“THE DAKSHEDTE TRUST” is a Registered Trust, registered in the year 1982. The Trust is a Non-Political and Non-Religious one and the objects for which the Trust is established is solely for educational and developmental and not for the profit but working for the marginalized.

Rev. S. A. Salins who was acclaimed as a “Pastor who did not have to Preach” was a man of few words but full of action. During his pastoral ministry at St. Andrew’s Church (Bangalore), he reamed with CASA and launched a supplementary Nutrition Feeding Programme to take care of Pre School-Children, Nursing and Expectant Mothers with a provision i.e. a bulgar wheat and soya bean salad oil in the year 1978. Identifying Siddapura Slum (Bangalore), he started serving the deserving poor through Dr. Mrs. Anna Abraham. Besides, he started sharing the provisions of CASA through a few more organizations; one of which is “ THE NEED TRUST” operated by Mr. Thomas in Austin Town (Bangalore). It was in this context Mr. Thomas helped Rev. S. A. Salins with the deed of trust to start “DAKSHEDTE”, Rev. S. A. Salins teamed with Rev. Edwin Walter, Bishop S. R. Frutado and Mr. Thomas and founded “THE DAKSHEDTE TRUST” and started community centric ministry in Moodabidri (Dakshina Kannada District) area. Subsequently to the demise of Mr. Thomas, Mr. Emerson Samuel was inducted on to the Board of Trustees of Dakshedte. After the demise of Bishop S R Frutado and Rev. S. A. Salins the reconstituted Board of Trustees of Dakshedte comprises of Rev. Edwin Walter, Mr. Emerson Samuel, Mr. Gunakar Salins and Alwyn Amanna. Later, in the year 2021 the existing trustees found the need of two more resource persons to the Board of Trustees, so they decided to induct Rev. Vijay Harvin and Mr. Ashwin Salins.

The Trust was the Vision of Late Rev. S. A. Salins to….

VISION:
“TO BE ABLE TO USHER IN NEW SOCIAL ORDER FOUNDED ON JUSTICE, PEACE AND EQUALITY DISPELLING ALL FORMS OF DISPARITIES; BE THEY SOCIAL, ECONOMIC, EDUCATIONAL OR CULTURAL”.
MISSION:
A) IN ORDER TO REALISE THE ABOVE VISION, THE MISSION EMBARKED TO INCULCAT HUMANIZATION OF HAVES AND HAVENOTS.
B) TO BUILD FRATERNITY AND SOLIDARITY AMONG THE POOR AND MARGINALIZED TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE THEM WITH COLLECTIVE STRENGTH AND VOICE.

ACTIVITIES:

  • Care for the aged and infirm
  • Shelter for the homeless
  • Educational Assistance
  • Soft Loan for small enterprises
FUTURE PLANS:

DAKSHEDTE Believes that man is a product of his own time, his days are numbered from womb to tomb, he has a stupendous responsibility of handing down the legacies of the past to the generations to come, with this conviction, DAKSHEDTE pledges to continue with the good work initiated by its founder Rev. S. A. Salins.

Activities:
  1. Support for house renovation in and around the districts of Dakshina Kannada and Udupi for around 300 houses in the early 90’s
  2. We Support to Pedretic Cancer Center through Tapasya Foundation.
  3. We support “Asha Nilaya School and Vocational Rehabilitation Centre” for Mentally Challenged which is in Udupi.
  4. Every year we have a special budget allocated for Education help, a child with a need and deserving.
  5. Also, we have plans to adopt some Rural Schools to support the children with providing basis and essential amenities, where many poor students are studying and also upgradation of the school infrastructure.

Accreditation:

  • We are registered under the Indian Trusts Act Reg vide Reg No. 4/1982-83| 19 Apr 1982 |MANGALORE
  • Certified under section 12A of the Income Tax Act, 1961. Certificate No: AAATD2243AE20219
  • Approved under Section 80G of the Income Tax Act, 1961. Approval No: AAATD2243A23BL01
  • Register Under Foreign contribution (Regulation) ACT 2010. FCRA Registration Number: 094630015
  • Registered Under CSR1 vide Application No: CSR00050660
  • We are registered under DARPAN, and the Unique ID is KA/2018/0216107