Tears Foundation

The Foundation has also been involved in various other charitable activities like sponsoring mid-day meals, children’s education, computer training sessions, awareness drives, and so on.

Some of their recent activities are as follows:

• Survey: Tears conducted a survey of Subhash Nagar and Jai Bharat Nagar, an area adjacent to Wadala Bridge, near Ackworth Leprosy Hospital to identify and provide treatment to more than a dozen cases of leprosy. Since inception, over 150 children, 24 youth, 300 families and 60 patients diagnosed with leprosy have directly benefitted through TF’s programs. Through the survey, it also identified the number of mentally challenged and physically handicapped people residing in the area and are now working towards providing them residential facilities.
• Free Food Grain Distribution: An event was organized to distribute 5 kilograms of food grains to people from economically underprivileged background residing around Wadala. More than 300 families were provided with wheat, rice, pulses and sugar.
• Charity Event: Tears visited leprosy patients at Ackworth Leprosy Hospital and provided them with food, as well as clothes and medicines.
• Street Play and Rally: Tears organized a number of street plays from Wadala station to Dadar station in support of women against violence. The event got coverage in The Times of India and Maharashtra Times newspapers. TF also conducted awareness campaigns on Female Infanticide, Child Rights, Right to Education, Sanitation & Hygiene etc.
• Swacch Bharat Abhiyan: The Foundation helps provide employment to work under the Swacch Bharat Abhiyan (Clean India Scheme) and add on facilities like enrolment in state insurance schemes to pavement dwellers or people living in the slums with monetary support by the Government.