Janaseva foundation

                                           Foundation OF LIFE                                                                                             :Upaasana Bora “Commencement of the Destitute Rehabilitation Centre at Katraj was ‘a dream come true’ for us. We started off with 20 children in the year 2002 and today, we have 150 children who are living at that centre. Since its inception in 2002, over 400 children have been benefited.” said Dr. Vinod Shah, the Chairman of Janaseva Foundation.  Dr. Vinod Shah is a highly accomplished physician, and a renowned gastroenterologist associated with many prominent hospitals in Pune city. His professional success did not blind him to the misery and agony of India’s poor, sick and powerless. The overpowering inner urge to give back to the society in as many ways as possible led to the establishment of Janaseva Foundation on the 15th of January, 1988. “Initially I used to work at Sassoon General Hospital in B.J. Medical College. Many a

Saviours of the deprived: Janaseva Foundation by@upaasanabora Toilet use is the key to unlock social and economic progress in India. In rural India, 61% of the population defecate in the open. Open defecation is an age old practice that is seen as ‘normal’ in many communities. Usage of toilet is important for an individual’s health, safety and dignity. Janaseva Foundation was started with the motto ‘service to man is service to god’. One of the projects that Janaseva Foundation has successfully carried out is construction of toilets in the villages of Pune district. Over the past 3 years, we have been able to construct 1,600 toilets in 35 villages. 700 toilets in villages with Rotary Club Pimpri, Rotary Club Pune Riverside & Rotary Club Pune Central under their matching grant project. We believe that building toilets without addressing common norms, attitudes and beliefs around latrine use is unlikely to reduce open defecation in rural India, which is why various informati

HAPPILY EVER AFTER                        (Elderly care - Oldage homes)                                                                                                                                                                                                       : Upaasana Bora “My husband dropped me off near Ganjve Chowk saying he will come back in a while. I am a visually impaired woman and I was there for two days. I had even met with an accident and had fractured my leg. Janaseva Foundation's representative took me to their hospital where I was operated. My family knows that I am here but has never paid me a visit. Even though all this is unbelievable for me, I am glad that I am with my loved ones. I can finally live without worrying about anything, I can finally live happily” said Rukhmini Bhosle, aged 63 years, who found a loving family at Janaseva Founadtion. Hearing such stories of some of the inmates of the late Shri. Haribhai V. Desai Old Age Home (one of the