Profile of Nirvana Foundation:
Nirvana Foundation was established on 9th March, 1991 by a group of likeminded people from all works of life who have experience pain in their own family through substance abuse and are committed and interested to work in the field of Drug Abuse and HIV/AIDS, Sexual Reproductive Health and drug abuse prevention program within the community with special focus on the PWID, youth, women and children. The organization has 45 staffs and 24 Peer volunteers and 20 link workers in managing the different projects, one Self Help Group named ETAROI (SHG) only for HIV positive widows comprising of 12 members.
The primary objectives of the society are to bring relief and succour to the suffering of Drug Users, HIV positive people especially People Who Inject Drugs (PWID), youth, women and children and their families and to prevent the spread of the dependency on Drugs and the virus in the community. This may be done through behavioural intervention, medical means and through vocational guidance and economic rehabilitation measures, as well as assistance in the formation and managing of self-support groups to induce within the victims a positive, healthy and productive change in lifestyle to enable them to continue to maintain their health until the terminal stage.
Since its inception, the society is engaged in various activities, particularly in the field of drug abuse and HIV/AIDS prevention and control programmes. The society is doing work in terms of care and support to people with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) and People Who Inject Drugs (PWID) by providing psycho-emotional support, referral to different drug treatment centre, income generation, vocational guidance to the people with HIV/AIDS, especially HIV positive people, Drug users, Women and Children.
Nirvana was started as a secular, non-profit making organization. It has been functioning in a democratic manner from its inception. The General Body of the society is the decision making body of the organization and seven member elected as Executive Committee controls the organization’s activities.
Nirvana strongly believes and works with the faith that development can only come from within and outsiders can help us but the insiders must do the job.
Our Objectives
To reach out to weaker sections of the society, irrespective of caste, creed, tribe, sex, cultural and political affiliation.
To take up programme for the development of People Who use Drugs (PWID), youth, women and children.
To create awareness among people on drug addiction, HIV/AIDS and STI, and other Health Issues.
To uphold and support human rights, rights of women, equality of sex to education, properties etc. through mass education.
To educate the people on health, Family Planning, Sanitation, Immunization and environment protection.
To provide care and shelter to destitute Women, Children, People Who use Drugs, the aged and the handicapped.
To encourage the unemployed/ underprivileged women and youth to adopt income- generating scheme, encourage community participation and initiation for self- reliance.
To establish special schools for differently able children, day care centres, Mobile Medicare units.
To take up such projects which will result in the betterment of the lives of women, children, aged populace of the society, People who inject Drugs and Youth.
To do all such other lawful acts or things which are incidental or conductive of the objects of the society.
Specific Objectives
To reach out to weaker sections of the society, irrespective of caste, creed, tribe, sex, cultural and political affiliation.
To take up programme for the development of PWID, women and children.
To create awareness among people on drug addiction, HIV/AIDS and STDs, and other opportunistic infection.
To uphold and support human rights, rights of women, equality of sex to education, properties etc. through mass education.
To educate the people on health, Family Planning, Sanitation, Immunization and environment protection.
To provide care and shelter to destitute, the aged and the handicapped.
To take up such projects which will result in the betterment of the lives of women, children, aged populace of the society.
To do all such other lawful acts or things which are incidental conductive of the objects of the society
Our Mission
A world where one gets dignity, social justice and well being for what we are.
Undertaken by NIF
Awareness Programme
on Drugs, HIV/AIDS, STI, Hepatitis, Reproductive Health, TB and other Opportunistic infections
Educational Programme
on health issues for the school and out of school children.
Capacity building
Nodal agency for Training of TI NGOs working under Manipur SACS on prevention of HIV/AIDS, Drug abuse, gender issues, and other related areas with special focus on the principle of Harm Reduction.
Care centre
Providing care & shelter for vulnerable girl children who are below 18 years.
Main focus
For more than a decade we focus on prevention of drug abuse, services for PWID, care, support, treatment for IDUs and their families.
Our esteemed collaborators are
Manipur State AIDS Control Society (MSACS)
National AIDS Control Organisation (NACO)
Department of Education - SSA
UNODC
UNDP
Emmanuel Hospital Association
Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment (MSJE)
Ministry of Women and Child Development, Govt. of India
India HIV/AIDS Alliance, New Delhi
Family Health International 360, New Delhi
Social Welfare Department, Govt. of Manipur
Nirvana strongly believes and works with the faith that development can only come from within and outsiders can help us but the insiders must do the job.
THE LEGAL STATUS
Registered Under Manipur Societies Registration Act 1989.Regd.No.325 of 1991.
THE RECOGNITION
Member, All Manipur NGOs Forum Imphal, Manipur
Member, MACS Partner NGOs Forum
Empanelled with Manipur State AIDS Control Society.
Registered under the Juvenile Justice (Care & Protection of Children) Amendment Act, 2006, (Under Social Welfare Dept, Govt.of Manipur)
Our Mission
The mission of the organization is to create sustainable development to the poorer section of the society with a prime focus on the PWID, women and children.
LIST OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBERS
Smt. L.Jonita Devi
President- Social Worker
R.K. Bhabechand Singh
Vice President- Social Worker
Sobhana Sorokhaibam
Secretary- Social Worker