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{{short description|Indian non-profit for improving society}}
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| founder = Glenn Fernandes<ref name="toigreet"/><ref name="tvaibhav"/>
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| status = Non-profit Company (Section 25)<ref name="company">[http://supervasi.com/organization/company-profile.html Company Profile], Supervasi</ref>
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| headquarters = [[Thane]], [[Maharashtra]]
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'''Supervasi''' is a non-profit organisation and movement based in [[Maharashtra]], [[India]], formed for the purpose of using technology to improve e-governance, business and society.<ref name="toigreet">[http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/thane/Yeoor-tribal-girls-may-soon-greet-you-in-Arabic-German/articleshow/32411361.cms Yeoor tribal girls may soon greet you in Arabic, German], [[Times of India]], Thane, Mar 21, 2014</ref><ref name="tvaibhav">Yeoor girls speak German!, Thane Vaibhav, Know Your Town, 21.3.2014</ref><ref name="mtyouth">{{cite news|url=http://maharashtratimes.indiatimes.com/maharashtra/thane-kokan/tribal/articleshow/31804026.cms|title=आदिवासी तरुणी होताहेत सक्षम (Young Tribal Women Get Empowered)|publisher=[[Maharashtra Times]]|date=2014-03-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140311081844/http://maharashtratimes.indiatimes.com/maharashtra/thane-kokan/tribal/articleshow/31804026.cms|archive-date=2014-03-11|first=Anupama|last=Gunde}} [http://supervasi.com/articles/MahTimes_11mar14_EN.pdf Alt URL]</ref><ref name="mcharity"/>

Supervasi is run by members from various fields. Volunteers come from various parts of India and Europe, and work on a non-salaried basis.<ref name="toigreet"/><ref name="tvaibhav"/><ref name="mtyouth"/><ref>{{cite news|url=http://supervasi.com/articles/MahTimes_8mar16.pdf|title=बार्बरा बिंदर इज नाऊ ठाणेकर (Barbara Binder is now a "Thanekar" (Woman's Day Special)|publisher=[[Maharashtra Times]]|date=2016-03-08|first=Anupama|last=Gunde}}</ref> It has developed low-cost medical devices such as the Snakeathon Ambulance and Super Ventilator. It provides job opportunities and apprenticeship programs for the underprivileged [[Adivasi|indigenous tribals]] (Adivasis) and hearing disabled.<ref name="toigreet"/><ref name="tvaibhav"/><ref name="mtyouth"/> It also provides various educational, medical and legal services to the tribals of [[Yeoor]], Maharashtra.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://supervasi.com/articles/MahTimes_2015.02.19.pdf|title=येऊरचा होतोय कायापालट (Transformation happening in Yeoor, Education program)|publisher=[[Maharashtra Times]]|date=2015-02-11|first=Anupama|last=Gunde}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://supervasi.com/articles/2016-08-26_MahTimes.pdf|title=आदिवासी पाड्यांत सायकलची सैर (Cycle Library for children of Yeoor)|publisher=[[Maharashtra Times]]|date=2016-09-28|first=Pankaj|last=Chavan}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://supervasi.com/articles/2016-11-22_MahTimes.pdf|title=५० वर्षांनंतर येऊर पाड्यात स्वच्छतागृहे (50 years later, some cleanliness at Yeoor, Toilet project)|publisher=[[Maharashtra Times]]|date=2016-11-22}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://supervasi.com/articles/MahTimes_20160107.pdf|title=आदिवासिंच्या विकासासाठी (Adivasi education & upliftment in Yeoor)|date=2016-01-07|publisher=[[Maharashtra Times]]|first=Seema|last=Sheikh}}</ref>

Supervasi's funding comes from [[information technology]] projects undertaken by the organization, which funds their social projects.<ref name="toigreet"/><ref name="tvaibhav"/><ref name="mcharity"/> Their services include development of [[enterprise resource planning]] systems, [[business software]] and [[web development|websites]].<ref name="toigreet"/><ref name="tvaibhav"/> Supporting services include [[business process outsourcing]] and [[Data entry clerk|data entry]].<ref name="toigreet"/><ref name="tvaibhav"/>

The programs run by the organization target the [[Adivasi|tribal population]] of India, which suffer from poor [[living conditions]] and lack of livelihood, many of whom are illiterate and uneducated.<ref>[http://www.minorityrights.org/5659/india/adivasis.html Adivasis of India] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140311151633/http://www.minorityrights.org/5659/india/adivasis.html |date=2014-03-11 }}, "Current issues", Minority Rights</ref>

