Here's a story about how members of the Changemakers community are fighting for the rights of waste collectors in India:
Milind Ranade is cleaning up the working conditions of unskilled laborers in Indian cities. Through the revolutionary labor union he founded, Kachra Vahtuk Sanghash Samiti (KVSS), or the “Waste Collectors and Transporters Union,” Ranade is challenging corruption, and championing the untouchable waste collectors who have been neglected by India's mainstream labor organizations.
These workers’ conditions changed Milind Ranade's life. One day while riding a local bus, he noticed a man who was eating while sitting on top of a passing garbage truck. Shock and fascination led Ranade and two friends to follow the truck to the Shivajinagar dumping ground.
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Created on 12/10/2009 by sureshshanth
Even a good idea/product should be advertised to the some extent. Then comes to mass application through schools/colleges. In which, around 75% of the humans will attend schools/colleges. So, it is very much necessity to advertise among schools/colleges
Organization: Rathanas Trust
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15, Rock VIew, Pasumalai, Madurai-4, TN, India
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TV & Mobile medias are best
What is your idea? What makes it innovative? Why is it important?
Even a good idea/product should be advertised to the some extent. Then comes to mass application through schools/colleges. In which, around 75% of the humans will attend schools/colleges. So, it is very much necessity to advertise among schools/colleges
Will you launch your idea as a business or non-profit?
Business
Country your work focuses on
n/a
What will be the impact of your idea?
big sports festivals like Olympics, World Cup Foot Ball, Wimbledon Tennis or World Cup Cricket, the numbers of viewers are immensely viewing.
Who will help you develop your idea? Why are you the one to make this happen?
I happened to view so much of television news and sports channels. By establishing an environment for social good to occur via television & balance thru mobile phones today, our impact will only increase over time.
How much will it cost to launch your idea? (This can be an estimate)
It will cost around $ 1000 per state in India(29 states). Based on the media we advertise this message it will come down or up. Campaigns are only attracted to limited coverage. But door to door campaign only thru TV/Mobile
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Created on 12/2/2009 by MideastYouth
MideastYouth.com is a grassroots, indigenous digital network that leverages the power of new media to facilitate our struggle against oppression in the Middle East and North Africa. We're driven by our passion for civil engagement, freedom of speech, and employing innovative solutions to pervasive and persistent human problems.
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MideastYouth.com is a grassroots, indigenous digital network that leverages the power of new media to facilitate our struggle against oppression in the Middle East and North Africa. We're driven by our passion for civil engagement, freedom of speech, and employing innovative solutions to pervasive and persistent human problems.
Will you launch your idea as a business or non-profit?
Non-profit
Country your work focuses on
n/a
What will be the impact of your idea?
Despite the social, political, and physical barriers, technology is bringing people together in every arena. Realizing the potential of this medium, we are using the demonstrative power of the internet to empower people and cause them to act in unity for peace and tolerance, instead of acting out of hate. This is only possible through effective communication and grassroots diplomacy. Most of our projects are unprecedented in every sense within the region, and consequently, our work has been prominently featured in the mainstream. Through this attention, we have been able to influence the terms of the public discourse and change how people view policy.
Who will help you develop your idea? Why are you the one to make this happen?
We provide free web hosting, development, and design services to organizations and individuals that share our values but are in countries where Internet access is completely restricted, such as Iraq, Kurdistan, Syria, Yemen and Saudi Arabia. As a result, hundreds of volunteers and a selection of advisers help us develop our network and ideas. Our work has been documented frequently by numerous publications around the world including CNN, NY Times, Washington Post, Al Jazeera, BBC, and many other regional magazines and newspapers. Some campaigns resulted in direct action on behalf of human rights by our governments, which was widely celebrated in the traditional media. Our podcasts have been streamed by the BBC, Spanish National Radio, and have made an appearance on CNN Live, where we were the only website to feature live podcasts from Gaza during January's attacks. We currently operate in three languages: English, Arabic, and Farsi.
How much will it cost to launch your idea? (This can be an estimate)
Our network has already been established, however we are in dire need of resources to build and, most critically, to protect our growing web presence that is subject to multiple, frequent efforts to shut us down, hack us, and censor the content that we provide. We have worked at increasing the security of the site in order to prevent these attackers from doing real damage, but our ability to do so is limited as our work becomes more widely known and attacks on the site become more frequent. $30,000 will help us protect our existing platform and significantly expand our reach by building solid applications and tools that facilitate the usage of digital activism for social good in this region and beyond.
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Created on 12/1/2009 by sureshshanth
a) Kitchen garden & b)Rain Harvest are to be practiced among group. If a sufficient area is found in a house and they can form a group of 10 to 15 and do this as regular cultivation of fresh veg & greens.
Organization: Rathanas Trust
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a) Kitchen garden & b)Rain Harvest are to be practiced among group. If a sufficient area is found in a house and they can form a group of 10 to 15 and do this as regular cultivation of fresh veg & greens.
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The village laborers are involving their most of their time in fighting with each other, communal clashes, sex addiction, drug addiction, used by Political meeting(by giving some amount and one day meals). They are practiced to avail all the benefits on FREE. Hence, they are not ready to do hard work and wanted to earn much profit on a short period. Due to this they are using unwanted chemical manures to spoil the health of humans. The practice of wasting the time by seeing the TV serials, chat with another, etc. will be reduced. They practice to get some self awareness while doing any work on group. Sharing their views on various matters will lead to healthy environment.
