Annual Report 2019-20 41 Years of Deepalaya in India

ANNUAL REPORT 2019-20 41 YEARS OF DEEPALAYA IN INDIA

OUR VISION OUR MISSION OUR VALUES ABBREVIATIONS A society based on legitimate rights, We at Deepalaya commit ourselves – « Transparency Deepalaya School Kalkaji Extension - DSKE Support to Training, Education and Development of Youth- STEADY equity, justice, honesty, social sensitivity « Accountability Deepalaya School Gusbethi - DSG Deepalaya Education on Wheels - DEOW and a culture of service in which all are self- To identify and work along the economically « Non-Formal Education - NFE Early Childhood Care & Education - ECCE reliant. and socially deprived, the physically and Credibility mentally challenged – starting with children, Deepalaya Learning Centre Gole Kuan - DLCGK Deepalaya Community Development Program - DCDP Deepalaya’s focus and sole reason for so that they become educated, skilled and Deepalaya Learning Centre Sanjay Colony - DLCSC Vocational Training Centre - VTC existence is the child, especially the girl aware. Ramditi JR Narang Deepalaya Learning Centre - RJRNDLC Merit Cum Means Loan Scholarship - MCMLS child, street child and disabled child. The Enable them to be self-reliant and enjoy a Deepalaya Learning Centre Titron - DLCT South Delhi Municipal Corporation - SDMC family of the child is the medium through healthy, dignified and sustainable quality of Northwest Delhi Project - NWP Internal Complaints Committee - ICC w h i c h d e v e l o p m e n t t a k e s p l a c e . life Integrated Rural Community Health Centre - IRCHC National Institute of Open Schooling - NIOS Organisation and sensitisation of the And to that end, act as a resource to and Social Entrepreneur - SE School Quality Enhancement Program - SQEP community is the approach through which c o l l a b o r a t e w i t h o t h e r a g e n c i e s – empowerment, capacity building and governmental or non-governmental, as well Self Help Group - SHG Deepalaya Vision Centre - DVC social transformation are attempted. as suitably intervene in policy formulation. Remedial Education Centre - REC 41 YEARS OF DEEPALAYA IN INDIA

