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SOSVASociety for Service to Voluntary Agencies |
Helping those who help!
Who we are:
SOSVA was established in 1984 by a group of national and internationally renowned professionals concerned and committed to build, upgrade and support a strong NGO sector.
Enhancing the technical, financial and human resource capabilities of NGOs to deliver high quality services, especially to the poor and disadvantaged became SOSVA’s guiding force and mission.
SOSVA met the critical capacity building needs of NGOs in Maharashtra, focusing on project management, proposal development and fund raising.
Initial efforts were in the field of Health. Activities soon spread to other areas like Family Welfare, Education and Women’s Development. However SOSVA, constantly seeking more avenues for support in the social sector, extends its activities to facilitating CSR Programs in the corporate sector, given its storehouse of talent and resources.
Time-line:
1992 – Recognized by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare as a nodal agency and Mother NGO for providing financial and technical support to NGOs in rural and urban areas.1994 – Opens branches at Delhi, Karnataka, Punjab and Haryana
1995 – Launches VOLACT, Centre for Voluntary Action
1997 – Starts donating medical supplies under a US-India Bilateral Agreement
2004 – Selected by Family Health International as one of its main implementing partners under the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation - Avahan program for reducing the risk of HIV/AIDS among sex workers and their clients in Mumbai and Thane
2007 – Acknowledged by peers as an effective project manager for the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation HIV/AIDS project. SOSVA targets a number of initiatives in rural, health, feeding underprivileged children and Vocational training. Launches a rural initiative at Dhabon in Palghar Taluka of Maharashtra.
Organisation:
Founders:
Late Padmabhushan Dr (Mrs) Banoo Coyaji - Recipient of Padmabhushan, Magasaysay Award, Punyabhushan and R. M. Birla Award; Formerly President, KEM Hospital and Medical Research Centre, Pune.
Padmabhushan (Late) Dr Jal Mehta – Recipient of Padmabhushan; Formerly: Member, National Leprosy Committee, Government of India; Hon. President, Poona District Leprosy Committee.
Padmabhushan Dr Rajnikant Arole - Recipient of Padmabhushan, Magasaysay Award for Community leadership; Director, Comprehensive Rural Health Project, Jamkhed, District Ahmednagar.
Dr. Manohar Wagle
Late Dr (Mrs) Mabelle Arole - Recipient of the Magasaysay Award for Community leadership.
Dr. Ashok S Nikam - Consulting obstetrician and gynaecologist.
Late Dr (Mrs) Indumati Parikh – Recipient of Chaturang and Bajaj Foundation awards for social work, Centre for the Study of Social Change, Project Director for several Community Welfare and Family Planning projects under the NGO “Streehitkarini”.
Dr Sunil Pandya
Dr Vasant Talwalker - Formerly Professor of Paediatric Surgery, Grant Medical College, Mumbai, Secretary – Chirner Arogya Kendra.
Late Mr. V. Srinivasan IAS, Retd. Former Secretary – Dept of Health, Govt of Maharashtra; Helped to establish SICOM (State Industries Corporation of Maharashtra), CIDCO (City & Industries Development Corporation) & MAFCO (Maharashtra Agro-Food Corporation); Privilege of a 15-year stint with the World Bank; Founder-CEO of SOSVA.
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Governing Council: |
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Padmabhushan Dr. Rajnikant Arole - Recipient of Padmabhushan and the Magasaysay Award for Community leadership, Director, Comprehensive Rural Health Project, Jamkhed, Ahmednagar. Dr. KS Vardhachary - Former Professor (Hon.) of Medicine, GT Hospital, Grant Medical College; Senior Physician, P.D. Hinduja Hospital. Dr. (Mrs.) Jyotsna Kirtane - Professor of Pediatric Surgery, J.J. Hospital & Grant Medical College, Mumbai. Dr. (Mrs.) Saroj Jha - Former Professor & Head of Department Trementive and Social Medicine, TN Medical College; Regional Adviser, Health Education, WHO, South East Asia Region. Dr. (Mrs.) Malati Anagol - Former Head, Department of Commerce, Mumbai University. Shri Narendra Patwardhan - Chartered Accountant, over 25 years experience in corporate finance & charitable trusts. Shri BN Makhija - IAS (Retd.), former Secretary to Planning Commission, Chairperson, Chairperson of Credibility Alliance. Shri Kshitij Bendre – Three decades in investment banking; Exposure over several sectors. Dr. Vasant Talwalkar - Hon. CE, SOSVA, Former Professor (Hon.) of Pediatric Surgery, J.J. Hospital & Grant Medical College, Mumbai. |
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