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CREATIVE ENGAGMENT FOR BETTER LIVES
T A RA T RUS T A NNUA L RE P ORT 2 0 1 4 -2 0 1 5
REGISTERED OFFICE : HOUSE NO 536, PULWADDO PEQUENO, BENAULIM, SALCETE, GOA 03716. PH: +91 832 6480476.
REGIONAL OFFICE: HOUSE NO 1657, SUSHILA NIWAS, NEAR MOUNT CARMEL CHAPEL, MUNGUL, MARGAO, GOA 403701.
PH: +91 832 2788865.
EMAIL: [email protected] WEBSITE: www.taratrustindia.com
CONTENTS
Preface 3
Governance 4
An Overview 6
Meeting our Objectives 8
- Children Centric Programme
- Women's Skill Development & Income Generation Programme
- Free Summer Camp
- Special Workshops
Volunteers this year 13
Funding Partners 14
Financial Highlights 15
Financial Audited Reports 16
PREFACE
Dear friends of Tara Trust,
Tara Trust has gone through a cycle of reinventing itself. We are attempting to move from
our traditional `Welfare' mode to the `Programme' mode where gender, continuity and
sustainability issues are addressed. However, the integrated intervention and rights
approach still continue. The change is more internal to Tara Trust. In the coming years we
expect to raise our level of professional competence and have a lager reach.
I am happy to share with you the Tara Trust Annual Report (2014 – 15) with a request to
support us with your thoughts, words and actions. Looking forward to a brighter future
and a better world.
Juhi Pandey
Project Director
GOVERNANCE
Decentralisation a key for effective governance.
Tara firmly believes that good governance seeks to promote growth and social
justice. But the social security, rehabilitation and employment schemes of the
government are yet to change the lives of the poor. Despite decentralization and
amendment of the Panchayathi Raj (local governance) Act, power in real terms has
not been transferred to the lowest rung of the ladder of governance – the Gram
Sabha level. Therefore , Tara will continue to advocate for proper representation of
the marginalized, in the Panchayathi Raj system.
MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES(AS ON 31.03.2015)
Founder/Trustee
Dr. Katharina Poggendorf-Kakar : Anthropologist/Writer
Chairman
Dr. Sudhir Kakar : Writer/Consultant
Secretary
Dr. Amritha Narayanan : Psychotherapist
Members
Mr. Vikram Lal : Industrialist
Mr. Siddharth Dube : Policy Worker
Ms. Shefali Malhotra : TV Producer
The Tara Trust Board of Trustees met to transact the business of the Trust including
approving the audited financial accounts and to approve the annual budget for the year
2015-2016 on 25th April, 2015
The Minutes of Board Meeting were documented and circulated
The founder trustees are permanent
The Board approves programs, budget, annual activity reports and audited financialstatements. The Board ensures the organization's compliance with law and regulations.Accountability and Transparency
No remuneration, sitting fees or any other form of compensation has been paid since theinception of the Trust, to any person on the Board of Trustees.
There is no rotation policy set in the functioning of the Board. The Founder Trustee is alsothe settlor of the Board.
STAFF POSITION AS ON 31.03.2015
Sl. No. Name Designation
Core Staff
1. Juhi Pandey Project Director
2. Jocy Fernandes Project Manager (Resigned on 31/01.15)
3. Gabriella D’Mello Financial Planner
4. Nancy Mascarenhas Admin & Accounts Manager
5. Geeta Jamuni Facilitator – Children’s Programme
6. Shaili Dar Women’s Programme Coordinator
7. Vijay Kumar Naik Driver
Part Time Staff
1. Nicole Annette Facilitator – Children’s Programme
2. Stacy Fernandes Facilitator – Children’s Programme
3. Vaishnavi Shankhwalkar Facilitator – Children’s Programme
4. Kurshid Bedgi Domestic Help
Retainership
1. Crisologo Furtado Consultant
Volunteers
1. Savitri Subramanium Volunteer
2. Jennifer Kay Volunteer
AN OVERVIEW
Tara Trust is a registered non-profit organization in Goa, India, with the mission to
empower, educate and enable the underprivileged, especially children and women, to
improve their lives.The Objective is to motivate children within the marginalized communities coming fromdifficult situations , economically febrile backgrounds, and those children orphaned or
abandoned, to not only stay in school but to gain an understanding and appreciation of
the importance of education. To develop a confidence within themselves to pursue a
higher education and a sense of self-determination, enabling them to aspire for a better
life.
