Kiran Society

Kiran Society

location: Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh

Donation Option Amount INR Actions
Sponsor the education of one poor child for one month
For all donors | tax benefit: 50% | more
1950
Gift
Sponsor the monthly expenses of one differently abled child in our hostel
For all donors | tax benefit: 50% | more
1450
Gift
Support the health care of disabled children by paying for their Medical Fund
For all donors | tax benefit: 50% | more
1000
Gift
Gift an education by sponsoring the monthly transportation charges of two poor students
For all donors | tax benefit: 50% | more
800
Gift
General Fund
For all donors | tax benefit: 50% | more
250
Gift
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Mission/Vision
KIRAN’s Vision is to be a Resource Centre that empowers differently able children and young people, in partnership with their parents, by providing a quality service to them without discrimination of cast, religion or financial circumstance.
 
Background
In 1990, after living already almost 20 years in India, doing leprosy work Sangeeta J.K. realized, that there are huge numbers of children affected by polio paralysis, who have no education and no physical rehabilitation. She then asked friends abroad and local people for support and started in a non-formal way the service which was in 1994 registered as KIRAN Society with a need-based, holistic and inclusive approach.
 
Born in 1946, Sangeeta lives since 1972 in India with the sole objective to serve the poor and needy. At first she was a member of an international Christian ashram, but when she saw the need of an intensive service to disabled children, she left the ashram and is since then fully given to lead ahead the KIRAN Society.
 
Facts
Full time staff :120
Part time staff:0
Consultants:0
Contract staff :59
Volunteers: 2
Total Receipts for 2016-2017 is INR 74208477
Total Payments for 2016-2017 is INR 79924374
 
Activities and reach for the latest full Financial Year
Number of children staying in KIRAN hostel: 75
Special children received wheelchairs: 26
Number of children getting lunch : 400
New self-help groups formed: 19
Health workers benefited through Capacity Building programmes: 998
Special children received callipers: 541
Enrolled in KIRAN Inclusive school: 313
Beneficiaries learned new skills and enhance their vocational capacity: 82
Children using KIRAN transport facility: 275
Malnourished children provided supplementary food : 543
School and college students provided health education: 19325
New income generation enterprises established: 127
Children provided health check ups: 1184
Disabled children provided corrective surgery: 18
 
