Palawi is an NGO

1. GROUP NAME:- PROJECT PALAWI
MEMBERS:-
GAURAV THOPATE 231077
SAHIL DHULDHULE 231083
SIDDESH GADGE 231086
DEVENDRA KAMBLE 231088
HRISHIKESH BHOR 231103
AASHISH JADHAV 231115

2. INTERVIEW OF AN
ENTREPRENEUR

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PROJECT PALAWI

4. INTRODUCTION
Palawi is first of its kind in Maharashtra, which provides a holistic
approach to HIV positive children’s health and well being. Today
at Palawi they run a successful residential Care Home for 150 HIV
positive orphan children between the ages of 1.6 months to 35
years. The children are from Maharashtra. They have come to the
care home with the reference of local hospitals, NGO’S, childcare
institutions and some children were abandoned at the Railway
Station or Bus Stand.

5. HOW PALAWI WAS FORMED?
 In 2001, Mrs. Mangal Shah and her daughter Dimple found
two abandoned baby girls in a nearby village.
 The villagers refused to take care of the girls, who were
HIV-positive.
 A government hospital refused to admit the girls due to a
lack of guidelines and facilities for PLWHA.
 With courage, compassion, and love, Mrs. Shah and her
daughter started Palawi, a shelter and care home for
HIV/AIDS orphan children.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ik6OB2I8jIU&ab_channel=Donatekart

6. INITIATIVES IN PALAWI

7. PROJECTS AT PALAWI
1) Palawi Care Home
2) Palawi Self Reliance
3) Palawi Apna Ghar
4) Palawi Education
5) Palawi Gaushala
6) Palawi Parisprash
7) Palawi Hirkani

9. QUESTIONS ASKED TO THE
ENTREPRENEUR
1) What sparked your initial idea for this business? What
problem were you trying to solve or opportunity did
you see?
 Founder
 How Palawi work
 Standing Independent

10. 2) Who are your entrepreneurial role models, and what
have you learned from them?
 Role Models
 Struggling story behind it
 Achievements

11. 3) What is your personal definition of success, and how does it
drive your decisions as an entrepreneur?
 Success cannot be measured, it is within ourselves.
 For her success is to contribute to the society.
 Society has helped her to become successful.
 HIV + patient has less life span , so treating them and curing them
to live is a big success for her.
 Also to help them to create their own identity and to generate
the income.

12. 4) What has been the biggest challenge you've faced as an
entrepreneur, and how did you overcome it?
 To help the hiv + children to survive.
 Getting help from society.
 Raising Funds.
 Young generation has helped her foundation.
 Every social worker has faced problems (eg Baba Amte).
 If your decision is firm I have to work for them, no one can stop you.
 Consistency and loyalty is very important factors for success.

13. 5 )What was one significant mistake you made early on,
and what did you learn from it?
 Unawareness of the disease.
 Unawareness of nutrition.
 Uneducated team members.

14. 6) What advice would you give to someone aspiring to
follow a similar entrepreneurial path?
 Clear vision
 Genuine desire to help others
 Constantly think about society

15. OUTCOMES AND CONCLUSION
 From a social entrepreneurship perspective:
 The importance of identifying unmet social needs and developing innovative solutions.
 The effectiveness of combining compassion with a sustainable business model.
 The power of collaboration in creating social impact.
 From a leadership perspective:
 The role of visionary leadership in driving positive change.
 The importance of building a strong and dedicated team.
 The need for adaptability and innovation in addressing evolving challenges.
 From a general business perspective:
 The potential of social enterprises to create both social and financial value.
 The importance of understanding and addressing community needs for sustainable business success.
 The power of storytelling and effective communication in attracting resources and support.

16. REFERENCES
 Palawi Project Social Media Links:
Website : https://palawi.org/index.html
 Follow Palawi Project on Instagram :
https://www.instagram.com/palawiproject/?hl=en
 Follow Palawi Project on Twitter : https://twitter.com/palawic
 Follow Palawi Project on Linkedin:
https://www.linkedin.com/company/palawi-a-rehabilitation-project-for-hiv-
children-by-prabha-hira-pratishthan
 Watch us on Youtube : @Palawi Project.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCaZk7O0j1xPvJvbPfaqengw
 Follow Palawi Project on Facebook :
https://www.facebook.com/PalawiProject/

17. Thank You