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Pravin Dalal School for Entrepreneurship & Family Business Management at NMIMS, Mumbai

Family owned businesses have played a crucial role in the economy of most countries. They employ half the world’s workforce and generate well over half of the world’s GDP. However, most of the business families face unique management challenges because of the difference in the attitude and aspiration of family members. As new generations join the business, it is an enormous challenge to keep the family and business together.

The School for Entrepreneurship and Family Business Management, established more than a decade ago, assists family-owned firms to be in line with professional organizations. In January 2017, the school was named the Pravin Dalal School for Entrepreneurship and Family Business Management. The school offers full-time as well as integrated MBA programs in Entrepreneurship and Family Business and a Family Managed Business Administration (FMBA) weekend program.

Jyoti Dalal School of Liberal Arts at NMIMS, Mumbai

The school of Liberal Arts was introduced to and welcomed into the family of the prestigious Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Sciences University (NMIMS) in Mumbai in August 2016 and became the youngest yet consequential part of the new generation of learners.

The Dalal Family Foundation, to further its mission of education, was looking to support an institution with high credentials as well as one that provides a platform essential for the holistic development of “A Learner for Life.” In January 2017, the young School of Liberal Arts was named the Jyoti Dalal School of Liberal Arts, which offers a Liberal Arts degree in a three-year program after Grade 12.

Jyoti Dalal College of Commerce and Management, Vanita Vishram, Surat, Gujarat

Jyoti Dalal College of Commerce and Management at the Vanita Vishram Women’s University (VVWU) has been set up in the memory of Smt. Jyotiben Pravinchandra Dalal, mother of the founder, Shri Nayan Dalal. The University consisting of four colleges and schools imparts education to more than 4,000 girls in the campus at Surat.

Ranshet Ashramshala, Palghar district, Maharashtra

The Dalal Family Foundation has been a key donor for the Ranshet Ashramshala – New School Building project led by the Rotary Club of Bombay Airport. This initiative provides education to 1,250 tribal students from the Palghar region. The new infrastructure includes 18 classrooms and essential water and sanitation facilities, significantly improving the learning environment for these students.

The Swarachna School and girls’ hostel – Sitapur, Uttar Pradesh

Swarachna School, situated in  Kaintain village of Sitapur district in Uttar Pradesh, is the first senior secondary school for the surrounding 13 villages. With the collective efforts of Milaan and the community, the school provides holistic and value-based education to children with an emphasis on girls’ empowerment and education.

Jyoti Dalal College of Commerce and Management, Vanita Vishram, Surat, Gujarat

Jyoti Dalal College of Commerce and Management at the Vanita Vishram Women’s University (VVWU) has been set up in the memory of Smt. Jyotiben Pravinchandra Dalal, mother of the founder, Shri Nayan Dalal. The University consisting of four colleges and schools imparts education to more than 4,000 girls in the campus at Surat.

Jyotiben Dalal Disabled Women Empowerment Project, Bhavnagar, India

Disabled women in rural areas face many difficulties when it comes to education, professional training, and earning a livelihood. They are considered a liability to society and live in miserable conditions.

In an effort to improve their precarious conditions, develop confidence and make them economically independent, The Dalal Family Foundation is supporting the Disabled Women Empowerment Project (Jyotiben Dalal Viklang Mahila Sashaktikaran Yojna) under which these women get trained in sewing, beauty parlor treatments and computers. Financing is given to these women for the purchase of sewing machines and beauty parlor kits, thereby making it convenient to start a small business.

The Swarachna School and girls’ hostel – Sitapur, Uttar Pradesh

Swarachna School, situated in  Kaintain village of Sitapur district in Uttar Pradesh, is the first senior secondary school for the surrounding 13 villages. With the collective efforts of Milaan and the community, the school provides holistic and value-based education to children with an emphasis on girls’ empowerment and education.

