Dear Wellwisher,
VRF has been operational since 2007 and for the past 15 years we have invested time, energy and money to work with a group of people that are often not remembered...
The war widows and her children. They are our Foundation's beneficiaries.
They are without husbands and fathers because they chose to give away their lives to our nation. We take it as our responsibility to do our bit for them...for their indirect sacrifice.
We are one of the firsts and are the only Foundation to implement structured interventions to build true empowerment with the required knowledge and skills for our beneficiaries. We work with war widows and their children- as a family unit, enabling holistic well-being with areas of focus being Intrapersonal, interpersonal, financial, social and academic well-being.
We are now working with such families across Maharashtra after completing our work in Karnataka. We are planning our next steps in Tamil Nadu parallelly.
Our biggest hindrance to expanding our activities is the lack of adequate funding, and it is here that we seek your generous help. Your donation certainly will support us in planning and reaching out to as many war widows with empowerment programs.
Help us raise funds for our specific needs.
Utilization summary of funds raised last year in TCS World 10K Bengaluru
| Amount Utilised (INR) | 640780 |
|---|---|
| Project Description | WEP is a structured program designed specifically to support and enable our war widows to gain the rhythm of their Life back. The program ensures she builds her self-confidence and self-esteem. https://veerratna.org/programs/#empowerment%20_programs |
| impact | The SROI study shows improvements across various impact dimensions, although the degree of improvement varies. Participants have acknowledged significant connections among these outcomes. Self-confidence and self-awareness form the basis for other improvements, enabling individuals to make decisions and assert themselves in areas such as relationships, finances, health, sexuality, and rights. VRF has played a key role in building communication skills through their workshops. Moreover, the exposure to various events and gatherings has helped them to be confident and comfortable with interactions, which in turns has helped them work upon their aspirations. Based on the impressions and insights from the primary research, the specific observations with respect to women are the following: Women specific observations 1. Self-awareness and confidence 2. Self-care without guilt: They are no more worried about being considered selfish for prioritizing their health, goals and likes 3. Better Savings 4. Setting boundaries in relationships |
| Amount Utilised (INR) | 507844 |
|---|---|
| Project Description | Memorial Awards (MA) program is constituted since 2014. It is a way by which, The soldier killed-in-action is immortalized for his courage and selfless act towards his country The young students from soldier's alma mater are informed and inspired by the way of our soldiers’ lives to give their best wherever and whatever they choose to do |
| impact | The war widow feels resourceful and enhances her intrapersonal identity by way of ‘giving’ instead of otherwise bearing the onus of ‘receiving’ |
Veer Ratna Foundation (VRF), previously called as Vasantharatna Foundation is a public charitable
trust based in Bangalore working towards empowering &
transforming families of battle casualties.
The foundation was set up in 2007 by Mrs. Subhashini in memory of Col Vasanth V AC, who
was immortalized as commanding officer of 9 Maratha Light Infantry on 31st July, 2007 in OP
RAKSHAK at Uri, J&K while fighting against terrorists.
He is the first posthumous Ashoka Chakra recipient in Karnataka.
We started our work with the families of Jawans and Junior Commissioned Officers (JCO) of
the Army who were killed in action in the service of the nation during war or war-like situation.
We have recently expanded the scope of our programs to include Navy, Air force and the
Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF).
Our work initially involved only women, referred to as veer naaris (war widows), with a shared
history and identity of being a brave heart's wife; and as an attempt to enable them to get over
their common grief and create a community to help each other. As we evolved, now we
engage not just with veer naari but also with her children through a series of unique
experiential empowerment and other enablement programs.
Contact Person: Deepthi Sharma
Email: deepthi@veerratna.org
Phone: 9880535381
A big thank you to all those who have donated on this page.
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