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Make-A-Wish® Foundation of India, Room # 1, 1st floor, 7/10 Botawala Building, Horniman Circle, Mumbai -400023

♦Tel: 022 2261 7412-13 ♦E-mail: [email protected] ♦URL: www.makeawishindia.org

About Make-A-Wish Foundation of India Make-A-Wish Foundation® of India is a non-profit organization affiliated to Make-A-Wish Foundation® International, a prestigious foundation which has 37 other affiliates worldwide serving about 49 countries. The Foundation is dedicated to granting the most cherished wish of children between the ages of 3 and 18 years, living with life-threatening illnesses, irrespective of their socio-economic status, caste, race or religion. It is a registered trust under Bombay Public Trust Act. Each affiliate works within the framework of stringent international policies and guidelines. Ours is the most preferred and highly rated with FOUR STAR rating by International Charity navigator for 9 years in a row and thus we are a global brand and a pioneer in this effort. The Indian affiliate was established in 1996 and since then we have fulfilled over 25000 wishes across 10 divisions in India. There are 10 divisions of the organization functioning in the country viz. Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Coimbatore, Delhi, Goa, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Kolkata, Mumbai and Pune. Our national office is based in Mumbai. On an average we fulfil about 8 wishes a day within our divisions.

Vision & Mission

Our Mission We grant the wishes of children with life-threatening medical conditions to enrich the human experience with hope, strength and joy. Our Vision We are dedicated to making every eligible child’s wish come true About Wish Adoption and Wish Fulfilment

The Foundation is dedicated to granting the most cherished wish of children between the ages of 3 and 18 years, living with life-threatening illnesses, irrespective of their socio-economic status, caste, race or religion.

The foundation fulfils four types of wishes

Travel Wishes: ‘I wish to go…’ (Within India)

Occupational Wishes: ‘I wish to be…’

Celebrity Wishes: ‘I wish to meet…’

Gift Wishes: ‘I wish to have…’

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Power of a Wish: For children battling life-threatening illnesses the joys of childhood are replaced with a daily battle for survival, painful treatment and medication and endless rounds of hospitals. The fulfilment of the most cherished wish of a child who has very little hope of enjoying a normal, healthy life not only gives happiness and joy to him/her but also has a therapeutic effect on the child. Doctors have often reported an improvement in the child’s physical condition, after the fulfilment of his / her dearest wish. A wish fulfilment makes a sick child believe that anything is possible – even the future. Project Relevance and Impact Child health in India is still under critical condition. As per UNICEF – India is among those countries with highest child mortality rate. In 2009 India has a child under 5 year’s mortality rate of 60.6/1000. That means 60.6 out of 1000 children dies before reaching the age of 5 years. Though it is decreasing sharply for last few decades but it still remains one of the highest in the World. However there are various causes for morality amongst children. In our course of work we have realized that there are children suffering from various life-threatening illnesses which put their life in jeopardy. In India, children suffer from various forms of organ Cancer, HIV/AIDS, Thalassemia, Nephrotic Syndrome, Cardiac illness, Haematological illness, Neurological illnesses apart from Mal-nutrition, Diarrhoea, and other infections, all of these are categorized as life threatening illnesses in children. When there is no hope and dejection from constant hospitalization, medication and also awareness that there life span is decreasing, getting their wish fulfilled at times has the most life changing experiences, which we call the ‘Power of a Wish’. During 2010-2011, Make-A-Wish® America led a study that defined the effects of wishes on the organizations “community” and, for the first time, provided quantitative measures of the breadth and depth of the impact of the organization’s mission activities. The valuable conclusions of the study can be organized into three major areas that the wish process clearly appears to improve: health status, state of mind and community. Project Aim: The goal of the foundation is to fulfil the innermost and cherished wishes of children who are suffering from life threatening medical conditions. For this project purpose, the wishes of children taking treatment in the hospitals in Mumbai would be granted.



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Wish stories: Few wish stories are shared below ……..……

I wish to be …… Mahesh, 9 year old brave wish child, suffering from life threatening medical condition and seeking treatment in a hospital in Navi Mumbai. Volunteers of Make-A-Wish® India met him to know his innermost cherished wish. He wished to be a Policeman for a day. The volunteer arranged policeman clothes and all necessary things for him. On the day of wish fulfilment police jeep was sent to pick him up. His wish was fulfilled at the Vashi Police station on 15th April 2013. A press conference was hosted for Mahesh. He asked the questions posed by the media very confidently. He said that he is feeling like one celebrity and a big officer today. In the Police Station he met all the senior officers and constables. The Policemen were kind enough to treat him well and give him an orientation of the working of the Police Department. He was also taken on a patrol of the areas falling under the police station’s jurisdiction. Mahesh was very happy and so were his family members. They shared that Make-A-Wish Foundation of India has given them a time to cherish for all their lives.





I wish to meet ……. Natraj is 12 year old wish child, suffering from life threatening illness. He loves Cricket and plays it too. His wish was to meet Sachin Tendulkar. He is like a walking and talking encyclopaedia of Sachin Tendulkar and is a great fan of him. Natraj waited for two years to meet his role model and shared of his dreams in which Sachin is playing cricket with him. When Natraj was told that he was going to meet his idol, he could not control his happiness. Natraj spent time chatting and watching a taped Cricket match with him. Natraj said that those 45 minutes spent with the Master Blaster are enough for his whole lifetime.

I wish to have…….. Om, 4 yrs., is a sweet and a talkative child. He wished to have a battery operated bike. Om goes for bike rides with his relatives and is fascinated by bikes. When the volunteers approached him for knowing his inner most cherished wish, his response was spontaneous yet genuine. He told the volunteers how he loved bikes and wished to ride one of his own. When Om’s wish was granted he couldn’t stop smiling and he was jumping with the happiness. He said he would be helping his mother get groceries from the market and he would take his mother for a ride on the bike.





I wish to go ……… Prerna has been ailing with a life threatening illness for the past several months. She has been seeking treatment in a reputed hospital in the city. Morose had set in the family members when they got to know of Prerna’s illness and seeing their daughter’s smile gradually fade away. When the volunteers from Make-A-Wish Foundation of India met

the girl for the first time and they asked her of her inner most wish, Prerna’s eyes gleamed with hope and dreams, she said she wished to go and celebrate her birthday on a ship in the middle of the sea. On the day of 14th March, Prerna accompanied her parent, siblings and family members at Gateway of India to have her dream come true. Her mother told the team that Prerna had not slept with excitement. The children were excited to see the transit boat that took them to the yacht. Prerna could not believe her eyes when she saw the yacht. She later told the team that it was much more than her imagination. The boat of her dreams was much smaller than what she was sailing on. Prerna was very happy to go around the yacht. The crew had arranged for a beautiful decoration around the cake cutting area in the cabin. We thank you for your valuable time and considering us as your charity partner. We hope you

will support us and Share the Power of a Wish.

Budget shared on following page:

A gist of the budget to achieve 3420 children wishes is shared. Detailed budget can be provided on request. Please email the CEO, Mr. Deepak S Bhatia at [email protected] for the same.






Make A Wish India budget for 2013 - 14

Sr. No Expense Amount Income Amount

1 Program expenses to fulfill 3420 wishes in India 22230000 Corporate Donations 5000000

2 Admin expenses 4446000 Individual donors 4000000

3 Resource Mobilization expenses 2223000 Fund raising events 8000000

Total 28899000 Total 17000000

In US Dollars 525436 In US Dollars 309091

Gap to fulfill 11899000

In US Dollars 216345



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