Enjoy looking back, and let's create the new year together.
Happy 2019 to all of you and your loved ones!
Thank you to everybody who supported The Tulsi Trust during this past year. Donators, fundraisers, volunteers, staff, and everybody else who helps to keep this project going - WE are The Tulsi Trust!
Enjoy looking back, and let's create the new year together. Happy 2019 to all of you and your loved ones!
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If you are following us on facebook or twitter, you might have seen posts every now and again, mentioning something called "Give as You Live".
Because the concept of this website might need a little bit of explanation to begin with, but it is such an effortless way to raise donations for charitable causes, we've decided to write this little post to hopefully help you understand and get started with collecting funds.
Essentially, Give as You Live is a website, where you sign up for an account, then choose a charity that you want to support. (This charity will need to have an account on the Give as You Live website, but there are thousands to choose from).
Every time you shop online with most big online retailers, you can activate Give as You Live in your browser (it also works on your phone), and the website will donate a percentage of what you have spent to your chosen charity.
You can see in the screenshot above, that there are a lot of popular online shops that are part of Give as You Live.
So if you do shopping online, it really makes sense to spend a bit of time to set up your account, then the donations will be made with no extra effort or cost to you.
This supporter has raised almost £4 for The Tulsi Trust with online purchases.
This might not seem like much, but you have to remember that all donations are sent directly to our field projects in India, where every little bit can go a long way. For example, £4 can pay for four malaria blood tests, so can potentially save four people's lives. That's not a bad result for a bit of online shopping don't you think? For the past 7 years, eye cataracts have been developing in both eyes of Mr. Prophollo Mandal, 70. After the diagnosis, Dr. Devashish and his team informed Mr. Mandal that it is not necessary for him to completely lose his vision, and that there is a treatment for his condition. Cataract operations have been more and more possible for our team to organise, thanks to the growing connections to Doctors in Rajpur and Bhilai hospital. Dr. Devasish carefully explains to Mr. Mandal the proposed procedure and also counsels both him and his family with their questions and doubts.
Many rural communities are very superstitious about modern medical treatments, and afraid to travel to the big cities - our goal is always to respect these opinions and take any fears seriously. Through discussions with the team members that they have grown to know and trust, all our patients are encouraged to make their own informed decisions. The team accompanied Mr. Mandal in our ambulance to Bhilai for his first surgery on 15th of November 2018, which was completely successful. He is now at home for recuperation, and will hopefully be able to have his second eye treated in a few months when he is feeling ready. Mr. Mandal is beside himself with joy for seeing better and looking forward to being more independent again in his daily life. |
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