Ashish Foundation for the Differently Abled Charitable Trust

Annual Report, 2014-15

Table of Contents

Director’s Message ……………………………………….…1

Background of AFDA ………………………………………..2

Vision …………………………………………………………..2

Mission …………………………………………………………2

Values ……………………………………………………..……2

Belief ……………………………………………………….……3

Motto ……………………………………………………………3

Objectives …………………………………………………..…3

Projects ……………………………………………….………..4

AFDA Leadership ………………………………………..……5

2014-15 Audit ……………………………………………..…6

Financial Summary …………………………….……………13

Accreditations and Permissions ……………….…………15

Partners and Donors …………………………………..……15

Thanks …………………………………………………………15

Director’s Message

“For I know my redeemer lives…”

As I see classrooms and the Centre with its usual hum of activity, it reminds me

of God’s faithfulness through the years with us. He slowly guided us in our ways

as we started from humble beginnings to where we are now. We started the

centre with 12 children in Vikaspuri, New Delhi. Over the last 8 years, our work

has grown, we have moved from Vikaspuri to Dwarka, and we now work with 40

students and have 26 staff and 4 consultants. We have had faithful partners like

The Hans Foundation, Reconciled World, and Friends of Ashish who have stuck

with us and supported the work of serving India’s differently abled. We have had

you, parents and friends, who have stood with us, prayed for us and supported

us through volunteering, prayers, finances, love and encouragement. We at The

Ashish Foundation, are blessed in so many ways.

Our students are our biggest inspiration. As they twirl, study, do therapies, and

struggle with their sensory issues, I am reminded of what great fighters they are. Can we at the Ashish Foundation be any less? We now serve students age 4-25

years, and each student has taught us so much. Many medals have been won at the Special Olympics, many milestones crossed, many victories won, many hopes

rekindled. We have also trained our staff so well that 4 centres focusing on the

disabled have now been established by our former staff.

Currently, we are running another 6-month training program through the

support of Elim Christian Services to help staff upgrade their skills and to learn

more about working with people with autism.

At the end, all I can say is that we could not have done this without YOU and

God’s faithfulness.

We thank you, and bless you.

Geeta Mondol

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Background of AFDA

Geeta Mondol established Ashish Foundation for the Differently Abled Charitable

Trust (AFDA) in 2007 to serve the needs of children with autism and other mental and physical disabilities, and to mentor their families in meeting the specific

needs of their children. AFDA is based in Dwarka, New Delhi, and primarily serves

children and families in the greater National Capital Region, but AFDA also trains

and mentors many disability-focused organisations across India and abroad.

Vision

AFDA envisions transformed communities of people who view and value each

differently abled person as created in God’s image, and inherently able to attain

his or her God-given potential to lead a fulfilling life.

Mission

To provide holistic education and support to children with disabilities and to their families so they can achieve their God-given potential; and to create awareness in

the community for constructive response and engagement.

Values

Following are the core values of AFDA as selected by the staff.

OptimismPatience Teamwork

Child-Focused

Compassion Respect Non-Violence

Trust

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Belief

• Each child is created in the image of God. • Each child is created for a purpose. • Each child is born with the potential to achieve

that purpose for which he/she was created. • No one is exempt from contributing back to

society. • All of us are differently abled.

Motto

“Your work produced by faith; your labour prompted by love; your endurance inspired by

hope.” (1 Thessalonians 1:3, The Bible)

Objectives of AFDA

To provide holistic education, support and training to children with

developmental disabilities, with a special focus on autism, as well as

counselling and guidance to their families. To assist and train children with disabilities to be self-reliant and fruitful members of the community. To ensure that lack of finances does not prevent parents from providing

quality education for their children. To create awareness of and

sensitivity towards persons with

disabilities within communities, and transform the way in which

people view persons with

disabilities. To involve communities in

providing support for and

assistance to persons with

disabilities. To connect families who have

children with disabilities so that they might support and encourage

one another. To spiritually nurture children with disabilities and their families. To advocate for children with disabilities, especially those with autism, and

their families. To train people to provide professional care and assistance to children with

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Projects

The Ashish Centre is our early intervention education

centre for children who are differently abled. We provide a

well-rounded, holistic education which addresses the needs

of each student. Each child has an Individual Education Plan

established through the

collaboration of special education

consultants, the parents, AFDA’s

Program Manager, and speech and

occupational therapists. Due to

the special needs of our children, we maintain a ratio of 1:2, adult to

students, at the Centre.

In 2014-15, AFDA provided partial to full scholarships for 32 of our 40 students. Some of our students

come from some of Delhi’s wealthiest families, while others

come from very low income families. All children at the

Centre, regardless of religious, economic or caste

background, are given equal treatment, love and respect.