The year saw many new collaborations Deepalaya could attend. It was indeed a 01 11 22 with new organisations like Akzo Nobel, memorable event! We have reasons to be FOREWORD FROM THE VOCATIONAL TRAINING CREDIBILITY & Western Union, Adroit Financial and Fluor happy about the progress Deepalaya has SECRETARY & CE TRANSPARENCY Daniel. We added one more state to our achieved over the years but we do not operational area when we entered into a know how the Covid-19 pandemic would 02-03 12-13 collaboration with Akzo Nobel to run an impact us. Let us hope and pray that EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIPS 23 e d u c a t i o n a l p r o g ra m m e i n f o u r Coronavirus would be vanquished and we government schools in Mohali in Punjab. CONSOLIDATED would be able to continue our march of progress. Let's also remember that none REPORT We are happy to mention that the 04 14-15 of us is stronger than all of us. INFRASTRUCTURAL GENDER EQUITY government school in Greater Noida with which we collaborated was chosen as one DEVELOPMENT Best wishes 1 24-32 among the top 100 schools in the whole FINANCIAL SUMMARY 05 16-17 State. Yours sincerely, NOVEL INITIATIVES HEALTHCARE We also got four prestigious awards 33 during the year - the J.R. Bansal Award for 06 18 DEEPALAYA IMPACT Continued Excellence, the award instituted by the New Delhi Institute of GOVT. SCHOOL SAMBHAV PROJECT Management, the Healthcare Leadership INTERVENTIONS Award for Outstanding Contributions to 34 A.J. Philip 19 OUR SUPPORTERS We began the year on an optimistic note and enhance the Quality of Medical Services Secretary & Chief Executive 07-08 CHILDREN’S HOME ended it on a gloomy one because of the and Healthcare Delivery given by ABP Deepalaya NON-FORMAL EDUCATION countrywide lockdown imposed by the News and the E-Challenge Award we 35 Prime Minister on March 23, 2020. As the received for our Tablab project. 20-21 fiscal year ended, we had no clue how long 09-10 DEEPALAYA the lockdown would continue and how it The greatest event of the year was, of TABLAB & CRM & HR CREDENTIALS would affect India’s economy, as also course, the celebrations of the 40th COMMUNITY LIBRARY Deepalaya's. Founders’ Day in which all the Founding Members and almost all the members of DEEPALAYA DEEPALAYA EDUCATION SCHOOL SCHOOL KALKAJI GUSBETHI Deepalaya has been working towards Education is what bringing equity and accessibility in remains after one has education, particularly the girl child. Be EXTENSION HARYANA it formal or non-formal education, this forgotten what one has been the guiding principle for us for the last 41 years. Deepalaya Senior Secondary School, Kalkaji Nuh district of Haryana has been listed in the aspirational has learned in school. Extension (DSKE) is an unaided school affiliated districts of the country by Niti Ayog. Located in the outskirts By Albert Einstein to CBSE. The school is located amidst a slum of Haryana, it is no wonder that this area is largely overlooked called Transit camp in Kalkaji Extension and by the rest of the world. Gusbethi is one such village in Mewat caters to the needs of students from urban poor with a very high illiteracy rate, where our school is located. FORMAL and middle class families. The school was started in 1998. We have seen a drastic 2 Education is important for eliminating The school aims to make its pupils better human change in education and literacy of the students over the last 3 poverty and illiteracy. With this vision, SCHOOL beings and contributing citizens of the country. two decades, be it in academics, sports and extracurricular our founders formed Deepalaya to make Value education is one of the most important activities. people self-reliant. Undoubtedly, EDUCATION components in all classes. During the year 2019- education is the most convincing way of 2020, the school had 1725 students including There has been a shift in people's thinking towards educating p r o m o t i n g s o c i a l c h a n g e a n d EDUCATION IS NOT THE 1070 boys and 655 girls. The school has children, particularly girls. In the academic year 2019-20, the strengthening growth in India. Yet, the Deepalaya has two well-functioning LEARNING FACTS BUT achieved 100 per cent results in the CBSE exams school had 1310 students with 553 girls and 753 boys. underprivileged are deprived of quality formal schools, namely Deepalaya THE PROCESS OF MIND for class Xth and Class XIIth during the education. School, Kalkaji Extension in Delhi and TO THINK. ~ ALBERT EINSTEIN academic year 2019-2020. As we did last year, we got recognition until class 10 from the Deepalaya School, Gusbethi (DSG) in Haryana School Education Board. All students enrolled in While education in urban areas has Haryana. The former caters to the class Xth have passed with Nine distinctions. progressed rapidly over the last few needs of underprivileged children of urban slums and surrounding areas. decades, there are still some villages students enrolled in both the schools are Many of them have migrated from where education is not given enough first generation learners. priority. People still believe in having a various states, such as UP, Bihar, Rajasthan, etc. And the latter caters to large number of children for having more ''To succeed in your mission, you must children living in villages in the most earning hands! have single-minded devotion to your 1,827 1,208 3,035 backward district of the country – goal.'' ~ Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Distt. Nuh. A large majority of the BOYS GIRLS STUDENTS DEEPALAYA DEEPALAYA EDUCATION SCHOOL SCHOOL KALKAJI GUSBETHI Deepalaya has been working towards Education is what bringing equity and accessibility in remains after one has education, particularly the girl child. Be EXTENSION HARYANA it formal or non-formal education, this forgotten what one has been the guiding principle for us for the last 41 years. Deepalaya Senior Secondary School, Kalkaji Nuh district of Haryana has been listed in the aspirational has learned in school. Extension (DSKE) is an unaided school affiliated districts of the country by Niti Ayog. Located in the outskirts By Albert Einstein to CBSE. The school is located amidst a slum of Haryana, it is no wonder that this area is largely overlooked called Transit camp in Kalkaji Extension and by the rest of the world. Gusbethi is one such village in Mewat caters to the needs of students from urban poor with a very high illiteracy rate, where our school is located. FORMAL and middle class families. The school was started in 1998. We have seen a drastic 2 Education is important for eliminating The school aims to make its pupils better human change in education and literacy of the students over the last 3 poverty and illiteracy. With this vision, SCHOOL beings and contributing citizens of the country. two decades, be it in academics, sports and extracurricular our founders formed Deepalaya to make Value education is one of the most important activities. people self-reliant. Undoubtedly, EDUCATION components in all classes. During the year 2019- education is the most convincing way of 2020, the school had 1725 students including There has been a shift in people's thinking towards educating p r o m o t i n g s o c i a l c h a n g e a n d EDUCATION IS NOT THE 1070 boys and 655 girls. The school has children, particularly girls. In the academic year 2019-20, the strengthening growth in India. Yet, the Deepalaya has two well-functioning LEARNING FACTS BUT achieved 100 per cent results in the CBSE exams school had 1310 students with 553 girls and 753 boys. underprivileged are deprived of quality formal schools, namely Deepalaya THE PROCESS OF MIND for class Xth and Class XIIth during the education. School, Kalkaji Extension in Delhi and TO THINK. ~ ALBERT EINSTEIN academic year 2019-2020. As we did last year, we got recognition until class 10 from the Deepalaya School, Gusbethi (DSG) in Haryana School Education Board. All students enrolled in While education in urban areas has Haryana. The former caters to the class Xth have passed with Nine distinctions. progressed rapidly over the last few needs of underprivileged children of urban slums and surrounding areas. decades, there are still some villages students enrolled in both the schools are Many of them have migrated from where education is not given enough first generation learners. priority. People still believe in having a various states, such as UP, Bihar, Rajasthan, etc. And the latter caters to large number of children for having more ''To succeed in your mission, you must children living in villages in the most earning hands! have single-minded devotion to your 1,827 1,208 3,035 backward district of the country – goal.'' ~ Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Distt. Nuh. A large majority of the BOYS GIRLS STUDENTS We might be familiar with the name THE STORY OF S h a h r u k h K h a n , t h e r e n o w n e d Novel Initiatives Bollywood hero. However, Deepalaya INFRASTRUCTURAL SHAHRUKH has its own star with the same name. DEVELOPMENT Shahrukh was enrolled in Deepalaya KHAN School, Gusbethi in the year 2010. PROJECT A wedding worth remembering During his school days, he loved participating in Inter - house debates and sports competitions. Nobody knew We have seen many a people celebrating During the month of September, that the boy who is actively participating their birthdays with our children at Shubhangi, a close friend of our almost all our projects. However, Executive Committee member, Ms. in extra-curricular activities will become Shubhangi and Regis Lanneau set a new Leena George's son Rohan visited a university topper in law some day. precedent for all those who wish to Deepalaya Learning Center, Sanjay marry. Unlike the traditional wedding colony to understand the work that After attending school, Shahrukh used ceremonies, where friends and relatives Deepalaya has been doing. Seeing is to help his father in the fields. He worked give shagun or gifts to the newly married believing. This is something that makes hard so that he can provide a bright couple, Shubhangi and Regis decided to us feel proud of. future to his family. When he secured contribute towards construction of 4 77% marks in Matriculation exam, it classrooms at Deepalaya School, The fundraiser could fetch a substantial 5 added wings to his dream of becoming a Gusbethi. They created a fundraiser and sum by March end. We wish Shubangi lawyer. For further studies Shahrukh urged their friends to donate to the and Regis a blissful life. May God bless took admission in Government Senior cause. It was not easy for the couple to the couple with eternal happiness. The Secondary School, Sohna. He passed choose Deepalaya. They did a lot of story of Shubangi and Regis will his senior secondary exams with first research on other NGOs. certainly inspire others to follow in their division and sought admission to footsteps. Sunrise University in Alwar, Rajasthan to pursue his career in law. He won a gold medal and made the entire faculty feel Considering the fact that we are short of proud. Shahrukh now practices in the space at Deepalaya School, Gusbethi, the Towards the fag end of the year, Delhi witnessed As a result, we started a project called 'Umang' in lower court at Nuh. school is being expanded. During the year Project the worst riots ever. This rendered thousands of North-East Delhi. The project helped in bringing ended 31st March, 2020, we have been able people roofless. Many of them lost all their around 100 children out of trauma and to complete the ground floor of the school belongings. As on March 5, 2020, 46 people were meaningfully engaging them in different activities. and have started construction on the first Umang killed in the riots. Since Deepalaya is an However, the project had to be stopped because of floor. Thanks to the generous support we organization working in Delhi, we thought it would the lockdown. got from Oriflame India, Tech Mahindra & be in the best interest of the organization and Stitching Didi'ism. The school can society that we start a project to take care of accommodate over 3000 children after it is children who had been badly affected by the riots. completely built. We might be familiar with the name THE STORY OF S h a h r u k h K h a n , t h e r e n o w n e d Novel Initiatives Bollywood hero. However, Deepalaya INFRASTRUCTURAL SHAHRUKH has its own star with the same name. DEVELOPMENT Shahrukh was enrolled in Deepalaya KHAN School, Gusbethi in the year 2010. PROJECT A wedding worth remembering During his school days, he loved participating in Inter - house debates and sports competitions. Nobody knew We have seen many a people celebrating During the month of September, that the boy who is actively participating their birthdays with our children at Shubhangi, a close friend of our almost all our projects. However, Executive Committee member, Ms. in extra-curricular activities will become Shubhangi and Regis Lanneau set a new Leena George's son Rohan visited a university topper in law some day. precedent for all those who wish to Deepalaya Learning Center, Sanjay marry. Unlike the traditional wedding colony to understand the work that After attending school, Shahrukh used ceremonies, where friends and relatives Deepalaya has been doing. Seeing is to help his father in the fields. He worked give shagun or gifts to the newly married believing. This is something that makes hard so that he can provide a bright couple, Shubhangi and Regis decided to us feel proud of. future to his family. When he secured contribute towards construction of 4 77% marks in Matriculation exam, it classrooms at Deepalaya School, The fundraiser could fetch a substantial 5 added wings to his dream of becoming a Gusbethi. They created a fundraiser and sum by March end. We wish Shubangi lawyer. For further studies Shahrukh urged their friends to donate to the and Regis a blissful life. May God bless took admission in Government Senior cause. It was not easy for the couple to the couple with eternal happiness. The Secondary School, Sohna. He passed choose Deepalaya. They did a lot of story of Shubangi and Regis will his senior secondary exams with first research on other NGOs. certainly inspire others to follow in their division and sought admission to footsteps. Sunrise University in Alwar, Rajasthan to pursue his career in law. He won a gold medal and made the entire faculty feel Considering the fact that we are short of proud. Shahrukh now practices in the space at Deepalaya School, Gusbethi, the Towards the fag end of the year, Delhi witnessed As a result, we started a project called 'Umang' in lower court at Nuh. school is being expanded. During the year Project the worst riots ever. This rendered thousands of North-East Delhi. The project helped in bringing ended 31st March, 2020, we have been able people roofless. Many of them lost all their around 100 children out of trauma and to complete the ground floor of the school belongings. As on March 5, 2020, 46 people were meaningfully engaging them in different activities. and have started construction on the first Umang killed in the riots. Since Deepalaya is an However, the project had to be stopped because of floor. Thanks to the generous support we organization working in Delhi, we thought it would the lockdown. got from Oriflame India, Tech Mahindra & be in the best interest of the organization and Stitching Didi'ism. The school can society that we start a project to take care of accommodate over 3000 children after it is children who had been badly affected by the riots. completely built. GOVERMENT D e e p a l a y a ' s s c h o o l q u a l i t y Project PARIVARTAN: In the state of NON FORMAL 1,314 2,227 enhancement programme is aimed at Punjab, we have been working with four 913 SCHOOL ENROLLED ENROLLED ENROLLED improving the number of enrollments in government schools with an aim to STUDENTS government schools, improving the support students who are weak in studies, EDUCATION BOYS GIRLS INTERVENTIONS quality of education by supporting the provide them life skills education and w e a k s t u d e n t s a n d t ra i n i n g o f equip the schools with basic infrastructure Deepalaya has been working closely government teachers. like toilets, science labs etc. The project, The Right to Education has provided free majority of the children attend school for education classes at our centers. We with the Governments of Uttar Pradesh being run in collaboration with Akzo Nobel, access to education for children falling in availing of mid-day meals instead of thank our patrons namely Essel Social and Punjab and also the South Delhi Project STEADY: We have been working is rightly named as Project PARIVARTAN the age group of 4 to 14 years of age. The education. Our learning centers aim at Welfare Foundation, Amway, Mentor Municipal Corporation. It has been in two government schools of Uttar government figures do suggest an bridging this gap. The out of school graphics, Le Passage travel to India, observed that more and more people are Pradesh in collaboration with Asian DEEPALAYA SQEP Project: This project is increase in the enrollment rate. However, children are first identified and enrolled in Ambercombie & Kent, Adroit Financial taking admission in private schools, Paints Limited. The project also aims at being run in collaboration with the if a survey is done in the government b r i d g e c o u r s e s a n d t h e r e a f t e r Services, Western Union, Infogain India, even if the parents are not in a position to creating awareness amongst girls on Education Alliance and CAF India with schools, urban slums and rural areas, we mainstreamed to the government ATS greens, Idemia and our individual afford the kind of fees the schools are menstrual hygiene, child safety and similar objectives. can see hundreds of thousands of schools. sponsors for supporting us in bridging charging. The main reason has been o t h e r c o m m u n i t y e n g a g e m e n t children who are either out of school or this gap. lack of quality education in government activities. drop out due to several reasons, mainly To ensure that the kids do not drop out, schools. due to migration and child labour. A large they are motivated to attend remedial 6 7

