Dedicatedly working
for good causes and raising funds for people in need, philanthropist Mrs. AnitaChoudhrie has come a long way. Her dear project and charity house ‘Path to
Success’, which helps to uplift THE unprivileged in India and United Kingdom,
celebrated 10 years of existence recently.
Born in 2006, Path to
Success till date managed to raise over £300,000 for various causes. The
charity house which is currently raising funds for London Titans Wheelchair
Basketball Club is said to collect money every year for different causes. This
year they are supporting the multi-talented wheelchair basketball club and till
date have collected £42,000 for London Titans. They also organised a fund
raiser wheelchair basketball tournament in April, and the money collected was
spent for purchasing new custom wheelchairs, training equipment and book venues
for training sessions.
Excitedly, Anita said “we are delighted to have helped so many
worthwhile causes over the last 10 years both here and abroad.”
“Our 60 for 60 campaign to commemorate the Queen’s Silver Jubilee
in 2012 was special. Originally we planned to buy 60 wheelchairs for 60
hospitals, but we kept on going, raising more money, and ended up buying 83,”
said Choudhrie.
“It was a cause that was not fashionable; people were not aware of
it. We collected a lot of data and did a lot of research. We worked across the
whole of England, from north to south. That was the most emotionally rewarding
project I’ve ever been involved in. When you see the impact your fundraising
has on people’s lives, it’s amazing.”
Anita is also associated with India’s Amar Jyoti Charitable Trust,
which helps disabled children in India, Trust of Learning Matters Indian and
the Dhuk Bhanjani Trust. Amar Jyoti also provides sporting activities and
cultural enrichment to over 750 youngsters, and through them Path to Success has
been able to collect £65,000.
In July 2010, Anita was also presented with The Globe Award by Commons
speaker John Bercow for outstanding charitable work.
“We have always championed the disabled and we will continue to do
that,” she said. “We will continue supporting good causes according to our four
core principles: helping educate those who can’t take education for granted;
helping people overcome their disabilities; supporting organisations which help
people with long-term health problems but limited financial resources; and
providing overseas aid in the event of natural disasters. We will follow our
philosophy which is to help individuals overcome their difficulties.”
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