Our Method of using creative engagement to encourage a child's personal growth is
driven by the belief that in following traditional forms of education alone we are
neglecting an integral part of one's self development. We conduct extensive art based and
creative workshops along with numerous intercultural programs and activities, which
supports the discovery of each child's own abilities enabling them to reach their full
potential.
Our Impact stems from the ability to form lasting relationships, which we continue to
develop on a weekly basis throughout their formative years. Allowing us to build upon the
strengths of each child while addressing their individual needs and limitations. By not
only teaching these children and presenting them with positive role models, but assisting
in their overall development through holistic learning, interactions with our volunteers
and exposure to trained specialists.
The first quarter of the financial year 2014-015,saw Tara Trust relocate its
operations office to House No. 1657/A, Sushila Niwas, Near Mount Carmel Chapel,
Mungul, Margao, Goa, 403601. The office and the Children's Library and Activity
Centre are located within this premises.
The Tara Trust vehicle fleet has been increased with the induction of a Maruthi
ECCO that was graciously donated by our Board Member, Dr. Sudhir Kakar.
The 1000 T-shirt painting campaign in aid of Water Protection and Conservation,
across 20 schools in South Goa was started in June and concluded successfully in
December, 2014.
TheWomens Livelihoods Program has increased its outreach to the cities of Vasco
and Ponda.
MEETING OUR OBJECTIVES
A. Child Centric Programme
FREE-WEEKLY WORKSHOPS
Objective
The free weekly workshops use art as a tool to enhance and enable creative thinking in a
child along with building motivation and interest into higher learning with the objective
of encouraging them to stay in school and better their lives.
Target Group
Children from the age of 3 years to 13 years mainly at Govt Anganwadis, Govt Primary
Schools, Govt Aided School, Orphanages and Schools for children with special needs.
Most of the children either hail from low-income group backgrounds, migrant
communities, single parents or distressed households.
Format of the Workshops
Once a week facilitation workshops conducted for 1.5 – 2 hour duration during the
school time at the schools and free / recreation time of the children who live in the
orphanages / shelters.
We began conducting our workshops in FY 2013-2014 as part of a three year
programme at different educational institutes. We are continuing this programme and
we are now in the second year (2014-2015) of the three year programme.
Our workshops are conducted at the following institutions:
Vasavaddo Anganwadi, Benaulim
St. Anthony's Home for the Boys, Aggasaim
St. Anthony's Home for the Girls, Verna
ASRO Community Care Centre for HIV/AIDS, Cavelossim
Government Middle School, Colva
Government Primary School, Betalbatim
Holy Rosary Convent High School, Nuvem
Peda Anganwadi, Benaulim
Pulwaddo Anganwadi, Benaulim
Govt. Primary School, Benaulim
Mazilwaddo Anganwadi, Benaulim
Wadi Anganwadi, Benaulim and
Mae De Pobres, Nuvem
B. Women's Skill Development & Income Generation Programme
Tara Women's Programme Details .2014 - 2015
Vision
To empower and increase financial security of women through craft and design
skills.
Objective:
To form cohesive and skilled women groups able to generate an income for
themselves through exceptional craft skills.
The programme was started in July, 2014 . Tara started working with 25 women
from Zuari Nagar, a semi-urban area of Vasco. Our objective is to create spaces for
the women to learn and grow using their skills or by learning new skills which do
not hamper their social structure or routine, but enhance it by providing them the
opportunity to grow into independent individuals. One of their main concerns is
financial security and the Tara programme puts them on the path of financial
independence.
Though skill development is the main agenda Tara also address (whenever
requested) issues such as social injustice or domestic discord faced by the
beneficiaries of the programme. By January, 2015, the work had developed a range
of 7 unique paper craft products that were subsequently marketed at exhibitions
and retails sales raising Rs. 14,340/-.
The programme is not linked to any SHG or cooperative and is functioning
independently. Currently, the programme does not have a dedicated source of
funding and is supported through individual contributions of money and materials.
FREE SUMMER CAMPS –APRIL 2014
We conducted 3 Free Summer Camps from 14th April to 2nd May 2014.
The topic of the camps was “ThisSummerICare”, where over a week, the children
were taken through various exercises related to environmental awareness ,especially
to get them sensitized to their immediate environment.
