A PROJECT REPORT ON GOPI AASHARAM

PROJECT GUIDE
PROF. BIPIN VALERA

SUBMITTED BY: MONA PITHADIA (64) AAKASH SATHVARA (80) SHAH DIXIT (84)

S.K. PATEL INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT & COMPUTER STUDIES Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India 2011

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This is to certify that Mr. AAKASH SATHVARA, Mr. SHAH DIXIT,and MS. MO A PITHADIA of S.K. Patel Institute of management and Computer Studies, Gandhinagar have

submitted their Social Project titled, A Social Project on GOPI AASHARAM, In the service of humanity in the year 2011 in partial fulfillment of Kadi Sarva Vishwa

vidhyalaya requirements for the award of the title of Master of Business Administration.

DIRECTOR

COORDINATOR

SOCIAL PROJECT GUIDE

DATE:29-4-2011

PROF. SONU GUPTA PROF. PRAKASH CHAWLA

PROF.B PIN VAL RA

DECLARATIO

We hereby, declare that Social Project titled. A Social Project on GOPI AASHRAM is original to the best of our knowledge and has not been published elsewhere. This is for the purpose of partial fulfillment of kadi Sarva Vishwa vidhyalaya requirements for the award of the title of Master of Business Administration, only.

PITHADIA MONA (64) SATHAVARA AAKASH (80) SHAH DIXIT (84)

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Making a social project on GOPI AASHRAM is a great pleasure. This project is a humble attempt to sketch the various important aspects of society. We have different NGOs but we selected the GOPI AASHRAM, because this is a famous NGO in AHMEDABAD and it is doing excellent ork for needy people. Generally all the NGOs are doing good work for society but gopi aashram is providing grocery facilities at a nominal charges and tiffin facilities for cancer patients at civil hospital and also they are running a clinic for all people who are in need. In this project we have learnt how the NGOs work for society and which people helped them in this work. We also learned that how people contribute in social work out of their daily routine work and what should be our role and responsibility for empowering our society. We got aware a lot for our social responsibility by doing this project.

A C K N O W LE D G E M EN T

First we would like to thank our honorable director P RO F. SO NU GUP TA madam for introducing this new concept of social project and giving us a chance to do project on NGO. We are also thankful to Prof. Bipin valera for his excellent guidance. We are also thankful to M r. KANU BH AI PATEL who helped us a lot in our project on SATKARM A TRU ST and provided us with all the required data of the N.G.O . The project would never have been successful without co-operation and group effort of each team member. Finally how can we forget the support of the almighty and our most beloved parents for their grace & blessings in the same successfully!!!

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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

The main reason to introduce social project is that as a management student every student should have some awareness about their social responsibility. Every individual thereby must be aware about the role he/she plays as a citizen of the society. This Social Project undertaken by us have therefore enabled us to undergo the different social activities that the NGO is doing for the betterment of the needy people of the society.

We selected the GOPI ANNEKSHETRA for our project purpose. Our group personally visited this NGO and saw their activities and we found that this NGO is doing excellent work for the households as well as old people. Providing food and other basic necessities specially who are cancer patients at civi hospital and also they are providing grocery products and providing medical facility to the general public at very reasonable rate . During this social project we visited this NGO, saw their activities, collected the financial data of last years . We interviewed the members and benefit gainers of services provided by this NGO along with the general public and knew their view about this NGO. We found some points by analyzing their data and activities and on the basis of those findings we came to conclusions. Finally as per our understandings and knowledge we have suggested the GOPI ANNAKSHETRA for their promotion of the Trust along with its development keeping in mind the current scenario.

INTRODUCTION O THE PROJECT

NGO and its role in society Non-governmental organizations (NGOs) have played a major role in pushing for sustainable development at the international level. Aided by advances in information and communications technology, NGOs have helped to focus attention on the social and environmental externalities of activity. Multinational brands have been acutely susceptible to pressure from activists and business from NGOs eager to challenge a company's labour, environmental or human rights record. Even those businesses that do not specialize in highly visible branded goods are feeling the pressure, as campaigners develop techniques to target downstream customers and shareholders.

