School bags given to our students in Shahapur

This photo is clicked in the hostel by Mr. Dnyaneshwar Pashte ( one of the active Karyakarta ) on 13th Dec. 2009 during monthly visit of Karyakarta of Vidyadan Sahayyak Mandal, Thane.

These bags were donated by Mrs.Anjali and Arvind Desai of DOMBIVALI to our students.

1st Anniv. celebration in UNIQUE WAY

Dear Friends ,

We are pleased to inform you that Your Vidyadan Sahayyak Mandal, Thane has completed one year of its activities on August 15th.

To celebrate this occasion in a unique way, we are organising a small programme at one of our field sites, Kinhavali near Shahapur.

All our donors, Karyakartas and well wishers along with their family members/ friends are co-ordially invited for this programme.

Idea behind organising this programme at Kinhavali is to give first hand experience about the alarming situation about education and other basic facilities, which are easily accessible to many of us and therefore taken for granted.

Our students show immense mental strength in overcoming not only economic as well as social adversities which are unknown or
unimaginable to many of us. A visit to the village and the homes of one or two students, will give us opportunity to feel the situation
and get closer to the wards and parents whom you have been generously lending a helping hand so far.

Requesting you to book your day for this event on Sunday, 13th Sept., 2009 and let us know the number of persons attending this programmes on or before 5th inst., to anable us to book suitable vehicle from Thane to Kinhavali.

Below is the brief outline and details of the programme.



Date / venue : 13th Sept., 2009 ( Sunday ) , Kinhavali village, Shahapur

Departure : 1.00 P.M. from Thane, Arrival 8.00 P.M., Thane

Programme duration : - 3 hours + Travelling around 1.5 hours either way.

Travel Expenses : Shared equally amongst all the visitors.

Contact Details :

Bhau Nanivadekar : 9920367570/ 25346077

Mrs. Swati Agate : 25426927/ 25407336

Mrs. Geeta Shah : 9821034436/ 24952822

Satyajit A Shah : 9821150858/ 25896676


Looking forward to your positive response.

Yours truly,
Bhau Nanivadekar

News in Hindustan Times on 22nd Aug. 2009

Detail Operational Procedure

Detail Operational Procedure

1. Collect the information about the deserving students, whom we should consider for assistance.
2. Verify the information by visiting their homes and meeting them and their parents.
3. Take from them the Applications filled in, giving all necessary information.
4. On other side Mandal will enlist the donors for this purpose. All such donors are automatically members
of this Mandal.
5. All donors will contribute at least Rs.250/-p.m. We will prefer donors with Rs.500/-p.m. as that is the
requirement for Food & Lodging for one student. Contributing for a year or six months is orefered.
6. Collect from all such donors their monthly contributions on or before 15th of each month. While
collecting this cash, give kachcha receipt.
7. Enter such collection in the Books of Accounts.
8. Donors who contribute Rs.500/-p.m. and are desirous of accepting Palakatva of one student should be
given the name of such adopted student; which will continue to be so as long as donor desires to continue
their relationship. In such cases Donor can think of meeting other expenses of the student with
information to Mandal.
9. Taking into consideration the funds and the requirements of the students; Mandal will select the
beneficiaries for the year. They will also allot students to donors, who desire to accept Palakatva of
students. Mandal will also finalise fund allocation for the year.
10. Mandal will arrange to pass on the donated amount to respective student, who in turn will confirm in
writing, that he has received X amount.
11. On receipt of the donation amount, concerned student will send his Report Letter (in the prescribed
form) to donor parent with a copy to Mandal.
12 Mandal will keep files/record, student wise giving their in full information from start to end.
13. Mandal will keep the accounts in such a manner that they are able to give Accounts donorwise, as well
as student wise. Such report will be sent to each donor periodically; say every six months.

14. Mandal should consider the Meeting of all it’s members periodically.
15. Mandal will try to build up the Study Book Bank from where the students can take loan of books for a
year. This bank can be built up by taking donation of second hand books.
16. Mandal also try to develope circulating Liabrary of the Biographies of those, who could be Roll Models
for these students.
17. Our help should be need based; means students should be made to think clear about their needs to
achieve their goal. Goal is HIS/HER goal and we are just extending our help in journey towards the
goal.
18. In addition to college studies, we should make special efforts to ensure that they do not loose habit of
their heard work life and just switch over to urban habits/life style. This means we should cauciously
avoid creating/increasing gap between students and their family/relatives/friends.
19. Students should continue to share the burden of their parents and if they think of alternatives for
improving their family status, they should do it together with parent’s participation.
20. We should also try to convince the students to attend to Shram Sanskar/ Other camps, every year. This
will help them to get better understanding of society and will result into making them social assets.
After starting earning, they must extend their help to those who are in need of the same.
21. During the long holidays students should earn by doing some work (For which we should extend our
help). Otherwise we will convert them from “Hard working/ effort making child” to “guardian
dependent easy going child” .
22. We can also arrange for Aptitude Tests before taking college admission.
23. We should also arrange for them periodical Medical Check Up.