Do you have a patent for this idea?
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What impact have you had?
Every person should allot some space or at least plant in mud pots will give strenth to the family members. They can get the fresh vegetables or greens from their kitchen garden itself. Or they can use their neighbour houses for this purpose. In which, the relationship will be developed. The waste water, vegetable wastes are putting as manures for the small plants. Communual violence, idleness, etc. will be reduced. By this formation of Kitchen garden Group, the real economically backward people will benefitted. Helping, compassion, Our future generation (our children) should know the real culture and helping tendency, compassion on fellow humans and the fruit of the Spirit such as love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control.
Problem
The strength is fresh vegetables. The weakness is regular quantity will not get from kitchen garden(for such option, we can use the fresh veg market). Threat will be coming from big farmers or villagers. Opportunity will be increasing as well as the health of the family members will develop. I am expecting a bright future generation if we use this Kitchen Garden Group.
Actions
The kitchen garden techniq to be adopted as hobby. Physical work may increase health and the concentration on work will give them mental health. This work to be undertaken at least everyday 30 mimutes. In which, the family will get weekly 3 to 4 days or even everyday vegetables.
Results
Self Help Group may be arranged and around 10 to 15 ladies will assemble in a house, where sufficient place is available for planting such kitchen garden veg & greens. The income and expenses may be shared among them. This unity will give them psychological strenth.
What will it take for your project to be successful over the next three years? Please address each year separately, if possible.
The idel time will be reduced and the practice of FREE to be vanished from the minds of the housewives and idle gents. Regular plantation and understanding will be developed among one another without seeing any caste, creed and colour.
What would prevent your project from being a success?
I believe the most of the village labours are practiced idleness, hence they sit and drink tea shops and arrack(tasmark) shops. Hence, the crimes are increasing. They might be the prevented this and this can be tackled by their wife's and family members. Even drunkards are reducing.
How many people will your project serve annually?
101‐1000
What is the average monthly household income in your target community, in US Dollars?
$100 ‐ 1000
Does your project seek to have an impact on public policy?
Yes
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Operating for less than a year
Is your initiative connected to an established organization?
If yes, provide organization name.
How long has this organization been operating?
Less than a year
Does your organization have a Board of Directors or an Advisory Board?
Yes
Does your organization have any non-monetary partnerships with NGOs?
No
Does your organization have any non-monetary partnerships with businesses?
No
Does your organization have any non-monetary partnerships with government?
No
Please tell us more about how these partnerships are critical to the success of your innovation.
Yes we three are all practising it in our houses.
What are the three most important actions needed to grow your initiative or organization?
Support, campaigns, distribution of seeds, methods to be adopted
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Every Goverment extending so many benefits to the farmers, but actually they beneficiaries are big and corporate farmers.
Tell us about the social innovator behind this idea.
M.S.Swaminathan and Isreal scientists who did lot of reveluation in agriculture even in desert.
How did you first hear about Changemakers?
Web Search (e.g., Google or Yahoo)
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Baby food should be with iron, proctein & Vitamin C.
If the pregnant ladies are noted down and properly treated, then most of the Nutrition problem will be solved. In a village of 2000 people mostly around 5 to 10 pregnant women are found. So, it is very much necessity to identify them and give nutritious food of “Chatthu Mavu”, ie. Dhal flour powder (contains nine dhalls).
Alongwith the nutrition flour powder, we must council the ladies for betterment of their mind. The ladies are very fond of goose berry, which is very well available.
Created on 11/2/2009 by sureshshanth
Every house should have empty land or roof garden/kichen garden in their houses. The rain water harvest set up should be in the house while optaining registration.
Healthy Food, Healthy Thoughts, Healthy Environment and Faith & Prayer(Meditation/Yoga) will give HEALTHY BODY & MIND and Success in life.
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Every house should have empty land or roof garden/kichen garden in their houses. The rain water harvest set up should be in the house while optaining registration.
Healthy Food, Healthy Thoughts, Healthy Environment and Faith & Prayer(Meditation/Yoga) will give HEALTHY BODY & MIND and Success in life.
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The villagers have to come directly to the market and sale the vegetables. Proper market to be arranged in every centre of places. Benefits like Free tickets, free watering, free electricity and without rent, etc. to be given to promote village vegetable vendors.
Kitchen garden should be placed in every house on a duty for the community.
Government should monitor and help for roof top garden in order to get fresh vegetables.
Do you have a patent for this idea?
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What impact have you had?
The house keeper works like gardening, house cleaning, vessel cleaning, cloth washing, shopping, etc. to be done by children.
The parents should be their role model (don’t smoke & drink in house before children), since they are our best mimic.
Better to speak frankly about sex when they are adolescence. Otherwise, this will affect their growth as obesity or slant. Physical and mental fitness will affect by sex appetite.
The children are become tention free and less disease free. But the doctor's professtion will suffer to some extent since we are planning to maintaing our body & mind.
Problem
The fresh vegetable should be arranged from nearby villages on reasonable prices to schools with the help of Government.
Actions
Motivate the village land owners to grow vegetables and make an agreement for regular supply.
Meet the government officials to extend the help for free transportation.
Results
Within one year we will see the children are in good health.
The children will motivate their parents and ask them to do kitchen garden in their houses.
Spent their Sunday & holidays with garden.
Let every one should have a empty land in some area to grow trees and vegetables.
What will it take for your project to be successful over the next three years? Please address each year separately, if possible.
The school & college children will undertake with local people and do the followup work on monthly basis.
