To
Shri Aabid Surti,
Drop Dead, Mumbai.
Sub: Introduction of Caring Friends (CF)
Dear Aabid,
Greetings. Hope everything fine at your end. Sending you this introductory mail on Caring Friends.
Caring Friends (CF) (website – www.caringfriends.org.in) is an informal group of friends, who have come together to act as a bridge between outstanding NGOs and donors. We do the due diligence – visit, assess and assist the NGOs – so that every rupee that the donor contributes is used in humanitarian work. Our only criteria to support an NGO is the excellence of work and factors like caste, creed, religion, region, language or gender are of no consequence.
How we are different:
1. More often than not, we find the NGO. We reach out to them.
2. We do a preliminary site visit.Inspect the quality and impact of the work.
3. Once satisfied, the core team of CF makes the initial and substantial donation to the NGO (in six figures). We monitor their progress for months and sometimes a year or two before bringing them to the attention of our larger circle of Friends.
4. Happily, the NGOs who work with us also mentor the newer NGOs. They network with and learn from each other.
5. We take pride in our zero overheads. All administrative costs are borne by us. In fact, there is no legal entity called ‘Caring Friends’ nor any Bank Account in the name of Caring Friends. We don’t take cheques in our name. Cheques are made directly to the NGOs.
6. Counterpart in USA
Caring Friends also has a USA counterpart in the form of ARPAN FOUNDATION (www.arpanfoundation.org.) founded by two brothers, viz., Anand and Parag Karia, a very dedicated and committed duo. They have been a very core part of CF and work on the same basic principles. Donations to Arpan Foundation by US residents enjoy tax exemption under the US Laws. Contact details of Arpan
Mr. Anand / Parag Karia, Founders,
Arpan Foundation,
19401 S. Vermont Av. Ste K-105,
Torrance, CA 90502, USA.
Email: anand@arpanfoundation.org /parag@arpanfoundation.org
Phone:310.707-1151, Fax: 310.515.8546
Website: www.arpanfoundation.org
We are closely associated with more than 30 outstanding institutions all over India and working in many different domains of socio-economic development and humanitarian service. Mention below a few of them along with their websites:-
|
NAME OF INSTITUTION
|
PLACE |
FOUNDER |
WEBSITE
|
| MAHAROGI SEWA SAMITI | WARORA,
MAHARASHTRA |
LATE BABA AMTE
|
www.anandwan.in
|
| SAMAJ PRAGATI SAHAYOG | BAGLI, DIST.
DEWAS, M.P. |
DR.MIHIR SHAH | www.samprag.org |
| PARIVAAR EDUCATION SOCIETY | KOLKATA,
WEST BENGAL |
VINAYAK LOHANI
|
www.parivaar.org
|
| SAMPARC
|
TALEGAON DABAHADE, PUNE | AMIT BANERJEE | www.samparc-india.org
|
| SNEHALAYA | AHMEDNAGAR,
MAHARASHTRA |
GIRISH KULKARNI | www.snehalaya.org |
| MAHAN TRUST | MELGHAT, TALUKA DHARNI, Dist
AMRAVATI |
DR ASHISH SATAV | www.mahantrust.org |
| DILASA SANSTHA | GHATANJI,
YAVATMAL MAHARASHTRA |
MR.MADHUKAR DHAS | www.dilasa.org . |
| HELPERS OF THE HANDICAPPED | KOLHAPUR,
MAHARASHTRA
|
MS NASEEMA HURZUK | www.hohk.org.in |
|
SGBS TRUST, (UNNATI VOCATIONAL TRAINING CENTRE)
|
BANGALORE |
RAMESH SWAMY |
|
| BHAGINI NIVEDITA GRAMIN
VIGYAN NIKETAN |
BAHADARPUR,
DIST.JALGAON MAHARASHTRA |
MS NILEEMA MISHRA | www.bngvn.org
|
Our last mentioned associate, Ms Nileema Mishra, Founder-President of Bhagini Nivedita Gramin Vigyan Niketan has been honoured with Magsaysay Award 2011 and has also been awarded the Ashoka Fellowship. She has also been conferred with prestigious Padmashree Award by GOI on 26th January.
Will phone you next week between 10.00 and 12.00 in the morning to explore how we can take it further.
With best wishes and warm regards,
Ramesh Kacholia / Nimesh Sumati
20th June 2013
(Main Coordinators – Ramesh Kacholia / Nimesh Sumati)
C/o. M/s Glorimex Pvt Ltd, 1/12 Dhiraj Pen Compound, Near IndusInd Bank,
58-59, Andheri-Kurla Road, Andheri (E), Mumbai-400059
Email : ramesh@caringfriends.in / nimesh@caringfriends.in / www.caringfriends.in
Tel.(O)28216366/9947/9951 * Mobile: (Ramesh) 98927 73450 / (Nimesh) 98201 45587