ANNUAL REPORT ASHWAMEDH FOUNDATION

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1 ANNUAL REPORT ASHWAMEDH FOUNDATION 2014 Ashwamedh Foundation is an NGO working in Child Education and development area. This is an Annual Report of Ashwamedh Foundation for the financial year The report consists of brief description of activities and projects carried out by Ashwamedh Foundation, financial statements of the year and future steps of the Organization. Ashwamedh Foundation Add: B-401, Type-A, Sindhu Garden CHS, Y.K. Nagar, Virar (W), Thane Contact no.: Website:

2 FROM THE DESK OF PRESIDENT Dear Friends, This year of Ashwamedh Foundation was really special as we successfully completed one year as registered Organization on 29th January As a Founder and President of Ashwamedh Foundation I am extremely proud to present Annual Report of our emerging Organization for the year This publication consist summary of the activities and projects which we carried out during this year and our future strategies. I would like to take this opportunity to appreciate the hard work of all the team members, volunteers and thank all the donors and supporters Thank You, Founder, President Deepak Vitthal Doddamani Ashwamedh Foundation celebrated its first Foundation Day on 1 st August 2013 and it also completed its one year as a registered Organization on 29 th January Deepak Doddamani President, Founder Ashwamedh Foundation

3 INDEX 1) INTRODUCTION ) Introduction ) NGO PROFILE OF Ashwamedh Foundation ) Vision ) Mission ) Our Philosophy ) Work Statements ) Legal Status ) Other details: ) ACTIVITIES AND PROJECTS ) Education ) Training and development: ) Career Guidance: ) Certificate Courses: ) Competitions: ) Health Care ) Environment ) Other Social Causes ) Joy of Giving Week Festival: ) Festivals & Celebrations: ) Tributes ) Future Steps ) PROGRAMS: ) NGO Centers: ) Certificate Courses: ) Schools for Street Children ) Financials... Ошибка! Закладка не определена.

4 1) INTRODUCTION 1.1) Introduction Ashwamedh Foundation is a Non Profit Organization working in the field of Child Education and development. Ashwamedh Foundation was founded on 1st August 2012 and got registered subsequently on 29th January In the financial year Team Ashwamedh carried out many activities and projects in Mumbai and suburban area. In the year Ashwamedh Foundation developed its NGO HR and Financial Policies, got its By-laws and MoA from Thane Charity Commissioner Office and also moved one step ahead as per the Management of Ashwamedh Foundation is concerned. 1.2) NGO PROFILE OF Ashwamedh Foundation 1.2.1) Vision To empower the underprivileged children and youth through quality education, healthcare and livelihood programs ) Mission 1) To ensure that children from underprivileged background receive good quality education 2) To impart knowledge and values through well-designed curriculum & programs for children. 3) To bridge the gap between children from different backgrounds through art & cultural activities.

5 4) To create awareness in Society about the problems of slum & street children & motivate them to take actions as an individual or in group. 5) To ensure every individual irrespective of social status have access to quality healthcare ) Our Philosophy Social Justice, Equality and Empowerment can be achieved through educating, agitating & organizing the Underprivileged ) Work Statements 1) To run, conduct, maintain and manage knowledge centers 2) To give educational help to poor and deserving students 3) To arrange and organize cultural programs, sports competitions 4) To give medical help to poor and deserving people 5) To run, conduct, maintain and manage Gymnasium, sports club, library and reading room etc. 6) To organize social activities and programs for the benefit of general public 7) To create social, cultural, educational awakening amongst the general public 8) To work for the welfare and development of general public through various programs, lectures, demonstrations and other activities 9) To implement the scheme of Government, Semi Government and Municipal Corporation subject to their conditions 10) To arrange seminars, workshops, events for overall personality development of children

6 1.2.5) Legal Status Registered under Society Registration Act. 1860, 21 Registration number Charitable Society: (Mah/190/2013/Thane) Registered under Public Trust Act Registration number Public trust : F/27519/Thane 1.2.6) Other details: Establishment Date: 1 st August 2012 Pan Number: AAETA2072L Tan Number: PNEA19548E Tagline: Conquering our world through love Address: ashwamedhfoundation@outlook.com info@ashwamedhfoundation.org Website:

