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ANNUAL REPORT2017-2018
THE OPENTREE FOUNDATION
S T A C K I N G U P T H E P O W E R O F P L A Y !
The mountain of rings is a riot of colors and like looping the rainbow! It may
teaches about colors and sizes perception along with problem solving; enhances
coordination movement, stimulates visual development, strengthens the sense of
of different colors and sizes, we use a myriad of playthings and games to give
in a systematic and organized approach to get the most out of the play for the
different counterparts and partners to complete the mountain of colors for the
So, a home with little kids without the classic Stacking Rings and childhood
TEDDY RING
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“On behalf of the Trust I would like to congratulate the Toybank team
for sustaining and building on the base of impacting over 40,000
effortlessly that sometimes the simplicity and execution excellence
overshadows the depth of processes, trainings, leadership
This year we were happy to observe that the team focussed on
led the internal leadership development and Programme
It is heartening to know that not only is Toybank helping develop
children through play but is also addressing important issues like
supporting us in a larger way and Toybank has also added new
million smiles is not too far away !”
- VIVEK ASRANI TRUSTEE SINCE 2009
LETTER FROM THE TRUSTEE
N O T E F O R 2 0 1 7 - 1 8
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Our Mission
Our Vision
Our Ethos
"It is easier to build strong children than to repair broken men”
– Frederick Douglass
Childhood is the most important phase that shapes the rest of our
provide the lesser advantaged children a happy and healthy environment
Lesser-privileged and at-risk children are more often than not in need of
our rEACH
50,000
40,000
30,000
20,000
10,000
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Total : 35,950children children
children
March 2016 March 2017 March 2018
16,503
19,447
19,889
17,212
19,633
24,086
Mumbai Rest of Maharashtra
N U M B E R O F C H I L D R E N a t O U R P L A Y C E N T R E S
A Toybank Play Center is a well-stocked play space within the premises of our
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- HABIT BUILDING
The intervention was designed to focus on mannerisms, personal hygiene,
looking after the self and building cleaner surroundings, all done through are Play
- HEALTH AND HYGIENE
good practices, we introduced activities that focus on building these for our
- GENDER SENSITIVITY
- SELF-AWARENESS, MINDFULNESS AND EMPATHY
Simple yet Powerful Play Sessions designed around these themes generate
optisim and happiness in the classrooms, thus reducing issues like bullying and
aggression, while instilling compassion and empathy for others and helps children
THEME - BASED PLAY SESSIONS
know that themes like values, habit formations and gender discrimination are
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- INDEPENDENT PROBLEM SOLVING AND DECISION MAKING
These crucial and compelling sessions resulted in children learning to resolve
- VALUES
THE MECHANISM OF PLAY
be disinterested in it and thus return it, no thanks to our conditioning of games
had made her beautiful bike!
Every play session is an enriching experience for the children and us as it proves
STORIES FROM THE FIELD
WORKING ON FLAWS
He was jealous of his friend, who was also present in the same room at that time
The Toybank Field Leader explained that it was natural to be envious and told
them the importance of channeling it in the right direction instead of harming
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effort in designing a tool to capture relevant data to track the progress of our
Malwani which is located in the
The Field Leaders were taken through an intensive training to understand and
The purpose of this baseline data collection is to get an overview of the students
assessment is designed to highlight information that would assist us in curating
OUTCOME & impact
D E V E L O P M E N T T H R O U G H P L A Y
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Each year, Toybank aspires to grow larger and reach out to maximum children
AN EVENTFUL YEAR
KIDS INDIA FAIR – 20TH TO 22ND SEPTEMBER 2017
participated in a panel discussion on the Value of Play and how it can aid children
in enhancing interpersonal skills, and how Toybank has utilized play sessions to
SHWETA CHARI TALKS ABOUT THE 'SERIOUSNESS OF PLAY' ATTHE PANEL DISCUSSION ORGANISED BY KIDS INDIA FAIR.
KIDS IN ACTION AT OUR BIRTHDAY EVENT!!
