Third Session of OEWG on Ageing 21‐24 August 2012, UN Headquarters, New York 

Information Note on NGO Accreditation 

 Application for accreditation to the Open‐ended Working Group on Ageing  Accreditation is a one‐time process by which not previously accredited non‐governmental organizations  become  eligible  to  participate  as  observers  in  the Open‐ended Working Group on Ageing. Accreditation is granted to organizations and not to individuals.   NGOs  that have  consultative  status with  the Economic  and  Social Council  (ECOSOC) or were  accredited  before  are  already  accredited  to  the Open‐ended Working Group  on Ageing.  All  other  NGOs  wishing  to  participate  in  the  Third  Session  MUST  apply  for accreditation. 

Applications for accreditation should contain all the following information:  

a. The purpose of the organization;  

To work for the cause and care of disadvantaged senior citizens and to improve their quality of life

b. Information  as  to  the  programmes  and  activities  of  the  organization  in  areas relevant to the human rights of older persons;  

HelpAge India is a national level voluntary organisation working for the cause and care of the disadvantaged elderly across the country for the last 34 years. Currently we are providing services and benefits to over 3,50,000 senior citizens. Major programmes include Sponsor-a-Gran which provides both support to destitute elders and economic opportunities through the formation of Elders Self Help Groups to approximately 57,000 senior citizens; Operation of Mobile Medicare units in 76 locations providing treatments to over a million elders annually and sponsor cataract surgeries for elderly. The number of beneficiaries is over 25000. Details of all our programmes initiatives are available on our websites: http://www.helpageindia.org http://www.helpageindiaprogramme.org  

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c. Confirmation  of  the  activities  of  the  organization  at  the  national,  regional  or international level;  

HelpAge India is a founding member of the HelpAge International network.

HelpAge India is working nationwide and has offices in 24 States / Union territories and operates its projects from 86 locations. The organisation raises awareness of older people's concerns in Communities to promote understanding of ageing issues. HelpAge India is actively associated with the Government of India in the formulation of National Policy on Older Persons to secure benefits for older people and make older people aware of their rights and entitlements. We are also a member of the National Council for Older Persons. Mr. Mathew Cherian, Chief Executive, HelpAge India also spoke at UN on elderly rights.

d. Copies  of  the  annual  or  other  reports  of  the  organization  with  financial statements,  and  a  list  of  financial  sources  and  contributions,  including governmental contributions;  

Copies of the following documents are attached

Annual Report, Financial Statement 2010-11, HelpAge India Brochure, HelpAge India’s AgeCare Programme Profile, Kalyan Ashram Brochure, TEV Brochure

e. A list of members of the governing body of the organization and their countries of nationality;  

Details of the members of the Governing Body are attached.

f. A description of the membership of the organization, indicating the total number of members, the names of organizations that are members and their geographical distribution;  ‐ Affiliate member of HelpAge International, UK ‐ Member, International Federation on Ageing, ‐ Member of National Council for Older Persons, Government of India ‐ Member of Credibility alliance

 

g. A copy of the constitution and/or by‐laws of the organization.  

A copy of the Memorandum of Association and Rules and Regulations of HelpAge India is attached.

 

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DETAILS OF CORPUS FUND FROM 2010-11 (DONOR DETAILS)

NAME OF DONOR OPENING BALANCE

ADDITIONS DURING THE FY

10-11

CLOSING BALANCE

FOR CAUSE

A.F.CURRIMBHOY (FAIZAN LALJEE) 100,000 100,000

ENDOWMENT FOR BLIND/MUTE/DEAF PEOPLE

A.F.CURRIMBHOY & PARVEEN LALJEE (FAIZAN LALJEE) 200,000 200,000

ENDOWMENT FOR POOR CANCER PATIENTS

BHANU SANGWAN 450,000 450,000 CATARACT SURGERIESBRIG. ANIL ADLAKHA (RETD.) 50,000 50,000 CATARACT SURGERIESC.S.CHUTTANI 4,500,000

4,500,000 RECURRING COST OF ELDERS VILLAGE AT CUDDALORE

DSP MERRILL LYNCH 133,000 133,000 CATARACT SURGERIESESTATE GULAB SINGH JAYASWAL 400,000

400,000 AAG AND CATARACT SURGERIES

HARJAS RAI MAYA DEVI KHOLI TRUST 476,725 476,725 CATARACT SURGERIESKALPATHARU TRUST 300,000 300,000 HELPAGE INDIA'S OBJECTIVESKESHAV LAL DUGGAL 100,000 100,000 CATARACT SURGERIESK. S. SRI KAND 50,000 50,000 CATARACT SURGERIESMR. C.D. LALA (MUMBAI) 150,000 150,000 CATARACT SURGERIESMR. K.S. SRIKAND 300,000 300,000 CATARACT SURGERIESMR. PRAMOD RANJAN DAS GUPTA 50,000 50,000 CATARACT SURGERIESMRS.FRENI MOHD. ALI MERCHANT CHAR. TRUST 50,000 50,000 HELPAGE INDIA'S OBJECTIVESMR SUBHA JETTY-CORPUS 2,500,000