Seventeen year-old Sajda has been living parents also came under the influence of PROJECT STEADY SQEP PROJECT PROJECT with her family in Noida for the last 22 years. some of their neighbors, whose children PARIVARTAN Her father migrated from Saharsa, Bihar in were studying at Deepalaya Learning EDUCATION IN FOUR SCHOOLS search of bread and butter for his family. He Centre before hand. Finally Sajda got 135 REMEDIAL EDUCATION works as a driver in a company with a enrolled at our center in 2017. 1,052 ENROLLED IN THREE SCHOOLS montly salary of Rs 7000. Sajda has four Parents GIRLS siblings and each of them is studying in a At the time of admission she was barely enagagement government school. able to read and write Hindi and English activities 67 GIRLS Alphabets properly. She could do small sum During the survey of Sec-8 to identify the out of addition and subtraction and two digit 167 Interesting thing is that the parents who 126 BOYS of school children, our staff identified her multiplication. But she was sharp minded. 860 GIRLS wanted to teach only Urdu and Arabi to 2,062 ENROLLED and motivated her parents to send her to our She grasped the things very quickly and was their daughter now want her to achieve her 185 BOYS Girls attended BOYS learning centre. Her parents wanted to mainstreamed to VIth standard. She has LIFE SKILLS SESSIONS TO dream of becoming a teacher. Menstrual Hygiene teach her only Urdu and Arabic and never obtained good marks in class 9th and is 1,045 STUDENTS Sessions 3,805 CHILDREN 302 STUDENTS wanted her to enroll in a formal school. now in Class 10th. However, the counseling worked. Her GOVERMENT D e e p a l a y a ' s s c h o o l q u a l i t y Project PARIVARTAN: In the state of NON FORMAL 1,314 2,227 enhancement programme is aimed at Punjab, we have been working with four 913 SCHOOL ENROLLED ENROLLED ENROLLED improving the number of enrollments in government schools with an aim to STUDENTS government schools, improving the support students who are weak in studies, EDUCATION BOYS GIRLS INTERVENTIONS quality of education by supporting the provide them life skills education and w e a k s t u d e n t s a n d t ra i n i n g o f equip the schools with basic infrastructure Deepalaya has been working closely government teachers. like toilets, science labs etc. The project, The Right to Education has provided free majority of the children attend school for education classes at our centers. We with the Governments of Uttar Pradesh being run in collaboration with Akzo Nobel, access to education for children falling in availing of mid-day meals instead of thank our patrons namely Essel Social and Punjab and also the South Delhi Project STEADY: We have been working is rightly named as Project PARIVARTAN the age group of 4 to 14 years of age. The education. Our learning centers aim at Welfare Foundation, Amway, Mentor Municipal Corporation. It has been in two government schools of Uttar government figures do suggest an bridging this gap. The out of school graphics, Le Passage travel to India, observed that more and more people are Pradesh in collaboration with Asian DEEPALAYA SQEP Project: This project is increase in the enrollment rate. However, children are first identified and enrolled in Ambercombie & Kent, Adroit Financial taking admission in private schools, Paints Limited. The project also aims at being run in collaboration with the if a survey is done in the government b r i d g e c o u r s e s a n d t h e r e a f t e r Services, Western Union, Infogain India, even if the parents are not in a position to creating awareness amongst girls on Education Alliance and CAF India with schools, urban slums and rural areas, we mainstreamed to the government ATS greens, Idemia and our individual afford the kind of fees the schools are menstrual hygiene, child safety and similar objectives. can see hundreds of thousands of schools. sponsors for supporting us in bridging charging. The main reason has been o t h e r c o m m u n i t y e n g a g e m e n t children who are either out of school or this gap. lack of quality education in government activities. drop out due to several reasons, mainly To ensure that the kids do not drop out, schools. due to migration and child labour. A large they are motivated to attend remedial 6 7

