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Index:
Editorial…………………………………………………………………………………. 2
Section A: Activities for the Quarter-
a. Prosthetic Bra Distribution Program………………………………………………..3
b. Patient Support Program…………………………………………………………… 4
c. Skill Development Program……………………………………………………...5 - 7
d. Events…………………………………………………………………………………8
Section B: Associations and Tie-ups
a. Tie-ups…………………………..……………………………………………………9
b. New Developments..………………………………………………………………....9
Section C: Recognition and Rewards
a. Media Coverage…………………………………………………………………….11
Section D: Blog for the Quarter
a. Breast Cancer……………………………………………………………………….12
Our quarterly news
letter
July-September 2019
SANKALP
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Editorial
Friends
Year 2019 is challenging a number of NGOs to revisit their funding and operating
strategies. CSR funds is the lifeline of most NGOs in India. Economic slowdown has been
taking a toll on NGO funding. The latest mandate by the Government reserving as much as
40% of CSR funds of PSUs to aspirational districts adds to the woes.
While the plan seem to be in the right place, unfortunately, it lacks clarity and direction.
Most PSUs lack clarity on parameters around which programs need to be designed for the
target areas. Due to lack of such clarity, most of these organizations are experimenting
around key infrastructure issues like clean water, sanitation etc which actually fall in the
domain of the State!
The proposed changes in the Companies Act regarding CSR defaults are equally worry
some. Through, Government was forced to put these changes under abeyance due to sharp
industry criticism, it has done sufficient damage to industry trust. Several corporate known
to us are evaluating parking their CSR obligations to safe avenues like Prime Minister’s
National Relief Fund. This is actually like introducing an additional 2% tax on the profits
earned by corporate and fails the very purpose of public participation in CSR and defeats
the very purpose of CSR viz. promoting corporate participation in social welfare.
The level of distrust between the Government and the implementation agencies (private
NGOs) seem to be increasing over time. This needs to be addressed on high priority.
Government need to define reporting standards for Trusts and Societies, including
Government spending bodies, in line of Companies under Companies Act. We need to
bring in a greater transparency. This is the only way this sector can survive and prosper.
Regards
Arun Gupta
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Section A: Activities for the Quarter
A. Prosthetic bra program
During the second quarter of 2019-20, 243 patients from 20 states have benefited from our
Prosthetic bra distribution program, where 486 pcs were distributed to them, enriching them
with savings of Rs.41,31,000
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B. Patient Support
A large section of the population in India is living just above poverty line. Unfortunately,
these people are devoid of any benefit under existing social security schemes of the central/
state Governments like Ayushman Bharat, CGHS, ECHS etc. While most of the NGO’s
focus on BPL category patients who are already covered under various Government health
schemes, Win Over Cancer supports patients above poverty line but falling in lower income
group.
Below is the summary of patients being supported by your NGO:
• Ishaan: 18year old Ishaan underwent a bone marrow transplant. Win Over Cancer
supported him for the same.
• Pooja Tyagi: Newly married Pooja is a 22 year old woman who is fighting blood
cancer.
• Varsha Goel: Varsha is fighting Aplastic anemia and underwent bone marrow
transplant.
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C. Financial Rehabilitation:
Under this program, Win Over Cancer helps members of cancer impacted families get skill
development training near their house to become bread earners. We also offer scholarships
for these training to deserving cases. Seven 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐠𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬 have benefitted 𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭 “𝐒𝐮𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐯𝐞” 𝐨𝐟 𝐖𝐢𝐧 𝐎𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐂𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐫 during this quarter
Seven 𝒄𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆𝒓 𝒊𝒎𝒑𝒂𝒄𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝒇𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒍𝒊𝒆𝒔 𝒎𝒐𝒗𝒆 𝒕𝒐𝒘𝒂𝒓𝒅𝒔 𝒔𝒖𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒃𝒍𝒆 𝒍𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒍𝒊𝒉𝒐𝒐𝒅
𝒅𝒖𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈 July 2019 to September 2019 through our Skill development training program.
Let us meet some of the Heroes of modern India
IMRAN
Living in the Junagadh district of Gujarat, Imran is an 18 year old who
was pursuing his higher secondary degree when his father was diagnosed
with cancer. His father, having to leave his job due to the disease, made
his elder brother, the sole earning member of the family. Imran too, left
his studies and started looking for jobs. After a long treatment, his father
eventually gave up and succumbed to the disease leaving the family very
weak, emotionally and financially. Under our “Project Survive” initiative,
Imran was given scholarship benefits and he started his training in
electrical at our partnered training center. Soon after his training, he started
earning approximately 5000/- per month. Imran now looks after his family
to the best of his ability and we wish him all the success in life.
