Toybank's Annual Report 2021-22

RA en pn ou ar lt

2021-22

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ABOUT US

OUR VISION
A world where
all children are
empowered through
Conscious Play™

OUR MISSION
To address
developmental
needs of at-risk
children through
play-based learning.

OUR ETHOS
“It’s easier to build
stronger children,
than to repair
broken (adults).”

— Frederick Douglass

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Content

INTRODUCTION

Navigating the new world 03

CAPTAIN SPEAKS

Letter from Co-founders 04

CARRYING THE COMPASS

Trustees & Advisors 06

Letter from Trustee 07

SETTING THE SAILS

Letter from Partner 11

CHANGING TIDES

Coping with the ‘New Normal‘ 12

New Launch 14

Highlights of the year 16

NAUTICAL TALES

Toybank bags Gold 19

Latur Survey 20

Our Reach 22

Teacher‘s Voices 24

SAILORS AHOY!

The Spirit of Volunteering 26

ON GROUND PARTNERS 30

FINANCIAL OVERVIEW 32

OUR PILLARS OF STRENGTH 34

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We, at Toybank, realised Pushing the power of play
that to navigate this ‘new

normal’, we needed a
new compass, new maps

and a more-efficient,
strong ship to steer

our children...

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Introduction

NAVIGATING

THE NEW WORLD

The crisis of Covid has loomed in a state of continuous flux in the
large but as everyone came to current year too as lockdowns were
adapt to new ways of living, declared and withdrawn; it was as if
calling it the ‘new normal’, the the tides had turned unpredictable
old systems and approaches and familiar waters had now
were no longer enough to meet become uncharted territories. We
the evolving needs of children of realised that to navigate this ‘new
this new world. Childhoods had normal’, we needed a new compass,
changed drastically. Researchers new maps and a more-efficient,
kept warning about the long- strong ship to steer our children
term impact of the pandemic towards the safety of play-based
on development milestones of development, away from the anxiety
vulnerable children. Data from the and risks that surrounded us.
field clearly indicated the need to
reimagine ways to engage in play Rooted in the idea of ‘Navigating
to meet the changing needs. a New World’, this report captures
how Toybank - Development
In the previous year, our foundation through Play, harnessed the
focussed on the need to make our power of play to build innovative
children stronger and resilient strategies and addressed
enough to face the challenges the challenges. We focussed
that came with the crisis of on leveraging technology for
Covid. We went into a completely outreach, building organisational
digital mode and rode upon easy, systems, streamlining functions
accessible technology to avoid play and measuring on-ground impact
deprivation, lack of communication in a more efficient manner - all
and isolation in the children we work tools that would enable us to be
with. But the world around us was better navigators for our children.

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Captain Speaks

LETTER FROM

VIKRAM NERURKAR

Our work is human-centred but the path

is made easier by leveraging tech-centred

solutions. As we steered this organisation

through unprecedented challenges, one thing

became crystal clear - our purpose is best made

possible when there is a process

designed to cater to

Toybank’s unique play-based Determination to reach
intervention. Determination to the last mile irrespective
reach the last mile irrespective of how the ‘new of how the ‘new normal’
normal’ emerges has meant leveraging user-
friendly technology to build systems which could emerges has meant
withstand unexpected changes in the tide. leveraging user-friendly

technology

Building systemic efficiency that translated into impactful scaling
and monitoring has been a multipronged endeavour for our team.
This year has been a time of immense learning as well as unlearning
as we navigated and directed the ship towards the bigger goal of
children’s right to play. Our programme design, delivery system and
overall operations have been revisited with a new lens of added
efficiency and Toybank has successfully implemented innovative
ways to engage children both online and on-ground through our
Conscious PlayTM approach. Swinging between the digital and the
physical world, we have endeavoured to strike the perfect balance
between quantity and quality, keeping the happiness and well-being
of our children at the centre of all that we continue to do.

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Captain Speaks

CO-FOUNDERS

SHWETA CHARI

Our planet heralded the emergence of a ‘new normal’
as norms of living got redefined. But the childhood
pandemic that denies children their Right to Play has
barely waned. Along with the question about children’s
mental health, poverty is being experienced beyond
physical deprivation. Children bore the brunt of adult
frustration as domestic violence, financial hardships
and substance abuse spiked in homes. We amplified our
work through the digital Play2Learn Programme guided
by the principle that play is preventive and not a reactive engagement.

