Help visually impaired Nitin support 200 disabled individuals struggling to provide for their families

“I was an electrician and the sole breadwinner for my family of four when I met with an accident. My arm had to be amputated, leaving me handicapped and bedridden for days. I had to sell everything I had earned just to survive. Had Nitin bhau not come to my aid and helped me set up a small goat rearing business, I don’t know how my family would have survived,” says Bhaskar Chandrabhan Pidurkar, 53, from a small village in Yavatmal district of Maharashtra.

People with disabilities often have a hard time finding a source of income. With your support, visually impaired Nitin Pawar and his NGO Rasikashraya can enable hundreds of people with disabilities to earn a livelihood through small businesses. Donate now to support him.

All donations to this fundraising campaign are tax exempted under 80G of the Income Tax Act (India), & 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code (USA).

A role model for people with disabilities, Nitin Pawar has been a pillar of support for over 200 people with disabilities and has helped them set up small businesses so that they earn a decent livelihood and take care of their families.

Discriminated against by society and struggling to survive

People with disabilities face countless challenges at every turn in life and they also don’t get enough opportunities to succeed. “The discrimination against people with disabilities is such that most employers feel that they are of no use. In fact, their own family members feel the same about them. At times, we have even seen parents saying that their own disabled children were of no use and had a chance of earning a livelihood,” says Pawar while shedding light on how people with disabilities are treated.

Pawar believes, ”often people with disabilities have some talent or ability through which they can not just live financially independent lives but can also be a support to their loved ones.”

Turning disability into ability 

“My father passed away when I was young and my mother was a farm labourer. Despite being disabled, I earned for my family by selling newspapers and vegetables on a handcart. I witnessed the discrimination people with disabilities face first-hand and the conditions in which they live. I wanted to help them,” says Pawar.

Over the last ten years, Pawar and his NGO have provided skills training to hundreds of people with disabilities. His NGO has also set up small businesses for close to 200 people with disabilities so they can support their families.

“There are over 200 people with disabilities who are in urgent need of help and livelihood. If we fail to give them the support they need, their families would not be able to survive. With whatever little you can donate, you can help these people to support their families and lead an independent life,” urges Pawar.

Donate to this fundraiser by Give.do to support Nitin Pawar and his NGO Rasikashraya to set up small businesses and employment opportunities for people with disabilities and enable them to take care of their families.