Networking
In a city starved of facilities for the differently abled, we strongly feel the need to share the benefit of our experience with a larger number of parents/caregivers such that their differently abled adults may lead a life with dignity & self esteem. We are thus already reaching out to Institutes/Parent groups that would like to start a similar service of their own.
In 2009, we received funding from Lewis Foundation, UK, through an Indian NGO support organization, DASRA with the objective to strengthen The Anchorage and facilitate dissemination. Dissemination was facilitated by development of a training manual which encompasses every aspect of the Anchorage. An accompanying audio visual provides actual glimpses into the day to day processes. Manual content has been encapsulated in a power point presentation to serve as a training aid.
Project funding provided the opportunity to network with 11 organizations for mutual influence & benefit- C.A.Kathrani residential school, Baroda, Swayamsiddh school, Aurangabad, Special Care Centre, Mumbai, Sankalp, a special school in Mumbai, Kshitij a sheltered workshop in Mumbai, spastic society Bangalore, Aashrey centre for special children, Mumbai, JBCN School for slow learners, Mumbai. This has been a heartening experience.
Please do contact us if you are so inclined. We will be happy to network and support all such endeavours.
VEDANT MODI MEMORIAL FUND (VMMF)
Vedant Modi, son of our founder member, Swarupa and Praful Modi passed away on 12th October, 2005. He embodied the best of what The Anchorage stands for, at all times, asserting his right of living with dignity. He loved all the good things of life. He much influenced his peers and is largely responsible for the current ethos of the workshop. A Vedant Modi Memorial Fund (VMMF) has been set up in his memory. It will be dedicated to further the perception and social acceptance of differently abled adults in India. It will also be used for developing educational aids for the differently abled adults and provide medical support for those in need at The Anchorage.
Donors
We would like to thank all our donors and job work suppliers for supporting us in keeping our members gainfully occupied.
List of Corpus Donors
2021-22
Sr No | Donor’s Name |
1 | Daxa Baxi |
2 | Judith Fernandes |
3 | Pinakin Desai |
4 | Rashida Baker Asrani |
5 | Srinivasan Sridhar |
6 | Vijay Anupchand Kumbhani |
List of Ordinary Donors
2021-22
Sr No | Donor’s Name |
1 | Ajay Shah |
2 | Apurva Amin |
3 | Ariha Doshi |
4 | Aruna Sinclair Foundation |
5 | Burzin and Leons Agenturen Pvt. Ltd. |
6 | Chandra Govind Advani & Monishaji |
7 | Deanna Jejeebhoy |
8 | Dhruv Kumar Khaitan |
9 | Economic laws Practice |
10 | Firoze Nowroji Daroga Trust |
11 | Hemlata Parekh |
12 | ION FOUNDATION |
13 | Ipcon Associates |
14 | Jagat and Shobhana Kamdar |
15 | Jaina India Private Limited |
16 | Jayraj Sheth |
17 | Kamdar Management Advisors |
18 | Kapil Mirchandani |
19 | Kavan Modi |
20 | Kosha V. Kamath |
21 | Lim Bilimoria |
22 | Lopamudra Dixit |
23 | Mahesh Somabhai Patel |
24 | Maya Ganagaramani |
25 | Morarji Bhagwandas Shivji Sanatorium Trust |
26 | Mount Litera School International |
27 | Mukesh Khagram |