Much of the credit for creating these trends can be taken by NGOs. But how should the business world react to NGOs in the future? Should companies batten down the hatches and gird themselves against attacks from hostile critics? Or should they hold out hope that NGOs can sometimes be helpful partners? For those businesses willing to engage with the NGO community, how can they do so? The term NGO may be a ubiquitous term, but it is used to describe a bewildering array of groups and organizations - from activist groups 'reclaiming the streets' to development organizations delivering aid and providing essential public services. Although it is often assumed that NGOs are charities or enjoy non-profit status, some NGOs are profit-making organizations such as cooperatives or groups which lobby on behalf of profit-driven interests. For example, the World Trade Organization's definition of NGOs is broad enough to include

indus ups suc s ss ciation of Swiss Bankers and the International Cham er of Commerce. Such a broad definition has its critics. It is more common to define NGOs as those organizations which pursue some sort of public interest or public good, rather than individual or commercial interests. Even then, the NGO community remains a diverse constellation. Some groups may pursue a single policy objective - for example access to AIDS drugs in developing countries or press freedom. Others will pursue more sweeping policy goals such as poverty eradication or human rights protection. However, one characteristic these diverse organizations share is that their non-profit status means they are not hindered by short-term financial objectives. Accordingly, they are able to devote themselves to issues which occur across longer time horizons, such as climate change, malaria prevention or a global ban on landmines. Public surveys reveal that NGOs often enjoy a high degree of public trust, which can make them a useful - but not always sufficient proxy for the concerns of society and stakeholders.
 

NGO PRO ILE

GOPI AANAKS A is being working since last 9 years and Their motto is Bhukhya ne Bhar pet Bhojan . Located at the very peaceful environment. They are providing different type of services specially for the medium class of people .

ESTABLIS

ENT: GOPI AAS ARAM: 9-9-1999 VADILO NU VAINKUNTH: 16-01-2004 CIVIL TIFFIN SEVA: 23-05-2004

LOCATION: GOPI CHAWK, NAVA VADAJ, AHMEDABAD,GUJARAT.

SOURCES OF FUND: 1. The amount which is donated by donaters. 2. The charges(nominal) which they are charging for providing services .

SEVICES: 1. prov daily meal to the needy people at 10.30 am at free of cost. 2. Providing 120 tifiin to the cancer patients at civil hospital on their own cost and at free of cost. 3. They are running GOPI AAROGYA KENDRA at a very nominal charges of rs. 5 4. They are providing water to the all people (gopi jaldhara) 5. Providing aid in the natural calamities also. 6. Distributing notebooks at nominal charges. 7. For senior citizens they arrange the programme like yoga,bhajan,general knowledge,and also giving tips for health. 8. They have 3 templs at their aashram so that the members as well as the outsiders can also come there.

They have different counter shops for other items selling other than grossary are as follows: COUNTER: 1 OIL Kanak kapasia 1020rs/15kg

Singtel - 1430/15kg

COUNTER:2 MASALA Selam haldi -170rs/kg Dhanajiru -90rs/kg Chay masala-120rs/kg Garam masala-18rs/100grm Hing-30rs/100grm Rai-40rs/kg Jiru-95rs/kg Tal-70rs/kg

Counter :3 NAM EEN Mix chavana-60rs./per kg Papad-30rs./per420grams Khakhra-60rs/kg



so in this way they are providing each end every thing at a competitive prices from the real market.

EMPLO EES OF GOPI AASHARAM Currently there are 10 members actively working for the Trust in Distribution of the different things. The employees have been working voluntarily with a selfless motive and no such employment thereby. The details of the employees are enlisted below: NAMES Shri vishnubhai bapubhai patel Nava vadaj-(standard plastic) Shri. Babubhi girdharlal Patel (kapadvada rajpurvada) Shri. Parsottamdas somnath patel (sadhvada p & b) Shri.maheshbhai kanaiyalal patel (nava vadaj - k.m.patel and comp.) Shri.hardikbhai chimanlal parikh (asarva vada-vallabh parlour) Pravinchandra manilal patel (nava vadaj) Mahendrabhai virchanddas patel (sherthavada) Rasikbhai amrutlal desai (viramgamvada) Rajulbhai vishnubhai patel (nava vadaj-standard flex pvt.ltd.) TRUSTEE TRUSTEE TRUSTEE TRUSTEE TRUSTEE DESIGNATION PRESIDENT VICE PRESIDENT MINISTER TRUSTEE

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We found that this NGO is doing great work for socity like in todays competitive and inflationary condition they are providing each and ecery thing at very affordable price to all people. They are also arranging YATRA for the members as well as outsiders at a very negligible cost like AMBAJI,BAHUCHARAJI,PAVAGARH etc. Today in ara of nucular family they lookin for oldage people and also they done religious activities.

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