The work your gift supports
Snehwan runs eight projects on and around one campus in Pune district, Maharashtra. Snehwan USA Inc does not operate these projects. It raises funds in the United States and makes grants to Snehwan, which does the work.
The eight projects Snehwan runs
Residential Home & School
Swami Vivekanand Dnyanalaya. A home, meals and full schooling for children who were farm labourers or who lost a parent to farmer suicide, with support through every stage of their education.
Village for the Left Behind
Vanchit Gram. Education and food for thirty girls of the Nandi Samaj community who previously collected scrap and begged in Bhosari, on the outskirts of Pune. They also learn Bharatanatyam alongside their schoolwork.
Keeping Kids in School
Dnyanchatra. Fees, rations and re-enrolment for children who had already dropped out, including Adivasi girls from Thakarwadi, near Alandi.
Dairy & Farm Enterprise
Kamdhenu Goushala. Students are trained in dairy, composting and fertiliser production so that they can run enterprises of their own. The shelter keeps Desi Gir cows and calves.
Computer Training Center
A full computer lab providing free technical education to 150 children, from typing through basic programming. Children from the surrounding villages attend at no cost.
Agri-Entrepreneur Skills
Dr Kalam Agri Entrepreneur Skill Program. Entrepreneurial and agricultural training, including the production of oils, pulses, spices and papad.
Open Container Library
Ten thousand books in a converted shipping container, free to every child in the village, with no library card and no closing time. Snehwan describes it as India’s first container library.
Mobile Health Clinic
Free health check-ups and medication through mobile camps for people living on the street and in the surrounding villages.
How a grant reaches this work
Our board approves every international grant in advance, for stated charitable purposes, under a written agreement. Funds are sent only to Snehwan’s designated account under India’s Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, and Snehwan reports to us on how they were used. The board may decline, defer, reduce or attach conditions to any grant — the discretion is ours, and that is what allows contributions to be made to us rather than sent abroad directly.
Snehwan maintains its own website with fuller detail on each project: snehwan.in.