As schools functioned online, we suddenly found a window into the homes

of children while parents and grandparents directly experienced the

value of play through our digital programme. Mothers felt calmer as play-

based activities made children more communicative and teachers roped

Toybank into the parent-teacher Whatsapp groups. Our organisation level

operation was strengthened during this challenging year to achieve greater

efficiency translating into increasing outreach numbers

through better resource utilisation. With India‘s

National Education Policy emphasising the role of We amplified our work

play in early development, our play programme has through the digital

gained momentum. We focussed on strengthening Play2Learn Programme
the backend, integrating all functions with Zoho, guided by the principle that
collaborating for better monitoring and evaluation play is preventive and not a
through logical framework analysis. The year
reactive engagement.

in review has been all about clearly defining the

roadmap and developing navigation strategies that can culminate into

realisation of Right to Play for India’s children.

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Carrying the Compass

T r u s t e e s (As on 31st March, 2022)

Devendra Naik Jyoti Devjani Sangeeta Kapila Shweta Chari
Founder, Founder, Co-Founder, Co-Founder & CEO,
NoMoBo Keola Clayfullyours The Opentree
Wellness Former General Foundation
Manager of
Communications, Child
Rights and You (CRY)

Advisors

Ratan J Batliboi Narender Nagpal Ketan Sanghavi Seema Sharma
Owner, Ratan J Co-Founder and Founder & CEO, Founder, Smile
Batliboi Architecture Partner, Amansa Sanginfo, Impressions Group,
& Planning, Capital Zoomin Dentabyte & Child
Trustee, Child Rights Action (UK)
and You (CRY)
Vivek Jhangiani
Nimesh Sumati R Sriram Executive Director,
Co-founder, Co-Founder, Crossword, Pleasantime Products
Caring Friends Co-Founder, Next Retail Practice

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Carrying the Compass

LETTER FROM TRUSTEE

JYOTI DEVJANI

Playful interaction with the caregiver can build

neural pathways even in infants. Even for a mother

to bond with her child in a challenging situation,

positive engagement holds the key. The path to

resilience and joy is not by instructing or lecturing.

Toybank has been leading the way to mental

wellbeing of children facing socio-economic

challenges through the power of play. Play can

subconsciously impart the values that we want

to see in our children and society at large. The

pandemic induced lockdown isolated children to such an extent that

they became withdrawn. There was a sudden drop in communication

and increase in aggressive behaviour. Toybank’s

nimble digital Play2Learn Programme model has Toybank’s nimble digital
allowed children to engage in a relaxed, happy Play2Learn Programme
way. While the physical engagement in the play
centres was hampered, Toybank turned it into an model has allowed
opportunity to break the boundaries defined by children to engage in a
geography. The digital play sheets reached places
relaxed, happy way.

where Play2Learn centres don’t.

The need to reach children in their hyperlocal environment can never
be undermined and while the programme officers were unable to take
in-person play sessions, Toybank rolled its sleeves to ensure children’s
Right to Play is protected. Going forward, the hybrid model will be an
asset to bring play closer to the lives of at-risk children.

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Setting the Sails

BROTHERS AT PLAY

Vinay and Raju learn to learn together

Vinay, Std 3, had a tough time keeping home. When they were introduced to

himself engaged during the lockdown. Toybank’s digital play2learn activities

He had to share his cellphone with they started by solving them together.

his younger brother Raju, studying in They would download the activities and

Std 2. Their single room dwelling in the sit for hours engaged in learning. Their

Malvani slums did not make life any parents were relieved that both the

easier. Clashing classes made boys were happy and learning
it hard for Vinay to continue IMPACT STORY together. Vinay would help Raju

studying. Some days, when they could read big words and both grew fond of

settle on a manageable time schedule, puzzles, word searches, and playsheets

the boys would struggle with the Internet that developed their problem-solving

connection. Their parents were quite skills. “We like learning new English

worried as the gap in their education kept words through these playsheets,” said

widening and they both grew restless at Vinay enthusiastically.

