Annual

Report

2016-18

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After working in the corporate sector for about 15 years, I finally decided to follow my passionate

dream of working in the social service field and hustling to make my dream foundation true. I started

Swastik in 2016 along with Mr. Avinash Phatak and Deepika Rambade. It was a huge relief to have

people who believed in my journey and my values. Together, we began our work, taking baby steps.

We faced a lot of difficulties in the beginning, and financial setbacks weren’t the only setbacks.

While I was completing my Bachelor’s Degree in History I did some internship at small NGOs and I

understood my drive. Hence, I opted for masters in social work. But it was years later that I actually

started building my dream of Swastik foundation.

There is a dire need of medical aid for needy people, that fact itself was a driving force behind my

Foundation

Sandesh Shetye

Founder, Swastik Foundation

From the Founder’s Desk

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Born in a middle class family, I saw poverty and hardships from a very young age. Education was

not a luxury for me but a way out of my then situation. In very difficult situations, I completed my

B.A.M.A. in Mumbai University and Masters in Social Work from Maharashtra Vidyapeeth, Pune.

From a young age I wanted to help people and give back to the society and the country that gave me

an opportunity to become the individual self that I am today. This feeling developed strongly as I

completed my higher studies and were nurtured further when I joined hands in the making of Swastik

Foundation.

The journey of Swastik Foundation that began in 2016 wasn’t an easy one. We had to face many issues

in registering the NGO, doing all the paper work and working at the grass root level. I am very proud

to be a part of Swastik Foundation and I hope that we can continue to work on practical solutions in

the fields of Social Work.

When we started out we knew our destination but the journey was something that taught us, inspired

us, challenged us and made us believe in our dreams more than ever.

Deepika Rambade

Founder, Swastik Foundation

Since a very young age I was drawn to the concept of helping the society and others as both my parents

were social workers. I belonged to a humble family residing in Parel and finished my education from

R.M Bhat High school in Parel itself. With my job in the BMC for the past 30 years I kept my

association with the Sane Guruji Baal Vilas Mandir for about 20 years. I conducted Elocution and

Drawing competitions in the school. In the areas of Karjat, Goregaon, Koloshi and Hadpid etc. we

started organising workshops for the poor children who sought help to support their education. We

conducted medical camps, eye checkup camps, food grains donations, clothes donation programs in

the areas mentioned above. My daughter's untimely and unfortunate death gave birth to the idea of

the Old age home. And so the old age home in Asalade came into existence.

Avinash Phatak

Founder, Swastik Foundation

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Table of Contents

From the Founder’s Desk ....................................................................... 2

Introduction ............................................................................................. 6

Vision ........................................................................................................ 7

Mission ...................................................................................................... 7

Values ........................................................................................................ 8

Health Care .............................................................................................. 9

1. Health Camp in Khadakpada Tribal Area ........................................................................................... 11

2. Eye Checkup Camp in Sawalagaon Tribal Area in Karjat. ................................................................. 12

3. Health Camp in Khadakpada Tribal Area ........................................................................................... 13

4. Health Camp in Lokmanya Nagar, Kurla ........................................................................................... 14

5. Blood Group Testing Camp in Nandgaon, Koloshi ........................................................................... 15

6. Health Checkup in Sawalagaon Tribal Area in Karjat ........................................................................ 16

7. Health Checkup in Sai Baba Mandir Trust, Seawoods ....................................................................... 17

8. Health Checkup in Kalewadi in Parel ................................................................................................. 18

9. Health Checkup in Machimaar Colony, Mahim ................................................................................. 19

10. Health Checkup in Sawalagaon Tribal Area in Karjat ...................................................................... 20

Education ................................................................................................ 21

1. Social Awareness Camp in Koloshi .................................................................................................... 22

2. Career Guidance Session in Koloshi- Hadpid ..................................................................................... 23

3. Social Awareness Camp in Koloshi .................................................................................................... 24

4. Book Distribution in Koloshi- Hapdip ................................................................................................ 25

5. Mother’s Day Celebration ................................................................................................................... 26

6. Drawing Competition in Koloshi- Hadpid .......................................................................................... 27

Old Age ................................................................................................... 28

1. Free Cataract Operations ..................................................................................................................... 29

