Lila Poonawalla Foundation
Registered Non-Profit Public Charitable Trust
- Bronze Certified 2023
- FCRA
- 80G
- 12A
- CSR-1
About
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Headquarters
Pune, Maharashtra
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Since
1995
Profile of Lila Poonawalla Foundation It is a Registered Non-Profit Public Charitable Trust, instituted by Mrs. Lila Poonawalla (recipient of the Pa Read moredma Shri award in 1989) and Mr. Firoz Poonawalla in the year 1995. It is a Public Charitable Trust in India, accredited by the Credibility Alliance, and headquartered in Pune with regional operations in Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Wardha, Amravati and Nagpur. The Foundation works towards promoting ‘Girl Education and Women Empowerment’ by offering Merit-cum-Need based Scholarship and relevant Personal & Professional Skill Building programs to carefully chosen academically bright but financially disadvantaged girls. In its 28-year journey, it has helped transform the lives of around 16,000 girls and their families in no small measure due to the sustained support of our partners and well-wishers. LPF’s Mission Statement: ‘L eading I ndian L adies A head’ To enable socially and financially disadvantaged girls pursue professional degrees, thereby becoming self-confident and economically independent, earning not only for themselves but also taking care of their families. LPF’s Vision: To contribute to the Empowerment of Indian Women by supporting academically outstanding but financially challenged girls through Grant Scholarship to pursue higher education and by building their personal and professional skills to pursue respectable employment. LPF’s Goals: • Promote Education of girls • Develop and empower girls • Support girls to be economically independent • Promote gender equality Project Scope Merit-cum-need based scholarship and skill-building program : Scholarship - This consists of financial assistance to cover partial expenses of the actual educational needs of the girls and varies according to each girl’s entitlement for varied education/ privilege schemes. • Skills building/ Training & Counselling– Holistic training programs covering Essential/ Life skills training, technical skills and employability/ corporate readiness training programs. Internship & placement support: Internship and placement support, especially to those who are not placed through campus recruitment. Our projects contribute to the 9 out of 17 United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). It also contributes to the goals of Corporate Social Responsibility, Employee Engagement, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion of our Corporate Partners. For more information, kindly visit us at www.lilapoonawallafoundation.com
Issue
In India, the gross enrolment rate of girls in tertiary education is 26.4% (Source: HRD Ministry). Limited family finances, priority given by the family to the boy child’s education has led to this. The Foundation is trying to bridge the gap of ‘gender inequity’, of trying to solve ‘lack of women empowerment’ in financially disadvantaged homes, to address the issue of ‘lack of financial independence’ of women, and to break the myth of low participation of women in STEM. In such families, a girl’s education & health is never given priority, as they do not expect an adequate return from investing in her as she would someday become the daughter of another home. We are targeting this group for two reasons: it is a large and emerging segment of the population, and two, by supporting girls from this section of society we will break the assumptions on a girl’s education. Women, thus made financially independent through our project, help their families advance out of poverty.
Action
The Foundation works towards promoting ‘Girl Education and Women Empowerment’ by offering Merit-cum-Need based Scholarship and relevant Personal & Professional Skill Building programs to carefully chosen academically bright but financially disadvantaged girls. In its 28-year journey, it has helped transform the lives of around 16,000 girls and their families in no small measure due to the sustained support of our partners and well-wishers. Objectives of the organization: • Promote Education of girls • Develop and empower girls • Support girls to be economically independent • Promote gender equality LPF is focusing on 3 projects: 1. LPF Postgraduate Scholarship and Skill Building project 2. LPF Undergraduate Scholarship and Skill Building project & 3. LPF School Project – ‘2morrow 2gether’ Merit-cum-need based scholarship and skill-building program • Scholarship - This consists of financial assistance to cover partial expenses of the actual educational needs of the girls and varies according to the varied education/ privilege schemes they may receive. • Skills building/ Training & Counselling – Holistic training programs covering Essential/ Life skills training, technical skills, and employability/ corporate readiness training programs. • Internship & placement support: Internship and placement support, especially to those who are not placed through campus recruitment.
Cause Area
Impact
LPF through its great support of partners and donors have been enabling the transformation of around 16,000 girls and their families. Over 50% of these girls who have completed their education out of which over 65%-70% girls are pursuing career in organizations across the world, over 15%-20% are doing post-graduation, over 5% opted for government sector jobs and around 5% are turned into qualified & educated home makers. These employed girls have been supporting their sibling’s education, financially supporting their families, progressing in their careers, some of them giving back to LPF and society through volunteering, donations etc. LPF has enabled a life- long transformation in the lives of these girls and their families. These girls are academically, intelligently, economically and socially empowered, contributing to the economic growth of the globe. LPF thus contributed immensely to at least 9 of UN’s SDGs out of 17.
Programs
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LPF Postgraduate Scholarships and Skill Building project
LPF through it’s merit-cum-need based scholarships and skill building programs supports girls pursuing Master of Science – statistics/mathematics/applied chemistry etc., MCA/MCS/MSc-IT, ME, Master of Pharmacy and Master of Science in Nursing in Pune region. So far over 1,500 young women are being supported under this project and passed out girls are pursuing their careers. This project is functional since last 28 years.
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LPF Undergraduate Scholarship and Skill Building project
– LPF through it’s merit-cum-need based scholarships and skill building programs supports girls pursuing Bachelor of Engineering and Bachelor of Engineering After Diploma in Pune, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Wardha, Amravati, Nagpur region and Bachelor of Pharmacy in Pune, Bachelor of Science in Nursing in Pune, Wardha, Amravati and Bachelor of Sciences in Pune region. So far, over 11,000 girls are supported under this project and passed out girls are progressing in their careers very well. This project is functional since past 12 years.
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LPF School Project – ‘2morrow 2gether’
LPF School Project – ‘2morrow 2gether’ – LPF supports school girls from Pune city and rural part of Pune region in 13 semi-government and low-income private schools from 7th grade upto their graduation through merit-cum-need based scholarships, school aids, skill building programs, behavioral Counselling and need based School Infrastructure. So far over past 12 years, over 2,900 girls are being supported under this project.
Impact Metrics
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Employment
Program Name
LPF Post and Undergraduate Scholarship and Skill Building project
Year-wise Metrics- 2021-22 55
- 2022-23 65
Leadership Team
Demographics & Structure
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No. of Employees
21-50
M&E
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Internal, External Assessors
No
Policies
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Ethics and Transparency Policies
No
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Formal CEO Oversight & Compensation Policy
No
Political & Religious Declarations
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On Affiliation if any
No
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On Deployment Bias if any
No
Registration Details
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PAN Card
AAATL0545M
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Registration ID
E-2133
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VO ID / Darpan ID
MH/2017/0169863
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12A
AAATL0545ME19955
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80G
AAATL0545MF20092
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FCRA
083930535
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CSR Registration Number
CSR00000090
Other Details
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Parent Organisation
NA
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Sister Organisation
NA
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Type & Sub Type
Non-profit
Trust
Financial Details
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2021-22
IncomeRs.245,801,150ExpensesRs.282,266,263Admin ExpensesRs.20,961,546Program ExpensesRs.261,304,717Tip: Click on any value above to exclude it. -
2022-23
IncomeRs.295,837,385ExpensesRs.312,868,160Admin ExpensesRs.22,560,222Program ExpensesRs.290,307,938Tip: Click on any value above to exclude it.