IAPA : Milestones

Life Skills Training for girls in rural areas of Terewayangani and Agarvayangani, Dapoli-Ratnagiri District, to empower them with necessary skills
Started facilitating Higher Education for aspiring students, through CSR support from different organizations like Capri Global Capital Ltd., American Women's Club Bombay, All Cargo Logistics Ltd. and Ladies@3

2015 -2019

Value Education Programme in collaboration with Naraindas Morbai Budhrani Trust for under privileged children studying in 13 schools located in slum pockets of Mumbai Western Suburbs
Release of publication '40 years of Making a Difference' and a Film on IAPA's services & programmes to celebrate completion of 40 years of service for children in need of care and protection

2010 -2015

Started 'Flying High' (Extension of the Mental Health Services )' A Pilot Project in collaboration with BCPT, for enhancing emotional and social competence of school students, and sensitizating Parents & Teachers
Telecast of AVs on TV channels and during Adoption Awareness talks
Prepared two AVs of 1 minute each, for awareness on Child Abandonment and Safe Surrender option
Initiated Project 'Asmita', to offer supplementary services for enhancing educational, recreational and socio-cultural development of underprivileged school children

2009-2010

Initiation of the campaign for Prevention of Child Abandonment in collaboration with the Municipal Health Department
Initiation of Jigisha Project 'Will to Win'

2007-2008

2004 -2006

Started supportive sponsorship of children in the Rural Secondary School in Ratnagiri District, locally set up to serve five remote villages
Started Mental Health Sensitization Campaign with parents and School teachers
Implementing Value Education Programme in a few Municipal Schools
Set up Child Guidance Centre, 'Aastha' at the Project Office for promoting Mental Health of children

2001-2004

1996-2000

Launching of Adoption Awareness Week
Served on the the Maharashtra State's Expert Group for formulation of 'BalSangopanYojana' and started its implementation at the Khetwadi office
Started Educational Sponsorship programme at the newly set Project Office in Khetwadi, Ward 'D' of BMC
'Special Bill on Child Adoption' introduced at the State level
The Silver Jubilee Celebration with expansion of the IAPA mandate

1995

Establishment of Marathwada Chapter of IAPA in Aurangabad, registered as 'Sakar'
Publications of 'Your Story'- a pictorial book to convey the fact of adoption to an adopted child
Amendment of the IAPA Constitution to expand the scope to other family based Child Welfare Services
National Conference on Adoption supported by the GOI and UNICEF
Countrywide Survey on status of children in institutions

1993-1994

Served on the Task Force for recommendations on the Draft Revised Guidelines on Adoption
Publications: 'Manual on Adoption', an audio visual, Posters and leaflets in four languages and six-monthly News Letters
Publicity campaigns in Kolhapur,Ratnagiri, Mumbai as well as in Goa and Orissa
Setting up of Vidarbha Chapter of IAPA in Nagpur, registered as "Varadaan"
Focused publicity campaign for adoption in rural areas & in Mumbai, under UNICEF sponsorship

1989-1992

Publicity through Cinema slide in 26 theatres in Mumbai, Banglore and Baroda
Formation of Voluntary Co-ordinating Agency (VCA)
Initiation of Foster Family Care services for children awaiting Adoption
Meeting the then Prime Minister to lobby for enactment of the Adoption of Children's Bill 1980

1977-1983

Lobbying for Adoption of Children's Bill 1972 and Appearance before the joint Select Committee of the Parliament
Started professionalized adoption process

1972

1970