SPAN FOUNDATION was founded by my father Mr. B.S. Dhiman and his long term friend and associate, whom we fondly called uncle, Mr. Jawahar Kaul. The foundation was essentially funded by Span Consultants Pvt. Ltd., of which my father was the managing director.
Since its inception, the Foundation supported education and medical aid by donating to a local school, the Panchshila Park Dispensary, Balwadi, Smile Foundation and the MSSI.
It is sad and unfortunate that both the founding members are no longer with us and I am sure, moved on to a better place. I, along with my mother, now carry forward their legacy, with their blessings.
We are now actively supporting not just the organisations that the Foundation was already assisting but also local talent, that includes artists, craftspeople and athletes. In addition to traditional crafts, it is also necessary to help and support young emerging artists, by encouraging creative excellence in today’s youth, especially women, from all backgrounds.
One of our ongoing projects is assistance to Meeras Mahal Trust at Sopore, J&K. The trust looks after Atiqa Bano’s lifetime collection of traditional artifacts.
We have also identified a few athletes whom we are supporting in achieving their dream goals.
We shall be coming up with an online store to sell artworks of upcoming artists and later also add local craft. We are also in the process of designing Span Foundation merchandise which shall be available for sale online.
At Span Foundation we welcome your support and any voluntary help possible!