Ankur provides life-skills and

vocational training for students age

16 and above. We help students

develop independent living skills like

dressing, hygiene, shopping, and food

preparation. Our students also have

physical and leisure activities such as

skating, dancing, cricket and basketball. Finally, Ankur trains students in vocational skills through the creation of various handicrafts, and the packaging of spices.

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AFDA Leadership

Board of DirectorsGeeta Mondol Cherian Thomas

Mathew Varghese

Sharon E. Kumar Kamal Sharma

Balhan Sagar Sheila George

Bhupesh Joshi Divya Devpriya

Dr. Oommen John

Leadership TeamDirector/Founder- Geeta Mondol Operations Manager- Preeta Bhasin

Programs Manager- Bharti Bhan

Finance Manager- Vivek Negi

ConsultantsMrs. Indu Chaswal Mrs. Viveka Chattopadhyay

Mr. Priyank Bhutani Ms. Jayati Ghosh

Second Chance was India’s only

thrift store supported by young

adults with autism when it opened in

2011. Students work part-time in

Second Chance, sorting and

organising the store, gaining

employable skills. The store

supports the needs of low-income

families in the surrounding

community by giving them the

chance to purchase affordable re-sale goods.

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2014-15 Audit

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Income Expenditure

AssetsLiabilities

9%6%

13%

23%

43%

6%

Occ. Therapy Special Ed.Admin. AnkurSp. Therapy 2nd Chance

1%

2%3%

94%

General Fund Security DepositsPF Payable ESI & TDS Payable

Financial Summary

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1%17%

46%

5%5%1%

24%

Grants Donation AnkurIndividuals 2nd ChanceMonthly Contributions Companies & OrgsOther

19%

27%

21%

12%

2%3%

11%5%

Security Deposits Furniture/FixturesOT Equipment AdvancesComputer Office & Other EquipVehicles Cash & Bank Balance

Gross Salary + Benefits (Rs/Mo)

No. of Male Staff No. of Female Staff Total Staff

Less than 5,000 0 0 0

5,001 - 10,000 2 3 5

10,001 - 15,000 6 9 15

15,001 - 25,000 2 2 4

25,001 - 50,000 0 2 2

Staff Salary + Benefits (Rs/Yr)

Highest Paid Staff 3,48,000

Lowest Paid Staff 96,000

AFDA Director 0

Payment (Rs/Yr) Number of Consultants

50,000 - 2,00,000 3

2,00,001 - 4,00,000 0

4,00,001 - 5,00,000 1

Above 5,00,001 0

Board Member Received Annual Payment (Rs)

Int’l and Domestic Travel Expenses

(Rs)

Reimbursement for AFDA

Expenses (Rs)

Purpose of Expenses

Geeta Mondol 0 18,199 0 for donor meetings

Cherian Thomas 0 0 0 -

Mathew Varghese 0 0 0 -

Sharon E. Kumar 0 0 0 -

Kamal Sharma 0 0 0 -

Balhan Sagar 0 0 0 -

Sheila George 0 0 0 -

Bhupesh Joshi 0 0 0 -

Divya Devpriya 0 0 0 -

Dr. Oommen John 0 0 0 -

AFDA Staff Salaries + Benefits

AFDA Highest and Lowest Salaries + Benefits

AFDA Payments to Consultants

Financial Transactions of AFDA Board Members

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Accreditations and PermissionsRegistered under the PWD Act of the Delhi Government Credibility Alliance

12A Permission

80G Permission with the Income Tax Department FCRA Permission

Registered with the National Trust

Partners and Major DonorsThe Hans Foundation

PricewaterhouseCoopers (PWC) India Foundation

Friends of Ashish

Operation Mobilization

Reconciled World

British Telecom

Raunaq International Limited

Christian Educational Society

Arjun Scholarship Fund

DeKorne Foundation

Christ Community Church

Cottage Grove CRC

Elmhurst Church

Mountain View Presbyterian Church

Vox Veniae

Anuradha Bhartari Franky Fernandez

Sheila George

Randy and Marian Gilde

Edward and Eileen Hofstra

Fred and Florence Huizenga

Ed and Pamela Koornneef Dr and Mrs Joel Nederhoed

Kalyan Sahu

Robert and Lynn Stine

Edward and Doris Van Drunen

Thank You

How else can we do this, serving all these beautiful children, their families, and

the larger community, without the partnership of our donors, contributors, and

volunteers? We cannot! Thank you again for helping us accomplish this work.15

ASHISH FOUNDATION FOR THE DIFFERENTLY ABLED CHARITABLE TRUST

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