Earlier this month we were super excited to have a new team member join us …it’s so smart looking too! We cannot believe that we have been gifted a brand new ambulance. It’s a beautiful story … a local police superintendent, Mr. Kripal Singh, who used to work closely with Project help in Kotdwara, bought the ambulance in memory of his late mother, who sadly passed away during the COVID pandemic last year. His mother would have made it to hospital if the community had more ambulances at the time. He told us;
I bought it to use it for people in need, but being a police official I am too busy to be able to use it. So I give this ambulance to Project Help India as an offering to be used for the poor and needy people. I trust and respect Project Help and know they will use it well.
We have big plans for this ambulance, after it is registered we will particularly use it to assist people in the remote jungle villages where we work. Many of those who need urgent medical treatment simply cannot access transport to get to the city hospital, nor can they afford to pay. We could recount many sad stories about tragic situations that could have easily been avoided if only people had access to an ambulance.
Our new member of the team will play a vital role as we care for our community, and especially help those impacted by terrible poverty.