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Annual Report2014 - 2015
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Savitri Waney Charitable TrustAnnual Report 2014-15
Registered Charity No. 1087982
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© Savitri Waney Charitable Trust 2015
Design by Natalie Marr
Photograph © James Shearer 2014
Front Cover Photograph © Simi Vijay
About Us
Welcome
Our impact in 2014-15
Eye Care
Malnutrition
Psychological Support
Livelihoods
Palliative Care
Gender Equality
Our Accounts
Our plans for 2015-16
How you can help
Contact us
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Eye Care in the farthest reaches of North India with Mission for Vision
Meet Vincent, a beneficiary of our Lymphedema and Physiotherapy project
A chat with Egg Dot’s Nutritionist Consultant
Our Mission
Our partners
Our governance
The Savitri Waney Charitable Trust is a grant-making body that supports a wide range of worthy causes that work with marginalised communities across the world.
Our primary focus lies in India, where we direct our efforts to supporting and developing projects in curable blindness, palliative care and water resource management, with the core aims of alleviating poverty.
The Savitri Trust works with partners and projects that are
high impact innovativesustainable imaginative
Projects are selected by the Trustee Board and closely monitored by our Project Team based in India to ensure strong relationships between the Trust and our partners.
We begin our partnerships by identifying excellence in an organisation or project. We then start out on a journey together, assisting organisations to become more efficient and effective, not only in the impact of their project work but also in their organisational impact as a whole. We listen to what our partners and their beneficiaries need and together work towards solutions to achieve oustanding and long-lasting results.
The Savitri Trust is an intimately run philanthropic organisation based in London, UK.
We also operate the Savitri Waney Charitable Foundation in India.
The Savitri Trust is committed to accountability and ensures that 100% of all public donations are directed to our projects, with
all overheads borne by the Trust Corpus.
The Trustee Board meets twice per year and is composed of family members and long-time supporters with vast experience in
their respective fields. The Trust also has an excellent Advisory Committee, consisting of professionals within a variety of areas that match our project needs, adding value and impact to our work.
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Welcome
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Dear friends and supporters,
We are delighted to present our Annual Report for 2014-15. This is the time of the year when we take a moment to reflect on our achievements and look forward to the exciting developments and challenges ahead of us.
This year our efforts have taken us to the farther reaches of Northern India, with new eye care projects led by our partner Mission for Vision in Uttar Pradesh, Assam and Meghalaya, and new dug wells and irrigation schemes delivered in Chhattisgarh by Action for Social Advancement. This is in keeping with our commitment to support the needs of marginalised communities in the world.
The Savitri Trust is a family trust. Our philosophy combines compassionate actions with rigorous accountability. We pride ourselves on our unique approach to philanthropy, which seeks to cultivate meaningful links between donors and beneficiaries through our comprehensive and personalised monitoring and evaluation systems. We aim to take you on a journey with our projects, to show how a small act of compassion in one life can lead to great change in another.
As always, thank you to our friends and supporters for your continued dedication to our causes, and to those who are coming to the Savitri Trust for the first time, we hope this report serves as an inspiring introduction to our work.