2. Grain Distribution in Sawalagaon Tribal Area ................................................................................... 30

3. The Ambitious Venture ....................................................................................................................... 31

Key Stakeholders ................................................................................... 32

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L & T Health Center ............................................................................................................................... 32

Lotus Eye Hospital .................................................................................................................................. 32

Seva Sahayog .......................................................................................................................................... 32

Achievements ......................................................................................... 33

Swastik in News ..................................................................................... 34

The Way Forward ................................................................................. 35

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Swastik Foundation is an NGO working for the betterment of the elderly, seniors of the society who are not loved by

their own families. The main agenda of Swastik foundation is aiding the deserted and elderly. Along with this agenda,

the organisation dearly works to improve the health care facilities in under developed areas in and around Mumbai,

Karjat and Konkan. They extensively work in rehabilitating the young minds of the tribal communities in Maharashtra

and also religious condition them to take keen interest in social service activities. The members of the foundation

firmly believe in practical solutions and pertinent measures. Hence, their work ethics revolve around directly

interacting with the poor, providing basic health care, education awareness and food and book donations. One, very

dear cause, is the rehabilitation of the elderly, is being worked on since the commencement of the Foundation. Swastik foundation is a two year old organisation but has managed to attain practical benchmarks in the fields of Health,

Education and Assisting the Elderly.

Introduction

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Vision

Mission

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Swastik Foundation works on the values of :

• Taking a brief moment to say, “thank you,” and acknowledging the efforts ofteam members who stood with us.

Appreciation

• We are all part of this thing called the human condition. No doubt we havedifferent skin colors, religious preferences and political points-of-view, but atthe end of the day, we still need to take care of one another because that trulymoves us and differentiates as a human. We feel for each other and hence, weare called social animals.

Compassion

• Spreading love and showing that an act of love can heal any damage orunkind deed.

Love

• Even the most complex tasks and assignments can be made simpler when wefocus on the solutions – together.

Cooperation

Values

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Health Care

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Ideally, India’s constitution guarantees free healthcare for all its citizens. All government hospitals are

required to provide free of cost healthcare facilities to the patients. Each district headquarters in most

states have one or more Government hospitals where everything from diagnosis to medicine is supposed

to be given for free. But unfortunately, these healthcare facilities do not come handy to the poor and

under privileged people of our society.

Following the 2014 election which brought Prime Minister Narendra Modi to office, Modi's government

unveiled plans for a nationwide universal health care system known as the National Health Assurance

Mission, which would provide all citizens with free drugs, diagnostic treatments, and insurance for

serious ailments. However, in 2015, the implementation of the universal health care system was delayed

due to some budgetary concerns.

Despite the various health schemes and medical facilities that are proposed every year for the betterment

of the society, they do not reach the poor and needy resulting in fewer options for the poor to access

health care services.

At Swastik, we conducted surveys in areas of Mahim, Parel, Seawoods, Kurla, Vashi and in remote rural

areas of Karjat and Mumbai and we found out that people lack basic medical awareness. Women are

careless about their personal hygiene, alcohol and substance abuse causes many ailments in men and

children are falling sick due to unclean surroundings and malnutrition.

As our prime initiative, through our foundation, we arranged medical camps, eye checkups and health

care awareness programmes. To help improve our current health care state. We thought that specific

concentrated small scale camps and awareness drives will yield better and effective results. Through the

awareness drive, we intend to educate the Women and Youth about the importance of health care,

personal hygiene and medical care.

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1. Health Camp in Khadakpada Tribal Area

On 19 July, 2016, Swastik Foundation organized its First Health

Camp in Khadakpada, Aarey Colony, Goregaon in Mumbai.

Khadakpada is a tribal community area. The tribal community

still lives very primitively and most men and women do labour

jobs. Their economic status is below poverty line and hence

their lack of education deprives them of taking help of any free

health care available in and around Goregaon. Hence, our free

medical camp was very fruitful and useful to these people. With

the help of L&T, Swastik Foundation provided free health

checkup, free medicines, for persons who needed them and

counseling to over 120-150 adults, both females and males and

about a 100 children too. Special counseling was held for

patients who suffer from Alcohol and tobacco addictions. They

were educated on the ill effects of tobacco and alcohol on body

and also taught of ways to stop the addiction. The first health

camp was a huge success as we managed to achieve what we

had planned for.

