PROJECTS OF IWC OF BOMBAY
In Inner Wheel Club
of Bombay, along with giving donations our emphasis
is also on our members being associated with various
institutions so that we get first hand knowledge of
the utilization of the funds given. The current on going
projects in various fields are as follows :
To help Physically
Handicapped, we sponsor education, provide
Calipers and other aids, pay for surgeries and give
them a smile by organizing Diwali, X-mas parties and
sports days with Institutes such as Society for the
Rehabilitation of Crippled Children (SRCC), SEC Day
School, NASEOH and Institute of Deaf and Mutes – Mazgaon.
The
Mela for the handicapped at SRCC Grounds |
Jyoti
Doshi giving away prizes at the Institute
for deaf and mutes.Chandrakala Agarwala
and Sadhna Jain accompany her.
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SRCC
- At the society for rehabilitation of
crippled children are seen, Late Indu
Mehta, Radhika Kaji, Mrinal Kher, Rekha
Tanna, Zarine Chothia, Brinda Shah.
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Zarine
Chothia and Geeta Gogia at the Christmas
Party for the students of SRCC.
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Visually Impaired
are helped through Jagruti School at Alandi, M.N. Banaji
Industrial Home for the Blind; Blind Persons Association,
Lions Home for the Aging Blind; Organise for Surgeries,
Vocational Training, Educations, Computers or in any
way they need help.
Donating
software to Victoria Memorial School for the blind.
In the picture are
Anurita Chadha, Saroj Shah and Geeta Gogia.
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We help the underprivileged
in the Medical field by helping our
Municipal Hospitals. Donate equipments such as Ventilator,
Anesthesia Machine, specialized baby warmers at Sion
Hospital (LTMH), Nair Hospital, run a HUMAN MILK BANK
at Sion Hospital and KEM Hospital . TB patients through
Chetna Foundation, Cancer patients with V-Care, CPAA.
Also organize various medical camps. Also help needy
with medical bills after verification. We run a free
dispensary at BDD Chawls, Worli.
Donating
medical equipments to the Neo Natal Clinic at
LMT hospital.
Left to Right are Munira Kachwalla, Jyoti Doshi
, Sadhna Jain ,
Geeta Gogia and Falguni Mehta with Dr. Mondkar
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Education:
We assist deserving students with tution fees and our
members regularly go to Ambedkar Municipal School, Worli
to teach English. We also support Ashramshala, the school
for Adivasi Children at Wakdi.
Help
A Child Programme at AshramshalaWakadi 2008-09
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Help
A Child Programme at AshramshalaWakadi 2009-10
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Senior Citizens
are looked after at Parukh Dharamshala, J.J. Dharamshala
and with Chetna Foundation. We take them to movies,
organize magic shows and parties, help with medical
aid.
Seen
at the JJ Dharamshala are Anu Chadha ,Rita Sagar
,Geeta Gogia donating shoes to the inmates. |
Meher
and Alice bringing cheer to the elderly
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Low Income women around
Worli area are given Vocational Training
and then encouraged to start their own business through
our Micro Finance Scheme. There are
many success stories.
We take care of the
Environment by helping to plant saplings,
rain water harvesting and giving garden plots for organic
farming for medicinal plants.
Shirin
Petigara planting a sapling |
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