Annual Report 2012-13 - Slum Rehabilitation Society

FROM THE DIRECTOR’s DESK
Our NGO has done well during the last year, both in rehabilitation and welfare activities.
We received good offers and valuable cooperation from various organisations and individuals. E.g. Tata
Reality and Infrastructure Limited Company invited us to take part in their proposed rehabilitation
project of a large number of slum dwellers on their land. We were also welcomed by Film City
authorities and in collaboration we prepared a rehabilitation proposal which we have submitted. It is an
ambitious and difficult project also involving rehabilitation of some Adivasi families. However no
concerned authorities from both organizations have taken any further steps.
The self-rehabilitation project in Sunder Nagar is finally making progress. An administrator has been
appointed as the previous committee had not got any audit done nor did they look after the interests of the
people. After a proposed general body meeting in October, the election of a new committee will follow
and self-development can become a reality. Adjoining societies will follow.
Our long matured Shanti Sagar rehabilitation project we have handed over to City Concern Foundation
for implementation. Actual development is expected to start soon. We have been able to build up contacts
with four societies in Chembur, two in Kurla and one in Malad. Land acquisition, declaring as slum
areas, forming societies, Mahila Mandals and other welfare activities are in progress.
We have also been able to repair our Dindoshi centre and revive and increase our activities. We now have
well-attended computer, tailoring and beautician classes. We also have a Balwadi and weekly health
clinic services. Furthermore we were lucky enough to receive a large space in Marol for conducting
welfare activities as Mr. Clive Dias offered us the premises free of cost. After an inauguration program
we are now conducting tailoring and computer classes, a Balwadi and a children’s library. The library
project have been supported by Bombay Community Public Trust. Bandra Polytechnical Institute is
assisting with finances and providing government recognised certificates for tailoring and computer
courses. Similarly Yuvaparivarthan also assists in our training programs. Times of India have offered to
conduct free-of cost English speaking classes. We have one batch of about 30 participants attending
classes in Chembur and another batch in Dindoshi, more groups are being formed.
Our social welfare activities in local slum communities make it easy for us to develop close contacts with
the people, especially women and children. Not surprisingly, women are considered to be the backbone
of all rehabilitation work.
On our own, SRS has involved some of its staff in Dharavi with the purpose of creating more awareness
among the people,especially the women,about the Dharavi redevelopment plan. Through this trying to
mitigate their anxieties about displacement. The most worried people are those who live on rental basis
and fear that they may be left out and deprived of permanent homes.
Our contacts with SRA are good. The present CEO, Shri Nirmal Deshmukh, has recently issued notices
to 140 builders/developers who have not performed and not made any progress over the last 6 or more
years. We have also pointed out to him the case of Murugan Chawl on 15th Road, Santacruz, where the
builder has not done any work since about 12 years. Such builders are to be removed. Mr Deshmukh had
also suggested appointing our society for assisting in restarting and promoting projects so that slum
dwellers will more speedily receive their new homes. However, to date we have not yet seen any concrete
progress in the case of the non-performing developers nor have we heard back from Mr Deshmukh.
As for the future, we expect to see a much stronger SRS. Already we have inducted Mr Felex Thomas as
Administrator and HR person, putting younger blood into the SRS system. Similarly, Mr. Sachin Kadam,
alumni of TISS, has been appointed as Rehabilitation Manager. As the work of rehabilitation is likely to
increase, our need for recruiting new talented people will have to be met.
As long as we work for the welfare of slum dwellers, the future of SRS will be bright.
Adolf Tragler.
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About us…
Slum Rehabilitation Society (SRS), founded in 1972-73 by Mr. Adolf Tragler, is a well
known and reputed NGO, especially dedicated to serve slum dwellers for improving their
lives and securing permanent homes for each family.
In 2013 we celebrated 40 years of providing our services to slum communities with SRA
services. SRS is a member of National Campaign for Housing Rights and founder member of
the Committee for Housing Rights, involved in Remaking of Mumbai Federation. SRS is
also a member of the housing advisory committee of the Government of Maharashtra.
SRS has on two occasions received the DUBAI INTERNATIONAL AWARD FOR BEST
PRACTICES from Dubai Municipality and
UNITED
NATIONS
HUMAN
SETTLEMENT PROGRAMME, UN –
Habitat.
SRS is a nonprofit organization working for
slum rehabilitation and social upliftment of
Mumbai’s urban poor. SRS effectively
responds to the growing issue of shelter for
people living in slums; those displaced by
development projects and those in urgent
need of security, improved environment and
better homes.
