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Malou: Our Youngest International Donnor
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19-12-2007
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Malou Woldbye-Tholin is officially our youngest International Donor. Malou has been in India for 2 years now. She is the daughter of expat parents and has been in India for 2 years now. On 19th December 2008, when she is leaving and going back with her parents to Europe because, she decided to donate her piggy bank savings to Identity Foundation.
We at Identity Foundation appreciate this gesture and are proud to have Malou as a donor!
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Launch of the 2nd Mobile Learning Center (MLC-2)
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10-09-2007
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Today TietoEnator donated a brand new Mobile Learning Center bus to Identity Foundation. It comes equipped with a white-board, a laptop with DVD player and a surround sound system.
TietoEnator has been supporting the Identity Foundation initiative for over 3 years through their employee donation drive, where the employees of TietoEnator in Pune donate money from their salaries every month, which is doubled by TietoEnator and thus help in running the day-to-day activities of the education programme.
The new Mobile Learning Center is the second center that Identity Foundation has started. The MLC programme is unique in nature because it is the first-of-its-kind initiative where the center is dedicated to the community at large and is to be used for the benefit of deprived children. Any organisation or group who works with deprived children can book this resource and take advantage of the bus which comes fully equipped with an audio visual infotainment facility.
See More Photos…
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Sameer Datye
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Results: Flying Colours
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27-07-2007
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Sheetal who attends government school regularly appeared for school exams for the 1st time this year and stood 4th in her class.
Back in 2005, Sheetal, along with seven other children were admitted in a Corporation School. In those days, the Atikraman Group (anti-encroachment department, Corporation) frequented the area quite often. The parents at work required the kids to hide their belongings during these visits. Due to this unplanned nature of visits the children were unable to attend school on a regular basis and had to quit. In 2006, we tried yet again, mainly due to the response of the parents and the eagerness of the children to attend school. This time, Sheetal went to school every single day. Her parents, carpenters by profession always encouraged her.
Sheetal’s parents, impressed by her performance are ready to go to any measures for her education. They went personally to the Corporation, requesting permission to stay where they are, as it would otherwise hamper their child’s education. Amazed by the dedication of the family, the Corporation too has developed a soft corner for them and visits the area rarely.
Net Results
In April 2007, 36 children studying at the different centres of Identity Foundation appeared for the primary school examination conducted externally by the Pune Municipal Corporation’s Education Department. This was the first time that any of the children studying with us appeared for the examination. All 36 children cleard their exams successfully and are promoted th the next class!
Children like Sheetal Chandubai Thori, originally from Gujrath, endorse our beliefs and inspire us to keep doing our work!
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Launch: Mobile Learning Center (MLC)
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26-04-2007
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The much awaited Mobile Learning Center (MLC) was launched on 26.04.2007 at the hands of Pramod Bhalla, COO, Zensar Technologies. Zensar Technologies is the Main Sponsor of the MLC
Michael Waldbrenner, Development Manager of TietoEnator India was also present during the launch, accompanied by Dr. Marc Cremer who represents the interests of individual donors in Germany.
A launch was a small affair conducted on the Zensar Technologies premises in Kharadi, Pune. The launch was attended by other teaching staff of Identity Foundation, some employees of Zensar technologies and TietoEnatator India.
It was unfortunate that representative of Young Indians (YI) and IndiaCo, who are also corporate sponsors of the MLC facility couldn’t attend, but did sent us their best wishes for the occasion. We the members of Identity Foundation would like to extend our heart felt thanks to all our sponsors on behalf of our children. We will also thanks our "virtual neighbors" on Nabuur.com for their persistence and support :)
We hope to see your continuing support!More information about the launch:
1. Download Press Brief2. See photos of the Launch |
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Sameer Datye
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Indra: Our Youngest Donor!
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16-01-2007
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Rahul Patwardhan and Bina Joshi join the Trust Board of Identity Foundation today. Rahul brings to the table acute financial knowledge and expertise. He is also the CEO of IndiaCo. Bina's experience of working with underprivileged children for over 8 years add to the domain-knowledge-bank of Identity Foundation. |
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Sameer Datye
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Childrens Day: 14th November
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15-11-2006
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"Over 800 children of construction labourers splashed colours on a 325-foot cloth at the Empress Botanical Garden on Tuesday as a part of the Children's Day celebration (14th November). Children from many NGO's participated in this programme. A magic show and puppet show was followed by a scrumptious lunch. Our children had a rocking time playing in the children's area too!! The event was organised by Promoters' and Builders' Association of Poona.
Please visit the Photos link to check out more photographs.
Please visit the new sections Financial Reports and Annual Reports. We have added these new sections to this website as a part of our drive to establish systems/processes and make our working even more transparent.
