

In India, Mahendra Mehta and the Ratna Nidhi Charitable Trust are credited for helping over 20 million children through an assortment of educational, medical, developmental, and other initiatives. Specifically, the children of India have benefited from corrective polio surgery, cleft lip surgery, pre and post natal facilities, education programs, small business training programs for youth, vocational and job skill programs, investment programs for youth, night squad programs, food for education programs, free book distributions, concentrated language encounter programs, and help to newly immigrated children. For more information, please visit www.rnct.org.
Safe Kids Worldwide is a global network of organizations whose mission is to prevent accidental childhood injury, a leading killer of children 14 and under. More than 450 coalitions in 16 countries bring together health and safety experts, educators, corporations, foundations, governments and volunteers to educate and protect families. The organization was founded in 1987 by Children's National Medical Center with support from Johnson & Johnson. For more information, please visit www.safekids.org.
Safe Kids Worldwide joined hands with Ratna Nidhi Charitable Trust to create Safe Kids Foundation in Mumbai, India. The foundation is dedicated to the prevention of unintentional injuries such as road traffic injury, falls, burns, drowning and poisoning.
The Honorable Mayor Dr(Mrs.)Shubha Raul of Mumbai expressed her solidarity and support for the 'Walk This Way program and commended Safe Kids Foundation - India for championing pedestrian safety awareness among children.