On
18th of June 2011, Moser Baer
Trust launched its comprehensive
health programme “Smile on
Wheels” in collaboration with
Smile Foundation. This mobile
hospital unit is equipped with
all diagnostic services and is
an extension of its existing
community based OPDs, which were
earlier confined to general
checkups. Due to inaccessibility
and lack of quality health
services, this programme is
envisioned to complement the
existing health services to
provide access to these services
to the needy. This partnership
project was launched by Ms.
Sheetal Verma, Chief Development
Officer, Gautam Budh Nagar ,
Mrs. Nita Puri, Director (HR),
Moser Baer India Limited and Mr.
H.N. Sahay, Director
(Operations), Smile Foundation
in village Begumpur, Greater
NOIDA
Acknowledging
the importance of the programme,
Ms Sheetal Verma, said, “This
Mobile Health Unit being
operated by Moser Baer Trust
will not only address the
medical programme but also bring
about a change in the way
villagers will look at their own
well being.”
The Mobile Health
Unit (MHU) will offer both
preventive and curative
healthcare services along with
diagnostic facilities to the
villagers at nominal ‘revolving’
cost; specialized services for
reproductive and adolescent
health, special services like
eye care, dental care and skin
etc through specialized camps
and effective referral network
systems for managing serious and
emergency cases.
Through
the MHU, the Trust plans to
reach out to rural and
marginalized communities
including women and children in
about 37 villages of Gautam Budh
Nagar and is likely to impact
about 20,000 to 25,000 people in
a year. We are thankful to all
our partners including Smile
Foundation, district health
department, Gram Panchayats,
associates from Moser Baer and
we look forward to your
continued support and
encouragement in future as well.
Inauguration of Aakar - the Livelihood
center & Valedictory Ceremony
Another milestone has been added
in the history of Moser Baer Trust, with the
inauguration of Aakar - the Livelihood centre, on 22nd
April 2010. 73 children from Digital Literacy Mission
programme and 19 girls from Vocational training centre
were felicitated by our Trustee, Ms. Nita Puri. The
event began with the overview of the Trust activities by
Mr. VB Lal, DGM- HR. This centre has been launched with
the objective of providing sustainable livelihood to the
marginalized women as per their capacities and need of
the area. It has been assessed by MBT that the nearby
export houses contract out the work. The contractors get
this work done by the women of the community and the
major part of theirs earning is pocketed by them, while
women get a pittance for their hard work. Considering
the current situation of the area, MBT established
direct link with the export houses and now acts as a
link between them and the workers. Thereby, minimizing
the involvement of contractors and promoting fair trade.
This is the first centre under the big umbrella of
“Aakar”, and MBT is intended to promote such centres at
various locations as per the need in the years to come.
The gram panchayat has provided space to run this
centre, thereby, making this centre a community owned
institution. MBT would make efforts for replicating the
same model in other areas as well.
Then after, peer leaders of project Nayee Roshni staged
a play on “Importance of girls child education”, which
was based on their own account of experiences in the
community. The idea of having them perform on the stage
was also to give them some exposure to stage
performance. They tried to project through the play that
girls are capable of changing their destinies if backed
with education.
Ms. Kulshrestha, Head CSR, launched the first Newsletter
of MBT. She acknowledged the efforts of the team for
bringing this newsletter out. She accepted that
creativity is much required in the developing sectors
too for the people to be able to use this creativity as
a tool for metamorphosing their lives and community.
On
18th of June 2011, Moser Baer
Trust launched its comprehensive
health programme “Smile on
Wheels” in collaboration with
Smile Foundation. This mobile
hospital unit is equipped with
all diagnostic services and is
an extension of its existing
community based OPDs, which were
earlier confined to general
checkups. Due to inaccessibility
and lack of quality health
services, this programme is
envisioned to complement the
existing health services to
provide access to these services
to the needy. This partnership
project was launched by Ms.
Sheetal Verma, Chief Development
Officer, Gautam Budh Nagar ,
Mrs. Nita Puri, Director (HR),
Moser Baer India Limited and Mr.
H.N. Sahay, Director
(Operations), Smile Foundation
in village Begumpur, Greater
NOIDA
Acknowledging
the importance of the programme,
Ms Sheetal Verma, said, “This
Mobile Health Unit being
operated by Moser Baer Trust
will not only address the
medical programme but also bring
about a change in the way
villagers will look at their own
well being.”
Through
the MHU, the Trust plans to
reach out to rural and
marginalized communities
including women and children in
about 37 villages of Gautam Budh
Nagar and is likely to impact
about 20,000 to 25,000 people in
a year. We are thankful to all
our partners including Smile
Foundation, district health
department, Gram Panchayats,
associates from Moser Baer and
we look forward to your
continued support and
encouragement in future as well.