2,500,000

10 GRANS AND 25 CATARACT AND RS. 50000 FOR OLD AGE HOME AND RS. 50000 FOR CANCER AND LEPROSY

MR. SWAPAN DAS GUPTA 50,500 50,500 AAG / MMUPALRIWALA FOUNDATION 102,000 102,000 AAGSWAPAN DAS GUPTA 50,000 50,000 HELPAGE INDIA'S OBJECTIVESSADGURU KAMUBABA FOUNDATION 50,000 50,000 HELPAGE INDIA'S OBJECTIVESMR. DARIUS KHAMBATTA 50,000 50,000 HELPAGE INDIA'S OBJECTIVESMRS. MAYA NADKARNI 50,000 50,000 HELPAGE INDIA'S OBJECTIVESMR. SUDHEER RAGHAVAN 50,000 50,000 HELPAGE INDIA'S OBJECTIVESMR. MANOJ H. MODI 50,001 50,001 HELPAGE INDIA'S OBJECTIVESASP SHIP MANAGEMENT (I) PVT LTD 60,000 60,000 HELPAGE INDIA'S OBJECTIVESMRS. SHIRIN BHARUCHA 60,000 60,000 HELPAGE INDIA'S OBJECTIVESGOODRICH MARITIME PVT LTD. 60,000 60,000 HELPAGE INDIA'S OBJECTIVESGENESIS DATA COMP PVT. LTD. 60,000 60,000 HELPAGE INDIA'S OBJECTIVESMR. SANJIVKUMAR AHIRE 60,000 60,000 HELPAGE INDIA'S OBJECTIVESQUALITY NEEDLES PVT LTD. 60,000 60,000 HELPAGE INDIA'S OBJECTIVESMR. R K JAIN 60,000 60,000 HELPAGE INDIA'S OBJECTIVESASVIK VALVES PVT LTD. 101,000 101,000 HELPAGE INDIA'S OBJECTIVESSAMIRA HABITATS 120,000 120,000 HELPAGE INDIA'S OBJECTIVESMR. SHYAM GUPTA 120,000 120,000 HELPAGE INDIA'S OBJECTIVESBLA COKE PVT LTD. 180,000 180,000 HELPAGE INDIA'S OBJECTIVESVAYUDOOT DOMESTIC & INTERNATIONAL 300,000 300,000 HELPAGE INDIA'S OBJECTIVESMR K S SRIKAND 50,000 50,000 HELPAGE INDIA'S OBJECTIVESM/S SADGURU KAMUBABA FOUNDATION 50,000 50,000 HELPAGE INDIA'S OBJECTIVESBHANU SANGWAN 1,500,000 1,500,000 HELPAGE INDIA'S OBJECTIVESMR P K BALAKRISHNAN 50,000 50,000 HELPAGE INDIA'S OBJECTIVESMRS. FIROZA MEHROTRA 600,000

