Nilam
Patel Bahushrut Foundation
Inclusion of the disabled for Equal Opportunity
Registration Number: E 15003
Website: www.bahushrutfoundation.org
About us: Nilam Patel Bahushrut Foundation was founded
on 02/11/1993 by Ms Nilam Patel, Managing Trustee, who has
been involved in training of young hearing impaired children
and mainstreaming them directly in to the regular schools
since 1980. Ms Kalpana Samtani, Ms Madhu Jagasia and Ms.
Smita Patel are the other trustees. All the activities of
the foundation are being managed by all four of them.
Nilam Patel's Thesis: The
Factors That Influence Inclusive Education For Hearing Impaired
Vision: All hearing impaired students to study in
regular educational institutions and be included in mainstream
of the society.
Mission: To spread awareness about the importance
of Inclusive Education for the disabled and sensitizing
the educators, parents and people about their special needs.
To encourage higher education among hearing impaired students
by awarding scholarships and prizes.
Services Offered:
1) Awarding scholarships and prizes to hearing impaired
students for college education. This is done every year
in month of October.
2) Matrimonial Bureau for the hearing impaired. This is
information providing service.
Impact Data: 300 students have been awarded scholarships
and prizes during years 1995 to 2006. Some of them have
gone abroad for further studies. Many students are pursuing
Engineering. Hearing impaired adults of Indian origin have
registered from all over India with the matrimonial bureau.
Brief History: Nilam Patel Bahushrut Foundation was
founded on 02/11/1943 by the Managing Trustee Ms Nilam Patel.
The foundation has been awarding scholarships and prizes
to hearing impaired students for college education every
year at SSC, HSC, Graduate and Post graduate levels since
1995. The foundation is registered under Bombay Public Trust
Act 1950 and has received income tax exemption certificate
under section 80-G. The foundation is also registered with
Home Ministry under Foreign Contribution {Regulation) Act.
1976.
Brief Projects / Achievements:
1) Every year the scholarships are announced on 1st July
by a press release. Applications for scholarships are accepted
from eligible candidates between 1st July and 31st August.
The applications are scrutinized and scholarships are awarded
a SSC, HSC, Graduate and Post Graduate levels in the month
of October. The scholarships are open to the hearing impaired
students of Maharashtra and Gujarat. 300 students have benefited
by this project till year 2006.
2) Matrimonial Bureau of the foundation provides information
related services to suitable candidates of marriageable
age. Hearing Impaired adults seeking life partners have
registered from all over India.
What is it that you do exactly for a beneficiary?
: The foundation holds functions and get-to-gathers to distribute
scholarships. The beneficiaries are invited along with their
family members and friends. During functions an eminent
person is invited as a chief guest to distribute scholarships.
Receiving an award at a gathering encourages and motivates
the students to strive for higher education. Some of them
who need guidance for further education meet individually
for the same. The matrimonial bureau provides information
about prospective brides and grooms of Indian origin seeking
matrimonial alliance in India and abroad.
How can you work with corporate, sponsors, other NGOs,
schools, hospitals, Rotarians, Govt.? :
Corporate and sponsors can fund the projects as well as
help raise funds through their mediums of communications
and their clients. They cam help publicize the projects
through their business. NGOs, schools, hospitals, Rotarians
can help spread awareness by publicizing the mission statement
of a project along with their banners and by allowing the
trustees to address their audience before their meetings.
They can also help raise small amount of funds during their
meetings for a particular cause.
If they want to visit you what can you show them &
how much time will it take? :
Since ours is a scholarships giving trust, they can attend
the functions or get-togethers we hold every year. The foundation
does not have office premises of its own and operates from
the residence of the managing trustee. Nor does the foundation
conducts any activity on day to day basis. Anybody who wishes
to meet the managing trustee personally, can do so by calling
up and fixing a meeting.
If you can give a talk of 15-20 minutes to a Rotary Club
or Ladies Association:
The topic would be "Importance of Inclusive Education
for hearing Impaired" The talk is suitable for any
audience as it can be catered for the specific audience.
Basically this would be for the purpose of spreading awareness
and sensitizing people towards disabled people.
Financial Data:
Yearly Budget: Rs:1 to 2 lacs
Sources of Revenue: Individual donors and private trusts.
Are you willing to be adopted by a corporate? : Yes at Rs.
3 lacs yearly.
Organization data:
full-time: None
part-time: None
volunteers: None
The trustees manage all the work themselves.
Help Needed: To computerize the data.
Advisors/mentors needed: Advisors and mentors needed
to raise funds.
Volunteers: At present volunteers needed to prepare
various kinds of database. Computer skills required.
Donations-in-kind needed: Hearing Aids for the needy.
We can arrange to pick them up.
Services needed: At present none.
Donation possibilities: Rs 1000/- to Rs. 5000/- to
sponsor a child for scholarship for a year.
Jobs available: At present none.
Contact Details:
Address: Nilam Patel Bahushrut Foundation
SF-205, Riverdale Apartment
Opp. Sun Moon Park
Akota
Vadodara 390 020
INDIA
Telephone: 91-265-2357124
E-mail: nilampatel62@gmail.com
Karmayogi: Ms. Nilam Patel, Managing Trustee.
Phone: 91-265-2357124
Best time to call is between 6:30 pm to 9:30 pm
Trustees: As on July , 2007
1) Ms. Nilam Patel: Managing Trustee, 63 years
2) Ms. Kalpana Samtani: Trustee, 44 years
3) Ms. Madhu Jagasia: Trustee, 57 years
4) Ms. Smita Patel: Trustee, 41 years
URL of any interview or write up: Several interviews
and articles have appeared in news papers and magazines
but they are not available online. Xerox copies can be made
available from this office.
Examples: When a hearing impaired girl in a remote
village of Maharashtra received scholarship from the foundation
after completing HSC examination, she and her whole family
were thrilled with joy as the girl had to walk several kilometers
everyday to attend college. They felt that all the hardships
she had go through to reach that level was worth it.
Another hearing impaired girl in Mumbai who was mainstreamed
in to regular school from the beginning and had received
scholarships from the foundation at SSC and HSC levels,
stood first in her college at graduate level examination,
and second in whole of Maharashtra. She received scholarship
and special award from the foundation for this achievement.
Nilam Patel's Thesis: The
Factors That Influence Inclusive Education For Hearing Impaired
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