Rewards & Recognition
In 2017, NGO was awarded the Certificate of Accrediation by the Credibility Alliance Good Governance
In 2014, NGO was awarded the Lokmat Samman by the Lokmat Group, Lucknow, UP Inclusive education for children with disability
In 2017, NGO was awarded the GuideStar Gold Award by the GuideStar India, Mumbai Transparency
RECEIPTS (INR)
 2016-20172015-20162014-2015
Self generated ( fees/ subscriptions/ interest/ community contributions/ proceeds from sale of goods or services produced by the organisation etc.)7,495,56814,339,2424,609,779
Donation from Indian individuals through GiveIndia1,690,0261,313,6421,812,382
Other donations from Indian individuals465,692452,3871,699,846
Donations from foreign individuals through GiveIndia26,78613,323258,566
Other donations from foreign individuals997,571483,46842,481,773
Grants from Indian sources ( trusts/ govt/ companies/ foundations)1,388,3081,093,7000
Grants from International sources ( under FCRA)60,524,48947,104,3610
Sale of assets12,50083,5000
Miscellaneous1,607,53703,238,761
Total Receipts74,208,47764,883,62354,101,107
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PAYMENTS (INR)
 2016-20172015-20162014-2015
PAYMENTS (Capital)
Capital items purchased for the organisation, excluding investment ( Fixed Deposits etc.)12,331,9463,655,7827,485,905
Capital items purchased for beneficiaries000
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PAYMENTS (Revenue)
Programme related2016-20172015-20162014-2015
Salaries and benefits10,721,9998,695,76726,288,478
Staff training000
Staff travel0277,0251,015,717
Consultant's fees000
Office support expenses ( rent/ telephone/ electricty etc.)887,886142,5671,407,252
Materials procurred ( consummables as seed/ food/ books/ provisions etc.)8,507,7319,070,5277,295,162
Grants/ donations given to other organisations as part of programme000
Depreciation ( to be taken from Income and Expenditure account)007,754,734
Others006,906,784
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Non-programme related2016-20172015-20162014-2015
Salaries and benefits2,509,45223,463,8640
Staff training272,904228,005176,851
Staff travel344,257358,292347,924
Office support expenses ( rent/ repairs/ telephone/ electricity etc.)2,182,8552,057,9711,949,259
Communication ( correspondence/ Annual Reports/ brochures/ appeals/ website etc.)188,905194,427447,499
Consultants' fees ( audit/ legal/ programme )21,0000301,329
Depreciation ( to be taken from Income and Expenditure account)8,381,3227,131,7410
Other non-programme expenses33,574,11716,152,379210,118
Total Payments79,924,37471,428,34761,587,012
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 Registration Details
Sr. Type of Registration
1 Society [No.747/93-94]
2 PAN Number:AAATK6393G
3 12-A [No.58-59/87/(12KA)]
4 80G [No.VARA/AYUKT/62 (71)/80G 2008-09]
5 FCRA [No.136760055]
6 35AC [No.]
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 Auditors
 S. Tuli & Co. Chartered Accountant
 Hazratganj
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 Staff Remuneration (INR)
Gross salary plus benefits paid to staff (in INR) p.m. Male Female Total
 less than 5,000000
 5,000 – 10,000322153
 10,000 – 25,0007544119
 25,000 – 50,000527
 50,000 – 1,00,000000
 Greater than 1,00,000000
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Total annual payments consultants (in INR)Number of consultants
 less than 5,0000
 5,000 – 10,0000
 10,000 – 25,0001
 25,000 – 50,0000
 50,000 – 1,00,0000
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 Staff Remuneration (p.a.)
1 Highest Paid: INR 504000
2 Lowest Paid: INR 82800
3 Head of the Organisation: INR 0
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 Board Expenses
Sr. Detail Amount(INR)
1 International travel283985
2 Domestic travel36477
3 Local conveyance0
4 Entertainment expenses0
5 Other0
  Total 320462
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Annual Report & Audited Financials
1Annual report not available.
2Audited Financial Report not available.
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Board Members
SI.Name (Age)Gender, Position, Gross Remuneration, Relation to other members
1 Dr. Neethilal Vattakunnel
(77)		 Male, President , INR 0.00,
2 Fr. Edward Mendonca
(64)		 Female, E C Member, INR 0.00,
3 Sangeeta J. K.
(74)		 Female, E C Member, INR 0.00,
4 Mr. Surendra Charan
(62)		 Male, Secretary, INR 0.00,
5 Dr Moreno Toldo
(67)		 Male, E C Member, INR 0.00,
6 Dr. Bharti Singh
(43)		 Female, E C Member, INR 0.00,
7 Arun Kr. Gupta
(64)		 Male, E C Member, INR 0.00,
8 Dr. Madhu Kushwaha
(78)		 Female, E C Member, INR 0.00,
9 Dr. Tribhuwan Chaubey
(54)		 Male, Treasurer, INR 0.00,
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Board Members Background
SI.NameBackground
1 Dr. Neethilal Vattakunnel Social Worker & Advocate. Renowned social activist for Panchayati Raj.
2 Fr. Edward Mendonca Social Worker
3 Sangeeta J. K. Founder of KIRAN Society. Social activist for disability and development
4 Mr. Surendra Charan Advocate, Law practitioner under Varanasi bar association.
5 Dr Moreno Toldo Well known neurologist from Italy. Full time volunteer as medical director at KIRAN Society.
6 Dr. Bharti Singh Researcher
7 Arun Kr. Gupta Businessman and parent of a child with disability
8 Dr. Madhu Kushwaha Professor at Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi
9 Dr. Tribhuwan Chaubey Agricultural Scientist
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Board Resolution
SubjectsBoard Meeting/Annual General Body Meeting DateNo. of members presentStrength of the board at the time of this meeting
Budget for the year 2016-201712/04/201789
Programmes/ Projects for the year 2016-201712/04/201789
Annual Report for the year 2015-201612/04/201789
Financial Audit Report for the year 2015-201615/09/201769
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External Reviews
1SOIR-IM, Dehradoon
2Handicap International, France
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Staff International Travel
SINameDestination & PurposeGross ExpensesSponsored% SponsoredName of Sponsor Organisation
1 Sangeeta J K  Switzerland & Luxumburg
Fund Raising and Meeting with partners		 INR 106355.00 1 50% CSI, Luxumburg
2 Sangeeta J K  Switzerland
Fund Raising and Meeting with partners		 INR 60905.00 0 0% 
3 Dr. Moreno Toldoo Italy
Fund Raising		 INR 116725.00 0 0% 
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 DEEPU FINDS A NEW FAMILY
Deepu came to us as a 4 year old, abandoned child who was paralysed through polio.; her parents had actually just left her at the railway station We in KIRAN took her in as our only abandoned child and gave her education and physiotherapy, and above all loving care through a Hostel Didi. Throughout her life in education unit she improved a lot. Only when she became a teenager she started to be very depressed, because understanding the terrible and sad fact that her parents had just abandoned her. With much patience and understanding the teachers and caretakers managed to always encourage her and helped her thus to accept finally her challenging life situation: KIRAN was after all now her loving and supportive family. At present Deepu is doing her 12th class studies under the NIOS educational program. Although quite intelligent, due to the fact of being bound to a wheelchair she could not be admitted to a school outside the KIRAN Village. She is good in English and computer, and wishes to later on do further studies in these two subjects. But she also very much loves small children, and therefore she helps whenever possible in our hostel or in the Nursery class. We are confident that she will be able to become a happy person who can live with confidence and have the possibility to earn her living.
 
