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'''Deepak Foundation''' is a [[non-profit organization]] based in [[Vadodara]], [[Gujarat]]. It was founded by Shri C.K. Mehta of Deepak Group of Industries in 1982 with the aim of providing maternal and child care services to industrial workers living in GIDC area, and area with a rural population of nearly 50,000 around its plant in [[Nandesari]], [[Vadodara]] in [[Gujarat]].<ref name="Deepak Reference1" /> Deepak Foundation provides development aid in rural and tribal areas of [[Vadodara district|district Vadodara]]. The foundations's mission is to create an enabling and sustainable environment among rural and tribal communities by setting up a basis of livelihood and an intact healthcare system.
'''Deepak Foundation''' is a [[non-profit organization]] based in [[Vadodara]], [[Gujarat]]. It was founded by Shri C.K. Mehta of Deepak Group of Industries in 1982 with the aim of providing maternal and child care services to industrial workers living in GIDC(Gujarat Industrial Development Corporation) area, and area with a rural population of nearly 50,000 around its plant in [[Nandesari]], [[Vadodara]] in [[Gujarat]].<ref name="Deepak Reference1" /> Deepak Foundation provides development aid in rural and tribal areas of [[Vadodara district|The district Vadodara]]. The foundation's mission is to create and enable a sustainable environment among rural and tribal communities by setting up a basis of livelihood and an intact healthcare system.
Nearly 400 full-time professional staff are sanctioned at 22 different locations throughout [[Vadodara district]]; of which women compromise 35% of the total staff, their work helps almost 2 Million beneficiaries.<ref>Deepak Foundation: The Healing Touch - Annual Report 2008|2009 p.12</ref>
Nearly 400 full-time professional staff are sanctioned at 22 different locations throughout [[Vadodara district]]. Women compromise 35% of the total staff, their work helps almost 2 Million beneficiaries.<ref>Deepak Foundation: The Healing Touch - Annual Report 2008|2009 p.12</ref>


== Vision ==
== Vision ==
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Today, the Organization has evolved into a full-fledged foundation covering all 1548 villages of [[Vadodara district]] in Gujarat. The interventions that initially catered to the needs of only the industrial workers for nearly twenty years today through its multifaced programs reaches out to nearly 2 million population spread over 1548 villages of [[Vadodara district]] to provide services in various development sectors through [[Public-private partnership|Public Private Partnership (PPP)]].<ref>http://healthmarketinnovations.org/program/deepak-foundation-gujarat {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110726144458/http://healthmarketinnovations.org/program/deepak-foundation-gujarat |date=26 July 2011 }} Retrieved 4 February 2011</ref>
Today, the Organization has evolved into a full-fledged foundation covering all 1548 villages of [[Vadodara district]] in Gujarat. The interventions that initially catered to the needs of only the industrial workers for nearly twenty years today through its multifaced programs reaches out to nearly 2 million population spread over 1548 villages of [[Vadodara district]] to provide services in various development sectors through [[Public-private partnership|Public Private Partnership (PPP)]].<ref>http://healthmarketinnovations.org/program/deepak-foundation-gujarat {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110726144458/http://healthmarketinnovations.org/program/deepak-foundation-gujarat |date=26 July 2011 }} Retrieved 4 February 2011</ref>


In May 2020,on the occasion of Deepak Foundation’s former trustee Late Kantaben Mehta's death anniversary and in a bid to extend help to the families who have lost their livelihood, 400 dry ration kits containing rice, flour, pulses, sugar, and oil were distributed at Arki, Kuchai and Madhubhan villages under Dumri sub division in Giridih district.<ref>{{cite news |title=Deepak Foundation gives 400 dry ration kits |url=https://www.dailypioneer.com/2020/state-editions/deepak-foundation-gives-400-dry-ration-kits.html |access-date=16 April 2021 |publisher=The Pioneer |date=20 May 2020 |language=en}}</ref>
<ref>{{cite news |title=Deepak Foundation gives 400 dry ration kits |url=https://www.dailypioneer.com/2020/state-editions/deepak-foundation-gives-400-dry-ration-kits.html |access-date=16 April 2021 |publisher=The Pioneer |date=20 May 2020 |language=en}}</ref>


== Projects ==
== Projects ==
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# Providing a comprehensive package of services for anemia prevention and control.
# Providing a comprehensive package of services for anemia prevention and control.


With the efforts done over two decades of services, the results showed improved institutional deliveries and reduction in maternal and infant deaths in the catchment area and also it gave impetus to scale up the project beyond  area with the goal of reaching out to the poorest and vulnerable population groups in Vadodara district from the year 2004-05.<ref name="Deepak Reference1" />
<ref name="Deepak Reference1" />


=== Kawant Livelihood Project (KALP) ===
=== Kawant Livelihood Project (KALP) ===