What would prevent your project from being a success?
THe school management should meet the government authorities to activate this project.
It is our goal to meet the ladies and make them active by giving home exercises and way to earn money in home. Idleness leads to this evil way. Such counseling should be given from School.
How many people will your project serve annually?
101‐1000
What is the average monthly household income in your target community, in US Dollars?
$100 ‐ 1000
Does your project seek to have an impact on public policy?
Yes
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Idea phase
Is your initiative connected to an established organization?
No
If yes, provide organization name.
How long has this organization been operating?
Less than a year
Does your organization have a Board of Directors or an Advisory Board?
Yes
Does your organization have any non-monetary partnerships with NGOs?
No
Does your organization have any non-monetary partnerships with businesses?
No
Does your organization have any non-monetary partnerships with government?
No
Please tell us more about how these partnerships are critical to the success of your innovation.
THey are very much co-operative
What are the three most important actions needed to grow your initiative or organization?
Meet the school management,Government officials & Village land owners.
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My child is suffering lack of iron and it leads to so many diseases.
Tell us about the social innovator behind this idea.
How did you first hear about Changemakers?
Web Search (e.g., Google or Yahoo)
If through another, please provide the name of the organization or company
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Madurai, TN India
9° 54' 50.3496" N, 78° 7' 18.2172" E
SELF HELP IS THE BEST HELP:
In India, the Women's Self Help Group was formed few years back. They shared everything with one another and get a solution to overcome the problem. But for which, we need to educate and motivate them and lead them in the right way in order to give fruitful result to the society and their family.
The trafickling and elopment is reduced. But the false cases are filled against innocent men. Such exploitation should be avoided. But child labour is increasing, since the mother is busy with SHG. Idleness increase.
Created on 10/15/2009 by amossally
The Believe in Me Anti Stigma Project of Washtenaw County is comprised of two components: Believe in Me training DVD and the Hope in Action Theater Troupe.
Self report of consumers in the Believe in Me Anti Stigma Project is that stigma negatively impacts their receipt of quality health care.
Organization: Washtenaw Community Health Organization
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Washtenaw Community Health Organization
Organization Address
555 Towner, Ypsilanti MI 48197
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Government
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The Believe in Me Anti Stigma Project of Washtenaw County is comprised of two components: Believe in Me training DVD and the Hope in Action Theater Troupe.
Self report of consumers in the Believe in Me Anti Stigma Project is that stigma negatively impacts their receipt of quality health care.
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The Believe in Me Anti Stigma Project of Washtenaw County is comprised of three components: Believe in Me training DVD, the train the trainer Hope and the Journey to Recovery Workshop, and the Hope in Action Theater Troupe. Washtenaw County professional staff, peer specialists, consumers, community-based organizations, public health providers and university researchers need an opportunity to dialogue about the impact of stigma and better understand effectives strategies for recovery promotion.
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What impact have you had?
We are just beginning to impact our local community and are working toward disseminating the information throughout the State of Michigan.
Problem
Stigma, discrimination, mental health, physical health prevention and homelessness.
Actions
Marketing this video throughout the State with consumer groups, libraries, hospitals, churches and schools.
Results
Awareness and a reduction in stigma and discrimination toward mental health.
What will it take for your project to be successful over the next three years? Please address each year separately, if possible.
Over the next three years we need to market the product and use the video to educate and begin a conversation on what it is important that "Believe in Me" was made and how it can impact society.
What would prevent your project from being a success?
We are going to move this project forward within Michigan, it would be great to gain followers outside of our state.
How many people will your project serve annually?
1001‐10,000
What is the average monthly household income in your target community, in US Dollars?
Less than $50
Does your project seek to have an impact on public policy?
Yes
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Operating for less than a year
Is your initiative connected to an established organization?
Yes
If yes, provide organization name.
Washtenaw Community Health Organization
How long has this organization been operating?
More than 5 years
Does your organization have a Board of Directors or an Advisory Board?
Yes
Does your organization have any non-monetary partnerships with NGOs?
Yes
Does your organization have any non-monetary partnerships with businesses?
Yes
Does your organization have any non-monetary partnerships with government?
Yes
Please tell us more about how these partnerships are critical to the success of your innovation.
As the public mental health system, it is important for us to partner with groups and agencies within our community to support the community members.
What are the three most important actions needed to grow your initiative or organization?
Partnership, education, and marketing.
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A member of the group shared a story of how her civil rights were violated while receiving care in a mental health facility.
Tell us about the social innovator behind this idea.
a group of consumers wanting to take action and educate the public about the reality of the mental health system and ways to speak up and change it.
How did you first hear about Changemakers?
Email from Changemakers
If through another, please provide the name of the organization or company
Created on 10/14/2009 by Nirmala _acmi
My idea is to go beyond the conventional approach of providing services for the client patients but restore their identity as Indian CITIZENS using the four pillar advocacy strategy.
Organization: Action For Mental Illness
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Action For Mental Illness
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C- 358, JALVAYU VIHAR, KAMMANAHALLI MAIN RD., KALYAN NAGAR, BANGALORE 560043
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Non‐profit/NGO/citizen sector organization
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Advocacy for Persons with Mental Illness (PwMI)
Country your work focuses on
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My idea is to go beyond the conventional approach of providing services for the client patients but restore their identity as Indian CITIZENS using the four pillar advocacy strategy.
