My name is Sidharth Satishkumar. I am 17 years old and in Grade 11 at the CS Academy, Coimbatore.

This initiative of mine will impact children from low-income homes who suffer from Type 1 Diabetes. I was surprised to learn that these children who suffer from TYPE-1 diabetes are literally fighting for survival just because they do not have the financial resources to get their daily dose of insulin injections. The cost of this works out to just INR 30000 for the entire year, which is just about INR 82 per day. These kids are from in and around Coimbatore.

Let me explain this in more detail.

Children with Type 1 diabetes don't produce Insulin (an important hormone produced by the pancreas to regulate the blood sugar levels). There is no cure for this. The child needs insulin to survive, so the missing insulin needs to be replaced with injections. These children need to be given four injections every day, need a battery of tests through the year, need a device called a glucometer and testing strips to check their insulin levels, etc. All this costs just INR 30000/year. This is a massively subsidized cost. They work with and impact about 150-200 children in and around Coimbatore. If we raise more we can help fund a child's treatment for a longer duration.

We are fortunate that we come from economically well off homes and during this CRISIS it is important that we step up to help these children through these difficult times. I request all of you to support my campaign so that we can also ease their hardship in our own small way.

Lets together save the lives of these kids by funding their treatment costs for an entire year.