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They are learning that every made her confident. Not only this, she and has started teaching Urdu to other 24-year-olds in the first quarter of rightly called “Project Hope”. 87 108 107 question posed by a book is capable of picked up the ability to read and library members including the librarian. 2019 — it was 37.9 per cent among eliciting powerful flight of imagination. 10 comprehend in English as evident from She says she took the responsibility on the urban lot, according to the Centre 11 Not only this, the exciting gift that they the number of books she borrowed. She her own volition. for monitoring Indian economy Sanjay Colony Gole Kuan gift after reading a particular number of is a good storyteller, dancer, good in (CMIE). b o o k s , c a l l e d “ t h e h o n o u r r o l l acting as well as arts and craft. 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We have partnered with the NIIT Foundation 372 Members for Software Courses, which basically equips students to become effective 420 data entry operators, web designers etc. The curriculum is in line with 372 420 792 3,490 industry standards and complies with Total Enrollments Male Library the NSQF established by the National Male Female Members Students Students These libraries have more than 20,000 Enrolments in VTCs titles resourced from different sources Sahin’s tete-e-tete VOCATIONAL TRAINING with 6,511 members. We have a strong team of volunteers with one librarian with books No. of Males No. of Females each. These volunteers conduct read- Total aloud sessions, not just to promote It is estimated that a minimum of Skill Development Corporation reading but also to instigate their eight million new job seekers enter (NSDC). thinking process. Young or old, everyone the jobs market every year. However, 149 A resident of Gole Kuan, Sahin joined our firm nearby. And they hail from a village 88 83 can come to the library, borrow a book community library project during August Kumawer in District Itawa of Eastern the numbers of jobs that are created Not only this, towards the last 61 43 40 and read over a period of 7 days. These 2018 when the library was in its nascent Uttar Pradesh. are much less. Unemployment rate quarter of the year, we established libraries have an innovative curriculum stage. She was barely able to read has been at its highest during the last four more vocational training for strengthening reading fluency and English and was not fluent in Hindi as Books made a huge difference in her life 45 years during the financial year. The centers with a view to promoting Patel Garden Vikas Vihar even writing capacities of children and well. The Read aloud session, reading and her family. Her mother is also Indian youth has become the first entrepreneurship amongst women. youth. The unique collection of picture fluency workshops, Art and craft interested in listening to stories from casualty, with the unemployment rate This project has been established 247 books for children creates a lot of 215 session and co-curricular activities her. She aspires to become a teacher reaching 34 per cent among the 20- with the help of Amway India and is 160 excitement. They are learning that every made her confident. Not only this, she and has started teaching Urdu to other 24-year-olds in the first quarter of rightly called “Project Hope”. 87 108 107 question posed by a book is capable of picked up the ability to read and library members including the librarian. 2019 — it was 37.9 per cent among eliciting powerful flight of imagination. 10 comprehend in English as evident from She says she took the responsibility on the urban lot, according to the Centre 11 Not only this, the exciting gift that they the number of books she borrowed. She her own volition. for monitoring Indian economy Sanjay Colony Gole Kuan gift after reading a particular number of is a good storyteller, dancer, good in (CMIE). b o o k s , c a l l e d “ t h e h o n o u r r o l l acting as well as arts and craft. Sahin sees herself attending the library programme”, adds an element of pride, regularly till she finishes her school and With a view to promote employability instigating to quickly climb up to the 100- 60 60 Sahin has a family of 5 members and hopes to learn a lot of other things in the amongst the youth, Deepalaya has 38 38 Book club. she is the eldest of two siblings. Her upcoming years. been running four vocational training father is working as a peon in a private centers in Delhi. These centers have Janakpuri Sanjay Colony been essentially training youth on Project Hope Project Hope 3,021 marketable skills and also helping Female Library them in finding suitable jobs. We have partnered with the NIIT Foundation 372 Members for Software Courses, which basically equips students to become effective 420 data entry operators, web designers etc. The curriculum is in line with 372 420 792 3,490 industry standards and complies with Total Enrollments Male Library the NSQF established by the National Male Female Members Students Students Mahesh’s journey to cyber world SCHOLARSHIP Twenty one year-old Mahesh stays in students underwent another round of Tehkhand. He enrolled in Deepalaya's training for three months after which Vocational Training Centre at only two candidates qualified for an Higher education and professional courses are Golekuan where he completed Basic internship of three months. crucial for the overall growth of students. also were hospitalized due to a chronic which was mandatory, to enroll for B.Sc Computer, Data Entry, Web- Designing Deepalaya has funded many in the field of school illness. Considering the kind of crisis, in Nursing. After completing her B.Sc, and DTP courses. After completion of internship, education, thanks to our donors and sponsors. the family was going through, Deepalaya she joined holy family college as a Nurse Mahesh was absorbed by Nuclay Nonetheless, one problem that we have always took care of her education. and registered with the Delhi Nursing Mahesh has been a quick learner and Software and now works as a faced was a shortage of resources to sustain Council. At every stage of life, she kept a focused student. We could sense Software Developer. He has no words higher education. We believe that money should Chandni was a brilliant student and was on learning and joined M.Sc Nursing the zeal he had for helping his father, a to thank both Deepalaya and Nuclay. not serve as a hindrance to those who have the Chandni - spreading very active in all co-curricular activities. from Jamia Hamdard University. desire to dream big. driver and the only earning member of A hard working and sincere girl, she Chandni feels proud as her first light amidst crisis the family. passed class 12th in 2006 with flying research paper has been recently Over the last 13 years, our Merit cum Means colours. With the help of Shinnyo En published in the coveted “International Loans Scholarship Program has assisted When Mahesh was studying in our Chandni's father migrated from Gujarat Japan, she was enrolled in SOS Nursing Journal of Nursing & Midwifery students from economically disadvantaged Computer Centre, he didn't know what to Delhi in early 90s mainly to have an College for ANM course. In 2008 she Research”. Chandni now wants to 12 sections to pursue higher education through 13 he wanted to be. Gradually he started independent business. Initially completed her ANM course and was complete her PhD in the near future. developing interests in computers courses such as MBBS, B.Tech, B.Ed, B. Pharm, everything was going on smoothly till the offered a job in the Deepalaya School, and as time passed he decided to B B A , M B A , a n d s o o n . N o t o n l y t h i s , government announced sealing of Kalkaji Extension. However, her quest become a Software Engineer with philanthropists like Mr. Jyoti Sagar and industrial units in the city. The entire for learning never came to an end. coding. organisations like Shinnyo En Japan have been family - five children, father and mother -- supporting our alumni in achieving their dreams. suddenly found themselves in severe She got a life-time opportunity to visit Deepalaya collaborated with Nuclay financial crisis. As if it was not enough, the US under CCIP and got admission in Software Solutions in Gurgaon. The Without their generous support, it would have Chandni's mother was admitted to Gadsden state community college, USA. company proposed to train some of been difficult for us to achieve our vision of hospital with intestinal infection. With She was awarded by the then US our students on coding. During the making people self-reliant. no option left, her father thought of President Mr. Barack Obama for doing process, they conducted extensive enrolling his children in government volunteer services. After clearing her interviews with the students. In the school. However, her father came to phlebotomy license exam, she came first round of selection a total of 15 know about Deepalaya School at Kalkaji back to India in 2011 and joined candidates were shortlisted from two Extension, where she was enrolled with Kendriya Vidyalaya ,Tughlakabad on different locations -- Sanjay Colony her younger brother in Class 4. contract basis. and Gole Kuan. The next round further pruned the batch to six and then to However, the issues the family faced Simultaneously, she again appeared for four after initial training. These four had no end. Her elder brother and father 12th from NIOS with Science stream, Mahesh’s journey to cyber world SCHOLARSHIP Twenty one year-old Mahesh stays in students underwent another round of Tehkhand. He enrolled in Deepalaya's training for three months after which Vocational Training Centre at only two candidates qualified for an Higher education and professional courses are Golekuan where he completed Basic internship of three months. crucial for the overall growth of students. also were hospitalized due to a chronic which was mandatory, to enroll for B.Sc Computer, Data Entry, Web- Designing Deepalaya has funded many in the field of school illness. Considering the kind of crisis, in Nursing. After completing her B.Sc, and DTP courses. After completion of internship, education, thanks to our donors and sponsors. the family was going through, Deepalaya she joined holy family college as a Nurse Mahesh was absorbed by Nuclay Nonetheless, one problem that we have always took care of her education. and registered with the Delhi Nursing Mahesh has been a quick learner and Software and now works as a faced was a shortage of resources to sustain Council. At every stage of life, she kept a focused student. We could sense Software Developer. He has no words higher education. We believe that money should Chandni was a brilliant student and was on learning and joined M.Sc Nursing the zeal he had for helping his father, a to thank both Deepalaya and Nuclay. not serve as a hindrance to those who have the Chandni - spreading very active in all co-curricular activities. from Jamia Hamdard University. desire to dream big. driver and the only earning member of A hard working and sincere girl, she Chandni feels proud as her first light amidst crisis the family. passed class 12th in 2006 with flying research paper has been recently Over the last 13 years, our Merit cum Means colours. With the help of Shinnyo En published in the coveted “International Loans Scholarship Program has assisted When Mahesh was studying in our Chandni's father migrated from Gujarat Japan, she was enrolled in SOS Nursing Journal of Nursing & Midwifery students from economically disadvantaged Computer Centre, he didn't know what to Delhi in early 90s mainly to have an College for ANM course. In 2008 she Research”. Chandni now wants to 12 sections to pursue higher education through 13 he wanted to be. Gradually he started independent business. Initially completed her ANM course and was complete her PhD in the near future. developing interests in computers courses such as MBBS, B.Tech, B.Ed, B. Pharm, everything was going on smoothly till the offered a job in the Deepalaya School, and as time passed he decided to B B A , M B A , a n d s o o n . N o t o n l y t h i s , government announced sealing of Kalkaji Extension. However, her quest become a Software Engineer with philanthropists like Mr. Jyoti Sagar and industrial units in the city. The entire for learning never came to an end. coding. organisations like Shinnyo En Japan have been family - five children, father and mother -- supporting our alumni in achieving their dreams. suddenly found themselves in severe She got a life-time opportunity to visit Deepalaya collaborated with Nuclay financial crisis. As if it was not enough, the US under CCIP and got admission in Software Solutions in Gurgaon. The Without their generous support, it would have Chandni's mother was admitted to Gadsden state community college, USA. company proposed to train some of been difficult for us to achieve our vision of hospital with intestinal infection. With She was awarded by the then US our students on coding. During the making people self-reliant. no option left, her father thought of President Mr. Barack Obama for doing process, they conducted extensive enrolling his children in government volunteer services. After clearing her interviews with the students. In the school. However, her father came to phlebotomy license exam, she came first round of selection a total of 15 know about Deepalaya School at Kalkaji back to India in 2011 and joined candidates were shortlisted from two Extension, where she was enrolled with Kendriya Vidyalaya ,Tughlakabad on different locations -- Sanjay Colony her younger brother in Class 4. contract basis. and Gole Kuan. The next round further pruned the batch to six and then to However, the issues the family faced Simultaneously, she again appeared for four after initial training. These four had no end. Her elder brother and father 12th from NIOS with Science stream, One Sheet Summary of Deepalaya SHG, Micro Finance Livelihood Programme as on 31st March 2020

GENDER EQUALITY Sl. No Particulars Tauru Pataudi Almora Farukh Nagar Bawal Sohna Nuh Delhi Total