 Santosh’s Beautiful Story Of Sharing
Santosh comes form a poor family in a village north of Varanasi District. He came to the KIRAN Hostel at the age of about 8 years and was paralysed in both legs, due to Post polio Paralysis. His family was very poor and the father had abandoned them. We gave Santosh physiotherapy, provided him with calipers and he followed formal education up to the 5th class. During that time he stayed in our hostel, and was a very happy and eager student. After leaving KIRAN he studied in a school near to his village, but only up to 8th class since he wanted to do something for helping his mother and sister. With a small loan from KIRAN he could start a little business in the village. Little by little his situation improved and he could even purchase a tractor. Then his dream to help other poor children with education became a reality: with his own efforts he started a small village school where today 50 poor children are receiving education. He also got married and has one girl child. Santosh says that he wants to share with other poor children all what he himself had received in KIRAN: education and learning the values for a happy life.
 
 Another Life for Gyanda
Ms. Gyanda Ganodkar is using transport service to commute to Kiran Village for the last ten years. She is a student with Cerebral Palsy. She has very severe spasticity at major joints of limbs and very heavy weight. It is very difficult to transfer her from one place to other. Nowadays, her bilateral hands are not working. She is fully dependent on her parents and caretakers, but due to ramp facility in our bus, she can use it with wheelchair. She is staying with her parents in Varanasi city. She is using wheelchair for mobility purpose. She completed up to class 8 through regular schooling at our integrated school and also completed her intermediate education through National Institute of Open School (NIOS). KIRAN is providing free school transport facility to all children. During our 25 years of service, thousands of children have utilised our transport services. But many more are not able to use this facility due to financial constraints. Last year, Gyanda completed her Masters in Social Work (MSW) through IGNOU. Gyanda got good marks in her final examination. All these accomplishments were reached with the help of proper transport facility. Otherwise, it would have been impossible to achieve this great success. She is an active member of a parents association at Varanasi. Her parents are happy with her performance.
 
 
Mr. Ajeet suffers from Cerebral Palsy and has a lot of spasticity in all his limbs. Though he was trying his best to manage his life, carrying out daily activities like bathing and using the washroom by himself turned out to be extremely difficult. When his father passed away after suffering from severe illness, the family was left with no regular source of income. We identified him through our door to door survey program. He had severe deformities at different joints of his limbs- Both his legs were in the scissoring position, because of which he was unable to use the toilet as well. We also discovered that he was suffering from epilepsy, which his mother was completely unaware of. Now, he is able to move here and there with the help of his wheelchair. He is looking after his buffaloes, which are the only source of his income. He got a house with an attached toilet through the Indira Awas Yojana, and is now actively involved in community initiatives. We started our rehabilitation process after a detailed assessment. Our therapists gave him regular therapy to release spasticity. We also encouraged and taught his mother basic therapy that she could use at home. Our neurologist started giving him medicines to control his epilepsy and spasticity. After three years, he is now finally free from epilepsy.

You can communicate with Kiran Society at
Sangeeta J.K.
Kiran Village, Madhopur, Kuruhuan P. O., Post Box No. 5032-
Varanasi - 221005,India

Or you can reach Kiran Society here
Phone : 91 542 2670180
Fax : 91 542 2670180
E-mail : sangeetajk@kiranvillage.org
Website: http://www.kiranvillage.org

 

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