Contents From the President’s Desk 2 Obituary of H.E.Shri. R. Venkataraman 3 CASP Executive Team Office Network 4-5 Community Aid & Sponsorship Programme 6-7 The Year Highlights 8-9 Child Rights 10 Early Childhood Care & Development (ECCD) 11 Education 12-15 Adolescents Health 16 Health 17-18 HIV / AIDS 19-20 Women Empowerment and Livelihood 21 Caring for the Elderly 22 Special Projects 23-25 Success Stories 26-28 Breakup of Sponsored children 29-31 Major Donations 32 Our Partners 33 Glossary 34 Compliance Report 35-40 CASP financial Highlights 41-46 International Leprosy Union – Health Alliance 47 International Longevity Centre - I 48 Annual Report 2008-09 1 From the President’s Desk Dear Friends and Colleagues, CASP expresses deep condolence over the sad demise of Former President of India H.E. President R. Venkataraman and also the Chief Patron of CASP. He was the 8th President of the Republic of India. He always appreciated the work of CASP initiated by Dr. S.D. Gokhale and in his remark on the book “Destination Man”, H.E. Shri Venkataraman expressed his views as follows:- “This book is a living and lively social history, narrated by the very people who made it. It is the saga of how a small act of responsive compassion can grow into a cause and a movement, to break the fetters of poverty from the tiny feet of children”. This remark itself and his advice in the matters of CASP definitely showcase the involvement and the compassionate nature as a human being side of late Shri Venkataraman. His valuable suggestions as the Chief Patron of CASP were always a guiding force for the organization and will remain so in the future also. We at CASP deeply condole the death of Hon’ble R. Venkataraman. It is with great pleasure that we present before you CASP’s Annual Report for the year 2008-2009. As you read through the following pages, you will receive brief glimpses of the various activities that we undertook to improve children’s lives. While some activities have a direct impact on children, others impact them indirectly by ensuring them an atmosphere conducive for their growth and development. CASP works preferably with under privileged children, families and communities with a rights based approach. The working of CASP is carried out all over the country, through its 8 branches, without any discrimination of caste, colour or religion. With continuous devotion, dedication and committed staff and generous support from our volunteers, we are glad to state that we are successfully implementing various programmes in the field of urban and rural community development. As on date, we are assisting and supporting elderly people, women and girls in the area of child education, nutrition, health and psycho-social support and community development. CASP takes this opportunity to thank all of you for being a part of CASP. It is you, our supporters – who as volunteers, partners, communities, children and staff - make our success possible. The following pages will undoubtedly make you realize the tremendous impact you have made on the community, for which we thank you and look forward to your continued support as we move on to make a better society for children. Warm Regards, B.G. Deshmukh, IAS (Retd.) President, CASP 2 Annual Report 2008-09 H.E. Shri R. Venkataraman the Chief Patron of CASP 4th December 1910 – 27th January 2009 Annual Report 2008-09 3 CASP Executive Team & Office Network CASP Policy Team CASP Head Office H.E. Shri. R. Venkataraman CASP Bhavan (H.E. Shri R. Venkataraman passed away on Survey No. 132/2, Plot No. 3, 27th January 2009) Pashan – Baner Link Road, Former President of India, Pune – 411 021. Chief Patron Maharashtra Phone: + 91 – 20- 25862844/45, Mr. B.G. Deshmukh (IAS Retd.) Fax: + 91- 20- 25862836 Former Cabinet Secretary, Email [email protected]; Govt. of India [email protected]; President [email protected] Dr. S.D.Gokhale Executive Director : Mrs. Girija Sapre President Emeritus Jt. Executive Director : Mrs. Charu Anand Prof. Pramod Kale Dy. Executive Director : Mr. Sunil Anwardekar Vice President (Finance) Mr. Dilip Satbhai Dy. Executive Director : Mrs. Sushama Joshi Hon. Treasurer (Programme) Addl. Dy. Executive : Mrs. Rashmi Shirhatti Mrs. R. S. Gokhale Director (Prog) st Hon. Secretary up to 21 August 2008 (From March 09) Trustees / Members – Governing Council CASP Pune Unit *Mr. B.G. Deshmukh *Dr. S.D. Gokhale 1779/84, Sadashiv Peth, Gurutrayee Smarak, *Prof. Pramod Kale Bharat Scout Ground, *Mr. Dilip Satbhai Pune – 411 030, Maharashtra. *Mrs. R.S. Gokhale Phone – 020-24476150, 30945190 *Mrs. Sudha Joshi E-mail: [email protected]; *Mr. Arun Nigvekar [email protected] *Mrs. Vaijayanti Joshi *Ms. Girija Sapre Chairperson: Mrs. R. S. Gokhale Mrs. Nirja