The Schools that participated in the free camps were :
Government Primary School ,Colva
Government Primary School, Betalbatim
Government Primary School, Benaulim
St.Aloysious High School, Benaulim.
A total of 60 children had participated in these camps
SPECIAL WORKSHOPS
1000T-Shirt Painting Campaign
As a part of our special workshops and collective campaign for Water Protection under
The 1000 Crane Project, we started workshops from the 8th of August reaching out to 20
schools of South Goa. Cathay Pacific-India, donated a 1000T-shirts for children from the
age group of 6 to 8 years for the campaign.
The workshop is divided over 2 days at each school ,where a group of 50 students work
and learn the use of natural materials, understanding the characteristics of water
through sound and touch and then paint 50 t-shirts together.
All the workshops across the 20 schools were completed by the third week of November
.In December, 2014 invited all the students from 20 schools to a single venue and
conducted a collective workshop and exchange of stories and T-shirts amongst the
students.
Though 20 schools were involved in the workshops, only 13 could schools participate in
the concluding collective workshop in Decemeber 2014. The schools that participated in
the collective workshop are as listed below:
1000 T-Shirt Project has been completed in the following schools:
1. St. Jude's, Betalbatim
2. Holy Rosary, Nuvem
3. Perpetual Succor, Navelim
4. Infant Jesus, Colva
5. Fatima Convent, Margao
6. Maria Bambina Convent, Cuncolim
7. Holy Cross Institute, Cavelossim
8. BhatikarModel, Margao
9. Popular High School, Margao
10. GovtPrimary School, Betalbatim
11. Don Bosco, Quepem
12. DamodarHigh School, Margao
13. Our Lady of Snows, Raia
Joy Of Giving Week
Tara Trust participated in the Daan Utsav (Joy of Giving) festival of India from 2nd
October to 9th October.
Exhibition cum Sale of the Products made at the Zari Cluster
A small exhibition cum sale of the products made by the Women trainees of our Skill
Development and Income Generating Programme. The exhibition was held on 20th
October, 2014 on the premises of Tara Trust.
20th October, 2014, about 2 days prior to the Diwali festival, as motivation exercise and
to get feedback on the works being developed by the women at the Zari culster, we held a
small exhibition cum sale at the Tara Trust office. The products displayed were works
developed after 3 months of training through 30 workshops in all. The response was
great. The aspect of the work that most guests appreciated was the QUALITY and
finishing of the products.
Children's Day Celebrations at
Alila Diwa-Goa
Students o f the Be ta lba t im
Government Primary School, which is
one of our weekly projects were invited
by the Alila Diwa management to
spend a day of creative work and fun
at the their hotel.
Basic Entreprenuership
Workshop for Women
On 4th Decmeber 2014, Mrs.Clare
Noronha and Mr.Jervais Periera,
facilitators from I Create , a non-profit
organization, working in the area of
entreprenuership development in
marginalised communities conducted
a basic entreprenuership workshop
for the Zari cluster.
The 1000 Crane Project @ Kalakshetra, Chennai
The 1000 Crane Project was held from the 22nd of Janaury to 30th of January, at
Kalakshetra , Chennai. Ten girls from St.Anthony's Girls Home, Verna, travelled with our
facilitators to Chennai. Ten girls from Sri Sankara Matriculation High School, who are a
part of the Nalamdana Scholarship Scheme, partcipated from Chennai. Tara conducted
a week long workshop focusing on dance, and print-making, apart from working daily
on inter-personal skill development and team-work. The format of taking only girls and
making it an all girls camp was very successful, so in future the 1000 Crane Project will
be offered to girls in Goa and across.
Women's Skill Development and Income Generation Program - Sale at
Caculo Mall
On 6th & 7th of February 2015, a sale of the products made by the women's of the Zari
cluster was organized at the Caculo Mall in Panaji City. Products worth Rs. 15,395/-
were sold in two days.
English Skills Workshop for Women
In January, Sylve Desmeuzes, a volunteer from France, was our resource person at the
basic English Speaking workshop for the women of the Zuari Cluster. We designed and
conducted this workshop as it was a felt need expressed by the women of Zari.
VOLUNTEERS THIS YEAR
Sl. No.