Vision:
“To improve the quality of life of slum dwellers by strengthening their unity, increase their
security, assisting in provision of amenities like water, drainage and a healthier environment,
till a comprehensive rehabilitation project under SRA or Rajiv Awas Yojana can be
implemented with their consent and participation, giving them legal and permanent homes.
SRS also cares for education, health and income generation, especially for women and
children.
SRS Mission:
SRS will maintain and increase service centers in slum areas like Balwadis, Crèches, Welfare
Centers, Clinics, Skill Training Centers, which will reach out to the surrounding families and
communities to enable and guide them to a better future.
SRS objectives:
To work for the upliftment of hutment dwellers and other low income groups of Gr. Mumbai,
more particularly of Bandra west.
To provide accommodation with sanitary requirement for hutment dwellers and other low
income groups of Gr. Mumbai, particularly of Bandra West.
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CURRENT HOUSING PROJECTS:
Godiwala Compound,”Shanti Sagar Cooperative Housing Society (proposed).
This is a long awaited project, comprising only 60 families living in this overcrowded slum area. The
Godiwala family were the land-owners who always kept friendly relations with the families living on
their land. At one time, a number of years ago, they had offered to give the land free-of cost to their
‘tenants’. With the land prices’ increasing spectacularly, the Godiwala family was still willing to give
the land at below market price – as a charitable gesture- provided the slum dwellers were assured
permanent rehabilitation. On this charitable basis our Society could manage to acquire the land from the
Godiwala family and we also could assure that we would provide permanent homes to the 60 families.
In the course of the year 2012-13, our Society transferred the entire project to City Concerns Foundation
(CCF), a Section 25 not-for-profit Company formed and registered by SRS. SRS had prepared the
documents needed for proposal submission to SRA. Completely new and contrary to our usual goal of
Self Development, due to lack of adequate finance, CCF decided to seek the cooperation of a Developer
so as to complete the project as soon as possible. Signing of the Agreement between CCF Slum
Dweller’s Society and Developer is expected to be completed very soon.
Sunder Nagar, “Jagruti Cooperative Housing Society
(proposed)”.
This is also a long delayed project with SRS. One serious problem
was created by the interference of a Developer who managed to
split the existing Committee of the people. The resistance of the
other part of the Committee and the majority of the people did not
allow the builder to succeed, but a non-functioning Committee
remained, and Administrator was appointed and we can now see
the road ahead but further difficulties remain. The area of Sunder
Nagar is located on a hill, not too far from the Airport. Therefore clearance of height restriction has to be
obtained. We may not be able to get clearance for more than ground and 2 upper floors. This implies
that almost all dwelling units will be required for rehabilitating the existing slum dwellers and very little
sale area will remain. Not attractive for any developer but good for SRS and Self Development.
Jawle Compound, “Mahakali Nandanvan Cooperative Housing Society (proposed)
SRS has collected the consent of about 90% of the occupants. However, a builder
has submitted a proposal to SRA on the basis of false claims of people’s consent given to him. The
builder also claims that he has purchased the land from the owner for Rs. 50,000 only.
There is much mischief going on. The residents have in the meantime applied for acquisition of the land
and we follow up. Title to the land is essential or else no development can be approved. This project will
still take some time till it can progress.
Jijamata Nagar, “Veer Jijamata Cooperative Housing Society (proposed)
Here more than 180 families live in ‘illegal ’structures. Part of
the land is owned by their cooperative housing society, another
part has to be acquired. We have guided them to apply. The
area has not yet been declared as a slum area: The Society has
applied to SRA for getting it declared as a slum area. These are
slow processes. Cooperation between the people and SRS is
good: We have secured 90% consent; we have also obtained
most of the necessary documents that must be available before
submitting a rehabilitation proposal to SRA.
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Success should be possible in the coming year. We and the people are starting an English Balwadi for the
little ones in premises belonging to their Society.
Laxmi Nagar, Chembur
Laxmi Nagar consists of 2 settlements, comprising in all about 850 families. A builder had also tried to
intervene in this area, however he has been turned away. SRS’s involvement is still in its initial stages.
The land is privately owned and will have to be acquired. Luckily the area has been declared as a slum
area. – Much progress has yet to be made.
Murgan Chawl, “Murgan Chawl Cooperative Housing Society
The area comprises about 100 families. Their project was approved 16
years ago but not one family has been rehabilitated till now. It may be
one of the worst slum areas in the Suburbs. People depend largely on
recycling of waste materials; there are also dens for drug dealing and
prostitution.
