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Lila Poonawalla Foundation

Leading Indian Ladies Ahead


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Lila Poonawalla Foundation (LPF) is anEducational Trust in India with a

visionto contribute to the empowerment of

Indian women by supporting

academically outstanding andfinancially challenged girls, through

Scholarship to pursue higher

education.

About UsAbout Us


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State of Education of Girls in In

India has one of the lowest female literacy ratein the world with over 200 million illiteratewomen.

Only 4.5% of Indias population has access tocollege education and only 1% of which arewomen.

Percentage of women getting higher educationfrom rural areas is much lower than urbanareas.

Most working women employed in agricultural


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Barriers in Education of Girl

Socio-cultural barriers in Indian society

Patriarchial Society focuses on male heir andconsiders women to bedead investment as she is supposed to be

married off.

Perception - Drain on family resources due to dowry

Engagements of girl children in domestic work &farm work.

Norms of early marriage restrict girls from pursuingcollege education.

Pursuing post graduation studies and chalking out


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The whole purpose of education

is to turn mirrors into windows.

Education leads to Empowerment

Education is an undisputed tool of empowerment

Education plays an important role in shaping andflourishing the capacities of girls at an individuallevel.

It enables her to gain more knowledge about theworld and helps to reclaim her space in social life. Itgives her a voice, a tool to get status, self esteemand inner strength to face challenges in life.

With education, a girl gains increased level ofarticulation economic inde endence knowled e


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Coming from a difficult background, she rose to great heights in her

career due to sheer determination and hard work.

"I learnt to stand up for myself and for my rights. I

learnt how to be a fighter and not to quit even in a

male-dominated household We were not very well-off then. And although my brothers had to take up a job

to support the family, my mother impressed upon me,

never to compromise on my education.

"I want to motivate women to step into the

world with confidence and encourage them to

meet the challenges."

Lila Poonawalla : Pioneer of the foundLila Poonawalla : Pioneer of the found


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Padmashree Lila Poonawalla is the pioneer as well as the drivingforce behind the Foundation.

She continues to work as a board member with different companies.

Mrs. Poonawalla recognized the need of providing financial assistanceto young, deserving girls for their higher education.With the generous support of the Rausing Family, owners of theTetra Laval Group Worldwide, she laid the groundwork of Lila

Poonawalla Foundation in 1994, and started scholarships from 1996.

Lila Poonawalla: Pioneer of the FoundaLila Poonawalla: Pioneer of the Founda

The first woman CEO in Indiasbusiness history

The first female, mechanicalengineering student at the

Government College of Engineering,Pune


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FoundationLeading Indian LadiesAhead1. The Lila Poonawalla Foundation (LPF) was

started in 1996.2. Since its inception, Foundation has

supported 1331 deserving girls for theireducation in India & Abroad.

1. Foundation has introduced scholarship forengineering students for their 4 yearprogram.

2. 178 deserving girls have been gifted this

scholarship1. Foundation launched another scholarshipprogram for Graduation in Pure Sciences.144 scholarships have been awarded todeserving girls.

2. School Program called 2morrow 2getherwas started with the objective of supportingfinancially challenged girls, from 7th Std. untiltheir graduation. 230 deserving girls arealready part of this program.1. Foundation launched additional scholarshipprograms for Diploma in Education &Engineering, as well as Graduation inPhysiotherapy & Nursing.

2. 109 Scholarships have been given in these


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Mrs. MayaThadhaniEducationistwithspecialization inMicrobiology andPublic Health

Mrs. FrenyTaraporeEx-President ofFamily planningAssociation ofIndia

Ex-President ofIndian Association

for Preschooleducation

Ex- Principal ofS.N.D.T College ofHome Science

Mrs. ShernazEdibamEx Principal of

Bai NajamaiNoshirwan DasturPrimary school

Recipient of theBest TeacherAward from the

Pune MuncipalCorporation

Mrs. VasanthaRamaswamyJoint Director with

the DRDO of theGovernment ofIndiaWinner of AgniAward forExcellence in SelfReliance 1999

Advisory Board of Foundation


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Main Board of FoundationMr. FirozPoonawalla

Founder TrusteeAn IndustrialistContributor to thecause of QualityCircle movement

Dr GulshanGidwani

Principle of StMiras Education

InstitutionHonored by BestCitizen of IndiaAward in 2003Best TeacherAward by LionClub, Pune

Dr. NirmalaPandit

An EducationistPHD in HumanRightsHas been theExecutive Directorof National Centerfor AdvocacyStudiesMs. Roda Mehta16 years on the