7 1.2.7) Managing Committee Sr.N o. Full Name Official held in Organization Nationali ty Address B-401,Type-A,Sindhu Garden CHS. 1 Deepak Vitthal Doddamani President Indian Y.K.Nagar, Virar (W), Thane Sumit Arun Mane Secretary Indian 2 nd Floor, Room no.2569, 80nos, Type-2, Quarters CGS Colony,6 Koliwada, Room no.1, Ground Floor, 3 Shailesh Nagesh Humbre Treasurer Indian Municipal Chawl, 28/G Dharavi road, Mumbai ) Rajendra Balsara Member Indian HEDE,C-28/3,5,Lokhandwala Dawri Nagar, Gate no-3, Santacruz (E),Mumbai Chawl; 5) Jitendra Patel Member Indian Room no.2, Tilakdhari Chawl, Near D Mellow Compound, Vakola Dhobi Ghat,Mumbai ) Abdul Hakim Ansari Member Indian Room no 38, Indira Nagar, Kalina, Santacruz (E),Mumbai

8 B-401,Type-A, 7) Govind Vitthal Dodamani Member Indian Sindhu Garden CHS, Y.K.Nagar, Near Viva college Virar (W), Thane

9 2.1) Education 2) ACTIVITIES AND PROJECTS The core area of Social work of Ashwamedh Foundation is Child-Education and development, This year Ashwamedh Foundation carried out many educational activities and projects, The year started with training and development sessions for Team Ashwamedh Members ) Training and development: Members of Ashwamedh Foundation learned basics of NGO like roles and rights of Trustees and how to write Minutes, Agendas Activity Reports, Project Reports,etc. They also learned basics of Financial accounting. Social Media marketing, lecture was delivered by online marketing head of GoZoop Mr. Iyer Premkumar using Google hangout. Mr. Hemant Ghadge, Project co-ordinator of S.H.E.D NGO delivered a guest lecture on NGO operations. Apart from that Team Ashwamedh visited NGO s like Gurukul Trust, Premdaan NGO to understand how they function. 1: Team Ashwamedh attending social media marketing webinar by Mr.Iyer Premkumar (Online Marketing head, GoZoop)

10 2: Training session conducted by our Founder Mr.Deepak Doddamani on NGO basics 2.1.2) Career Guidance: Ashwamedh Foundation carried out some career guidance related events and seminars in the financial year , we also ensured that one on one discussion should be carried out with the students seeking career guidance. 3: Career guidance seminar for B.Com Graduates

11 2.1.3) Certificate Courses: Certificate Courses in various soft skills is an integral program of Ashwamedh Foundation in 2014 we carried out 9 sessions long Personality Development course for Std: 10th students of Raje Sambhaji Vidyalay, Golibar Santacruz (E) in July to Sep months. We included some Guest lecturers from Psychiatrist Dr.Kajal on brain mapping, emotional stability, meditation techniques, goal setting and mind power. Apart from these special lectures the normal P.D course content wise communication skills, body language, time management, stress management and group discussion.. etc were also included in this course, we got really good response from students and support from school management. The certificate distribution ceremony was attended by Hon ble Nagarsevika Smt. Puja Mahadeshwar. 4: Dr.Kajal (Psychiatrist) interacting with students

12 5: Mr.Shailesh Humbre intrecting with students 6: Personality Development Certificate by Ashwamedh Foundation

13 7: Certificate distribution by Hon'ble Chief Guest Smt.Puja Mahadeshwar,Nagarsevika Golibar,Santacruz(E) 2.1.4) Competitions: Ashwamedh Foundation believes in healthy competitions to provide right platform for students to provide them opportunities to prove their talents and gain confidence in this competitive world. In the financial year we carried out Splash-2014: A drawing competition for kids on Children s Day. The competition was carried out in S.K.P Study center and Mr. Vijay Saliyan was guest of honors who distributed prizes to the winners of the Splash On International Women s Day Ashwamedh Foundation carried out greeting card making competition for girl children in Agripada Santacruz. On this occasion girls were introduced to the Legendary women in the Indian History.

14 8: Children showing their creativity on canvas in Splash : Mr.Vijay Salian a well known personality of Santacruz distributing certficates to winners

15 10: Girls making greetings on Women's Day (Greeting making competition) 2.2) Health Care After Education, Health care is second most important sector in which Ashwamedh Foundation works. We carried out many health, checkup and awareness camp. Ms. Tanvi Ghadvale (MSc Clinical Research) lead most of these medical camps. In September month 120 women in Agripada area took benefit of our Osteoporosis camp. In October 90 women of Mahila VIkas Kendra Agripada got benefited by our B.M.D and Diet related awareness camp in Santacruz. Free medical checkup and consultancy on diet and lifestyle was carried out in month end of September in Sion Gurudwara where 119 beneficiaries took benefit of this health camp organized by Ashwamedh Foundation. On17th Nov medical awareness camp in Kolivada, Sion was equally successful B.M.D camp was replicated in the first week of January also.