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My idea is unique in the repertoire of advocacy initiatives.By formulating the concept of advocacy as a paradigm of NEEDS-RIGHTS, approach is simplified into in to direct action. In other words, the Human Rights of mentally ill persons are nothing other than their basic needs for treatment, rehab, and freedom of life with dignity and equality. By pinning Human Rights down to the needs of person with MI, we are able to advocate for various aspects of their Cause within the everyday reality of their lives rather than repeating text book interpretations. The action can vary from context to context but the paradigm is universal. For example, all mental patients need psychiatric treatment, be it urban or rural. However in urban areas, there is no dearth of Psychiatrists or for medicines. On the contrary, in rural India, there is an acute shortage of Psychiatrists; even the medical officers in PHCs are not trained for diagnosis of mental ailments. So advocacy in rural India would be for inclusion of Psychiatry in District Health plan ( in Public Health or Community health) and availability of psychotropic drugs whereas in urban India, it may be more on stigma busting. What we are emphasizing is the prioritization of needs to ensure rights in the context of everyday life. The other novel approach is the work done with the families of affected persons to develop their activism in political terms rather than follow the conventional path of family support groups as ventilating forums.
Do you have a patent for this idea?
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What impact have you had?
• To make the State authorities / policy makers respect me and listen to me.
• To make the mental health NGOs understand the need for, and meaning of advocacy.
• To sensitize patients and their families about their rights under the Law of the land
• To facilitate workshops, consultations and debated on UN CRPD particularly the scope for application of Art 12 for MI persons.
• To influence National / State Policy and budget.
• To make the Federal government implement the Benefits allowed for MI persons under the Persons with disabilities act 1995. These are Disability certificates and maintenance Allowances for BPL(below poverty line) individuals.
• To make the Ministry of Health at the national level appreciate the problems faced by the mental patients under family care such as the need for free Emergency and Crisis Help services .In this manner , I am able to convince them about accessibility and not just availability of treatment. Thus my city happens to be the only one in India where such help is available.
• There is positive response from the State authorities as per the letters sent to me about reviewing Mental Health act to introduce changes. Progress is underway.
• Last but not least, my contributions have been rewarded by the Indian government by making me a special invitee to the official meetings of the Health Ministry. Similarly, I have been made a member of the National Policy Advisory Committee under the Disability Welfare Ministry.
Problem
• Mental Health Policy, Program and the Laws are not user friendly to majority of mentally affected Indian citizens because of its predominantly institutional and medical models ; and are on parallel tracks. I am trying to integrate them by lobbying/ dialoguing and working along with the State agencies and Health authorities.
• MH NGOs including family networks are sadly lacking in lobbying resulting in poor participation of mental health consumer lobbies , family networks and the civil society in the decision making bodies of the ministry. I am trying to sensitize them to the advocacy perspective of their activities.
• My focus on research activities - legal and non legal aspects of domesticating CRPD compatible with existing mental health laws.
• I am campaigning with full force for a national autonomous body for mental health to integrate various aspects and monitor the same for better service outcomes.
Actions
• My organization is not a challenge to my personal role of a carer. This has been the greatest inspirational force and facilitator for my projects.
• Organization supports my fund raising initiatives. Board members chip in to donate funds when I need.
• Networking with ASHOKA fellows is a major resource for moving my agenda forward.
• The organization has assisted my growth as a brand ambassador for suataining my efforts beyond me.
• Organization itself took off only with the award of ASHOKA fellowship for me which is of immense help to popularise my work with potential Corporate businesses and government officials. So it is a two way process of me and ACMI (my NGO) mutually reinforcing each other.
• The total sync between me, my organization and the community helps to forge a positive relationship that is very essential for my personal growth , wellness and success.
Results
• • the Ministry of Health to take up our petitions and appeals and to act on at least some of them.
• that Mental Health to merit better attention by bringing the programs within the ambit of Law for purposes of accountability.
• the setting up of a national agency as an autonomous body to monitor Mental Health.
• In the interim period adequate funding such that treatment gaps are reduced through better management of trained human resource.
• Human resource planning to be put on a war footing .
• the Family advocacy group ROSHNI , started by ACMI at Delhi to become an autonomous agency who besides working on its own priorities and goals, shall also become a recognised VOICE for the Cause of Mental health in India.
• that legislative amendments will be initiated in Mental Health Act and Disabilities Act following UN CRPD principles. .
What will it take for your project to be successful over the next three years? Please address each year separately, if possible.
First year
• Financial support to ACMI to ensure cash flows for next 3 years as well.
• We also want to set up a proper office staffed with trained staff who besides taking care of advocacy issues with the Ministries , can work on ROSHNI ( the Carers Advocacy group at Delhi) to be formally registered as an independent NGO with some assistance from ACMI including financial support.
• Succession grooming is essential for the successful culmination of my projects and their sustainability even when I retire from ACMI. So I need to identify and hire a person suitable to carry out ACMI’s vision and mission.
Second year
• India is a vast country and we need many more ACMIs. So setting up of advocacy groups ( particularly from among clients or patients and their family carers) inspired by ACMI model , across the country or at least in key Metropolitan cities in India is very essential to build stability into our Projects to overcome other uncertainties of various kinds.
• Sensitization of Political leadership and politicians.
Third year
• Mass campaigns and media blitzkrieg . Efforts to raise questions in the Indian parliament.
What would prevent your project from being a success?
• The present apathy towards advocacy and rights based campaigns among the MH NGOs must not continue. It affects the prospects of a sound base for me to operate as a Lobby.
