Partnership with Borderless World Foundation
“for one great human family…”
Project Profile
The Primary aim of BWF (www.bwfindia.org.in) is to implement developmental projects in geographically remote and disadvantaged areas. At present, BWF has launched its rehabilitation work in the valley of Kashmir and intends the same to the whole of the state of Jammu & Kashmir in the near future.
Basera- e- Tabussum: An Abode of Smiles (BeT), the first of its kind in the state of J&K and started by a Pune based NGO, provides long-term residential care to children throughout the state. Ranging in age from infants to teens, these children have borne a great deal of hurt and face many challenges in their 
recovery. Though the victims in their situations, they are the ones who must leave familiar surroundings and make a life among strangers. Today BeT is a home to 100 girls from the age group of 2-18 years.
It is the intention of BWF for each girl to be afforded a main stream education in the public school system whenever possible. When such participation is not possible or feasible due to either academic problems or behavioral difficulties, the girl is then educated in BWF (BeT) on grounds school program. Many of our students have had fragmented education and have been out of the education system for long periods of time. BWF’s emphasis is on providing a safe and nurturing environment that will encourage and 
support the students to re-engage in the process of learning.
Some of the activities that BeT carries out are as follows
1. Teaching skills. Girls are taught positive social skills within the program through the use of a cognitive behavioral approach that rewards positive behavior, imposes consequences for negative behavior, and teaches alternatives to negative behavior.
2. Building healthy relationships. Staff interact with the girls with warmth, compassion, and genuine positive regard to develop relationships that are non-exploitive and that preserve personal dignity and a healthy sense of interpersonal boundaries..
3. Supporting moral and spiritual development. Staff foster spiritual growth to help girls grapple with the moral decisions they must make every day regarding friendships, families, sex, and their own self-worth.
4. Creating a family-style environment. A positive and healthy family unit is emphasized because families are an important part of a child’s composition and are considered critical to treatment success.
5. Promoting self-government and self-determination. Girls are empowered to make responsible and meaningful decisions about their lives, with the guidance and teaching of well-trained and caring staff.
In addition to making the environment like a family, BeT organizes the entire ecology of the child through positive peer, school, and neighborhood support systems. This approach helps support and reinforces the 
child’s positive behaviors, lessens factors that put children at risk, and increases the factors in their life that will protect them.
Partnership History
BWF has been an Omprakash partner since January, 2009. During our Book Distribution Project of summer 2008, BWF received seven boxes of books.
Need for Volunteers
BWF needs volunteers to devote their time, knowledge, expertise, and dedication to the children of Basera- e Tabussum and with the organization. BWF especially needs volunteers who can work as a tutor, computer trainer, counsellor, social worker, vocational trainer, or medical informer. Volunteers should contact Mr. Mohan Audhi (audhi@vsnl.com) & Mr. Adhik Kadam (bwfindia@gmail.com). Other contact information:
Borderless World Foundation, Block F, Nikhil Pride Phase II, Next to Abhinav Kala Mahavidyalay, Tilak Road, Sadashiv Peth, Pune 411030
Phone No- +91-20-24464404 Tele Fax- +91-20-24464403.
Cell No- 9422323569,9823023660
Website- www.bwfindia.org.in
1. The Project Basera- e – Tabussum is growing day by day. The helpless are approaching BeT on daily bases however due to space crunch the staff are unable to help and with heavy hearts have to put down 
their requests. Today , BeT needs monetary support inorder to construct its own building. Every year Bet has to shift to a different home as the project is being carried out in rented buildings. This causes a great amount stress both for the children and especially for the staff because many factors have to be kept in mind before they look for a new house and environment as the home deals with girl child e.g safety and security, its location, distance from the school and the town etc.
2. The number of resident girls in Bet is growing very fast. The organization is largely dependent on its present donors for the overall care and development of these children. We need to increase the list of our donors and sponsors who can support a child and her education till she completes her graduation.
3. Donations in kind are always welcomed.
4. We welcome suggestions and expertise of people for our existing projects and our upcoming projects.
Future Plans
· Invitation for participation in different workshops: Developmental Workshops organized by different organizations and institutions both for the children and staff. Today, the children and staff need to come at par with the outside participation is such programs will help widen their thought process and strengthen their skills and abilities.
· Health Care
· Education
· Rural Development
· Rehabilitation of Orphans & Widows
· Senior Citizens
· Migrants & Refugees
· Economic Development
· Environment
Actions
· Rehabilitation of girl -orphans by providing a Home
· Empowerment of widows
· Distribution of free Medicines
· Relief aid to migrants and refugees
· Efforts directed towards making a provision of market outlet for Kashmiri Handicraft goods
· Providing necessary equipment & technical know-how for sports activities
Upcoming Project- Vocational Education
Project Description
The project will provide a package of informal, need-based education, training in vocational skills for girl children from minority muslim community who do not have access to school or have dropped out of school. The project will works with girl between the age group of 10-18 years.
1. The language of learning will be Urdu.
2. A facilitating and need based curriculum has been evolved by experts after extensive consultations..
3. The center will provide a creative, enabling environment, thus enhancing the confidence and self-esteem of girls.
4. Basic life skills training will help them to identify their problems and find solutions to those problems. Some of the older girls will also be offered vocational training in tailoring, embroidery, beauty care, mehendi designing etc.
Objectives of the upcoming Vocational project would be
· To develop community acceptable methods to provide educational interventions to girl children.
· To enhance self esteem, self reliance and leadership qualities in girls by exposing them to a wider world view.
· To motivate the community towards education both by creating awareness about the importance of education as well as by involving the community in the implementation of the program
Health Project
· Emergency Ambulance service here in Kashmir
· Regular Community health check up camps
· Coordination of Care: assisting families with services needed in the community or state
· Monetary aid to families that have Aid patients