Non Goverment Organisation

The center aims at promoting community cohesion and unity by providing opportunities for social, educational and recreational needs of an individual, family and community.

Bandra East Community Center (BECC) is a registered voluntary social work organization (NGO), catering to the socialeconomic development of the slums and pavement dwellers.

BECC, which was established in the year 1974 by the Norbertine Fathers, celebrated its Silver Jubilee in September 1999. The first major project taken up by BECC was the rehabilitation of the slum now called Siddharth Colony. Over the years, BECC has grown in strength both in terms of work and staff. BECC has 35 staff members and it works in 10 slums and 4 pavement colonies.

BECC, which was functioning on the premises of the church of St. Joseph the worker in Bandra East, now has a three storeyed building where various project activities are carried out.

BECC conducts a number of awareness, educational and development projects. We render various services for people irrespective of their cast and creed.

Objectives

	To educate, train, instruct, provide guidance and counseling, medical aid and recreational facilities.
	To hold classes, conferences, demonstrations, competitions and to offer prizes, awards, scholarships, free ships, diplomas and certificates.
	To organize study classes, reading rooms, libraries, sewing classes and other educational and vocational facilities.
	To organize, aid, arrange dispensaries, hospitals, nursing homes, medical help, guidance and other facilities.
	To organize, promote, conduct, run and aid works of various nature, but not involving profit, to promote and render self employment among poor and deserving members of the public in general.
	To promote, conduct, organize and participate in sports and other competitive games and activities.
	To subscribe and give donations or otherwise to financially aid education benevolent, charitable or other institutions.
	To print, publish, issue and exhibit journals, periodicals, books, papers, etc for promotion and benefit of the community.
	To render legal assistance in deserving cases to fight injustice and to defend their rights in all respects.
	To give financial aid in defending the cause of the poor and the oppressed.
	To collaborate and join with other societies having similar objectives of rendering legal help and aid to the poor and oppressed.

Here's how you can help us

	Donation in cash or kind are most welcome.
	Your services, time and skills would help in no small way.
	Inform us of cases we can reach out to.
	You could sponsor one or more of our projects.

All cheques and drafts may be made in favour of "BANDRA EAST COMMUNITY CENTRE"

OUR BANK ACCOUNTS

For local donations (in India)
"BANDRA EAST COMMUNITY CENTRE"
SB Account No. 69991 - Bank of Maharashtra
S.S.T. Branch, Bandra East, Mumbai 400 05

For donations (outside India)
"BANDRA EAST COMMUNITY CENTRE"
SB Account No. 8400 - Indian Overseas Bank
Radhaswami Apts, Bandra West, Mumbai 400 050

All donations to BECC are taxed exempted under Section 80G of Income Tax Act.