600,000 ADOPTING 4 GRANS AT TEV VILLAGE

MR. J S IYER 100,000 100,000 TO BE UTILISE FOR SAGPSUPPORT DIRECT INDIA PVT. LTD. 225,000 225,000 HELPAGE INDIA'S OBJECTIVESDR. C S CHUTTANI 1,000,000 1,000,000 ADOPTING 14 AAG GRANSMR. VIRAG V. TULZAPURKAR 60,000 60,000 HELPAGE INDIA'S OBJECTIVESMR MAHESH CHANDRA SHARMA 72,000 72,000 HELPAGE INDIA'S OBJECTIVESGOODRICH MARITIME PVT. LTD. 60,000 60,000 HELPAGE INDIA'S OBJECTIVESMR. DARIUS J. KHAMBATA 60,000 60,000 HELPAGE INDIA'S OBJECTIVESMRS WILLY ENGINEER 80,000 80,000 HELPAGE INDIA'S OBJECTIVESMR UMESH VALECHA 120,000 120,000 HELPAGE INDIA'S OBJECTIVESMR. NIKHIL NAGLE 100,000 100,000 HELPAGE INDIA'S OBJECTIVESMS. ANIL KAPOOR 100,000 100,000 HELPAGE INDIA'S OBJECTIVESMR. SELWYN NORONHA 120,000 120,000 HELPAGE INDIA'S OBJECTIVESMR RAMASWAMY PERUMANGODE 200,000 200,000 HELPAGE INDIA'S OBJECTIVESMR ABHAY NENE 75,000 75,000 HELPAGE INDIA'S OBJECTIVESMR. SITARAM GANESH RAJWADE 50,000 50,000 HELPAGE INDIA'S OBJECTIVESUBAH INSTRUMENTS PVT.LTD. 70,000 70,000 HELPAGE INDIA'S OBJECTIVESMRS SMITA S RAVANI 66,000 66,000 HELPAGE INDIA'S OBJECTIVESSHAYANA LINGOO BIDIWALA & CO. 50,000 50,000 HELPAGE INDIA'S OBJECTIVESFOR MAKERS DEVELOPMENT SERVICES PVT.LTD. 60,000 60,000 HELPAGE INDIA'S OBJECTIVESPINNACLE COMMODITIES PVT. LTD. 60,000 60,000 HELPAGE INDIA'S OBJECTIVESGENESISI DATACOMP PVT LTD 100,000 100,000 HELPAGE INDIA'S OBJECTIVESFLIGHT RAJA TRAVELS PVT LTD 50,000 50,000 HELPAGE INDIA'S OBJECTIVESMR RAVI MYIARAPU 60,000 60,000 HELPAGE INDIA'S OBJECTIVESARMAAN EXPORTS 60,000 60,000 HELPAGE INDIA'S OBJECTIVESMR ABHIJIT GIRI 60,000 60,000 HELPAGE INDIA'S OBJECTIVESMRS BAMA BALASUBRAMANYAM 60,000 60,000 HELPAGE INDIA'S OBJECTIVESSCHOTT KAISHA PVT LTD. 60,000 60,000 HELPAGE INDIA'S OBJECTIVESMRS NIRMALA RAJASEKARAN 300,000 300,000 HELPAGE INDIA'S OBJECTIVESMISS. DOLLY MEHTA 200,000 200,000 HELPAGE INDIA'S OBJECTIVESMR MONI GEORGE 51,000 51,000 HELPAGE INDIA'S OBJECTIVESRAJSHAH ENTERPRISES 60,000 60,000 HELPAGE INDIA'S OBJECTIVESMRS GIRABEN SHAH 60,000 60,000 HELPAGE INDIA'S OBJECTIVESMR PIYUSH DESAI 60,000 60,000 HELPAGE INDIA'S OBJECTIVESASTEC LIFE SCIENCES LTD., 60,000 60,000 HELPAGE INDIA'S OBJECTIVESLUCID COLLOIDS LTD 60,000 60,000 HELPAGE INDIA'S OBJECTIVESMR SANJEEV PRSAD 60,000 60,000 HELPAGE INDIA'S OBJECTIVESMR ADITYA KAPADIYA 60,000 60,000 HELPAGE INDIA'S OBJECTIVESORIFICE WORKS 60,000 60,000 HELPAGE INDIA'S OBJECTIVESMR CHANDRAMURTHY B S 100,000 100,000 HELPAGE INDIA'S OBJECTIVESCROSSEAS CAPITAL SERVICES PVT LTD 60,000 60,000 HELPAGE INDIA'S OBJECTIVESMR GANAPATHY VADLAMANI 100,000 100,000 HELPAGE INDIA'S OBJECTIVESCONCORDE DESIGNS PVT LTD 120,000 120,000 HELPAGE INDIA'S OBJECTIVESMR VISHWAS VIJAYKAR 75,000 75,000 HELPAGE INDIA'S OBJECTIVESMR IQBAL TAPIA 72,000 72,000 HELPAGE INDIA'S OBJECTIVESMASS DYE- CHEM PVT LTD 100,000 100,000 HELPAGE INDIA'S OBJECTIVESMR SHIRISH KULKARNI 60,000 60,000 HELPAGE INDIA'S OBJECTIVESMR RAJESH KUMAR BHATT 60,000 60,000 HELPAGE INDIA'S OBJECTIVESMR. TARIT KUMAR