About Us

ABOUT SAFFRON FOUNDATION

"WE MAKE A LIVING BY WHAT WE GET,BUT MAKE A LIFE BY WHAT WE GIVE" -Winston Churchill

Inspired by the words of Winston Churchill a young corporate professional set up The Saffron Foundation in 2002 to work for positively changing the lives of under privileged children, their families and communities.

The Saffron Foundation is a team of dedicated professionals / social workers who are highly experienced in the field of social service and want to create a platform that will be the future stage for the betterment of humanity. It will be a stage wherein the backward class and the people below the line of poverty will find better means to sustain themselves and also find a secure future for them under the banner of The Saffron Foundation. The foundation will leave no holds to reach the state wherein every household will be self reliant and will not have to depend on others for the basic necessities of life. The SAFFRON FOUNDATION is comitted to helping the helpless,homeless,elderly,physically and mentally ill and destitute in India by providing food,health and opportunity to rehabilitate in order to restore human dignity.

Our Agenda

We have streamlined our tasks into the following categories.-
Eradication of Poverty-
A dedicated unit will be put in place that will strive 24*7 365 days round the year just to implement various measures to eradicate poverty. The measures will include jobs, grants, help aids and also we will work in tandem with various polices of the government to work out the best for you.
Education-
Strong emphasis will be given on education and also we will form a dedicated unit who will go behind and find different means of making the school going interesting for kids and this will cover scholarships, distribution of school uniform,books,shoes and other necessities that would encourage more and more students to start going to schools.
Sociality-
We will work on all the social evils in the society and take up the responsibility to work to get that positive change. We will live in the present what happened is history what is to happen is not in our control, we have our today and we will make the best use of it. The most experienced of our units will take this task up which will cater free medicines,basic facilities,various awareness programs,counseling units and other various basic necessities of life that will include any requirement depending on the need the deserving are in.

Most Recent Causes

helping children

Children are the future of our society. They need to be nurtured, so that thay can transform into better individuals for tomorrow.

Education for all

Education is one such asset which no one can take away from us.We The Saffron Foundation will strive hard to educate all who are in need.

Ensuring better life

Food,clothing,shelter and other basic commodities will be the prime agenda at The Saffron Foundation.

Mission
Our Mission

The SAFFRON FOUNDATION is to empower underprivileged children,youth and women through providing education and health care and to inspire,empower people affected by cancer.

Our aims are a world without Poverty and Hunger free Nations.To serve mankind is service to god.By this we aim to help the less fortunate who await for basic needs and improve their living conditions.
Help us to serve
- You can change the world of a child
- You can bring smile to elder people
- you can bring a smile to homeless people
- you can bring a smile to hospital patients
Vision

Vision

In the coming years The SAFFRON FOUNDATION will continue to establish new programs for free or nominal cost, so as to educate the community about local issues ,the outside world,communal living,and how it is possible to create a bright future for ther children despite personal hardships through improved health care, insisting on the right to education,especially for girls and community improvement both in and outside the community.

Transform the society into a better place for living where peace will be dominant every where. We want to be the helping hand wherein the emphasis will mainly be on those less fortunate people who are left aside by the society. We will create mediums where, we will reach to the needy and poor and make sure based on their true condition they will get all what they require to lead a respectful life. We will go ahead and spread the colour of Saffron Foundation to every inch of the country that needs development, that has backward class, that has people who are below the line of poverty where there is no education, where there is no standard medium of life. The main goal of Saffron foundation is to provide a standard medium of life to needy and the deserving class. We want to be the catalyst for change of backward community. Eevry life is counted.
History

Our History

The SAFFRON FOUNDATIONwas founded in the year 2002.It was initially by Rajesh Pavithran. Mr Pavithran concentrated on areas like oldage home and orphanages only. With the passage of time Mr Rajesh Pavithran realised there is more need of man power and he decided to convert in to a organisation and extend the areas of work not only to oldage home and orphanages but also to the people in need of helth care etc. This is why the Saffron Foundation came into existence.
Leadership

Leadership

The Saffron Foundation is an effort of one which was recognised by one and suported by four others.These pillars have worked to make the organization what it looks like today. Each one has put their expertise in the areas of their interest and made the trust glow in different sectors

The Saffron Foundation- Mr Rajesh Pavithran- Founder and Trustee. He handles the overall operations of the foundation and the members of the board of advisory.He is the role model for youth in Karnataka.

Dr. Sanija Krishna :- General Secretary/In-charge of Current Affairs A renowned Dentist by profession Dr Sanija has a track record of providing free service to the needy and the poor and is a respected figure in the society for all the efforts she has put in spreading awareness on cleanliness and oral hygiene through various mediums. Dr Sanija will be closely associated with the various events and other programs the firm undertakes and also will be a guiding force for the foundation future activities.

Mrs.Namitha Suvarna :- In House Trustee/City Coordinator Mrs.Namitha Suvarna a renowned social worker from Mangalore who was responsible to raise his voice for unity in diversity and also the master mind behind various strikes conducted in Mangalore.

Mr. Somnath:- Head of Finance Handling (Treasurer) Mr. Somnath is yet another prolific social worker and has vast experience as the treasurer for various organizations and firms. He will be instrumental in maintaining the treasury of the foundation.

Mr. Rakesh Amin :- Media Conveyer (Spokes Person) Mr. Rakesh Amin a dedicated youngster with the strong will to stand against corruption and other anti government agendas has made a good name and a distinct position form himself in various aspects of the modern society.

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