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Sandipani Gurukul
is an organization dedicated to the upliftment of
underprivileged children who come from broken/destitute
families. Founded in year 1980, by a group of individuals who
shared a common desire to help the needy at the grass route
levels of the society, Sandipani is operating in the
underdeveloped Konkan area (300km south of Mumbai) of India for
over 25 years. It is totally non-political in its work and has
received no aid of any kind from any political agencies since
its inception. All the trustees work in honorary capacity and
are not paid any fees or expense reimbursement, even for travel
or stay.
Located in village Kudavali, on its own free-hold, 22 hectares
of land some 13km from the Mumbai-Goa highway and approachable
by a motorable road, Sandipani is registered under the societies
Act, Income Tax Act and the Foreign Contributions Act.
Sandipani meets its expenses from voluntary donations coupled
with some income from its own property. Since this is totally
inadequate to cover the requirements, it is trying to increase
this property income to become self-reliant.
Sandipani
accepts children in the age group of 6 to 16 who are orphans or
come from broken homes. Sandipani looks after their total needs
- residence, food, clothing, education, books, medical etc.
These are provided totally free to them. Sandipani imparts them
traditional education in a nearby school and more importantly,
some vocational training - agricultural, horticultural, arts and
crafts. They can then pursue these vocations anywhere in rural
or urban areas and be financially self-reliant rather than apply
for some jobs and experience the frustration of not being called
even for an interview. Thus Sandipani tries to bring these
children in the main-stream of society, and make them
responsible members of the society.
Sandipani thinks that if such help and direction was not given
to these children in their formative years, they would drift to
larger cities, grow up as street-children and then be members of
some city gangs. Sandipani knows that it cannot stop this trend
or solve this problem, but it is trying to do what it can to
save at least a few lives from being wasted. At present it has
30 children.
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Hosted by:
Mrs. Vrinda Thakur
&
Mr. Donald Ferreira
Indian Contact:
Dr. S.S. Thakur
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