We
have, as a first step, set up a Prosthetic & Orthotic Centre in
New Delhi where amputees are being fitted with technologically advanced
artificial limbs. Most cannot afford these hence they seek an easier
way out... use crutches ... use walkers ... use wheel chairs. We at
ISHWAR are fitting the needy and poor with the state of art artificial
limbs so that they become independent, confident and be like - the
rest of us. The Society has already fitted a large number of amputees,
two of these being the Karol Bagh Bomb Blast victims. This was in
consequence to a letter written by the Society President, Mr. Surinder
Mehta to the then Prime Minister Shri I.K. Gujral.
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here for viewing the above letter
Some of the major activities of the Society over the years have been as under.
- The Society had organized free fitting of Imported Artificial Limbs at Village Inderprastha (Dudhai) Taluka Anjar, Bhuj Katchch, Gujrat from 02 October to 12 October' 2002 following the earthquake disaster and fitted 72 Limbs to the amputees.
- It held an Artificial Limb fitting camp in the Kumaon Regimental Centre at Ranikhet Uttranchal in September 03 for the needy ex-servicemen.
- It held an Artificial Limb fitting camp in Garhwal Rifles Regimental Centre Lansdowne Uttranchal in July' 04.
- It has set up a temporary P & O Center in Rang Puri on NH-8 near Shiv Murti, New Delhi in leased premises.
- It organised a Artificial Limb Camp at the new P & O Center in Delhi on 20 January' 05.
Smt. Sheila Dikshit Honourable Chief Minister NCR Delhi inaugurated the Camp. She also launched new Artificial Foot called Ranger Foot. The Society fitted over 50 poor amputees during the Camp.
- The Society in collaboration with Manny's Caring Hands (An NGO from USA) undertook corrective surgeries to Polio effected children at Chennai and Delhi and fitted calipers to over 50 children in Chennai and 20 children in Delhi in January this year.
- It has also worked for the disabled children of Sucheta Kriplani Shikhsha Niketan (SKSN) an NGO working in village VPO Maniklao, Jodhpur by providing them calipers, crutches & artificial limbs
- The Society fitted Hi-tech artificial limbs free of cost to the two Bomb Blast victims of a blast which took place on 22nd May'05 at Liberty and Satyam cinema halls of Delhi.
- It had also fitted artificial limbs to Karol Bagh victims in 1998.
- The Society donated 50 Artificial Feet to the recent Earth Quake Victims of Pakistan.
- The Society offered to hold a camp for free fitting of Artificial Limbs to the recent Earth Quake Victims of Jammu & Kashmir.
- The Society offered to fit free-of-cost Artificial Limbs to the Oct 05, Bomb Blast Victims to the Delhi Govt.
- The Society organized the presentation of (German Make) 10 Wheel Chairs & 3 Walkers to the physical challenged citizens in the capital at a function held at the lawns of Honourable Smt. Sheila Dikshit Chief Minister of NCT of Delhi on 15th Dec. 05 at 10.00 A.M.
One
of the amputees donated a limb was from Baba Amte's ashram. It is
doing this without any discrimination towards colour, caste, creed
and religion.
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From Some of Our Beneficiaries For ISHWAR
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