With gratitude,
Devika MokhtarzadehManaging Trustee
Our impact in 2014-15
New 75 bed ward created-------------------------------------------------4 young women sponsored to study a 4 year Bachelor’s degree in Optometry,
currently in their 2nd year-------------------------------------------------
Sight restored to 20,000* people
*The Savitri Trust supported 18,776 of these surgeries, and the balance of 1,224 was supported by our sister organisation, the Savitri Waney Charitable Foundation in India
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Support towards the counselling project that delivered 138 one-to-one counselling sessions to 160 boys at David
Sassoon Industrial School (DSIS)----------------------------------------------------------------------
Support towards 41 group workshops delivered at DSIS, Dongri and Chembur observational homes across Mumbai,
benefiting 1,411 children and staff----------------------------------------------------------------------
Every boy celebrates his birthday with cake and a special lunch each month
Psychological Support Counselling ProjectOJUS Medical Institute
Child MalnutritionEgg Dot Project
OJUS Medical Institute
Eye Care Cataract SurgeriesAkhand Jyoti Eye Hospital
178 severely malnourished children benefited from
the supplementary feeding programme
-----------------------------------------Education delivered through one-to-one sessions to all families and caregivers of 178 SAM children and via group sessions to 206 caregivers of moderately
malnourished children-----------------------------------------
Project 85% success rate
Sight restored to 2,887 people at Sri Sankaradeva Nethralaya in Guwahati,
Assam-------------------------------------------------Outreach to a population of nearly
400,000 in Shillong, Meghalaya-------------------------------------------------Sight restored to 54 people at Synod
Hospital in Durtlang, Mizoram-------------------------------------------------Sight restored to 150 people at Sankara
Eye Hospital in Kanpur
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Construction of Secondary eye hospital in Berhampur, Orissa, due to be completed in
Winter 2015---------------------------------------------------Annual surgery target of 2,500 - 3,000
Eye Care Secondary Eye HospitalL. V. Prasad Eye Institute
Eye Care Cataract SurgeriesMission for Vision
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12 new dug wells with vegetable plots, benefiting 35 farming families
-------------------------------------------------6 new lift irrigation schemes installed,
benefiting 264 farming families
* 7 of the 12 wells and 4 of the 6 lift irrigation schemes were supported by our sister
organisation SWCF in India
LivelihoodsDug Wells and Lift Irrigation
Action for Social Advancement
Psycho-social-spiritual support provided to 83 patients (of which 6 were children) and their families in the first 6 months since the project launched in November 2014-----------------------------------------------------------------------Awareness and education to improve quality of home-based care and encourage people to access the service
Palliative CareLymphedema and Physiotherapy
ProjectPallium India
Evaluation of Catalyst ProjectPallium India
Sight restored to 775 people and outreach to a population of 2.89 million in Calabar district
Eye Care Nigeria Cataract SurgeriesTulsi Chanrai Foundation
1,000 pregnant women and 400 infants under 5 received antenatal and postnatal care, vaccinations and general
healthcare throughout 14 local government areas
Primary Care Nigeria Cross River State ProjectTulsi Chanrai Foundation
73% success rate of 11 catalyst service projects and 2 training centres implemented across India, of which 3 projects were
supported by SWCT---------------------------------------------------------Our catalyst project at Agarthala Regional Cancer Centre has been the instigator for the whole of Tripura state to access services due to the support of the State Health Minister and the Medical Director to train a medical
team from each government hospital
152 young men graduated from the Action for Equality programme
-------------------------------------------------79 graduates joined the AfE Action
programme as volunteers-------------------------------------------------
22 men became advocates for change in their communities
Gender EqualityAction for Equality
Equal Community Foundation
Palliative Care
Every person should have access to high quality eye care irrespective of wealth and location.
BIHAR, INDIACATARACT SURGERIES
Eye Care
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Our Achievements 2014 - 15Sight restored to 20,000 people*-------------------------------------------------4 young women sponsored to study a 4 year Bachelor’s degree in Optometry currently in their 2nd year-------------------------------------------------Construction of 75 bed ward*The Savitri Trust supported 18,776 of these surgeries, and the balance of 1,224 was supported by our sister organisation, the Savitri Waney Charitable Foundation in India
The Savitri Trust continues to support the Akhand Jyoti Eye Hospital (AJEH) in its goal to eliminate curable blindness in Bihar. There is currently a backlog of 560,000 blind from cataract across the state. In 2014-15 AJEH delivered a total of 64,815 cataract surgeries, of which 54,902 were completely free of charge (85%).
2014-15 has also seen the construction of a 6 tier building, which will house a new 75 bed ward supported by the Savitri Trust. The building was completed in August 2015 and it is already hard to imagine the AJEH complex without it.
The 75 bed ward will provide comfortable and peaceful surroundings for patients following their surgery. The building also houses additional accommodation for the growing number of staff as well as a new staff canteen.
The construction is part of AJEH’s long-term strategy to steadily increase its surgery capacity, whilst also creating the necessary robust and sustainable infrastructure to support this work.
Top: A patient gets ready to go home on the AJEH bus. Photo © James Shearer 2014 Above: The newest addition to the AJEH complex (left) houses a 75 bed ward supported by the Savitri Trust. Photo courtesy of AJEH.