Around

120-150

adults, both

females and

males and

about a 100

children

were

counseled.

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2. Eye Checkup Camp in Sawalagaon Tribal Area in Karjat.

On 7 August, 2016, Swastik Foundation organized an Eye

Checkup Camp in Sawalagaon Tribal Area in Karjat. More than

250 people benefited from this camp. The ophthalmologists and

medical machinery was provided by Lotus Hospital. The abled

doctors of the renowned Hospital agreed to become a part of the

camp. As many as 100 spectacles were distributed free of cost to

the ones with visual defect. Some of the poor elders were also

suggested to undergo cataract operations, expenses of which will

be entirely borne by Swastik Foundation. The tribal people were

also counseled on how to take basic care of the eyes on a daily

basis.

More than

250 people

were

benefited

from the

camp and

100

spectacles

were

distributed.

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3. Health Camp in Khadakpada Tribal Area

On 21 August, 2016, Another Free Health Checkup was

organized in Khadakpada,Aarey Colony, Goregaon in

Mumbai. Considering the last camp conducted there, this

was treated like a follow up medical camp. As it was our

second visit, people trusted us more this time and

participated in larger numbers. This time around 275 people

including senior citizens, infants and youth benefited from

the camp. Along with free checkups, medicines were also

distributed free of cost. Swastik foundation partnered with

the prestigious L & T company for this Medical camp too.

275 people

were

benefited

from the

camp. Free

medicines

were also

distributed.

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4. Health Camp in Lokmanya Nagar, Kurla

On 22 October, 2016, A Free Health Checkup Camp was

organized in Lokmanya Nagar in Kurla by Swastik

Foundation with the cooperation of L&T. The Lokmanya

Nagar area is a poorly developed slum area in Kurla with

bad sanitation and living conditions. Hence, Dengue,

Malaria and viral fever are very commonly found illnesses

there. Hence, the area was in dire need of a health and

awareness checkup camp. An average of about 130-150

people benefited from the camp. Free medicines were

distributed in the camp and basic counseling regarding

cleanliness and personal hygiene was given to the patients.

130-150

people were

benefited

from the

camp. Free

medicines

were also

distributed.

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5. Blood Group Testing Camp in Nandgaon, Koloshi

On 15 December, 2016, A free camp was organized for

Blood Group Testing of students in Primary and Secondary

School in Nandgaon, Koloshi by Swastik Foundation.

Around 450 children of the school got the test done. Swastik

Foundation took care of all the expenses incurred in this

camp.

Around 450

children had

undergone

the test.

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6. Health Checkup in Sawalagaon Tribal Area in Karjat

After the successful Eye Checkup Camp in August, Swastik

Foundation Revisited the Sawalagaon Tribal area in Karjat on

28 January, 2017 for a Free Health Checkup Camp especially

organized for women and children in the region. A mobile van

was made available for the camp, courtesy L & T Company.

Being the second camp, people visited in large numbers. More

than 260 children, 150 females and 170 males and senior

citizens took benefit of the camp. Reputed Pediatricians for

children and Gynecologists for women were specially invited

for the camp. Along with free medicine distribution, the

women were taught good personal hygiene habits. Problems

related to menstrual cycles were also encouraged to be spoken

of.

More than

260

children

150

females,

170 males,

senior

citizens

were

benefited

from the

camp.

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7. Health Checkup in Sai Baba Mandir Trust, Seawoods

On 29 July, 2017, a free health checkup camp was organized

in sector 48, Sai Baba Mandir Trust, Seawoods in Navi

Mumbai by Swastik Foundation with the help of L & T

company. The camp helped more than 350 young children,

senior citizens and women in availing free health checkup. The

entire camp was free of cost. All the expenses were borne by

Swastik Foundation and L & T.

The camp

helped 350

children,

senior

citizens,

women.

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8. Health Checkup in Kalewadi in Parel

On 5 August, 2017, a free health checkup camp was

organized in Kalewadi, Parel in Mumbai by Swastik

Foundation with the help of L & T company. People with

poor living conditions reside in this area of Parel, hence the

free health camp helped them in more than one ways. The

camp helped more than 340 young children, senior citizens

and women in availing free health checkup. The entire camp

was free of cost. All the expenses were borne by Swastik

Foundation and L & T.