Board of Ogilvy &Mather, India - amultinationalmarketingcommunicationcompanyWinner of

LifetimeAchievementAward

Mrs. PrernaKhole

Lila fellow of 1996BatchAwarded for HighQuality Deliverableby PatniComputers.Worked on a GE

Aircraft projectwith Patni

ChairpersonMrs. Lila

PoonawallaFirst ClassExecutive,Presidential Gold

MedalistConferred withthe PadmashreeAlso awardedPolar Starfrom the King ofSweden

Ms Anagha MitraMaster in

Economics fromGIEPFreelanceEconomist byProfessionGuest faculty atPune University

Lila Fellow of 1996batch


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Selection Process

After that an award function is held

where a prominent individual is

invited as the chief guest.

Once the girl receives the

scholarship, she becomes a part of

the Lila FAMILYfor lifetime.

She is called Lila FELLOW, andreceives support and mentoring right

through her career and also personal

life problems, including through her

sickness.

Application forms and supplementarydocuments are invited from interested

candidates

A special software used for enteringdata and computing points to eachcandidates based on her academic

performance and family income

Data evaluation by trustees andselection of candidates for final

interview

Thorough personal interview and

Special financial/family conditionstaken into account at this stage

Final selection of candidates throughtrustee meeting


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Post GraduationProgram


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Graduation

Mr. FirozPoonawalla

Founder

TrusteeAnIndustrialistContributor tothe cause ofQuality Circlemovement

Dr GulshanGidwani

Principle of St

Miras EducationInstitutionHonored by BestCitizen of IndiaAward in 2003Best TeacherAward by Lion

Club, Pune

Dr. NirmalaPandit

An EducationistPHD in HumanRightsHas been theExecutiveDirector ofNational Centerfor Advocacy

Studies

Ms. Roda Mehta16 years on theBoard of Ogilvy &Mather, India - amultinationalmarketingcommunicationcompany

Winner ofLifetimeAchievement

Mrs. Prerna

KholeLila fellow of1996 BatchAwarded forHigh QualityDeliverable byPatniComputers.Worked on a GEAircraft project

Mrs. LilaPoonawalla

First ClassExecutive,Presidential GoldMedalistConferred withthe PadmashreeAlso awardedPolar Starfrom the King ofSweden

Mrs. AnaghaMitra

Master inEconomics fromGIEPFreelanceEconomist byProfessionLila Fellow from

1996 batch


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g y r er a osGraduation


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Graduate Program

1. Since its inception LPF hasgiven a total of 967Scholarships under PostGraduate Program.

2. Of these, 137 are OverseasScholarship & 830 LocalScholarship.

3. Contribution from thecorporate has resulted in

positive contributiongrowth in this programsince the last few Years

4. 162 Special category girlsare in local Scholarship

under this program.


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yMeasurement

1. Health & TechnicalActivities Morethan 15 Activitiesare organized.

2. Grooming Sessionfor Lila Fellow More than 60Activities areorganized by LPFevery year

3. Art & CulturalActivities Morethan 40 Activitiesare organized

4. Fun Activities More than 15Activities areorganized

5. Inspira NewsletterReleased every

Annual cultural fundraising event

Cancer Awareness ProgramDental Care

ProgramPhysiotherapy Program


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Dr. Kiran Bedi

Social Activist & RetiredIPS Officer, Also part of

Team JLB

Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam

Former President of India& Senior Scientist

Ms. Shabana Azmi

Film Actress and 5 timesNational Award Winner for

Best Actress

Padmashree Kiran Majumdar

Chairperson & MD, BioconIndia Ltd

Ms. Shobha De

Indian Journalist,Columnist & Novelist

Padmashree Dr. Vijay Bhatkar

Renowned Scientist &Winner of Life TimeAchievement Award

m nen ersona es rom eren pro ess ons aveparticipated in our Scholarship Award Functions, and shared

their words of wisdom to encourage the girls further

m nen ersona es rom eren pro ess ons ave


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Dr. Reena Ramachandaran

Chairperson & MD,

Hindustan OrganicChemicals Ltd

Dr. Mallika Sarabhai

Director, Darpana

Academy for PerformingArts

Dr. Amrita Patel

Chairperson, NationalDairy Development Board

Dr. Indira Parikh

Dean, Indian Institute ofManagement, Ahmedabad

Ms. Geetanjali Kirloskar

Chairperson, India JapanInitiative

Naina Lal Kidwai

Vice Chairperson & MD,HSBC Securities & Capital

Markets





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Ms. Vinita Bali

Managing Director,Britannia Industries Ltd.

