THE BACKGROUND:
In India, approximately 2,00,000 children are born with CHD each year, and 20% of them have serious defects requiring intervention in the very first year of life. Unfortunately, due to their families' limited financial resources, many of these children are unable to access the necessary surgeries to treat their conditions.
THE PROBLEM:
Congenital heart defects (CHDs) are ailments that affect children at birth and at a young age. In Tamil Nadu, nearly 10,000 children per year are born with cardiac diseases.
Take the case of Master Janardanan from Chennai.
THE SOLUTION:
The children are operated at the Public Health Centre (Hospital) and are accommodated at Udavum Karangal. The initiative by H4H enables 2 free heart surgeries a week. An average cardiac surgery costs INR 1.5L of which INR 1.1L is covered by CMCHIS (Chief Minister’s Comprehensive Health Insurance Schemes), and other subsidies and donors. This campaign aims to fund the shortfall of INR 40000 per surgery.
JUST INR 40000, WILL HELP SAVE THE LIFE OF A CHILD.
FUND GENEROUSLY:
IF YOU FUND
INR 10,000, you support 25% of the total cost.
INR 20,000, you support 50% of the total cost.
INR 40,000, you help save one life.
All funding has 80G tax benefits.
HOW IT WORKS:
ABOUT ME AND THIS CAMPAIGN:
My name is Zai Libby. I am 15 years old and a Grade 11 student at Sishya, Adyar, Chennai.
This campaign of mine aims to literally save the lives of children who come from low-income homes and are suffering from CHD (Congenital Heart Disease). The families cannot afford the surgery for their children as its too expensive for them. I was surprised to learn that heart surgeries which typically cost between INR 2.5 to 5L at most hospitals are done at a much much lower cost by the NGO - Hearts for Hearts (Chennai based).
Net of govt subsidies and other funders they need just INR 40000 to perform heart surgery on a child with CHD. That is all it takes to save a life and bring cheer to both the child and the family. The cost also includes the cost of their stay before and after the surgery.
I kindly request you join and support me in this endeavor so that together, we can make a difference and save the lives of these children. It helps that this campaign also has 80G tax benefits. The more you fund the more lives we can save together.
IMPACT:
THE COST BREAK-UP:
ABOUT THE PARTNERS:
HEARTS FOR HEARTS
Hearts for Hearts (H4H) is a public charitable trust started by Dr Sreemathi Seshadrinathan. It focuses on free cardiac surgery for the deprived. It was founded on 28th July 2002. Hearts for Hearts believes that everyone is entitled to quality healthcare. SOCAN (Solution for Cardiac Afflicted Needy) is a project under Hearts for Hearts (H4H). Under this project, the following is done:
1. Detection in camps.
2. Transportation and accommodation
3. Preparation for surgery
4. Performing surgery
5. Periodical follow-up
This is done in partnership with PHC and Udhavum Karangal.
ABOUT PHC
Public Health Centre is a community medical center run by the Public Health and Welfare Society, a voluntary social body. It was started by Shri. M C Subrahmanyam in a hut in 1953 when the area was like a village lacking basic civic amenities. Now it is a 150-bed hospital, with a full-fledged Cardiac Department with a Modern State of art Operation Theatre and Cathlab Facility located at West Mambalam, Chennai.
Charges for the services available are nominal and affordable. It's a household name in and around this area, and most of the families avail of the medical services available here at some stage or the other. The success story of the Public Health Centre is largely a legacy of collective efforts by dedicated doctors, philanthropic donors, selfless volunteers, and devoted staff.
ABOUT UDHAVUM KARANGAL
Udavum Karangal believes that everyone deserves to be loved. There have been many, from newborn babies to dying destitute, who have found a home here. The center provides individualized services – treatment, care, rehabilitation, and education. They also reach out to the community's needs. They are located in Arumbakkam, Chennai.
MISSION SAMRIDDHI
Mission Samriddhi is a social impact enterprise dedicated to holistic human development in India through the design and development of projects that are sustainable and capable of scaling to positively impact the larger population. They support existing initiatives, harness energy, and passion, and provide the support required to address constraints while building sustainable models in association with project partners. Commit to a strong and prosperous India.
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TAX BENEFITS:
Funding for this campaign is eligible for tax breaks as Hearts for Hearts is a registered trust and you can avail of benefits under section 80G of the IT Act. Foreign funding is NOT accepted.
FEEDBACK THAT YOU GET :
To ensure that there is complete transparency, we shall get a report with the details of how the funds were utilized. This will then be posted in the UPDATES section of the campaign. As soon as we post an update, the platform will send an EMAIL alert to all the funders - i.e. to you. That's transparent, right?
FAQs
Will we get to know the details of the child who benefitted?
Yes. After the money has been collected it will be transferred by Fueladream to Hearts For Hearts. It will take 2-6 months after that to get details of who the beneficiary child was with details of the parents, their picture, etc. Once I get this information from the team, I shall upload this to the UPDATES section of this campaign. You will then get an alert and can read details about the beneficiary.
When do I get the receipts?
It takes a week after the campaign is closed for the monies to be transferred. The receipts will start getting processed about 2 to 3 weeks AFTER the campaign is closed and will be sent to you directly.
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