SHG FORMATION -

1 Total SHGs formed during the Year 6 15 5 12 5 33 - 3 79

“It is time that we all see gender as a spectrum instead of two SANGEETA’S 2 Total number of newly joined members during the Year 221 185 53 135 12 354 - 31 991

sets of opposing ideals.” ~ Emma Watson a) Male ------STORY OF b) Female 221 185 53 135 12 354 - 31 991 EMPOWERMENT Women Empowerment – 3 Total SHGs formed as on 31-03-20 236 336 305 16 178 268 77 200 1,616

establishing micro-enterprises. We have also done a lot of trainings month from the wages her husband got. It was 9 Total amount of loans given out from SHG savings up to 31-03-20 4,80,16,800 8,03,46,200 9,27,08,317 65,000 2,39,09,165 2,58,89,980 1,27,15,340 2,45,45,935 30,81,96,737 Over the last more than 20 years, the on financial inclusion, development difficult but gradually they became used to it. 10 Amount recovered by SHGs from its own loans during the Year 31,63,650 8,12,800 1,57,19,805 30,000 13,14,450 53,62,200 3,37,000 9,55,150 2,76,95,055 programme has made women of micro enterprises, accounts, Total amount recovered by SHGs from its own loans up to 31-03- independent and aware of their book keeping etc. also. 11 20 3,09,05,305 5,96,02,200 8,21,81,932 30,000 1,70,24,110 2,09,52,945 1,18,30,840 2,57,13,527 24,82,40,859 After participating in the capacity building training rights. In collaboration with Dewan and micro enterprise development programme DEEPALAYA / DEEWAN MICRO FINANCE & LIVELIHOOD PROG - - - -

conducted by Deepalaya with the help of NABARD, 12 Total Loan disbursed from Deewan Foundation Grants 67,00,000 49,00,000 42,25,000 33,50,000 22,50,000 10,00,000 34,50,000 2,58,75,000

she decided to start her business. She took a micro- 13 Total amount of loans disbursed from Deepalaya during the Year 14,00,000 ------14,00,000

loan two times for setting up a “Beauty parlor”. Her 14 Total amount of loans disbursed by Deepalaya up to 31-03-20 3,76,50,000 4,58,50,000 2,07,80,000 1,98,50,000 1,04,00,000 1,07,50,000 1,58,15,000 16,10,95,000 husband also started helping her in the business by procuring material, etc. 15 Total Principal recovered from SHGs during the Year 17,63,800 10,67,000 4,28,500 11,30,140 9,500 1,01,000 1,22,500 46,22,440

16 Total Principal recovered from SHGs till 31-03-20 3,51,70,650 4,46,37,200 2,05,24,300 1,79,94,243 93,98,100 99,26,500 1,42,71,353 15,19,22,346

The family used to struggle for meeting the education 17 Total Principal outstanding to Deepalaya as on 31-03-20 24,79,350 12,12,800 2,55,700 18,55,757 10,01,900 8,23,500 15,43,647 91,72,654

expenses of children. They are now studying in a 18 Total number of enterprises started during the Year 42 ------42

renowned school in the area. Sangeeta has become 19 Total number of enterprises started with Deepalaya Funds 2,220 2,089 1,095 1,340 599 258 810 8,411 self-dependent and is also guiding other women of the village. She not only learnt how to earn but gained BANK LINKAGE FOR LIVELIHOOD PROG ------

a lot of confidence and self-respect. 20 Total loan facilitated from banks during the Year - 5,00,000 - - 54,58,000 - - 59,58,000

21 Total amount of loans facilitated up to 31-03-20 2,08,10,000 2,71,35,000 62,20,600 3,50,000 1,22,88,000 26,11,000 1,83,90,000 8,78,04,600 One Sheet Summary of Deepalaya SHG, Micro Finance Livelihood Programme as on 31st March 2020

GENDER EQUALITY Sl. No Particulars Tauru Pataudi Almora Farukh Nagar Bawal Sohna Nuh Delhi Total

SHG FORMATION -

1 Total SHGs formed during the Year 6 15 5 12 5 33 - 3 79

“It is time that we all see gender as a spectrum instead of two SANGEETA’S 2 Total number of newly joined members during the Year 221 185 53 135 12 354 - 31 991 sets of opposing ideals.” ~ Emma Watson a) Male ------STORY OF b) Female 221 185 53 135 12 354 - 31 991 EMPOWERMENT Women Empowerment – 3 Total SHGs formed as on 31-03-20 236 336 305 16 178 268 77 200 1,616

Deepalaya Self Help Group Programme 4 Total number of members 2,889 4,217 2,860 180 2,276 3,296 890 2,221 18,829 Sangeeta has been staying in Bawal, district Rewari, a) Male 2 304 86 - 35 - 40 189 656 in Haryana. Until a few years back, it was an uphill Self help groups have played a Foundation, Mewat Development task for her and her husband, who is a daily wage b) Female 2,887 3,913 2,774 180 2,241 3,296 850 2,032 18,173 significant role in alleviation of A g e n c y a n d N A B A R D , t h e worker, to make both ends meet. With two children 5 Total number of SHGs defunct or broken as on 31-03-2020 136 135 35 2 94 110 38 186 736 poverty and rural development. programme has impacted the lives and other financial liabilities, her husband's wages SHG SAVINGS - - These small groups not only of more than 18,000 women in were not enough. During April 2015, Sangeeta came 6 Savings made by all SHGs during the Current Year 17,63,500 23,81,000 46,42,750 1,85,100 9,21,000 43,93,800 5,34,200 5,22,500 1,53,43,850 inculcate the habit of savings but urban slums and rural areas of to know about Deepalaya's SHG programme. After a l s o o p e n a v e n u e s l i k e Delhi, Haryana & Uttarakhand. 7 Total savings made by all SHGs up to 31-03-20 1,89,38,000 3,28,28,600 2,94,53,415 1,85,100 1,50,94,500 1,93,94,200 79,75,900 1,71,65,400 14,10,35,115 listening to the stories of other women, she also 14 microfinance, credit linkages for joined a Self help group and started saving Rs. 100 a 8 Loans given out from SHG savings during the Year 33,30,000 55,29,500 1,29,82,800 65,000 16,46,290 50,31,100 3,20,000 8,33,600 2,97,38,290 15 establishing micro-enterprises. We have also done a lot of trainings month from the wages her husband got. It was 9 Total amount of loans given out from SHG savings up to 31-03-20 4,80,16,800 8,03,46,200 9,27,08,317 65,000 2,39,09,165 2,58,89,980 1,27,15,340 2,45,45,935 30,81,96,737 Over the last more than 20 years, the on financial inclusion, development difficult but gradually they became used to it. 10 Amount recovered by SHGs from its own loans during the Year 31,63,650 8,12,800 1,57,19,805 30,000 13,14,450 53,62,200 3,37,000 9,55,150 2,76,95,055 programme has made women of micro enterprises, accounts, Total amount recovered by SHGs from its own loans up to 31-03- independent and aware of their book keeping etc. also. 11 20 3,09,05,305 5,96,02,200 8,21,81,932 30,000 1,70,24,110 2,09,52,945 1,18,30,840 2,57,13,527 24,82,40,859 After participating in the capacity building training rights. In collaboration with Dewan and micro enterprise development programme DEEPALAYA / DEEWAN MICRO FINANCE & LIVELIHOOD PROG - - - - conducted by Deepalaya with the help of NABARD, 12 Total Loan disbursed from Deewan Foundation Grants 67,00,000 49,00,000 42,25,000 33,50,000 22,50,000 10,00,000 34,50,000 2,58,75,000 she decided to start her business. She took a micro- 13 Total amount of loans disbursed from Deepalaya during the Year 14,00,000 ------14,00,000 loan two times for setting up a “Beauty parlor”. Her 14 Total amount of loans disbursed by Deepalaya up to 31-03-20 3,76,50,000 4,58,50,000 2,07,80,000 1,98,50,000 1,04,00,000 1,07,50,000 1,58,15,000 16,10,95,000 husband also started helping her in the business by procuring material, etc. 15 Total Principal recovered from SHGs during the Year 17,63,800 10,67,000 4,28,500 11,30,140 9,500 1,01,000 1,22,500 46,22,440

16 Total Principal recovered from SHGs till 31-03-20 3,51,70,650 4,46,37,200 2,05,24,300 1,79,94,243 93,98,100 99,26,500 1,42,71,353 15,19,22,346