Dr. Raghunath Mashelkar

Former CSIR Director

Dr. Usha Thorat

Deputy Governor &

Director, Reserve Bank ofIndia

Ms Maria Grosskopf

Prof. Of law, LundUniversity, Sweden

Dr. Asa Andreasson

Dr. sa Andreasson

General Physician,Sweden

Professor GranGrosskopf

Chairman, IKEAInternational





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Mr. Per Heggenes

Chief Executive Officer,IKEA Foundation

Dr. S B Majumdar

Founding Director,

Symbiosis InternationalUniversity




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Impact of our work 1925Scholarships inTotal have been

givenAffecting thelives of 1332

Girls

137 OverseasScholarships

830

Scholarshipsgiven for post

graduationprogram in India

365Scholarships

given for

Engineering

253Scholarships

given for

Undergradua

340Scholarships given for

School


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ComputerEngineers Docto

rsPerformers

Psychologists Physiothera

pists

Microbiologists

FashionDesigners

Archite

cts

Actors

SocialWorkers

Academicians

Financial

Analysts

MBA

holders

Linguists

SocialScientists

InvestmentBankers

Radiologists

Lawyers

Journalists

Geologists

Mathematicians

Statistic

ians

AnimationTechnologists Healthcare

Specialists

Spectrum of

fields

Lila Fellows are working in differentLila Fellows are working in different

professional areasprofessional areas

Industrial

Engineers

HotelManagement


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Chandrika ShrinivasanLila Fellow of 1996 Batch

Started working to support familyat age of 13M.Sc. Program with DistinctionClient Partner for 2 Important TCSAccounts

Kirti ShirkeLila Fellow of 1997 BatchDaughter of a ClerkSold Crackers & Halwa to supportfamilyAt present a Deputy Collector atPune

Jyoti DalviLila Fellow of 1998 BatchDaughter of Rickshaw DriverPh.D. in Organic Chemistry fromUniversity of HullSenior Research Associate atBrewer Science

Education in India21st Century Belongs to Them: Meet Some of Our

Fellows


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Fellows

Tejashree GiramkarLila Fellow of 2008 BatchDaughter of a Vegetable SellerPost Graduate in Commerce, PuneUniversitySenior Associate at WNS (Finance &Accounts)

Sunetra ChaphalkarLila Fellow of 2001 Batch

Mother Supported Family throughTailoringMBA in Human Resource, PuneUniversityManager HR at Pramata KnowledgeSolution

Koyel GoshalLila Fellow of 2000 BatchDaughter of Part -time Civil ManMaster in Pharmacology &Toxicology, USAPerusing Ph.D. in Bio MedicalEngineering


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Prayaga HogeLila Fellow of 2008 BatchFather Works as a WatchmanMA in JournalismWorking as a Reporter, MarathiDaily, Pudhari

Ashwini BhujbalLila Fellow of 2010 BatchDaughter of FarmerMtech in Mathematics, Universityof PuneLecturer in PVG College

Siddhida DeoLila Fellow of 2008 BatchHandicapped, Has HearingDeficiencyMSC in Organic Chemistry, PuneUniversityProject assistant in PatentTechnology


Fellows


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The Road Ahead

Lila Poonawalla Foundation wants to grow and reachout to many more aspiring girls in India.

Our vision is that no deserving girl should be deniedthe right to get good health & good education.

We Want to :

Support women for better health & good education

Reach out to many more girls from rural areas and fromdisadvantaged families by scaling up the activities of

Foundation

Support specialized vocational courses in order to enhancethe employment potential of girls


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Be a Change maker!!!

Your financial contributionYour financial contribution

can change the destiny of a young girl!can change the destiny of a young girl!

Be a catalyst for enabling girls toBe a catalyst for enabling girls to

traverse the socio-cultural barriers intraverse the socio-cultural barriers in

realizing their dreams and building arealizing their dreams and building abetter & healthy future for allbetter & healthy future for all


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Know more about us

Contact Person: Ms. Sucheta SontakkeFlat No. E1203, Mont Vert Tropez,

S. No. 239, Wakad, Pune 411 027Telephone - +91-20-27509431 / 32 / 34

Fax No. - +91-20-27509433

Email:Email: [email protected]@lilapoonawallafoundation.com

Website:Website: www.lilapoonawallafoundation.comwww.lilapoonawallafoundation.com

All donations made to the Foundation areexempt from

Income Tax under rules of 80G.Donors from USA and UK can also avail of Tax

Exemption on all contributions
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