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Lila Poonawalla Foundation
Leading Indian Ladies Ahead
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Lila Poonawalla Foundation (LPF) is anEducational Trust in India with a
visionto contribute to the empowerment of
Indian women by supporting
academically outstanding andfinancially challenged girls, through
Scholarship to pursue higher
education.
About UsAbout Us
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State of Education of Girls in In
India has one of the lowest female literacy ratein the world with over 200 million illiteratewomen.
Only 4.5% of Indias population has access tocollege education and only 1% of which arewomen.
Percentage of women getting higher educationfrom rural areas is much lower than urbanareas.
Most working women employed in agricultural
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Barriers in Education of Girl
Socio-cultural barriers in Indian society
Patriarchial Society focuses on male heir andconsiders women to bedead investment as she is supposed to be
married off.
Perception - Drain on family resources due to dowry
Engagements of girl children in domestic work &farm work.
Norms of early marriage restrict girls from pursuingcollege education.
Pursuing post graduation studies and chalking out
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The whole purpose of education
is to turn mirrors into windows.
Education leads to Empowerment
Education is an undisputed tool of empowerment
Education plays an important role in shaping andflourishing the capacities of girls at an individuallevel.
It enables her to gain more knowledge about theworld and helps to reclaim her space in social life. Itgives her a voice, a tool to get status, self esteemand inner strength to face challenges in life.
With education, a girl gains increased level ofarticulation economic inde endence knowled e
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Coming from a difficult background, she rose to great heights in her
career due to sheer determination and hard work.
"I learnt to stand up for myself and for my rights. I
learnt how to be a fighter and not to quit even in a
male-dominated household We were not very well-off then. And although my brothers had to take up a job
to support the family, my mother impressed upon me,
never to compromise on my education.
"I want to motivate women to step into the
world with confidence and encourage them to
meet the challenges."
Lila Poonawalla : Pioneer of the foundLila Poonawalla : Pioneer of the found
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Padmashree Lila Poonawalla is the pioneer as well as the drivingforce behind the Foundation.
She continues to work as a board member with different companies.
Mrs. Poonawalla recognized the need of providing financial assistanceto young, deserving girls for their higher education.With the generous support of the Rausing Family, owners of theTetra Laval Group Worldwide, she laid the groundwork of Lila
Poonawalla Foundation in 1994, and started scholarships from 1996.
Lila Poonawalla: Pioneer of the FoundaLila Poonawalla: Pioneer of the Founda
The first woman CEO in Indiasbusiness history
The first female, mechanicalengineering student at the
Government College of Engineering,Pune
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FoundationLeading Indian LadiesAhead1. The Lila Poonawalla Foundation (LPF) was
started in 1996.2. Since its inception, Foundation has
supported 1331 deserving girls for theireducation in India & Abroad.
1. Foundation has introduced scholarship forengineering students for their 4 yearprogram.
2. 178 deserving girls have been gifted this
scholarship1. Foundation launched another scholarshipprogram for Graduation in Pure Sciences.144 scholarships have been awarded todeserving girls.
2. School Program called 2morrow 2getherwas started with the objective of supportingfinancially challenged girls, from 7th Std. untiltheir graduation. 230 deserving girls arealready part of this program.1. Foundation launched additional scholarshipprograms for Diploma in Education &Engineering, as well as Graduation inPhysiotherapy & Nursing.
2. 109 Scholarships have been given in these
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Mrs. MayaThadhaniEducationistwithspecialization inMicrobiology andPublic Health
Mrs. FrenyTaraporeEx-President ofFamily planningAssociation ofIndia
Ex-President ofIndian Association
for Preschooleducation
Ex- Principal ofS.N.D.T College ofHome Science
Mrs. ShernazEdibamEx Principal of
Bai NajamaiNoshirwan DasturPrimary school
Recipient of theBest TeacherAward from the
Pune MuncipalCorporation
Mrs. VasanthaRamaswamyJoint Director with
the DRDO of theGovernment ofIndiaWinner of AgniAward forExcellence in SelfReliance 1999
Advisory Board of Foundation
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Main Board of FoundationMr. FirozPoonawalla
Founder TrusteeAn IndustrialistContributor to thecause of QualityCircle movement
Dr GulshanGidwani
Principle of StMiras Education
InstitutionHonored by BestCitizen of IndiaAward in 2003Best TeacherAward by LionClub, Pune
Dr. NirmalaPandit
An EducationistPHD in HumanRightsHas been theExecutive Directorof National Centerfor AdvocacyStudiesMs. Roda Mehta16 years on the
Board of Ogilvy &Mather, India - amultinationalmarketingcommunicationcompanyWinner of
LifetimeAchievementAward
Mrs. PrernaKhole
Lila fellow of 1996BatchAwarded for HighQuality Deliverableby PatniComputers.Worked on a GE
Aircraft projectwith Patni
ChairpersonMrs. Lila
PoonawallaFirst ClassExecutive,Presidential Gold
MedalistConferred withthe PadmashreeAlso awardedPolar Starfrom the King ofSweden
Ms Anagha MitraMaster in
Economics fromGIEPFreelanceEconomist byProfessionGuest faculty atPune University
Lila Fellow of 1996batch
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Selection Process
After that an award function is held
where a prominent individual is
invited as the chief guest.