==History==
In 2003, a team of 10 volunteers assembled in [[Mumbai]] for the development of integrated social systems, from disciplines such as software, electronics, medical, bio-technology, sustainable development & management.<ref name="org">[http://supervasi.com/organization.html About Supervasi], Supervasi</ref><ref name="mcharity"/> They conducted [[research & development]] into software, education, healthcare, agriculture, and construction.<ref name="loksatta1"/>

After nearly a decade of research, Supervasi was founded in June 2012 by Glenn Fernandes, a visionary technologist who worked in [[Siemens|Siemens India]] for 20 years before he quit his job to dedicate his life to social work.<ref name="company"/><ref name="mcharity"/><ref name="loksatta1"/> The organization was registered as a [[non-profit]] [[private company]], "Creative Responsible Integrated Systems Foundation" (then known as "CriSys Foundation").<ref name="company"/><ref name="mcharity">[http://www.moneylife.in/article/dont-give-me-charity-give-me-a-chance-says-crisys/39262.html Don’t Give Me Charity, Give Me a Chance, says Crisys], Moneylife Magazine</ref> It was officially renamed to ''Supervasi Foundation'' in March 2017.

Between 2009 and 2012, they toured the "Tribal Belt of India", to study and understand the problems of the impoverished [[Adivasi|tribals]] living in remote regions.<ref name="leadership"/><ref name="loksatta1">{{cite news|url=http://www.loksatta.com/thane-news/sanitation-campaign-in-tribal-area-1063745/|title=ठाणे तिथे : खरंच 'लय भारी' (Truly Awesome)|publisher=[[Loksatta]]|date=2015-01-22|first=Suchitra|last=Sathe|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220093850/http://www.loksatta.com/thane-news/sanitation-campaign-in-tribal-area-1063745/|archive-date=2016-12-20}} [http://supervasi.com/articles/Loksatta_22jan15_EN.pdf Alt URL]</ref><ref name="loksatta2">[http://supervasi.com/articles/Loksatta_22jan15_EN.pdf Truly “Awesome” (english translation)], Loksatta, 2015-01-22, Suchitra Sathe</ref> They decided to start with the development of the [[Yeoor]]-based tribal population.<ref name="loksatta1"/><ref name="loksatta2"/>

In 2012, they launched the SuperBusiness ERP cloud platform with the "Artificial Intelligence for Business" engine (5th Generation Language), in order to fund the rehabilitation and non-profit activities of the organization.<ref name="leadership">[http://supervasi.com/organization/leadership.html Leadership], Supervasi</ref><ref>[http://supervasi.com/projects/super-business.html SuperBusiness Cloud ERP], Supervasi</ref><ref name="mcharity"/> They also began the Jungle BPO program, which provides a complete range of [[Business Process Outsourcing]] services wherein work is completed by tribal apprentices.<ref>[http://supervasi.com/projects/jungle-bpo.html Jungle BPO], Supervasi</ref> Jungle BPO centers create computer job opportunities in remote regions.<ref name="mcharity"/>

In 2015, Glenn Fernandes and Dr. Sarita Parikh designed an ultra low-cost [[Mechanical ventilator|ventilator]] (Super Ventilator), which is an essential component of modern healthcare and many first-aid situations.<ref name="leadership"/> The device is low-power that imitates natural breathing, and causes no harm or further illness to patients.<ref name="mcharity"/>

On March 8, 2015 (International [[Woman's Day]]), Ms. Apoorva Agwan, VP of Sustainable Development at Supervasi was awarded the Samarth Ti Puraskar Award 2015 from the Samarth Bharat Vyaspeeth institution, for her "outstanding contribution to the field of women empowerment, women education and snakebite management".<ref>[http://supervasi.com/organization/leadership.html Samarth Ti Puraskar Award 2015], Leadership at Supervasi</ref>

In April 2015, Supervasi conducted a free Vaccination and Health Camp for over 350 tribal residents of Yeoor, in collaboration with [[Rotary Club]] of Thane Premium and Mumbai Lakers.<ref name="medical">[http://supervasi.com/projects/medical-aid.html Medical Aid], Supervasi</ref> They also conducted a free Health Checkup Camp with Salvage Nation NGO, in the same month.