Objectives of the mandal

OBJECTIVES OF THE MANDAL:-

1. In society, there are number of students, who in spite of their desire to continue their education,
they are unable to do so, due to lack of financial support. We have to make efforts to resolve
this problem and give them the opportunity to continue their education.
2. At the same time, there are number of people who due to their awareness of social obligation;
are desirous of helping such cause. But they are unable to find such deserving students and
further to ensure that their contribution will be used properly. Hence their desire does not get
converted into action.
3. Taking into consideration this situation, Mandal will co-ordinate with both these Parties. This
will result into an opportunity to deserving students to continue their Education; where as it will
also give the opportunity to donors to participate in this Noble cause.
4. While ensuring the students educational progress, Mandal will make efforts to ensure their all
round development to make them good citizens of our country and assets to the society. For
which, attention will be paid to following:-
A) Habit to plan and review their goals and also to review the progress on that path.
B) Habit of working hard and enjoying the same.
C) To be grateful to all those who have contributed in their progress.
D) Utilizing the opportunity that they are getting and when they become self Supporting,
provide similar opportunities to the deserving students.

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गोविंदच्या अपंगत्वाला मिळाला ठाणे विद्यादान मंडळाचा आधार!

गोविंदच्या अपंगत्वाला मिळाला ठाणे विद्यादान मंडळाचा आधार!
सुभाष हरड




शहापूर : दोन्ही पायाने अपंग असलेल्या गोविंद बांगर या ११ वीत शिकत असलेल्या विद्यार्थ्यांच्या शिक्षण घेण्यासाठी चाललेल्या धडपडीला ठाणे येथील विद्यादान सहाय्यता मंडळाने प्रोत्साहन दिले असून, त्याच्या संपूर्ण शिक्षणासाठी सर्वतोपरी सहाय्य करून पालकत्व स्वीकारले आहे. ठाणे वृत्तान्तमध्ये ‘दोन्ही पाय लुळे, तरीही शिक्षणासाठी परिस्थितीशी दोन हात..’ अशा आशयाचे वृत्त प्रसिद्ध झाले होते.
गोविंद बांगर हा जन्मजात दोन्ही पायांनी अपंग असलेला विद्यार्थी मूळचा शहापूर तालुक्यातील टाकीपठार या अतिदुर्गम भागातील टिकबायचा पाडा या गावातला. सध्या तो पद्मश्री अण्णासाहेब जाधव संचालित सरळगाव येथील वसतिगृहात राहतो. व सरळगाव (ता. मुरबाड) येथील कनिष्ठ महाविद्यालयात अकरावीत कला शाखेत शिकत आहे. १० गुंठे जमीन असलेले व दारिद्रय़ रेषेखालील आईवडील मोलमजुरी करून गोविंदचे भवितव्य घडवीत आहेत. सरळगाव हायस्कूलचे प्राचार्य चंद्रकांत थोरात व शिक्षक गोविंदचा हौसला बुलंद करीत आहेत.
या जिद्दी गोविंदची कहाणी ‘वृत्तान्त’मध्ये प्रसिद्ध होताच ठाणे येथील विद्यादान सहाय्यता मंडळाचे भाऊ नानिवडेकर, गीता शहा, अंजना कुलकर्णी, जोगळेकर यांनी गोिवद शिकत असलेल्या सरळगाव हायस्कूलला भेट दिली व गोिवदच्या शिक्षणासाठी व त्याला पुढे मोठे होण्यासाठी विद्यादान मंडळाने सर्व पाठबळ देण्याचा शब्द विद्यालयाचे प्राचार्य चंद्रकांत थोरात यांनी दिला. त्यावेळी विद्यादान सहाय्यता मंडळासारखी जाणीव असलेली सहृदयी माणसे समाजात आहेत याची प्रचिती आली. यावेळी सर्वांचेच डोळे पाणावले होते.गोविंद या जिद्दी मुलाचे शिक्षणाचे स्वप्न साकारावे याकरिता डोंबिवली (पूर्व) येथील कुमार भालके गुरुजी यांनीही थेट सरळगाव हायस्कूल गाठून गोविंदला पाच हजार रुपयांची मदत केली आहे. तर गोविंद शिकत असलेल्या सरळगाव हायस्कूलमधील शिक्षक-शिक्षकेतर कर्मचाऱ्यांनी व विद्यार्थ्यांनी आपल्या खाऊचे पैसे देऊन एकाच दिवशी सुमारे सहा हजार रुपये जमा करून गोविंदच्या धडपडीला अनोखा सलाम केला आहे.
सरळगाव हायस्कूलमध्ये गोविंदचे पालकत्व घेण्यासाठी आलेल्या विद्यादान मंडळाने गोविंदच्या शिक्षकांचेही कौतुक केले. यावेळी सरळगाव हायस्कूलच्या शालेय समितीचे चेअरमन नारायण घुडे व सदस्य काशिनाथ झुंजारराव उपस्थित होते. ठाणे येथील विद्यादान मंडळाच्या पालकत्वामुळे गोविंदच्या शिक्षणाला आता एकप्रकारे पालवीच फुटली आहे.दोन्ही पाय अधू असलेल्या गोविंदला कधी सरपटत जाऊन तर कधी आई-वडील पाठीवर घेऊन शाळेला पाठवीत होते. काहींनी तर गोविंदला शिकविण्यापेक्षा रेल्वे स्टेशनवर सोडून देऊन पैसे कमविण्याचा सल्ला दिला होता, असे गोविंदच्या आई-वडिलांनी सांगताच सर्वांच्याच डोळ्यात अश्रू आले. मात्र दारिद्रय़ाशी झगडत गोिवदला शिक्षणाची कवाडे खुली करून गंगाराम बांगर व आई सुनीता बांगर यांनी ध्येयवादी पित्याची भूमिका साकारली आहे. अधिक मदतीसाठी भाऊ नानिवडेकर यांच्याशी (९९२०३६७५७०) संपर्क साधावा.