| Name of Organisation : Sadhana Village, Pune |
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| One Line Descriptive Slogan : An abode of peace, hope and joy |
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| About us : Sadhana Village, Pune is a voluntary organisation working on an innovative project for the care and rehabilitation of mentally challenged adults : adults with special needs : we call them Special Friends (SFs, for short) Sadhana gives them a loving home to live in; self respect and dignity : and freedom to move around at will, with dedicated house parents and co-workers, they also become a part of the exciting life in the rural communities around. Sadhana Village started its work in Kolwan Valley 30 kms off Pune City, Masharashtra, India in 1994. It has experienced co-workers; dedicated trustees; and support groups in Pune and Mumbai. In its work for the SFs, Sadhana Village has been inspired by the Camphill Movement; the Camphill Village, Copake in particular. It receives no government grants for its activities. |
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| Brief History : Sadhana Village, Pune is a voluntary organisation working on an innovative project for the care and rehabilitation of mentally challenged adults : adults with special needs : we call them Special Friends (SFs, for short) Sadhana gives them a loving home to live in; self respect and dignity : and freedom to move around at will, with dedicated house parents and co-workers, they also become a part of the exciting life in the rural communities around. Sadhana Village started its work in Kolwan Valley 30 kms off Pune City, Masharashtra, India in 1994. It has experienced co-workers; dedicated trustees; and support groups in Pune and Mumbai. In its work for the SFs, Sadhana Village has been inspired by the Camphill Movement; the Camphill Village, Copake in particular. It receives no government grants for its activities. |
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| Brief Projects / Achievements : Sadhana believes in the integration of the life and activities of the special community with those of the rural communities living around in the Kolwan valley. There are more than 3300 rural families living in 18-19 communities. They have their own needs, aspirations and lifestyle. The coworkers and technical supporters for Sadhana have sat with the families and assessed the needs and have initiated projects to address some of them. Water conservation dams have been constructed and five lift irrigation schemes have been implemented.140 families have been assisted with loans to buy milch animals and now milk is centrally collected, processed and marketed for them. Family toilets have been constructed in nine communities and more are planned. More than five hundred women have been trained in economic activities and 25 self-help-groups have been flourishing. They have demonstrated such a sense of financial discipline that the National Bank(NABARD) has recognised six groups for informal credit. The local men women and children have access to Sadhana houses and are invited to mingle freely with special friends and spend time with them.The special friends at Sadhana are no more people to be shunned and feared. The rural women and children wish them on their way to farm and school. They often invite our special friends for festivals in the communities and even to wedding feasts! The coworkers and members of Support Group from Pune City have a lot to offer to these rural communities. They can help in the areas of education, technical skills, information. planning, health etc. And the local populace is grateful for such assistance to them. |
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| What do you exactly do for a beneficiary?: Sadhana Village,in the next afew years has to add seven more houses to accommodate about 70 more Special Friends and coworkers. We have also to make provision for ageing special friends. We`ve plans to build better workshop facilities and an adminstrative office. There is a need to start a training and research centre for the future coworkers. We have plans to add alternative therapies and also further improve the quality of life for our Special friends and take up projects related to women and children from the surrounding poor families. Sadhana Village is a registered charity in India. It is registered under Societies registration Act,1860 and under Bombay Public Trusts Act 1950. It is also registered under the FCRA and its accounts are regularly audited by an independent Chartered Accountant annually. Donations to Sadhana are exempt from income tax under 80G. |
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| - Revenue Sources: Donations, selling products |
| - Key Sponsor: Corporates like HDFC, Mahindra & Mahindra, United World College etc. |
| - A corporate can adopt us at yearly funding of Rs. |
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| - trustees: Mr. V N Deshpande |
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