SRS has obtained more than 70% consent from the occupants.
Accordingly we have applied to SRA to disqualify the previous
Developer and allow SRS to undertake the rehabilitation of the 100
families. No favourable response to date.
Film City Project
With the help of our ex-employee, Mr. Santosh Pawar, we were introduced to Film City Authorities as a
NGO who could be very helpful in re-locating and rehabilitating slum dwellers and Adivasi families
existing in the Film City area so as to provide permanent accommodation to these families on part of the
Film City land, with separate access and amenities. The proposal is still pending.
In the second half of 2012, we had been invited by Tata Realty and Infrastructure Ltd. regarding
possible assistance in a slum rehabilitation project on Tata land. We attended a few meeting and submitted
a proposal. We are told that the project is progressing and we would be called when our services will be
required.
This project may also have to be transferred to City Concerns Foundation (CCF) since even assisting in a
rehabilitation scheme can be interpreted as “doing business” which is prohibited for NGOs. CCF is a
Section 25 not-for-profit, company.
Dharavi Redevelopment Project
SRS has no official role in DRP. However, due to widespread apprehensions and obvious lack of
information, SRS in collaboration with local NGOs have and continue to organise public meetings in
various areas in order to give a chance to the local people to understand better what is being planned for
them. We have also held meeting specifically for women because they are more worried and we have
focused on people living as tenants who are most afraid that they may not be considered eligible and
therefore deprived rather than promoted into permanent legal homes.
Chickalwadi, Chembur and Ganesh Nagar, Chembur
These are new areas for SRS and good working relationships with the
local communities have to be strengthened.
Chikhalwadi, Chembur
Janata Ekta Samartha Cooperative Housing Society
This society is existing since some time. Some of their members were
rehabilitated elsewhere since they lived on land which was required for
the construction of a major East-West link road. Thereby the leadership
and cohesiveness of the community was disturbed and needs time for healing and unified functioning.
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In Bandra West, due to Coastal Regulations, we were forced to refrain from further engagement with
several cooperative housing societies and slum communities since no viable approach has yet been found.
We plan to revive our contacts once the CRZ provisions are amended, focusing on elevation above
medium sea level rather than on distance from high tide level of the sea.
We hope to revive some projects which we could not complete or which were snatched away or where the
committee members wanted to sign up with a developer in the hope of quicker results: Such are, eg.
Ganesh Nagar D Cooperative Housing Society, Korba Mithagar, Nityanand Coop. Housing Society,
Betwala Chawl and some others. We are saddened to observe that
all these projects have not made any progress thereafter.
Kit Kat Cooperative Housing Society, Bandra West
SRS has been initiating this rehabilitation Project from the very
beginning, but the actual implementation was later left to a local
developer who was considered a friend and provided transit
accommodation in his own building and compound near to Kit Kat
Wadi. The families have been put in possession 6 years ago but till
today they face harassment by way of a number of court cases, police complaints etc at the hands of the
’friendly’ developer. In spite of numerous appeal letters and complaints to SRA, the developer has still not
handed over 3 flats on the ground floor which are meant for Balwadi, Welfare Centre and Society Office.
SRS is still supporting this Society. That we fail since so many years to get the 3 flats allotted to their
Society indicates the level of corruption which apparently cannot be overcome by letters and appeals.
Reviving SRA projects which are not making progress
A relatively large number of SRA approved projects are not moving ahead and not coming off the ground.
We are looking forward to SRA authorities calling for tenders, inviting NGOs to invest their efforts in
moving such projects ahead. Selected NGOs will be given appointments and will be entitled to payments
as per their successes. SRS is expected to bid and will bid. Slum rehabilitation needs to make much better
progress than it has been able to do so far.
Slum Rehabilitation Fund
Only if we can find a way to get access to slum occupied lands, only if the Cooperative Housing Societies
of the slum dwellers can get clear land titles, will Self Development become the most successful mode of
slum rehabilitation. This fund could ideally be provided by the Slum Rehabilitation Authority which has
accumulated large sums collected from developers, Rs. 20,000 for every shop or family rehabilitated and
part-payment for each unit that has been submitted to and accepted by SRA for rehabilitation.
Any Coop. Housing Society that specifically wishes to go for Self Development should be able to apply
for a loan towards acquiring the land title for their occupied land. Land cost is a part of the total
rehabilitation cost. Therefore at the end of the project it will be possible for the Society to repay the loan.
