So many people are suffering

In many developing countries there are tens of thousands of people who suffer as a result of amputated or deformed limbs. The causes of this misery are many, but include birth defects, communicable diseases such as leprosy and polio, non-communicable diseases such as vascular disorders and diabetes, snake bites, and traumatic injuries as a result of accidents, natural disasters and armed conflict.

A burden on the family

With severe limitations to what they are able to do, people disabled in this way become a burden to families who already have very meagre resources, and are often condemned to spend their lives begging on the streets.

The aims of Rotary Jaipur Limb are:

The preservation and protection of health, particularly for the relief of amputees and other limbless persons, including the provision of prostheses and the rehabilitation of individuals.

Its principal activity is the raising of funds in order to finance limb camps and limb centres in Africa, the Indian sub-continent and other areas of the world in need of help, as determined by the trustees. This is achieved through donations from Rotary clubs, Inner Wheel clubs, other organisations and private individuals.

In its 32 year history successful projects have been carried out in Benin, Ghana, Haiti, India, The Ivory Coast, Kenya, Malawi, Nepal, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sri Lanka and Tanzania.

It is with great sadness that we have to report the passing of our dear friend and colleague, Dr Subrahmanyam Ganesh, Trustee and former India Director of Rotary Jaipur Limb on 11th April. He had served our charity for more than 30 years and knew many Rotarians and others throughout the Indian sub-continent, all of whom held him in the highest regard.

Ganesh came to Wales as a newly qualified doctor to gain experience, intending then to return to India to serve his community there. However, he met a Welsh nurse, married her and had four children - and the rest is history.

We are so glad he stayed. His contribution to Rotary Jaipur Limb and to the very large number of amputees in India who gained new limbs - and thus new lives - through his work there was immense, as is our gratitude to him.

He will not be forgotten.

The funeral will take place on Thursday May 14th at 2.30pm at Llwydcoed Crematorium, Aberdeen, CF44 0DJ and afterwards at Merthyr Rugby Club.

Rotary Jaipur Limb has been chosen by the family as one of the two Rotary charities to be supported.  If you wish to donate in memory of Ganesh, please do so by bank transfer to:

The Rotary Jaipur Limb Project

Sort Code: 30-95-42

Account No: 03051586

Ref: Dr S Ganesh.