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RAJAGIRI out REACH extends professional service in the areas of Environment Protection through Natural Resource Management, Protection of Child Rights and Promotion of child development, women empowerment though entrepreneurship, ensuring quality life for aged and involving youth in development. outREACH is a registered NGO having tie up with UN bodies as well as Central and State Governing bodies.

ADITYA - The Solar Shop ‘Utilizing Alternative Sources of Energy’ The Aditya Solar shop functions as a sale-cum-service centre for various government subsidized, Ministry of Non-Conventional and Renewable Energy (MNRE) certified, household equipments powered by solar energy. With support from the MNRE Govt. of India, Aditya promotes:

• Solar Home Lighting units
• Solar Street Lights
• Solar Lanterns
• Solar Water heaters
• Solar Power Packs as per customer requirement
   

It was started in the year 1973 as a collaborating agency under the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, Government of India. The centre gives three orientations and three refresher courses every year for NSS Officers of colleges in Kerala and Lakshadweep. The other major activities include research studies on NSS and Youth Programmes, Evaluation of NSS activities in the state of Kerala, Consultancy services in the areas of programme planning, training, supervision, evaluation etc., orientation to NSS Volunteer Leaders and developmental activities in the adopted villages. The center provides training for NSS officials from Kerala University, Mahatma Gandhi University, Cochin University of Science & Technology, Sree Sankaracharya University of Sanskrit, University of Calicut, Kannur University, HSC and VHSC Directorates and Technical Cell.

Rajagiri Family Counseling Centre was established in October 1999 as a live lab of Rajagiri College of Social Sciences. The Central Social Welfare Board, New Delhi funds the centre. The main objective of the centre is to strengthen the social fabric of the locality by preventing families from breaking up and promoting harmony in the family. Legal counseling has been started in the centre from October 2008 onwards. The service of the legal counselor for the grievances of women especially under Domestic Violence Act, 2005 is also available at the centre for three days a week.

ACA is an organization constituted for promoting in-country adoption. The ACA – Kerala came in to being in 1990 with the purpose to coordinate and support the adoption services of all the recognized and licensed adoption placement agencies in Kerala. ACA is recognized by the Central Adoption Resources Authority (CARA) and sponsored by Ministry of Women and Child Development, Govt. of India. So far ACA could place 2500 children in suitable Indian Families.

Indian Chapter of ICSW was started in 1947 at Mumbai and was responsible to lay National Welfare Policies in India and to form a separate Central Ministry of Welfare. ICSW has been functioning in Kerala since 3rd October 1954 with its state office in the campus of Rajagiri College of Social Sciences, Kalamassery, Ernakulam with District Branches in all the 14 districts of Kerala. International Council on Social Welfare [ICSW] is a worldwide voluntary sector network spread over 70 countries in the field of social welfare and policy.

It is the only State level training Centre in Kerala, which imparts training to the Supervisors of the Integrated Child Development Scheme from Kerala, Pondicherry and Lakshadweep. It was established on 15th June 1982. The main task of the MLTC is to train supervisors of 163 ICDS projects in the state. The centre also monitors ICDS projects and Anganwadi Workers Training Centers in Kerala.

CHILDLINE is a national, 24-hour, free emergency telephonic helpline and out-reach service for children in need of care and protection. Rajagiri College is the Nodal Agency in Ernakulam District from 2001 onwards. As the CHILDLINE support organization in Malappuram District, outREACH provides:

• Organising publicity programmes
• Promotion of various activities to act against Child Beggary, protection of Child Rights, and NGO Meet & Child Participation Workshops
• Organising Advocacy Meetings
• National Initiative for Child Protection (NICP) works
• Organising Training and Awareness Programmes
   

Legal Aid Cell is working for promoting legal literacy. Awareness classes, workshops and literacy programmes in schools, colleges and communities are initiated by the Legal Aid Cell. Through the Legal Aid Clinics, free legal service is extended to the community. The cell participate in the arbitration and conciliation process and in Lok Adalats as well as set up litigation free zones.