AWMH, Mumbai, Maharashtra

The Dalal Family Foundation started its association with AWMH in 2017 for early Intervention Services for infants and toddlers who are at the risk of developmental delays. AWMH’s program is designed to identify and meet children’s needs in physical, cognitive, communication, social or emotional development as well as sensory and adaptive development.

The foundation is a Strategic Partner of AWMH supporting two centers, Ghatkopar and Khetwadi area as well as the sports training of children across all five centers in Mumbai.

The Dalal Family Foundation also sponsors the flagship event of the organization, the AWMH Maharashtra State Cricket Tournament for Special Schools. This tournament hosts 15 teams and consists of approximately 250 students with Intellectual Disability and their 51 coaches. They come from 55 special schools of 16 districts of Maharashtra. The teams compete for the Dalal Family Foundation trophy, Jyoti Dalal Trophy and Pravin Dalal Trophy under various categories.

Children’s Aid Society

MDS and the Dalal family’s association began in 1980, when Nayan Dalal’s father Pravin Dalal contributed some resources for the mentally deficient children of the Children’s Aid Society.

During his visit to MDC in 2018, Nayan was deeply touched by the work done at MDC and the challenges faced by the 350 abandoned mentally and physically challenged girls and boys. MDC being an old and meagerly compensated institution run by the government; the infrastructure was in shambles. Realizing the dire need of upliftment, The Dalal Family Foundation took on the  responsibility to remodel the entire facility, which included a dormitory for boys, dormitory for girls, shared area, communal bathrooms, an auditorium and most importantly, the kitchen. Much attention was given to provide a healthy and hygienic environment to the children residing at the MDC home.

Koshish School for Hearing and Speaking Disabilities, Mumbai, Maharashtra

Koshish School is a Mumbai-based institution engaged in the training, education and nurturing of children with hearing and speaking disabilities. The school works on areas of awareness, investigation and total rehabilitation of deaf children.

The Dalal Family Foundation helps to subsidize the cost of therapists to the institution to help them in their endeavor to provide effective treatment.

Sneha Jyoti Andhavidyalaya Blind School, Ratnagiri

Sneha Jyoti Nivasi Blind School, a boarding school for the blind, is in the Gharadi village of Ratnagiri district of Maharashtra. The school was started by Ashatai Kamat in 2003 to bring joy and hope to the lives of visually impaired children by extending a hand of love and care.

The Dalal Family Foundation supports this project by funding the construction and expansion of the facility. The music hall construction was funded by The Dalal Family Foundation and inaugurated by legendary cricketer Sachin Tendulkar in March 2014.

Muskan Foundation, Mumbai

The Dalal Family Foundation supports The Muskan Foundation, Mumbai, which addresses the lack of services, awareness and support that hamper mainstream opportunities for children with multiple disabilities with visual impairment (MDVI).

Pravinchandra Dalal Disability Prevention Center, PNR Society, Bhavnagar

PNR Society, Bhavnagar is a unique group of institutions which is rendering outstanding services to more than 3,000 disabled beneficiaries every day. The Dalal Family Foundation is supporting Pravinchandra Dalal Disability Prevention Center with initiatives such as:
• The disabilities prevention program which includes prevention of rubella, deafness and blindness
• AT&T Technology Park computer training institute for the disabled

Adhaar Trust, Udwada

The Trust was established with the aim of creating an environment that will facilitate the elders to live together sharing life’s joys and sorrows and caring for each other as in a close-knit family and to create an extended family. The family of the elders can sustain their emotional bond with the younger generation. The Aadhaar Trust aspires to be a link between the two generations, one that brings happiness and light to them. The Dalal Family Foundation has partnered with Adhaar Trust for facilities improvements.

Narmada Niketan and Vishram Dham Senior Citizen Housing, Navi Mumbai

The Dalal Family Foundation has long been associated with Narmada Niketan and Aarogya Dham, a home for senior citizens at Belapur, Maharashtra. The home serves about 175 seniors with residential facilities, amenities, medical support of visiting doctors, and extracurricular activities in a beautiful and positive surrounding.

Built in early 1980s, the building and facilities were becoming run down and in dire need for improvements. The foundation supported a full remodeling during the period between 2012-2016.

