Sparsha Trust
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Mission Statement
To create a society free of exploitation of children and help children manifest their inherent potential and talents.
About This Cause
INTRODUCTION TO SPARSHA TRUST Sparsha Trust has been working for past 13 years for the care, protection ,education, development and rehabilitation of underprivileged children and youth. Started in 2005 by a group of Master of social work (MSW) students, its vision is to create a society free of exploitation of children, and support children to discover their potential and provide opportunities for comprehensive development. So far, the organization reached more than 8000 children and successfully rehabilitated more than 3000 school dropouts, street children, begging, rag picking, substance abuse and child laborers through Sparsha’s various projects, brought them into mainstream and reunited with families. The organization is dedicated to give the tender care to each child in greater need of care and protection. Sparsha has started educational training centers along with shelters in 6 locations across Bangalore, India. Around 430 children (including contact point and day care center) make use of these facilities daily. Approximately 125 children are staying in 5 different shelters of Sparsha. Children have been learning and developing through various multidimensional development opportunities. In addition to this, Sparsha is running two children community libraries, two children multidimensional learning centers and night shelters for more than 95 homeless elder citizens. Mission To create a society free of exploitation of children and help children manifest their inherent potential and talents. Objectives • Create a safe home for every child with a free access to basic facilities (food, health, clothing) • Ensure that children enjoy their constitutional rights and eradicate the child labor system • Develop the children’s creativity and strengthen their self-confidence • Provide quality and skill-oriented education to empower underprivileged children and youths • Create a community of responsibility and solidarity in which every child has her/his own place • Raise public awareness about Child Rights: care, protection, development and education Journey of Sparsha – Time line of projects • Year 2005 Sparsha Trust was founded by a handful of young graduates with master’s degrees in social work. They began in June 2006 by building a center “Shikshana Mitra”(Friend fro education) in the slums of the Yeshwanthpura Singh communities. The center was imagined as a shelter where the slum children would be safe, where they would be nurtured, tutored and transitioned into mainstream schools. With members volunteered in many social works such as conducting tuition and coaching classes for children in low income communities free of cost, research and identifying the needs. This experience helped Sparsha Trust to understand the ground realities and the needs of the poor. • Year 2009 Makkaladhama (a sanctuary for children) started in a cowshed with just 5 children. Today, the vision is to create a children’s sanctuary or Makkala Dhama shelter for 300 boys. • Year 2010 Shikshana Mithra 1 & 2 (Friend for education) Urban Deprived Children Centre (UDC) and “Gnyanamithra” (Friend for knowledge) library for community children. • Year 2011 : Samudaya Mithra (A Friend for Community), Early child care centers (ECE) or Zero schools for two years • Year 2012 : Multi-dimensional Learning Center “Vignana Mitra” and Aptamitha” (urban homeless shelter), Makkala Mitra 1 and 2 (Open shelters) • Year 2015 : Child Help Line 1098 • Year 2016 : Nisarga Grama- A Multi-dimensional development center with capacity to house 300 children • Year 2016 : Mobile Creche program and started MAST and SteP Centers (Vocational skill training centers for youth) • Year 2017 : Alumni for Village Development (AVID) • Year 2017 : Initiated Model school and Model Anganawadi project Nisarga Grama Sparsha trust and its team initiated its dream project “Nisarga Grama” – a nature village for 500 street and working children. After 4 years of effort, Sparsha trust was able to buy in two acres of land at Hesaraghatta, Bangalore and constructed a shelter for 300 children in first Phase with a single agenda of bringing every child to School. Nisarga Grama is a self sufficient campus, equipped with essential facilities like dormitories for boys & girls, Learning center, Kitchen & Dinning hall, multipurpose hall, multi-dimensional learning center, Library, computer lab, science lab, theater training center, art and craft center, vocational training, staff quarters, service center, open air auditorium, cow shed, agricultural activity, solar & bio-gas and also play ground for children, etc. It is a state of art rehabilitation center which will play greater role in molding vulnerable, underprivileged and deprived children. This shelter is opened for all the children who need care and protection from July 30, 2016. FUTURE SPARSHA Our focus, till date, was on reaching out to the community and children with problems. From now on, in addition to strengthening the existing interventions, the focus will also include interventions related to Prevention as there is need to address the root of the problem. Sparsha has more than 450 boys and girls in different shelters which are being run in rental and government old buildings, now 40% of children are teenagers and we are going to separate boys from girls as per government rules and regulations. Sparsha has announced its next project "Makkala Dhama" to accommodate more and more children and run a separate shelter for boys and girls. Objectives: • To create a safe and nurturing environment for boys. (as per Juvenile Justice Act) • To decrease the operational cost and make it more manageable and sustainable. • To plan comprehensive development interventions for boys in one place. Future Projects/Programs MAKKALA DHAMA A multidimensional center for boys in need of care and protection Proposed objectives: • Sparsha Trust is planning to build "Makkala Dhama" which is a 300 capacity multi-dimensional residential center for boys in Devenahalli Taluk, Karnataka. • Community based interventions such as recommendations to schools and colleges along with support wherever possible, will be given to children and adolescents living in the area • To relocate the boys from the Shivaji Nagar Centre to Makkala Dhama where they will live and learn along with other boys • Girls of the area will be accommodated at Sparsha’s Nisarga Grama in Hesarghatta as per Government rules which does not allow adolescent boys and girls to share the same shelter. AVID reaching out 50 villages in 2018-2019 Initiating a pilot phase of the child friendly village concept OUR SUPPORTERS AND BOARD Our Supporters We have collaborated with various companies, government and institutions in different areas and have been working along with them to produce a significant impact on the society. Our regular supporters who are following us for more than two years are mentioned below in chronological order: ➢ Inner Wheel Club, Bangalore West ➢ Kennametal shared and services India Ltd. ➢ Lodge Sainik 196 Bangalore ➢ Excalibur Foundation ➢ Light a life, First American India ➢ Infinite Computer Solutions ➢ Walmart Bangalore ➢ Residents of Bearys Lakeside Habitat ➢ Canadian International School, Mallya Aditi International student counsel ➢ Sitaram Jindal Foundation ➢ AXA Business Services ➢ Gokaldas Warehousing Corporation ➢ ChildLine India Foundation ➢ Jai Shivshakti Health and Educational Foundation ➢ America India Foundation ➢ Fidelity National Financial India There are many individual supporters who have been working with Sparsha since many years. BOARD Sparsha Trust has a board consisting of members who are from various fields and who have been associated with Sparsha in many aspects working hard for the welfare of underprivileged children. AWARDS AND RECOGNITION • 2018 ”Shree Matha award” at Horanadu by “Shree Annapoorneshwari trust” • 2018 ”Persistant Sanman award” at Pune by “Persistent foundation” • 2017 “Karnataka State best NGO Award” from Hon. Governor of Karnataka” • 2017 “National Youth Leadership Award” in Ranchi from Jharkhand Hon.Chief Minister • 2016 “Glory of India” Award from Global Achievers foundation at Dehradun • 2014 Karnataka State Best NGO Award by Hon. Chief Minister of Karnataka • 2013 Art of Living “Sri Sri Award” as best NGO working for Child and Woman Development • 2012 “Kalasha Award” from Inner Wheel Club Bangalore