28 | Nerges Dodhy ( shapoorjee) |
29 | Nikesh Dalal |
30 | Ornate Agencies Pvt Ltd |
31 | Parinaz Madan |
32 | R.K Advertising |
33 | Renuka Shah |
34 | Rikin Ketan Shah |
35 | Romil Shailesh Dalal |
36 | Rushikesh Kantilal Parikh |
37 | Shrenik Mahendra Khasgiwala |
38 | Sree Devi Rao |
39 | SUD- CHEMIE INDIA PVT LTD |
40 | Sudhir Sohani |
41 | Swarupa P. Modi |
42 | Sylveria Dsouza |
43 | Tata Asset Management Ltd |
44 | Tata Investment Corporation Ltd |
45 | Varadarajan Viswanathan |
46 | Varsha Dalal |
47 | Vidhi Jobantputra |
48 | Vijay Dalal |
49 | Vijay Maniar |
50 | Vilur N. Shapoorjee |
51 | Vinod J. Kotak |
52 | VINOD KESHAVDEO NEVATIA CHARITY TRUST |
List of Corpus Donors 2020-21
Sr. No | Name |
1. | Cebon Apparels Pvt Ltd |
2. | Dr. Rajendra A Badwe |
3. | Jayawant Keshav Dadkar |
4. | Kaymo Fastener Company |
5. | Minaxi Madhusudan Haksar |
6. | Pinakin Desai |
7. | Srinivasan Sridhar |
8. | Sudhir Sohani |
List of Ordinary Donors 2020-21
SR No | Name |
1 | Abha Doshi |
2 | Benevity Foundation |
3 | Blue Star Foundation |
4 | Cebon Apparels Pvt Ltd |
5 | Chandra Advani |
6 | Deanna J. Jejeebhoy |
7 | Ghanshyam Gupta |
8 | ION Foundation |
9 | Kumudini Devi Khaitan Samvedna Trust |
10 | Mukesh Khagram |
11 | Parinaz Madan |
12 | Priti Desai |
13 | Rashida Baker Asrani |
14 | Ravindra J. Gokal |
15 | Shireen J. Jejeebhoy |
16 | SUD Chemie India Pvt Ltd |
17 | Vidhi Jobanputra |
18 | Vilur N. Shapoorjee |
19 | Vinod Keshavdeo Nevatia Charity Trust |
20 | Yasmin Menon |
List of Corpus Donors 2019-20
Sr No | Name |
1 | Ajay Ajit Mehta |
2 | Anish M. Thacker |
3 | Apeksha G. Sawant |
4 | Bhavna Doshi |
5 | Deepa Watsa |
6 | Estate Of Late Bomi Sorabji Bulsara |
7 | Karan Jain |
8 | Padmanabh Ramchandra Barpande |
9 | Paresh Parekh |
10 | Pinakin D. Desai |
11 | Prafull D. Modi |
12 | Pritam Mahure |
13 | Ranbir Rishi Kapoor |
14 | Rohinton Kaiki Khambatta |
15 | Shireen J. Jejeebhoy |
16 | Sohil Chodhari |
17 | Subhash P. Singh |
18 | Sudhir Sohani |
19 | Sushil Bhath |
20 | Vipin Jain |
21 | Zubin Patel |
List of Ordinary Donors 2019-20
Sr No | Name | Sr No | Name | Sr No | Name |
1 | Abhijit Bhandari | 31 | Karishma A. Ajwani | 61 | Rashida T. Fatehi |
2 | Ajit Kumar Mehra | 32 | Kavita Wadhwani | 62 | Rekha Shivdasani |
3 | Alok Sethi | 33 | Khozema S. Choilawala | 63 | Rita Sethi |
4 | Anil Kumar Mehra | 34 | Kumudini Devi Khaitan Samvedna Trust | 64 | Roshan Sangvi |
5 | Anirudhh Shah | 35 | Laila S Roopawala | 65 | Sameer Mansukhani |
6 | Anjali Taraporewala | 36 | Mahesh Patel | 66 | Sangita P. Advani |
7 | Arham Traders | 37 | Manju Mehra | 67 | Sanjay Mehta |
8 | Arindam Chatterjee | 38 | Mansoor E. Bhagat | 68 | Seth Purshotamdas Thakurdas Divaliba Charitable Trust |
9 | Arti Shah | 39 | Mario Soares | 69 | Seva Mission Charitable Trust |
10 | Aruna Sinclair Foundation | 40 | Maya Gangaramani | 70 | Shabbir S. Choilawala |
11 | Babita Sanghvi | 41 | Megha Tata | 71 | Shirine I. Mirchandani |
12 | Bharatrao Kamte | 42 | Miraya Sanghvi | 72 | Smita Kharbanda |
13 | Bhaskar Bhattacharya | 43 | Moazzam M. Bhagat | 73 | Sonam Kapadia |
14 | Biswadeep Mazumdar | 44 | Moiz Fatehi | 74 | Sud- Chemie India Pvt Ltd |
