London Titans Wheelchair Basketball Club Support Period Extended by Path to Success

Path to Success owned by Anita Choudhrie is renowned across the globe for supporting disabled and disadvantaged both in India and UK. It was founded 10 years back on the idea of supporting different charities and causes every year. 2016 marked the completion of a decade for the charity house, and Mrs. Choudhrie celebrated the event with a gala dinner through which she managed to raise £100k for future activities. This dinner was followed by the announcement of the extension of support period for the London Titans Wheelchair Basketball Club.    

Anita Choudhrie, on this special occasion, talked about her struggle days. “I have always wanted to help people and always admired Mother Teresa. At university in Delhi I was involved in social aid, working with children with disabilities and with the impoverished. I started a charity in India 2002 working with children; I always found it a huge challenge but an amazing experience.

“I set up Path to Success as an umbrella charity. We help the sick, the homeless, children who can’t get funding for their education and anyone with physical or mental disabilities. There are people with so many different disabilities and I wanted to help them all. Just to focus on one became difficult. It’s so satisfying to be able to share as much as possible.”

She also talked about the time when her team at Path to Success decided to take up the challenge of helping disabled. However, what they conceived as a challenge turned out to be one of the most emotionally rewarding experiences. “We collected a lot of data and research in 2012 and launched our ’60 for 60’ campaign to commemorate the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee to support 60 NHS hospitals from north to south with 60 wheelchairs. But we raised enough money to buy 83 wheelchairs.

“We have always championed the disabled. Wheelchairs can cost anything from £500 to several thousand pounds and over the years we have helped so many people and made so much difference to so many lives. I wish we could support even more people.

“We will always help victims of injury, mental, physical. There is so much you can do for people now with power-assisted and mechanised wheelchairs, but they are increasingly expensive. Personalised equipment is helping patients become more independent, and more mobile. They need funding.”