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'''Apnalaya''', ''Our Space'' in English, is a [[Nonprofit organization|non-profit organization]], founded in 1973 by Tom Holland, who was then the Australian Consul General in [[Mumbai|Bombay]]. At that time it was called Holland Welfare Centre, which was a [[Day care|day care centre]] for labourer's children in [[Nariman Point]], the place where [[National Centre for the Performing Arts (India)|National Centre for the Performing Arts]] (NCPA) stands today.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ngos.giveindia.org/apnalaya/began-apnalaya/|title=How it all began at Apnalaya - Real NGOs, Real Stories, Real Impact|date=28 July 2014|access-date=7 October 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161009134150/http://ngos.giveindia.org/apnalaya/began-apnalaya/|archive-date=9 October 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref><br />
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Apnalaya has been awarded the [[GuideStar|Guidestar]] India Gold as one of the most transparent [[Non-governmental organization|NGO]] in 2016. [http://www.guidestarindia.org/NGOTransparencyAwards.aspx]. [[Sachin Tendulkar|Sachin Tendulkar's]] voice has been a big support to Apnalaya.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/off-the-field/Sachins-efforts-for-education-of-slum-children-commendable/articleshow/24341010.cms|title='Sachin's efforts for education of slum children commendable' - Times of India|publisher=}}</ref><br />
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==History==<br />
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Apnalaya,Mumbai based NGO,works in verticals of education,livelihood and healthcare.<ref name="Apnalaya Reference1">{{cite news |title=Empowering the Urban Poor with Apnalaya |url=https://bconelabs.ai/empowering-the-urban-poor-with-apnalaya/ |access-date=2 March 2021 |publisher=Bristlecone Labs |date=2 December 2020}}</ref> In the initial 6 months of pandemic induced lockdown in the year 2020,Apnalaya had raised over 64.6 million to provide relief to 230 thousand individuals and 18,910 households.<ref name="Apnalaya Reference1" /> The organization also engaged 50-65 youth volunteers from community and provided relief kits going door to door and also following social distancing norms.<ref name="Apnalaya Reference1" /> Apnalaya is also providing dry ration,sanitary kits,fruits,vegetables and dry bank transfers in the 15 slum clusters it works and ensuring no household is abandoned in this time of distress.<ref name="Apnalaya Reference1" /> The organization was able to distribute 37,699 dry ration kits, 25,729 fruits and vegetable packets and had conducted over 2,185 direct bank transfers to help the most vulnerable sections of the society.<ref name="Apnalaya Reference1" /> Recently Indian cricket star batsman had joined hands with Apnalaya NGO to help 5000 people with one month ration.<ref name="Apnalaya Reference2">{{cite news |last1=Singh |first1=Sihyeu |title=Sachin Tendulkar joins hands with Apnalaya NGO to help 5000 people with one-month ration |url=https://circleofcricket.com/category/Latest_news/51025/sachin-tendulkar-joins-hands-with-apanlaya-ngo-to-help-5000-families-with-one-month-ration |access-date=2 March 2021 |publisher=Circle Of Cricket |date=10 April 2020 |language=en}}</ref><br />
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Apnalaya was founded in the year 1973 and works to improve the life quality of five slum communities in India.<ref name="Apnalaya Reference2" /><br />
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