SOS Villages of India honoured with India NGO Award 2014!
New Delhi, August 5, 2014:
SOS Children’s Villages (SOS), a globally active NGO working towards
providing secure and loving homes for orphaned and abandoned children in
India has been felicitated with the
prestigious India NGO Award for the large category.
Selected among 400 NGOs,
SOS Children’s Village of India was chosen based on the decision of an
independent jury who carefully chose NGOs on their demonstration of best
practices of impact, scalability and reliability,
innovation and sustainability in their programmes, and in creative and
successful resource mobilization.
On receiving the award, Mr. Rakesh Jinsi, Secretary General, SOS Children’s Villages of India said,
“We are honored to receive India NGO Award which further reinforces
our commitment, showcases our strong financial management, and our
contribution in improving the lives of many children. We continue to
embark on our challenging yet fulfilling journey.”
The India NGO awards
felicitates NGO under four categories based on applicant’s annual
budgets – Small, Medium, Large and Rising star category. SOS was awarded
with a trophy and cash prize of INR 4, 00,000. Additionally
SOS will also be profiled in the casebook which is widely circulated.
The India NGO Awards is a
national award that aims to celebrate and reward the best
non-governmental and non-profit organizations by bringing forth the best
practice, creative resourcing, financial management,
governance and impact in the community. Instituted in 2006, India NGO
Awards programme is now jointly funded by the Rockefeller Foundation and
EdelGive Foundation.
Recently SOS Children’s Villages of India was accredited with CRISIL Rating of VO-2A indicating
SOS’s “Strong Delivery Capability and High Financial Proficiency”.
With this, SOS becomes the first NGO to undergo evaluation process
especially designed for Voluntary Organisations’ by CRISIL. CRISIL is a
credible rating agency which provides
an objective and independent third-party opinion. SOS has also been
awarded an Accreditation Certificate for
“Desirable norms”, the highest form of rating by Credibility Alliance for a period of five years from 29th May 2014 to 28th May 2019.
About SOS Children’s Villages of India
SOS
Children’s Villages of India is a non-profit, non-government, voluntary
organization, committed to the care of children in need and to
strengthening families and communities as a preventive
measure in the fight against abandonment and social neglect. The aim
& objective of the SOS Children’s Villages of India is to help
parentless and homeless children by giving them a family, home and a
strong foundation for an independent and secure life. Since
its inception in the year 1964 SOS Children’s Villages of India has
expanded its services for children in need at a rapid pace. SOS
Children’s Villages of India is spread over 21 states with 33 Children’s
Villages.
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