In August 2015, Supervasi conducted a Free Documents Registration Camp in Yeoor for over 500 tribal residents of Yeoor, to help them obtain vital legal identification such as [[Permanent Account Number|PAN Card]], Voter's ID, Income Certificate, etc.<ref>[http://supervasi.com/projects/legal-aid.html Legal Aid], Supervasi</ref>

In September 2015, Supervasi and Rotary Club of Thane North jointly conducted a Lung Health Checkup Camp to identify and help treat Tuberculosis (TB) patients in Yeoor.<ref name="medical"/> Over 200 people attended. Further lung camps were conducted the same year.<ref name="medical"/>

In October 2016, Supervasi conducted an Eye and Blood Test Camp for over 350 tribal residents of Yeoor.<ref name="medical"/> The event was sponsored by Rotary Club of Thane North and Rotary Club of Thane Premium.<ref name="medical"/>

In 2016, they conducted child education and adult literacy courses for the tribal population of Yeoor as part of the Unmol Education program, using multimedia based education.<ref name="leadership"/><ref>[http://supervasi.com/projects/unmol-program.html Unmol Program], Supervasi</ref>

On 8 April 2017, Ms. Apoorva Agwan of Supervasi won the Gaurav Stree Kartutvacha 2017 Award from Pudhari Thane, awarded for her outstanding contribution to the Adivasi community of Yeoor, Thane.<ref name="award2">{{cite news |title=उद्या होणार पुढारी गौरव स्त्री कर्तृत्वाचा (Apoorva Agwan of Supervasi wins the Gaurav Stree Kartutvacha 2017 Award) |url=http://supervasi.com/articles/2017-04-07_Pudhari.pdf |publisher=Pudhari Thane |first=Pudhari |last=Thane |date=2017-04-07}}</ref>

==Projects==

===Super Ventilator===
[[File:SupervasiVentilator2017.jpg|thumb|right|A patient wearing the Super Ventilator, a low-cost first aid device]]
Since 2015, Supervasi has been developing the Super Ventilator, which is an ultra low-cost [[mechanical ventilator]], essential to many first-aid situations.<ref name="toisnake2">[http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/thane/Snakebite-victims-get-lifeline-in-the-form-of-mono-ambulances-portable-ventilators/articleshow/35796852.cms Snakebite victims get lifeline in the form of mono-ambulances, portable ventilators] ([https://archive.today/20140531153127/http://epaperbeta.timesofindia.com/Article.aspx?eid=31839&articlexml=Snakebite-victims-get-lifeline-in-the-form-of-31052014008060 ePaper version]), [[Times of India]], May 30, 2014</ref><ref name="sv">[http://www.supervasi.com/projects/super-ventilator.html Super Ventilator], Supervasi</ref> The device is low-power and imitates natural breathing, and causes no harm or further illness to patients.<ref name="mcharity"/> It is an innovative non-invasive ventilator, useful for anyone with respiratory illnesses such as asthma or bronchitis, and even useful in cases of heart-attack, strokes, accidents, poisoning, etc.<ref name="sv"/>

There is an acute shortage of mechanical ventilators in India; based on hospital-bed-to-ventilator statistics, India is short of one million mechanical ventilators.<ref name="oneb">{{cite news |title=OneBreath Is Low-Cost, Portable Mechanical Ventilator Designed For Developing Countries |url=https://www.indianweb2.com/2014/10/10/onebreath-ventilator/ |publisher=Indian Web 2 |first=Kirti |last=Sharma |date=2014-10-10}}</ref><ref name="vent1">{{cite news |title=Delhi CM raps Health Minister over ventilator 'shortage' at hospital |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/delhi-cm-raps-health-minister-over-ventilator-shortage-at-hospital-4422253/ |publisher=[[Indian Express]] |first=PTI |last=PTI |date=2016-12-11}}</ref><ref name="vent2">{{cite news |title=Govt. hospitals facing ventilator shortage |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/bangalore/govt-hospitals-facing-ventilator-shortage/article7759027.ece |work=[[The Hindu]] |first=Afshan |last=Yasmeen |date=2015-10-14}}</ref><ref name="vent3">{{cite news |title=Mumbai: BMC hospitals turn away 3,000 patients every year for lack of ventilators |url=http://www.mid-day.com/articles/mumbai-bmc-hospitals-turn-away-3000-patients-every-year-for-lack-of-ventilators/17509186 |publisher=[[Mid-Day]] |first=Rupsa |last=Chakraborty |date=2016-08-09}}</ref><ref name="vent4">{{cite news |title=Indian clinic oxygen shortage blamed for infant deaths |url=http://www.dw.com/en/indian-clinic-oxygen-shortage-blamed-for-infant-deaths/a-40069874 |publisher=[[Deutsche Welle]] |first=DW |last=DW |date=2017-08-12 }}</ref><ref name="vent5">{{cite news |title=PGIMER: Patients face ventilator shortage, attendants lend a helping hand |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/chandigarh/pgimer-patients-face-ventilator-shortage-attenda-nts-lend-a-helping-hand-4685312/ |publisher=[[Indian Express]] |first=Adil |last=Akhzer |date=2017-06-02}}</ref> Ventilators are required in seven major departments like medicine, pediatrics, pediatric surgery, surgery, orthopedics, chest medicine and TB, ENT and gynecology.<ref name="sv"/>