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LETTER FROM PARTNER
NIKITA MASCARENHAS

One of our biggest cheerleaders, Morgan Stanley’s Executive Director,
Nikita Mascarenhas shares her experience of partnering with us...

Play has always been an important determinant

in my decision-making as a mother. The

pandemic accelerated the importance of play in

my life as family members, both young and old,

connected and beat stress through games like

Codenames or Wordle. Even after the lockdown

we continue to look forward to game nights. This

further led me towards Toybank’s work on play

Executive Director, with a purpose. Developing life skills like critical
Head-Corporate thinking as well as building happy childhoods by
Affairs, Morgan building positive memories is best done through
Stanley India play. Attending a teacher’s training programme in

Malvani, Malad, the neighbourhood where Morgan

Stanley support’s Toybank’s work, gave me a

deeper understanding of how deeply teachers Given space constraints
appreciated their children’s development in Mumbai, Toybank’s
through play. The training was highly interactive
rather than only theory and teachers got hands- approach lets us partner
on experience of the games before taking them with them to engage with
back to the classroom. at-risk children playfully.

Morgan Stanley’s Healthy Cities programme is focussed on health,
nutrition and play. Our work with Toybank and impact numbers has
grown over the years. Globally, we look at funding playgrounds and
giving children open spaces to play. Given space constraints in
Mumbai, Toybank’s approach lets us partner with them to engage
with at-risk children playfully.

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Changing Tides

COPING WITH THE

How the pandemic changed the lives of our children and why
play is the healing touch they need the most…

Play is therapeutic for all. And the observed that, “Closure of schools, lack
pandemic increased the need for play in of extracurricular and outdoor activities,
children more than ever before. Adults altered eating and sleeping habits, lack
could verbalise communication but of peer-time have fostered monotony,
children needed play to explore, express anguish, irritation, and diverse neuro-
and emote in these unconventional psychiatric symptoms.” The academy
times. With heightened stress of physical identifies ‘psychosocial wellness
distancing, play emerged as the bridge and developing cost optimal widely
that helped children feel connected to accessible intervention models’ as the
caregivers. The traditional mould that need of the hour for at-risk children.
unidimensionally focusses on formal
learning throughout the childhood The Covid crisis has escalated poverty
years was waiting to be broken for a to an unprecedented level but as UNICEF
long time, but the pandemic required reiterates, for children this meant way
fast-tracking the change in mindsets more than just economic deprivation
that have looked upon Play as frivolous as unlike adults, children experience
extra time. The invaluable contribution poverty in a multidimensional way. Play
of play-based intervention becomes deprivation is disruptive to achieving
obvious as one wakes up to the harsh developmental milestones and risks
impact of the pandemic on children. maladjusted adulthood. Toybank was
The Indian Academy of Paediatrics has determined to overcome the lack of

Inclusive Play is Joyful Play

Ishaan, a child with disability, cannot get

to school. The lockdown made learning

inaccessible for this 7-year-old as his

teachers couldn’t visit him and he soon

grew unhappy. When schools reopened,

Ishaan’s teachers took board games from

our Play2Learn Centre to his home. With a special education teacher and

regular play-based teaching, IMPACT STORY Ishaan once again began
learning and playing. He was overjoyed to be able to

count, read the alphabet and kickstart his learning journey once again with

rings, blocks, colours, and shape-based games. Ishaan finds an immense

sense of accomplishment when he completes a task or learns a new concept.

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Changing Tides

‘NE W NOR M A L’

physical access to play through our not enrolled in school had doubled during
play centres as schools did not fully the pandemic, however the number of
open and other centres too grappled children with access to smartphones had
with pandemic protocols. The changing almost doubled between 2018 and 2021.
landscape required a change in how Toybank’s hybrid model leveraged on the
we implemented our Play2Learn benefits of technology to reach as many
Programme and ensured that childhood children as possible with access to age-
well-being and outcomes were protected. appropriate material that could facilitate
Play time was not just about how many development. The Covid pandemic is
different activities children engaged in a lingering one and childhoods have
but the quality of engagement through changed forever as children experience
developmentally appropriate play the world through the challenging lens of
facilitated by caregivers through specially loss. Our work finds greater significance
curated playsheets. The 16th Annual as we build ourselves to address this
Status of Education Report published by shift in lived experiences of children and
Pratham in November, 2021 states that ensure psycho-social safety and well-
the percentage of rural children who had being through play.