A small team of SRA officials and NGO representatives should scrutinize applications and decide about
approvals and take care of recovery.
If SRA should decline this role, a consortium of Banks and Corporate Institutions with NGOs should
create such a fund.
If we succeed, things will speed up and people will be more proud of their successes.
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WELFARE ACTIVITES
The welfare activities of SRS are the backbone of all our rehabilitation projects. A new permanent
home means a lot to slum dwellers, especially to those who have been deprived of decent homes for
many years. A legal and permanent home creates the opportunity for fundamental changes in the
lives of a family. They become confident citizen of Mumbai through empowering activities such as
education, medical services, vocational trainings like tailoring, computer, beautician, English
speaking courses, legal aid-training, early childhood education centers, library projects, and income
generation activities. SRS is able to spread hope and encourage a feeling of self-respect amongst the
community. SRS’s vision, mission & objectives aim at helping the poor. Our prime focus is on
women, children, youth, school dropouts and senior citizens.
Education:
According to the Indian constitution, article no. 21A, education is the right of every citizen of India.
Therefore; SRS is being conducting many educational activities, for example; SRS promotes early
education among children through ECLC (Early Childhood Learning Centers). To cultivate early
reading habits among children, libraries are run in two places, Chembur and Marol funded by
Bombay Community Public Trust. Skill based training such as computer and beautician courses,
tailoring and mehandi classes are conducted in various locations as shown in the table below.
Center wise statistical data for Education:
Educational Activities and Number of Beneficiaries
Center
ECLC
Co mputer
Tailo ring
Library
Mehand i
Beautician
Course
English
Speaking
Course
Marol
11
40
33
72
7
19
Dindo shi
Majas
13
-
10
-
9
11
-
-
14
-
8
Chembur
-
-
43
151
4
21
22
Senior
Citizens
Creches
55
6
-
Mt. Mary
10
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
16
Dharavi
15
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Children learning songs at Mt. Marry balwadi.
15th August celebration at Dharavi balwadi.
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Women Empowerment:
Dindoshi Beautician Course
Empowering women is an indispensable tool for advancing
development and reducing poverty, especially when we talk
about housing. Women tend to be more able to see the
value of having a home, generally being more concerned
about actual living space, family as a whole and future
prospects for children. Empowered women contributes to
the health and productivity of families and communities and
therefore improving prospects for coming generations.
Economic self-sufficiency together with social respect and
identity as a citizen is achieved through various
empowering activities for women. As a positive move
towards self-sufficiency and environmental care women in
one of our centers at Majas have started manufacturing cotton
bags to replace plastic bags. MahilaMandal and SHG (Self
Help Groups) provide the same for getting together as a
society, addressing development issues at community level
and administration level. International Women’s Day was
celebrated on 23.03.2013 in Chembur at one of our centers
where 130 women participated actively. On this occasion
women were given the inputs on the Domestic Violence Act,
Dowry Act and socio economic rights of women.
Dindoshi Tailoring Course
Health Services:
Our medical services are very well appreciated year
and many slum dwellers and urban poor get benefit.
Due to summer vacation the clinics were closed from
May 1st to 1st week of June. Since as many people go
to their native places for holiday, most of the families
return by mid June, when school and colleges re-open.
During the monsoon period mid June – end of
September many
Dharavi Clinic
people
suffer
from
ailments
like respiratory
infections, fever, Eye Camp, Andheri
diarhoea,
etc.
Eye Camp, Marol
Mosquito borne
diseases are also
prevalent
like
malaria
and
dengue fever and chikangunia. Water borne disease
like typhoid, hepatitis and gastroenteritis are common.
A total of 2211 patient attended in the five clinics of
New Dharavi, Old Dharavi, Dindoshi, Chembur and
Mt. Mary and UCDC. Additional health checkups and
Eye camps were held which benefited 721 patients. In
Talasari Taluka 175 school children received medical care under the guidance of Dr. Tragler weight
checks, nutrition supplementation and training of staff in health care were provided.
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SUCCESS STORY :
Suman Kute is a 60 yrs old widow living in Dharavi. She
was doing domestic work, supporting her family. She is
suffering from diabetes and high blood pressure. She
complained of severe knee pain in her right leg. Because
she had not taken treatment as she could not afford the
expensive medical treatment. Slum Rehabilitation Society
started the medical centre in Dharavi and the staff started
making survey of people who need medical care. SRS
Community Health Workers and Staff met Suman Kute and
encouraged her to visit our medical centre for treatment.
