Noble Cause Foundation, Bangalore
Noble Cause Foundation commonly abbreviated as NCF is a non-profit organisation in India that aims to provide health care, education and rural infrastructure in India. The organisation was established in 2014. The organisation partners with other Non-governmental organisations to uplift thousands of Indian Women and Children who are denied basic rights. It works towards restoring basic rights to Women and Children, especially from India and works across levels from direct action to advocacy, mobilising public opinion and policy change. It was started by Gururaj and Ashwath in 2014. The organisation is now growing, and by the end of 2018 the organisation has plans to expand working in few other states for their upcoming projects in rural, semi-urban and urban areas. Noble Cause Foundation has set up a two-tier network of over 75 primary and 125 secondary volunteers spread across 27 districts of Karnataka and interacts with over 2500 older persons on monthly basis through its volunteers’ network. It focuses mainly on the 4 basic rights of survival, development, protection and participation which were defined by the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC), international human rights treaty which has been ratified by 192 countries and 4 out of the 7 basic principles defined by UN WOMEN, a United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women Basic principles(Children's Rights) The CRC is built on certain "foundation principles" that underpin all other children's rights. The NCRC confers the following basic rights on all children across the world, without discrimination: the right to survival, to life, health, nutrition, name and nationality, the right to development of education, care, leisure, and recreation, the right to protection from exploitation, abuse and neglect, the right to participation in expression, information, thought and religion. NCF works to ensure these rights to all categories of children, who could be street children, children bonded in labor, children of commercial sex workers, physically and mentally challenged children and children in juvenile institutions, or even children in privileged homes. Basic principles(Women Empowerment) Ensure the health, safety and well-being of all women workers, Promote education, training and professional development for women, Implement enterprise development, supply chain and marketing practices that empower women, Promote equality through community initiatives and advocacy. History In 2014, seven friends made a simple decision to change the lives of India's underprivileged women & children. With USD 50 and a dining table as their resources and a belief that each one can make a difference in under privileged women's & children's life. This was how NCF began. Registration under different statutes The Foundation is Registered with the Charity Commissioner/Sub Registrar as a Trust in Bengaluru. The Foundation has applied for registration of its Logo and Trade Mark with the Trade Marks Registry. The Foundation is registered under Income Tax Act under section 12AA and under section 80G. The donation made to it qualify for exemption under section 80G of income tax act. Since its inception, NCF's financial statements are audited by a qualified