ABOUT US
Akila Bharatha Mahila Seva Samaja (ABMSS) was set up in the year 1993 in Bangalore to promote the social causes of child and people welfare. Over the years, the organization has morphed from a catalyst, supporter, promoter, and sponsor for many causes. Since 2013, the organization went on to add Cleft India as the flagship programme.
Apart from cleft lip and palate, the organization also supports congenital facial deformities, other birth defects, awareness work in rural areas; education of doctors and medical personnel involved in supporting the charitable cause; speech and myo-functional therapy; and nutrition for under-nourished and malnourished children.
OUR VISION
Every child born with a deformity has the right to a dignified life and should be given a second chance at life
OUR MISSION
To provide children born with deformities the access to safe, well timed and quality surgery.
Cleft India is a consortium of implementing and supporting partners of international and Indian non-profits, corporations, hospitals and medical practitioners.
The goal is to provide free comprehensive treatment to all needy persons in India afflicted by cleft lip and palate, a common birth defect. The consortium has set out on a journey to impact 100,000 beneficiaries and care givers over the next three years in terms of direct medical aid, surgery, ancillary care, capacity building, awareness and outreach and so on under various programmes.
Cleft India was initiated in January 2020 by ABMSS, India; Deutsche Cleft Kinderhilfe, Germany; Persistent Foundation, India and Transforming Faces, Canada. Each partner comes in with a extensive experience in cleft care and a committed support.
Cleft India is coordinated by ABMSS which administers and implements the project at the ground level.
Cleft India has its footprints and regular activity at 34 Cleft Centers across the country, to read more visit cleftindia.org
AFFILIATIONS AND ACCREDITATIONS
Registered office: No 268, 6th cross, 1st block,Jayanagar, Bengaluru-560 011, Karnataka
• Registered under the Karnataka Societies Act, 1960 with Reg. No - 495 / 93-94
• Registered under the NITI Ayog, Government of India (Unique Darpan ID: KA/2017/0163612)
• Donations made to the Society are exempted u/s 80G of Income Tax Act., 1961
• Registered under the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA Reg. No – 094420783 dated on 23.05.2016)
• PAN - AAAAA3304N
• TAN - BLRA18536A
THE STRUCTURE
The Society comprises of the Governing Council, an Advisory board, and the administration team. Members of the Governing Council are appointed on a rotation basis.
Resolutions of the last general meeting of members:
The last general meeting of the members of ABMSS was held in Bangalore on the 11th November 2020. The following important decisions were taken:
• Approval of previous meeting proceedings
• Approval of the annual financial statements for the year 2019-20
• Approval of the annual report for 2019-20
• Appointment of auditors for the year 2020-21
• Approval of the budget for 2020-21
• Ratification all human resource and project activities
• Determination of the next general meeting of the members: August 2021
GOVERNING COUNCIL & ADVISORY BOARD
Laxmi Ananda Rao
President Educationist, Kumarans
Dr Ashish Shetty
Vice President Partner, Aesthete Lifestyle Dentistry
Ameet Mirpuri Member (GC) Partner, Design Studio
Dr Chytra V Anand
Member (GC) CEO, Kosmoderma
Dr Dushyant Prasad
General Secretary Proprietor, Ueber Culture
Ajay Kumar P K
Treasurer Universal Hospitals, Abu Dhabi
Mahesh Shandilya Member (GC) Partner, Maitriyee Agro Forestry
Robin Singh
Former Indian cricketer
Prof. Dr. Paul C. Salins
Managing Trustee, Mazumdar Shaw Medical Foundation
Dr. Ulrike Lamle
Spouse of the Consul General of the Federal Republic of Germany at Hongkong
Dr Hans Florian Zeilhofer
Associate Vice President Innovation, University of Basel, Switzerland
Prof Dr Lun Jo Lou
Prof Dr Akhter Husain
Principal, Yenepoya Dental College, Mangalore
Dr Dushyant Prasad
Executive Director
Dr Jayanth B S
Medical Supervisor
Mithun Amin
Senior Manager-Programmes and Operations
Lakshmi Godavarthi
Project Head- Speech
Muyeen Pasha
Asst.
Manager-Operations
Prashanth G
Senior Executive-Accounts
Dr Debolina Pramanick
Centre Coordinator-Kolkata CCC
Anis Fathima K
Centre Coordinator-Mysore CCC
MD Afroz
Centre Coordinator-Hyderabad CCC
Centre Coordinator-Bangalore CCC
German Embassy, New Delhi
German Consulate, Bengaluru
Schweizer Hilfe für Spaltkinder
Indian Society of Cleft Lip, Palate and Craniofacial Anomalies
CERTIFICATES
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Registration Certificate
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12A Certificate
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80G Certificate
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FCRA Certificate
