The idea came to us in a meaningful way through our own experience when we became the proud parents of our daughter. The day I held
my child in my arms, I felt complete; the whole world’s happiness filled my palms as I held my daughter. As the saying goes, every second
of our life teaches us a lesson, and this experience was no different. Our daughter was a miracle for us. After a nine-month journey in her
mother’s womb, she entered the world weighing only 1.3 kg, medically termed as a Low Birth Weight (LBW) baby. Following the doctors’
instructions, she was immediately transferred to another hospital and kept in the NICU for about 30 days.
I can’t even imagine how I stood through it all; it was a mix of happiness and anxiety. A few days passed, and when my daughter
responded to the medicine, I felt relieved. I then took the time to look around and saw many other families in similar situations. Living on
a middle-class income, we managed to meet our expenses, but other families struggled. Many had to take their babies home before
completing treatment due to financial constraints. Interacting with them made me realize how difficult it is for families below the poverty
line. They come from remote areas where medical facilities are underdeveloped, leading to malnourished mothers and children. They sell
everything they have for their children’s well-being. At that moment, I realized I needed to do something for my society, which had given me so much. The root cause of inadequate medical
facilities for mothers and children needed to be addressed. Our initiative focuses on providing not only medicine but also nutritional
support, KMC training, and development for the care of both mother and child. We also aim to help meet financial expenses to ensure a
healthy and prosperous nation. As the saying goes, “Health is Wealth.” Our main goal is to fulfill the basic needs of the Below Poverty Line (BPL) community by providing proper medical facilities and nutritious food to help them bear their financial expenses during the child’s first 1,000 days of life. Our first initiative was undertaken in the Solapur district of Maharashtra, where we provided financial assistance to NICU babies’ families from low-income backgrounds.