New Delhi, Sep 13 (PTI) Cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar has joined hands with an NGO to support 560 tribal children from economically backward section.
Tendulkar has partnered with ”NGO Parivaar” which has built Seva Kutirs in remote villages in the Sehore district of Madhya Pradesh.
Children from villages Sewaniya, Beelpati, Khapa, Nayapura and Jamunjheel in Sehore district are now getting nourished meals and education with the help Tendulkar”s foundation. The children are predominantly from Barela Bhil and Gond tribes.
“This initiative by Sachin is testimony to his concern towards tribal children in Madhya Pradesh who have been plagued by malnutrition and illiteracy,” a press release stated. Tendulkar”s work towards the cause of children, especially those belonging to the marginalised and the not so economically affluent section of the society, is well acknowledged.
As a goodwill ambassador for UNICEF, Tendulkar has regularly spoken about interventions like ”Early Childhood Development”.
He has been associated with several initiatives for children. Recent amongst these include financial assistance provided by him towards the treatment of children from low economic backgrounds at SRCC Children”s Hospital in Mumbai.
In December 2019, Tendulkar through the ”Spreading Happiness InDiya Foundation”, set up solar lighting systems to provide green energy to run digital classrooms, equipped with modern means of learning, and sports facility at Shri Gadge Maharaj Ashram School, Bhivali, Mumbai. PTI KHS BS BS
Sachin Tendulkar has donated medical equipment to a charitable hospital in Assam, a move will benefit over 2,000 children coming from underprivileged families.
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Sachin Tendulkar, who is also the ‘Goodwill Ambassador of Unicef’ has donated the necessary equipment to the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) and Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) to Makunda hospital.
Makunda hospital is located at the Patharkandi area in Karimganj district along the Assam-Mizoram border and this move will benefit more than 2000 children coming from poor families.
Dr. Vijay Anand Ismael, who is a Paediatric Surgeon of Makunda hospital, said Sachin Tendulkar’s foundation has donated the medical equipment to the hospital.
“We are very thankful to Sachin Tendulkar’s foundation. We receive a lot of very rare cases and the pediatric surgical facilities in the North East are very limited.
“In the past 20 years, we are the main pediatric surgical facility of entire Northeast India and patients from all the NE states are coming here. We are thankful to Sachin Tendulkar’s foundation that they have decided to give us a very costly machine and other medical equipment,” Dr. Vijay Anand Ismael said.
Dr. Vijay Anand Ismael further said that it will help the hospital to provide better service at a low cost to the poor people of the region.
Sachin Tendulkar’s foundation has also helped in providing nutrition and education to tribal communities in Madhya Pradesh and this initiative will also help lot of under-privileged communities in North East.
Tendulkar, who went in for the blood donation on Monday morning along with his team in Mumbai, highlighted the value of blood in treating many medical conditions, and how the timely availability of safe blood.
Mumbai: Former India captain Sachin Tendulkar on Monday donated blood on the occasion of World Blood Donor Day and also urged citizens to come forward and take part in voluntary blood donation.
Tendulkar, who went in for the blood donation on Monday morning along with his team in Mumbai, highlighted the value of blood in treating many medical conditions, and how the timely availability of safe blood for transfusion plays a vital role in saving human lives.
In a video posted through his social media handles, Tendulkar spoke about his personal experience of a close relative in need of blood a few months back.
Tendulkar and his team volunteered for the blood donation, hoping to set an example for others to follow. It must be noted that Tendulkar has been actively involved in creating awareness about blood donations through supporting various initiatives.
Former cricketer Sachin Tendulkar on Thursday donated Rs one crore to procure oxygen concentrators for COVID-19 patients in the country as it battles a severe second wave of the global pandemic.
India is witnessing an unprecedented surge in COVID-19 infections and recorded a single-day rise of 3,79,257 new cases on Wednesday.
The health-care system is crumbling due to the crisis with hospitals struggling to provide oxygen and crucial medicines to the infected patients.
“His donation of Rs 1 crore to ‘Mission Oxygen’ in its endeavour to procure and provide life-saving oxygen concentrators to hospitals across the nation in this time of need is incredibly heart-warming,” read a statement from Mission Oxygen, which is a fund-raising initiative by Delhi-NCR based entrepreneurs for importing Oxygen Concentrator machines and donating them to hospitals in need.
Master Blaster Sachin Tendulkar had, few years back, said he will continue batting for India in his second innings. His second innings seems to be mirroring his first – he has now scored another century off-the-field, after having scored a century of centuries on-the-field.
Sachin, through his foundation, has supported the treatment of 100 underprivileged children so far, across six states – Maharashtra, West Bengal, Assam, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, and Andhra Pradesh. He has been doing this since November 2019.
While Sachin has already been doing good work for needy children in the healthcare space through SRCC Hospital in Mumbai, this partnership is with a foundation called Ekam, and is targeted at children receiving treatment in government and trust hospitals. Children from underprivileged families, suffering from critical ailments, cannot afford to follow up on their elective medical costs. The support from Sachin’s foundation helps parents to complete medical treatments for their children by availing elective treatments.
Ms Ameeta Chatterjee, Managing Partner, Ekam Foundation said, “The association with Mr Sachin Tendulkar through his foundation has been very fruitful and Sachin has done some very good work in the healthcare space. The association has worked towards providing quality healthcare for the underprivileged.”
Earlier this month, there were reports about Sachin’s support for children’s paediatric equipments in Makunda Hospital in North East India – bordering Assam, Mizoram, and Tripura. This is expected to benefit more than 2000 children every year. Sachin had also participated in an initiative with UNICEF on World Children’s Day, encouraging children to play a key part in shaping future of the world. His commitment towards the cause of children seems to be consistent and unwavering.