About NGO:

The Aditya Jyot Foundation for Twinkling Little Eyes is a not-for-profit body with out-reach programs aiming to redress the suffering of low income groups in our state through free eye camps and free eye treatment.The foundation is committed to eradicating avoidable blindness in society through better access to eye care and quality eye care treatment. Creating awareness on preventable eye diseases and their early detection among general public and medical fraternity is one of foundation's objective.

These programs result in timely intervention in cases of avoidable blindness.The trust has been proactive in organizing free eye check-ups for various ocular diseases like refractory errors, squint, cataract, etc. Till date foundation has screened approximately 21289 children from various schools in Thane and Mumbai, 38290 people are screened though various camps and 276 free surgeries in past 1 year alone.AWARENESS GENERATION ON EYE DONATION IS OUR MAJOR OBJECTIVE

Fund Usage:

The demand for our work in the community has increased significantly. We need a good Operation Theatre and inpatient care support services to cope with the demand. Our trust is looking for fund support to run a 5000 square feet comprehensive eye care centre with OT in Dharavi slum or its vicinity (Rs 4 crores). This centre would be able to operate a minimum of 100 cases of cataract per month and provide quality eye care to nearly 500 people per month.

This includes capital investment cost and running expenses. The capital cost is about Rs. 2 CRORES and would cover civil work for OT complex, procurement of OT equipment like operating microscope, OT table, autoclave, minor surgical instruments, Phaco machine etc

The remaining funds would be used for well equipped OPD with equipment to diagnose and treat all major eye ailments, in patient services etc. Experienced Ophthalmologists trained in management of complicated eye ailments would be providing service free of costs to the poor and needy.

Impact:

Ashish Sawant (name changed) is a 8 year old boy residing in Dhule district of Maharashtra. He was badly injured when his eye was damaged by a wooden stick piercing his eye while playing with his friends. He received primary treatment at nearby hospital but was brought to us in a state where his eye was infected with pus in the eye. He was at the risk of losing his eye and of infection spreading to the other eye. He received treatment at minimal cost where he was operated upon by a team of experts. Now happily Ashish is able to see with the help of glasses and is able to go to school and lead a normal life. Many such incidents have touched the lives of several people through our expertise and largesse. We have also made vision loss due to diabetes a lot of visibility through our awareness and outreach programmes.

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http://www.unitedwaymumbai.org/ngo64_ajftle.htm

Founded Year: 2005

Cause category: Health

Our Supporters

• Bhushan Wagle