Compared to conventional mechanical ventilators that cost around 2.5 Million Indian Rupees (upwards of $20,000),<ref name="oneb"/><ref name="sv"/> the Super Ventilator costs just 25,000 Indian Rupees, making it affordable by all hospitals and villages.<ref name="sv"/> Also, conventional ventilators are often too complex and fragile for use in harsh rural environments.<ref name="oneb"/> The goal of the device is "one ventilator per bed" in every hospital.<ref name="sv"/>

===PACT Program===
[[File:Crisys PACT Nov 2013.png|thumb|right|Tribal youth students learning [[3D modeling]] within the PACT program.]]
Since 2014, Supervasi has been training tribal youth in advanced computer skills and foreign languages, in a residential program known as Pratigya Apprenticeship for Community Transformation (PACT).<ref name="toigreet"/><ref name="tvaibhav"/><ref name="mcharity"/> In 2014, it started a pilot PACT center in [[Yeoor]], [[Maharashtra]].<ref name="toigreet"/><ref name="tvaibhav"/>

Apprentices are trained in [[computer software]], [[graphic design]], [[animation]], and [[digitization]] of documents.<ref name="toigreet"/><ref name="tvaibhav"/><ref name="mcharity"/><ref name="dnavillage">[http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report-for-these-girls-earning-means-helping-their-village-1968622 For these girls, earning means helping their village], [[DNA India]], 12 March 2014</ref> Language experts also volunteer with the organization, to teach apprentices foreign languages like [[German language|German]] and [[Arabic language|Arabic]].<ref name="toigreet"/><ref name="tvaibhav"/><ref name="dnavillage"/><ref name="pudhari">[http://epaper.pudhari.com/details.aspx?id=442112&boxid=23566265 आदिवासी मूली बोलणार परदेशी भाषा] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140325084739/http://epaper.pudhari.com/details.aspx?id=442112&boxid=23566265 |date=2014-03-25 }} (Adivasi girls speak foreign languages), [[Pudhari]] Kolapur (पुढारी), 24 March 2014</ref> The apprentices are also developing educational multimedia relevant for tribals, which will be used to provide free education for tribals across the India. The candidates also use their skills to train youth from their local villages, and help them earn a living.<ref name="toigreet"/><ref name="tvaibhav"/>

The trained apprentices are required to help the NGO in carrying out their snakebite project by distributing safety kits developed by it.<ref name="dna50"/>

===Snakeathon Project===
[[File:Crisys snakeathon ambulance.png|thumb|right|The mono-wheel stretcher designed for off-road transport of snakebite victims]]
In 2014, Supervasi developed innovative relief measures for victims of snakebite.<ref name="toigreet"/><ref name="tvaibhav"/> The primary relief measure is a "mono-wheel ambulance" for areas that lack roads and vehicles, areas that are completely disconnected from the [[Roads in India|road network]].<ref name="toisnake2"/>

The mono-wheel ambulance is a [[stretcher]] that can be carried or pulled by a [[bicycle]], with an integrated [[Medical ventilator|portable ventilator]] to provide [[Mechanical ventilation|respiratory support]] to the victim.<ref name="mcharity"/><ref name="dnavillage"/> Its single-wheel design enables transport on rough and jungle terrain.<ref name="mcharity"/> The relief measures also include a [[first aid kit]].<ref name="mcharity"/><ref name="dnavillage"/> The ambulance kit is to be distributed free of cost to over 300 jungle settlements by June 2014.<ref name="mcharity"/><ref name="mtsnake">{{cite news|url=http://maharashtratimes.indiatimes.com/maharashtra/thane-kokan/snake-bite-monowill/articleshow/35911432.cms|title=सर्पदंशावर मोनोव्हीलचा 'उतारा' (Snakebites to get the 'antidote' of a Monowheel)|publisher=[[Maharashtra Times]]|date=2014-06-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140605032449/http://maharashtratimes.indiatimes.com/maharashtra/thane-kokan/snake-bite-monowill/articleshow/35911432.cms|archive-date=2014-06-05|first=Anupama|last=Gunde}} [http://supervasi.com/articles/MahTimes_2jun14_EN.pdf Alt URL]</ref>