15 | Blue Star Foundation | 45 | Mukesh Khagram | 75 | Suneeta N. Vaswani |
16 | Bunty Khanna | 46 | Munira Mansoor Bhagat | 76 | Sunil Motwane |
17 | Chandra Govind Advani | 47 | Nidhi Embroideries Private Limited | 77 | Talib And Shami Construction Pvt Ltd |
18 | Chandresh Sanghvi | 48 | Nina P. Ramchandani | 78 | Tanvir H. Daruwala |
19 | Dean Warren Gomes | 49 | Nissu Sanghvi | 79 | Tofiq H. Merchant |
20 | Feroze Rustom Soonawala | 50 | Nita Advani | 80 | Turab H. Choilawala |
21 | Firdaus Nariman Pavri | 51 | Nouman T. Fatehi | 81 | Vidhi Kamal Jobanputra |
22 | Foy Nissen | 52 | Parinaz Mahiar Madan | 82 | Vinod Keshavdeo Nevatia Charity Trust |
23 | Hiroo Advani | 53 | Parvaiz Dalal | 83 | Vinod Kotak |
24 | Homai Desai | 54 | Poorvi Parikh | 84 | Vinod Kumar Mittal |
25 | Ion Foundation | 55 | Preeti Desai | 85 | Yasmin Bhada |
26 | Ismail Gulmabbas Fatehi | 56 | Preeti Vaswani | 86 | Yasmin R. Patel |
27 | Jigar Shah | 57 | Rajen Chandrakant Securities Pvt Ltd | 87 | Yusuf Dhilla |
28 | K. Murali | 58 | Rajendra Amin | ||
29 | Kajri Sanghvi | 59 | Rashida Jitekar | ||
30 | Kapil Mirchandani | 60 | Rashida Sharafally |
List of Corpus Donors 2018-19
No | Name | No | Name | No | Name | No | Name |
1 | Ajit H. Shah | 32 | DSP Investment Managers Pvt Ltd | 63 | Mahesh Traders | 94 | Rubina Lal |
2 | Abha Doshi | 33 | Eleanor Racheal Fernandes | 64 | Mamta Parekh | 95 | Rushikesh Parikh |
3 | Ajay A. Mehta | 34 | Esha Weaves Pvt Ltd | 65 | Maniar Saroj Vijay | 96 | S.J. Enterprises |
4 | Ames Enterprsises | 35 | Gala Precision Engineering Pvt Ltd | 66 | Meena Sukumar | 97 | Samir K. Shah |
5 | Anil & Nita Mallya | 36 | Girija Sukumar | 67 | Motia Prakash | 98 | Saurabh Shroff |
6 | Anita Kumbhani | 37 | Girish Mistry | 68 | Mr. Farookh Nariman Subedar | 99 | Sejal S. Gandhi |
7 | Anoop Kothilia | 38 | Golden Plastic | 69 | Mrudula Hasmukh Kumbhani | 100 | Shailesh P. Gala |
8 | Ashwin Naresh Kale | 39 | Harihar Distributor | 70 | Mukesh Shah | 101 | Shalini R. Mirpuri |
9 | Ashwin Parekh | 40 | Harish Gandhi | 71 | Nanu Mallya | 102 | Sharad D. Muni & Co. |
10 | Atlas Equifin Pvt Ltd | 41 | Havik Apparels | 72 | Navin Nahata | 103 | Sharita Shah |
11 | August Haren D’souza | 42 | Hemant Nahar | 73 | Nayna Dedhia | 104 | Shree Muthumina Agencies |
12 | B.P. Distributors | 43 | Ipcon Associates | 74 | Nerges Shapoorjee | 105 | Shrenik Rmanlal Shah |
13 | Bharatiya Stree Mandal | 44 | Ishwar Singh G. Chawhan | 75 | Pace Pharmacuticals | 106 | Siddharth Jain |
14 | Bhavna G. Doshi | 45 | Jandyal Medical Agencies | 76 | Padmanabh R. Barpandey | 107 | Smt. Mithiben Bhuralal Gala Charitable Trust |
15 | Budhrani Charitable Trust | 46 | Jashu M. Nathani | 77 | Parmeshribai Udhavdas Talreja Charitable Trust | 108 | Sohini Bastawala |
16 | Chanchal Dedhia | 47 | Joti S. Gandhi | 78 | Pawan Arora | 109 | Sudhir Sohani |
17 | Cheminova | 48 | Kalindini Kodial | 79 | Pharmasales | 110 | Sunanda Suryakant Parikh |
18 | Cresent Graphics Pvt Ltd | 49 | Kalpana S. Asar | 80 | Pinakin Desai | 111 | Sunil Shah |
19 | Cytel Statistical Software and Services Pvt Ltd | 50 | Kataria Medical Hall | 81 | Pradeep Sevantilal Shah | 112 | Suresh Mishra |
20 | Dev Medicines Pvt Ltd | 51 | Kayan Foundation | 82 | Prafull D. Modi | 113 | Swati Hiten Mehta |