Toybank’s hybrid
model leveraged
on the benefits
of technology to
reach as many
children as possible

with access to
age-appropriate
material to facilitate

development.

Girls develop their
STEM skills through
boardgame Mechanix

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Changing Tides

NEW LAUNCH!

We rolled out a fresh batch of
Play2Learn activity sheets developed
by a curriculum development specialist.
These included a variety of topics
nested under two main branches of
literacy and numeracy. The user-friendly
design of these playsheets includes
information on learning objectives, age-
group, and step-by-step instructions.
The sheets are specially colour coded
to help teachers easily identify the
age-groups it is designed for.

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Changing Tides

LET′S LEARN MORE

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Changing Tides

HIGHLIGHTS

Our Co-founder and CEO Shweta Chari engaged with
2500 corporate employees at the ‘Step-Up’ and ‘Terrific
Tales of Impact‘ event and inspired future entrepreneurs
with a Power of Play seminar at Symbiosis College of
Arts and Commerce, Pune in March 2022.

Award-winning National Geographic
photographer Gabriele Galimberti
joined Toybank as the judge of our
Caption Contest on Instagram.
Through his book ‘Toy Stories’,
Galimberti documents children
proudly posing with their toys
from 50 countries including India,
Malawi, China, Iceland, Morocco,
Fiji and more.

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OF THE YEAR

We were excited to see our Co-founder & CEO Shweta Chari featured on the ‘Brand
Called You’ Podcast. ‘The Brand Called You’ is a podcast on leadership lessons,
experience, and wisdom from leading personalities from diverse backgrounds, who
have contributed significantly to making the world a better place.

We were happy to
distribute 1492 games to

a tribal village in Mulshi
and the local schools in
Matheran. Children were
elated to receive games
and toys to call their own.

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Nautical Tales

SAHIL BUILDS CONFIDENCE

THROUGH PLAY

Kids wouldn’t mingle with Sahil and

gradually, he grew averse to group

activities. He would only mingle with

his best friend Devika and no one else.

When Play2Learn Sessions resumed at

his school, Sahil was very excited and

beamed at the thought of all the games

he could play with, but revolted when

he was asked to play together with his

classmates. Knowing that teamwork

is a crucial soft skill, the Programme

Officers insisted that he had to share

his games but allowed him to select

Devika as his partner. Instantaneously,

he grabbed a game and began playing—

completely engrossed in finishing all the

p u z z l e s IMPACT STORY in Match
It. He became

the first to complete a game amongst

the rest of his class. Excitedly, he went

ahead and even asked his classmates

if he could play with them, building

his fine motor skills through ‘Curly

Caterpillar’, and pattern recognition

through the game ‘Pair of.’ At the end

of the session, Sahil confided in the

Programme Officers that he avoided

the other kids as they would often

tease him about being a slow learner.

Now that he was able to solve the

puzzles before them, it gave him the

self-confidence to know that he was

still good at learning and applying the

concepts taught to him.

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TOYBANK BAGS

GOLD AGAIN!

Toybank was placed on the Gold Anita Goyal and Seema Sharma
podium at the ‘Virtual 2021 Global Good received the Gold award on our
Award - COVID Crisis Champions (Small behalf for the Best Education
Organisation)’ ceremony held on the 22nd category.
September, 2021. The awards included two
new Covid Champions categories recognising
organisations that went above and beyond in
responding to the impact of Covid-19. Toybank
received Gold for fast-track modification of its
in-person interventions into the Digital Play2Learn
Programme and continuing to deliver resilience
and learning to 57,000 at-risk children in India.

Global Good Awards UK

Founded by Karen Sutton in 2015, the United
Kingdom’s Global Good Awards recognise
and reward change across all aspects of
purpose-driven sustainability and social
impact. The independent body’s decisions
and actions are not influenced by interests or
operational restrictions.

