THE BACKGROUND
Cataract is a major cause of avoidable blindness in India and other developing countries. Cataract surgeries can restore someone’s vision, restoring their independence and impacting the overall community. These surgeries when performed in metro cities like Mumbai can typically cost between INR 15000 to INR 100000 depending on the cases and complexities, due to the cost of using imported lenses. Aastha Health Care is making these surgeries available at a much lower cost of just INR 4000.
The INR 4000 includes surgeon charges, anaesthesia charges, the charge of the lens, a pair of black spectacles to help in recovery, operation theatre expenses and miscellaneous expenses.
Although this is a reduced cost, sadly, many still cannot afford it. That’s why we need to raise just INR 4000 per surgery to give the Gift of Sight.
The money raised will be used to provide cataract surgeries for vulnerable seniors (usually 65+ years) in and around Mulund, Mumbai.
Patient at Aastha Health Care Hospital in Mulund after her Cataract surgery.
Just INR 4000 from you will GIVE SIGHT to 1 elderly person.
WHAT IS CATARACT?As one becomes old, the lenses in our eyes become cloudy and cause poor vision and blindness if not treated. This is very common among those who are 65+ years.
Patients at Aastha Hospital in Mulund after their Cataract surgery.
This campaign is being done in partnership with the Rotary Club of Mulund Hill View and Motwani Charitable Trust. The surgeries will be performed at Aastha Health Care Hospital by professional ophthalmologists. Beneficiaries from this campaign will be located in and around slums and adivasi areas of Mumbai.
COST SHEET
The INR 4000 includes surgeon charges, anaesthesia charges, the charge of the lens, a pair of black spectacles to help in recovery, operation theatre expenses and miscellaneous expenses.
All this is provided by Aastha Health Care Hospital. The Hospital has an operation theatre specifically for cataract surgeries for the elderly poor. It can conduct 3 surgeries a day. On Sundays, Aastha Health Care performs 10-15 surgeries as all their rooms are used for this purpose. They have 3 microscopes in their hospital.
HOSPITAL WHERE THE SURGERIES WILL TAKE PLACE
TESTIMONIAL FROM A PREVIOUS CAMP
ABOUT ME
My name is ABHISHEK MANI. I am a member of the Rotaract Club of Mulund Hill View, Mumbai.
10 million plus elderly people in India have cataracts and urgently need surgery to avoid going blind. Many of them are from low-income homes and cannot afford a surgery. This campaign of mine aims to help them by providing them with a free cataract surgery. Getting their eyesight back has massive implications - to their wellbeing and health, their self worth, their ability to work again and to the dynamics of the family they live with.
The fact that a contribution of just Rs 4000 can make a difference to the life of someone and give them back their sight made me realise that I must do something to help. This campaign will benefit elderly folk in and around Mumbai. They come from slums and rural pockets and cannot afford a surgery otherwise.
Please support my campaign and let us together bring light into the lives of these people. Keep funding this till the last date. While my goal is INR 20000, I would like to raise much more than that and help more elderly people see again.
The surgery will be performed at the Aastha Health Care Hospital at Mulund in Mumbai. This campaign is being done in partnership with the NGO- Motwani Chartable Trust.
The "Gift of Sight" is the "Gift of Life" for these elderly folk.
LOCATION
Beneficiaries are located in underprivileged areas such as slums and adivasi areas in and around Mumbai.
ABOUT ROTARY CLUB OF MULUND HILL VIEW
Rotary Club of Mulund Hill View was started in 2001. It is a Not for Profit organisation that works for the benefit of the community through its social initiatives. Rotary Club of Mulund Hill View has been doing many other projects too including Back to school, Annapoorna, Check dams, School adoption. Cataract Surgery Camp is their flagship project which has enabled many deserving poor patients to see the light of the day.
Rotary Club of Mulund Hill View, Aastha Health Care and Motwani Charitable Trust have joined hands since 2005 to carry out Cataract Surgeries for poor patients who are unable to afford this surgery.
ABOUT AASTHA HEALTH CARE HOSPITAL
Aastha Hospital is a 50 bedded super speciality hospital in Mulund, Mumbai. This hospital has been carrying out speciality work in the field of Laparoscopy since the time of inception. In fact, when the hospital began in 2005, the first 21 surgeries operated on were Cataract Surgeries in camp.
In these Cataract Surgeries, Aastha Health Care provides its services free of cost and contributes to the funds required for Surgery.
ABOUT MOTWANI CHARITABLE TRUST
Motwani Charitable Trust is an organisation that has been involved in many social initiatives for over 30 years. Many projects right from education, Vision for All, feeding the hungry, Ration to widows to Green Mumbai initiatives have been the hallmark of this organisation. Motwani Charitable Trust has been facilitating 400-500 cataract surgeries year after year by allocating funds to ensure no poor person is prevented from having Vision.
TAX BENEFITS
By funding this campaign, you are eligible for tax breaks as Motwani Charitable Trust is a registered NGO and you can avail benefits under section 80G of the IT act. Foreign funding is not accepted.
FEEDBACK
To ensure that there is complete transparency I shall get a report from NGO (this takes between 2 to 4 months usually after the funds are raised & transferred to them) telling me who benefitted from the funding. The details will then be posted on the UPDATES section of my campaign. As soon as I post an update, the platform will send an EMAIL alert to all the funders - i.e. to you. Click on the link on the email and you can read about who benefitted. That's transparent right.
The below image is an example of the FEEDBACK FORMAT that we will be sharing with all my funders.
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