Mattoo Project Manager: Mr. Ramesh Gorwadkar Shri. S.K. Waghmare Mrs. Asha Nadkar Shri. S.A. Joshi *Trustees 4 Annual Report 2008-09 CASP Mumbai Unit CASP Kerala Unit (Rajagiri Outreach project from January 2009) 1. Shreyas Chambers, Ground floor, 175, D.N. Road, Fort, Mumbai – 400001, RAJAGIRI outREACH Phone: 022-22614482 Rajagiri College of Social Science Fax: 022-22691668 Rajagiri, P.O., Email: [email protected] Kalamassery – 683104 Kochi, Kerala, India 2. K.K. Marg Municipal School, Room No. 31 Phone: 91+484+4111332/330 rd to 34, 3 Floor, K.K.Marg, Mumbai Fax: 91+484+2532862 Central, Mumbai – 400 008 E-mail: [email protected] Phone: 022-23006812 [email protected] Email: [email protected] Chairperson: Fr. Jose Alex CMI Chairperson: Mrs. Sudha Joshi Vice Chairperson: Dr. Joseph Injodey Vice Chairperson: Mrs. Asha Rane Project Manager: Mr. M.P. Antoni Project Manager: Mr. T.G.Pawar CASP Plan Project, Delhi CASP Raigad Unit under CASP Mumbai Unit from April 2008 TA – 96 A / 1 second floor Main Okhala Road, Shalini Niwas, Tughalakabad Extension Ground Floor, New Delhi – 110019 Prem Nagar, Near Soham Hospital Phone: 011-26055889 / 26057488 AT-Chinchpada Fax: 011-26058489 Tal – Pen, E-mail: [email protected] Dist. – Raigad – 402107 Phone: 02143-253712 Jt. Executive Director: Mrs. Charu Anand Fax: 02143-253658 Programme Manager: Mr. Ashok Sharma E-mail: [email protected] CASP Plan Project, Pune (Project Phased Project Manager: Mr. T.G. Pawar out in June - 2009) Coordinator: Mrs. Nivedita Thakor Saibaba Seva Dham CASP Delhi Unit Building 46, Daryanani Charitable Trust D 624-625, Phase II Kanhe Phata, Mumbai – Pune Road, Madanpur Khadar Tal. Maval, Dist. Pune- 412102 J.J. Colony, Phone: 02114-263567 New Delhi – 110 076 Fax : 02114-262940 Phone : 09810075791 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Project Director: Mr. Mukund Dudhale Chairperson: Dr. Mrs. Ranjana Kaul Project Manager: Mrs. Manju Upadhyay Annual Report 2008-09 5 Community Aid and Sponsorship Programme Community Aid & Sponsorship Programme undertake efforts to generate funds, organize Child Rights Convention by involving other Community Aid & Sponsorship Programme organizations etc. (CASP) is an Indian, non profit, nongovernmental organization that was established in 1975. The Similarly, adolescents are trained as peer organization seeks to impart development educators to impart important health information opportunities to underprivileged children across to other youth. The Reproductive and Child India to enable them to take their rightful place Health programmes incorporate training of local in the world. community women as Community Health Workers while formation of self help groups and CASP is committed to the comprehensive community based organizations enables development of children and has adopted a communities to choose their own development holistic, participatory approach towards children’s agenda and take action to realize it. well-being. Through sponsorship it helps and guides children, their families and communities CASP’s activities for children and their towards development, empowerment and self communities include, reliance. z Ensuring the health and well being of CASP empowers women and communities to take children, their families and their informed decision and enabling them to access communities and the ageing population their basic rights. Its programs for children and their communities include, Early Childhood Care z Ensuring the health and well being of the and Development, Reproductive and Child ageing population and providing them Health, Income Generation Programmes, Child opportunities of recreation. Rights, Advocacy, Community Development z Empowering women financially and socially Programmes, focusing on Habitat and Sanitation, and enhancing their decision making Creative Skills and Vocational Programs for capabilities. children especially girls, HIV/AIDS awareness program etc. CASP also works for the ageing z Providing equal educational and vocational population and strives to ensure for them healthy, opportunities to children; especially to girls; productive and participatory ageing. and to adults to enable them to lead secure lives resulting from decisions based on All CASP programs are built around the principle informed choices. of participation and sustainability. Participation is encouraged and accepted at all z Improving the living conditions in stages of program planning, development, communities by helping communities access implementation and evaluation, thereby, paving governmental and nongovernmental the way for community ownership of the resources and empowering them to develop programs. internal resources. Using a cross sectoral approach targeted at multi