• Need funding without laying down too much of regulatory norms or paper work. Most important barrier to the success of my project will be too much of regulation by donors . Since it is an advocacy project with a very tall agenda of legislative changes, the donor must be able to appreciate that many factors are out of my control. In general advocacy projects are battles without battle line ! So it is difficult to encapsulate my project in a time and space framework. Honestly speaking Business plans intimidate me !
• Cultural taboos revolving around the stigma of mental illness , myths and misconceptions is an insurmountable barrier.
• Political stability for the next four years ensuring that the present regime continues at the national and federal levels of our country is a great asset to the continuation of my campaigns.
How many people will your project serve annually?
More than 10,000
What is the average monthly household income in your target community, in US Dollars?
Less than $50
Does your project seek to have an impact on public policy?
Yes
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Operating for 1‐5 years
Is your initiative connected to an established organization?
Yes
If yes, provide organization name.
Action for Mental Illness
How long has this organization been operating?
1‐5 years
Does your organization have a Board of Directors or an Advisory Board?
Yes
Does your organization have any non-monetary partnerships with NGOs?
Yes
Does your organization have any non-monetary partnerships with businesses?
Yes
Does your organization have any non-monetary partnerships with government?
Yes
Please tell us more about how these partnerships are critical to the success of your innovation.
• With NGOs -one with Mental Health NGOS (MHNGOs) and the other with Advocacy NGOs. The former is important for a network of support . For example, SCARF helped me organise the National Consultations on MH Act and the UN CRPD. Similarly, the network helps me to project the Cause more effectively with the Policy makers. Affiliations with non MHNGOs like PRS, Delhi (an Ashokan venture) helps to make me to become savvy in consulting politicians and also in drafting petitions to submit to the Ministers etc. Currently, this partnership is facilitating my mission to raise questions in the Indian Parliament on mental health.
• With Business for donations. Besides, some Corporate Law firms help me with pro bono services.
• With Government is critical. My goal can be achieved only with partnership with government because of their custodial rights on Law and their policy making powers.
What are the three most important actions needed to grow your initiative or organization?
1. I need regular cash flows to set up an office at Delhi , the capital of India. This money is also needed to develop and train the Carer (family) clients (patient) group at Delhi( called ROSHNI) into a sound advocacy lobby. This involves employing staff of high calibre who can be committed and whose salary will be attractive enough to stay on.
2. I need a sound Business Plan for my projects.
3. I need to do succession planning and this again has been a long term concern of mine. Since the organization is not a BIG name in financial or physical terms, it is difficult to attract committed persons. Hence I am proposing to groom an affected person or a family carer who will have passion for the Cause.
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The UNMISTAKABLE defining moment was when my help was sought by the Joe’s family. Joe, suffered from Schizophrenia and used to get repeated relapse due to non compliance with medication regimen. Under one such symptomatic phases, even the Police did not help Joe’s family to shift him to the hospital. He became completely out of control and burst into violent attacks against his mother and sister. That is the time, they filed a FIR Report with the Police and they arrested him for criminal assault. The magistrate confined him to jail pending trial. Poor Joe ! instead of getting Psychiatric help and care, he ended up as a Criminal. Later, the jailer sent him to the hospital. This was the defining moment in my initiative which made me underline the importance of the four pillars of advocacy (Political, legal, social, media) and linkages between them. I realised that if only Emergency Crisis help was available to the family, Joe would not have become a criminal. Procedures to set up an Emergency care unit made me go through the Mental health act and its legal norms to protect patient rights. Family’s ignorance of Law , lack of implementation of the Law by the mental health authorities, and ignorance of Law by the Psychiatrists spawned the project on advocacy – from micro patient/ family level to macro Law and its limitations. This propelled me into action with the Policy and political system.
Tell us about the social innovator behind this idea.
The social innovator behind this project is none other than myself. The inspiration for this innovation comes from the courage and strength of those members in my family who were afflicted with MI. So go ahead and read about me.
“Nirmala Srinivasan, Ph.D. has been passionately involved in the cause of mental illness for the last one decade. The mission is her personal passion in life. As founder of AMEND, (Bangalore) the first autonomous self help group for families and patients of mental illness, her close interaction with the ground realities of day to day management of patients in families equipped her with insights into larger issues of rights , policies and law related to persons with mental illness. She started Action For Mental Illness in 2003 as an advocacy initiative of a few care givers. She is member of several national and state level policy making bodies in the field of mental health, the most recent one being the Sub-Committee for Plan of Action for Mental Health in Karnataka. She holds a Ph.D. in Sociology from Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi; has taught in leading business schools before dedicating her life to work for the Cause. In recognition of her contribution to the Cause, she has been awarded the Ashoka Fellowship in 2003 by Ashoka Innovators for Public, Washington D.C.above all, she is a loving care giver for whom the Cause begins every morning within the doorstep of her home.”
How did you first hear about Changemakers?
