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Total 7,455 garments were distributed to various NGOs in the month of January 2016

Ratna Nidhi Charitable Trust has won the 1st prize for the

BEST MOTIVATIONAL ZONE

at Standard Chartered Mumbai Marathon 2016.

Here are the few highlights of the event:

At our Motivational Zone we had disabled people performing various dances, stunts, mimicry and songs to portray that their disability is not a barrier. Their determined spirit and high energy inspired many onlookers and attracted swarms of crowds to our zone.

We also had a live band who sung motivational songs to cheer the runners.

The other attraction of our zone was the selfie booth where people could click and print their photo as a memento from our zone.

They could also click photos with a life sized Jaipur Foot that portrayed the magnanimity of our cause.

Many dream runners from other NGOs and corporate runners also stopped by and cheered us.

3 of our beneficiaries successfully completed "Champions with Disability" race of 2 KM.

Under our Food for Educaiton project we feed 4500 school children daily.

Total no. of food served from June 2015 to December 2015 is 3,54,535.

Currently we have 37 schools who receive our Food. We have added 6 night schools who will now receive our Food for their students.

Ratna Nidhi Charitable Trust celebrated the World Disability Day by Honoring

Ms. Arunima Sinha (Padma Shri Awardee – 2015) With the 1st ever

"M. G. Mehta Human Spirit Award"

at the hands of Padma Vibhushan Shri Ratan Tata

Ratna Nidhi Charitable Trust institutied an award named MG Mehta Human Spirit Award in memory of its Founder.

This award will be given to a suitable disabled person who has achieved something in his/ her life showing indomitable spirit and courage and tenacity in spite of the difficulties.

It is instituted to honour individuals who have proved that their disability is not a barrier in achieving their dreams, dreams that sometimes even normal human beings cannot achieve.

It will be given every year on 3rd December, it being World Disability Day. It comprises of a cash award and a manpatra to the individual.

For this year we presented it to Padma Shri awardee of 2015, Ms. Arunima Sinha who in spite of being an amputee, wearing an artificial leg, climbed the Mount Everest in 2013, the first Indian lady to have achieved this remarkable feat.

We hope that the award encourages more and more disabled people to shatter all barriers induced by disability and to take a step towards greatness.

Yadgiri a student of Sundatta School, Tardeo passed SSC exams with 62%, inspite of adversities. Son of a construction labourer, he used to commute from Kurla to Grant road to attend morning shift, He used to assist family by working as a helper in a Bhajji Gully, His teacher thinks that

Ratna Nidhi’s first meal of the day at 10am contributed significantly in Yadgiri’s success.

Achiever of the Year 2015

Anjali, now in Std Ix at Shree D J Doshi Gurukul Eng. Med High School, Ghatkoper E secured 92% in the first Trimester result . Her Teacher remarked earlier that Anjali has leadership qualities, and that she is a Talented artist. Her father was killed by the terrorists at VT station in November 2008 attack. Her mother Savitri passed X from the night school after the death of her husband and now working in the Railways. Anjali has a younger sister Nikita.