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PARSOTTAM CHAUHAN
Parsottam, an 18 year old boy, lost his mother to cancer at a very young age. He recalls coming
home from school and watching how the disease sucked life out of his mother day by day. His
father, a labourer struggled between home and work, barely managing the
expenses of the treatment and household. As soon as he finished senior
secondary, he started looking for odd jobs until one fine day, when he
approached us and enrolled himself under the GDS-Nursing training at
our partnered training center. With scholarship support from “Project
Survive”, he travelled 32 kms away from his home in Lodhwa and will be
completing the course in the next 2 months. He says that through this
training he will now be able to help his father in managing the household
expenses and improve his standard of living. The inbuilt desire of
Parsottam to assist his father is extremely commendable.
KAJAL AND PRITI VADHER
Kajal, a 22 year old was working at a school when her
father was diagnosed with cancer. With limited
resources in hand, she and her younger sister Priti, an
18 year old started juggling between home and work,
putting what limited earning they had, in their father’s
treatment. Having to leave the job and exhausting all
their savings, the family had no incoming earnings.
This is when the two siblings joined the GDS-Nursing
training at our partnered training center and with
scholarship support under our “Project Survive”, are courageously travelling 32 kms away from
their home in order to provide for their family financially. The two are positive that in the next
1 month they will complete their training and will be earning a decent amount. It is their
strength, hard work and dedication that will eventually enable them to lead a successful life.
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SOLANKI
19 year old Solanki was in higher secondary when she
learnt that her mother has breast cancer. Her father, the
sole earner of the family juggled between home and
work, barely managing the expenses of the treatment.
Her mother passed away after various chemotherapy
sessions and surgery, leaving Solanki and her father
emotionally and mentally drained. The expenses of the
treatment caused her to leave her studies and look for
jobs. This is when we recognised her under our
“Project Survive” initiative and provided her scholarship benefits at our partnered training
center, 105 kms away from her home. She is now being trained as a hospital assistant and will
start earning in the next two months. At such a young age, Solanki has seen the worst life has
to offer, and is still standing tall and fighting every day.
JIGNESH PARMAR
Living in the Somnath district of Gujarat, Jignesh, after having completed his
senior secondary wanted to pursue graduation, but life had different plans for
him. Immediately after, his father was diagnosed with mouth cancer. Being the
sole earning member of the family, his father couldn’t manage the expenses of
his treatment and day-to-day needs of the family, so he based a major portion
of his treatment by taking home-made medication and remedies. When Jignesh
was looking for jobs, he was recognised by us and was immediately provided
scholarship benefits under our “Project Survive” initiative together with the
training of a General Duty Assistant at our partnered training center. After the
completion of the training, Jignesh will earn a decent amount for his family and
will be able to support them financially and emotionally.
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D. Events
ONLINE AWARENESS CAMPAIGN: Win Over Cancer launched an online
awareness campaign on completion of four years of its registration. The campaign was
launched on their social media platforms with an attempt to highlight their beneficiaries
and making people aware of their fight with cancer. The first poster covering the “Free
Distribution of Prosthetic Bra” program was launched in Mid-September.
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Section B: Associations and Tie-ups
A. New Tie-ups
Win Over Cancer partnered with Tech Mahindra for their “Project Survive” initiative for
the purpose of skill development training of cancer inflicted families.
B. New Developments
a. Launch of new website with the following added features:
i. Online requisition form for Prosthetic Bra
ii. Requisition form for patient counselling
iii. Treatment options available under modern and alternate means
iv. Volunteer engagement forms
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b. Launch of new version of application “Survive” as a one-stop means for Win
Over Cancer’s financial rehabilitation program with the following features:
i. The application is in six languages and lists centers of leading skill training
providers like NSDC, Tech Mahindra and Tally Education, which have been
linked via APIs.
ii. The app has dynamic filters to help candidate search centers by Pin Code, City,
District, State or service provider.
iii. Candidate can directly call the center from the app and also apply for scholarship.
iv. The app also links the candidate to our job portal, only of its kind in Asia for
cancer survivors.
v. We are in the process of developing a donor’s dashboard which will help donor’s
track the beneficiary’s progress.
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Section C: Recognitions & Rewards
Media Recognition:
‘Meri Dilli’, leading newspaper of Delhi, covered the lives impacted by Win Over Cancer
‘Dainik Jagran’ covered the story of Win Over Cancer’s Patient Support program
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Section D: Blogs
HEALTH AND WELLNESS
Topic of the month – Breast Cancer
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The month of October is Breast Cancer Awareness month and we would like to address
some questions from you on the same, which would be helpful and informative for all our
readers. Please do send in your questions to the following e-mail address:
The senders of the questions will receive a cancer information booklet from Win Over
Cancer.
Published by Win Over Cancer, a registered 80G approved Trust
Editorial team:
Arun Gupta; Aishna Kukreja
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.winovercancer.net