Once the girl receives the
scholarship, she becomes a part of
the Lila FAMILYfor lifetime.
She is called Lila FELLOW, andreceives support and mentoring right
through her career and also personal
life problems, including through her
sickness.
Application forms and supplementarydocuments are invited from interested
candidates
A special software used for enteringdata and computing points to eachcandidates based on her academic
performance and family income
Data evaluation by trustees andselection of candidates for final
interview
Thorough personal interview and
Special financial/family conditionstaken into account at this stage
Final selection of candidates throughtrustee meeting
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Post GraduationProgram
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Graduation
Mr. FirozPoonawalla
Founder
TrusteeAnIndustrialistContributor tothe cause ofQuality Circlemovement
Dr GulshanGidwani
Principle of St
Miras EducationInstitutionHonored by BestCitizen of IndiaAward in 2003Best TeacherAward by Lion
Club, Pune
Dr. NirmalaPandit
An EducationistPHD in HumanRightsHas been theExecutiveDirector ofNational Centerfor Advocacy
Studies
Ms. Roda Mehta16 years on theBoard of Ogilvy &Mather, India - amultinationalmarketingcommunicationcompany
Winner ofLifetimeAchievement
Mrs. Prerna
KholeLila fellow of1996 BatchAwarded forHigh QualityDeliverable byPatniComputers.Worked on a GEAircraft project
Mrs. LilaPoonawalla
First ClassExecutive,Presidential GoldMedalistConferred withthe PadmashreeAlso awardedPolar Starfrom the King ofSweden
Mrs. AnaghaMitra
Master inEconomics fromGIEPFreelanceEconomist byProfessionLila Fellow from
1996 batch
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g y r er a osGraduation
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Graduate Program
1. Since its inception LPF hasgiven a total of 967Scholarships under PostGraduate Program.
2. Of these, 137 are OverseasScholarship & 830 LocalScholarship.
3. Contribution from thecorporate has resulted in
positive contributiongrowth in this programsince the last few Years
4. 162 Special category girlsare in local Scholarship
under this program.
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yMeasurement
1. Health & TechnicalActivities Morethan 15 Activitiesare organized.
2. Grooming Sessionfor Lila Fellow More than 60Activities areorganized by LPFevery year
3. Art & CulturalActivities Morethan 40 Activitiesare organized
4. Fun Activities More than 15Activities areorganized
5. Inspira NewsletterReleased every
Annual cultural fundraising event
Cancer Awareness ProgramDental Care
ProgramPhysiotherapy Program
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Dr. Kiran Bedi
Social Activist & RetiredIPS Officer, Also part of
Team JLB
Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam
Former President of India& Senior Scientist
Ms. Shabana Azmi
Film Actress and 5 timesNational Award Winner for
Best Actress
Padmashree Kiran Majumdar
Chairperson & MD, BioconIndia Ltd
Ms. Shobha De
Indian Journalist,Columnist & Novelist
Padmashree Dr. Vijay Bhatkar
Renowned Scientist &Winner of Life TimeAchievement Award
m nen ersona es rom eren pro ess ons aveparticipated in our Scholarship Award Functions, and shared
their words of wisdom to encourage the girls further
m nen ersona es rom eren pro ess ons ave
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Dr. Reena Ramachandaran
Chairperson & MD,
Hindustan OrganicChemicals Ltd
Dr. Mallika Sarabhai
Director, Darpana
Academy for PerformingArts
Dr. Amrita Patel
Chairperson, NationalDairy Development Board
Dr. Indira Parikh
Dean, Indian Institute ofManagement, Ahmedabad
Ms. Geetanjali Kirloskar
Chairperson, India JapanInitiative
Naina Lal Kidwai
Vice Chairperson & MD,HSBC Securities & Capital
Markets
m nen ersona es rom eren pro ess ons aveparticipated in our Scholarship Award Functions, and shared
their words of wisdom to encourage the girls further
m nen ersona es rom eren pro ess ons ave
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Ms. Vinita Bali
Managing Director,Britannia Industries Ltd.
