Project Concern International/India (PCI/India), a registered Charitable Society in India, is an affiliate of Project Concern International (PCI), a renowned international U.S.-based nonprofit organization that has been saving lives of millions of children and their families around the globe for over 45 years. With programs in Africa, Asia, Latin America, and North America, PCI’s aim is to create lasting change by building healthy communities and promote sustainable development. 

PCI/India has been active in India since 1997. With a population of one billion, the vast majority of whom live in poverty, India faces serious challenges to keep its population healthy. India is home to over 5 million people living with HIV/AIDS, bears the second largest number of polio cases globally, and has between 10 and 25 million street and working children. In response, PCI/India has developed a diverse portfolio of programs in the areas of HIV/AIDS prevention, care and support; polio eradication; water, sanitation and the environment; micro-enterprise and micro finance; humanitarian assistance and organizational training and support. 

PCI/India’s programs are participatory, community driven, gender sensitive, and holistic in nature. PCI/India strives to use local human and institutional resources to assure cost-effective and sustainable development.

Guiding Principles

Our Vision

Motivated by our concern for the world’s vulnerable children, families and communities, Project Concern International envisions a world where abundant resources are shared, communities are able to provide for the health and well being of their members, and children and families can achieve lives of hope, good health, and self-sufficiency.

Our Mission

Project Concern International’s mission is to prevent disease, improve community health, and promote sustainable development.

Our Core Values

We value health as a basic human right.

We believe that every individual should have the opportunity to achieve optimal physical, psychological, socio-economic and environmental health and well-being.

We promote equitable access.

We believe everyone should have equitable access to socio-economic development opportunities and resources for health.

We work as partners.

We intentionally form partnerships based on common values and the will to transcend our differences with those who share our long-term commitment to promote health among children, families and communities. We recognize our primary partners are those we serve.

We require integrity.

We demand the highest possible standards of conduct and ethics. We act with responsibility, openness and transparency.

We ensure program and fiscal accountability.

We implement effective programs with meaningful, measurable results. We evaluate the progress made toward goals and objectives to ensure excellence in our programs. We are accountable to our donors and those we serve to ensure resources are used efficiently, effectively and for the purposes intended.

We celebrate diversity.

We respect and honor diverse cultures, histories, traditions and their expression. We are building an organization that reflects and represents the richness of our partners.

We support community self-determination.

We believe development must be determined by communities with the consensus of their members, promoting the use of local resources. Together with our partners, we identify and mobilize all available resources to ensure local benefit.

We expect breakthroughs.

We promote a dynamic learning environment where critical thinking, creativity and innovation flourish. Global social changes demand responsible risk-taking measured by improvements in the lives of children, families and communities.

We take action.

We emphasize actions that address long-term health and development, while recognizing a responsibility to meet the immediate health needs of those who face health risk and life-threatening situations.

People are our organization.

We recognize and affirm the value of our staff and partners and take joy in our commitment to service, teamwork and each other.

 Our History

PCI/India first established its presence in this densely populated country of 1 billion people in July 1997. It became a registered Charitable Society in 1998 and in 2001 was approved to receive foreign contributions under the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act of India.

In addition to its Country Office in New Delhi, it has branch offices in Pune (Maharashtra), Jaipur (Rajasthan), Salem and Nagapattinam (Tamil Nadu) and Birul (Bihar).

 Our Partners

Pathway
SNP+ - Salem Network of Positive People
Pragathi Seva Samithi
Lodi Multi Purpose Social Service Society
NMP+ - Network of Maharashtra by People living with HIV/AIDS SevadhamTrust
Akimbo Society
SASO - Social Awareness Service Organisation
SHALOM - Society for HIV/AIDS Life Line Operation in Manipur Partners
NACO - National AIDS Control Organization

CGPP/Gates
AIWC-All India Women's Conference
JKS-Jan Kalyan Samiti
MJSS-Mahila Jagriti Sewa Samiti
ASS-Adarsh Sewa Samiti
SARD-Society for All Round Development
Partners

Sure Start
SevadhamTrust
PROJECT
Bahujan Hitaya
Snehadeep Jankalyan Foundation
Deepgruha Society

Pehchan
Yerala Project Society
Yuva Mitra
Vachan- Voluntary Association for Community Health and Nat
BIRDS- Belgam Integrated Rural Development Society
REAL- Rural Education and Action for Liberation
ISHA Foundation-Action for Rural Rejuvination
Salvation Army

Help
Isha Foundation

CIDP
Sonata
Sambodhi
PSC- Planned Social Concern

Our Financial Supporters

Our Current Funders
Boeing International
Airtel
Avahan: India AIDS Initiative
Bechtel
The Bishops School
Centres for Disease Control & Prevention
GE Foundation
Railway Children UK
PATH
PepsiCo
India Health Foundation
Rajasthan State AIDS Control Society
Reliance Industries Limited
Suzlon
Swiss Reinsurance Company
Tamil Nadu State AIDS Control Society
TATA Sons
US Agency for International Development
West Bengal State AIDS Control Society
World Vision/CORE
Zensar Foundation
Population Services International
Sabin Children's Fund
Siemens
GAIL (India) Limited
UNAIDS

Our Past Funders
AmeriCares
Andhra Pradesh State AIDS Control Society
Avon Foundation
Baxter Foundation
Clinton Foundation
Dan Church Aid
Elton John AIDS Foundation
Family Health International
HDFC Ltd.
Karnataka State AIDS Control Society
Michael and Susan Dell Foundation
National AIDS Control Organization

 

In addition to the above, many generous individuals have donated to PCI/India