Salaam Bombay Foundation
Kalpesh Waikar has a diverse work experience in various roles and industries. Kalpesh started their career in 2007 as an Assistant Football Coach at Springfield Football Academy. Later, they worked at ICICI Bank as a Banking Officer from 2009 to 2010. In 2012, they became a Physical Education Teacher at Ryan International School and continued until 2015 when they moved to Podar International School in the same role. From 2015 to 2018, they served as a Sports Coordinator at Reliance Foundation. Currently, since 2018, they are working as the Sports Head at Salaam Bombay Foundation.
Kalpesh Waikar completed their Bachelor of Physical Education degree in Health and Physical Education/Fitness from Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University in Aurangabad from 2014 to 2015. Kalpesh then went on to pursue their Masters of Physical Education degree in Physical Education Teaching and Coaching from Singhania University from 2015 to 2017. Additionally, they obtained a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree with a specialization in Sport and Fitness Administration/Management from the Institute of Sports Science and Technology in Pune from 2016 to 2017.
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Salaam Bombay Foundation
We started in 2002 to work with children in Mumbai’s slums. These children live in extreme poverty & in “at risk” environments. They drop out of school, face the risk of child labour & substance abuse, tobacco in particular. We work with these 'at risk' children in programmes that engage them through in-school programmes (leadership & advocacy) & after school academies (arts & sports). The programmes help build their confidence & self-esteem & recommit them to staying in school. We are currently in over 200 schools in Mumbai. The Harvard School of Public Health has studied our model & found that children in Salaam Bombay's programmes have greater ambition & over 90% commit to finishing school. They have higher self-esteem & confidence than their peers & have lower tobacco use rates not only compared to other children but also less than one-third of the national average. Now that they are staying in school, we are confident that there is hope for their future. Objectives 1. To build life skills in children in order that they may make better decisions for their health, education and livelihood 2. To encourage them to stay in school thereby reducing their exposure to child labour and substance abuse, tobacco in particular 3. To provide 21st century relevant employability skills that enhance their economic prospects 4. To increase public awareness on the ill-effects of tobacco usage and to engage stakeholders through advocacy efforts for better policy & implementation of the Tobacco Control law Highlights Salaam Bombay module recognised by the Harvard School of Public Health as effective & replicable across all developing nations Awards Qimpro Gold Standard for Quality in Healthcare Americares Spirit of Humanity, Best NGO of the year Citation from the office of the Mayor, New York City FICCI Sports Award IDA for outstanding contribution in Oral Health Care for children