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Index:

Editorial…………………………………………………………………………………. 2

Section A: Activities for the Quarter-

a. Prosthetic Bra Distribution Program………………………………………………..3

b. Patient Support Program…………………………………………………………… 4

c. Skill Development Program……………………………………………………...5 - 7

d. Events…………………………………………………………………………………8

Section B: Associations and Tie-ups

a. Tie-ups…………………………..……………………………………………………9

b. New Developments..………………………………………………………………....9

Section C: Recognition and Rewards

a. Media Coverage…………………………………………………………………….11

Section D: Blog for the Quarter

a. Breast Cancer……………………………………………………………………….12

Our quarterly news

letter

July-September 2019

SANKALP

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Editorial

Friends

Year 2019 is challenging a number of NGOs to revisit their funding and operating

strategies. CSR funds is the lifeline of most NGOs in India. Economic slowdown has been

taking a toll on NGO funding. The latest mandate by the Government reserving as much as

40% of CSR funds of PSUs to aspirational districts adds to the woes.

While the plan seem to be in the right place, unfortunately, it lacks clarity and direction.

Most PSUs lack clarity on parameters around which programs need to be designed for the

target areas. Due to lack of such clarity, most of these organizations are experimenting

around key infrastructure issues like clean water, sanitation etc which actually fall in the

domain of the State!

The proposed changes in the Companies Act regarding CSR defaults are equally worry

some. Through, Government was forced to put these changes under abeyance due to sharp

industry criticism, it has done sufficient damage to industry trust. Several corporate known

to us are evaluating parking their CSR obligations to safe avenues like Prime Minister’s

National Relief Fund. This is actually like introducing an additional 2% tax on the profits

earned by corporate and fails the very purpose of public participation in CSR and defeats

the very purpose of CSR viz. promoting corporate participation in social welfare.

The level of distrust between the Government and the implementation agencies (private

NGOs) seem to be increasing over time. This needs to be addressed on high priority.

Government need to define reporting standards for Trusts and Societies, including

Government spending bodies, in line of Companies under Companies Act. We need to

bring in a greater transparency. This is the only way this sector can survive and prosper.

Regards

Arun Gupta

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Section A: Activities for the Quarter

A. Prosthetic bra program

During the second quarter of 2019-20, 243 patients from 20 states have benefited from our

Prosthetic bra distribution program, where 486 pcs were distributed to them, enriching them

with savings of Rs.41,31,000

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B. Patient Support

A large section of the population in India is living just above poverty line. Unfortunately,

these people are devoid of any benefit under existing social security schemes of the central/

state Governments like Ayushman Bharat, CGHS, ECHS etc. While most of the NGO’s

focus on BPL category patients who are already covered under various Government health

schemes, Win Over Cancer supports patients above poverty line but falling in lower income

group.

Below is the summary of patients being supported by your NGO:

• Ishaan: 18year old Ishaan underwent a bone marrow transplant. Win Over Cancer

supported him for the same.

• Pooja Tyagi: Newly married Pooja is a 22 year old woman who is fighting blood

cancer.

• Varsha Goel: Varsha is fighting Aplastic anemia and underwent bone marrow

transplant.

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C. Financial Rehabilitation:

Under this program, Win Over Cancer helps members of cancer impacted families get skill

development training near their house to become bread earners. We also offer scholarships

for these training to deserving cases. Seven 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐠𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬 have benefitted 𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭 “𝐒𝐮𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐯𝐞” 𝐨𝐟 𝐖𝐢𝐧 𝐎𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐂𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐫 during this quarter

Seven 𝒄𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆𝒓 𝒊𝒎𝒑𝒂𝒄𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝒇𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒍𝒊𝒆𝒔 𝒎𝒐𝒗𝒆 𝒕𝒐𝒘𝒂𝒓𝒅𝒔 𝒔𝒖𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒃𝒍𝒆 𝒍𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒍𝒊𝒉𝒐𝒐𝒅

𝒅𝒖𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈 July 2019 to September 2019 through our Skill development training program.

Let us meet some of the Heroes of modern India

IMRAN

Living in the Junagadh district of Gujarat, Imran is an 18 year old who

was pursuing his higher secondary degree when his father was diagnosed

with cancer. His father, having to leave his job due to the disease, made

his elder brother, the sole earning member of the family. Imran too, left

his studies and started looking for jobs. After a long treatment, his father

eventually gave up and succumbed to the disease leaving the family very

weak, emotionally and financially. Under our “Project Survive” initiative,

Imran was given scholarship benefits and he started his training in

electrical at our partnered training center. Soon after his training, he started

earning approximately 5000/- per month. Imran now looks after his family

to the best of his ability and we wish him all the success in life.

