MayaCARE
NGO/Social Services
Pune
In Maya CARE Foundation, the word persons with Disabilities (PwDs) has been reinstated as ‘Bindu’ means ‘Focus’ in Sanskrit. Having intensive training/Mentoring/Coaching we are transforming into Leaders to run sustainable organizations. We provide professional and empathetic service to the elderly. None of us can ever replace a family member. But as professionals struggle to meet the demands of an active work life, each of us at Maya CARE Foundation have pledged to make up for their absence with integrity, responsibility and patience.
Maya CARE Foundation volunteers who visit the elderly range from 18-year-old students, working professionals or homemakers to 80-year-old retired individuals from different cultural, racial, religious backgrounds who are eager to help. During the visit, a volunteer could assist with paperwork, shopping, using gadgets, reading to someone with failing eyesight, accompanying them to doctor visits, sitting with them in hospital and more.
All the coordination among volunteers, who serve the elderly is facilitated by the PWDs through the helpline number of every regional language in India. The team comprising differently-abled professionals manages all functions including recruitment of other PWDs and volunteers, orientation, training, city coordination, payments, care-home outreach and more.