CELEBRATING OUR 13TH BIRTHDAY WITH PLAYth
TOYBANK FIESTA – 25TH AND 26TH NOVEMBER 2017
25th th
Day two featured Parvin Dabas and Perizaad Zorabian, who shared their
THE CORE FAMILY OF TOYBANK AT THE FIESTA 2017
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MEDIA COVERAGE
- THE HINDU -
organisation is expanding, they are going in deeper, working now with
behavioural therapists and play therapists to create different play modules for
- CNBC-TV18 -
- THE SUN DAILY -
Shweta Chari, the founder, was interviewed to give an insight into how Toybank
- SHETHEPEOPLE TV - She the People interviewed Shweta Chari, the founder
have got support in the following instances :
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The campus of Sharda Nagar encapsulates equality for all, whether human
In a meeting with project director, Rohit Deshmukh, we discussed about the way
S a n s k r u t i S a m v a r d h a n M a n d a l , N A N D E D
PARTNER IN FOCUS
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Team Toybank proudly standing below the hand-painted logo outside the
very glad for having a partner institute like you for the development of
- Rohit Deshmukh
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- HABIT BUILDING
The intervention was designed to focus on mannerisms, personal hygiene,
looking after the self and building cleaner surroundings, all done through are Play
- HEALTH AND HYGIENE
good practices, we introduced activities that focus on building these for our
- GENDER SENSITIVITY
- SELF-AWARENESS, MINDFULNESS AND EMPATHY
Simple yet Powerful Play Sessions designed around these themes generate
optisim and happiness in the classrooms, thus reducing issues like bullying and
aggression, while instilling compassion and empathy for others and helps children
Toybank relies on the ceaseless rhythm of its volunteers, who help us through
- CREATIVE ACTION SERVICE (CAS VOLUNTEERS)
Spring International School volunteered for collection drives, play sessions and
- NAKUUL SRIDHAR
One of our youngest interns, Nakuul performed Arangetram, a traditional music
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- LITTLE GARGI
- MIR MEHTA’S SPORTING SPIRIT
Our center children learnt the skills to play proper football with the help of our
V O L U N T E E R S A R E E N A B L E R S
sTAR VOLUNTEERS
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materialism, or desensitized to their environments, our goal is to confer active
empowering kids to garner support for Toybank in the form of toy drives,
become effective change-makers, strengthen their interpersonal &
to raise the next generation of leaders and most importantly, prove that no one
- Raunak Devjani
F o r T h e C h i l d r e n , o f T h e C h i l d r e n , b y T h e C h i l d r e n
TOYBANK YOUTH WING
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Undergoing a medical treatment or being exposed to hospital environment can
through Power of Play, Toybank started a collaborative effort, Play2Smile
OBJECTIVES OF PLAY2SMILE -
Play therapy helps children with trauma resolution, social integration, growth
PLAY : THE BEST MEDICINE
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Toybank relies on the ceaseless rhythm of its volunteers, who help us through
- CREATIVE ACTION SERVICE (CAS VOLUNTEERS)
Spring International School volunteered for collection drives, play sessions and
- NAKUUL SRIDHAR
One of our youngest interns, Nakuul performed Arangetram, a traditional music
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- LITTLE GARGI
- MIR MEHTA’S SPORTING SPIRIT
Our center children learnt the skills to play proper football with the help of our
testimonials- PARVIN DABAS -
giving memories along with all-round development, which is needed for every
- ARZAN KHAMBATTA - ARCHITECT AND SCULPTOR
to children who cannot afford them is a wonderful thing and makes a lot of
- DR VINAYAK GADEKAR -
Activities carried out by Toybank has created joy and enthusiasm in the students
- BENJAMIN, STUDENT VOLUNTEER -
children because I realize what tough circumstances they come from and they
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- RIYA DHANANI -
- ARVIND - SENIOR CONSULTANT DELOITTE
still remain the same after all these years and I look forward to providing a
- INGRID SRINATH -
one-of-a-kind organization where children are provided with a critical element of
- BOSCO D’SILVA -
Every time I have attended the volunteering activities organized by Toybank, I
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TOYBANK FIESTA – 25TH AND 26TH NOVEMBER 2017
25th th
Day two featured Parvin Dabas and Perizaad Zorabian, who shared their
TOYBANK WAS AWARDED THE GLOBAL GIVINGTOP-RANKED ORGANIZATION 2017 ASRECOGNITION OF OUR WORK!
FINANCIALS
Administration
Communication & Fund Raising
Events
Total
EXPENDITURE %
From Individuals
From Trusts
From Corporates
Other Income
Total
FUNDS RAISED %
76% 46%
15%
E X P E N D I T U R E F U N D S R A I S E D
6% 3%17%
32%
5%
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GOVERNANCE 2017 - 2018
B O A R D M E E T I N G S : 3 B O A R D S T R E N G T H : 5
BOARD MEETINGS
TOYBANK BOARD
27th th th
TRUSTEES
VIVEK ASRANI
Company
JIBY THOMAS
MR. SUBRAMANIAN
PRIYAM BATHIJA
Entrepreneur, Owner, Frisky Frogs
VIKRAM NERURKAR
ADVISORS
SRIRAM R
RATAN BATLIBOI
KETAN SANGHVI
Founder & CEO, Sanginfo
VINAY SOMANI
VIVEK JHANGIANI
Executive Director, Pleasantime Products
NARENDER NAGPAL
Co-Founder, Partner of Amansa Capital
JYOTI DEVJANI
SEEMA SHARMA
Dentabyte and Child Action
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S C H O O L S
PARTNERS - MUMBAI
Alpha School
Public School
High School
Nalanda High School
Pragati School
Subhedar Ramji Ambedkar
Vidyalaya
Umeedbhai Patel School
Vidya Vikas School
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PARTNERS - MUMBAI
n g o ' S
Navnirmiti Eduquality Foundation
Pratham Council for Vulnerable
Children
Prerana
Sadguru Education Society -
Anandi Special School
Ashadeep Association
Aangan Trust
Ashray Akruti Foundation
Community Outreach Program
Daya Sadan
Family Service Center
Lamp Post
National Association
Snehasadan
The Tata Institute of
S H E L T E R & C H I L D R E N H O M E S
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PARTNERS - REST OF MAHARASHTRA
n g o ' S
Nerur Samruddhi Pratishtan
Rashtiya Seva Sameeti
Snehalaya
OUR PRESENCE IN MAHARASHTRAPalgharThane
RaigadSataraSindhudurg
Ahmednagar
NandedNagpurChandrapur
Child Help Foundation
Community Outreach Program
Impact India Foundation
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CONTACT DETAILS
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