Leadership & Trustees

LEADERSHIP & TRUSTEES

WE WORK AS CHANGE AGENTS, NOT DONORS.
Our values go back to our roots and several generations of community-oriented work. In all our efforts, whether it is identifying anaemia in women, Immunization to children, correcting malnutrition in children, Preventing School Drop outs or introducing education methods for sustainable growth, we try to find solutions suitable for the local environment.

Trustee Thoughts

‘SANSKAR’’ is my dream project. Through 'SANSKAR', I want to contribute to the society in a manner which can transform the future generations of men & women enriched with honesty and sound knowledge, saturated with love and faith that possess the immense strength of conviction and belief. 'SPARSHA is registered as a Charitable Trust in India, which is completely dedicated towards the complete development of the underprivileged children who have enormous potential but are deprived of opportunity and facilities.

Family or society, whether it is of a village or city; I have observed that to change the face of the country, we require a wise, daring and responsible person. 

Till the time we don’t create a troop of such kind of people who can take over the various positions in the country and prove the usefulness and dignity of the post, all our attempts will be wasted. We will not get satisfactory results in any of the fields. Via 'SPARSHA', we will try to form that troop. If we succeed, then the children of your tomorrow will get a future, on which they could proudly say that they are living a cheerful and contented life.

Founder & Managing Trustee

Sarika Vijay Desai

Mrs. Sarika Vijay Desai has been working relentlessly for the underprivileged

for the past 17 years. She is a personality who works wholeheartedly for the all-round

development of children through their education and rights-based advocacy. 

 

She completed her graduation in Child Development and Care from S.N.D.T. College.

While handling subjects like child care and counseling, Mrs. Sarika worked with NASEOH, Sulbha School for mentally challenged children. After experiencing and learning about certain disturbing situations in the life of underprivileged children, Mrs. Sarika opted for professional social work as her career option. She then completed her post-graduation in Masters In Social Work at Nirmala Niketan College, Mumbai.

 

Founder

Dr. Sachin Jadhav

SCT was started by Mr. Sachin Jadhav in June2000, after witnessing one too many cases of a poor patient being denied the opportunity for life-saving healthcare due to the lack of funds. Mr Sachin Jadhav was driven by the belief that every human being ought to have access to medical treatment that could potentially save their lives – and socioeconomic background should NOT be a barrier to this.

It is with this vision that the Trust undertakes a host of activities. While performing free or low-cost Health Facilities is the Trust’s main thrust, it also provides the following services for the financially weak sections of our society.

He himself is one of India’s foremost surgeons. His dedication and passion to work is unparalleled, a fact that is attested by his 95% success rate and the devotion he has earned among the patient community.

Board Advisor

Janhavi Mhatre

Dr. Mhatre has a unique blend of work experience in Investigation, Security, Vigilance, Commercial and  Operational roles in Aviation Sector since  1998. Having completed her Masters in Labour Law, LLM and PhD in Criminology along with diploma in Cyber Law, Dr. Mhatre has been an integral part of various high profile investigations. She has recently been appointed as an External Member on Internal Committee constituted under Prevention of Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace Act 2013 by the Ministry of Women and Child Development, Maharashtra .As a social reformer, Dr. Mhatre has extended her support and contribution in imparting Training on Prevention of sexual harassment  at workplace across India on behalf of Sparsha Trust. She has also been conducting workshops, capacity building sessions and Master Class on PoSH for various schools and colleges on a pro bono basis. Dr. Mhatre is part of the National Level  Athletics Team and a recipient of "Maharashtra Gaurav Puraskar" for excellence in Sports.

Board Advisor

Monica Goel

Dr Monica Goel has completed her MD, DNB, and FCPS in Internal medicine from the prestigious Sion and Nair charitable hospital, securing first place in college.
Dr. Goel is a skilled physician with 21 + years of exemplary service & practical experience in the medical field.
She has pioneered providing excellent care and service to patients, following all necessary medical procedures using the latest industry equipment and technology.
Dr.Goel's professional commitment to patient welfare and sound understanding of the importance of preventive healthcare has motivated her to reach out to families deprived of primary medical care. Over the years Dr. Monica has utilized a sound understanding of preventive measures, ailment diagnosis, medications, and the latest processes and collaborated with other medical staff to devise effective treatment solutions and given inputs to improve results and maximize patient satisfaction. Taking her commitment forward towards preventing noncommunicable diseases, she has been actively working towards screening to enable early detection of breast cancer as it is the second leading cause of cancer deaths amongst women. She has been instrumental in organizing camps, especially for women from the lower socioeconomic strata, and ensuring that women who are detected positive get proper treatment at a subsidized cost.

Meet Our Partners

The ones walking with us in this mission and share our vision.