Shahrukh Khan’s Meer Foundation Organizes Corrective Surgeries For Acid Attack Survivors
Superstar Shahrukh Khan is undeniably one of the most influential social activists in the nation and his initiatives with Meer Foundation have often contributed to the betterment of the society.
Superstar
Shahrukh
Khan
is
undeniably
one
of
the
most
influential
social
activists
in
the
nation
and
his
initiatives
with
Meer
Foundation
have
often
contributed
to
the
betterment
of
the
society.
One
of
the
recent
initiatives
launched
by
Meer
Foundation
on
International
Women's
Day
titled
'ToGETher
Transformed'
sponsored
corrective
surgeries
for
fifty
burns
and
acid
attack
survivors.
The
whole
month
of
March
was
dedicated
to
organizing
these
surgeries.
The
surgeries
were
performed
at
BLK
Super
Speciality
Hospital
in
New
Delhi
and
G.S.
Memorial
Plastic
Surgery
Hospital
and
Trauma
Center
in
Varanasi
from
5th
March
2019,
the
organization
is
all
set
to
conduct
its
next
phase
of
surgeries
in
Kolkata.
Patients
from
Delhi,
UP,
Bihar,
West
Bengal,
Jharkhand,
and
Uttarakhand,
with
an
85%
population
of
women
and
children
have
already
availed
the
facilities
of
the
initiative.
Meer
Foundation,
a
non-profit
organization
aims
to
initiate
change
at
the
ground
level
and
works
to
build
a
world
that
empowers
women.
Shahrukh
has
been
actively
lending
his
support
to
those
in
need
with
his
non-profit
organization,
Meer
Foundation
which
has
been
working
towards
highlighting
causes
that
deserve
more
attention.
Last
year
Mr.Khan
was
honored
with
the
Crystal
Award
for
his
work
towards
acid
attack
survivors
at
the
World
Economic
Forum
2018
held
in
Davis.
Talking
about
Meer
Foundation,
Shahrukh
Khan
said,
"The
work
done
at
Meer
Foundation
is
very
close
to
my
heart
and
we
have
been
working
on
it
with
a
quiet
focus
since
the
past
three
years.
Meer
supports
victims
of
acid
attacks
by
providing
a
holistic
approach
to
their
rehabilitation.
With
this
in
mind,
we
launched
our
new
initiative
ToGETher
Transformed
and
I
am
thankful
to
our
partners
across
the
country
-
our
brave
survivors,
doctors,
lawyers,
hospitals,
NGOs
and
volunteers
who
help
us
in
our
cause.
I
hope
to
garner
more
support
for
our
endeavours
by
bringing
together
like-minded
people
and
hopefully
put
an
end
to
acid
violence
in
the
near
future."
Meer
Foundation
has
also
helped
organize
health
camps,
donate
wheelchairs
to
para-athletes,
events
for
disadvantaged
women
and
children,
and
donated
a
huge
amount
to
the
victims
of
the
Kerala
floods.