BASIC FOUNDATION

HistoryBasic Foundation was founded by a group of progressive, democratic and secular citizens, fighting for the rights of the rights of most neglected, exploited and marginalized community at grass root level in India.Basic Foundation is a voluntary organization registered under the Society Registration Act, 1860 in the year 2009 formed with the sole purpose of serving the underprivileged and marginalized people of the society. Despite the growth of economy and social life of the people of the country, still a large number of people are living under the poverty line and hardly enjoy the fruits of social development of the country. The illiteracy level in the country still remain the same as before and the primary education is still a distant dream for many poor children especially in rural areas. The situation of health for the poor is more or less the same. VISION“A just society based on non-discrimination where all are living with dignity, enjoying all human rights and having equal access to resources”Ek ayesa nyaypurn, samman janak, bhedbhav rahit samaj, jisme sansadhno ke saman vitran ke saath samanta ho. MISSION“To empower underprivileged and marginalized people to fight against social, economic and political neglect and exploitation, and ensure equal participation in governance” GOAL“To ensure equal opportunity, liberty & justice for every one”Basic Foundation BelievesWomen’s economic and social empowerment are key to the full realization of women’s rights.OBJECTIVES 1. To promote women’s human rights, especially in the context of economic, social and cultural rights by bringing a gender framework to policy, law and practice at local, national, regional and international levels.2. To fight for the right of every child to survival, development, participation and protect them against all types of neglect abuse and exploitation, and help them get equal opportunities for their overall development in the form of free and quality education, nutrition and health services.3. To organize relief and carry on rehabilitation measures in times of calamities and disasters so as to mitigate human sufferings, alleviate distress and losses arising out of calamities such as floods, cyclones, fires, earthquakes, droughts, famines, wars, hostilities, riots, epidemics and other miseries affecting people in any part of India.4. To conduct research on social issues and problems of development. Intervention Strategies • Collaboration between various networks and organizations to work at all levels for the actualization of women and child rights.• To undertake conscientization through training process• To conduct research aimed at formulating and influencing policy.• To engage in advocacy and lobbying activity aimed at women’s status and child rights.• To undertake documentation and strategic information dissemination.• To undertake support and consultancy work aimed at capacity building of people’s organizations and grassroots groups• To engage in solidarity action, nationally and internationally, to highlights people’s causes. ValuesActions, Decisions and Relationships of Basic Foundation• Long term commitment• Partnership and teamwork• Time bound results• Transparency and Accountability• Low administrative costs• Continuous learning. Legal StatusBasic Foundation is registered ‘Society’ under the Societies Registration Act, XXI of 1860 vide Regd. No. S- 65251 Dated: 31-03-2009.The Officer of Commissioner of Income Tax (Computer Operations) has issued a Permanent Account Number (PAN) AABTB4852E