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Our Projects
Save Kids Trust operates three medical clinics that serve families living in informal housing settlements who would otherwise lack access to healthcare (see below). Our clinics assist with common ailments (that often would go untreated) and more severe situations. Most common medications are dispensed directly to the people in need. Together, in 2021, we served more than 3,000 families – empowering more than 20,000 people with medical services and education last year.
Since our inception, we have treated approximately 500 acute and chronic medical cases. These were cases like cardiac surgery, complicated childbirth deliveries due to low Hb levels, artificial limbs, domestic violence victims, and emergency road accident cases. With close relationships to local hospitals & specialty facilities, our clinics can also refer families to other medical institutions for specialist care and intensive interventions like surgery. Outside of our clinic walls, Save Kids Trust also runs mobile medical outreach programs (called pop-up medical clinics) to help serve additional informal housing settlements where people continue to live without access to medical care. These clinics happen once or twice a month. |
Dr. Sharwan and his team lead educational seminars or outreach programs to build individual and community capacity by increasing health knowledge. Examples include seasonal health needs, menstruation education, motherhood health, and general family wellness. Sometimes these training attendees are small in number and sometimes participants number 50, it depends on the topic and the location.
Over the years, SKT has adapted to support needs for non-medical health. Examples are sewing classes for women that culminate for some students in a new sewing machine and supplies & seed money to start a business to assist a widow who needs an income stream. Another example, emerging in response to the COVID-19 lockdown, is a food staples program to support families who rely on daily wage earnings for their basic needs. This program is still active in 2022 as covid impacts families in uncertain ways and women-led family units are becoming known to the clinics' leadership.
Over the years, SKT has adapted to support needs for non-medical health. Examples are sewing classes for women that culminate for some students in a new sewing machine and supplies & seed money to start a business to assist a widow who needs an income stream. Another example, emerging in response to the COVID-19 lockdown, is a food staples program to support families who rely on daily wage earnings for their basic needs. This program is still active in 2022 as covid impacts families in uncertain ways and women-led family units are becoming known to the clinics' leadership.
Our Goals
In 2010, Save Kids Trust set its 20,000 in 2020 goal, to provide healthcare to 20,000 people by the year 2020. That ambitious goal has been met through the three existing clinics in Jaipur!
Now Save Kids Trust is looking forward to expanding our impact in the next decade. The Save Kids Trust model of local, trusted clinics is tested and effective and the need for more clinics in Jaipur is acute. To support further growth, funding is needed to run the existing programs, to pay Dr. Sharwan a salary to enable his full-time focus on Save Kids Trust, and to open and operate additional clinics. Our desire is to open a new clinic each year for the next 10 years.
Now Save Kids Trust is looking forward to expanding our impact in the next decade. The Save Kids Trust model of local, trusted clinics is tested and effective and the need for more clinics in Jaipur is acute. To support further growth, funding is needed to run the existing programs, to pay Dr. Sharwan a salary to enable his full-time focus on Save Kids Trust, and to open and operate additional clinics. Our desire is to open a new clinic each year for the next 10 years.
Where We WorkToday we work out of three brick & mortar clinics in Jaipur, India, the capital city of the State of Rajasthan, strategically located near several informal housing settlements (commonly, but not preferably, called slums).
-Harsha Clinic in Gujjar Ki Thadi -Varsha Clinic in Jagathpura -SKT Clinic in Jalana Doongri Coming soon! -SKT Banjara Basti Clinic |
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