Assistive Device support to 1000 Disabled Persons

Dear Supporters & Well-Wishers,

We are pleased to report that the Assistive Devices: Program is progressing well and has now reached a new milestone. The project team is attempting to reach out to disabled people living in remote areas who do not have access to this equipment. It began in the district of Bhuj Kutch.

The earthquake in Kutch caused many people to lose their limbs. Many organisations organised in the immediate aftermath of the earthquake to provide artificial limbs to those in need. Over time, these prosthetic limbs will need to be repaired and replaced. They must spend money to obtain this because the services are no longer available free of cost. They must spend money to obtain it.

The project team decided to implement an outreach program; they conducted a survey in Bhuj and decided to help 25 people in need.

We are pleased to inform you that Karisma, who lost her limb in an earthquake when she was two years old, struggled to get an age-appropriate limb after receiving an artificial leg at the time. She is very happy now, that she no longer has to travel far to get this limb to get it repaired, and even for the new artificial limb.

Similarly, Manjuben, 40 years young woman, is impoverished. She must engage in casual labour to support their family. She was injured in the leg while working, but due to a lack of proper treatment, her leg became gangrenous, necessitating amputation. It was now extremely difficult for them to work. She was depressed. She was overjoyed to learn that as part of this programme, she will receive an artificial leg that will allow her to work like before and that after receiving the leg, she will be able to earn a living by doing daily work as before.

With the generous assistance of donors like you, we can provide assistance to the needy people of such remote areas. We would like to see this programme implemented in states other than Gujarat where the service is required. Please inform our friends and family about this project and encourage them to donate.

Thanking you to supporting this project.

Dear Donors, Friends and Well Wishers,

Greetings!!

We are very grateful to you for your support and encouragment to provide assistive devices to people with disabilities in India. We are glad to inform you that we have enabled and empowered 578 people with disabilities by providing various types of quality assistive devices since the project has been launced. 

I am glad to share a story of Nisha who is person with disability. Nisha had very good childhood, she was very playful child, loved to play with friends in street and school. She always participated in the sports event orgnized in the school. One day, she was travelling with his father on bike. It was very unfortunate day for her, they met an accident, her father had very serious inuries, and surrvied. She had very serious injury, and her leg was amputed. She was devasted, she could not understand what to do, and how she would do any activities. Her parents were also in shocked, and depressed to have girl child having amputed leg. She was brave, and determined to persue her study. but for her it was very challenging to travel, and do any activity with amputed leg. 

She was supported under this Assistive Devices project, and she was provided an artifical leg. She was very happy to have new leg, and that has increased self confidence, and motivation for life. She has now decided to participate in para athletics and represent India in next Paralambpics. She has already stareted practice with this artificial leg. We wish her the best for her future. 

We are very grateful to you for your support that helped us to reach out to such young girls who have lost their hope. The support for artificial limbs and other devices is very important contribution for giving them dignified and meaningful life. We are very grateful to you for your wonderful support. 

Now, we have started out reach assesment and fittment camps in rural areas of Gujarat and Rajasthan hence people who live in rural areas also get benefits of this project.

We request you kindly donate for this project, also motivate your friends and family members to support this project. 

Thanking you