Newsletter from Changemakers
If through another, please provide the name of the organization or company
Ashoka Foundation / I am an Ashoka Fellow
Created on 10/11/2009 by sagacity
My newly devised master hierarchy of traditional virtues and values is formally based upon behavioral principles, wherein the moral commonalties across all religious traditions are emphasized encouraging a new era in religious cooperation. This new ethical system eminently qualifies as the long anticipated global system for planetary ethics www.global-solutions.org
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A global solution to world peace
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Describe Your Idea
My newly devised master hierarchy of traditional virtues and values is formally based upon behavioral principles, wherein the moral commonalties across all religious traditions are emphasized encouraging a new era in religious cooperation. This new ethical system eminently qualifies as the long anticipated global system for planetary ethics www.global-solutions.org
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this all-inclusive system addresses many issues of crucial import to modern culture. For instance, the realms of criminality and hypercriminality are examined with considerable applications to political corruption and global international terrorism. Also examines the range of communicational factors underlying mental illness: as specified for the overall symptom spectrum described in the DSM-series. This comprehensive examination of such an intriguing set of categories offers timely insights into the numerous conflicts facing modern culture today, as well as considerable inroads into information technology: most notably, a patented simulation (#6,587,846) for ethical artificial intelligence. www.global-solutions.org
Do you have a patent for this idea?
Yes
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What impact have you had?
I have a thriving Mediation Counseling Practice
Problem
This new ethical system eminently qualifies as the long anticipated foundation for a global system of planetary ethics serving a secular constituency, where such moral issues have typically been downplayed due to well-meaning attempts to avoid religious favoritism. This same system further serves as a crucial adjunct to the major religions of the world without favoring any one of them, promoting a new era in peaceful religious coexistence in that it does not preclude the existence of a top-down pattern of influence of a supernatural nature as well. Consequently, this new ethical innovation potentially amounts to an ethical revival in the secular world, as well as the potential for an even greater degree of spiritual cooperation and religious tolerance across all of the established religions of the world.
Actions
Mostly pro bono counseling and publishing of these critical ideas
LaMuth, J. E. (1977). The Development of the Forebrain as an Elementary Function of
the Parameters of Input Specificity and Phylogenetic Age.
J. U-grad Rsch: Bio. Sci. U. C. Irvine. (6): 274-294.
LaMuth, J. E. (1999). The Ultimate Guide to Family Values: A Grand Unified Theory of
Ethics and Morality. Lucerne Valley, CA: Fairhaven.
Results
International influence should make for increased global peace and harmony
What will it take for your project to be successful over the next three years? Please address each year separately, if possible.
Funding for year one will target local
2 will expand to national
3 = international
What would prevent your project from being a success?
I feel all tools are in place to succeed
How many people will your project serve annually?
101‐1000
What is the average monthly household income in your target community, in US Dollars?
$1000 - 4000
Does your project seek to have an impact on public policy?
Yes
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Operating for 1‐5 years
Is your initiative connected to an established organization?
Yes
If yes, provide organization name.
How long has this organization been operating?
1‐5 years
Does your organization have a Board of Directors or an Advisory Board?
Does your organization have any non-monetary partnerships with NGOs?
No
Does your organization have any non-monetary partnerships with businesses?
Yes
Does your organization have any non-monetary partnerships with government?
No
Please tell us more about how these partnerships are critical to the success of your innovation.
I feel that partnerships will develop as funding becomes available
What are the three most important actions needed to grow your initiative or organization?
Adequate financing
Widespread publicity
Expanding workforce
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I have been developing my ideas/system for over 30 years now, hence its highly refined and utilitarian characteristics
Tell us about the social innovator behind this idea.
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Web Search (e.g., Google or Yahoo)
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Brazil
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Sean has really put himself out there with his ideas and includes resource material from well known and respected reasearchers in the field of Psychology and Psychiatry - as well as people on the front lines whose need to understand their experiences from a whole and spiritual place has brought us together from across the globe on newlightbeings.com. We determine our reality and Sean has spent many self-less hours helping us connect and take heart in our selves and our lives.
Created on 09/18/2009 by sureshshanth
One man one wife should be our practical life. Otherwise it is like an animal. We should motivate the human culture of the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faith,gentleness and self-control We have to practice it from the school/college itself.
Organization: Rathnas Trust
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15, Rock View, Pasumalai, Madurai-625004, India
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Not registered
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New entry - Lack In Civilization
Country your work focuses on
Describe Your Idea
One man one wife should be our practical life. Otherwise it is like an animal. We should motivate the human culture of the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faith,gentleness and self-control We have to practice it from the school/college itself.
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Human culture of the fruit of the Spirit is "love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faith,{or, faithfulness}, gentleness, and self-control. Against such things there is no law." The above are lacking in most of human mind. Hence, we want to instigate in the minds of humans.
Do you have a patent for this idea?
No
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What impact have you had?
The seeding in the minds of school & college children are very much useful and it will give result within two to three years.
Problem
The real problem will be coming from the cinema media and some Politicians.
Actions
1. Meet the school & college students and private & government staff
2. Meet the parents and management
3. Followup
Results
The school & college children will educate the parents and society to their maximum extent. The employees of private and government will get fruitful result by avoiding corruption, bribe, etc.
What will it take for your project to be successful over the next three years? Please address each year separately, if possible.
1. The seedings will be enter into the minds of the participants
2. The negative and pasitive aspects will be practically applied in their sourroundings
3. The practical applicability in their areas
What would prevent your project from being a success?
In general most of the Tamil cinema media, more politicians, some Government officials are preventing this project. But as a social cause, they have to follow the way of life in smooth line of acceptance.
How many people will your project serve annually?
101‐1000
What is the average monthly household income in your target community, in US Dollars?
$100 ‐ 1000
Does your project seek to have an impact on public policy?
Yes
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Operating for less than a year
Is your initiative connected to an established organization?
No
If yes, provide organization name.
How long has this organization been operating?
Less than a year
Does your organization have a Board of Directors or an Advisory Board?
