Organizations Filed Purposes:
GABRIEL PROJECT MUMBAI (GPM) IS AN INNOVATIVE AND COMPASSIONATE RESPONSE TO THE PROBLEMS OF POVERTY, HUNGER, ILLITERACY, MALNUTRITION AND CHILD LABOR. IN THE MUMBAI SLUMS, CHILDREN AS YOUNG AS FOUR YEARS OLD, FACED WITH ACUTE POVERTY, ARE OFTEN SENT TO WORK AS RAG PICKERS AND SEWAGE CLEANERS RATHER THAN ATTEND SCHOOL IN ORDER TO RECEIVE A FEW RUPEES TO PAY FOR FOOD. THE GPM SOLUTION IS POWERFUL AND SIMPLE: EAT AND LEARN. BY PROVIDING DAILY NUTRITIOUS MEALS TO CHILDREN ATTENDING CLASS, GPM ENSURES THAT CHILDREN ARE ABLE TO RECEIVE HUNGER RELIEF AND LITERACY. GPM THUS ADDRESSES BOTH THE IMMEDIATE AND LONG-TERM NEEDS OF VULNERABLE CHILDREN, ALLEVIATING HUNGER WHILE FACILITIATING THE PATH TOWARDS EDUCTION WHICH IS A KEY FACTOR IN CHANGING THEIR LIVES.
NUTRITION - THE GPM INNOVATIVE APPROACH, "EAT TO LEARN", PROVIDES A THOUSAND FRESH, HOT, NUTRITIOUS MEALS TO CHILDREN LEARNING IN SCHOOL, ENSURING THAT CHILDREN RECEIVE THE NUTRITIONAL BOOST THAT THEY NEED TO THRIVE, WHILE PROVIDING A POWERFUL INCENTIVE FOR PARENTS TO KEEP THEIR CHILDREN IN SCHOOL. DUE TO THE INCREASED SUFFERING BROUGHT ON BY THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC GPM ADDED EMERGENCY FOOD RELIEF TO THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE FACING STARVATION DURING 2020. GPM ALSO PROVIDED MEALS FOR FRONTLINE MEDICAL STAFF IN THE EARLY MONTHS OF THE COVID-19 CRISIS.
HEALTH - GPM OPERATES THE SHRAVAN MEDICAL CLINIC, THE FIRST EVER MEDICAL CLINIC IN THE KALWA SLUM. THE CLINIC, PROVIDES SERVICES TWELVE THOUSAND PATIENTS A YEAR WHO PREVIOUSLY HAD NO ACCESS TO QUALITY MEDICAL CARE. GPM ALSO PROVIDES A MOBILE CLINIC TO CHILDREN IN THE RURAL AREAS FOR PREVENTIVE CARE, VACCINATIONS, CHECK-UPS AND FOLLOW-UP ATTENTION. OTHER HEALTH CARE INITIATIVES INCLUDE HYGIENE INITIATIVES, SAFE DRINKING WATER FACILITY AND MALNUTRITION PROGRAMS. IN 2020 GPM PIVOTED ITS WORK IN HEALTH BECAUSE OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC BY: DISTRIBUTING MASKS AND HYGIENE PRODUCTS, BUILDING FOUR HANDWASHING STATIONS AT RURAL HOSPITALS AND CREATING AN INFORMATION CAMPAIGN ABOUT COVID-19.
EDUCATION - GPM OPERATES EIGHT SCHOOLS AND A COMPUTER LAB FOR THE RURAL POOR, LOVE2LEARN SERVING ONE THOUSAND CHILDREN IN TWENTY VILLAGES AROUND THE SHILONDA VILLAGE IN WESTERN MAHARASHTA. IN ADDITION, GPM INTERNATIONAL VOLUNTEERS, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH JDC-ENTWINE PROVIDE VITAL INFORMAL EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT FOR LOCAL EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS LIKE REAP, THUS OFFERING CHILDREN CARE AND EMOTIONAL SUPPORT DURING THE CRUCIAL PROCESS OF LITERACY ACQUISITION. DUE TO MASS CLOSURE OF SCHOOLS DURING THE COVID-19 PANDENIC, GPM UTILIZED VARIOUS ONLINE AND FORMS OF EDUCATION FOR THE CHILDREN IN THE LOVE2LEARN EDUCATION SYTEM
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Jacob Sztokman | FOUNDING DIR | 40 | $40,000 |
| Audrey Trachtman | DIRECTOR | 6 | $0 |
| Gladys Teitel | DIRECTOR | 6 | $0 |
| Aviva Rosenberg | DIRECTOR | 6 | $0 |
| Molly Pollak | CO-CHAIR | 6 | $0 |
| Scott Miller | DIRECTOR | 6 | $0 |
| Sarah Gribetz | CO-CHAIR | 6 | $0 |
| Alan Goldman | DIRECTOR | 6 | $0 |
| Liza Gertstein | DIRECTOR | 6 | $0 |
| Valerie Gerstein | VICE-CHAIR | 6 | $0 |
| Lenore Fogel | DIRECTOR | 6 | $0 |
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