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Corporate partner views Trust at work

Shalini Khemka, Investment Director at LDC (Lloyds Development Capital) and CEO of The London Entrepreneurial Exchange, visited Mumbai Mobile Crèches (MMC) recently where she witnessed the inspiring work of our charity partner.

Over 50,000 children of migrant construction workers live on building sites in Mumbai. MMC runs day care centres providing health and education services on the sites themselves. Since 1972 MMC has reached out to more than 150,000 children who would otherwise be left to wander on the dangerous sites while their parents worked.

Mumbai Mobile Crèches also trains women from migrant communities to become teachers so that they can run centres themselves. MMC aims to be a demonstration model of quality childcare for construction sites across India. Continue reading Corporate partner views Trust at work…

Manthar Khaskheli’s Blind Family

Manthar is a farmer who lives in a mud hut in Khaskheli village in District Badin. Life was a real struggle for Manthar as he was the sole bread winner of the family as five of his seven children as well as his brother and sister were totally blind.

Manthar’s fate changed when the Layton Rahmatulla Benevolent Trust (LRBT) responded to a letter of appeal in a newspaper made on his behalf by a concerned individual. LRBT sent a doctor to examine the family and it was found that every member had a treatable condition. Not only did all his family receive free treatment, but all their transport and living expenses were paid for by LRBT. With their sight restored, Manthar’s family have now become active and productive members of their community.