


In India, Mahendra Mehta and the Ratna Nidhi Charitable Trust are credited for helping millions of 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, youth small business training programs, vocational and job skill programs, investment programs for youth, food for education programs, free book distributions, and help to street children.

Dr. Martin R. Eichelberger is a professor of Surgery and of Pediatrics at The George Washington University School of Medicine. He graduated from Princeton University and Hahnemann University Medical School and completed his surgical educations at the Case Western Reserve University Hospital in Cleveland and the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. He holds visiting professorships in Latin America, Europe, the Middle East and Asia as well as United States.
David Lippy works with the Safe Kids Foundation in India as an international fund raising consultant.
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.