Toybank was a runner-up for the ‘Ethical Angel ToybankAWARMARK
& Charities Aid Foundation (CAF) Community
Investment Award’ for community service and RUNNER-UP
volunteer engagement. The ‘Ethical Angel &
Charities Aid Foundation Community Investment Ethical Angel and CAF
Award‘ is a data-led category for organisations Community Investment Award
of all sizes to record and be recognised for
employee-supported donations and volunteering. (Third Sector)

DS TRUST
The
INDEPENDENT
AWARDS
STANDARDS
COUNCIL

2021
AWARD
OUTSTANDING
GLOBAL GOOD AWARDS

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Nautical Tales

TESTING

Latur Survey

During a new voyage, one checks if the path is in the right trajectory. Thus, one
year into our digital Play2Learn Programme, our team conducted a survey in
the district of Latur, Maharashtra. We covered 889 children and 22 Play2Learn
centres in order to ask simple questions that help us understand their response
to our Play2Learn Kit.

Do you find Digital Play2Learn Activities easy to solve?

Number of children
who did not respond

Number (11.9%) 672 Number of
of children children who
111 (75.6%)
who responded
responded (12.5%)
YES
No

Play2Learn Sessions in Latur: All about Pairing Cards
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THE WATERS

What did you learn from the Digital Play2Learn Activities?

Number and Calculations 85.70%

Habits and Values 65.70%

Science Experiments 82.90%

Art-related Topics 100%

New Words 94.30%

Which Digital Play2Learn Activities do you like the most to solve?

Puzzle 45.70%

Science Experiment 60%

Word Search 97.10%
85.70%
Numerical Related
Drawing Related 100%

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Nautical Tales

OURREACH

*Data as of 31st March 2022

Palghar Chandrapur
Thane
Mumbai * Gadchiroli
** Nanded
Sindhudurg
Latur
Osmanabad

Solapur

* Ahmednagar
** Beed

We worked with 65 on ground partners across 12 districts of Maharashtra

56,720 316 Government 14,644

Children Schools across Caregivers and
Maharashtra included
empowered our Play2Learn teachers trained as
programme
through Play Play facilitators

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Digitally, our Play2Learn Programme impacted children across India,
from the mountains of Ladakh to villages in Uttar Pradesh
and Tamil Nadu.

Ladakh  Digital Play2Learn Programme
 Play2Learn Centres + Digital Programme
SAVE Changthang

Uttar Pradesh

Premanu Foundation

adakh Di
Hy
AVE Changthang

Uttar Pradesh

Premanu Foundation

Maharashtra Madhya PradeshDigital Play2Lea

Parivaar Education SocHieytybrid Play2Lea

Karnataka Andhra Pradesh

Oasis India Oasis India

rashtra Madhya Pradesh

Parivaar Education Society

Tamil Nadu

Oasis India

Karnataka Andhra Pradesh 1078

asis India 574 PlayO2aLsiesaInrndiaand Play2Learn activities ensuring

s Play2Smile Centres better learning outcomes

implemenTtainmg ioluNr adu

ConsciouOsaPsilsaIyndTMia
approach

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nautical tales

LISTENING TO

Snippets from Focus Group Discussions held with teachers tell how our
Play2Learn Programme kept children mindfully engaged

We conducted 34 Virtual Focus Group children face the challenges on ground
Discussions (FGDs) with all our partner and this helped to strengthen our
teachers to better understand their approach and programme. A total of 330
perspectives on Covid-19’s effect in teachers and decision-makers actively
their area and its impact on children’s participated in the FGDs and
mental well-being. Team Toybank here’s what they had to say about
noted how our intervention has helped our programme.

“Toybank’s Play2Learn
Programme has helped
me bond with my class,
overcome language
difficulties, teach them
despite their restlessness,
inattentiveness or disinterest
in studies. Children may not
do something from textbooks
but if I ask them to do the
same thing through a
play-based activity,

they readily do it.”

-Leena Kamble,
teacher from Zilla
Parishad Primary School
Lokhandisawargaon,

Beed

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TEACHERS′ VOICES

“We are extremely impressed
with Toybank’s response to
COVID-19. The activities are
great and easy to follow even
for the pre-primary
section children.”
-Prabha Gaikwad, teacher
at Karmaveer Bhaurao
Patil Vidyasankul

COVID’s effect will be
and has been the worst on little
children, who do not have the
capacity to sit in one place and
pay attention online because of
their age. We cannot pressure
them. At such times, Toybank’s

games helped them to stay
engaged and learn.”

