Since our inception our strong grassroots and administrative teams have been the backbone of our work.
Manju Vyas, Director
Manju Vyas was born into a family of freedom fighters who followed Gandhian principles. A botanist by qualification, Manju has been committed to womens’ issues since her college days. She held the position of being a ladies representative during her university days and campaigned widely to address girls’ issues.
Post her marriage, Manju took charge of her family’s advertising business and later on worked as a Public Relations Officer with a multi-national company.
Manju Vyas was born into a family of freedom fighters who followed Gandhian principles. A botanist by qualification, Manju has been committed to womens’ issues since her college days. She held the position of being a ladies representative during her university days and campaigned widely to address girls’ issues.
Post her marriage, Manju took charge of her family’s advertising business and later on worked as a Public Relations Officer with a multi-national company.
Manju came to AAWC 12 years ago as a volunteer. Manju was moved by her interaction with a young woman who had been hungry for almost 3 days.
However, as soon as she received some money she bought a milk pouch and a feeding bottle to feed another woman’s child at the center. It was this incident which changed Manju’s life forever. A then volunteer and now director Manju’s passion and commitment has been a guiding force for more than a decade now.
Started in 1998, AAWC (Apne Aap Women’s Collective) is an NGO that works with one of the most underprivileged and isolated sections of Mumbai’s society - women in brothel-based prostitution and their children.
AAWC is not about changing the world; it’s about making a difference in the lives of these marginalized women and children, who are otherwise abandoned, destitute and exploited, with few resources to keep their body and soul together.
AAWC is not about changing the world; it’s about making a difference in the lives of these marginalized women and children, who are otherwise abandoned, destitute and exploited, with few resources to keep their body and soul together.
Apne Aap Women's Collective
1st lane Khetwadi,
1st Floor Municipal School,
Near Alankar Cinema,
Mumbai 400 004. India.
+ 91 22 2381 9721
+ 91 22 2381 2189
aawc98@gmail.com
1st lane Khetwadi,
1st Floor Municipal School,
Near Alankar Cinema,
Mumbai 400 004. India.
+ 91 22 2381 9721
+ 91 22 2381 2189
aawc98@gmail.com