In these sections you will find the Audited Financial Statements of Identity Foundation from inception and the Annual Report for the year 2005-2006." |
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Sameer Datye
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Update: Mobile Learning & Infotainment Center
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02-10-2006
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We seem to have the minimum funds necessary to buy the bus. After contemplating and comparing the advantages and disadvantages of buying a second had and a new bus, we have concluded that it will make more sense to buy the new vehicle. The short listed vehicle is the Force Motors- 16 seater Citiline vehicle. The quoted price (before discounting) is aprox 575,000 INR. This is 125,000 INR above the planned price for the second hand vehicle. The next steps will be as follows…
1. We will negotiate the price with the company (Force Motors)
2. After the final price is agreed upon, we will buy the vehicle
3. After the vehicle is in our hands, we go to the RTO (Road Transport Authority) with the design we have in mind for making the internal changes and negotiate the Tax
4. Once we have the RTO approval, we do the necessary changes and the get the changes approved by RTO once again
5. After this the vehicle is ready to roll
The photo you see on the top is the actual photo of the shortlisted vehicle. |
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Sameer Datye
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Feedback Presentation to TeitoEnator India
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25-08-2006
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Feedback Presentation to TeitoEnator India 25th Aug was the Annual General Meeting day for TietoEnator India- a corporate sponsors of Identity Foundation. They had invited Namrata to make a presentation on the work that Identity Foundation does with deprived children. It was a great opportunity for Identity Foundation to be able to give a feedback of our activities and the end result of their donations to our individual sponsors in TietoEnator India and convey our appreciation for the support. Out thanks to Dr. Marc Cremer (TietoEnator India) for arranging this presentation! |
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Magic on Independence Day
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15-08-2006
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ArticleData "On 15th Aug 2006. Identity Foundation had organized a Magic Show by the famous magician Sanjay Raghuveer for the children at IndiaCo iCentre. Children from all the six centres where Identity Foundation works attended this Magic Show. The children had a great time and were laughing through out. The children were later served lunch. Out thanks to Mr. Rahul Patwardhan (IndiaCo) for arranging space for this activity! " |
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Sameer Datye
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Visit to Pateleshwar Caves
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20-07-2006
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The children had a ‘history tour’ to the Pateleshwar Caves in the premises of Jangli Maharaj Temple today. The under ground caves are believed to be carved out of a single stone. The children had a rocking time on the temple lawns with food, songs and dance. Away from the crowded roads that they beg and make a living from, this was a welcome break! Out thanks to Mr. Adit Rathi (Polybond India – Rathi Group) for arranging transport for this activity! |
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Sameer Datye
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Katraj Snake Park Visit
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05-08-2008
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A visit to the Katraj Snake Park was arranged for the children from Sarasbaugh, Shivdarshan and Sinhgad Road centers under the Infotainment programme. Over 100 children visited the park on 13th and 20th of April. The children were awed by the snakes of various sizes and colours of the animals (The snake park has a lot of animals other than snakes). The visit was followed by lunch, songs and games. Over all a wild day out! Out thanks to Mr. Adit Rathi (Polybond India – Rathi Group) for arranging transport for this activity! |
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Adios Sai!
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17-06-2006
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Sai Deshpande, who has been working with Identity Foundation in capacity of a Project Supervisor will no longer be working with us. Sai is moving back to her native Nasik to plan for further education. She has been a great asset to the Foundation while she was working with us and we are sure that she will play an ambassadorial role for the organisation otherwise Everybody at Identity Foundation wisher her best of luck for her plans! |
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Mobile Learning & Infotainment Center
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25-07-2006
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Monsoons have caught us off guard (again)! The classes face a huge challenge in monsoons and summers because of lack of shelter. Breaks are a common occurrence. To tide over this, we had decided last year that we will build a mobile learning center - a bus/vehicle that can be converted in to a class room. From the last month the fundraising activity is at feverish pace to ensure that we get it done ASAP! We are planning to buy a small "Traveler". We don’t think we can afford to buy a new one, but a second hand one looks feasible if we are able to raise enough funds :-)
We are also planning to put in an infotainment setup complete with TV, DVD player and lots 'software'(CD's and DVD's).
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Sameer Datye
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Medical Camp: April 2006
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05-04-2006
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A medical check-up was conducted for the children on the 1st of April 2006 with the help of CII-Yi with Dr.Parag Sancheti and his team from Sancheti Hospital. This check-up was conducted at the Shivdarshan and the Sarasbaug Centres. Sixty children were examined during the check-up. Mr. Adit Rathi and Mr.Rajan Navani of Yi were present during the health check-up. After the health check-up the children were given ice-cream. Mr. Adit Rathi compiled the list of children and their prescriptions and arranged for the medicines which were handed over to the parents on 5th of April 2006. Dr. Kothari from SanchetiHospital addressed the parents regarding the importance of taking the medicines regularly and overall hygiene. Follow-ups to this medical check-up are being planned to maintain continuity and achieve tangible results. |
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We have the 80G!!! All donors can now avail Income Tax
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04-02-2006
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The 80G certificate allows all donations made to Identity Foundation from inception to avail the Income Tax exemption benefit. We will create and eMail/post/fax all receipts with the 80G no. quoted to all these who have donated money to Identity Foundation so far. This should happen before the Indian financial year end of 2005/2006.
I thank everybody who has placed their patronage and trust in Identity Foundation in our trying times and look forward for your continued support. We will also try and do more in the future to live up to expectations placed on to us.
Warm Regards,
Sameer Datye
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Sai Deshpande Joins IF!
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01-01-2006
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Sai Deshpande has been associated with Identity Foundation for over a year now. This month she joins us a fulltime employee. She has a Degree in Microbiology and a post graduate degree in Social Work from Karve Institute of Social Work.
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Sameer Datye
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