Allcargo supports free-of-cost life-saving heart surgeries for 50 underprivileged children

  Allcargo Logistics gives new lease of life and hope to 50 children from needy families. Children to undergo life-saving heart surgeries at SRCC Children’s Hospital, one of India’s largest paediatric hospitals.

As part of our avowed commitment to extend a helping hand to marginalized sections of the society, Allcargo will support free-of-cost heart surgeries for 50 underprivileged children. Comprehensive cardiac care will also be provided to the children from needy families as part of this initiative.

“Children are the greatest asset of our country and the very foundation on which its future will be built and sustained. It is our foremost duty to ensure that our future generations are strong, healthy and disease-free.  Allcargo’s collaboration with SRCC Children’s Hospital and Narayana Hrudayalaya gives us the opportunity to help children from underprivileged sections of society get advanced heart care and treatment, so they can live a better, healthier life. We would like to thank Dr. Devi Shetty for trusting us as partners in this noble endeavour,” says Mr. Shashi Kiran Shetty, Chairman – Allcargo Logistics, ECU Worldwide and Gati.

Upholding the belief that education is the key to building an inclusive society and nation, Allcargo Logistics will aim to bring these children into the educational mainstream under its Disha and Disha Career Seed projects, thus contributing to their social and economic empowerment too.

Avashya Foundation, the CSR arm of Allcargo Logistics, has been promoting inclusive people-centric development initiatives with an onus on community participation and development. It runs more than 30 projects and initiatives across the country, covering diverse areas like health, education, women’s empowerment, environment sustainability, sports and disaster relief.