FAQ

We believe that unless members of the civil society are involved proactively in the process of development, sustainable change will not happen. Believing in this principle of ‘Civic Driven Change’ World Culture and Environment Protection Commission sensitises the civil society in order to make them partners in its mission.

World Culture and Environment Protection Commission is a national level development organization with its welfare projects spread across India.

India has about 11 million children living on the streets and 14 million children working as labours. Only 60% of children have access to education despite having a national policy on compulsory elementary education. The time to take collective as well as individual responsibility to remedy the current situation is here. Right now!

World Culture and Environment Protection Commission was established in the year 2023

World Culture and Environment Protection Commission’s mission is to empower underprivileged children, youth and their families and community through relevant education, innovative healthcare and market-focused livelihood programmes. We aim to deploy best possible methodology and technology for achieving ideal SROI (social return on investment), to practice and promote good governance, to link business competitiveness of the corporate with social development initiatives and to sensitize the privileged section of society to promote Civic Driven Change.

The realization of a group of young corporate professionals, that it was their Social Responsibility to give back to the society, laid the inception of World Culture and Environment Protection Commission. World Culture and Environment Protection Commission is managed professionally by a Board of Advisors, comprising individuals from diverse backgrounds and expertise, followed by an Executive Committee and a well-defined professional workforce.

World Culture and Environment Protection Commission has been working in the thematic areas of education, healthcare, youth employability and empowerment of women and girls

Education alone has the power to liberate people from the vicious cycle of poverty – not only in terms of earning a livelihood but also in becoming aware of the rights and freedoms that a citizen is endowed with. Thus empowering individuals and making them self-sufficient.

World Culture and Environment Protection Commission works under two models, namely Social Venture Philanthropy (SVP) and Outreach.

SVP: Social Venture Philanthropy (SVP) is an innovative model based on the business concept of venture capital. Under SVP, World Culture and Environment Protection Commission identifies, handholds and builds capacities of genuine grassroots NGOs. WCAEPC focuses on achieving scalability and sustainability, creating a culture of leadership and excellence and inculcating a deep sense of accountability among its partners.

While working in the remote rural areas, Smile Foundation realized that capacities of community based organisations (CBOs) were not adequate to meet expectations of social investors. Under outreach model, World Culture and Environment Protection Commission implements the development

World Culture and Environment Protection Commission gets a first-hand experience on the nuances of development at the grassroots through its Outreach model and then shares the same with partner organisations.

interventions directly as it requires intensive and professional engagement for a wider and sustained outcome.

In our hands-on experience, we have come to understand that child education is inseparable from the well-being of the entire family. Health, a crucial part of education, can directly impact a child’s attendance and parental support. Our programs, spanning livelihood, health, and women empowerment, organically complement our education initiative, adopting a holistic lifecycle approach. While children and education remain central, our broader focus ensures the well-rounded welfare of both children and their families.

Around 70-80% funding support of the organization comes from corporates; the rest comes from PSUs, individual donors and private institutions.

World Culture and Environment Protection Commission’s mission is to empower underprivileged children, youth and their families and community through relevant education, innovative healthcare and market-focused livelihood programmes. We aim to deploy best possible methodology and technology for achieving ideal SROI (social return on investment), to practice and promote good governance, to link business competitiveness of the corporate with social development initiatives and to sensitize the privileged section of society to promote Civic Driven Change.

There is a user friendly application form available on our website that an NGO can fill. Apart from that we put notices in all our internal modes of communication like our website, mailers, etc. whenever there is a requirement for a partner in any particular geographical area under our various programmes.

World Culture and Environment Protection Commission looks for emerging and committed grassroots organizations for reaching out to underprivileged communities. We partner with people and organizations that want to make a difference but do not have adequate knowledge and capacity to raise resources or work in a professional manner.
World Culture and Environment Protection Commission looks for emerging and committed grassroots organizations for reaching out to underprivileged communities. We partner with people and organizations that want to make a difference but do not have adequate knowledge and capacity to raise resources or work in a professional manner.