Name of Volunteer Country of origin Period of Service
1. Jennifer Kay United Kingdom June’14 to July’15
2. Elisa Bispinghoff Germany Sept..’14 to Dec’14
3. Ninoshka India July’14 to Oct.’14
4. Sarah Soeding Beatrice Germany Aug.’14 to Sept.’14
5. Shevaugh Pimenta India July’14 to Oct’14
6. Hyacintha Monteiro India April ’14 to May ‘14
7. Noel Goes India April ’14 to May ‘14
8. Samatha Paul India February, 2015
9. Penelope Kerle Australia Oct ’14 to Feb ‘15
10. Viraj Kadwadkar India February, 2015
FUNDING PARTNERS
Tara Trust managed its projects and expansions efficiently, only because of its donors who have been so supportive through the years. We just cannot thank them enough!
List of Donors : 2014 - 2015
Individual Donors
Sr. No. Names
1. Raj Bhandare
2. Mathew
3. Karen Young
4. Ritu Shastri
5. Poulomi Chatterjee
Institutional Donation
Sr. No. Names
1) M.M. Lal Charitable Foundation
2) Progressive Art Gallery
3) BNP Paribas
4) Gomant Vidya Niketan
5) Bajaj Auto Limited
6) Kalvi Trust
7) Epic India
Financial Highlights
RECEIPTS 2014-15 2013-14 For general/office costs (here you can mention unconditional funding received which can be used by the VO for any purpose)
8,00,000.00 1,79,088.53.00
Project 1 – FREE WEEKLY WORKSHOPS 11,73,625.00 12,70,122.00 Project 2 – WOMEN’S PROGRAMME 12,540.00 - Project 2 – 1000 CRANE CAMPS 6,232.00 41,500.00 Project 3 – SPECIAL AWARENESS WORKSHOPS - 67,800.00 Project 4 – INDIA PROJECTS (Jamyang / NNPS) 37,800.00 58,600.00 Project 5 – ART AUCTION (fund-raiser) 33,07,750.00 2,35,784.00 TOTAL RECEIPTS 53,37,947.00 18,52,894.53 CARRIED FORWARD FUNDS 25,86,003.40 35,34,947.47
Expenses Incurred 2014-15 2013-14
Amount (in Rs) Site/location Amount (in Rs)
Site/location
Project – FREE WEEKLY WORKSHOPS
17,43,460.00 13 institutions in Goa
12,70,122.00 13 institutions in Goa
Project 2 – WOMEN’S PROGRAMME
2,17,301.00 Vasco - -
Project 3 – 1000 CRANE CAMPS
50,052.00 Bangalore / Chennai
1,16,381.00 Bangalore / Chennai
Project 4- SPECIAL AWARENESS WORKSHOPS
40,500.00 20 institutions in South Goa
67,800.00 Goa
Project 5 – INDIA PROJECTS
- - 58,600.00 Ladakh
Project 6 – ART AUCTION FUNDRAISER
33,87,125.00 Goa 2,35,784.00 Goa
For general/office costs
17,93,247.00 Goa 437367.00 Gos
RECEIPTS 2014-15 2013-14 Self-Generated (fees/ subscriptions/ interest/ community contributions etc)
35,00,535.00 15,96,625.00
Donations from Indian individuals 2,73,412.00 14,99,217.00 Donations from foreign individuals (under FCRA) - - Grants from Indian sources (trusts/ govt/ companies/ foundations)
15,64,000.00 22,92,000.00
Grants from International sources (under FCRA) - - TOTAL RECEIPTS 53,37,947.00 53,87,842.00
On the basis of source
On the basis of programmes / projects
Expenses incurred on programmes / projects with locations
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Tara Trust is registered as a Charitable Trust. Trust Deed is registered on
27/12/2007 with Sub Registrar, Goa, with Registration No. 28 at pages 290 to
330, Book No. IV , Volume No. 7, Date 27/12/2007
Tara Trust is registered u/s 12A and exempted u/s 80G(5)(iv) of the Income Tax Act
1961, with the Director of Income Tax (Exemption) :
Registration No. u/s 12A: CIT-PNJ/12A/26-T/2008-09/754 dated 22nd Sept
2008
Exemption u/s 80G(5)(iv): CIT/PNJ/35-T/126/80G/2009-10/467 dated 14th
July 2009
Website: www.taratrustindia.com
Name and Address of Main Bankers
ICICI Bank
Panandikar Chambers, M.I Furtado Road, Near Marpol House, Margao-Goa
Name and Address of Auditors
Mr. Kamlesh B Kanji & Co.
ndS-10, 2 Floor, Fatima Chambers, near ICICI Bank,
Margao, Goa-403601