INDEX Sr. No Contents Pg No. 1 Founder‟s Message 3 2 Executive Summary 4 3 About Light of Life Trust 6 Project Anando : About Project Anando . Programmes at a Glance : Region Wise o Konkan Region - Raigad District . Karjat & Khallapur Taluka . Alibaug, Murud & Mangaon Taluka o Marathwada Region - Jalna District . Jalna, Badnapur, Mantha & Ambad Taluka o Vidarbha Region - Washim District . Manora, Mangrulpir, Karanja & Malegaon Taluka o Northern Maharashtra Region - Nandurbar District 4 . Shahada Taluka 12 to 135 Student Friendly Supplementary Education Programme (SFSEP) Anant Programme Anando Plus Programme Research & Documentation . Pilot Project : School Quality Education Programme, Gujarat State Special Projects . LOKKRUTI . Public Library in Karjat Next Step towards Anando National Education Programme Project Anando - Individual & Corporate Partners Project Anando – Team Project Jagruti Jeevan Asha Community Centre o Computer Training Programme o Sewing & Tailoring Satellite Training Programme o Beautician Training Programme 136 to 5 o Agriculture Training Programme 160 Medical Diagnostic Centre & Medical Mobile Unit Children‟s Home Senior Citizen Home Project Jagruti - Individual & Corporate Partners Project Jagruti – Team 6 Project Aangan 161 7 Fund Raising Events 162 8 Capacity Building Programmes for LOLT Team Members 166 9 Visitors to the organization 174 10 LOLT English Newsletter – The Light of Life Times 179 11 Newspaper Clippings 180 12 Disclosure details as per Credibility Alliance 181 183 to 13 Audited Financial Statements for the year 12 – 13 194 2 Founder‟s Message Dear Friends & LOLT Family, Congratulations! New Challenges conquered! New challenges and new pathways have been explored! New breakthroughs have been achieved this year! I feel proud and happy to be a part of Light of Life Trust. As the Best Social Worker of the year 2012 – 13 Ms Swati Jadhav expressed – “We are creating the wealth for our Nation, the wealth of an educated youth in rural India”. Our totally committed social workers are our pillars and have so far impacted the lives of more than 9000 rural youth under our project "ANANDO". The beneficiaries of our project Anando are orphan, single parent children and all below the poverty line, who otherwise would not have been able to achieve this phenomenal success in education and vocational as well as professional life. Our major achievements this year have been extensive. To mention just a few, The Lokkruti Project- a community development centre, at Village Mohili, built on land donated by a rural beneficiary. This in itself is a biggest achievement, as the donor has acknowledged our Vision and Goals and from his limited means generously donated the land; Our glowing SSC results- from our 580 beneficiaries who appeared for their SSC Examination, 461 were successful, out of which 38 secured "distinctions",156 secured a "first class", 217 secured a "second class" & 119 secured a "pass class"; Exemption received under Section 35 AC of the Income Tax Act for our project Jagruti; July 2012, saw the launch of the School Quality Development Programme with 4 Schools, 30 Teachers and 1500 Children in Anjar Tehsil, Kutch District, Gujarat; Anando Plus students are today pursuing different professional careers like B.SC in Optometry, Diploma in Electrical Engineering, Nursing, Teaching, etc. Under Project Jagruti, a Mobile Medical Unit has been purchased and is currently being refurbished to be launched in August 2013 serving the rural community; Under Project Jagruti-Jeevan Asha Community Centre, at our Satellite Centre's at Village Khandas and Village Dahiwali, we have started sewing & tailoring and computer training courses respectively. All this would not have been possible without the continuous support of our large-hearted donors. I wish to thank each and every one, for their participation and contribution of their time, energy and money for our cause. I congratulate all the members of the LOLT team! The pearls of the LOLT strings are a-many, without individually naming them, I acknowledge them for their commitment, hardwork and contribution, without whom our achievements and success would not have been possible. I invite all our donors and LOLT Team, to help fulfil my vision for the forthcoming year in completing the construction of Orphan and Senior Citizens Home & the launch of our Anando National Education Programme. With all my blessings! Villy Doctor Founder & Managing Trustee 3 Executive Summary The Light of Life Trust (LOLT) is a non-governmental organization established in 2002 with a vision to transform the lives of the underprivileged. Compassionate, gentle, humble, giving and committed - the Founder and Managing Trustee Villy Doctor is a psychologist and an