Assistive Device support to 1000 Disabled Persons

Dear Donors, Friends, and Well Wishers!

Greetings from India,

I hope you are well and in good spirits as I send you this report. We are excited to provide the project's progress report on assistive devices.
Meet Mr. Pranav, a young man who suffered a car accident and lost a limb. He had little hope and was depressed. He was stuck at home and thought extremely poorly of life. He would never be able to play cricket, go out with friends, or attend a social event, he believed. The main worry was how he would finish college. His outlook on life as a whole was altered by this auto accident.

The project team got in touch with him at his house. He was given advice and told how an artificial limb would help him realise his goals. He was shown the para athletics footage and stories. He was able to regain his confidence thanks to these counselling sessions.

He received the highest calibre prosthetic limb free of charge. He was first a little reluctant to wear an artificial limb. He attended the counselling sessions, accepted his impairment, and accepted mechanical limbs as a necessary part of his life.

He now plays cricket with his friends, attends college, drives a car, and rides a bike. In addition to working hard to pass competitive exams for Government Jobs in India, he aspires to become a government official.

We were able to help many young people who lost limbs due to accidents because to your encouragement and support. 10 artificial limbs were distributed over the previous reporting period.

We kindly ask that you continue to support this endeavour. We ask that you make a small, regular gift each month to support the project's operations. As you are helping this noble cause, we want you to encourage your friends and family to participate in this effort.

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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

Dear Friends and Well Wishers!!

Greetings from BPA India!!

I hope this report finds you in Great Spirit and Health. We wish you a very Happy Dipawali. We are so happy to inform you that the project supporting assistive devices for people with disabilities has reached 350 people with disabilities. These 350 people with disabilities have been provided different types of need base assistive devices. The details are as given below. 

1, 59 Tricycles. 

2. 34 Wheelchairs.

3. 100 Smart Canes

4. 55 Digital Hearing Aids

5. 52 Artificial Limbs

We are really thankful to you for your outstanding and generous support to this project. These all 350 people with disabilities are very poor, and needy. Your support has enabled them to access education, livelihood, social life, and more importantly to live with dignity and independent life. 

Mr. Rajesh is from Kapadwanj. He was a truck driver and lost his lower limb in an accident. He was feeling so miserable and worthless after the accident. He lost his livelihood and was dependent on his family members. He was at his home, and contacted by the field staff for artificial limbs  He was called to Blind People's Association for assessment, measurment. Then, he was called again for training purposes. He was provided latest artficial limbs. He was so happy to have new artificial legs.

Now, he has started his business and earning 300 Rs to 400 Rs per day. He thank the donor for their generous support.

We have now planned to work in Rural Areas of Rajasthan to reach out very needy people. 

We look forward to your continious support, and encouragement to complete the target of 1000 people with disabilities. 

Thanking you once again.

With Warm Regards

Dear Donor & Well Wishers

Greetings!!

We hope and pray that you and your family members are safe and healthy. 

The second wave of Covid 19 was very devastating and dangerous in India. It was a very difficult time. Our organization was very much active to help people with disabilities and their family members in such difficult times. The people with disabilities had lost their livelihood due to Covid Curfew and were not able to meet two times meal. With the support of Donors, and friend like you we have started providing ration kits to such poor and needy families. We have distributed more than 34000 Ration Kits during the Covid 19 times, and 12000 Ration kits during the second wave of Covid 19. 

We have also started Oxygen Concentration Machine Banks for the Covid 19 affected families. The machines were available free of cost for use purposes. The family members of covid 19 affected person needed to submit a Covid 19 positive report, and Doctors' prescription. More than 50 families have availed of the services, and we are happy to share that all of them have been survived. 

We have not stopped our regular activities, and we have provided our services to the people who lost their limbs due to accidents or any diseases. They were called for assessment and measurement, and artificial limbs were manufactured accordingly. They were called for trial and training, and necessary changes were made after the trial and training hence they can use limbs very comforably. The limb was provided to them without any charges. 

During the reporting period, 08 people with disabilities were provided artificial limbs, 18 tricycles were provided to them. 

We are very grateful to you for your generous support that encourages us to reach out to more people who are in need. We appreciate the same.

We request you to continue your support in this mission, and also please share with your family friends about this cause that you support and promote. 

Thanking you