The National Society for Clean Cities India Children's Complex was established in 1972 by Begum Zehra Ali Yavar Jung, wife of the then Governor of Maharashtra, Nawab Ali Yavar Jung and encapsulated her love for children and a healthy and clean environment and the importance of early education. It is registered under the Societies Registration Act of 1860 and the Bombay Public trust Act of 1950.
Begum Zehra Ali Yavar Jung was deeply concerned and appalled to see how the living conditions of the less fortunate had deteriorated and how high rises were spewing garbage onto the streets. She garnered support from stalwarts like JRD Tata (who was Patron of the organization), Keshub Mahindra, Soli Godrej, Jamshed Bhabha, Dr Syedna Burhanuddin Saheb and his organization, Municipal officers and several concerned citizens. It was her firm belief that in order to make any impact, one had to start by educating children. The Children's Complex was the culmination of her efforts to this end.
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Our NGO is dedicated towards nurturing the future of underprivileged children from Kherwadi through a value based early education and empowering them to become eco-conscious caring citizens as envisioned by our Founder, Begum Zehra Ali Yavar Jung.
To nurture the future of underprivileged Preprimary children from the neighbouring Kherwadi area while fostering a deep and enduring commitment to the environment. Our NGO is dedicated toward providing a value based early education to empower them towards becoming eco-conscious, caring citizens as envisioned by our Founder Begum Zehra Ali Yavar Jung.
NSCCI runs a pre-school program for underprivileged chilled between the ages of 3 to 5 years. Many older children from nearby schools attend our remedial classes and vocational courses.
We have a total of 342 Balwadi children divided into four groups- play group, nursery, junior kindergarten and senior kindergarten.
We have a flourishing Art Class. Our young artists have competed at local, national and international levels and have won over 3000 prizes which are on display at our Centre. Many of our art students have studied at JJ School of Arts and some are now working as Art Teachers.
Our up-to-update Computer Training Centre with the latest computers and qualified faculty has been set up to train young girls from the community. We offer Government approved courses and Certificate Courses in MS-CIT, Tally ERP9, Computer Typing and Web Designing. Municipal school children are taught the Computer Basic Course free of cost.
By popular demand we offer Government Diploma and Certificate Courses in Tailoring, Fashion Designing, Beauty Culture, Mehendi, Dulhan Mehendi and Crochet. After completing any of these courses, a large number of our students find employment or become self-employed.