Supporting other charities

On Charities supported by GMUKPT: For us at GMUKPT community work is paramount and should never stop. So, when we can’t do something directly, we engage with and support other similar charitable organisations working for a cause that aligns well our own purpose. Recent Covid constraints, for example, provided ample opportunities where, instead of working directly for a cause, we could instead support multiple charities actively working for the same cause. In selecting who we support we are driven primarily by the cause (guided by our Mauli’s teachings) and the significance of the work by these charities for such cause.

GMUKPT would support such causes / organisations in various ways possible, primarily by:

  • Monetary donations
  • Material donations
  • Campaigning support
  • Fund-raising support
  • Volunteer support

So far, we have worked with and supported activities of following well-known charitable organisations:

  1. The Akshay Patra Foundation, UK (TAPF, UK)

    2. TAPF, UK (Children's Charity | The Akshaya Patra Foundation UK | Tackling Hunger & Malnutrition (tapf.org.uk)) is a UK Registered Charity No: 1117756 and is part of The Akshay Patra Foundation, India (About The Akshaya Patra Foundation | Birth of TAPF), an an NGO headquartered in Bengaluru, India.`

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  2. Nishkam Swat, UK

    3. Nishkam SWAT (short for Sikh Welfare & Awareness Team), is a charitable organisation based in the UK (registered charity # 1139600) and founded in 2008. Their primary function is to unite and transform financially disadvantaged communities by focusing on projects which make a difference to people’s lives and improve their prospects in the long term.

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    Their key projects include.

    Homeless Project: serving homeless people in 21 locations, 28 times a week with food and daily necessities and care.

    Project Recovery: set up to provide support and guidance to anyone who is suffering or impacted by alcohol or substance addiction and encourage them to begin a life of recovery or find solace.

    Elderly Care Project: to provide love, care, and support for the oldest in the community, with volunteers visiting care homes to meet, care and listen to the elderly residents.

    Healthcare Project: to enable the homeless & displaced get basic medical attention on the streets and provide ambulance service.

    Cause supported:

    Anna-daan or Food donation. Monetary donation for food for homeless.

  3. Wells on Wheels, UK

    4. Wells on Wheels is a UK Registered Charity Number 1187217 (Wells on Wheels | The Water Wheel Charity Project), founded in 2019. The organisation donates the Water Wheel to the water collectors in rural areas of India. Water Wheels are large, round water drums that are fitted with handles so they can be rolled along the ground with ease, enabling water collectors to roll (instead of carrying it on their heads) and thus carry significantly more water while avoiding injuries.

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    Cause supported:

    Community support. Monetary donations for providing water wheels in India.

  4. Covid campaign led by Maharashtra Mandal London, UK

    5. MML (Maharashtra Mandal London | MMLondon), a UK Registered Charity Number 243443 is a social, non-political, community-driven organisation for all Maharashtrians across United Kingdom. Founded in 1932, it is one of the oldest Marathi organisations outside India. In 2021, in view of the devastating Covid emergency situation in India, MML brought together various other charities, groups focussed on the UK’s Maharashtrian diaspora to raise funds across the UK and provide direct support to the hospitals, communities fighting Covid in Maharashtra.

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    Cause supported:

    Covid support. Fund-raising support Covid emergency in India.

    Going ahead, our intention is to continue with this collaborative spirit in the interest of community work / worthy cause and keep supporting these charitable organisations.