21 | Deven Atul Mehta | 52 | Kaymo Fastener Company | 83 | Prakash Thakkar | 114 | Talib and Shamsi Construction Pvt Ltd. |
22 | Deven K. Shah | 53 | Ketan Mehta | 84 | Pushpalata M. Patel | 115 | Tata Trustee Company Ltd. |
23 | Devna Enterprises | 54 | Krishna Mankad | 85 | Raichand L. Shah | 116 | Thane Healthcare Pvt Ltd |
24 | Dhanji Vora | 55 | Lata Creation | 86 | Rajendra A. Gandhi | 117 | Theresa D’souza |
25 | Dhara Haria | 56 | Laxmiben Shah | 87 | Ralph Mathias | 118 | Uday S. Kotak |
26 | Dhunjishaw Khusro Gandhi | 57 | Lopamudra Dixit | 88 | Ramesh Parikh | 119 | Ur Ashah Javeri Foundation Trust |
27 | Dina Ghatalia | 58 | M.G. Trivedi and Associates | 89 | Ranbir Rishi kapoor | 120 | Vijay Tanks and Vessels Pvt Ltd |
28 | Dinoo Homi Dodhy | 59 | M/s Kismat Hardware | 90 | Rita Jain | 121 | Vipin K. Jain |
29 | Dr. Aruna Narayanan | 60 | Madhusudhan Traders | 91 | Riya Kumbhani | 122 | Vishwanath Remedies |
30 | Dr. Shirish R. Bhagvat | 61 | Mahendra D. Shah | 92 | Rohini A. Parekh | 123 | Zubin Behramkamdin |
31 | Dr. Jatin P. Shah | 62 | Mahendra Gangi Rambhiya | 93 | Roshan R. Irani | 124 | Zurich India |
List of Ordinary Donors 2018-2019
No | Name | No | Name | No | Name |
1 | Anil Harjani | 32 | Milind J. Dhebri | 63 | Sumer C. Jain |
2 | Agarwal | 33 | Minal Abbas Contractor | 64 | Suresh Shroff |
3 | Aisha Shroff | 34 | Minaxi M. Haksar | 65 | Sushmaben Shah |
4 | Anil Shroff | 35 | Morarji Bhagwandas Shivji Sanatorium Trust | 66 | Tarla Kotak |
5 | Anish Nemjee Salva | 36 | Mukesh Khagram | 67 | Tata Investment Corporation Limited |
6 | Anushka Shah | 37 | Nalikant D. Dalal | 68 | Tavoy Work Wear Pvt Ltd. |
7 | Aruna Sinclair Foundation | 38 | Naunihal Foundation | 69 | Tushar Shroff |
8 | Ascon Shipping Co. | 39 | Nikesh V. Dalal | 70 | Ummi Aiman Najeeb Fatehi |
9 | Babubhai Digora | 40 | Nikita Patel | 71 | Ventes Avenues Pvt Ltd |
10 | Bhagwandas Shoff | 41 | Nina Shroff | 72 | Versha V. Dalal |
11 | Blue Star Foundation | 42 | Niyati Shroff | 73 | Vijay V. Dalal |
12 | Burxin and Leons | 43 | Niyati Shah | 74 | Vilur Shapoorjee |
13 | Chandra Govind Advani | 44 | Oswal Laherchand | 75 | Vinod Kotak |
14 | Deanna Jejeebhoy | 45 | Parinaz Madan | ||
15 | Devang Shroff | 46 | Parvati Bhanushali | ||
16 | Dhruv Shroff | 47 | Prabhaben Shroff | ||
17 | Dr. Sharad mehta | 48 | Prakash Bhanushli | ||
18 | Eagleburgmann India Pvt Ltd | 49 | Priti Desai | ||
19 | Gurbax Singh | 50 | Ranchhodlal Trivedi Charitable Trust | ||
20 | Haridas Bhanushali | 51 | Rekha Shah | ||
21 | Harsh Pratap | 52 | Roopa Kapoor | ||
22 | Himanshu Mehta | 53 | Rotary Club of Bombay Queen City Foundation | ||
23 | Ion Foundation | 54 | Satish Shah | ||
24 | Ivor Fonseca | 55 | Satishchandra Makharia Charitable Trust | ||
25 | Kali Kaikobad Lichmore | 56 | Seth Purshotamdas Thakurdas & Divaliba Charitable Trust | ||
26 | Kamlaben Maskai | 57 | Shital Shroff | ||
27 | Ketan Singh | 58 | Shradha Shah | ||
28 | Kumudini Devi Khaitan Trust | 59 | Shri Brihad Bharatya Samaj | ||
29 | Mahrookh N. Pagdiwala | 60 | Sohil Implex | ||
30 | Mayush Medical Services | 61 | Sohin Shah | ||
31 | Meena Shrikrishna Welingkar | 62 | Subha Shastri |