ViswaSanthi Foundation

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ViswaSanthi Foundation
Founded2015; 9 years ago (2015)
FounderMohanlal
TypeNon-governmental organisation
Focus
  • Education
  • Health care
Location
Key people
Websiteviswasanthifoundation.com

ViswaSanthi Foundation is a non-profit organization established by actor Mohanlal in the names of his parents Viswanathan and Santhakumari in 2015.[1][2] It is registered as a Section-8 Company of the Companies Act 2013, under the name ViswaSanthi Development Foundation.[3] The foundation was started with the objective of creating and delivering high impact and focused programs to the under privileged sections of the society in the areas of health care and education.[4][3]

Activities

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In 2018, Mohanlal met with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and briefed about the foundation's social initiatives.[5] The foundation has sent relief materials to different parts of Kerala during 2018[6][7] and 2019 Kerala floods including new house to the family of a flood rescue operator[8] and children's education for one of the victims.[9][10]

The foundation launched the Amrita-ViswaSanthi Health Care project to help children below the age of 18 years from socio-economically backward sections suffering from heart ailments and meet their heart surgery expenses in Amrita hospital. Simran, a five-year-old girl from a Bihar village, becomes the first non-Malayali beneficiary of this scheme.[11][12] During COVID-19 pandemic in India, the foundation has donated PPE kits and N95 masks to healthcare workers and police officials in Kerala,[13] Tamil Nadu,[14] Pune[15][16] and laptops, tablets and television sets for schools across Kerala.[17] The foundation had extended its support to BMC run hospitals in Mumbai by donating PPE kits to Lokmanya Tilak Municipal General Hospital, Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Hospital and to healthcare workers in Andheri and Dharavi.[13]

The foundation donates an autonomous robot, KARMI-Bot, for the isolation ward at Government Medical College, Ernakulam, which helps to dispense food, medicine, collect the trash left away by COVID-19 patients, perform disinfection and enable video call between the doctors and patients.[18][19][20]

In May 2021, the foundation has provided beds with oxygen and ventilator support and portable X-ray machines to various hospitals in Kerala. They also provide support for the installation of Oxygen pipeline to two wards and Triage ward of Government Medical College, Ernakulam.[21] The foundation executes this ₹1.5 crore project with EY Global Delivery Services (EY GDS) and UST.[22][23]

In April 2022, the foundation, with the support of EY GDS, chose 20 students from the 6th grade in tribal villages from Attappadi, to provide them with free education, mentorship and resources, for the next 15 years in order to secure their future.[24][25]

In June 2023, the foundation, in association with EY GDS, established an automated drinking water plant to alleviate the water shortage faced by residents of ward-1 of Edathua gram panchayat in the Kuttanad region. The initiative aims to provide clean and safe drinking water to about 1000 individuals, a few schools and places of worship in the area.[26][27]

In June 2024, the foundation has joined the ‘'Idukki Oru Midukki'’ project, coordinated by the Idukki district administration and the District Skill Committee. Mohanlal inaugurated a newly set up library at Anchuruli and also the distribution of adult diapers at a function in Thodupuzha.[28]

When the landslide hit the Wayanad district in July 2024, Mohanlal donated ₹25 lakhs to CMDRF.[29] He also visited the landslide-hit Wayanad as a Lieutenant Colonel (Hon) of Indian Territorial Army in August 2024 and announced ₹3 crores aid for the rehabilitation of the region from ViswaSanthi Foundation.[30][31] Major Ravi, managing director of the foundation, said that the foundation will oversee the rebuilding of Mundakkai Government Lower Primary School, which was collapsed in the landslide.[32][33]