The camp

helped 340

children,

senior

citizens,

women.

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9. Health Checkup in Machimaar Colony, Mahim

On 19 August, 2017, a free health checkup camp was

organized in St. Xavier college, Machimaar Colony,

Mahim in Mumbai by Swastik Foundation with the help

of L & T company. The camp helped more than 330 young

children, senior citizens and women in availing free health

checkup. The entire camp was free of cost. All the

expenses were borne by Swastik Foundation and L & T.

The camp

helped 330

children,

senior

citizens,

women.

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10. Health Checkup in Sawalagaon Tribal Area in Karjat

After the successful two grand Medical Camps in August

and January respectively, Swastik Foundation Revisited

the Sawalagaon Tribal area in Karjat on 18 November,

2017 for a Free Health Checkup Camp especially

organized for women and children in the region. A mobile

Van was made available for the camp, courtesy L & T.

Being the third camp, people visited in large numbers.

More than 100 children, 120 females, 150 males and

senior citizens took benefit of the camp. Poor families

were provided with food grains and clothes too. As a

hygiene initiative, tooth brushes and tooth pastes were

distributed amongst school going children to promote

dental hygiene in the young minds.

100

children,

120

females,

150 males,

and senior

citizens took

benefit of

the camp.

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Education

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1. Social Awareness Camp in Koloshi

On 28 November, 2016, Swastik Foundation took an

initiative to create awareness to the future generation

about social service, with an aim to create importance of

social work and social service in their lives. The camps

were conducted in few schools in Koloshi. Health and

Dental care information was provided. Free toothbrushes

were distributed to all the children to promote dental

hygiene.

Free

toothbrushes

were

distributed to

children to

promote

dental

hygiene.

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2. Career Guidance Session in Koloshi- Hadpid

On 9th January, 2017,Swastik Foundation organized a Career

Guidance Session for the students of Standard 10 in

Madhyamik Shikshan Shala, Koloshi-Hadpid to introduce

them to various career opportunities available to them. They

were encouraged to pursue higher education. A special session

was organized for teenage girls to discuss their economic and

family issues and provide them with practical solutions in

order to continue further studies.

Special

Session on

economic

and family

issues was

organized

for teenage

girls.

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3. Social Awareness Camp in Koloshi

On 22 April, 2017, Swastik Foundation took an initiative to

create awareness to amongst future generation about social

service. The camps were conducted in a few schools in

Koloshi. Swastik Foundation with the fruitful collaboration of

Seva sahayog distributed 150 school kits and bags to school

children in that region keeping in mind their educational needs.

150 school

kits and

bags were

distributed

to school

children.

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4. Book Distribution in Koloshi- Hapdip

On 17 June, 2017, just as the new academic year began,

Swastik Foundation provided textbooks to about 22

students studying in the standard 10 in secondary school

in koloshi, Hadpid. These students belonged to very poor

families and couldn’t afford the expensive textbooks.

Along with the books, these students were explained the

correct ways of handling books and were encouraged to

take care of them as the next batch could benefit from the

same books, thus inculcating responsibility in the young

minds.

School

textbooks

were

provided to

22 students.

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5. Mother’s Day Celebration

On 9August, 2017, the most selfless bond of a mother and

a child was celebrated by Swastik Foundation in August

Kranti Maidan on the eve of Mother’s day. The

foundation volunteers assisted the children in making

handmade greeting cards for their mothers. The students

who scored 90% and above in their 10th examination

were felicitated along with their mothers. The mothers

were honored with gifts and the each student who scored

good marks was given a cheque of rupees five thousand

for further studies and assistance. Swastik Foundation

Sponsored the entire event.

A cheque of

Rs 5000 was

given to

students who

scored 90%

and above

marks and

Mothers of

each student

were

honored with

gifts.

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6. Drawing Competition in Koloshi- Hadpid

Swastik foundation celebrated Chacha Nehru’s Birthday

also known as Children’s day in a very humble way. The

foundation organized a Drawing competition in the

Koloshi- Hadpid Secondary School. The winners were

awarded prizes. All the children were treated with

wholesome tasty lunch, free of cost.