The family used to struggle for meeting the education 17 Total Principal outstanding to Deepalaya as on 31-03-20 24,79,350 12,12,800 2,55,700 18,55,757 10,01,900 8,23,500 15,43,647 91,72,654 expenses of children. They are now studying in a 18 Total number of enterprises started during the Year 42 ------42 renowned school in the area. Sangeeta has become 19 Total number of enterprises started with Deepalaya Funds 2,220 2,089 1,095 1,340 599 258 810 8,411 self-dependent and is also guiding other women of the village. She not only learnt how to earn but gained BANK LINKAGE FOR LIVELIHOOD PROG ------a lot of confidence and self-respect. 20 Total loan facilitated from banks during the Year - 5,00,000 - - 54,58,000 - - 59,58,000

21 Total amount of loans facilitated up to 31-03-20 2,08,10,000 2,71,35,000 62,20,600 3,50,000 1,22,88,000 26,11,000 1,83,90,000 8,78,04,600 HEALTHCARE Shanti Devi

Sixty-year-old Shanti Devi comes from Vision centre to AIIMS New Delhi. The a remote village Kirori. She was health worker also advised her to If you have health, you probably will be happy, and if you have Mega Health suffering from eye cataract problems maintain cleanliness and hygiene. He health and happiness, you have all the wealth you need, even Camps In Collaboration in both eyes for the last two years. Her also explained simple tips for eye care if it is not all you want. ~ Elbert Hubbard husband is 65 year old and gets only and insisted on regular use of with Fluor Daniel India Rs. 1500 monthly as old age pension. spectacles. Shanti Devi also gets the same Health is not everything but everything cataract surgeries at AIIMS. These During the year, we collaborated with Fluor i n c o m e f r o m t h e H a r y a n a After the surgery, Shanti Devi could else is nothing without health. Deepalaya patients are transported to AIIMS on a Daniel India for providing general health government. She has three sons but see well and do her daily chores. One has been working in community health for pre-decided date in the next week for care, pediatric care, gynecological care she is living separately with her day she comes to the vision centre for m o r e t h a n t w o d e c a d e s . B e i t their surgery. The project helps people and eye care in remote villages of Gurgaon husband. thanking us for the free treatment and immunization, reproductive and child with ref ra ctio n, d istr ib u tio n o f District at one place. The organization not good care which she got. Now she is health, menstrual health or general care, medicines, spectacles and recognition only suppor ted the mega camps One day our health team visited their encouraging other cataract and eye we ensure that people stay healthy even in of cataract patients and their free financially but also roped in their house and informed them about the patients for treatments and surgery. the most backward regions like Mewat. surgery at AIIMS. 16 employees as volunteers. The team of free eye check up and treatment at 17 Our collaboration with the government volunteers alongwith our staff took care of Honda Deepalaya vision centre at agencies and now corporate partners has This year, the initiative went beyond the around 500 people in each camp. Gusbethi, Tauru, District Nuh. First she helped us in reaching out to more and vision centers. This project helped 3,502 hesitated to come. The health worker more people. students studying in government explained about the importance of eye schools in getting their eyes screened. General Health care, cataract problems etc. Finally With a focus on research and to find the she came to the clinic. Vision Centres prevalence of Glaucoma in rural areas & urban slums, a research wing was setup We conducted quarterly health camps With the help of Deepalaya Honda Vision with the help of Max Smart Hopsital in She was diagnosed by an Eye in Pataudi in Haryana and Sanjay Colony specialist from AIIMS at our vision Centre & Vision for All, we have in Delhi. The patients who were Saket and even cancer screening camps established five vision centers in (Three) with the help of Cansupport & AIIMS. Our centre. The doctor told her that she is identified with cataract were given the having cataract in her eyes. He also Delhi and (two) Haryana. The services are benefit of free surgeries and also free activities at our health clinic at Sanjay being provided in collaboration with R P Colony also provided facilities like explained how surgery will be spectacles for those suffering from conducted at AIIMS New Delhi and Eye centre, AIIMS. A team of doctors from refractive error. immunization, vaccine administration to AIIMS visit each vision center every week children and pregnant women in Deepalaya Honda Vision Centre will for refraction, identification of patients collaboration with the government bear all expenses for her surgery and suffereing from cataract, establish 65,116 dispensary and South Delhi Municipal she will be given conveyance from referrals and help them in getting free HEALTHCARE Corporation. BENEFICIARIES HEALTHCARE Shanti Devi

Deepalaya Children's Home was started The main aims of establishing the “I do not have a disability, I have a gift! Others may see in 2000, with the goal of providing a Children’s Home were: it as a disability, but I see it as a challenge. This Brijesh – a source of healthy, family environment for at-risk • Provision of increased opportunities challenge is a gift because I have to become stronger children. The home was then registered for orphans and vulnerable children inspiration for many under the criminal justice system (Care by giving access to education and to get around it, and smaller to figure out how to use it; and protection for children) Act 2000. vocational training others should be so lucky.” ~ Shane E. Bryan Brijesh is hearing and speech impaired The project, which began with only 19 • To provide Home-like environment and had never imagined that he would children has impacted the lives of more to the inmates ever go to school until our staff identified than 1500 children till now. The children • To cultivate ethics and values so are from varying backgrounds and have that children become good citizens. Sambhav Project works on rehabilitation of children with Special Needs and enrolled him in the project in the year been rescued from the streets and • Regular Counseling Sessions through provision of specialized services. We strongly believe that differently 2001. public places like railway stations. • Quarterly Health Check-ups abled children can lead a normal life if they have effective access to services • Yoga and Sports training like early identification, intervention, education. The project mainly takes care Considering the improvement during We have separate homes for both boys • Rehabilitation and support to 18 of children with various disabilities like Intellectual Disability, Cerebral Palsy, special education classes and speech 19 and girls at village Gusbethi and provide children for higher education and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Down syndrome, Autism, Hearing t h e r a p y s e s s i o n s , B r a j e s h w a s c h i l d r e n w i t h a s a f e , h o m e l y leading to self-reliance and Speech Impaired, Muscular Dystrophy and other physical impairments. mainstreamed in a government school in atmosphere, ensuring that their basic We follow unconventional methodologies to encourage every child to create 2012. Even after enrolment in the needs are met. They are given sufficient his or her own identity by knowledge and learning. Exercises and Yoga are the government school, he continued to visit chances of completing their education integral part of curriculum which is followed on a daily basis. the project for additional support. And our staff too followed up with the school for and being self-dependent.

his academic and rehabilitative growth. The project during this reporting year had 113 centre-based beneficiaries and