-Chandrakala Suryavanshi,
teacher from

Mumbai Smiles
Foundation

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Sailors ahoy!

THE SPIRIT OF
VOLUNTEERING

Building a community that cares through volunteer engagement

With tidal waves of covid threatening our Volunteers contributed a total of 10,589
children’s development and well-being, hours creating storytelling activities,
it was the support of our volunteers who researching on play, spreading
sailed in and embraced the children with awareness on social media, editing
warm life jackets of play. In the safety Play2Learn Kit videos, coordinating
of our volunteer engagements, children game collection drives, planning
were able to float above the waves of fundraisers, creating translations
isolation, anxiety and deprivation. They and audio recordings for the
felt engaged meaningfully and charged Play2Learn Kit.
to learn through play

The Buddy “For schools and teachers
Programme from small towns, activity-
based learning is a privilege.
Corporate employee volunteers Sometimes, they may not
formed a circle of trust where be technologically equipped
children’s right to play was to enage with digital-based
protected and promoted. With activities or engagements.”
constraints on physical meetings, —Onkar Pande, volunteer
children had virtual mentors to
look up to and engage with to
share their stories, learn new skills
and get guidance.

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Sailors ahoy!

Creativity Action “After volunteering with
Service Toybank, I have understood the real
importance of play and games. It is a
CAS Programme: We had 79 form of entertainment and learning as
student volunteers from Hill well. As time passed, we got to know the
Spring International School, child we were supporting way better and
Aditya Birla World Academy, he was also interested in our lives. His
Cathedral and John Connon excitement for every session was what
School, Dhirubhai Ambani
International School and Bombay made me look forward to our
International School joining us in CAS blocks.”
ensuring children continued to
learn through play. student Viyaan Zaveri, 12th grade, Hill
Spring International School.

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Sailors Ahoy!

10,589 Enabling our children play to build strategic thinking skills

hours of

volunteer

engagement

We ensure Virtual sensitisation session for Toybank volunteers
that all volunteers are
sensitised about our

cause and our work
before engaging with

our children

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PLAY IS RITU‘S

LIGHTHOUSE

“Although an eager learner, Ritu couldn’t being outdoors and playing games

concentrate in her virtual classes as she like Kho-kho, Kabaddi, Pakdapakdi

lives in a joint family. The Std 5 student and Langdi. Our Programme Officer

especially struggled with the English encouraged Ritu to solve English and

and Science syllabus, and sought help Science-based playsheets to motivate

from her classmates but was unable to her and keep her on track with

completely grasp everything. the syllabus. Ritu loved the
Pre-pandemic, teachers could IMPACT STORY playsheet ‘Short-Cuts’ which

give her special attention but doing taught her English abbreviations, and the

the same in virtual classes is nearly math-based playsheet Crack It. She

impossible. The teacher asked Ritu was relieved by how easy it was to learn

to speak to our Programme Officer through Play, and was at par with her

and she confided how she missed classmates uninhibited.”