Yes
Does your organization have any non-monetary partnerships with NGOs?
No
Does your organization have any non-monetary partnerships with businesses?
No
Does your organization have any non-monetary partnerships with government?
No
Please tell us more about how these partnerships are critical to the success of your innovation.
Our team comprises of two Christians, one hindu and one muslim to co-ordinate the project.
What are the three most important actions needed to grow your initiative or organization?
1 Men
2 Money
3 Place
"But with God everything is possible"
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I compelled to submit this project due to the stupidity of the ancient Indians spent lot of money & mentally upset like slaves for such superstitious believes. They like a person are doing such an atrocity (in screen & news) on public but they don’t want to do it directly. The people should know what is culture and what is sin.
Tell us about the social innovator behind this idea.
Mother Teresa and
Dr.A.P.J.Abdul Kalam, ex-President of India
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main
Washington United States
CNPAAEMI developed the 3-booklet series to broadly disseminate research-based, and culture-specific and culture-centered strategies for mental health research, training, and treatment in ethnic minority communities. The booklets are titled Guidelines for Research in Ethnic Minority Communities, Psychological Treatment of Ethnic Minority Populations, and Psychology Education and Training from Culture-Specific and Multiracial Perspectives.
Created on 09/1/2009 by Makoko
The world needs individuals who are very much concerned about making life comfortable for the next generation. Helping to alleviate extreme global poverty is something that should be a matter of great concern for this current generation.
Created on 08/17/2009 by mncit
The Minnesota CIT Officer’s Association has a mission of providing training for law enforcement officers in mental health awareness and in how to safely and effectively defuse situations involving a person in a mental health crisis by using verbal de-escalation skills before using force.
Organization: Minnesota Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) Officers' Association
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Minnesota Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) Officers' Association
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1200 Nicollet Avenue #701 Minneapolis, MN 55403
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Non‐profit/NGO/citizen sector organization
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Minnesota Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) Officers' Association
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Describe Your Idea
The Minnesota CIT Officer’s Association has a mission of providing training for law enforcement officers in mental health awareness and in how to safely and effectively defuse situations involving a person in a mental health crisis by using verbal de-escalation skills before using force.
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With traditional law enforcement training in Minnesota still offering only 0-6 class hours in mental health awareness, our specialized training is invaluable. Police officers need more tools to safely, effectively and respectfully handle a situation involving a person who is struggling with a mental illness.
Do you have a patent for this idea?
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What impact have you had?
Since our first class in January of 2007, we have certified over 300 officers in the state of Minnesota, and the demand for our training is picking up momentum as the word of our successful and respected classes spreads from department to department and region to region. A Memphis study shows that officer injuries are down 85% and injuries to the consumers of mental health services are down 40% since the implementation of their CIT training. Jail diversions have increased among those suffering with a mental illness, as has the likelihood that they will receive continued treatment with community based providers.
Problem
While we enthusiastically welcome the increased interest in our training, the growing demands are putting a strain on our small organization. When we receive funding for a strategic plan and board development, we will have the tools necessary to better meet the needs of police officers, the consumers of mental health services and their families in these communities.
Actions
Our objectives are:
--Strengthening and developing our board
(We understand the need for a larger and more diverse board of directors)
--Creating structure through the standardization of our training program
(Time needs to be spent on formalizing our program resulting in greater efficiencies)
--Developing a recruiting strategy and formalization of our certification program
(Organization is needed and time needs to be spent in promoting the recruitment process in order to maintain records of CIT trained officers for yearly follow up training)
--Exploration of future expansion into all regions of the state
--Funding our Executive Director and Director of Training for their additional time spent working on this project both with a consultant, and on our own to accomplish these objectives thereby attaining our goals and carrying out our mission in a more efficient and effective way
--And establishing a larger pool of trainers leaving us free to conduct simultaneous training sessions and giving our program more flexibility
Results
This grant will help to put us on a solid path enabling us to achieve our goal of establishing a strategy that allows us to continue to pursue our ambitious mission while creating a sustainable organization that will grow in a healthy way well into the future.
What will it take for your project to be successful over the next three years? Please address each year separately, if possible.
Our Executive Director will monitor the progress of the 2 year project and will report monthly to the board as he ensures adherence to the established budgets and timelines. He will work closely with our Director of Training and a consultant to bring about the best possible result from the early planning stages, thru the development and on to the implementation stages. The board will also be involved in every step from the research and planning (first 6 months) through implementation and beyond. Project evaluators will include board members, staff, and the officers, social workers and consumers who we work with in the communities. Evaluation results will be used to improve our services to the community.
What would prevent your project from being a success?
The cost of hiring an outside consultant would be $10,000 spanning the next two years. As a small, young nonprofit, we would be unable to tackle this type of ambitious project on our own. We are hoping to raise the funds through grants, and then sustaining ourself through our training fees once we are more stable and structured.
How many people will your project serve annually?
101‐1000
What is the average monthly household income in your target community, in US Dollars?
$1000 - 4000
Does your project seek to have an impact on public policy?
Yes
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Operating for 1‐5 years
Is your initiative connected to an established organization?
Yes
If yes, provide organization name.
How long has this organization been operating?
More than 5 years
Does your organization have a Board of Directors or an Advisory Board?
Yes
Does your organization have any non-monetary partnerships with NGOs?
Does your organization have any non-monetary partnerships with businesses?
Does your organization have any non-monetary partnerships with government?
Please tell us more about how these partnerships are critical to the success of your innovation.
