Podcast Series: HEROES OF INCLUSION
Episode 13: MUGDHA KALRA, Mumbai, Maharashtra
BBC100Women 2021, Broadcast Journalist- Business & Gender Specialist, Anchor- Special Projects, CNBC, Network18, Co-Founder, Not That Different, Disability Inclusion Trainer, Content Strategist at Bakstage
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About our Guest :
MUGDHA KALRA Has been a bilingual television journalist for over 15 years and has presented & reported the news on various channels in this time. She was the prime-time breakfast news face for IBN7, NDTV and Aajtak for over 13 years and has international experience of working with BBC World Service in London. She has been named by the BBC as one of the top 100 most inspiring and influential women in the world for the year 2021, alongside the likes of Malala Yousafzai, philanthropist and businesswoman Melinda French Gates and acclaimed Nigerian author and feminist icon Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. This recognition comes from her work as an inclusion activist. Her area of work is neurodiversity and she is co-founder of the movement ‘Not That Different’, which is India's first children-led movement in normalizing conversations around neurodiversity and pushing for inclusion. At the core of her heart, remains Autism activism as she shares her journey and learnings from raising her son on the Autism spectrum. More about Mugdha and her work: mugdhakalra.com
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About IMPS :
I M POSSIBLE & SMAART ( IMPS ) is a Non-Profit Initiative that focuses on awareness and prevention of rare diseases. We also raise funds to support unfortunate children who are living with these rare conditions and lacking access to expensive life-saving cures. Website: i-m-possible-and-smaart.com/
As a part of our humble, non-profit initiative we have launched this podcast series called "HEROES OF INCLUSION”. The aim is to share narratives on the need for INCLUSION in our society and the kind of brilliant work people are doing across the world.
LESSER KNOWN FACTS :
*There are 7000 known rare diseases in the world.
*Only 5% of them have a known line of medical treatments which are astronomically priced.
*In India, these treatments are unsupported by Insurance or by the Government.
*The only way to access these treatments which run into lacs and crores is through medical crowdfunding.
*The success rate of medical crowdfunding in India for rare disease treatments is less than 2%.
* Simple way to prevent rare diseases is to undertake a genetic screening test well before conceiving a child.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEE YOURSELF OR YOUR NEAR AND DEAR ONES SUFFER IF DIAGNOSED OR WOULD YOU OPT FOR AWARENESS AND PREVENTION?
CALL TO ACTION:
I M Possible & SMA-ART (IMPS) :
Request Corporates and Individuals to support us in the following ways :
1. Connect with us to conduct Preventive Healthcare Camps in your Communities / Housing Societies or Organizations.
2. Support our initiative with Personal and CSR Fundraising.
3. Invite us for awareness sessions.
Watch this video to understand our initiative better: • ROLE OF CSR IN PREVENT...
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