Pooja Taparia - Arpan

Unltd India

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Level 2, 2010; Level 2, 2009; Level 1, 2008

Arpan reduces the prevalence and effects of child sex abuse (CSA) by running Personal Safety Education classes in schools, by educating teachers and parents, and by counselling people who have gone through abuse. So far, 8000 children and adults have been impacted by the work of Arpan. Pooja, a graphic designer by profession, saw the play ‘Bitter Chocolate’ on CSA and was deeply moved. She found statistics of high prevalence of CSA in India and discovered that only two non-profits work exclusively on CSA in India. This inspired the idea of Arpan. She was recently awarded the National Child Health Award by Hindustan Unilever.

www.arpan.org.in

Blog - www.arpancsa.blogspot.com
You Tube - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rfmo8kjezs8
Karmayog - http://www.karmayog.org/ngo/arpan/
Ways to donate to Arpan - http://www.arpan.org.in/contribute.html

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The support from UnLtd India has pushed my team to develop more innovate methods of teaching. Personally, I'm much more confident in pitching my idea, identifying the support I need and then asking others for real guidance.

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Going into this, I had no management experience; I didn't know how to run an organization. That's where UnLtd India's support has been invaluable.

- Pooja Taparia, Arpan

The incubation team has helped me put systems in place and boost my targeted budget from 1 to 7 lakh rupees. Interacting with other investees has pushed me to think about my community and approach partnerships in new ways. Other investees think big, so I do too.

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