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Welcome to VolKart Foundation Indian Trust
Volkart Foundation Indian Trust was established in 1952 by Volkart Brothers, who had business dealings in India. The four brothers who formed and established the Foundation were Mr. Werner Reinhart, Mr. Peter Reinhart, Mr. Balthasar Reinhart and Mr. George Reinhart.
The four Swiss nationals to mark their presence in the centenary year of their business established the Volkart Foundation Indian Trust in Swiss in 1951 and also in India in year 1952. The Foundation started functioning from the year 1953.
Later they invited Indian nationals and inducted them as Trustees of the Foundation in India in 28th May 1975.
- Volkart Foundation Indian Trust is a public charitable trust registered with the Charity Commissioner of Mumbai. The Foundation supports NGOs and Institutions who are working for the poor and the marginalized.
- The Portfolio is divided into Education, Primary to vocational training, Medical & Health care and Community Development which includes watershed management, & livelihood.
- From last 50 years the Foundation had funded more than 250 NGOs from all over India
People Behind Volkart
Mr. Yezdi Hirji Malegam - Chairman
Mr. Malegam is a Chartered Accountant and a former president of the Institute of Charted Accountants of India. He was a Director of the Reserve Bank of India and several other institutions and Public companies.
Mr. Hoshang Noshirwan Sinor – Trustee
Mr. Sinor is a veteran banker and currently a member of Banks Board Bureau. He is also on the Boards of Crisil, Tata Group, ICICI Group Companies, Themis Medicare, Cosmo Films, J M Financial and some ARC etc. Due to his interest in social sectors, he is a Trustee on quite a few Charitable Institutions.
Mr. Sarosh Naval Batliwalla, Trustee
Mr. Batliwalla is a Chartered Accountant by profession and a former Secretary and Chief Accountant in Tata Trusts. Present assignment is as an Advisor at Finance and Taxation and the Chief Finance Officer, National CSR Hub at TISS. He is also on the board of Trusts / NPOs.
OBJECTIVES OF THE Volkart Foundation Indian Trust
Education
The inspiration behind the inception of SANGOPITA is a mentally challenged child and the family’s response. The founder members when blessed with a child with cerebral palsy went through a very difficult phase.
HEALTH & MEDICAL
55 years old Usharani Mondal lives with her husband in a small village of Kakdwip. Though she has a son and two daughters but all of them are married.
Contact
48, 4th Floor, Mittal Chambers,
Barrister Rajani Patel Marg, Next to Bajaj Bhavan,
Nariman Point, Mumbai – 400 021.
022 – 2283 6336 / 2283 6338
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SSDC
Impact India Foundation
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Bhakti Vedant Hospital
Mahatme Eye Hospital
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Tulsi Eye Hospital
Indore Eye Hospital
Saroj Gupta Cancer Hospital
Baradrone
Street Survivors
Om Creations
Connecting NGO
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