ACTUAL FUNDS
| The next time you feel like spending Rs 10,000 or more on a 'feel good' purchase for yourself ….consider gifting someone something truly special…… An eye surgery can cost as little as Rs 10,000 and may help give back sight to a blind child /adult. Two blood transfusions a month for a thalassemic child costs Rs 10,000 a month plus investigations and chillation (excreting of extra iron) costing another Rs 10,000. (Thalassemic patients spend about Rs 2 lakh) per year on the above, a cost that has to be borne for the rest of a patient's life |
You could choose to donate Funds to Organisations to sponsor their specific projects or also fund the purchase of specific items of need.
| Items that could be funded by a Donor | Cost per item (approx) |
 Folding walking stick for the blind |
Rs 100 |
| Stationary Items for a child in School |
Rs 100 |
| Braille slate for the blind |
Rs 200 |
| Raincoats/Umbrellas |
Rs 200 |
| Bedsheets/Blankets |
Rs 500 |
| Braille kit |
Rs 500 |
| Sponsoring a school uniform for a child |
Rs 500 |
| Sponsoring tution fees for a child |
Rs 1000 |
| Sponsoring mid day meals |
Rs 1000 onwards |
| Sponsoring provisions like rations for orphanages, old age homes. |
Rs 1000 |
| Foot operated sewing machine for the blind |
Rs 3000 |
| Cost of a music system/DVD player/television |
Rs 5000 |
| Enhancing Office infrastructure
eg- printers, type writers etc |
Rs 5000 onwards |
| Wheel chairs |
Rs 6000 onwards |
| Vocational training equipment |
Rs 6000 onwards |
| Braille type writer |
Rs 10,000 |
| Infrastructural support |
Rs 10,000 onwards |
| Specially designed computer software for the blind |
Rs 30,000 |
| Computers |
Rs 30000 onwards |
| Cost of developing a play area for visually impaired pre-schoolers |
Rs 50,000 |