On 27th of June 2018, SIIP 3 fellows and their manager visited Virar, Mumbai for a half day visit to A1 Snehanjali, A project by Silver Innings. Silver Innings is a social enterprise founded in 2008 and working for the elderly with the mission of ‘Transforming lives to mitigate loneliness, helplessness and boredom’. The President […]
Background: MASUM or Mahila Sarvangeen Utkars Mandal is an organization co-founded by Dr. Manisha Gupte and Dr. Ramesh Awasthi in 1987. The organization has now expanded and works extensively in the areas of Women’s Right to Economic Empowerment, Right to Health, Right to Life Free of Violence and Discrimination, Right to Political Participation, Rights of […]
Introduction: On 28th of March 2018, the SIIP III fellows who are supposed to work on finding innovative solutions for the wellbeing of elderly, visited a health camp organized by Janseva Foundation at Ambee village, Panshet. Ambee is located in Velhe Tahashil and it is around 40kms from Pune city. The Foundation is a Charitable […]
We had an opportunity to interact with Mr Prakash Bargaonkar and Mr Rajeev Kulkarni at Venture Centre, Pune on 6th April, 2018. They gave us an overview of Helpage India and their activities across the state of Maharashtra. The SIIP team got an opportunity to be a part of the field sites (urban, semi urban […]
Background: On 24th of April, SIIP fellows visited head office of BVG-Maharashtra Emergency Medical Services (MEMS) “Dial 108” at Emergency Response Centre, Aundh. Four fellows and their manager interacted with Dr. Dnyaneshwar Shelke who is Chief Operations Officer at MEMS and his team at their office in Sangavi, Pune. MEMS is known for its 24X7 […]
Yet another time, the jaunty team of SIIP 3 fellows set out on their visit to Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences (KIMS). At the break of dawn, on the 9th of April 2018, along with their manager, they got onto a 3 and a half-hour-long oscitant bus journey which ended with a view of the striking premises of […]
Mr. Ashish Porwal is the Founder of HREEM LEGAL, a law firm focused on corporate and transactions practice. He is a practicing Advocate and a non-practicing Certified Investment Banker. Ashish is also a registered Insolvency Professional (registered with the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India) and a member of the Indian Institute of Insolvency Professionals […]
Persons Interacted with: Dr. Rhayakar (Aastha) Mr. Yadav (Athashree) Date of Visit: 29th Mar, 2018 Description: A visit was organized to Astha and Athashree at Pashan, Pune on 28th Mar, 2017. Astha is a high end assisted living facility for seniors who are willing to live on their own, with high-end facilities provided to them […]
Srikant Sastri is an alumnus of IIT Kanpur and IIM Calcutta with interests in current affairs, contemporary history, and economic development. He is a seasoned entrepreneur who spearheaded multiple ventures and exited two successful ventures. He provides strategic leadership as the co-founder of Crayon Data, the ambitious Singapore-headquartered start-up, which aims to build a global […]
The fellows of SIIP III who are looking to identify problems under the broader theme of geriatric care visited an elder care home in Someshwarwadi, Pashan, on the 26th of March 2018, along with their manager. This facility is run by Ms. Prajakta Wadhavkar who is an activist and has been working for social causes […]
“Journey is more beautiful than the destination reached!” It is indeed true for the beautiful journey called life! It was an awesome experience for all the SIIP fellows under BIRAC grant programme focused on “Geriatrics and health”. As a part of our immersion programme, our first workshop was organized by one of the partners; KIIT-TBI […]
A one day Symposium on “Vaccine Development in India and Other Developing Countries –Challenges and Opportunities” was jointly organized at Venture Center via the joint efforts of Bioincubator at Venture Center and Emmes Services on Saturday, 5th December 2015. Outline | Report
The SIIP team visited the Comprehensive Rural Health Project (CRHP) and its associated Julia Hospital in Jamkhed on 30 September 2015.We were introduced to the project by Mr. Jayesh Kamble, who, for the past ten years has been a part of various initiatives by CRHP — mobile health team, adolescent boys initiative, farmers’ clubs, women’s […]
A one day campaign workshop on Anti-Microbial Resistance (AMR) was organized by Venture Center, Pune on Saturday, 29th August 2015. This workshop aimed to bring together clinicians, social innovators and technologists to facilitate discussion on needs and intervention priorities in the broad field of antimicrobial resistance. This workshop was supported by DBT-BIRAC and the Social […]
20 June 2015: One day Medical Electronics Campaign Workshop | Outline | Report | Venture Center hosted the Medical Electronics workshop, with the aim of creating a platform to allow stakeholders from the electronics, healthcare industry and industrial design and government grant disbursement agencies to interact and network. Entrepreneurs both young and experienced were introduced […]
Among the twelve tehsils of Kolhapur district, Gaganba wada is a nature lover’s paradise. Home to Malabar pied hornbill Tehsil of Gaganbawada is 55 km from Kolhapur. The population of 32,545 (lowest in Kolhapur district) Gaganbawada is served by 1 rural hospital, 2 public health centres and 9 subcentres of which 4 are in Nivade and […]
The SIIP team visited KEM Health and Research Center, located in Vadu (around 40 km from Pune). KEMHRC aims to extend healthcare to rural population through various means and collaborations. It is working in the field of health through various programs including: 1. Shirdi Sai Baba Rural Hospital, 2. Health and demographic surveillance system, 3. […]
Malshirus, a village in the Purandar district of Maharashtra, is the field of work for MASUM. MASUM is a development group that is aimed at making women self reliant and aware of their rights, as well as to nurture their physical and emotional health. We visited the village on 10th March 2015 and were escorted […]
Melghat, a cluster of 320 villages spread over the area of 4000 sq. km is known for its scenic beauty, teak forests, exotic fauna and “malnutrition.”Our journey began when we reached MAHAN after crossing the sharp ghats in Satpuda ranges. MAHAN is an NGO, run by Dr. Ashish Satav. MAHAN works towards controlling mortality in […]
Summary report on International Conference on Social Entrepreneurship and Sustainable Development The International Conference on Social Entrepreneurship and Sustainable Development was organised by TISS and DBS Foundation with the purview of discussing and assimilating ideas on facets of social entrepreneurship and their effects on sustainable development. The conference explored academic perspectives on social entrepreneurship; outlined […]