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Dr Kiran Bedi receives Ramon Magsaysay award & India Vision Foundation is born starting with a creche program for children of female inmates below 6 years of age

1994

“Weaving Behind Bars” launched at Tihar Prison – Skill Development Program for female inmates.

1995

“Crime Home Children / Residential Project” launched for children of prison inmates above 6 years of age.

1996

India Vision extends the outreach footprint to Amritsar prison in addition to Tihar with S.E.H.A.T [ Social Education & Health Advocacy Training]. “School Ke Baad” project – remedial education for rural children launched.

2005

A new chapter of prison reforms begins in collaboration with Haryana Prison.

2006

>‘Mission Safer India’ and ‘India Police’ – yet another first for the nation – unique e-Governance and e-Learning models designed specifically for police & public assistance. Community Outreach model launched for CVF Program.

2008

Creche Program comes to Gurugram Prison.

2012

Home Support Program launched - CVF.

2013

Launch of e-Library at Tihar along with digital literacy training at Tihar, Gurugram & Faridabad Prison.

2014

Outreach program extends to Uttar Pradesh in collaboration with Ghaziabad Distract Prison.

2015

India Vision Foundation goes global - Director represented India Vision Foundation at ‘International Symposium on Progressive abolition of violence against children in closed institutions in Central Asia - Kazakhstan’.

2016

Launch of project Dhun - collaboration with Sony Pictures Networks India to offer music as a skill for trained inmates to pursue this as a livelihood post release.

2017

Outreach extends to Mandoli, Sonipat and Gautam Buddha Nagar district prisons.

2018

Foundation completes its 25th Year of service. <p>Outreach expanded to Yerwada Prison, Pune. Launch of  Nanhi Kiran - Crèche Curriculum, to provide a standardized ECCD curriculum for children living inside prisons in collaboration with Mobile Crèches.

2019

Foundation empaneled with the Punjab Prison Development Board. Transition of Residential School Support model to Family Support Model  for Children of Vulnerable Families Program.

2020

7 New Projects launched: 

Project Sampark: A first-of-its-kind of virtual Interaction with the female inmates through a virtual conferencing facility within the prison. Prison Inmate Calling System (PICS)

Online Counselling: In collaboration with Haryana Prison, launched the first of its kind Online Counselling &amp; Prison Inmate Communication System inside Gurugram Prison, Haryana.

Project Shakti: To promote menstrual health &amp; hygiene and its importance amongst the female inmates.

Project Second Chance: An initiative to provide women with the much-needed support to start their lives afresh.

Project Saksham - To support released inmates, their families, and families of prison inmates during pandemic through ration support, counselling, awareness, legal aid &amp; home visits, linkages to government schemes and Job opportunities.

Project Milaap: An initiative by the foundation to support inmates of Faridabad and Gurugram Prison to re- establish links &amp; to reconnect with their family members during Covid-19.

Demonstrative Learning: A visual journey of Dr. Kiran Bedi's work experience, initiatives &amp; good practices over the past four decades in both her professional career as well as in her organizations - Navjyoti India Foundation and India Vision Foundation.

2020

Project Helping Hands: An outreach initiative to facilitate daily essentials and hygiene kits during second wave of COVID19 for the underprivileged section.

Radio Parwaz Launch: The prison radio inaugurated in Gurugram, Faridabad Prisons.

Launch of Digital Unify Program in Bulandshaher, Aligarh Prison & Panipat Prison. Virtual training of 184+ Prison Officials of MP Prisons & Correctional Services for a collaboration under the aegis of MP SLSA, Jabalpur.

2021