She was under care of Dr. Saira who managed her problems well. She gave a reference of KEM
Hospital for her knee joint replacement. Suman Kute arranged financial support from a donor.
She completed her knee replacement surgery and now she can stand and walk easily. She
continues taking medicines and we are happy that our combined effort has given her a better
quality of life. Bachoo Ali Hospital, Doctor Eye Hospital and Larsen and Tubro rendered very
valuable services to the poor.We thank Alernaid Stiftung Fure menschen in Not & Ms. Sabine
Leschner for the continued support of the programme.
Other initiatives:
Sports Camp, Sundar Nagar
·
SRS organized a 10 days Summer Camp for slum
children who regularly visit SRS Library Project. Like
every year, this year also around 40 children from
different slum pockets participated and benefited from
the summer camp. The camp was organized with the
collaboration of SHED NGO. The main motive of the
summer camp is to encourage the children’s individual
talents through various activities like drawing, craft,
Sports Camp, Sundar Nagar book reading, playing games, dancing & IQ. After final
exams, summer camp gives an opportunity to the children
to learn in a group through the different activities taken
during the camp. It is a positive change for the children,
as they can freely choose an activity to participate of their
like. Thus summer camp is a different environment
experience for the children as a whole.
·
Legal aid training programs were organized in
collaboration with Maharashtra State Legal Service Authority. These programs were
conducted to spread legal awareness amongst women in the slum areas. These programs
focused, on Anti-child Labor, Anti-tobacco day, Legal Literacy Camp, Micro Finance
Scheme, Anti-ragging Act, Right to Education, Domestic Violence Act/Dowry
Prohibition Act. Around 300 people beneficiated from these programs.
·
Slum Rehabilitation Society and Shanti Sandesh Foundation Trust opened on29th April,
2013 a new welfare center at Marol, Andheri. Mr Adolf Tragler, Director of SRS, Mr
Doiphode from Bandra Polytechnic and Mr. Rote from Smile Foundation participated in
the inauguration program as guest speakers. The main activities in the center are
computer, tailoring, mehndi classes, English speaking course, library and balwadi for
children.
·
We were also pleased to reactivate Dindoshi center where a number of welfare activities
are being conduted. Not only were we able to revive but also to increase these activities
and are happy to see our computer, tailoring and beautician courses being well-attended
by the residents of the local community.
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Photo Gallary of SRS Activities 2013
Awareness program on
DRP at Dharavi
Dry Cleaning Training
Legal Aid Training
Participants in
Marol centre opening
Women’s Day Celebration
Celebration of Anti-Drug day
by Street Play
Children’s Library, Chembur
Health Centre
Inauguration of Marol Centre
Organizing Eye Camp
Papad Making training
Picnic with Grandmothers
Women’s Health Education
by Ruch Patki
Celebrating Teacher’s Day
Beautician Course in Dindoshi
Dharavi:
Government is planning a fresh redevelopment/rehabilitation project for the whole of Dharavi.
Local people do not know much about the DRP (Dharavi Redevelopment Project) but it is going
to affect their lives deeply. SRS took the initiative with PROUD and PUKAR to create
awareness among the local residents. Through these efforts a large number of people have
become better informed and less afraid of this mighty project. They know that builders will earn
large profits but the lives of their families will also improve and they will become owners of
permanent homes and can live in dignity as Citizen of Mumbai. We aim at especially
encouraging women and families who live as tenants. They all must get good homes in a healthy
environment.
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SRS Governing Body
S.No Name
1.
Mr. Royston Pereira
2.
Prof. Swapan Garain
3.
Mrs. Zinta Quadros
4.
Mr. Subodh Tari
5.
Mr. Adolf Tragler
6.
Mr. Mario Rocha
7.
Mr. Yorick Fonseca
8.
Mr. Errol Pereira
9.
Mr. Luke Coutinho
10.
Mr. J. G. Deshpande
11.
