Ration Kit Campaign initiated by Tiana Dalal

Tiana Dalal started a campaign of distributing ration kits for the unprivileged, specially challenged and handicapped people in and around Mumbai. The kits were also distributed to people who have lost their jobs. She associated with NGO Legend Covid Aid in collaboration with Wockhardt Foundation.

 

"It was the day that I decided to make a difference, looking at the present status of the world where families are starving. I decided to start a campaign of ration kits for the unprivileged, specially challenged and handicapped people in and around Mumbai who have lost their jobs or those who have become homeless.

 

I searched for an NGO that could meet these criteria, through research and guidance I found Legend Covid Aid in collaboration with Wockhardt Foundation. I started the campaign by partnering with them.

 

My family and I reached out to many friends and relatives through mobile messages and made innumerable calls that resulted in raising 1,50,000 in total. The blessings of collecting a significant amount of money in a short time made me extremely thankful to the donors.

 

I wanted to make sure whether the donations were received by the needy. Hence, I requested the NGO to involve me during the distribution of these kits. They agreed to my request.

 

The following weekend my father and I went to Sardar Nagar Municipal School Complex Shiv- Koliwada, Sion. This municipality school is a part of the Society for the Education of the Challenged Day School.

 

Parents of about 50 students were gathered who were extremely pleased and happy to receive the ration kits from us. I was in tears at the first glance of people who were struggling to walk, seven-year-old children who were specially challenged and adults who were impoverished. The principal and the teachers at the SEC School were also involved in the process.

 

When handing out the ration kits to each person there, I felt a blessing coming in and I felt purified and most of all I was grateful for everything I had.

 

The smiles on their faces made me content. The reason why that day was the happiest day of my life is because I could make a difference in someone else’s life. If I can make a difference, so can you !"