educationist who has dedicated herself to transforming the lives of disadvantaged rural people, particularly women, children and senior citizens restoring to their lives dignity and self respect. Her unconditional love for each individual who seeks help is the moving force behind the projects of the Light of Life Trust. Integrity, excellence, transparency, passion and commitment, respect, trust and joy are the core values of the organization that are clearly reflected in all the areas of our work. Light of Life Trust, since the inception of Project Anando in 2005, has been working towards uplifting underprivileged rural children by reinstating them in schools and equipping them with skills to become independent and productive citizens. The goal is not just literacy but complete all round development of each child through a 3E Approach, i.e. Educate, Empower and Equip for employability, thus empowering the beneficiaries to take life changing decisions by choosing appropriate career paths. Light of Life Trust through its holistic development approach supports and strengthens capacities of its beneficiaries to break out of the vicious generational cycle of poverty prevalent in rural India. The result - building a generation of youth who are literate, confident and knowledgeable and who are able to make effective career choices that would lead them to gainful means of livelihood and make them and their families financially independent and stable. In the academic year 2012 – 13, Project Anando has reached out to 3648 beneficiaries across 426 villages from five districts in the state of Maharashtra. Through the initiation of the School Quality Development Programme in Anjar Tehsil, Kutch District, state of Gujarat the organization has further reached out to 1500 children & 30 teachers in the first year of implementation of the programme. Project Jagruti - Jeevan Asha Community Centre has reached out to over 200 youth through its livelihood training programmes in this year. Major Highlights of the year 2012 – 13: Exemption received under Section 35AC of Income Tax Act, 1961 for Project Jagruti. Enlisted under GiveIndia.org, a donation platform for NGOs. Launch of the School Quality Development Programme with 4 Schools, 30 teachers & 1500 students in Anjar Tehsil, Kutch District, Gujarat State in the month of July 2012. YUVA MAHOTSAV – a celebration of the 8th Anniversary of Project Anando with felicitation of Anando beneficiaries who have stepped into different careers and have made LOLT proud. Inauguration of a „PUBLIC LIBRARY‟ in Karjat with support from Johnson & Johnson and popular book stores – Just Books & Crosswords. Foundation Stone laid for „LOKKRUTI‟ – a project for the people, of the people . by the people in Mohili Village in Karjat, to be built as a capacity building centre for the local community. 4 SSC Results : June 2012 (for the academic year 2011 -1 2) From the 580 beneficiaries in SSC – 461 passed out of which 38 secured distinctions, 156 secured a first class, 217 secured a second class and 119 secured a pass class. The rankers in LOLT were: Devanand Jawale securing 89.45% from Shelu Bazaar Centre, Washim District Sagar Namdev Vehele securing 85.82 %from Neral Centre, Raigad District Reshma Rajendra Angre securing 85.64% from Khopoli A Centre, Raigad District Kiran Suresh Shinde securing 85.09% from Khopoli A Centre, Raigad District Shubangi Narendra Joshi securing 82.80% from Jalna Centre, Jalna District Anando Plus students pursuing different professional careers 32 beneficiaries are pursuing D.Ed. (Diploma in Education) 67 beneficiaries are pursuing/ have completed B.Sc. 09 beneficiaries are pursuing B.Sc. in Optometry (a highly non conventional career option for rural children) 24 beneficiaries are pursuing B.E. (in varied streams of Engineering) 34 beneficiaries are pursuing/ have completed Diploma courses in Fashion Designing, Tailoring , Hotel Management 23 beneficiaries are pursuing/ have completed Diploma in Nursing. Project Jagruti – Community Needs Assessment conducted in villages upto 50 kms radius from Tiware Village Project Jagruti - Jeevan Asha Community Centre Inauguration of Satellite Centre in Khandas Village in Sewing & Tailoring Satellite Centre in Computer Training initiated in Dahivali Karjat Beautician Training Course initiated in Tiware Project Jagruti – Medical Mobile Unit A Force One ambulance purchased as Medical Mobile Van Will be operational in August 2013 5 About Light of Life Trust Introduction Light of Life Trust (LOLT) is a non-profit, non-governmental organization established in 2002 with a vision to transform the lives of the underprivileged. Compassionate, gentle, humble, giving and committed - the Founder and Chairperson Villy Doctor is the moving force behind