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It gives us great joy to announce that the government organization - BEST Undertaking has partnered with Ratna Nidhi Charitable Trust to support the campaign - Make Mumbai Disability Free that was inaugurated by Hon. Mayor of Mumbai, Maharashta – Vishwanath Mahadeshwar on 14th August, 2017.

Mr. Anil Sadashiv Kokil, Chairman BEST Undertaking along with Mr. Rajiv Mehta, Trustee, Ratna Nidhi Trust and Mrs. Asha Mehta, Trustee, Ratna Nidhi Trust, announced this collaboration at the B.E.S.T Bhavan, Colaba.

Ratna Nidhi stickers offering FREE callipers and JaipurFoot (Amputed limbs) to people with disability will be stuck in 3400 BEST buses to let thousands of mumbaikars benefit from this campaign.

Streets of Mumbai were really brimming with joy & it looked so festive. More than 200 NGOs had participated in marathon to showcase their noble cause.

We also participated with our heartfelt cause of "Make Mumbai Disability Free". We had a Great Dhamaal in Dream Run. We were shouting the slogans of:

1) Make Mumbai Disability Free

2) We love Jaipur Foot

3) Walk & Run...walk & run...

We were also carrying creative banners / placards. We had following number of people supporting & runnning for our cause:

Half Marathon - 6

Full Marathon - 1

10K Run - 1

Dream Run - 77

Total - 85 people

9 out of 77 people in dream run were our heros who were walking with Jaipur Foot. Proving that Jaipur foot is a boon to them and now nothing can stop them!!!

We also had 2 stilt walkers walking tall with banners, making people aware about our cause.

We also had a huge 1000 feet wide banner...yes you have read it right...1000 feet banner... carrying the message of Make Mumbai Disability Free.

With your support and because of your enthisiasm for our cause, we have been able to get media attention.

Attached are few newpaper cuttings. Our cause was captured in following print & online media:

Print

1. Hindustan Times

2. The Hindu (Case Study covered)

3. Gujarat Samachar

4. Sakaal (only picture)

5. Gujarati Midday

Online

1. Mumbai Live - https://www.mumbailive.com/mr/sports/four-participants-ran-mumbai-marathon-wearing-jaipur-foot-19768?utm_medium=whatsapp-share&utm_source=website

2. The Hans India - http://www.thehansindia.com/posts/index/National/2018-01-22/Jaipur-foot-beneficiaries-from-Ratna-Nidhi-Trust-take-part-in-the--Tata-Mumbai-Marathon/353527

3. The Health Site - http://www.thehealthsite.com/news/jaipur-foot-beneficiaries-from-ratna-nidhi-trust-also-take-part-in-the-tata-mumbai-marathon-ag0118/

4. Youth Ki Awaaz - https://www.youthkiawaaz.com/2018/01/jaipur-foot-beneficiaries-from-ratna-nidhi-trust-take-part-in-the-tata-mumbai-marathon/?success=1

An awareness being created in different villages about our upcoming Mobility camp at Jamnagar where we will be screening the patients, taking their measurements etc and then providing FREE Jaipur Foot, Calipers, Crutches etc to physically disabled individuals.

This is just to ensure that maximum people can benefit from this FREE camp.

Ratna Nidhi in association with Oswal Association UK & Oswal Shikshan & Rahat Sangh India, will be organizing a Mobility camp at Jamnagar in Gujarat.

Free Jaipur foot (artificial leg), Calipers for polio affected patients, Crutches and Hearing aid will be donated.

Dates for Screening camps will be :

26th - 30th December 2017

Articles about this camp in different newspapers:

This festive month of December 2017, Ratna Nidhi gave 25 computers to 4 school partners in the area of Govandi, Mankhurd, Mumbai Central and Ghatkopar.

This benefitted more than 500 children in these underprivileged communities and brought many smiles to the faces of the children.

Majority of these schools are run in the communities with minimum resources and a computer lab facility will assist in creating opportunities for advanced learning.