ICAP Girls: Photo Report
For further information about the Akhand Jyoti Eye Hospital please visit: www.akhandjyoti.in
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We are pleased to follow the progress of four young women from the local community, as they pursue their degrees in Optometry with the support of our donor ICAP.
Suman, Dilkhush, Raushni and Sweta (right) are now in their second year and loving every minute. Here is a photo report showing their highlights from the last year.
Clockwise from above left: Suman (right) was recently selected to play football at the state level through her involvement in football training at AJEH; Sweta examines a villager’s eyes at an outreach camp as part of her work experience; Dilkhush poses with her proud family outside their home; Suman studies for her exams in the AJEH Knowledge Centre, a valuable resource for the girls. Thank you to AJEH for photos. Photo of Dilkhush’s family © James Shearer 2014
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The Savitri Trust is committed to supporting those most in need and this often takes us to extremely remote locations.
Together with our partner Mission for Vision we are supporting the efforts of four eye centres to deliver high quality eye care to populations living in poor and remote areas of Northern India.
Eye Care
NORTH EAST INDIACATARACT SURGERIES
Our Achievements 2014 - 153,091 free cataract surgeries across 3 partner eye centres in Northern India--------------------------------------------------Outreach to a population of nearly 400,000 in Shillong, Meghalaya
Sri Sankaradeva Nethralaya (SSN)
SSN is located in Guwahati, Assam. The hospital started its Rural Community Ophthalmic Outreach Program in 1997.
In 2014-15, SSN delivered a total of 4,790 surgeries, completely free of charge, of which 2,887 were supported by SWCT.
SSN has 45 beds and is equipped with state of the art equipment. High quality eye care is provided by a team of highly qualified and experienced doctors. The hospital reaches out to 14 districts in Assam State and since its inception it has completed more than 28,000 surgeries.
From top: a patient is seen for refraction at an outreach camp in Shillong, Meghalaya; an optometrist conducts a pre-operative examination at the Bansara Eye Centre; a helpful reminder card given to villagers at SSN outreach camps in Guwahati.
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Bansara Eye Centre and SPECS
The Savitri Trust also supports the Bansara Eye Centre’s charity wing SPECS (Society for the Promotion of Eye Care Services), based in Shillong, Meghalaya. This project aims to eliminate avoidable blindness in the district of Jaintia Hills, a hilly and subtropical terrain, which presents a huge obstacle for a population of nearly 400,000 (2011 census data). Bansara Eye Centre is currently the only hospital serving them.
SPECS has been a great success so far, going over and above its targets for screenings, referrals and completed surgeries. It aims to conduct 100 outreach camps per year.
Margrete Ryngksai (right) is 80 years old. She travelled 6kms from her village Darang to attend a SPECS eye camp. She is one of 296 individuals who received a free cataract surgery in 2014-15. Margrete wears her post-op sunglasses with pride and looks forward to reclaiming her independence.
Meet Sathai
Sathai Doloi (65 years old) was encouraged by her neighbours to come to one of SSN’s outreach camps, after months of struggling alone with blindness.
Elizabeth Kurian, CEO of Mission for Vision, met with Sathai during her most recent visit. She asked Sathai what she would have done if she had not had access to a free surgery at SSN. Sathai replied:
Elizabeth was incredibly moved by Sathai’s very straightforward understanding of her situation and that of others in Assam:
“If I hadn’t had a cataract surgery, cats and dogs would have continued to eat from my plate and I would have remained helpless.”
“Sathai’s comment will continue to stay with me and serves as a reminder of the vital role that outreach work plays in remote locations such as this.”
For further information about Mission for Vision please visit www.missionforvision.org.in
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NIGERIACATARACT SURGERIES
Eye Care
Our Achievements 2014 - 15775 free cataract surgeries---------------------------------------------------Outreach to a population of 2.89 million in Cross River State
Top: Calabar Eye Centre’s rural eye camps are vital to reaching beneficiaries; above: 17 year old Chiameka, following her successful cataract operation.
Photographs © Simi Vijay
Since 2006 the Savitri Trust has supported the provision of free cataract surgeries in Nigeria with partner Tulsi Chanrai Foundation.
