Human Touch is a registered youth-led non-profit organization based in Goa. Human Touch informs, inspires and engages youth in development so that they get involved and take action to improve their local communities and change the world.
Lokvishwas Pratishthan is a non-profit Non Government Organisation (NGO) working in the field of disability since 1981. It is committed to the welfare and education of the differently abled (Hearing Impaired, Intellectually impaired and the Visually Impaired) children in Goa.
In 1981, Lokvishwas Pratishthan made its modest beginning by setting up a residential school for the Hearing Impaired children, in a rented premises in Bandora. This was the first school for handicapped students in Goa. In 1999, the section for mentally challenged children was opened. The next stage was the school for the visually impaired, which was inaugurated in 2001. The main premises of Lokvishwas Pratishthan are located at Dhavali, in Ponda taluka, which houses two schools and a higher secondary section for Hearing Impairment, a school for the Visually Impaired, a Teacher’s Training Centre for training Special Teachers (with a admission strength of 25), and a school & Day Care Centre for the Mentally challenged.
Medini The Eco Store is located in Duler, Mapusa-Goa.
This store was started with the vision & mission to reduce the single-use of plastic and to inculcate an eco-friendly living habit at an ideal and economic price. It is truly a one stop-shop, where you’ll find a variety of good quality eco-friendly products such as handmade wooden craft, single-use bagasse food containers, organic body care essentials, ecofemme products, stationery, jewellery and many more items at a very inexpensive rate.
Their key products is their jute and cotton bags which can be customised as per your requirements in different shapes and sizes, that can be used by yourself or can be gifted to your
friends and family.
Mrugaya Xpeditions is a tour company based out of Goa that has wildlife & nature at its heart. Mrugaya is built on a strong foundation of understanding of wildlife, ecology, community & conservation issues. We strongly believe in the ethics of minimum disturbance to the areas we visit, while ensuring that the local community are an important stakeholder and beneficiary.
We also believe that travel is essentially an experience and that is precisely what Mrugaya endeavors to give its clients. Personalized service is also our forte.
Mrugaya Xpeditions conducts the following wildlife & nature tours to various parts of the country:
Birding tours within and outside the State of Goa. We design customized trips to some of the birding hotpsots in the country.
Theme based study tours & exposure visits for educational institutes
Cultural, Heritage and Architectural tours in Goa.
Offbeat Goa is a team of like-minded individuals who are not just observers and encouragers, but active participants in preserving and enhancing the Goa that we all love so much. Our core aim is to build community and problem-solve, all while giving back to the land that nurtures us.
Our online platform encourages Offbeat Experiences and sustainable travel. We list and personally promote spaces and places that are sensitive to our ecology, environment and the community at large. We only list places that adhere to our sustainability parameters. Users are encouraged to review the places we list to ensure they continually remain compliant.
The RiseNation Trust believes that if our state needs to progress, we need to build good leaders. In this regard, the RiseNation Trust carries out leadership programmes in schools and colleges. The main focus of the programmes is to impart positive values and build ethical, socially conscious individuals.
In the programme, the youth are given leadership skills, so that they are well equipped to become good leaders of the future.