Lend A Hand

Lend A Hand is an organization focused on helping non-profit organizations. Our organization is fundraising for a cause that is often overlooked due to a lack of awareness. Help us to bring a lasting change in the lives of the underprivileged. To help us create more impact and touch more lives, we need your support and contribution. Please back our fundraiser so that together we can build a better India for all of us.

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About the Beneficiary Organisation

Palawi project under Prabha-Hira Pratishthan was established in 2001 at Pandharpur. It provides a Care Home for orphan children living with HIV. Palawi believes that all children have a fundamental rights to a loving, fun-filled childhood with access to health, education, and a safe and stigma free environment. Palawi has given a lifetime commitment to provide for their educational, nutritional, medical and recreational needs. We also aim at bringing awareness on HIV/AIDS and to sensitize the general population to the prevalence of HIV.

Mrs Mangal Shah is the founder and trustee of Palawi. Its been 18 years now since inception of Palawi in 2001 when two girl child were found abandoned in a cow- shed. The deserted infants were HIV positive. Mrs Mangaltai began to provide her love, care and support to such children with open arms. The initial period of her work was no less than any struggle but her strength, hard work and commitment towards orphaned and abandoned HIV positive made Palawi a living example.

Mangaltai believes that curbing the HIV epidemic necessitates broadening the scope of services beyond health, to encompass nutrition, psycho-social support, education, legal, livelihood and social protection. Currently, 126 children are living here happily.

In this process of bringing in positive changes the lives of HIV positive children, Mangaltai’s daughter Dimple Ghadge, Rajkumar Ghadge (son in law) and her son Ashish Shah have given absolute support in running of the institution.And now Mangal Tai's grandchildren Tejas Dimple Ghadge is joined Palawi after completing Masters in social work.

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