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On ground Partners

Our Play2Learn Partners

1 A D Pawar Vidyalaya Borivali West
2 Bhima Nagar School Borivali West
3 Nalanda High School Borivali East
4 Poisar School (Hindi Medium) School No. 1 BMC permission Borivali West
5 Poisar School (Marathi Medium) School No. 3 BMC permission Borivali East
6 Pragati School Borivali West
7 Vidya Vikas School Borivali West
8 Cosmos School Borivali East
9 M.H Chougule School Borivali West
10 Alpha School Matunga
11 Sodawala Lane Municipal M.R School Borivali West
12 Sadguru Education Socity -Anandi Special School Vile Parle
13 Subhedar Ramji Ambedkar Vidyalaya Dahisar East
14 Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Education Trust Dharavi
15 Pragati School (Special Children) Vikhroli East
16 Mohili Village Marathi BMC School Sakinaka, Kurla West
17 Yusuf Meherally Memorial Education Society Mumbai Central
18 Morgan Stanley / Maharashtra Housing Board (BMC permission) Malad
19 Gandhi Bal Mandir School Kurla West
20 Abhinav Dhyan Mandir School (Marathi) Mankhurd East
21 Abhinav Dhyan Mandir School (English) Mankhurd East
22 Gilder Lane Municipal Public School Mumbai Central
23 Maharashtra Vidyalaya (Marathi) Mankhurd East
24 Saprems Bring A Smile M.R School Dombivali East
25 Tardeo Municipal School Mumbai Central
26 Karmaveer Bhaurao Patil Vidyasankul Sion
27 Priyadarshini Vidyamandir School Kandivali West
28 Kavlemath Banganga Marathi School Walkeshwar
29 Maooli Educational Foundations Ramkrishna School Borivali East
30 Government of Maharashtra Latur Latur
31 Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Prathmik Vidyalaya Chembur
32 Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar High School Chembur
33 Government of Maharashtra Usmanabad Osmanabad
34 Sheth G.K. Prathamik Shala Dahisar East
35 Samajratna Shivaji Rao (Bapu) Shendge Vidyalaya Mankhurd West
36 Sanjay Nagar BMC Urdu School No. 1 Govandi East
37 Sanjay Nagar BMC Urdu School No. 2 Govandi East
38 Sanjay Nagar BMC Marathi School Govandi East

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39 Vivek Vidyalaya Vikhroli
40 R.H. Kate English School Govandi

41 Mumbai Public School (CBSE ) Mumbai
42 Mumbai Public School (ICSE) Matunga



NGOs

1 Mumbai Smiles Andheri East
2 Ashray Akruti Foundation Mira Road

3 Sanskriti Samvardhan Mandal Nanded
4 Ashadeep Association Andheri East

5 Young Men Christian Association (YMCA) Khar
6 Prerana Turbhe, Vashi

7 Nerur Samruddhi Pratishtan Nerur, Sindhudurg
8 Lamp Post (SEED Foundation) Powai

9 SnehaSadan Borivali East
10 Support Handicap’s Rehabilitation Effort (SHARE) Santacruz East

11 Sahasee Embers Navi Mumbai
12 Logic Centre & Community Welfare Association Powai

13 Manavlok Beed

14 Community Outreach programme (CORP) Mumbai Central
15 Yuva Youth for Unity and Voluntary Action (YUVA) Kurla East

16 Young Women Christian Association (YWCA) Mumbai Central
17 National Association for The Blind India Worli

18 Family Service centre Colaba
19 Snehalaya Ahmednagar



Shelter and Children’s Home

1 The Children Aid Society Mankhurd West
2 MSWC Asha Sadan Umerkhedi



New Collaborations Partners:

1 SAVE CHANGTHANG Ladakh
2 Mahan Trust Maharashtra

3 Oasis India Chennai
4 Premanu foundation Uttar Pradesh



Our Play2Smile Partners

1 Narayan Health SRCC Children’s Hospital Mahalakshmi
2 Bai Jerbai Wadia Hospital for Children Parel

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FINANCIAL OVERVIEW

SCHEDULE - IX [ Vide Rule 17 (1) ] Name of the Public Trust : THE OPENTREE FOUNDATION
The Maharashtra Public Trusts Act, 1950. Registration No. E - 26105 (MUM)

Balance Sheet as at 31.03.2022

FUNDS & LIABILITIES AMOUNT AMOUNT PROPERTY AND ASSETS AMOUNT AMOUNT
Trust Funds or Corpus :- Immovable Properties:- (at cost) -
83,68,680.41
Balance as per last Balance Sheet 15,04,342.00 98,73,022.41 Invesments :-
Add : During the year Fixed Deposits

