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BAPS Charities is a 501(c)(3)-registered
nonprofit international public charity committed to serving
the world by caring for individuals, families and communities.
It was registered as an independent
charity in 2000 after serving since 1950 under the wing
of its parent organization, BAPS Swaminarayan Sanstha (BAPS)
which was founded in 1907.
Among social service charities,
BAPS Charities is a respected and trusted name.
It has amassed over 50 years of firsthand experience in
initiating, managing and sustaining over 160 humanitarian
activities throughout the world in such diverse fields as:
Medical Services,
Educational Services,
Environmental
Services, Community
Services, Tribal
Services and Disaster
Relief Services.
If you would like to know more
about how our services bring about lasting, meaningful change
in the lives of thousands around the world, click on one
of the links on the sidebar or just scroll down.
Our Vision
BAPS Charities works with the vision that
every individual deserves the right to a peaceful, dignified
and healthy way of life. And by improving the quality of
life of the individual, we are bettering families, communities,
our world and our future.
Our Mission
BAPS Charities' mission is to serve needy
individuals, families and communities throughout the world,
with a focus on India.
Drawing on our diverse resources, broad reach and vast
experience, we endeavor to provide both emergency care and
long-term solutions in the areas of health, education, the
environment, community development, tribal uplift, and disaster
relief.
Led by our volunteer corps, BAPS Charities strives
to:
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provide inexpensive, even free, health
care through the creation of well-staffed hospitals, clinics,
dispensaries and awareness outreach programs
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build self-supporting educational institutes
and help sustain existing educational programs to provide
quality, value-based education for children
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protect our natural resources by creating
innovative sustainable solutions that promote the responsible
use of the earth's ecosystems and resources
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empower underprivileged girls and young
women with education and skills to raise sound families
and in turn strengthen and stabilize their local communities
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invest in the future of needy children
and youths by inspiring learning, self-reliance, family
respect, social responsibility, and moral integrity
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assist and advance the most deprived
members of our society living in tribal regions with access
to basic health care, education, and social and economic
amenities
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provide immediate relief support to
survivors of natural disasters and remain in service until
the affected communities are rehabilitated and self-reliant
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building and managing permanent institutes
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funding projects
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executing ongoing programs
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creating public awareness
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enhancing current facilities
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mobilizing resources to sustain ongoing
services
Our Strength
Our strength lies in:
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our clarity of vision, surety of spirit,
and purity of purpose
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the professionalism and prudence of
our management – the Board of
Directors
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our supporting team of project managers,
planners, coordinators, and field workers
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our devoted and dedicated global volunteer
corps of 55,000 (serving under our parent organization,
BAPS Swaminarayan Sanstha)
- and of course, the generous support of our valuable contributors
Our Commitments
At BAPS Charities, we are sincerely committed
to a stringent code of charity ethics. For the faith and
satisfaction of our beneficiaries and benefactors, we outline
some of our commitments below.
We at BAPS Charities are committed to:
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respecting the dignity and integrity
of the individuals we serve
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being sensitive to the local systems
and community cultural values of our beneficiaries
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achieving effective and efficient stewardship
of the donations entrusted to our care
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ensuring the maximum possible share
of contributions go to promote services
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ensuring administrative costs are kept
as low as feasibly possible for effective operations
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operating under clear financial plans
and review systems with strong financial auditing to ensure
judicious execution of funds
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organizational transparency
For a detailed look at our Code of Ethics,
please click here.
Our Convictions
After over 50 years of firsthand experience, we
at BAPS Charities have learnt many valuable lessons
of serving and charity. Thankfully, we have been blessed
with a treasure of heart-warming and reassuring convictions,
some of which we would like to share with you.
We at BAPS Charities are convinced that:
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everyone has a heart – a heart large
enough to care and share for someone somewhere somehow
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given the generous support of our valuable
contributors, we can make a visible, meaningful and lasting
change in the lives of needy people around the world
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together we can build better
families, better communities, better nations – one person
at a time… for a better world and a better future
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our dedicated and devoted volunteer
corps can deliver and sustain any project we undertake
to the utmost satisfaction of the beneficiaries
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no greater inner satisfaction can permeate
the life of any individual than having helped someone
less fortunate
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nothing beats a pure and selfless sense
of purpose
Our Management
The activities of BAPS Charities are run
independent of its parent organization, BAPS Swaminarayan
Sanstha, and are managed by a diverse Board of Directors,
who meet regularly and serve without reward, and whose personal
opinions and interests are in line with the vision,
mission, commitments
and convictions mentioned above.
Our History
Founded in 1907 and functioning as a charity since
1950, the BAPS Swaminarayan Sanstha's charitable activities
were motivated by the organization's strong commitment to
serving society. After over 50 years of exceeding expectations,
the time had come to formalize and expand these important
programs and services. BAPS Charities was thus
created and officially registered in 2000 as the independent,
nonprofit and nonreligious social services arm of BAPS Swaminarayan
Sanstha.
What began almost a century ago as a humble organization
has evolved over the decades into an international public
charity. With a dedicated corps of more than 55,000 volunteers
networked in over 9,000 centers around the world, it engages
in no less than 160 humanitarian services.
Today, BAPS Charities is recognized the world
over for its sincerity, deliverability, sustainability and
credibility.
Our
Credibility
The universal work, selfless motives, and spirit of
service of BAPS Charities have made it the recipient
of international awards and applause - including membership
of its parent organization on the Economic & Social
Council of the United Nations.
These worldwide services have had a powerful impact not
only on the people we help, but also on people who help.
This includes international leaders, government officials,
community workers, multinational corporations, foundations,
trusts, NGOs and other charity organizations.
We are thankful and proud to have been recognized by these
highly reputed individuals and groups as a credible pubic
charity. Many have visited our centers, met volunteers and
exchanged words of appreciation. And many have worked with,
proposed to work with, or are currently working with BAPS Charities to improve the lives of people around
the world.
Click
here to see how you can help BAPS Charities
continue meeting its mission.
If you have any questions about BAPS Charities and our work, please contact
us.
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