References

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  1. ^ "Mohanlal launches project to raise aid for children's heart surgeries". Mathrubhumi. 6 August 2019. Archived from the original on 21 July 2020. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
  2. ^ "Mohanlal's blog on his "ViswaSanthi Development Foundation"". Sify. 21 May 2018. Archived from the original on 23 May 2018. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
  3. ^ a b "About Viswasanthi". Archived from the original on 7 August 2020. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
  4. ^ "Mohanlal's ViswaSanthi Foundation collaborates with Amrita Hospital on new Healthcare Project". 6 August 2019. Archived from the original on 17 January 2021. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
  5. ^ "Mohanlal meets PM Narendra Modi on Janamshtami". The Times of India. 3 September 2018. Archived from the original on 5 September 2018. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  6. ^ "ദുരിതബാധിതര്‍ക്ക് ആശ്വാസവുമായി മോഹന്‍ലാലിന്റെ വിശ്വശാന്തി ഫൗണ്ടേഷന്‍". Mathrubhumi (in Malayalam). 15 September 2018. Archived from the original on 18 August 2019. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
  7. ^ "Mohanlal Apologises For "Emotional Response" On Kerala Nun Rape Case". NDTV. 16 September 2018. Archived from the original on 9 November 2020. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
  8. ^ "Mohanlal promises new house for Linu's family". Mathrubhumi. 15 August 2019. Archived from the original on 17 January 2021. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
  9. ^ "Mohanlal to sponsor education of flood victim Abdul Razak's kin". The New Indian Express. 19 August 2019. Archived from the original on 14 September 2019. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
  10. ^ "Mohanlal sponsors education of Abdul Razack's children". Mathrubhumi. 17 August 2019. Archived from the original on 17 January 2021. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
  11. ^ "Mohanlal launches project to raise aid for children's heart surgeries". Mathrubhumi. 6 August 2019. Archived from the original on 21 July 2020. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
  12. ^ "Bihar girl becomes first non-Malayali beneficiary of Amrita-ViswaSanthi scheme". The New Indian Express. 6 August 2019. Archived from the original on 20 August 2022. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
  13. ^ a b "Mohanlal's ViswaSanthi Foundation extends support to Kerala Police: hands over COVID-19 preventive equipment". Janam TV. 7 June 2020. Archived from the original on 17 January 2021. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
  14. ^ "COVID-19: Mohanlal's ViswaSanthi Foundation extends help to Tamil Nadu". Mathrubhumi. 13 May 2020. Archived from the original on 18 May 2020. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
  15. ^ "ViswaSanthi Foundation handed over 1000 PPE kits and N95 masks to Mayor of Pune". Twitter. 12 May 2020. Archived from the original on 14 May 2020. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  16. ^ Sawant, Gajanan Zilu (12 May 2020). "Actor Mohanlal donates 1000 PPE kits for medical staffs in Pune". Maharashtra Times (in Marathi). Archived from the original on 3 October 2020. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  17. ^ "Viswasanthi Foundation donate laptop and tv sets for schools across Kerala". News18 Kerala (in Malayalam). 4 July 2020. Archived from the original on 4 August 2020. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
  18. ^ "Mohanlal donates robot for fighting Covid-19". The New Indian Express. 26 April 2020. Archived from the original on 21 July 2020. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
  19. ^ "Kerala government hospital deploys robot to serve COVID-19 patients". The Hindu. 25 April 2020. Archived from the original on 22 July 2020. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
  20. ^ Dhawan, Bulbul (30 April 2020). "COVID-19: Kudos! Mohanlal's Viswasanthi Foundation donates 'KARMI-Bot' to Kochi hospital; how it works". The Financial Express (India). Archived from the original on 23 September 2020. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
  21. ^ "Mohanlal's ViswaSanthi donates beds with oxygen,ventilator support to 13 hospitals in Kerala". Mathrubhumi. 21 May 2021.
  22. ^ V., Mohanlal (21 May 2021). "Viswasanthi Foundation on Covid19". Twitter.
  23. ^ "UST extends a helping hand amidst the COVID-19 pandemic in India". ThePrint. 8 June 2021.
  24. ^ "Mohanlal's Project Vintage to Provide 20 Kids With Free Education for Next 15 Years". CNN-News18. 15 April 2022. Archived from the original on 15 April 2022. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
  25. ^ "These little ones will now fly under Mohanlal's shade; dream project 'Vintage' begins". Kerala Kaumudi. 13 April 2022. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
  26. ^ "Actor Mohanlal donates drinking water plant to Kuttanad". The New Indian Express. 7 June 2023. Archived from the original on 21 July 2024. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
  27. ^ "Mohanlal gifts drinking water plant to Kuttanad residents on Environment Day". Mathrubhumi. 6 June 2023. Archived from the original on 30 September 2023. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
  28. ^ "Actor Mohanlal inaugurates newly set up library". The Hindu. 18 June 2024. Archived from the original on 19 June 2024. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
  29. ^ "Wayanad landslide: Mohanlal appreciates the rescue operations, and contributes to CMDRF". Cinema Express. 2 August 2024. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
  30. ^ Mohan, Deepu (3 August 2024). "Mohanlal announces Rs 3 cr for rehabilitation after visiting landslide-hit Wayanad". Asianet News. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
  31. ^ Mazumdar, Shreyanka (3 August 2024). "Mohanlal Visits Landslide-Hit Wayanad in Army Uniform, Offers Support Amid Crisis". CNN-News18. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
  32. ^ "ആ കാഴ്ച മോഹൻലാലിന്റെ കണ്ണുനിറച്ചു, ഉടന്‍ തീരുമാനമെടുത്തു: മേജർ രവി പറയുന്നു" [That sight filled Mohanlal's eyes, immediately took a decision: Says Major Ravi]. Malayala Manorama (in Malayalam). 3 August 2024. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
  33. ^ "Wayanad landslide: Mohanlal's ViswaSanthi Foundation to donate Rs 3 crore, rebuild school". Mathrubhumi. 3 August 2024. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
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