3,52,22,005.00

Other Earmarked Funds :- 0.00 Furniture & Fixtures :- 15,82,022.00 14,23,819.00
(Created under the provision of the trust 0.00 Balance as per last Balance Sheet 0.00 -
deed or scheme or out of the Income) Additions during the year
Sinking Fund 5,40,783.27 15,82,022.00 16,597.00
Reserve Fund Less: Depreciation for the year 1,58,203.00 5,73,218.67
Any other Fund 2,34,556.55
For Assets Fund created out of Grant / Donations 5,40,783.27 Trade Mark
Balance as per last Balance Sheet 30,29,737.22
Loans (Secured or Unsecured) :- 0.00 Additions during the year 22,130.00
From Trustees 0.00 0.00
From Other Less: Depreciation for the year
0.00 0.00 22,130.00
Liabilities :- 0.00 5,533.00
For Advances 23,802.00 Computers
For Rent and Other Deposits 3,99,818.00 Balance as per last Balance Sheet 4,47,482.05
For Sundry Creditors Additions during the year 4,16,008.62
For Charity Commissioner Dues 8,63,490.67
Less: Depreciation for the year 2,90,272.00
Provision :- 0.00 4,23,620.00
Provision For Expenses 0.00 2,57,703.55
Audit Fees Payable Plant & Machinery 18,248.00
3,19,90,356.05 Balance as per last Balance Sheet
Income and Expenditure Account :- 0.00 Additions during the year 2,75,951.55
Bal. as per last Balance Sheet 0.00 41,395.00
Add : Trf from Fund Less: Depreciation for the year
Add : Surplus 10,89,602.21 0.00 Cash and Bank Balances :- 5,866.35
Less : Deficit (As per I & E A/c) 27,801.00
a) Cash in Hand 3,71,364.22
b) YES bank 26,07,615.80
c) Kotak
d) ICICI 1,905.00
3,09,00,753.84 e) Wallets 0.00
f) Cheques in Hand
g) State Bank of India 15,184.85

Loans, Advances & Deposits 20,554.00 11,08,522.08
Advance to Employees 47,334.67
Accrued Interest on FD 23,880.95
Donation Receivable 4,16,752.46
TDS 6,00,000.00
Deposit

Income Tax Refund Receivable 1,29,724.00

Total 4,17,38,179.52 Total 4,17,38,179.52
For The Opentree Foundation
For M/s KINJAL H SHAH & CO
Chartered Accountants

(Firm Reg. No. 117874W)

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SCHEDULE - IX [ Vide Rule 17 (1) ] Name of the Public Trust : THE OPENTREE FOUNDATION
The Maharashtra Public Trusts Act, 1950. Registration No. E - 26105 (MUM)

Income and Expenditure account for the period 01/04/2021 to 31/03/2022

EXPENDITURE AMOUNT AMOUNT INCOME AMOUNT AMOUNT
To Expenditure in respect of properties :-
0.00 1,61,949.00 0.00
Rates,Taxes,Cesses 0.00 19,80,772.84 22,53,425.84
Repairs and maintenance 0.00 By Interest
Salaries 0.00 On Bank 1,10,704.00
Insurance
Depreciation On Fixed Deposits
Other Expenses 0.00 On IT Refund

To Establishment Expenses 33,48,081.17 By Donations in cash or kind 1,95,28,895.52
To Remuneration to Trustees 0.00 100.00
To Remuneration 0.00 By Other income 0.00
To Legal Expenses 0.00
To Rent 0.00 By Transfer from Reserve 10,89,602.21
To Contribution and Fees 0.00
To Audit Fees
59,000.00 By Deficit carried over to
To Provision for Income Tax Return Fees Balance Sheet
To Miscellaneous Expenses
To Depreciation 3,006.29
To Amount trf. to Reserve or specific funds. 2,40,690.00

To Expenditure on object of the Trust :- 0.00 1,92,21,246.11
a. Religious 1,92,21,246.11 0.00
b. Educational
c. Medical Relief 0.00
d. Relief of poverty 0.00
e. Other Charitable objects 0.00

TOTAL 2,28,72,023.57 TOTAL 2,28,72,023.57 ( - 

For The Opentree Foundation For M/s KINJAL H SHAH & CO
Chartered Accountants

(Firm Reg. No. 117874W)

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Our Pillars Of Strength

Osur Partners

Our PartneOrsur Partners

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TOGETHER LET US

ENSURE CHILDREN’S

RIGHT TO PL AY!

Here’s how you can join us to champion children’s right to play:
• Become a Toybanker
• Join our team
• Make a contribution
• Engage with us on social media

*Contributions to be made to The Opentree Foundation, registered under
Maharastra Public Trusts Act 1950. Registration number of the public trust is E- 26105 (Mumbai).

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