The mono-wheel ambulance is suited for rough and rocky terrain, and the portable low/no power ventilator can be used in villages with no electricity.<ref name="mcharity"/><ref name="toihcnotice"/>

50% of snakebite cases in the world take place in India.<ref name="dna50"/> In [[Thane]] district alone, snakebites claim up to 10 people a day, and in the monsoon season, the toll rises to 20.<ref name="dna50"/> A close study of the deaths has shown that it was mostly the male members of the family who had died, bringing hardships to the family. Moreover, three of the four victims had died only because they were unable to reach a hospital in time due to lack of roads in rural areas.<ref name="dna50"/>

===Public Interest Litigation===
In 2014, Dr. Sarita Parikh and Apoorva Agwan of Supervasi filed a [[Public Interest Litigation]] in the [[Bombay High Court]], requesting removal of obstructions in distributing the free mono-wheel ambulance kit to tribal areas.<ref name="dna50">[http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report-50-of-snakebite-cases-in-the-world-take-place-in-india-1995767 50% of snakebite cases in the world take place in India], [[DNA India]], Monday, 16 June 2014</ref><ref name="toihcnotice">[http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/City/Mumbai/HC-notice-to-Maharashtra-government-on-relief-for-snake-bite-victims/articleshow/36313122.cms HC notice to Maharashtra government on relief for snake-bite victims], [[Times of India]], Jun 9, 2014</ref><ref name="moneylife">[http://www.moneylife.in/article/will-there-be-a-new-emergency-medical-services-act-in-maharashtra/39155.html Will there be a new Emergency Medical Services Act in Maharashtra?], Moneylife Magazine, 16/10/2014</ref> The petition urged for direction to the government to set up an emergency team to organise logistics and funding to help deliver snake-bite kits to all affected persons.<ref name="toihcnotice"/> The petition also stated that the organization was helping the tribals save their lives, and if an individual or an organisation hindered their life-saving work, it amounted to an offence under section 304-A of the [[Indian Penal Code]] (culpable homicide not amounting to murder).<ref name="dna50"/>

In response, the High Court stated that it was "quite impressed by the research which has been done by Supervasi", and acknowledged that they had provided "statistical data about snakebites in Maharashtra and the other States in India" and that they gave "a definite proposal how this problem can be resolved".<ref name="moneylife"/> There has been resistance to their NGO work from Anantashram Trust and some adivasis, including an ex-sarpanch and a social worker.<ref name="dna50" /><ref name="moneylife" /><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/hc-seeks-to-know-govt-s-action-plan-to-curb-snakebite-deaths-114072101223_1.html|title=HC seeks to know govt's action plan to curb snakebite deaths|date=2014-07-21|publisher=Business Standard}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.afternoondc.in/city-news/hc-spell-out-plan-to-curb-snakebite-deaths/article_115475|title=HC: Spell out plan to curb snakebite deaths|date=2014-07-22|publisher=The Afternoon}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://maharashtratimes.indiatimes.com/maharashtra/thane-kokan/snake-bite/articleshow/38030756.cms|title=सर्पदंश कीटच्या वितरणातील अडथळे दूर करा!|date=2014-07-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161221092033/http://maharashtratimes.indiatimes.com/maharashtra/thane-kokan-news/snake-bite/articleshow/38030756.cms|archive-date=2016-12-21|publisher=[[Maharashtra Times]]}} [http://supervasi.com/articles/MahTimes_9july14.pdf Alt URL]</ref> The High Court directed the police in Thane, Maharashtra to ensure that members and apprentices of Supervasi are not obstructed by anyone in carrying out their work.<ref name="dna50"/><ref name="moneylife"/>

Following the PIL filed by Dr. Sarita Parikh, on the increasing number of deaths due to snake bites in rural Maharashtra, the Bombay High Court ordered the state government to consider framing an Emergency Medical Services Act along the lines of the one in Gujarat, that will make emergency medical aid as good as a fundamental right.<ref name="moneylife"/><ref>[http://www.mumbaimirror.com/mumbai/others/HC-asks-state-to-frame-new-law-to-deal-with-medical-emergencies/articleshow/44842543.cms HC asks state to frame new law to deal with medical emergencies], [[Mumbai Mirror]], Oct 17, 2014</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* [https://supervasi.com/ supervasi.com], organisation's website

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