In 2014-15 the Trust focused its support on Calabar Eye Centre located in the southern Cross River State, where cataract prevalence is currently at 9.2%.
Chiameka’s Story
Chiameka (pictured left) is 17 years old and lives 152 kilometres away from Calabar Eye Centre. Chiameka developed a cataract following an injury at school. She found herself struggling to focus on the words in her textbooks and was frustrated that she could not keep up with her classmates.
Following her surgery, Chiameka looks forward to pursuing her studies again:
Chiameka was lucky to be referred to Calabar Eye Centre, one of only 4 charitable eye hospitals in the whole of Nigeria. With an average income of $1.50 - $2.00 per day many Nigerians simply cannot afford treatment. and remain blind and without hope.
TCF provides a lifeline, particularly through its vital eye camps which reach out to beneficiaries like Chiameka, who do not have access to affordable eye care.
“My favourite subject is maths and when I grow up I want to become a medical doctor.”
For further information about Tulsi Chanrai Foundation please visit www.tcfnigeria.org
In 2014-15 TCF delivered a total of 1,614 cataract surgeries, completely free of charge. The Savitri Trust supported 775 of these surgeries.
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ORISSA, INDIAEYE CARE PROVISION
Our Achievements in 2014 - 15Construction of Secondary Eye Hospital in Berhampur, Orissa due to be completed in Winter 2015--------------------------------------------------Annual surgery target of 2,500 - 3,000
We are delighted to announce our partnership with L. V. Prasad Eye Institute (LVPEI) a national eye care institution that commits itself to a model of clinical services, education, research, rehabilitation and sight enhancement services, eye bank and rural community outreach.
LVPEI prides itself on its high quality eye care and patient care, to which all have the right to access regardless of their socio-economic situation.
Together with LVPEI we are constructing the Arjun Waney Eye Centre in the town of Berhampur in Orissa. Eye care services are sporadically distributed across the state, proving a barrier to vast numbers of blind people living in remote rural locations, as well as limiting their awareness of causes and treatments.
The Centre is specifically located to respond to this population, which numbers approximately 587,000 across an 80km radius. The Centre aims to reach 25,000 people annually through its out-patient department and to undertake 2,500-3,000 surgeries through its various community outreach services. The Centre is due to open in Winter 2015.
The Savitri team will be visiting the centre for the formal inauguration in December 2015.
The Arjun Waney Eye Centre is due to be completed in Winter 2015; Dr. Taraprasad Das, Vice Chairman of L. V. Prasad Eye Institute is pictured above (second from left) with LVPEI team members and construction supervisor.
For further information about L. V. Prasad Eye Institute please visit www.lvpei.org
Every child has the right to a healthy start in life.
MAHARASHTRA, INDIAEGG DOT PROJECT
Child Malnutrition
Our Achievements 2014 - 15178 severely malnourished children benefited from the supplementary feeding programme-------------------------------------------------------The review stage of phases 1-4 (40 villages) shows an 85% success rate for this project model
Meet Gitesh and Mera3 year old Gitesh (top left with his mother Anita) was enrolled on Egg Dot in Autumn 2014. Anita was worried about his low weight and had noticed that he lacked the energy of his 3 older siblings at the same age. In joining the programme, she hoped simply to increase his weight, but discovered that the programme also offers so much more.
Anita is grateful for the education and awareness classes, which have opened her eyes to the importance of regular hygiene such as hand-washing after play, clean cloth bathing and keeping nails short and tidy. Gitesh has gained 2.5 kilos and is a healthy and happy child, able to join in with his brothers and sisters’ games.
Mera (bottom left, name changed) was 2 years old when her mother enrolled her on the Egg Dot Project. Mera has made a fantastic weight gain of 2.8 kilos. Her mother Gangubai is overjoyed at the weight gain but is also proud of the new knowledge she has gained about maintaining a daily practice of balanced diet and good hygiene. Gangubai feels confident that she can help Mera continue to grow and has been sharing what she has learned with her own mother, who cares for Mera when her parents are working in the fields.
The Egg Dot Project is delivered by our partner OJUS Medical Institute across tribal areas of Maharashtra.
