Introduction

ABLE Charities is an internationally registered non-profit organization that operates in the rural areas of Palwal and slums of Faridabad in India to facilitate education and healthcare for the grossly underprivileged strata of our society. From the time it was founded in 1993, the focus of ABLE Charities in the rural areas has been to serve poor women, especially widows, their children and orphans through affordable medical services, including eye cataract operations and dialysis treatment. 

Grants Awarded to ABLE by One Kind Act   

3 October 2022: Through funds raised at the 2022 Prideview Cricket day event, a grant of £8000 was made to enable Able to carry out cataract surgeries in India.

23 May 2022: Through funds raised at the Heroines & Vamps Ladies Night, a grant of £4000 was made to enable Able to carry out 133 cataract surgeries in India.

17 February 2022: Through kind donations, a grant of £5000 was  made to meet Dialysis costs of six patients (£3000) and of cataract surgeries (£2000).

19 February 2021: At the hospital where ABLE carry out cataract operations, ABLE have now set up a Dialysis Centre to treat ill-affording patients with fatal kidney failure. Amongst other needs, they require funds to set-up the main RO room and particularly to purchase RO equipment that is vital for dialysis treatment. In memory of Raj Bhogal’s brother, Belu, Raj and Mona Bhogal have kindly made a very generous donation of £10,000 to fund ABLE's vitally needed RO room and equipment for their Dialysis Centre. The RO room will be named the The Belu Bhogal RO Room. One Kind Act are proud to have made a grant of £10,000 to ALBE for this work to commence. 

26 December 2020: A grant of £3,300 was made to fund 2 months of care, food and education for 22 girls currently living at the orphanage ABLE support. This was made as a result of Zoom Wine & Chocolate Appreciation Fundraising Event held in Singapore.  

25 October 2020: ABLE have embarked upon non-formal Education Project for children living in the slums of Faridabad, India where at least 1500 children in the age group of 6 to 14 years, of which 45% are girls, do not attend school and indulge in rag picking, work related to segregation / recycling of waste, etc. A grant of £10,000 was made to support the Non-formal Education Project for children living in slums in Faridabad. 

06 November 2018: ABLE has its own multispecialty 100 bed hospital along with fully equipped Eye centre. They seek funds to support cataract operations for up to 2000 poor old people to get their lost vision back and to prevent the onset of blindness due to lack of affordability and unavailabilty of medical services.  The total cost of one cataract surgery is Rs.2500/-(approximately 27 pound). ABLE CHARITIES have target of doing 2000 cataract surgeries in 2018-19. A grant of £6750 was made to carry out cataract operations for 200 elderly people to regain vision/prevent blindness.

24th September 2017: At the orphanage, ABLE seek funds for the running cost of and regular expenses of food, residence, health and education for these girls, which is estimated at approx. £75 per child per month. A grant of £9000 was made to support 10 girls at the orphanage. 

November 2016: ABLE runs an orphanage for up to 100 poor needy girls up to the age of 18 who have been picked by the police as missing or have been handed over to them from government authorities. They require funds to furnish a new shelter for orphan/slum children with beds, mattresses, fridges and furniture. A grant of £2000 was made to support orphan/slum children in India.   

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