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PARSOTTAM CHAUHAN

Parsottam, an 18 year old boy, lost his mother to cancer at a very young age. He recalls coming

home from school and watching how the disease sucked life out of his mother day by day. His

father, a labourer struggled between home and work, barely managing the

expenses of the treatment and household. As soon as he finished senior

secondary, he started looking for odd jobs until one fine day, when he

approached us and enrolled himself under the GDS-Nursing training at

our partnered training center. With scholarship support from “Project

Survive”, he travelled 32 kms away from his home in Lodhwa and will be

completing the course in the next 2 months. He says that through this

training he will now be able to help his father in managing the household

expenses and improve his standard of living. The inbuilt desire of

Parsottam to assist his father is extremely commendable.

KAJAL AND PRITI VADHER

Kajal, a 22 year old was working at a school when her

father was diagnosed with cancer. With limited

resources in hand, she and her younger sister Priti, an

18 year old started juggling between home and work,

putting what limited earning they had, in their father’s

treatment. Having to leave the job and exhausting all

their savings, the family had no incoming earnings.

This is when the two siblings joined the GDS-Nursing

training at our partnered training center and with

scholarship support under our “Project Survive”, are courageously travelling 32 kms away from

their home in order to provide for their family financially. The two are positive that in the next

1 month they will complete their training and will be earning a decent amount. It is their

strength, hard work and dedication that will eventually enable them to lead a successful life.

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SOLANKI

19 year old Solanki was in higher secondary when she

learnt that her mother has breast cancer. Her father, the

sole earner of the family juggled between home and

work, barely managing the expenses of the treatment.

Her mother passed away after various chemotherapy

sessions and surgery, leaving Solanki and her father

emotionally and mentally drained. The expenses of the

treatment caused her to leave her studies and look for

jobs. This is when we recognised her under our

“Project Survive” initiative and provided her scholarship benefits at our partnered training

center, 105 kms away from her home. She is now being trained as a hospital assistant and will

start earning in the next two months. At such a young age, Solanki has seen the worst life has

to offer, and is still standing tall and fighting every day.

JIGNESH PARMAR

Living in the Somnath district of Gujarat, Jignesh, after having completed his

senior secondary wanted to pursue graduation, but life had different plans for

him. Immediately after, his father was diagnosed with mouth cancer. Being the

sole earning member of the family, his father couldn’t manage the expenses of

his treatment and day-to-day needs of the family, so he based a major portion

of his treatment by taking home-made medication and remedies. When Jignesh

was looking for jobs, he was recognised by us and was immediately provided

scholarship benefits under our “Project Survive” initiative together with the

training of a General Duty Assistant at our partnered training center. After the

completion of the training, Jignesh will earn a decent amount for his family and

will be able to support them financially and emotionally.

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D. Events

ONLINE AWARENESS CAMPAIGN: Win Over Cancer launched an online

awareness campaign on completion of four years of its registration. The campaign was

launched on their social media platforms with an attempt to highlight their beneficiaries

and making people aware of their fight with cancer. The first poster covering the “Free

Distribution of Prosthetic Bra” program was launched in Mid-September.

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Section B: Associations and Tie-ups

A. New Tie-ups

Win Over Cancer partnered with Tech Mahindra for their “Project Survive” initiative for

the purpose of skill development training of cancer inflicted families.

B. New Developments

a. Launch of new website with the following added features:

i. Online requisition form for Prosthetic Bra

ii. Requisition form for patient counselling

iii. Treatment options available under modern and alternate means

iv. Volunteer engagement forms

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b. Launch of new version of application “Survive” as a one-stop means for Win

Over Cancer’s financial rehabilitation program with the following features:

i. The application is in six languages and lists centers of leading skill training

providers like NSDC, Tech Mahindra and Tally Education, which have been

linked via APIs.

ii. The app has dynamic filters to help candidate search centers by Pin Code, City,

District, State or service provider.

iii. Candidate can directly call the center from the app and also apply for scholarship.

iv. The app also links the candidate to our job portal, only of its kind in Asia for

cancer survivors.

v. We are in the process of developing a donor’s dashboard which will help donor’s

track the beneficiary’s progress.

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Section C: Recognitions & Rewards

Media Recognition:

‘Meri Dilli’, leading newspaper of Delhi, covered the lives impacted by Win Over Cancer

‘Dainik Jagran’ covered the story of Win Over Cancer’s Patient Support program

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Section D: Blogs

HEALTH AND WELLNESS

Topic of the month – Breast Cancer

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The month of October is Breast Cancer Awareness month and we would like to address

some questions from you on the same, which would be helpful and informative for all our

readers. Please do send in your questions to the following e-mail address:

arsha@winovercancer.net

The senders of the questions will receive a cancer information booklet from Win Over

Cancer.

Published by Win Over Cancer, a registered 80G approved Trust

Editorial team:

Arun Gupta; Aishna Kukreja

Email: aishna@winovercancer.net

Website: www.winovercancer.net