About NGO:

Alert India is a charitable organization carrying out leprosy control activities for the last 34 years. Apart from detection and treatment of leprosy, educational campaigns are conducted in schools, slums and villages, creating awareness about the early signs of leprosy and its treatment. We also have specialized physiotherapy and footwear centre, providing free treatment for patients with disabilities and deformities. Economic assistance to needy patients and their children are also given. Besides leprosy control work, we also have projects for tuberculosis patients, aids awareness and community welfare.

Fund Usage:

Child Sponsorship Project and leprosy rehabilitation services

(1) to utilise donation to sponsor children with leprosy and leprosy affected person's children for sponsoring their education (fees, stationary, uniform, books as per the need), medical needs (any ailment) or any training as the case may be for 300 children @ rs.500 per month.
(2) for activities of our community education unit involved in training community health workers and community level education campaign and counselling and guidance on reproductive health for women in the slum community.
(3) sponsoring students from leprosy sufferers families for skill / professional education.
(4) production and distribution of protective footwear and other aids for the leprosy affected.

Total budget rs.35,00,000/- (excluding disease control budget for 13 districts - rs. 4 crores)

Impact:

26 year old Ranjana lives with her mother and two brothers in a slum in Mumbai. Earlier on Alert India had diagnosed her two brothers as leprosy inflicted and was treating them for multibacilliary leprosy (infectious type of leprosy). As part of Alert's routine family surveillance, it came to light that Ranjana was infected. When she came in for treatment, multiple lesions were detected all over her body and the little finger of her right hands had begun to show signs of deformity. Fortunately for Ranjana, diligent early detection and treatment, coupled with physiotherapy has not only rid her of her symptoms but also restored the full use of her right hand and its fingers.

Ranjana now plans to take her SSC board exams with financial help from Alert. In August 2011, Alert and Ranjana will reach another milestone when Ranjana enrols for a tailoring and beauticians course.

Page Url :
http://www.unitedwaymumbai.org/ngo17_alert_india.htm

Founded Year: 1978

Cause category: Disability