26 home-based beneficiaries. It is functioning in two shifts and the entire He participated in all center-related strength is divided into 8 sections. activities and even represented Deepalaya in the Special Olympics Bharat 1,600+ Deepalaya stresses on holistic development aimed at rehabilitating and games skiing at Alpine (USA) where he mainstreaming them into general society. We help children perform their daily won silver medal. Deepalaya too IMPACTED routine, from sitting, to standing, to wearing clothes, and more. They are also supported him in acquiring new skills. provided help in learning alphabets, reading, and writing, recognizing, Brajesh visited the center and expressed LIVES OF comprehending and responding to communication. The project focuses on a his gratitude towards Deepalaya. Not only child to child approach; participation by children is the central factor. this, he also got a job in Big Bazaar. CHILDREN From the street to philanthropy groups; the financial resources from these agencies have FIVE NOTABLE CONTRIBUTION a steel Industry CRM & HR helped us thrive for a long period, even before the ides of CSR came into the ASIAN PAINTS LTD. ORIFLAME INDIA picture. 1 4 PRIVATE LIMITED Shankar's family shifted to COMMUNICATION communication to the sponsor parents Delhi in search of a job. His about the academic progress of the 69,95,652 father started work as a sponsored children; this creates a long- DIRECT MAILING/ 50,10,000 & RESOURCE STITCHING DIDI’SM driver and mother was lasting impact. This year, we were able to INDIVIDUAL DONATIONS w o r k i n g a s a m a i d 2 AT&T COMMUNICATION MOBILISATION raise Rs. 67.26 lakh through our child SERVICES INDIA PVT. LTD. servant. His life had gone sponsorship programme. While a major share of our funds are 67,40,896 5 from bad to worse. His DEPARTMENT raised through corporates or funding dear father passed away when he was barely LAJ JAGDISH FOUNDATION DONATIONS FROM SHOPS agencies, every individual donation is 50,10,000 four. He also lost his mother after some The communication and Resource important to us, and so is every donor 3 time. Shankar and his siblings were forced to 60,53,684 Mobilization Department is responsible Just as tiny droplets add to the ocean, who responds to our appeals such as leave the small room that they were staying for planning, developing and managing donation boxes helped us in generating newsletters, mailers, e-mailers, annual in. They were living in a very bad condition on the grant base and other resource additional revenues. During FY-2019-20, reports, etc. During the year under footpath but his life changed when he came platforms of our organization. It is we had 525 boxes installed in different review, we received Rs. 12.24 lakh in contact with Deepalaya during May, 2004. 20 entrusted with the crucial responsibility shops, malls, clinics and so on. In all, through individual donation and general 21 At that time he was only 5 years old. He was of devising strategies for marketing, these small piggy banks helped us add donation of Rs. 38.78 lakh. Male staff Female Staff referred to us by one of our associates. It communication and fundraising was a turning point in his life. He was very Rs. 8,43,921 to our kitty. activities of Deepalaya. Apart from Salary slabs Part Full Total Part Full Total Grand sharp minded from the beginning and got FOREIGN FUNDING TO raising resources, the department keeps Time Time Ti me Ti me Tota l first division every year. He cleared his class the donors engaged and well- informed CORPORATE GRANTS AND INDIAN FUNDING 10th and 12th with good marks. Less than 5000 2 2 4 4 6 about the progress made by Deepalaya. FUNDING AGENCIES The percentage of foreign funding and 5,000 - 10,000 14 14 21 21 35 “All I got at Deepalaya was love, compassion, Indian funding in the current financial encouragement, confidence and education. The Companies Act 2013 mandated year was 15% and 85% respectively. 10,000 - 25,000 65 65 1 116 117 182 firms to spend at least 2% of their annual I saw a dream in my life, I hope it is coming WAYS AND MEANS OF 25,000- 50,000 36 36 46 46 82 true,” says Shankar. profits towards Corporate Social Highest Paid Employee RAISING FUNDS Responsibility. Over the last few years, 50,000 - 1,00,000 9 9 11 11 20 He just completed his diploma in we have partnered with some renowned Executive Director, HRC. CHILD SPONSORSHIP Greater Than 1,00,000 0 Mechanical engineering from the Govt companies in the corporate sector and Rs. 94,827/- Collage Manesar and got placement in helped them achieve their CSR goals. Grand Total 16 110 126 26 173 199 325 Child sponsorship establishes a one-on- Lowest Paid Employee (Full Time) Jindal Stainless Steel Limited. Now he one relationship between the sponsor Last year, we raised Rs. 5.33 crore wishes to support others and give back to Teacher (Ad-hoc), DSG, Gusbethi and a specific child beneficiary. We through the CSR funds of various society. Rs.10,000/- DEEPALAYA EMPLOYEES SALARY BREAKDOWN s e n d o u t re g u l a r a n d f re q u e n t companies. Funding agencies consist of trusts, foundations, and other From the street to philanthropy groups; the financial resources from these agencies have FIVE NOTABLE CONTRIBUTION a steel Industry CRM & HR helped us thrive for a long period, even before the ides of CSR came into the ASIAN PAINTS LTD. ORIFLAME INDIA picture. 1 4 PRIVATE LIMITED Shankar's family shifted to COMMUNICATION communication to the sponsor parents Delhi in search of a job. His about the academic progress of the 69,95,652 father started work as a sponsored children; this creates a long- DIRECT MAILING/ 50,10,000 & RESOURCE STITCHING DIDI’SM driver and mother was lasting impact. This year, we were able to INDIVIDUAL DONATIONS w o r k i n g a s a m a i d 2 AT&T COMMUNICATION MOBILISATION raise Rs. 67.26 lakh through our child SERVICES INDIA PVT. LTD. servant. His life had gone sponsorship programme. While a major share of our funds are 67,40,896 5 from bad to worse. His DEPARTMENT raised through corporates or funding dear father passed away when he was barely LAJ JAGDISH FOUNDATION DONATIONS FROM SHOPS agencies, every individual donation is 50,10,000 four. He also lost his mother after some The communication and Resource important to us, and so is every donor 3 time. Shankar and his siblings were forced to 60,53,684 Mobilization Department is responsible Just as tiny droplets add to the ocean, who responds to our appeals such as leave the small room that they were staying for planning, developing and managing donation boxes helped us in generating newsletters, mailers, e-mailers, annual in. They were living in a very bad condition on the grant base and other resource additional revenues. During FY-2019-20, reports, etc. During the year under footpath but his life changed when he came platforms of our organization. It is we had 525 boxes installed in different review, we received Rs. 12.24 lakh in contact with Deepalaya during May, 2004. 20 entrusted with the crucial responsibility shops, malls, clinics and so on. In all, through individual donation and general 21 At that time he was only 5 years old. He was of devising strategies for marketing, these small piggy banks helped us add donation of Rs. 38.78 lakh. Male staff Female Staff referred to us by one of our associates. It communication and fundraising was a turning point in his life. He was very Rs. 8,43,921 to our kitty. activities of Deepalaya. Apart from Salary slabs Part Full Total Part Full Total Grand sharp minded from the beginning and got FOREIGN FUNDING TO raising resources, the department keeps Time Time Ti me Ti me Tota l first division every year. He cleared his class the donors engaged and well- informed CORPORATE GRANTS AND INDIAN FUNDING 10th and 12th with good marks. Less than 5000 2 2 4 4 6 about the progress made by Deepalaya. FUNDING AGENCIES The percentage of foreign funding and 5,000 - 10,000 14 14 21 21 35 “All I got at Deepalaya was love, compassion, Indian funding in the current financial encouragement, confidence and education. The Companies Act 2013 mandated year was 15% and 85% respectively. 10,000 - 25,000 65 65 1 116 117 182 firms to spend at least 2% of their annual I saw a dream in my life, I hope it is coming WAYS AND MEANS OF 25,000- 50,000 36 36 46 46 82 true,” says Shankar. profits towards Corporate Social Highest Paid Employee RAISING FUNDS Responsibility. Over the last few years, 50,000 - 1,00,000 9 9 11 11 20 He just completed his diploma in we have partnered with some renowned Executive Director, HRC. CHILD SPONSORSHIP Greater Than 1,00,000 0 Mechanical engineering from the Govt companies in the corporate sector and Rs. 94,827/- Collage Manesar and got placement in helped them achieve their CSR goals. Grand Total 16 110 126 26 173 199 325 Child sponsorship establishes a one-on- Lowest Paid Employee (Full Time) Jindal Stainless Steel Limited. Now he one relationship between the sponsor Last year, we raised Rs. 5.33 crore wishes to support others and give back to Teacher (Ad-hoc), DSG, Gusbethi and a specific child beneficiary. We through the CSR funds of various society. Rs.10,000/- DEEPALAYA EMPLOYEES SALARY BREAKDOWN s e n d o u t re g u l a r a n d f re q u e n t companies. Funding agencies consist of trusts, foundations, and other CREDIBILITY & TRANSPARENCY CONSOLIDATED REPORT

Details of International Travel made during the Financial Year 2019-20

Sl.No Name Designation Place of Travel Duration No.of visits No.of Person Purpose Amount(Rs.) Deepalaya Foundation-Inauguration & Donor 1 Mr. A. J. Philip Secretary & Chief Executive Delhi -Houston(USA)-Delhi 16 days 1 1 1,03,070 Meeting Deepalaya Foundation-Inauguration & Donor 2 Ms. Jaswant Kaur Executive Director Delhi -Houston(USA)-Delhi 8 days 1 1 1,05,056 Meeting No. of Meetings Reimbursement/ Total 2,08,126 Name Position attended Remuneration Details of National Travel made during the Financial Year 2019-20 A GB/EC Members/ Chief Functionary

Sl.No Name Designation Place of Travel Duration No.of visits No.of Person Purpose Amount(Rs.) A. Executive Committee

EC & GB Meeting & 40th Foundation Day 1 Mr. Chackochan Y. President Trivandrum-Delhi-Trivandrum 9 days 2 3 62,767 1. Mr. Y. Chackochan President 3 Rs. 62,767/- Celebration

Meetings & D eepala ya School Football Delhi-Cochin -Delhi 18 days 3 1 47,944 2. Mr. A.J. Philip Secretary & C.E. 4 Rs. 5,26,393 2 Mr. A. J. Philip Secretary & Chief Executive Match along with children

