Harakhchand Savla
FounderFounder of Jeevan Jyot Cancer Relief & Care Trust
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Harakhchand Savla is the founder of Jeevan Jyot Cancer Relief & Care Trust (1997)[1], an Indian non-profit working on healthcare and hunger from Mumbai.
Jeevan Jyot Cancer Relief & Care Trust
Founded by Harakhchand Savla, who began serving free meals to cancer patients on the pavement opposite Tata Memorial Hospital in Parel in 1985, the trust was registered in 1997. It provides free food, a medicine bank, guidance and allied services to poor cancer patients and their families, and has grown into a network of humanitarian projects across several cities.
Jeevan Jyot Cancer Relief & Care Trust reports the following, on its own site:
- The 'Jeevan Jyot' trust founded by Mr. Savla now runs more than 60 humanitarian projects.
- He is the managing trustee of the trust which has expanded itself to 12 different centres throughout the country including Mumbai, Jalgoan, Sangli and Calcutta.
- Organisations
- 1
- Based in
- Mumbai
- Founded
- 1997
- Press
- 2
References
- [1] “The ‘Jeevan Jyot’ trust founded by Mr. Savla now runs more than 60 humanitarian projects.” — Jeevan Jyot Cancer Relief & Care Trust. Source
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