We work closely with the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) when we enter a community and bring together the local law enforcement officers, mental health professionals and consumers of the mental health services in the area. We view NAMI as a partner in raising awareness on mental illness and they are vital to our training.
What are the three most important actions needed to grow your initiative or organization?
1. The hiring of a consultant who specializes in nonprofit strategic planning
2. Additional weekly hours will be needed from the Executive Director and Director of Training in order to implement the laid out objectives
3. Staff (Director of Training and Executive Director) must work together with the board and the consultant to create a plan for expansion and growth in areas of the state we have not yet reached
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CIT was a very new concept elsewhere in the country when a woman in Minneapolis who was suffering from schizophrenia was shot and killed when she charged police officers with a knife. Even though the officer was found to be justified in the shooting, it became clear that with more training the situation could have possibly ended very differently by getting her the help she needed through better sharing of information, an understanding of her illness, and different communication techniques. The Minneapolis PD then saw the need for CIT training.
Tell us about the social innovator behind this idea.
The tragic Minneapolis story has happened numerous times in numerous cities. Memphis was the first to implement CIT training in 1988, and it has become the "gold standard" in law enforcement mental health training. Even though it is a proven program, the training costs are high and department budgets are tight. But, the real cost of NOT providing the training is much, much higher. We believe that our training will continue to be requested more and more by police and sheriff's departments as they see the positive results.
How did you first hear about Changemakers?
Web Search (e.g., Google or Yahoo)
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Created on 08/16/2009 by snezana
Producing Green book on Community Mental health. Organizing Public consultations on Communiry Mental Health in Macedonia. Draft the strategy and proposals to the Government.
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Producing Green book on Community Mental health. Organizing Public consultations on Communiry Mental Health in Macedonia. Draft the strategy and proposals to the Government.
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tHERE WAs never held public consultation on mental health in the country. The Government has wrong perspective of public opinion on the issue and does not implement the right strategy approach in developing community mental health
Do you have a patent for this idea?
Yes
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What impact have you had?
So far the community mental health is not developing at all, resulting in outburst of problems of people with mental health.
Problem
The Government is not paying attention to the rising problems in mental health. It never has organized public consultation to screen the needs and situation in the area and to see what the population things about the scope of the problem, main issues and main resolutions to the problems. This has resulted in increasing of the number of people with mental illness and their families having problems (societal, economic,health, discrimination, e.t.c)
Actions
1. To draft a Green book on community mental health
2. To organize public consultations ( on line, public debates, interviews, e.t.c.)
3. To draft White book on community mental health
4. To propose strategy and legal changes to advance the situation.
Results
1. Upgrading democratic process in the country
2. Advancing human rights of the vulnerable population
4. Advancing the health of people, especially children and women
5.Decrease the cost of treatment of the mentally ill people (health savings)
6.Increasing information to the public
5. Orienting action towards expressed needs of the voulnerable population
What will it take for your project to be successful over the next three years? Please address each year separately, if possible.
2009: Setting up the seen:Built a full scale project,Train NGO to organize public consultations
2010:Draft a Green paper (book) on community mental health (situational analyzes), organioze and implement public consultations
2011: Draft a White paper (book) with opinions and reccomendations for further action, draft legislation/strategies that have to be amended, table drafts to the Government and make it public (publishing, web sites...)
What would prevent your project from being a success?
How many people will your project serve annually?
More than 10,000
What is the average monthly household income in your target community, in US Dollars?
$1000 - 4000
Does your project seek to have an impact on public policy?
Yes
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Idea phase
Is your initiative connected to an established organization?
Yes
If yes, provide organization name.
NGO VERITAS&VIRTUS Anti Violence Aliance
How long has this organization been operating?
1‐5 years
Does your organization have a Board of Directors or an Advisory Board?
Yes
Does your organization have any non-monetary partnerships with NGOs?
Does your organization have any non-monetary partnerships with businesses?
Does your organization have any non-monetary partnerships with government?
Please tell us more about how these partnerships are critical to the success of your innovation.
Partnership with the NGOs is crution for broad coverage of the population in Macedonia. Partnership with the Government provides for unlimited approach to the information regaRDING THE SITUATION, AS WELL A POLITICAL SUPPORT to realize the projects and propose advancements in the area.
What are the three most important actions needed to grow your initiative or organization?
1. Advancing human capital in mental health
2. Resource mobilizing
3. Advancing strong synergies among the stakeholders.
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The defining moment was a few people escapes from the mental health hospitals which proved that they can not take appropriate care of these patients, and their families, crying for help, since they were not helped to care for their relatives in the community (safer) settings).
Tell us about the social innovator behind this idea.
I am working as a lawyer for more than 20 years now in the area of health and social issues. I was one of the founders of the mental health reform in Macedonia. I have drafted and proposed to the Government the Law on mental health , which was adopted, but never implemented. I also wrote a book on mental health reform, aiming to raise awareness of the preventive role of law in mental health and to advance community mental health.
How did you first hear about Changemakers?
Web Search (e.g., Google or Yahoo)
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Created on 08/14/2009 by leo_hphp@yahoo.ca
What is identity and do you have a right to one; were you born with it or was it loaned to you to return upon death? What is Copyright and have you copied right or wrong? If LIFE was not OPEN SOURCE what would we breathe...am i an example of life or death These questions, along with many more about "Public Domain" have interested the members of teamLEOnardo [since Leonardo da Vinci left his work to our hands, understanding, and/or overstanding?].
