Ashok Mahindru-Mahindru Foundation

Mahindru Foundation -Lighting up lives of the blind.A journey that began almost a decade back has lit up lives of thousands suffering from corneal blindness. In 2005, Y.P.Mahindru Niramaya Eye Bank and Cornea Transplant unit was set up at the Niramaya Charitable Trust, an NGO founded and run by a team of professionals.Mr. Ashok Mahindru leads these initiatives under the Mahindru Foundation and provides financial support to various NGOs in eye care.

Tuesday 15 October 2013

Ashok mahindru | Chairman Mahindru Foundation

Eye Donation Awareness program organized by Mr.Ashok Mahindru Chairman of Mahindru Foundation.

Children are the best Ambassadors to carry forward the message and virtues of Eye Donations, to their parents at home and beyond - Ashok Mahindru, Chairman-Mahindru Foundation

Ashok Mahindru Chairman Run for vision

Mr. Ashok Mahindru leads these initiatives under Mahindru Charitable Trust which is funded by the members of Mahindru family and provides financial support to various NGO in eye care. The trust is decided to enlarge the footprint of awareness campaigns for donation of eyes.

Ashok Mahindru says, "India is home to world's largest blind population. Around 1, 20, 00, 000 people are suffering from some kind of eye problem. 80 % of them are suffering from cataract or refractive errors which are curable through a normal medical process." "Remaining 2.1 million people are suffering from acute corneal blindness that can only be eradicated through transplantation of corneas from eye donation, which must be performed with in about 6 hours of death." Added Mr. Ashok Mahindru.

Ashok Mahindru CMD Advance Group

Ashok mahindru CMD Advance group of companies.