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MEDICAL NEEDS
Over the years we encountered every kind of medical issue, often requiring immediate funding - cancer treatments, surgeries, dental issues, broken bones, births, communicable diseases, cataract surgery, eye exams and prescription glasses etc. We act quickly, often accompanying families to the hospital to pay bills, buy medicine, and often joining them to consult with doctors. Medical needs are usually urgent and sometimes ongoing for months while a patient recovers.
SCHOOL FEES
Every year we pay full or partial school fees on behalf of parents who can’t afford to keep their children in school. Completion of education will allow this generation of children a future with possibilities instead of dead-ends and endless poverty. Since 2009, we’ve celebrated many of our students' academic achievements, attended many sporting events and dance recitals alongside proud parents, and recently celebrated college degrees and job placements.
LARGE PROJECTS
In 2009, an area in the community used as a garbage dump was cleaned and renewed, providing jobs for locals in the community, paying them to haul garbage, rocks and tree roots. For 12 years, this space was used for play, celebrations, community events and a place to sit outside of the cramped homes and laneways. In 2017, the government removed the slum homes that sat along the pipeline adjacent to the cleaned area. In 2021, they installed a paved pathway that runs for kilometres, and added permanent exercise equipment, landscaping and lighting. Although the pathway has degraded in the past few years, the exercise equipment is barely functional because of rust, and the landscaping is covered in dust and litter, the community still enjoys this open space outside of the cramped, dark lanes.
How can you help?
Raising funds is never easy, but it can be fun. If you are inking about helping the Dirty Wall Project, we can send you any information you need, and we will make sure you are informed about what we do with your hard-earned funds.
SEE HERE for some inspiring examples about people connecting with the community one-on-one and how they’ve helped families with school fees, food security, or giving the gift of play. We can involve or engage your school, your children, your company, a little or a lot. A well timed video call gives donors a chance to talk with the families and view the Saki Naka community in real time. Even the smallest of donations goes a long way to help a family.
WALK WITH US
If you would like an up close and very personal account of how your donation is being used, consider joining us in Mumbai, or we can arrange a video call to give you a real-time view of the community while having conversations with locals. Having direct contact with those you have decided to help is profound for both parties. It’s a mutual exchange of giving and receiving with huge rewards for everyone involved. We will take you into the community where you will be introduced to families, and you will be invited in for chai.
Visiting the community in person, there is always a chance there will be a celebration to witness or a birthday to attend. You will be involved in whatever goes on, which could include trips to a hospital, home visits to assess whether help is needed, paying school fees in the Saki Naka area, or taking rickshaw rides through Mumbai on errands. Wearing someone else’s shoes, despite how uncomfortable the fit might be, is sometimes the best way to comprehend what poverty feels like. Contact us through email, instagram or Facebook.