 | Romel Somavat |
| Sikshana 2008-09, Bangalore, Karnataka | Education-Child | Sivasri Charitable Trust(SCT) | $4,000 | Farha Mukri, Ravishankar Krishnamurthy |
| Implementation of NREGA in Vishakapatnam, Andhrapradesh |
Rural Development and Environment | Nisarga Trust | $4,000 | Sridhar Vedachalam |
| Padyatra to Delhi by victims of Bhopal Gas Tragedy, Bhopal, Madhyapradesh |
Peoples Rights | International Campaign for Justice in Bhopal |
$1,700 | Kanika Ghai |
Year 2007
| Name & Location | Category | NGO | Budget | Coordinators |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Livelihood Security and Natural Resource Management, Baghmara, Meghalaya |
Rural Development and Environment | Samrakshan Trust | $2000 | Sridhar Vedachalam |
| Sikshana 2007-08, Bangalore, Karnataka | Education-Child |
Sivasri Charitable Trust(SCT) | $6000 | Karthik Vazhkudai |
| Solar LED Bank | Rural Development and Alternative Energy | Action Northeast Trust (ANT) | $8725 | Vishwesha Guttal |
| Snow Leopard Conservation Education Program, Phase 2, Ladakh, J&K |
Education - Child | Kalpavriksh | $6625 | Jayanth G.R |
Year 2006
| Name & Location | Category | NGO | Budget | Coordinators |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sikshana, Bangalore, Karnataka |
Education - Child | Sivasri Charitable Trust (SCT) | $5630 | Vishwesha Guttal |
| Women Rights Project, Vadodara, Gujarat | Women Empowerment | Sahiyar (Stree Sanghathan) | $3000 | Komudi Singh |
| V.K VidyaPeeth, West Bengal | Education - Child | Vijay Krishna Ashram Relief Trust Society (VKARTS) | $2000 | Komudi Singh |
| Livelihood security and natural resource management,Baghmara, Meghalaya | Rural Development and Environment | Samrakshan Trust | $6894 | Sridhar Vedachalam |
| Snow Leopard Conservation Education Program, Ladakh, J&K | Education - Child | Kalpavriksh | $4100 | Jayanth G.R |
| Nursing Training Project for Adolescents, Hoogly, West Bengal | Women Empowerment | Khajurdaha Nabnakur United Club (KNUC) | $5500 | Rajdeep Sensarma |
| Afforestation Project, Hassan, Karnataka | Rural Development and Environment | Biodiversity Conservation Research Trust(BCRT) | $3000 | Dakshina Murthy Valiveti, Komudi Singh |
Year 2005
| Name & Location | Category | NGO | Budget | Coordinators |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cycle Bank, Bongaigaon, Assam | Women Empowerment | ANT(Action Northeast Trust) | $6100 | Leena Ukil, Vishwesha Guttal |
| Srikakulam Integrated Development Project, Srikakulam, AndhraPradesh | Holistic Village Development | AID-Maharashtra | $3100 | Komudi Singh |
| Sikshana, Bangalore, Karnataka | Education - Child | Sivasri Charitable Trust(SCT) | $4750 | Vishwesha Guttal |
| Educational needs of rural children, Tumkur, Karnataka | Education - Child | Ray Of Hope Foundation Inc.(RHF) | $4000 | Komudi Singh, Jeeth Xavier |
Year 2004 or earlier