ON THE OCCASION OF DISABILITY WEEK -WALK FOR A CAUSE

MBA Foundation & Self Esteem Foundation for Disabled

Presents

STRIDE 2018- Walk with Dignity on the Occasion of International Day of People with Disabilities (Different Abilities) with Bollywood & Television celebrities.

CELEBRITIES - Mitali Nag;Dr Sharmila Nayak,Smita Gondkar; Mayanka Sharma; Priyanka Khurana Goel; Navneet Dhillon(Miss India);  Shweta Khanduri; Lizaa Malik; Gautami Priyankar; Mreenal Deshraj; Dr Neelam Paradai, 

CHIEF GUEST- Dr. V. Shankar- President of South Indian Education Society and Sri Shanmukhananda Chandrasekarandra Saraswathi Auditorium, Mumbai

GUEST OF HONOUR- Ms Manpreet Arora, Addl. Comm. G.S.T; Ms Gurpreet Kaur Chadha,President of Punjabi Global Foundation; Mr Anjani Prasad,Managing Director,Archroma India Pvt Ltd.; Mr Manish Mandhana, Managing Director,Mandhana Industires Ltd.; Mr Aneel Murarka, Managing Director,Mirachem Industries Ltd.; Ms Meher Castelino, Fashion Columnist; Mr. Niranjan Hiranandani,Managing Director , Hiranandani Group; Mr Viral Desai,CEO, Zenitex, Surat; Mr Salman Malkani, Managing, Netflex India; Mr Paresh Gada, managing Director, Aishwarya Des Studio

HIGHLIGHTS-

·        The event showcased the designs of Mumbai’s leading Designers with India’s most glamorous Celebrities and Models walking the ramp for a cause

·        It showcased a wheelchair ramp show with garments especially designed by Archana Kochhar in a Finale round;

·        With young achievers of mainstream lifestyle on crutches in clothes designed by Varija Bajaj;

·        With Young adults across disabilities in adaptive clothing especially designed by Young designers’ team from Le Mark School of Design

·        The event had India’s leading Show Director Utsav Dholakia directing the show

·        The show witnessed the presence of Eminent Personalities across society, walking the Walk of Dignity at STRIDE 2018 in support of young adults across disabilities.

About- MBA ( Mutually Beneficial Activities) Foundation is a Charitable Trust engaged in doing extensive work in the area of rehabilitation and inclusion of Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) into the mainstream, for the last 16 years, in different suburbs of Mumbai. Since 2016, it has consolidated all the services in its new building in Airoli. It also has a community-based Centre in Sangarsh Nagar, Powai, where yung children are offered Early Intervention, Prevocational Skills and Therapy services

Besides the rehab activities such as Therapy, Counselling, Training and Value Adding activities, it also has residential care for adults who cannot avail it at home. Presently, it has about 150 beneficiaries who avail of the different services regularly; their parents also get counselling and guidance for empathizing with their wards. It has trained & placed 90 youngsters in open employment.

Nearly 40 % of the staff employed in the office are differently abled. They  believe in their Integration and Inclusion in Normal Society, living a Life with DIGNITY.

About - Self Esteem Foundation for Disabled was started in 2011 to strengthen the other wings of disability management like, Awareness building, Marketing of products & services and open employment opportunities for them.

In Continuing tradition, they celebrate International Day Of People with Disabilities, as a Part of awareness Programme, MBA Foundation and Self Esteem Foundation for Disabled, propose a Fashion Presentation with Special Emphasis on Inclusion of Differently abled People.