Operation Sahay Foundation (OSF)
Operation Sahay Foundation (OSF) is a Section 8 Not-for-Profit Company (Reg No.U80300KA2018NPL117277), established in 2018 at Bangalore. OSF was formed as a result of our observations on the unmet needs of the deprived in the community. To help the deprived, there are people and institutions who have resources to share. Our aim is to bring together these resources and unmet needs in an effective, compassionate manner, with all transparency. We render guidance, enhance the standard of living and lead the deprived to a stage of livelihood stability. There is no discrimination of our beneficairies by caste, creed, gender, religion or social status.
We carry out ad-hoc as well as long term initiatives in the areas of Education, Healthcare and Social Interventions.
Contributions to OSF are eligible for tax exemption under 80G of Income Tax Act, 1961. Refer Approval No.CIT(EXEMPTIONS)BANGALORE/80G/2019-20/A/10072
Vision
To enable, empower and enlighten communities
Mission
To impart knowledge, promote well-being and facilitate social upliftment measures for a better living
Value
We have an opportunity, let us do good to all
OSF Intitiatives
Education & TrainingAcademic Coaching
- Establish supplementary academic coaching centres for school children in needy communities of urban, semi-urban and rural areas.
Education aids Supply
- Assist by supplying school kits – notebooks, stationery and bags etc., for children from economically weak backgrounds.
Adult Education Centres
- Setting up and running Adult education centres
Digital Literacy and Digital Services
- Promote digital literacy by organising or launching training centres and providing digital support services in village / semi-urban communities
Infrastructure for Schools
- Support schools with digital infrastructure, sports kits and other amenities like toilets
Personal development coaching
- Organise training programmes to improve the softskills of under privileged youth
- Train and coach the youth in activities to build team skills. Provide a disciplined lifestyle by coaching them in team-games.
Skill Development Centres
- To assist in setting up skill development centres that can potentially impart employable and community developments skills for the youth (to include tailoring, mobile repair etc.)
Gender Justice Programs
- There are lots of gaps between men and women in the society.Women have less access in decision making, education etc.Child marriage issue plays a vital role in gender discrimination. To tackle these harmful practices awareness meetings across the working communities were organised, particularly in marginalized communities. Health and hygiene classes were conducted to the adolescents’ girls in the community to practice good menstrual hygiene.
Sanitation Infra
- To lend help in toilet construction for eligible houses
Small Business Initiatives
- To support individuals / youth to help take up and launch small business initiatives that will help them to be self-sustaining and render productive services for their communities.
Family Upliftment
- Samridhi Designs: We have Skilling and income generation tailoring units in different locations, to promote livelihood, especially for the poor, vulnerable women and youth of the community. The tailoring skill training was started where participants learn from hands on training/practices. It is a five months course, where the students are taught with professional tailoring teacher. This enabled them to stitch their own dress items, neighbours’ and also would make them to do Job work in garments and could earn to meet out their basic needs.
- Small Biz: Incubating tiny business, a loan is provided (from Rs.3k to 25k), amount is to be returned in interest free instalments. Vulnerable and needy individuals are selected and supported by giving interest free loans up to 25k.The business varies from Petty shop,Tiffen Shop, Goat rearing etc. The small business what they do will be monitored and guided properly to ensure that they get additional profit and scale up the business.
Renewable Energy
- To help rural communities harness the benefits of renewable sources – in non-grid villages and in areas with compromised quality of grid-electricity
Agriculture & Environment
- To organise training for rural farmers / farming communities, induce adoption of modern practices in Agricultural with an intend to help them realise better volumes and price.
- To direct farming communities to be more productive by employing new techniques, organic inputs and water harvesting practices
Organising Medical / health fitness center & camps
- Aarogya Medical Points for rural areas – to stock and provide basic OTC medication for places which are far from medical shops / facilities. To encourage people to take treatment on time.
- For the disadvantaged – in rural and semi-urban townships, village clusters, communities in Juvenile / Govt homes and orphanages, pockets with high density of migrant workers. For officers / authorities serving in remote semi-urban and rural locations. To include those in Govt offices, Post Offices, Village/Panchayat Offices, Police Stations etc.
Health and Wellness Awareness Building
- Enhance knowledge and awareness build-up in the water, hygiene and sanitation areas.
- To work with and assist Govt / quasi-Govt authorities to impart preventive care awareness among rural communities.
Treatment sponsorship
- Subject to availability of funds and eligibility, the treatment for a few needy patients, identified from the camps will be covered
The Team
Directors
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Philip Abraham
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Stephen K Thomas
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George John
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V.S. Mathews
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Akshay Sagar
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