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Photographs courtesy of OJUS Medical Institute
Earlier this year the Savitri Trust met with Subhasree Roy to discuss her time working as a Nutritionist Consultant on the Egg Dot Project
Subhasree, you have been working on the Egg Dot Project since April 2014. How did you become involved?
I am in the process of finishing my PhD and studying the effect of a ketogenic diet in epileptic patients. My study supervisor introduced me to Dr. Asavari Herwadkar, Director of OJUS Medical Institute.
I had not seen an NGO do this type of work before so I was very excited to be involved. I saw that there was a gap in the project that I could fill. And the results are beautiful. I can roughly say we have had 80% success rate which is fantastic. SNDT and the Government whom we are working with, are also very excited about our findings. It is a wonderful success.
Why do you think there are so many malnourished children in rural Maharashtra?
The rural areas are geographically difficult to access as they are far and remote, hence monitoring is also difficult.
In addition to this there is of course poverty, a lack of education among parents or care takers, unavailability of food or blandness of food, and gaps in the anganwadi services.
You know in India we have 44% malnourished children, I felt compelled to do something about this, I think that everyone should do something good for their country and because of my special interest I feel I can work in nutrition and help the malnourished children of India.
SUBHASREE ROYINTERVIEW
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I can roughly say we have had 80% success rate which is fantastic.
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For further information about our partner OJUS Medical Institute please visit www.omi.org.in
What have you learnt from being involved with the Egg Dot Project?
Nutritional supplementation, education, participation of the community and team work are the most important components to alleviate malnutrition from the community. The most important and effective component of this project has been the direct observation element. Many of the children just walk off with their supplement in other programmes; this project makes them sit and eat in front of the Anganwadi worker. The next most important element would be the parent counselling and education
What do the parents think of the project?
They were enthusiastic and adapting the changes. The villagers have learnt a lot from it. I can tell you now that they know what malnutrition is, why it should be addressed and how. They have learned the importance of ghee in the diet, sending your child to an anganwadi centre, eating vegetables and the importance of parenting such as spending time and sitting with your child while they eat.
What does the future hold for projects like this?
I believe the government is part of the solution to the problem of malnutrition, but they need help in integrating a personalised nutrition programme. We have to take small steps together - NGOs, donors and the government - to deliver projects like Egg Dot as part of a number of interventions in primary health care.
Thank you to Subhasree Roy for taking the time to speak with us.
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The most important and effective component of this project has been the direct observation element. Many of the children just walk off with their supplement in other programmes; this project makes them sit and eat in front of the Anganwadi worker.
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Supporting the personal growth of boys to achieve the best out of their futures.
MUMBAI, INDIACOUNSELLING SUPPORT
Psychological Support
Since 2004, the Savitri Trust has supported the OJUS Medical Institute (OMI) to deliver projects at David Sassoon Industrial School (DSIS), one of 7 correction homes in Mumbai. Boys between the ages of 11-18 are brought here for a variety of reasons; some are runaways, some are orphans, others have committed crimes. These boys have experienced difficult times at an early stage in their lives. The Counselling Unit at DSIS aims to give each and every boy a second chance at life. Our work with OMI is committed to supporting the boys’ personal growth, providing them with the skills and confidence to succeed in life, as well as cultivating a compassion and respect for others.
A warm welcome to new project counsellor
In 2014 a new project counsellor joined the team; Mamta (left) comes with fresh ideas, enthusiasm and spirit to make a difference. Since joining the school, she has organised a variety of activities to build rapport, including a New Year Party, film screenings with value reinforcement, prayers before eating as well as joining the boys for lunch and displaying their pictures in the counselling unit.
Our Achievements in 2014 - 15Support towards the counselling project that delivered 138 one-to-one counselling sessions to 160 boys at David Sassoon Industrial School (DSIS)-------------------------------------------------------Support towards 41 group workshops at DSIS, Dongri and Chembur correction homes across Mumbai, benefiting 1,411 children and staff-------------------------------------------------------Monthly birthday celebrations with dinner, cake and performances
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For further information about our partner OJUS Medical Institute please visit www.omi.org.in
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Tackling poverty and distress migration through sustainable water management.
