CValik Foundation

Cvalik Foundation An Introduction

A national level development organisation

Beneficiaries:children & youth

Reach: 10,000 directly

Presence:

No. of projects:

Subjects:

1 state
35

education, healthcare, livelihood, girl child

empowerment, advocacy

Year of establishment: 2006

Chairperson

Dr Mrs. Sandhyashree Pathania obtained her PhD degree in the area of

Public Policy under the University Grants Commission Fellowship.

She has been teaching in the postgraduate department of Political Science

and Public Administration of a university.

has also carried out independent research in the areas of 'bureaucracy in

the developing societies, 'equity research for financial institutions, 'global
harmony through understanding of world religions, 'counseling and self
help'.

She has also worked as 'Director' of two community organizations based in

Toronto, (Canada) and introduced innovative programs for community
welfare.

Few Brands with Cvalik Foundation

(Total 30)

HSBC

Tata Pipes

Tech Mahindra

CVENT

Canara Bank

Allahabad Bank

Lotus Herbals

Verint

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES

To promote educational, social, cultural and economic welfare of the people.

To strive for uplifting the youth, especially women by promoting, establishing,

running, supporting, schools, colleges, technical and management institutes,
centers of fine arts, music, performing arts and other institutes of higher
learning and advancement.

To promote conservation of energy and to harness non-conventional sources

of energy.

To help the aged in need of shelter; medical help and physically and mentally
challenged.

To provide help to the people at the time of natural calamities.

Steps for Youth Education

A school, C'valik International School is running

at Dharamsala with this objective. Emphasis is
laid on the holistic growth of the children to be
groomed for taking on greater challenges in the
academic, competitive and other life situations in
the years to come, in their lives.

With a team of talented and dedicated teachers

and administrative officials, this initiative has
demonstrated an excellent impact of modern
methods of education on the children.

Our motto
Empowerment through Education

Education is both means as well as the end to a better life

Cvalik Foundation believes that whether you are addressing

healthcare, poverty, population control, unemployment or human
rights, no better place to start than in the corridors of education

Working Model: SVP

Social Venture Philanthropy (SVP)
An application of Venture Capital model from the corporate sector
What does Cvalik do under SVP?
Cvalik foundation identifies, handholds and build capacities of genuine grassroots
NGOs; to achieve:

Sustainability

Scalability

Accountability

Leadership

Good Governance

The entire management process of Cvalik Foundation is based on the principles of

good governance.

Policies and decisions are made through a four-tier system, namely departments &
divisions, executive committee, advisory body, and board of trustees.

The management, monitoring and accountability are governed by a four-tier audit

system, namely project audit, statutory audit, internal audit, and external impact
evaluation.

Optimum use of relevant technology is integrated with the whole system so as to

ensure impartial monitoring and optimisation of resource.

A certified Company Secretary certifies compliance with Standards

Governance

of Good

A few highlights from

Cvalik Foundation
A. The Working Model SVP
empowerment approach, not subsidy approach
futuristic, heralding civic driven change
B. Partnership mode
equity (finance) from all partners funder, Smile as catalyst, NGO
not grant giving mode towards NGOs, but reimbursement mode
C. Programme or long term vision approach
not project / unit approach
Child Education
Healthcare
Market-oriented Education
Livelihood
Girl Child Empowerment

Major Programmes

Mission Education

Swabhiman

Action For Children

Special Intervention (Child For Child, Health with Smile,

Disaster Management, Individual Support Programme, Be The
Change)

Mission Education

Through the Mission Education

programme, Smile Foundation provides
basic education and healthcare to
underprivileged children

At present, Cvalik Foundation has 12

Mission Education projects functional
across Dharamshala . More than 3,500
children living in urban slums and remote
villages are being directly benefited from
the projects

Swabhiman

it means self respect

in Hindi
Broad objectives:

to empower girl children from low socio-economic strata, enabling them to live with
dignity, improve health seeking behaviour, and function as change agents

Programme Objectives:

Self defence techniques, generating awareness Reproductive and Sexual Health

issues; covering Safe Motherhood, Child Health, Family Planning, RTI/STI, HIV/AIDS

Sensitizing adolescent girls on gender issues, Life Skill Education (LSE) including
communication and negotiation skills

Providing Reproductive and Child Health Services through Mobile Health Clinic for
currently married women, adolescents and children

SWABHIMAN
Direct beneficiaries:
Adolescent Girls (10-19 years)
Eligible Women (15-49 years)

Present coverage: 12 communities; 8,000 population

Action For Children

The programme sensitises and involves privileged mass in the

development process.

About 150 grassroots NGOs, 1,000 individuals, more than 1,200

students from many prominent educational institutes like, Tata
Institute of Social Sciences, Indian Institute of Foreign Trade, etc
have already joined the programme.

Child For Child

Child For Child (CFC) is an endeavour to sensitize privileged school
children about their underprivileged counterparts, inculcate values, and
thus help them grow up as sensible citizens.

The motto is Catch them Young!

Cvalik Foundation is reaching out to more than 7,500 children

(including 4,500 girl children), 185 teachers across 15 schools through
the Child For Child (CFC) programme.

Other Initiatives

AFORESTAION
HERITAGE WALK
MODERNIZATION OF THE TUNNEL
EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION
ENTREPRENEUR
HERITAGE DISCOVERY

THANK YOU
EFFORTS BY:
ABHISHEK KUMAR
BHUPINDER PAWAR
KISHORE KUMAR MOHAKUD
SAGAR SEHRAWAT
SHASHANK SACHAN