Mr. Chandrakant Pawar
Office & field Staff
Designation
Trustee
Member
Member
Member
Hon. Secretary
Member
Member
Member
Member
Member
Invitee & Advisor
Profession
Retired Bank Officer
Professor, TISS
Service
Architect
Service
Service
Service
Self Employed
Service
Service
Retired from Hoeschst
Mr. Adolf Tragler
(Director)
Mr. Felex Thomas
(Admin. & HR Manager)
Mr. Sachin Kadam
(Manager
Rehabilitation)
Ms. Sunita Mohite
(Rehabilitation
officer)
Ms. Archana Gore
(Rehabilitation and
Welfare officer)
Ms. Suchita Pereira
(Finance Officer)
Mr. Prakash Borade
(Sr. Rehabilitation Officer)
Mrs. Ranjita Pawar
(Sr. Rehabilitation
Officer)
Mrs. Archana Jadhav
(Rehabilitation/Health
Officer)
Mrs. VimalNikale
(Asst. Community
Organizing Officer)
Mrs. Nilima Shirodkar
Mr. Pradeep
(Rehabilitation and Welfare Machivale
officer)
(Office Assistant)
Ms. Ujwala Sakunde
(Manager-Welfare)
Mr. Manohar Rajguru
(Sr. Community
Organizing Officer)
Mrs. Shilpa Macwana
(Rehabilitation
officer – Balwadi&
Health)
William Pillai
(Driver)
Doctors
Health Workers
Balwadi/Crèche
Vocational
Course
Teachers
Sarika Chauhan
(Beautician - Dindoshi)
Anita Gupta
(Tailoring-Dindoshi)
Meena Pawar
(Tailoring – Marol)
Seema Parab
(Computer –Marol)
Dr. Ancilla Tragler
(Health Project Coordinator)
Dr. Shital Gokarn
(Chembur)
Dr. Saira Shaikh
(Dharavi & Dindoshi)
Library
Anatha Devendra
(Dharavi)
Maria Jsaivanan
(Dharavi)
Varsha Magar
(Chembur)
Kusum Pakhare
(Chembur)
Treza D’souza
(Teacher - Marol)
Harshada More
(Helper – Marol)
Reshma Gaikwad
(Teacher-Mt.Mary)
Maya Thorat
(Helper – Mt. Mary)
Ms. Ruchita Kadam
(Librarian – Chembur)
Ms.ShashikalaWaghmare
(Recreational Worker-Chembur)
Ms. Rajshree Bhasme
(Librarian - Marol)
Ms. Geeta Mahadik
(Recreational Worker-Marol)
Siddhi Kadam
(Dindoshi)
Vishakha Mohite
(Dindoshi)
Ankita Gaikwad
Laxmi Jha
(Teacher – Mt. Mary) (Tailoring – Majas)
Uma Murgeshwari
(Teacher – Dharavi)
Vidya Morjkar
(Teacher – Dindoshi)
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Acknowledgement
We count the following organizations and individuals among our well wishes, advisors and
supporters.
Our grateful thanks reach out to them:
1. Akruti Nirman Ltd.
2. All India Institute of Local Self-Government (AIISG)
3. Bombay Community Public Trust (BCPT),
4. CORDAID,
5. S. J. Jindal Trust,
6. Ratan Tata Trust,
7. Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation,
8. Housing Development Finance Corporation (HDFC),
9. Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai (MCGM),
10. Mumbai Metropolitan Regional Development Authority (MMRDA),
11. Mumbai Transform Support Unit (MTSU),
12. Mahatme Health and Hapiness Hospital, Mumbai,
13. Neeta Chalke, Indian Habitat Forum
14. Slum Rehabilitation Authority (SRA),
15. US Agency for International Aid (USAID),
16. HelpYourNGO.com Private Ltd.,
17. Mr. SubodhTari (The Designer),
18. Ms. Sabine Leschner, ALTERNAID, Germany.
19. Pournima Mehta, YASHADA, Pune.
20. Mr. Ajit Bankar,
21. Centre for Advancement of Philanthropy (CAP),
22. Free Legal Authority,
23. Mr. Abhang,
24. Shanti Sandesh Foundation
25. Mr. Clive Dias
26. Ms. Amanda & Ms. Paulina (Intern - Sweden), Stephan Trappe (Intern - Germany)
27. Habitat for Humanity
28. Ms. Shruti Shah
29. VANI
We also wish to thank:
Ashadeep Association, Arihant Yuva Group, AVEHI, CRIT, Larsen & Toubro, Muktangan,
Navjeet Community Centre, Reach Out Trust, TISS, UCDC, PUKAR, Times of India, YUVA,
PROUD, Bandra Polytechnic Institute, Aryan Enterprises, Dr. Eye Hospital, UDRI, Bachu Ali
Hospital, City Concerns Foundation, IBM, Lotus Eye Hospital, Seven Hill Hospital, Lions Club of
Gokhuldham, Mother and Child Foundation, Muktangan, Project Mainstream, Reach Out Trust,
CBOs and NGOs, Our Auditor; Lasrado & Co.
Our Bankers: Axis Bank, Overseas Bank, State Bank of India.
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