ASHADEEP Registered ofϐice: Piya Apartments, Kanaklata Path, Lachitnagar, Guwahati-781007, Assam, India Phone: 0361-2456837 Email: [email protected] Website: www.ashadeepindia.org Registered under Societies Registration Act No. RS/KAM/240/C/385 of 1996-1997 Registered under Foreign Contribution Regulation Act No. 020780056 Registered under National Trust No. 0306/MR-MD/2003 dated 11/3/2003 Accredited Member of Credibility Alliance Donations exempted from Income tax Under Sections 12(A) & 80(G) of IT Act 1961 Name and Address of Bankers 1. State Bank of India, West Guwahati Branch, Bharalumukh, Guwahati 2. ICICI Bank, Bhangagarh, Guwahati 3. Axis Bank Ltd., Chibber House, G.S. Road, Guwahati 4. IDBI Bank Ltd., G.S. Road, Guwahati 5. Yes Bank, G.S Road, Ulubari, Guwahati Name and Address of Auditor D. Purkayastha & Company Police Bazar, Shillong – 793001, Meghalaya Name and Address of Internal Auditor Dhawan Pandey & Associates 101, Shivam Apartment, Opposite PIBCO Building Rukmini Gaon, Guwahati – 781022, Assam Name and Phone numbers of Contact Persons 1. MUKUL CHANDRA GOSWAMI, Secretary, Ph : +919435043308 2. DR. ANJANA GOSWAMI, Director, Ph : +919864077861 Annual Report | 2015 - 16 2 ASHADEEP From Secretary’s Desk Completing two decades, Ashadeep needed to take stock of the impact and change it has been able to achieve on the issue of mental health in Assam. In 1996 Ashadeep was the only CSO, working with mental health, today there are quite a few, with six of them having initiated into this ield by us doing excellent work in many districts. On the other hand, in terms of Government policy and involvement, we have been able to play a major role in the formulation of proper policy for the rehabilitation of Homeless persons with mental illness in the State. The high points of Ashadeep’s work has been in the areas of Vocational skill development of persons with mental disorders (includes persons with intellectual disabilities), rehabilitation of homeless persons with mental illnesses and creating access to mental health services in the remote districts of Assam. On the down side, despite having a good data base, very little has been achieved in terms of research and follow up presentations and publications. Geographic coverage of Ashadeep’s services has so far been limited to the areas of Lower Assam only when most of upper Assam has not been touched by such services. Unfortunately, even after twenty years of existence, Ashadeep has not been able to achieve even ‘reasonable inancial stability’. Working on project mode in most areas, Ashadeep has been having a ‘hand to mouth existence’ with very little growth of corpus. Working with marginalized groups of people, where revenue generation is not at all possible, leaves us with the option of appealing for donations and grants towards our corpus. The retention of a substantial amount in the corpus becomes vital in the light of the fact that many of our residents need to be taken care of for the rest of their lives, and as is already happening funding support may not be forthcoming always. In this context we are grateful to The Hans Foundation, New Delhi, who in addition to funding current needs for homeless men with mental illness, have also provided for livestock and vegetable farming. Before concluding, I would like place on record our appreciation and gratitude to Dr. H.K. Borah, Deputy Superintendent and all other members of Boko CHC/PHC/FRU, Dr. Pranjal Sarma (Psychiatrist) and all other members of Sipajhar CHC/FRU, Dr. Jayanta Dutta (Psychiatrist) and all other members of Naukhola Model Hospital - Jagiroad, who have provided invaluable support in running community mental health programmes in their respective blocks. I extend my sincere gratitude to all staff members for their dedication and hard work and the Executive Committee members for their encouraging involvement which has made all our achievements possible. I also extend thanks and gratitude to all our donors and well- wishers who relentlessly supported us in our endeavor. Finally, I must acknowledge the invaluable support provided by all our Funding Agencies. Mukul Chandra Goswami Annual Report | 2015 - 16 3 ASHADEEP Our vision is to achieve a life of better quality for Vision persons with mental disorders and their families. Our mission is to initiate and strengthen Mental Health Mission Interventions in the North Eastern states of India. ONGOING PROJECT LOCATIONS 1 Day Rehabilitation Centre House No. 9, Karbi Namghar Path, Behind State Zoo, -For individuals with intellectual Japorigog, Guwahati, Pin – 781005 Phone: 0361- disabilities and associated disorders and 2380027 persons with mental illness 2 Navachetana 1. Transit Care Home - ‘Doya Bandhu Bhawan’, -Rehabilitation homes for homeless Bilpaar