CHHATTISGARH, INDIAWATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
Livelihoods
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Our Achievements in 2014 - 1512 new dug wells with vegetable plots, benefiting 35 farming families-------------------------------------------------------6 new lift irrigation schemes installed, benefiting 264 farming families
* 7 of the 12 wells and 4 of the 6 lift irrigation schemes were supported by our sister organisation The Savitri
Waney Charitable Foundation in India
The Savitri Trust has been in partnership with Action for Social Advancement (ASA) since 2008, working to sustain livelihoods through water resource management tools and support networks.
ASA’s successful model of dug wells and kitchen gardens has made significant economic and social improvements to the tribal farming communities of Madhya Pradesh, resulting in food security, increased income from agriculture, reduction or complete halt in distress migration and increased rates of enrolment of farmers’ children in school.
A new chapter in Chhattisgarh
ASA has now extended its work to the poorer Northern states of Jharkhand, Bihar and Chhattisgarh. The Savitri Trust strives to reach those most in need and has subsequently moved its support to farming families in Chhattisgarh.
ASA has identified Chhattisgarh as a particularly needy state. The rural populations are extremely poor and lacking in many basic resources. Farmers are working the land with their bare hands, lack co-ordinated efforts and are unaware of government farming schemes that they are entitled to.
Over 90% of the population of Chhattisgargh is dependent on agriculture. Despite this only 15% of farmers are using irrigation techniques.
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For further information about our partner Action for Social Advancement please visit www.asaindia.org
The high impact of a lift irrigation scheme
Lift irrigation schemes (LIS) pump water from below ground to a delivery chamber, which then distributes water to the fields of up to 20 farming families. Each LIS costs an average of £3,500.
A total of 6 LIS have been installed in the first year. These high impact schemes will benefit 264 farming families across the districts of Sarguja, Korea and Balarampur.
Meet Kirodhan and his family
Kirodhan is 46 and lives with his family in Chindiya village, Korea district. Currently they live on a meagre annual income of £250 from their paddy crops. Kirodhan also cycles to the nearest town to supplement this with manual labour.
Their new dug well was completed in January 2015 and the family are eager to see the change it will bring. Kirodhan is particularly looking forward to putting some debts behind him and hopes to double the family income in the first year, through a diversification of crops and the security of at least two yields this year.
Thanks to the input of the ASA team, Kirodhan has gained in confidence as a farmer and his long term ambition is to increase the family’s annual income to £1,000. He can now be sure of a stable future for his family and looks forward to seeing his children flourish in school.
Each LIS is owned co-operatively by a group of farmers known as a Water Users Group (WUG). The installation of an LIS is a technically demanding process and therefore involves a great deal of input from the beneficiaries. This has the benefit of mobilising the whole community by increasing participation and ownership, whether that be manual labour, decision-making or management responsibilities. Farmers not only work on their own LIS but also lend support to their neighbours.
There are currently over 250 farmers enrolled in WUGs supported under this project.
Photographs courtesy of Action for Social Advancement
EVALUATION OF CATALYST PROJECT INDIA
Every person suffering from life-limiting or incurable disease in India should have access to effective pain relief and palliative care.
Palliative Care
Our Achievements in 2014 - 15A comprehensive evaluation of 11 catalyst service projects and 2 training centres with a success rate of 73%
Our partner Pallium India is a pioneer in the field of palliative care. Between 2006 - 2013 Pallium India has partnered with 11 health centres to deliver Catalyst Projects across the country with the goal of training dedicated members of staff in pain relief and palliative care. By working with government hospitals, Pallium India aims to develop a sustainable infrastructure for palliative care in India.
The Savitri Trust funded 3 of these projects and recently supported a comprehensive evaluation of all 11 projects plus 2 training centres. The evaluation will help Pallium India to understand the obstacles and constraints faced by these institutions, assess needs and devise future plans that will contribute to the Government of India’s National Program for Palliative Care. The Evaluation reports a success rate of 73%.
Bright future for palliative care in Tripura
We are delighted to report that Agarthala Regional Cancer Centre (RCC) has been a great success. This particular Catalyst Project was supported by the Savitri Trust and now leads the way to a bright future for palliative care in Tripura State.
With the commendation and support of the state government, RCC hosted a 10 day training programme in February 2015. Topics included pain management, home care, communication skills and ethics. Attendees included a doctor, nurse and social worker team from all 7 remaining state districts with the aim of extending palliative care services to roughly 10,500 people living with terminal illness or disease across the state.
