MESSAGE FROM THE FOUNDER

“You were born with the ability
to change someone’s life. Don’t waste it.”

These words inspire and motivate us at Nityaasha. Set up as a registered charitable trust in 2013, Nityaasha reaches out to children from less privileged backgrounds who suffer from Type 1 Diabetes, a constant, unrelenting condition. Our Foundation is committed to providing the education, guidance, monitoring and medical assistance essential for families to gain confidence in managing diabetes at home and at school.

Our ultimate goal is not merely to help these children control their disease but to promote the overall development of the child and pave the way to a happy, healthy future.

Through our work, we aim to throw light on a cause that so far, has not received the attention it deserves. The plight of these children is heart-rending; if we can alleviate their troubles and enable them to rise above their conditions, we will be enriching our own lives.

Happily, today, our circle of care covers 135 children & families. But we still have miles to go. We appeal to individuals and organizations for support so that we can help more and more children with holistic, humane care from Nityaasha.

TRUSTEES & COMMITTEE

TRUSTEES

Farook Merchant

Farook Merchant, Chairman and Managing Director, Messung Group of Companies, is an innovator credited with discovering the first Programmable Logic Controller in India. Mr. Merchant is a successful entrepreneur who built Messung from a one man company to a 500-member team with national presence and global collaborations.

Nasima Merchant

Founder and Trustee, Nityaasha Foundation, member of Inner Wheel Pune Downtown, Mrs. Nasima Merchant is an inspiration to women who look through the glass ceiling and rue the missed opportunity of higher education.

COMMITTEE

Director & Managing Committee Member, Mrs. Gulshan Maskati has played a key role in establishing Nityaasha Foundation. she is a graduate in Psychology from Pune University...
Fatima Lilani is a senior professional in the social development field with close to 20 years of experience. She has developed a specialized focus on addressing the social, ps...
Dr. Deepa Divekar is a Paediatric Neurologist and the Medical Director of Sahyadri Speciality Hospital since its inception in 2004. She passed her MBBS in 1976 and MD in Paedi...
Professor Dr. Iqbal Musani completed BDS from PUNE University in 1996 with a University rank. He completed his MDS in 1999 in the specialty of Pedodontics and Preventive Denti...

Team

Subhashini Naorem, Certified Diabetic Educator, has enjoyed a long and successful innings in the social development sector (NGOs) and hospitals with over twenty years of work ...
Krishna completed his MSW in Medical and Psychiatric Social Work specialization from Karve Institute of Social Service, Pune in 2021. He completed a PG Certificate course in C...
Hema Jadhav has completed her MSW in Urban & Rural Development from Tilak Maharashtra Vidyapeeth, Pune in 2015. Besides this, she has completed her BA in Economics and Dip...
Tushar Shingare is HR&A professional. He has done Masters in Personnel Management (SHRM) from Savitribai Phule Pune University. Tushar specializes in planning and coordina...
Shamsher Amlani is a B. Com graduate with more than 25 years of experience as an administrative officer in various corporate organizations. He has vast experience in working w...