16 11: Medical Checkup camp in Sion Gurudwara,Koliwada 12: Osteoporosis awareness camp in Agripada

17 13: Dieticians of Ashwamedh Foundation giving free consultancy 2.3) Environment In environment sector Ashwamedh Foundation did some activities related to Plantation and Preservation, Birds and Animal welfare, Cleanliness, Recycling and Pollution control Every year we do Plantation activity on World Earth Day on 22 nd April and World Environment Day on 6 th June. The plantation activity was carried out in Dawri Nagar, Santacruz (E) and Tarang Vihar, Wadala (W) respectively. Team Ashwamedh Foundation created awareness about E-Waste recycling by their activity of E-Waste collection in which they collected E-waste from door to door and handed over it to E-Incarceration NGO in Grant Road for recycling. Ashwamedh Foundation believes in conservation and preservation of our environment.

18 14: Team Ashwamedh Foundation collecting E-Waste from people in Vakola 15: Tree plantation in Wadala on World Environment Day 2014

19 16: Wounded pigeon being rescued by Ashwamedh Foundation Volunteer on Makar Sankranti (Kite Festival) 2.4) Other Social Causes 2.4.1) Joy of Giving Week Festival: Daan ustav (Formerly known as Joy of Giving Week Festival) has become part of culture of Ashwamedh Foundation from 2 nd Oct (Gandhi Jayanti) to 8 th Oct we collected clothes, toys, and stationery items and books from donors and distributed them to needy people in different areas on different occasions. In Navratri Team Ashwamedh Foundation distributed brand new clothes in slum school run by Umang Foundation, Santacruz we distributed clothes in Fatima Ashram, Sindhudurg to around 70 children in the month of January 2014.

20 17: News article featured in Loksatta about clothes distribution at Malvan 18: Clothes distribution activity in Slums of Santacruz

21 2.5) Festivals & Celebrations: Well wishers and supporters of Ashwamedh Foundation celebrates their birthdays with slum kids in association with Ashwamedh Foundation, we also celebrate festivals like Diwali with volunteers and Christmas with children every year. Independence Day of India and Foundation Day of Ashwamedh Foundation are also celebrated with some social activities. 19: Foundation Day of Ashwamedh Foundation

22 20: Christmas 2014 celebration 21: Independence Day celebration in Jivan Jyot Anganwadi, Dharawi

23 2.6) Tributes Team Ashwamedh Foundation gave tribute to Anti-apartheid Hero Late Mr. Nelson Mandela (Madiba) in the week he died. 22: Tribute to Nelson Mandela

24 3) Future Steps Ashwamedh Foundation completed its first Audit in May Audit is done for the period of Jan 2013 to Mar Our Audited Financials are available in this Annual Report. Team Ashwamedh has done really good work as a Group so far and we are all set to work as an Organization. Right now there are many difficulties in front of us and we all are ready to face them. Team building and Manpower training will be our main area of focus. Money and Man Power are the major issues which we have to tackle in recent future. But as they say, you must trust in society if you want to bring change in it; we believe good people will support our good causes and we will continue to do our good work. In the upcoming year we will start our work with tie-up with some institutes, schools, NGOs etc. so as to gain some experience of NGO sector properly. At this stage we have some ideas which we have to convert into Programs and implement them on grass-root level in future. 3.1) PROGRAMS: 3.1.1) NGO Centers: Ashwamedh Foundation is planning to start its NGO Centers in various slum areas of Mumbai and Thane.These centers will mobilize local underprivileged children and will run some vocational courses for them ) Certificate Courses: Ashwamedh Foundation is planning to carry out different Cetificate courses for students from KG to PG in various areas wiz. Personality Development, Basic of Computers, Skills Development etc ) Schools for Street Children Apart from NGO centers for Slum children, Ashwamedh Foundation is planning to open some Schools for Street Children and try to help them complete their need of basic Education. These are the core area plan. Apart from these we will continue to work in health care and Environment Sector very soon we will come up with good Flagship Program. We hope Ashwamedh Foundation will keep getting support from all you wonderful people