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From top: Palliative care in patient ward at Agarthala RCC; RCC hosted a state training programme in February 2015 at which Dr. Biju Raghavan gave a lecture.
LYMPHEDEMA & PHYSIOTHERAPY PROJECT KERALA
Our Achievements in 2014 - 1583 patients (of whom 6 were children) received ongoing care in the first 6 months------------------------------------------------------------Awareness and education to improve quality of home-based care and encourage people to access the service
The Lymphedema & Physiotherapy Project began in November 2014 with our partner Pallium India and aims to improve mobility, independence and psycho-social-spiritual wellbeing for those living with terminal illness or life-limiting disease as well as providing support to their families and primary caregivers.
The project aims to deliver these services to a minimum of 83 patients at any one time, which we are delighted to have reached consistently over the course of the first 6 months.
Special thanks to our longstanding donor Wilfrid Bruce Davis Charitable Trust for supporting this project.
Meet VincentVincent (left) is 57 years old and has been living with quadriplegia for 20 years. For Vincent, the greatest strain has been on his family, who are living below the poverty line. His illness has prevented him from providing a stable income to his family and he is conscious of the negative effect this may have on his children’s chance for an education:
Vincent shows great courage in his commitment to a normal life for his family. The Physiotherapy Project has empowered him to lead a dignified life and in turn lifts the burden of worry from his family. He has most recently benefited from a sewing machine, gifted by an individual donor to Pallium India and plans to earn a living as a tailor.
“I do not want my children to suffer because I am in such a condition. I want to be independent and let them be independent. I will do hard work and prove that this is not the end of my life.”
For further information about our partner Pallium India please visit www.palliumindia.org
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ACTION FOR EQUALITY PUNE, INDIA
Raising boys to prevent violence and discrimination against women and girls.
Gender Equality
The Savitri Trust continues its support to Equal Community Foundation (ECF) through it’s innovative programme Action for Equality.
This year-long programme engages young men between the ages of 14 - 17 in low income communities in Pune to transform their behaviour towards women and to ultimately create ambassadors who can mobilise positive change at the family and community level.
Achievements in 2014 - 15152 young men graduated from the Action for Equality programme--------------------------------------------------79 graduates joined the AFE Action programme as volunteers--------------------------------------------------22 men became advocates for change in their communities--------------------------------------------------3 community events with 150-200 participants at each event
Inspiring change in communities
Earlier this year, the Savitri Team visited the Tadiwala Road community for an ECF end of cycle Meet and Greet, a street event celebrating the achievements of its graduates. The boys went out into their community to demonstrate what they had learnt and discuss the issues with their peers and local residents. ECF gives these boys the courage, strength and confidence to transform their attitudes and engage others to do good in their communities.
Meet Amjad
Amjad (name changed, pictured right with his proud family) is one of 152 Action for Equality (AfE) graduates this year. In the past Amjad fought often with his family and was particularly unsupportive of his mother, quick to defy and generally unhappy at home. His parents described him as selfish and concerned only with his school and social life.
AfE has given him new direction in his life and enabled him to be compassionate and sensitive to the needs of his family. He has been helping his mother with the housework and is encouraging his friends to do the same.
Photos courtesy of Equal Community Foundation
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For further information about our partner Equal Community Foundation please visit www.ecf.org.in
UK Accounts
Total Income £1,265,077
Overheads 5.8%**
Fundraising costs and investment fees 1.3%**
Invested Funds 4.5%***
Charitable Donations 80%
Charitable Donations 2015-16 8.3%*
* These funds are carried forward for projects specified in 2015-16 with the consent of donors. ** These costs are supported by the Family Corpus Funds *** Invested funds represents interest from Savitri Trust Corpus which has been reinvested.
An additional one-off donation of £7,731,620 was also received from the Waney Family in 2014-15 and invested in the Trust Corpus to support the longevity of the Savitri Trust.
