SAMPARC
"Social Action For Manpower Creation"
SAMPARC started in the year 1990 by Shri Amitkumar Banerjee and Mrs Lata Pande with like minded friends and professionals with the view of working towards a new dimension with reference to its children’s village activities for orphan, destitute and children of the sex workers. It grew with a new concept that all children need to grow under community umbrella. Ultimately SAMPARC children’s village concept has been accepted by Government of India and as a recognition SAMPARC has been awarded NATIONAL CHILD WELFARE AWARD by the Govt of India in 1997-98. Community action programme of SAMPARC started with 6 villages of which 3 villages were totally belonging to tribal community. Gradually, it spreaded in 16 villages of Maval taluka and 6 villages of Mulshi Taluka. Keeping children’s village as a center of the programme, SAMPARC started:
- Kindergarten program for 16 rural villages. - Non formal education program for 8-14 year age group children in 7 villages. - Vocational training program for rural school dropouts. - Women empowerment program in 26 villages. - Community health program. Activities in the field of alternative medicines (herbal medicines) started to create awareness amongst the villagers to renew their old and traditional knowledge.
Women’s organization started at each village as registered body and functioning for last 12 years as saving groups and started various income generating activities by the women and also involved in labour contribution (shramadaan) activities by the village committees in the area of water harvest, digging wells, school class rooms, road building, low cost toilet etc.
SAMPARC Members in the Board of Trust
Shri K.K. Singhvi – Sr. Counsellor in Supreme Court, also known for his human rights activities is the President of SAMPARC and is thoroughly involved with SAMPARC activities.
Dr Lalit Chokhani – Vice-President SAMPARC is a well known business person in Mumbai, very active with SAMPARC project support activities.
Shri Amitkumar Banerjee – Founder of SAMPARC organisation in 1990, a well known social worker in Maharashtra and is the Secretary of SAMPARC. He is the Chairman – Child Welfare Committee, Pune, Govt of Maharashtra.
Shri Girish Lakhe – C.S & C.A, is the Treasurer of SAMPARC, worked with renowned company as Vice-President.
Shri Anil Singhvi- Trustee SAMPARC is the Ex-Managing Director – Gujarat Ambuja Cement, at present is the partner of Notz Sucki, Geneve based company.
Mrs Lata Pande, is the Trustee of SAMPARC and well known social worker of Maharashtra, recipient of FICCI Award, New Delhi for her contribution in women empowerment.
Dr Mukund Bhole, is the trustee – SAMPARC, a well known Yogacharya in India and Europe, active with all the programmes of SAMPARC.
Shri Sureshchandra Padhye, Trustee – SAMPARC is the Editor of Sakal daily, most widely circulated Marathi newspaper of Maharashtra and is actively involved with all the programmes of SAMPARC.
Adv. Mrs Pushpa Singhvi, Trustee – SAMPARC and Chairperson of Bhambarde School and Hostel education programme.
Dr Anant Soman, Trustee – SAMPARC is a well known Rotarian and medical practitioner of Lonavla and medical advisor of SAMPARC.
Mr Ajay Argade, Trustee – SAMPARC involved with all day-to-day accounts operations of SAMPARC organisation.
Mrs Ratna Banerjee, Trustee – SAMPARC overall looking after the Childrens village programme of Bhaje.
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