DESI Power Foundation
About Us
DESI Power Foundation was established under the Indian Trusts Act 1882 by Dr. H. N. Sharan in 2006. Hari Sharan has a deep commitment to training. Through this trust he supports improved egalitarian social relationships in India. The training centres in Gayari, Araria and Baharwari ran for a decade. After training, the students were able to take up jobs in DESI Power Foundation projects and elsewhere. The training has contributed to improved farming practices, improved relationships between people, and the eradication of difference of class, religion and caste. The unity of all mankind and womankind, and the advancement of agriculture, forestry, and decentralised renewable energy, continue to be the focal areas of the trust. In this world dominated by political economy, the trust defends the values of humane socialism and the Indian Constitution.
Trustees
- Dr. H. N. Sharan, Founder Trustee
- Mrs.A. Meili-Sharan, Managing Trustee
- Mr. K. Ramachandra, Trustee
- Mr Abhishek Sharan, Trustee
- Mrs Lucy Roy, Trustee
Staff
- Mrs. L. Roy, M.Sc. Sociology, Human Resources and Accounts Manager
- Mr. Vivek Thakur, M.Sc. Forestry, Project Manager
- Mr. G. Malakar, M.Tech. Village Manager
- Mrs. Radha Devi, Mrs. Manjita Devi, Mrs. Julo Devi, Mr. Shankar Kumar, , Mrs. Mandodari Devi, Mrs Parvathi Devi, farmers
Partner:
Decentralised Energy Systems (India) Pvt. Ltd.
Supporter:
Fichtner Consulting Engineers (India) Private Ltd.
Grants:
The main financial and moral support for the trust comes from Hari Sharan, the Founding Trustee. Since 2006 he has been the main funder of the trust. The second most important source of financial support for the trust comes from Corporate Social Responsibility grants from Fichtner Consulting Engineers (India) Private Ltd. Three other past donors are Solarkraftwerkgemeinschaft Seuzach, Switzerland, Solarspar, Aarau, Switzerland, and Hans “Jeannot” Sulzer and sons, Herliberg, Switzerland. These funds from these supporters have enabled the trust to give grants to other organisations, both trusts and not-for-profit-to-the-promoter companies, and to run projects ourselves.
We thank these past and present supporters for their faith in us from the bottom of our hearts. We promise to put as much determination in to the coming projects in 2025 to 2030 as you put into the projects in the past.
Office and campus: DESI Power Foundation, Baharwari, Dabhra GP, Jokihat Block, PIN 854329, Araria District, Bihar. Contact: Anandi Sharan, Managing Trustee, Mobile 9880675026
To Support the core activities and the newly launched dairy, fodder and cooking energy project for women in Baharwari , please send your donation to
DESI POWER FOUNDATION
Account Number 33771559080
State Bank of India
ADB Branch, Araria, Bihar
IFSC Code- SBIN0001739
UPI : 9471252105@sbi
For more information about the newly launched Dairy and Fodder project for Women in Baharwari please write to anandi@desipowerfoundation.in
Many people have profited from the programmes run in the last 19 years. Since we first started work we have seen nutritional, health and social improvements in the villages in the District of Araria, where we have focused our work that we would not have been able to dream of when we started. This is in large measure thanks to the Government. Our own contribution is nonetheless important. Currently 20 people are in a position to contribute to managing the organisation. They learnt from pilot projects and they keep moving forward.
