SMT. I.V.Patel Foundation for Education, Learning & Research was established in 2010 by Mr. Shanil V. Patel. It was set up in order to tackle the problems of poverty and education in the society, especially basic eduction of children in remote areas. From its humble origins as a small institution it has grown rapidly, and now its works cover a wide range of welfare activities in South Gujarat. Today, we are helping more than 25000+ underprivileged childrens of various parts of South Gujarat through various campaigns by providing them basic support for education such as Note books, School Bags, Uniforms, Sweters, Stationary items etc.
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The beautiful thing about learning is that no one can take it away from you – OLIVER SANDERO
Our Mission
Our mission is to bring learning in the reach of poor and needy students. We want to bring underprivileged students into the main stream. Above all we are committed to the welfare of the people from most underprivileged strata of society.
I.V.Patel Foundation
An institution builder par excellence, Shri Shanil V. Patel made seminal contributions particularly in the fields of education, culture and welfare of the upliftment of poor and needy people of the society. His pioneering efforts helped in the process of transformation of the life of economically backward children by providing help in getting education. He believes that education to every child is foundation of every nation’s growth and development aspirations. It was this belief that fuelled his passion for doing work for the society and inspired him to start this organization in 2010, Mr. Shanil Patel in a founder and chairman of IVP Foundation, Which is currently helping more than 2500+ economically backward students of various areas of the state of Gujarat by fulfilling their basic education needs by freely distributing them Notebooks, School bags, Stationary, Swaters every year. Not only this, IVP Foundation also helps needy students with the schlorship for higher education.
Apart from managing IVP Foundation since 2010, Shri Shanil Patel is also actively involed with following organizations:
- DRUCC Member, Indian Railway (Western Division)
- President, Cha Gam Patidar Samaj, Surat(South Gujarat)
- Co-secretary, Surat Education Society, Surat
- General Secretary, Akhil Gujarat Sada Sanchalak Mahamandal, Surat City
- Treasurer, South Gujarat Self Finance College Mgt. Association
- Managing Comitee Member, Annapurna Mata Tample Trust, Adajan, Surat
- Managing Comitee Member, Bharat Patidar Samaj, Ahmedabad
- Active Member of BJP, Surat since 2015