BOSE 100,000 100,000 HELPAGE INDIA'S OBJECTIVESMR. K D MARWAHA 100,000 100,000 HELPAGE INDIA'S OBJECTIVESMR. M B AMMANI 100,000 100,000 HELPAGE INDIA'S OBJECTIVESANJANI SINGH 100,000 100,000 HELPAGE INDIA'S OBJECTIVESSUPRABHARATH EXPORTS PVT. LTD. 150,000 150,000 HELPAGE INDIA'S OBJECTIVESMR. SUNIL POPHALE 84,000 84,000 HELPAGE INDIA'S OBJECTIVESKANTILAL JAIKISHANDAS CHOKSI CHARITABLE TRUST 60,000 60,000 HELPAGE INDIA'S OBJECTIVESMR. SHAKIL BIJAPURE 50,000 50,000 HELPAGE INDIA'S OBJECTIVESMS. SHREYA GADEPALLI 180,000 180,000 HELPAGE INDIA'S OBJECTIVESKHADIM INDIA LIMITED. 50,000 50,000 HELPAGE INDIA'S OBJECTIVESMR. VIRAG TULZA PURKAR 72,000 72,000 HELPAGE INDIA'S OBJECTIVESMR. VIKRAM DUVVURI 150,000 150,000 HELPAGE INDIA'S OBJECTIVESKHATAU NARBHERAM & CO. 60,000 60,000 HELPAGE INDIA'S OBJECTIVESLGCS CHROMATOGRAPHY SOLUUONS PVT. LTD. 70,000 70,000 HELPAGE INDIA'S OBJECTIVESMISS. VESA SAVELA 60,000 60,000 HELPAGE INDIA'S OBJECTIVESSHAYANA LINGOO BIDIWALA CO. 50,000 50,000 HELPAGE INDIA'S OBJECTIVESDR. PHILIP ABRAHAM 60,000 60,000 HELPAGE INDIA'S OBJECTIVESMRS. UMA PATEL 60,000 60,000 HELPAGE INDIA'S OBJECTIVESMR. PRADEEP VAKHARIA 60,000 60,000 HELPAGE INDIA'S OBJECTIVESPARIMALAM SURESH NATARAJAN FOUNDATION 50,000 50,000 HELPAGE INDIA'S OBJECTIVESMR. SURESH NATARAJAN 50,000 50,000 HELPAGE INDIA'S OBJECTIVESMR. O P VAISH 72,000 72,000 HELPAGE INDIA'S OBJECTIVESMR. DARAB C PADER 60,000 60,000 HELPAGE INDIA'S OBJECTIVESMRS. FRENY D PADER 60,000 60,000 HELPAGE INDIA'S OBJECTIVESMR. NAVEEN TAHILYANI 50,000 50,000 HELPAGE INDIA'S OBJECTIVESMR. UDAYAN GAJJAB 120,000 120,000 HELPAGE INDIA'S OBJECTIVESMRS. ANJANA SINHA 120,000 120,000 HELPAGE INDIA'S OBJECTIVESMR. SANJEEV PRASAD 60,000 60,000 HELPAGE INDIA'S OBJECTIVESSARTHAV INFRASTRUCTURE PVT. LTD. 60,000 60,000 HELPAGE INDIA'S OBJECTIVESMRS. KAINAZ DARUWALA 60,000 60,000 HELPAGE INDIA'S OBJECTIVESMR. TIMO HARKALA 60,000 60,000 HELPAGE INDIA'S OBJECTIVESSHUBH RASAYAN PVT. LTD. 60,000 60,000 HELPAGE INDIA'S OBJECTIVESKULKARNI & CO. 120,000 120,000 HELPAGE INDIA'S OBJECTIVESMISS. MALATI PHADKE 60,000 60,000 HELPAGE INDIA'S OBJECTIVESROHAN DEVELOPERS PVT. LTD. 120,000 120,000 HELPAGE INDIA'S OBJECTIVESMAKERS DEVELOPMENT SERVICES PVT. LTD. 60,000 60,000 HELPAGE INDIA'S OBJECTIVESMR. ASHISH PARTHASARTHY 60,000 60,000 HELPAGE INDIA'S OBJECTIVESCROSSEAS CAPITAL SERVICES PVT. LTD. 120,000 120,000 HELPAGE INDIA'S OBJECTIVESASP SHIP MANAGEMENT (I) PVT. LTD. 60,000 60,000 HELPAGE INDIA'S OBJECTIVESMR. MADHUSUDAN KELA 120,000 120,000 HELPAGE INDIA'S OBJECTIVESEMPIRE SOFTWARES 100,000 100,000 HELPAGE INDIA'S OBJECTIVESR. G. INTERNATIONAL. 60,000 60,000 HELPAGE INDIA'S OBJECTIVESMR. RAGHAV RAO K V 75,000 75,000 HELPAGE INDIA'S OBJECTIVESGENESIS DATACOMP PVT. LTD. 120,000 120,000 HELPAGE INDIA'S OBJECTIVESMRS. LALIT BHATKAR 60,000 60,000 HELPAGE INDIA'S OBJECTIVESIndividuals - each less than Rs. 50,000 127,420,065 68,485,261 195,905,326 HELPAGE INDIA'S OBJECTIVESGRAND TOTAL 146,129,291 72,118,261 218,247,552