A major initiative for the minor
The ten-year-old Akanksha Foundation has come a long way from the time it was looking for space to hold educational classes for street children.

United Nations to find ways to fight globalising crimes
The Tenth United Nations Congress on the Prevention of Crime and Treatment of Offenders will be convened in Vienna, Austria, between April 10-17, 2000.

Quest for perfection
It was a meeting for the youth by the elderly. When the country directors of Quest International met recently at Manesar, near Delhi, they not only took stock of the global non-profit's achievements but also underlined the future challenges facing the youth.


  Short takes
  Package for pachyderms
  A special request
  Self help is the best help
  A special camp for special kids