The People Steering Our Mission
Our Board of Trustees brings together leaders from social work, education, healthcare, and enterprise — guiding Making the Difference with integrity, accountability, and a shared commitment to lasting change.
PresidentI believe in solving the root cause of our social problems rather than fabricating the existing issues.
Founder & President
Deepak Vishwakarma
Interior Designer · Partner, Konzepte Designer
Zeal and dedication are the primary ingredients one needs to bring positive change. In today's world where survival has become an essential task, people are forced to spend most of their lives earning a stable income to keep their families afloat. Urbanization isn't giving us the time to offer a helping hand to the needy in our society, or to put a smile on their faces. My passion for helping deprived children has brought me today to a renowned platform called Making The Difference Charitable Trust.
As a founder of the NGO along with my core team, the aim was to brighten the lives of underprivileged children with education, healthy meals, clean surroundings, prioritizing women's health, a sustainable environment, and livelihood. The seed sown has been sprinkled with compassion into a rewarding tree. Making The Difference has been felicitated by State Governor Shri Bhagat Singh Koshyari, Mumbai Mayor Kishori Pednekar, Mira-Bhayandar Mayor Ms. Jyotsna Hasnale, and Commissioner Mr. Dilip Dhole for the selfless work by the team during the Covid-19 pandemic. A positive mindset is the only reason Making The Difference is thriving today and lives are connected. We truly believe that an extensive devotion toward other people's happiness will fulfil our vision of a country free of NGOs in the next 50 years — its citizens educated and employed — as we continue to move forward with our faith in this world.
The trustees guiding our work
Hover a trustee to read their statement in their own words.
Vice President
Ms. Dwiti Bipin Mehta
Business Development Manager, Asian Paints
It is an absolute honor & pride to be a founding member of this wonderful organization. An interior designer by profession working for the past 12 years, I have had a keen interest & perseverance in social work as well. It gives me great joy to share my life in building a better place for the underprivileged society through education and counseling parents about the importance of education. Education is a way to give these children wings to fly, to build a life of dignity for themselves. As part of the CSR team, it gives opportunities to work on new projects for women's hygiene, livelihood, and environment in collaboration with corporates.
Ms. Dwiti Bipin Mehta
Vice President
Secretary
Mr. Harshit Jholapara
Architect, University of Lincoln (UK) · Proprietor, Design Consortium
I have been part of this journey since the inception of Making The Difference. My personal drive has always been to make a difference and change the social status of the underprivileged. Seeing small kids begging on the streets and starving for a basic meal has been worrisome to see, and getting them into mainstream professional life has been the focus ever since. Our struggles were many to achieve these goals in the initial inception of the NGO, but today we have reached a point of clear vision thanks to our supporters, well-wishers, and ever-growing volunteers who have been contributing greatly by continuously motivating us.
Mr. Harshit Jholapara
Secretary
Joint Secretary
Mr. Nischal Dharmendra Parekh
IT Professional, Cloud Transformation & Migration Manager
Enthusiastically working on my social responsibility. Along with our personal and professional responsibilities, we have equal responsibilities towards the society we live in. A better society will always help to give a better life to us and our family, being an integral part of the society. This very thought triggers self-realization to be a responsible citizen and create a social impact on making the world a better place for everyone. Let's be the change that we want to see in others, and take the first step towards it — which brings me to join the passionate family, Making The Difference.
Mr. Nischal Dharmendra Parekh
Joint Secretary
Treasurer
Mr. Hitesh Prajapati
Assistant Manager, Logistics — Schott Poonawalla Pvt. Ltd.
It's a blessing to be a part of this organization. I have been with Making The Difference since its foundation in 2014, with the aim to help the needy — especially children who struggle every day for basics like food, shelter & hygiene, but are denied due to unhealthy financial conditions. My appreciation for the excellent work Making The Difference is carrying out in uplifting underprivileged children by providing opportunities and investing in a better future for India, since children are the future. My good wishes to my team, Making The Difference — keep up the good work.
Mr. Hitesh Prajapati
Treasurer
Joint Treasurer
Mr. Ivan D'Souza
Businessman — Electrical Contractor
Since I became a part of Making The Difference in 2014, my journey here has seen missions being accomplished with dedication, focus, and selflessness in the field of health care, education, and more — a true satisfaction being a part of this organization. I wish to see the organization grow big and successful in changing lives.
Mr. Ivan D'Souza
Joint Treasurer
Trustee
Mr. Shankar Patel
Service Industry
I am so happy to associate with Making The Difference. It feels good to dedicate a little piece of one's life to benefit the one in need. I wish this organization to become successful in its goals & objectives for the underprivileged. Great to see such good work done in the community and extending to many cities like Lucknow, Kanpur, Bangalore, and Delhi.
Mr. Shankar Patel
Trustee