Ramkrishna Niketan (Shantivan)

Ramkrishna Niketan, an old age home in Shantivan Panvel, is managed by Kushtarog Nivaran Samiti and houses 50 senior citizens. Originally built in 1990, the facility was in complete run-down condition. With support from The Dalal Family Foundation, the facility underwent extensive renovations between 2018-2020. The restoration included a new kitchen, refurbished rooms for senior living, an activity center, improved drainage and sanitation facilities, and a beautifully landscaped garden for the recreation and relaxation of the residents.

Pravin Dalal Institute of Ophthalmology, Sankara Eye Foundation, Mathura, U.P.

The Dalal Family Foundation has partnered with Sankara Eye Foundation USA and Kalyanam Karoti Hospital, Mathura for establishing a training institute for ophthalmology, adjacent to the eye hospital.

The Pravin Dalal Institute of Ophthalmology aims to help with resource management for the eye hospital, by giving medical training to students who can have firsthand experience in serving the patients coming to the eye hospital with various eye related medical conditions.

Jyoti Dalal Dialysis Center, Lonavala, Maharashtra

Sanjeevani Medical Foundation established its first Dialysis Center in 2016 with support from The Dalal Family Foundation USA. The center was set up to meet the dialysis needs of Lonavala hill station residents, tourists, and second-home owners, as the nearest dialysis centers were over an hour away in bigger cities like Pune or Panvel.

Jyoti Dalal Dialysis Center has served more than 10,000 patients till date for various durations and is actively working towards providing quality services to the patients.

Jyoti Dalal Medical Center, Mumbai, Maharashtra

The Dalal Family Foundation has played a major role in acquiring space for the Jyoti Dalal Medical Center in the highly populated northern suburb of Borivali, Mumbai. The center officially opened in 2022. It offers a wide range of medical services like chemotherapy, advanced dentistry, physical therapy, skin care, cardiac care, ayurvedic consultation and panchakarma therapy, consultation with kidney, ENT and orthopedic doctors. The center also has facilities for minor orthopedic surgeries and day care.

Free of cost medical camps for various health check-ups are hosted by the center at regular intervals. With an average footfall of 100 patients a day, the Jyoti Dalal Medical Center has served around 90,000 people in its three years of existence.

Kaivalyadham, Lonavala, Maharashtra

Kaivalyadham is one of the world’s oldest and most prestigious yoga institutions, offering research, education, health, and wellness programs in Yoga, Ayurveda and Naturopathy. It is located in the foothills of the Sahyadri Mountains in Lonavala. To meet increasing needs for holistic treatment for non- communicable diseases, Kaivalyadham recently expanded their campus as Project Anand, offering a world class infrastructure for accommodation, rejuvenation treatments and therapies.

The Dalal Family Foundation made a generous contribution to Project Anand for building the infrastructure.

Kapol Utkarsh Mandal, Mumbai, Maharashtra

Jyotiben Pravinchandra Dalal Mediclaim scheme, supported by The Dalal Family Foundation, is administered by Shri Vile Parle Kapol Utkarsh Mandal, a community-based organization for the benefit of the Kapol community.

This Mediclaim scheme provides medical insurance to lower income families with the coverage of Rs. 3 to 5 lacs per family per year with an intention to secure their requirement of support in case of any medical challenges. This project has benefited about 3,500 families for the past decade. The scheme has been very well received by the community as it gives financial security to the beneficiaries in the times of need.

Gau Seva Dham Hospital, Hodal, Haryana

Gau Seva Dham Hospital provides free medical care, food and shelter to injured and harassed stray animals. The hospital has treated more than 20,000 animals to date and has provided on the spot medical care as an outpatient department to more than 5,000 animals. With a team of 100 dedicated employees, Gau Seva Dham cares for the cows (gau mata) and many other animals at this modern, well-equipped facility located at Hodal in Haryana District. The Dalal Family Foundation supports this noble initiative by helping with land development.