My name is Veda. I am 14 years old and a Grade 9 student at Euro school, Airoli, Mumbai.

I have undertaken this campaign to support children who have cancer and their families with a monthly ration basket.

I have undertaken this campaign because this is a critical element in the treatment of these children who go through the difficult journey of fighting cancer. Although there are several people and organizations which sponsor the treatment of financially stressed patients, there are very few that help out with an equally important issue - "THEIR FOOD AND NUTRITION".

Children from low-income homes are often malnourished. Malnourished patients respond poorly to medical interventions such as chemotherapy, radiotherapy, and/or surgery, with increased episodes of toxicity, interruptions in hospital admissions, and inability to take timely chemotherapy in full doses leading to a poor response to treatment. Overall, malnutrition increases the rate of abandonment of therapy and doubles the risk of death due to cancer.

The cost to impact a child is only INR 4500.My name is Veda Ahir. I am 16-years-old and a Grade 11 student at EuroSchool, Airoli.

I have undertaken this campaign because I think being able to impact the life of an orphan by giving them education, a place to stay, food, medicines, and other skills for an entire year would be incredible. This will definitely transform their lives and help them have a better future. Through this campaign, I want to create the same opportunity for all those less fortunate children so that they get good food, a safe place to stay, clothes, medical care, and a great education.

The fact that just INR 2500 can make a difference in the life of an orphaned child for an entire month made me realize that I must do something about it.

Please support my campaign as we can together transform the lives of many such children. The more funds we raise the more impact we can make.