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Sansakar Foundation distributed 1458 garments donated by us to needy people in Etapallia taluka, Ghadchiroli district of Maharashtra.

In the second phase of Vision 10000, Ratna Nidhi Charitable Trust organized a FREE Eye Camp to screen 335 Mumbai Policemen at S.R.P.F. Grounds on the 27th and 28th of June.

At the camp, eye measurements and screening for cataract were done by an optometrist from Titan Eye Plus. Besides, tests for glaucoma were conducted by the Lotus College of Optometry, Lotus Eye Hospital.

Fine quality lenses will be provided by Essilor Vision Foundation. RatnaNidhi will be distributing FREE spectacles within 6 weeks from the date of screening.

The policemen will be provided with FREE cataract surgery by Vision Foundation of India, Babulnath.

The summary of the eye camp is as below:

Total number of screening - 335

Prescribe glasses - 150

Cataract - 23

Glaucoma - 14

Presbyopia correction - 9

Dilated eveluation (one eyed) - 2

Pediatric dept. - 1

Corneal evaluation - 1

Retinal evaluation - 2

Computer eye evaluation - 2

Cycloplegic Refraction - 2

Pterygium removal - 1

In the first phase of Vision 10000, Ratna Nidhi Charitable Trust in association with Essilor Vision Foundation & Titan Eye Plus organized a FREE Eye Camp to screen 97 policemen.

The camp was conducted on the 23rd of May at Ratna Nidhi’s medical center in Mahalaxmi. At the camp, eye measurements and screening for cataract were done by an optometrist from Titan Eye Plus.

Fine quality lenses, provided by Essilor Vision Foundation, will be fitted into spectacles and the ready spectacles will be distributed for free to all the policemen prescribed by the optometrist within 4 weeks of the screening camp.

Summary of the Camp:

Total number of screenings - 120

Prescribe glasses - 97

No spectacles needed - 23

Computer Center Inauguration at National School, Ghatkopar on Wednesday 28 February 2018:

National School in Ghatkopar has been our Food Partner for a long time now and we really appreciate the efforts that this school has taken to educate the children of the community here, given the difficult conditions here. We are indeed pleased to announce that we gave 5 computers to them inorder to start Computer Education with the school children and on 28th February 2018 inaugurated the Ratna Nidhi Computer Center, which is now a full functional lab with 5 systems and a curriculum. Mrs. Jyotsna Mody, Head of Food Project at Ratna Nidhi did the honors of the ribbon cutting and spoke to the children about the importance of computers in this digital age. Mr.Sharma, the Principal of the school, was also present for this event and looks forward to making learning, more meaningful for his children.

1. Ratna Nidhi Computer Lab Inaugration @Tasneem Urdu School, Govandi on 26th January 2018:

Tasneem Urdu school has been associated with us for our food project where we provide meals to the children attending formal education. On this auspicious occasion of Republic Day, 26th January 2018 alongwith the National Flag hoisting by our staff member we also had the inaugration of the Ratna Nidhi Charitable Trust computer lab. We had given 10 computers to this school on 15th December 2017 and within a month we see the vast difference in the setup and structure of the computer lab. It gives us great pleasure to work with community schools who are constantly striving for the betterment of education for the marginalized children and who are dedicated to their cause. We would like to thank Mr. Nizamuddin Sheikh, the Principal and Trustee of this school and his team of staff and well wishers who have made this a possibility.

2. Ratna Nidhi Computer Center Inauguration @ Oasis India, Mumbai Central on 9th February 2018.

On Friday 9th February 2018, the Ratna Nidhi Charitable Trust Computer Center was launched at the Kamathipura hub of Oasis India. The event was inauguratedby Mrs. Jyotsna Mody who heads the Food for Education and Sponsorship program at Ratna Nidhi. She shared few words with the children and quizzed them about their future plans. Sweets were distributed to mark the beginning of this new journey of computer literacy.

Ratna Nidhi had given 5 computer hardware systems to Oasis India on 18th December 2017. Mrs. Shraddha Shelke, the Project Officer at Oasis India alongwith her team had been quite supportive and they plan to start regular computer classes for the children here whose mothers are into prostitution. We wish them all the best for their endeavors!

3. Ratna Nidhi Computer Center Inaugration @ Little Angels School, Bandra West on 23rd February 2018.

Mr. Jehangir Afshari, the Co-founder and Director of Little Angels School, Bandra along with Mrs. Jyotsna Mody, the Head of the Food Project at Ratna Nidhi Charitable Trust, inaugurated the Computer Center at the school premises on Friday 23rd February 2018 at 11am. This center will be used for imparting computer education to the children studying the NIOS curriculum here. It was really a special and heart-warming experience with this association of Little Angels and Ratna Nidhi partnering together to create a learning atmosphere for the special children. We are indeed grateful to Mr. Jehangir and his team of staff and workers who have put in their best efforts and dedication in setting the computer lab and training the children here. We hope that this school continues to spread smiles to the special children who are indeed 'angels' in this world of ours.

As a token of appreciation they handed over the items made by the special children here, namely pickle, jewellery, pouch, pencil holder amongst many others.

We were really delighted to expand our pilot of the Computer project to institutions other than our Food Partners. Holy Star English School @Malad-Malvani been one such example. This school is located in the dense slum of Malvani and has scattered classrooms with close to 1000 children studying here.

Despite the many difficult situations, the spirit of the Principal Mr. Hussain Munir Sheikh, his supportive teachers and Teach For India fellows is commendable.

We gave them 5 computers on Tuesday, 6th February 2018 and look forward to our partnership with them.