Winners

were

awarded

prizes.

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Old Age

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1. Free Cataract Operations

As promised, Swastik Foundation undertook cataract

operations of five people from Sawalagaon Tribal Area

in Karjat. These people belonged to poor families. After

the Eye checkup camp in August, their operations took

place and were successful. Regular follow-up checkup

was also done till the final recovery of the patients. The

entire process was free of cost for the people. Swastik

foundation borne all the expenses.

Sponsored

cataract

operations

of 5 people

from

sawalagaon

tribal area in

karjat.

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2. Grain Distribution in Sawalagaon Tribal Area

Along with the numerous medical camps that Swastik

conducted in Sawalagaon, the foundation realized that the

conditions of the families in some houses are worse. They

face food shortage on daily basis. Hence, as a little help,

Swastik foundation, distributed grains in the households

of Sawalagaon Tribal Area, free of cost.

Grains were

distributed

in the

households

free of

costs

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3. The Ambitious Venture

Swastik Foundation, in 2016, laid the foundation of old age

home for the old and needy citizens in Koloshi Village, Dist.

Sindhudurg, Konkan. The foundation planned to house over

40 senior citizens, the planning of which began in mid-2016.

Along with the other projects of Health and Education, The

team members tirelessly worked to make this ambitious

project a reality. The main aim of this old age home was to

create a space for the seniors who are no longer appreciated

by their own families. A home for them away from theirs,

where they feel wanted, loved, respected and lead a happy,

healthy life without any remorse. On 25 February, 2017,

Swastik Foundation’s Old Age Home was inaugurated by

esteemed people like Ashok Karekar, Vijay Nikam, Actor,

Atul Kalsekar and Pushpalata Shinde. Finally, the most

ambitious dream project became a reality.

Created a

space ‘Old

age home’

for around

40 senior

citizen.

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Larsen & Toubro Limited, commonly known as L&T, is an Indian multi-national firm headquartered in Mumbai,

Maharashtra, India. It was founded by two Danish engineers taking refuge in India. The company has business

interests in engineering, construction, manufacturing goods, information technology, and financial services, and

has offices worldwide.

Lotus Eye Hospital in Juhu, Mumbai, is the one of the most trusted charitable organisation and has become the

pioneer of affordable eye care. due to which in recent times numerous organisations have adopted similar names,

but the oldest and the only branch of Lotus eye hospital is in Mumbai and has been treating patients from all over

the world and every corner of India.

Seva Sahayog Foundation aims at engaging socially conscious corporates, groups and individuals, with NGOs of

matching interest with a purpose to collectively adding value to the society at large.

L & T Health Center

Lotus Eye Hospital

Seva Sahayog

Key Stakeholders

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Achievements

In the year 2016 to the year 2018, Swastik foundation has successfully conducted

nine FREE health checkup camps in and around Mumbai, Karjat and Konkan.

The foundation conducted six education programmes including drawing

competitions, career guidance, book donations, dental awareness camps etc

Swastik Foundation helmed special projects like grains and clothes donations in tribal

areas, free cataract operations of five elderly people and mother’s day celebration etc

Also, in the year 2017, the foundation successfully started an Old age home in

Koloshi Village which can house 40 elderly people ensuring good health facilities

and life style for the old and needy.

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Swastik in News

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In the coming years, we plan to build more old age homes with bigger capacities and

facilities to aid more numbers of abandoned elderly citizens of our society.

We also plan to open a home for Women who are alone, abandoned by family etc and

provide them with opportunities to lead a respectable life on their own.

We plan to provide more and more educational amenities such as school kits, texts

books and bags etc to poor children from the tribal area.

In future, we would love to grant scholarships to bright students from poor families so

that their poverty is not a hindrance to their future.

We will strive harder to arrange more and more medical camps, free medicinal aid, eye

checkups and special checkups for women from the poor sections of the society.

The Way Forward

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Swastik Foundation

Office Address: A/504, Sai Sharda, CHS Bhavani Shankar Road, Dadar (W),

Mumbai-400 028.

Ashram Address: House No 570, At post Asalade Gautham Wadi, Taluka Kankavli,

District Sindhudurga, State Maharashtra.

Website: www.swastikfoundationoldagehome.org

Email: swastik2016foundation@gmail.com