Our Accounts 2014-15
Total Expenditure £1,265,077
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Individual Donations 14.8%
Restaurant Donations 16.4%
2013-14 Donations 33.7%
Gift Aid 0.2%
Investment & Bank Interest 14.3%
Savitri Trust Family Corpus Funds 20.6%
Our Partnerships
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44.1 %
The Savitri Waney Charitable Trust (SWCT) in the UK partnered with 8 organisations in 2014-15 to deliver 9 projects in India and 2 projects in Nigeria. Projects are supported by the Savitri Trust (SWCT) in the UK and our sister organisation The Savitri Waney Charitable Foundation (SWCF) in India.
The Savitri Trust also contributes smaller one-off grants to UK-based charities each year. In 2014-15 the Savitri Trust supported The Soil Association, Marie Curie Cancer Care and Médecins Sans Frontières.
Funded by SWCFFunded by SWCT
Akhand Jyoti Eye Hospital
LV Prasad EyeInstitute
Mission forVision
Tulsi ChanraiFoundation
Action for Social
Advancement
30.7 % 6.1 % 4.2 % 4.2 %
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Our goals for 2015-1623,576 people will receive the gift of sight in rural and remote locations across Bihar and Assam in India and Calabar, in Nigeria.
Vital outreach support will be provided to a population of nearly 400,000 people in Meghalaya state.
4 young women will continue with their 3rd year of studying a life-changing Bachelor’s degree in Optometry at AJEH, Bihar, India.
15 new dug wells with vegetable plots will be created, benefiting up to 40 farming families.
5 new lift irrigation schemes will be installed, benefiting up to 100 farming families.
The final phase will support 24 cases of severe malnourisment in 9 villages in Nashik district, Maharashtra, whilst providing invaluable educational meetings on nutrition and hygiene for parents and caregivers.
The Egg Dot programme comes to an end in August 2015. A complete evaluative review of all 5 phases (52 villages) will be delivered in 2016. Over 5 years, the project has screened of 6,684 children and enrolled approx. 576 SAM children to the feeding programme.
Individual counselling sessions will provide psychological support to approx. 160 boys between the ages of 11 -18.
Delivery of workshops to staff and students on child rights, de-addiction, reproductive healthcare and HIV.
Birthday celebrations with a special dinner and cake plus fun activities for all boys.
Every month a minimum of 63 patients and a maximum of 83 patients and their families and caregivers will receive ongoing psycho-social-spiritual support and rehabilitation as part of the Lymphedema and Physiotherapy Project in Trivandrum, Kerala.
Eye Care
Livelihoods
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PalliativeCare
A comprehensive evaluation of the Action for Equality Programme will be conducted, with the final report and recommendations due to be delivered in late 2015. Since 2009 Action for Equality has enrolled 3,478 young men, with 1,683 graduating. Of these, 750 have since come on board as volunteers across 20 low-income communities in Pune.
GenderEquality
25Our Goals for 2015-16
Our goals will be achieved by Savitri Waney Charitable Trust and our sister organisation The Savitri Waney Charitable Foundation in India.
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Volunteer your timeThe Trust is delighted to take on volunteers at our UK offices. We have a number of options including administration, fundraising, events and marketing. If you are interested in lending a hand, whilst also developing your skills in a chosen area, the Trust can work with you to create a short term project that is tailored to your interests. Due to our small size we are unable to take on one more than one volunteer at a time. Projects can last between 2 weeks and 1 month depending on your interest.
Make a pledgeYou can give a one-off donation or become a regular donor to the Savitri Trust. Our team can help match your donation to a specific cause or intervention that gives added value to your contribution and engagement with our work. 100% of all donations received from the public are directed to our projects, with all overheads covered by the family corpus.
Organise a fundraiserYou can organise your own events in support of the Savitri Trust. In the past our supporters have organised comedy nights, fundraising balls and art auctions. From running a half marathon to a karaoke night to a breakfast club, organising your own event can be rewarding, meaningful and fun!
The Savitri Trust can provide advice and help publicise your events.
Get your school involvedIn the past, the Savitri Trust has been supported by Wetherby School, Monmouth School and Aldro School. Find out if your school or your child’s school has a charitable giving programme and suggest the Savitri Trust as a beneficiary.
How you can help
26 How you can help
The Savitri Trust simply could not achieve the impact it has without the continued support of its donors. Thank you for your generosity, compassion, and dedication to our work.
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