Dr. Raghunath Mashelkar
Former CSIR Director
Dr. Usha Thorat
Deputy Governor &
Director, Reserve Bank ofIndia
Ms Maria Grosskopf
Prof. Of law, LundUniversity, Sweden
Dr. Asa Andreasson
Dr. sa Andreasson
General Physician,Sweden
Professor GranGrosskopf
Chairman, IKEAInternational
m nen ersona es rom eren pro ess ons aveparticipated in our Scholarship Award Functions, and shared
their words of wisdom to encourage the girls further
m nen ersona es rom eren pro ess ons ave
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Mr. Per Heggenes
Chief Executive Officer,IKEA Foundation
Dr. S B Majumdar
Founding Director,
Symbiosis InternationalUniversity
m nen ersona es rom eren pro ess ons aveparticipated in our Scholarship Award Functions, and shared
their words of wisdom to encourage the girls further
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Impact of our work 1925Scholarships inTotal have been
givenAffecting thelives of 1332
Girls
137 OverseasScholarships
830
Scholarshipsgiven for post
graduationprogram in India
365Scholarships
given for
Engineering
253Scholarships
given for
Undergradua
340Scholarships given for
School
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ComputerEngineers Docto
rsPerformers
Psychologists Physiothera
pists
Microbiologists
FashionDesigners
Archite
cts
Actors
SocialWorkers
Academicians
Financial
Analysts
MBA
holders
Linguists
SocialScientists
InvestmentBankers
Radiologists
Lawyers
Journalists
Geologists
Mathematicians
Statistic
ians
AnimationTechnologists Healthcare
Specialists
Spectrum of
fields
Lila Fellows are working in differentLila Fellows are working in different
professional areasprofessional areas
Industrial
Engineers
HotelManagement
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Chandrika ShrinivasanLila Fellow of 1996 Batch
Started working to support familyat age of 13M.Sc. Program with DistinctionClient Partner for 2 Important TCSAccounts
Kirti ShirkeLila Fellow of 1997 BatchDaughter of a ClerkSold Crackers & Halwa to supportfamilyAt present a Deputy Collector atPune
Jyoti DalviLila Fellow of 1998 BatchDaughter of Rickshaw DriverPh.D. in Organic Chemistry fromUniversity of HullSenior Research Associate atBrewer Science
Education in India21st Century Belongs to Them: Meet Some of Our
Fellows
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Education in India21st Century Belongs to Them: Meet Some of Our
Fellows
Tejashree GiramkarLila Fellow of 2008 BatchDaughter of a Vegetable SellerPost Graduate in Commerce, PuneUniversitySenior Associate at WNS (Finance &Accounts)
Sunetra ChaphalkarLila Fellow of 2001 Batch
Mother Supported Family throughTailoringMBA in Human Resource, PuneUniversityManager HR at Pramata KnowledgeSolution
Koyel GoshalLila Fellow of 2000 BatchDaughter of Part -time Civil ManMaster in Pharmacology &Toxicology, USAPerusing Ph.D. in Bio MedicalEngineering
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Prayaga HogeLila Fellow of 2008 BatchFather Works as a WatchmanMA in JournalismWorking as a Reporter, MarathiDaily, Pudhari
Ashwini BhujbalLila Fellow of 2010 BatchDaughter of FarmerMtech in Mathematics, Universityof PuneLecturer in PVG College
Siddhida DeoLila Fellow of 2008 BatchHandicapped, Has HearingDeficiencyMSC in Organic Chemistry, PuneUniversityProject assistant in PatentTechnology
Education in India21st Century Belongs to Them: Meet Some of Our
Fellows
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The Road Ahead
Lila Poonawalla Foundation wants to grow and reachout to many more aspiring girls in India.
Our vision is that no deserving girl should be deniedthe right to get good health & good education.
We Want to :
Support women for better health & good education
Reach out to many more girls from rural areas and fromdisadvantaged families by scaling up the activities of
Foundation
Support specialized vocational courses in order to enhancethe employment potential of girls
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Be a Change maker!!!
Your financial contributionYour financial contribution
can change the destiny of a young girl!can change the destiny of a young girl!
Be a catalyst for enabling girls toBe a catalyst for enabling girls to
traverse the socio-cultural barriers intraverse the socio-cultural barriers in
realizing their dreams and building arealizing their dreams and building abetter & healthy future for allbetter & healthy future for all
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Know more about us
Contact Person: Ms. Sucheta SontakkeFlat No. E1203, Mont Vert Tropez,
S. No. 239, Wakad, Pune 411 027Telephone - +91-20-27509431 / 32 / 34
Fax No. - +91-20-27509433
Email:Email: [email protected]@lilapoonawallafoundation.com
Website:Website: www.lilapoonawallafoundation.comwww.lilapoonawallafoundation.com
All donations made to the Foundation areexempt from
Income Tax under rules of 80G.Donors from USA and UK can also avail of Tax
Exemption on all contributions
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