We take one more step in project Helping Hands and thereby help the disabled in taking many more steps. With the help of Rotary Clubs in Vellore a town about 150 Kms from Chennai an artificial limb camp was organised with the help of Mukti. 65 artificial limbs were given away to disabled.
With every limb that is provided we must remember that we provide the disabled with a new lease of life. We are able to rehabilitate not only the disabled person but effectively his entire family.
So, why was this camp conducted in Vellore? In India it is not easy for the disabled to travel. It would have been almost impossible for many of these people who benefitted form this camp to have travelled to Chennai for their limbs. The problems associated with travel are:
1. The mode of travel would most probably be public transport and to get onto a bus without a limb would be impossible without help. This is because the steps are high and even healthy persons have to make an effort to climb into the bus.
2. A person would have to accompany the disabled to Chennai. In most cases the disabled are from poor families and the luxury of being able to acompany a disabled would be expensive and also the bread winner would be the person most qualified to acompany the disabled and if he does accompany, then who brings in the money to keep the fires burning at home?
Keeping the above in mind we decided to have the camp in Vellore.
Yes the logistics would have to be handled and if Rotarians do not make the effort who will?
Pictures of the valedictory camp have been posted to this blog.
The Helping Hands project is a WCS project with help from RC of Strathcona Sunrise.
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