Mumbai : Sanjay Ghodawat, President of Sanjay Ghodawat Foundation, the CSR wing of Sanjay Ghodawat Group (SGG), was recently felicitated with the- Ahimsa International Award, for his impactful contribution in Corporate Social Responsibility, Sustainability and Social Impact. He received the award at the hands of Bhagat Singh Koshyari, Governor of Maharashtra during the foundation day celebration of Ahimsa Vishwa Bharti and World Peace Centre held in Raj Bhavan, Mumbai.
Other dignitaries present at the ceremony were H.H. Acharya Dr. Lokesh Muni, Founder President ‘Ahimsa Vishwa Bharti’ and Piyush Goyal, Minister of Commerce & Industry, Consumer Affairs & Food & Public Distribution and Textiles, Govt. of India.
SGF has done considerable charitable work across its various programs under the guidance of philanthropist Sanjay and Sajan Shah, Memory Man of India. During the pandemic, it has distributed over 5 lakh food packets to those displaced due to the lockdown. Many migrants who were stranded for days together found relief in such help offered in form of food packets, drinking water and other daily essentials.
SGF ran a full-fledged Covid Care Centre at Atigre (Kolhapur), with expert doctors, lifesaving equipment and professional health care facilities. Over 30, 000 patients were treated at this centre. This was done in association with Sanjay Ghodawat University using its hostel building infrastructure for this noble cause.
SGF has also taken Mauli Old Age Home under its aegis. Many elderly people who have been displaced from their home find Mauli as their shelter for comfort. SGF for the last year has been ensuring that the facility is well equipped with all essentials and is also looking at expanding the same to accommodate more people.
SGF time and again has helped multiple causes for the betterment of society. Be it the plantation of over 3 lakh trees or taking a forefront control of restoring and helping flood-affected areas of Kolhapur and Sangli through various initiatives.
A role model for youngsters and an inspiring personality, Sanjay believes in giving back to society what is rightfully earned from it, stating, “I am humbled and honoured to receive the prestigious Ahimsa International Award and is a testament to all of the hard work and effort put in by the team of SGF. Charity, philanthropy, uplifting others, etc are the real jewels that every successful person should wear. The kind of positive radiance it creates not only brings transformative changes in the lives of others but also gives you the highest level of satisfaction that no other materialist thing in the world can offer. Do remember, the power of philanthropy is immense and its results are always beyond numbers.”
Below are few of the other activities undertaken by SGF-
- Provide social, medical and educational help to those who most need it.
- The ‘Acharya Shree Tulsi Blood Bank’ under SGF management is rated amongst the top three blood banks in India due to its sheer quality of equipment, infrastructure and care.
- SGF runs a self-funded ‘Kanya Mahavidyalaya’ in Kolhapur and has educated more than 6000 girls from 52 villages since 1995.
- Set up over 50 bio-toilets in surrounding villages of Kolhapur (Maharashtra).
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