Road, Rehabari, Guwahati women with mental illness 2. Rehab Home – P.L. Home Campus, Bamunigaon, Near Boko, District Kamrup (Rural), Pin – 781123 3 Udayan Rehab Home – P.L. Home Campus, Bamunigaon, - Rehabilitation homes for Near Boko, District Kamrup (rural), Pin – 781123 homeless men with mental illness 4 Psychiatric Outdoor Clinic (OPD) Medi Safe, Below Ulubari Fly Over, Ulubari Chariali, -Psychiatric consultation for those Guwahati who are socially and economically marginalized; follow up centre for ex residents of Navachetana and Udayan 5 Community Mental health 1. Boko Block, Kamrup (Rural), Dakuwa Para, Programme Opposite Jatiyo Vidyalay, Boko -Creating access to mental health 2. Sipajhar Block, Darrang District- in collaboration interventions in rural areas with SATRA 3. Mayong Block, Morigaon District- in collaboration with Morigaon Mahila Mehil 7 Resource Centre on Mental Health 3B Piya Apartments. Kanaklata Path -Training, workshop, sensitization Lachit Nagar, Guwahati – 781007 and awareness generation, creation of resource material, and advocacy Annual Report | 2015 - 16 4 ASHADEEP Major Grants received during 2015-16 Sl. No. Agency Purpose Amount in ` 1 Navajbai Ratan Tata For ‘Navachetana’ - home for 98,52,349/- Trust, Mumbai rehabilitation of Homeless Women with Mental Illness, Community Mental Health Programme at Sipajhar and Morigaon and Resource Centre 2 Jamsetji Tata Trust, For Community Mental Health 32,55,080/- Mumbai Programme at Boko, Kamrup(rural) district 3 The Hans Foundation, For Udayan – Rehabilitation home 22,39,454/- New Delhi for homeless men with mental illness (For the period July’15 to March’16) 4 Social Welfare For Rehabilitation home for 20,23,700/- Department, Government homeless women with mental illness of Assam 5 Sitaram Jindal Trust, New Towards General Fund 25,000/- Delhi 6 Give India, Mumbai Towards Rehabilitation expenses at 4,69,696/- Day Care Centre, General expenses, Corpus Fund, Food & Medicine Expenses of Navachetana residents and Ashadeep Shop 7 South Asia Voluntary Towards General Fund 1,97,800/- Enterprise (SAVE)-UK, Glasgow 8 Gobardhan Das Trust Towards General Fund 1,10,000/- 9 Mintoo Bulbul Trust Towards General Fund 1,00,000/- Annual Report | 2015 - 16 5 ASHADEEP Executive Committee Members w.e.f. 20/09/2015 Sl Name & Designation Occupation Address 1 Shri Bhaskar Barua Retired Civil House No. 3, 2nd By Lane, S.K. Baruah Road, Rukmini President Servant Nagar, Guwahati – 781006 Ph: 9435011862 2 Shri Mukul Ch. Goswami Retired Bank 4th Floor In-Built Residency Secretary Employee 9 Monalisa Path, Mother Teresa Road, Guwahati – 781024 Ph: 9435043308 3 Shri Vijoy Patir Business Near Anganbari, West Silpukhuri Road, Treasurer Guwahati – 781003 Ph: 9864091783 4 Shri Ronojoy Sen Consultant 4th By Lane, Tarun Nagar, Guwahati-7 Member Architect Ph: 9435107827 5 Shri Ashok Kumar Jhuria Business Garima Palace, H.B. Road, Kamarpatty, Member Guwahati – 781001 Ph : 0361-2514332 6 Shri Ajit Narayan Dev Retired Central Sixth Mile, G.S. Road, Guwahati Kachari Government Ph: 9435708864 Member Servant 7 Shri Anjan Bordoloi Retired Assam R.G. Baruah Road, Near Assam State Zoo, Guwahati Member Government Ph: 9435304306 Servant 8 Smt. Manjusri Baruah Retired College HNo. 30, Sanyogi By Lane, Bishnu Rabha Path, Guwahati Member Teacher Ph: 9864038692 Executive Committee Meetings in 2015-16 Sl. No. Meetings Held on Members present 1 14/05/2015 5 2 10/09/2015 6 3 20/09/2015 5 4 20/12/2015 6 5 19/03/2015 6 Annual Report | 2015 - 16 6 ASHADEEP Consolidated Progress for each segment during 2015-16 Annual Report | 2015 - 16 7 ASHADEEP Brief History of Ashadeep nitiated in the year 1996, Ashadeep was established in Guwahati with the vision of achieving a life of Ibetter quality for persons with mental disorders and their families. During this time rehabilitation services pertaining to mental health were very much limited in the region. Since its inception, every intervention facilitated by the organization has evolved keeping in view the ‘contextual needs’ of persons with mental illness and individuals with intellectual disability and associated disorders. The initiation of Ashadeep facilities in the last 20 years is shown in the following diagram : Ashadeep’s eff orts were given due recognition when prestigious awards like India NGO Awards, Edel Give Social Innovation Honours (2012), CSO Partners Outstanding Annual Reports (2010), The De Rozio Award for Education and Human Enrichment in the category of ‘Special Education’(2013) by Council for the Indian School Certiicate Examinations were conferred to the organization and National Commission for Women honoured Dr Anjana Goswami, Founder cum Director of Ashadeep. One of the most deining moment for the organization was when Shri Mukul Chandra