What we do
Community Transformation
Mental & Physical Health and Rights & Entitlements
We empower community based organisations to take ownership and responsibility of their communities, training them in the promotion of safe heath practices and training them to comprehend and advocate for their entitlements and rights.
Counselling Service
Lay Counsellors' Training
We aim to provide children, parents and other caregivers access to quality counselling services and training inputs in order to build healthy individuals, families and communities.
Youth Leadership Development
Empowering Young People
We empower young people to get involved in the community. We support them in developing the ability to analyze their own strengths & weaknesses, set personal and vocational goals, and have the confidence, motivation, and abilities to carry them out to effect positive social change.
Jeevan Crisis Helpline
+91-74 2206 2206
A Crisis counselling Helpline that functions from Monday to Saturday 10am to 10pm caring for people telephonically.
Call the above number if you need help.
Interception
Human Trafficking Prevention
We focus on the preventive aspect of trafficking in partnership with a legal non-profit. The intent is to prevent potential cases of trafficking by intercepting the trafficked victims. The legal partner will prosecute the perpetrator. At present, this is being piloted at one major rail terminal.
Ahaana
Emotional Resilience
Through this project we would like to provide psychosocial care and support to women's leaders in the community. We wish to build emotional resilience of these women leaders so that they can be strong and care better for themselves, their families and their community.
Sammaan
Promoting Positive Masculinity
We envision young men and women primarily on what is Positive Masculinity and how we can transform our worldviews and learn to respect one another. This will create deeper and stronger relationships between families and communities.
Coaching Leaders
Building Emotional Resilience
We provide support for leaders through training thus encouraging them to better handle stress, build their resilience and achieve their potential.
Ayushman
Mera Swaasth Meri Zimmedari
Living a healthy lifestyle is a way of honoring the precious gift of life bestowed upon us and recognizing the body as a sacred temple that deserves utmost care. The purpose of the program is to foster self-care by prioritizing health, effectively manage stress and safeguard their overall well-being, ultimately contributing to an improved quality of life.
Community Transformation
Counselling Service
Youth Leadership Development
Jeevan Crisis Helpline
Ahaana
Sammaan
Coaching Leaders
Ayushman
ACT is an NGO for Community Transformation and undertakes various projects that help to change the lives of vulnerable women, children and young people from across the country.
Our Impact
The work that ACT does has benefited the lives of numerous people through our various projects over the last five decades.
From children to youth to adults our project initiatives have helped and benefited people from various strata of society.
We realize there is much more to be done and we continue to provide help in all possible ways to regain hope and have a meaningful life.
Our Crisis Helpline
(Temporarily Suspended)
Suicide is not the solution. Life is to be lived – not to be ended. Listen to this encouraging message from Mr. Johnny Lever, addressing Suicide Prevention.
Upcoming Events
For more information, please write to info@actnowindia.org
Would you like to Volunteer?
ACT has many volunteering opportunities within our partner communities to teach children & train young people in different soft skills. You can explore your writing and photography skills, apply your creative skills in building our social media profile.