Family Care Eduvision
Project Managers: Curtis Peter van Gorder, Pratibha Karandikar
Family Care Eduvision (FCE) was registered as a charitable entity in 2004. Their program goals include:
- Implementing motivational seminar programs for the corporate sector, volunteers, terminally ill, teachers, social workers, medical staff, and students
- Working with children cancer patients and the physically or mentally challenged, to strengthen, care, comfort, and encourage those who are suffering or otherwise disadvantaged
- Providing a source of positive input to all sectors of society that will replace fear, worry, frustrations and discouragement with a happy, productive, loving and dynamic perspective on life
- Giving the training and resources needed to enhance positive values through character building programs at schools, colleges and other institutions.
- Conducting drug awareness, healthy living, and rehabilitation programs at leading drug treatment centers and institutions in Mumbai.
Mumbai, India
FCE works with cancer patients and medical staff at hospitals and other institutions, providing stimulating entertainment for the young patients, and motivational training for the staff. FCE helped establish and implement a monthly Survivor Cancer Support Group at one hospital.
FCE volunteers take these young cancer patients to regular activities such as enjoying an amusement park or a movie, as well as participating in games and special events.
After experiencing how well deaf people could act, it has long been a dream to get a mime training program for the deaf up and running. We called this program Elixir, because the Elixir is a magical substance which heals wounds, gives life, and creates wealth from something common. This is what our story telling through mime hopes to do both physically and psychologically.
Food Assistance FCE procures and distributes 7 tons of food annually to various NGOs that help street children and rag pickers, including providing education to these unfortunates.
MOVE is a training course which builds volunteerism and leadership, empowering the participants to make a positive impact in the community.