Genesis Foundation (GF) is a private trust established in 2001 by Prema Sagar, Principal & Founder, Genesis Burson-Marsteller Public Relations Pvt Ltd. and Jyoti Sagar, a lawyer and a senior partner in a law firm. The Foundation provides critical medical and financial support to children from orphanages or whose family income is less than Rs.5000 (approx USD 105) per month. The focus area of support is cancer, heart, organ failure, thalassemia and extreme deformities. To know more visit www.genesis-foundation.net
The Foundation currently works with several homes and institutions in the cities of New Delhi, Noida and Gurgaon. To name a few, Missionaries of Charity (Mother Teresa’s Home), Children of the World, CanSupport, CanKids, Handicapped Children’s Rehabilitation Association (HCRA), National Heart Institute (NHI), Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, AIIMS, Fortis Escorts Heart Institute and Research Center, Batra Hospital, Max Devki Devi Heart & Vascular Institute and Indian Spinal Injuries Center.
Over the years the Foundation has established itself resulting in today receiving more than 10/12 requests each month for support of critically ill children. In many cases the bread winner is a labourer, cycle rickshaw driver, tailor, vegetable vendor or security guard. He/she earns just enough to feed the family but never enough to afford treatment for their child who may suffer from a critical illness.
The Foundation’s aim is to support these wonderful little children and help Save a Life. Due to the nature of these illnesses the medical costs are very high and to save the life of a child suffering from a cardiac disorder (hole in the heart) the operation cost is approximately Rs 140,000 (USD 2800). To support a child suffering from cancer or thalassemia that may require bone marrow transplant the cost varies from Rs.900,000 to Rs. 1,200,000 (USD 18,000 to 24,000).
GF’s support extends from specific medical intervention, recovery, and recuperation to extended treatments like chemotherapy. Each child needs specific medical intervention, recovery and time for the case to be successful.
The Foundation has till March 31 , 2010 successfully saved the lives of 105 critically ill children.
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