Delhi -Mumbai- Delhi 1day 1 1 HDFC Ergo Meeting 12,379 3. Mr. Shaji P. John Treasurer 3 Nil GB Meeting & 4 0th Foun dation Day 3 Mr.P.J Thomas General Body Member Chennai-Delhi-Chennai 4 days 1 2 30,450 Celebration 4. Mr. TM Abraham Member 4 Nil

GB Meeting & 40th Foundation Day 4 Mr.J.K Varghese General Body Member Trivandrum-Delhi-Trivandrum 6 days 1 2 36,948 Celebration 5. Dr. Sakhi John Member 4 Nil GB Meeting & 40th Foundation Day 5 Ms.Mariam Mathew General Body Member Bangalore -Delhi-Bangalore 5 days 1 1 12,299 Celebration 6. Dr. (Mrs.) Annie Mathew Member 3 Nil 22 GB Meeting & 40th Foundation Day 23 6 Ms.Annie Philip General Body Member Kurukshetra - Delhi-Kurukshetra 3 days 1 1 4,699 Celebration 7. Ms. Rajni Thomson Member 3 Nil Total 2,07,486

B Staff 8. Mr. Leena George Member 4 Nil

Delhi -Mumbai- Delhi 1 day 2 1 Meetings-Asian Paints & HDFC Ergo. 32,927 9. Mr. Abraham P.C. Member 3 Nil 1 Ms. Jaswant Kaur Executive Director Delhi- Jaipur-Delhi 3 days 1 2 Project feasibility study Visit 1,358 10. Dr. George John Member 1 Nil Delhi-Bangalore-Delhi 6 days 1 1 Toyota Salt Ac ad em yT rai ning 13,542

2 Ms. Amol Kaur Project Co-Ordinator Chandigarh - Delhi-Chandigarh 2 days 1 1 40th Foundatio n Day C elebration 2,050

3 Ms. Astha Singh Academic Co-Ordinator Delhi-Lucknow- Delhi 5 days 1 2 Award Ceremony 2,624 B. General Body

4 Mr. T.M. Mathew Office Incharge Delhi- Trivandrum- Delhi 14 days 1 1 Monitoring visit of beneficiaries 6,189 1. Mr. P.J. Thomas 5 Mr.Virender Singh Assistant Manager-Prog. Delhi-Mohali-Delhi 8 days 1 2 Project Monitoring Visit 18,600 Member 1 Rs. 30,450/-

6 Ms.Batsala Community Librarian Delhi-Bhopal- Delhi 6 days 1 1 Library Educator Course 5,674 2. Mr. J.K. Varghese Member 1 Rs. 36,948/- Staff Meeting & 40th Foundation Day 7 Ms.Bhuwaneswari Alexander Executive Programme Almora-Delhi-Almora 3 days 1 2 7,466 3. Ms. Mariam Mathew Celebration Member 1 Rs. 12,299/- 8 Mr. Kailash Singh Jr.Executive Programme Almora-Delhi-Almora 3 days 1 2 40th Foundatio n Day Celebration 7,485 4. Mrs. Annie Philip Junoon-organized by Bits Pilani Engineering 9 Ms. Kalpana Das Programme Co-ordinator Delhi-Laharu-Delhi 6 days 1 5 5,600 Member 1 Rs. 4,699/- College- Rajast ha n. Total 1,03,515 C Others 1 Mr. T.K Mathew Guest Trivandrum-Delhi-Trivandrum 4 days 1 2 40th Foundation Day Celebration 36,207 2 Mr. Yoginder Paul Gupta Guest Chandigarh-Delhi-Chandigarh 3 days 1 1 40th Foundation Day Celebration 4,100 Total 40,307 Grand Total 5,59,434 No board member is remunerated CREDIBILITY & TRANSPARENCY CONSOLIDATED REPORT

Details of International Travel made during the Financial Year 2019-20

Sl.No Name Designation Place of Travel Duration No.of visits No.of Person Purpose Amount(Rs.) A. Executive Committee

EC & GB Meeting & 40th Foundation Day 1 Mr. Chackochan Y. President Trivandrum-Delhi-Trivandrum 9 days 2 3 62,767 1. Mr. Y. Chackochan President 3 Rs. 62,767/- Celebration

B Staff 8. Mr. Leena George Member 4 Nil

2 Ms. Amol Kaur Project Co-Ordinator Chandigarh - Delhi-Chandigarh 2 days 1 1 40th Foundatio n Day C elebration 2,050

3 Ms. Astha Singh Academic Co-Ordinator Delhi-Lucknow- Delhi 5 days 1 2 Award Ceremony 2,624 B. General Body

24 25 FINANCIAL SUMMARY

24 25 26 27 26 27 28 29 28 29 30 31 30 31 DEEPALAYA IMPACT TILL 2019-20 | 41 Years of Enabling Self-Reliance

3,58,651 13,41,870 y 18,173 Educated Women SHG in last 40 years Members 21,997 Library beneficiaries 8,411

Healthcare 14,878 Enterprises Women & girls provided 17,703 menstrual healthcare 400+ 1,616 Adult Education Villages Self Help Groups Gender Equalit Education

21,808 1,695 32 Vocationally trained Children 33 since the people so far project started 30,000 76,860 Given Self-Defense Training to girls under the Project STEADY G Institutional Care Vocational Training

6,500 Benefiting from 1,10,76,504 digital learning 4,480 every year Community based Meals served rehabilitated children to people 5,346 in last 40 years Given career counseling under our projects Zero Hunger Differently Abled é Digital Learning DEEPALAYA IMPACT TILL 2019-20 | 41 Years of Enabling Self-Reliance

3,58,651 13,41,870 y 18,173 Educated Women SHG in last 40 years Members 21,997 Library beneficiaries 8,411

Healthcare 14,878 Enterprises Women & girls provided 17,703 menstrual healthcare 400+ 1,616 Adult Education Villages Self Help Groups Gender Equalit Education

1 DEEPALAYA BOARD MEMBERS REACH US

President Mr. Y. Chackochan India UK Secretary & C.E. Mr. A.J. Philip Deepalaya Human Resource Centre Friends of Deepalaya, UK 34 (HRC) “Delvins” Gaston Street, 35 Treasurer Mr. Shaji P John 46, Institutional Area, D-Block East Bergholt Colchester, Janakpuri, New Delhi - 110058 Co7 6SD United Kingdom Executive Members Dr. George John Phone: +91-11-28520347, 28522263 E-mail: [email protected] Mr. T.M. Abraham Email: [email protected] Dr. Sakhi John USA Photos & Design - Mr. Ravi Pahuja Dr. (Mrs.) Annie Mathew • Mahindra Education Trust • ICRA Deepalaya Foundation Inc. 2703 Sunbird Court, Pearland, Texas • Australian High Commission • Vision For All Mr. Abraham P.C. 77584 (USA) • Education Department • AT&T Communications Services India Ltd. Ms. Rajini Thomson +1 281 485 1 3148, +1 832 641 7119 • Asha for Education • Delhi Duty Free Services Pvt. Ltd. [email protected] Ms. Leena George • Give Foundation • GRM Varaklakshmim Foundation • Laj Jagdish Foundation • Almond Infrabuild Pvt. Ltd. • Mentor Graphics Pvt. Ltd. • Umritha Infrastructure Development LLP Follow us:- www.deepalaya.org deepalaya deepalayadelhi deepalaya deepalayango1 deepalayango

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1 DEEPALAYA BOARD MEMBERS REACH US

Sponsor a child 1 at Deepalaya School Saharanpur, U.P. at `7500/- pa 1 at Deepalaya School Gusbethi, Haryana at `10000/- pa 1 at Deepalaya Special Unit at `10000/- pa 1 education, lodging and boarding of a child at Deepalaya's Children's Home, Gusbethi, Haryana at `40000/- pa 1 Sponsor the tuition fees of a child `6000/- pa

Other Sponsorships 1 Sponsor the uniform at `1400/- pa. 1 Sponsor the stationery at `1500/- pa.

You can make a child’s future brighter by sponsoring the education.

You can select a child from our website - http://www.deepalaya.org/sponsor-child and make the online payment or send a cheque issued in favour of, DEEPALAYA on below given address.

46, Institutional Area, D-Block, Janakpuri, New Delhi-110058, India 91-11-28520347, 28522263, [email protected], [email protected] www.deepalaya.org

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