Testimonial
Saloni
Mumbai, Ekam Education Fund Program
"My father always wanted me to complete my education and he worked very hard for it. Despite his best efforts, I always lived with the fear of dropping out. Thanks to Ekam’s scholarship I am able to attend school." - Sonia, 15 yrs, presently in 10th standard, Mumbai.
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Nikita
Chattisgarh, Ekam Surgery support Program
An economically less privileged cultivator's family in Chattisgarh was delighted when a cute baby girl was born. They already had a healthy and lively baby boy of five years, and now with a daughter, their small home was brimming with joy. But after a little while, they found that the baby Nikita (name changed) was having breathing difficulty and often turning blue. The local hospital told them to take the baby to a super-specialty hospital because she seemed to suffer from a heart problem. Baby Nikita was detected with a congenital heart problem that looked life-threatening. This kind of pediatric cardiac surgery is very critical and expensive. But Nikita's father had one goal only - to save her life. After many discussions and searches,...
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Ahad Shaikh
Mumbai, Ekam Surgery support Program
This is 7-year-old Ahad Shaikh (name changed). He and his elder brother, Afzal (name changed), who would later become his BMT donor are part of a small nuclear family from Mumbai where his dad is the sole breadwinner as an auto driver. Ahad was a 3-month-old when his parents noticed his body was turning pale without specific reasons. Some tests and scans later revealed that Ahad was suffering from Thalassemia Major and needed a bone marrow transplant (BMT). During his treatment, Ahad underwent blood transfusions for seven long years. Finally, he underwent BMT towards the end of 2021. Ahad’s BMT was successful with help from various trusts and foundations, Ekam Foundation Mumbai being a prominent name in that list. He recovered completely and could...
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Khushboo
Mumbai, Ekam Program
Khushboo (name changed) was studying in class 10th during the pandemic. She lives with her younger brother and grandparents in Mumbai. They migrated from Assam in 2008 and the grandfather takes care of the family alone. "My grandfather works at a local mosque and during the lockdown, we received help from NGOs and local administration for food, but no one was there to support education. It would have been heartbreaking if I had to drop out of Class 10th after years of hard work. Thanks to Ekam Foundation Mumbai who supported me, I will now complete my final board exams."- Khushboo, 16 yrs, completed 10th standard from a Mumbai-based school.
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Ketki
Mumbai, Ekam Surgery support Program
Three months old Ketki (name changed) is the youngest of three daughters in a family of farmers hailing from Maharashtra. She had been suffering from excessive breathing issues and doctors detected a heart defect that needed complicated heart surgery that was quite expensive. The lockdown had restrained the family's earnings and they did not have enough funds for the child's treatment. Bhaskar (name changed), the only earning member, hoped that little Ketki would recover completely to have a happy and fulfilling life. So, when Ekam Foundation Mumbai stepped in to part-fund the surgery cost, it took off a huge weight from Bhaskar's chest. "Ketki is my youngest daughter. Seeing our daughter fighting this severe disease at such a young age, we felt very helpless....
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