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| Dear Moneylifers, |  | |
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| Greetings! After an intermittent start, we are well into the monsoon season now. Even though heavy rains have disrupted services across the country, Moneylife Foundation has still been able to conduct seminars and daily clinic guidance sessions on most days. |
| On Wednesday, 2nd July, we met with stalwarts of several NGOs working with senior citizens and others on forming a pressure group to act on Senior Citizens' issues. The outcome of that meeting was to form four groups that would look into key issues concerning financial safety of seniors, health issues faced by them, changes required to The Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens (Amendment) Draft Bill, 2018, Issues relating to old age homes and retirement homes and how they impact seniors and physical safety of seniors, including disaster management. Check more here |
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| I am writing to say that those senior citizens and organisations that would like to contribute to our research are welcome to join any of the four groups and write to us to participate in future meetings. |
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| We had an interesting month, with a special seminar on ‘How to buy diamonds’ conducted by Rajiv Wadhwa, gemologist employed at the Titan Company. The session on diamonds was very informative and provided insight for the attendees on the intricate process of selecting a particular diamond. You can read the write up of the event here: How to buy a real diamond and watch the video here |
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| We also conducted free guidance sessions with DG Kale, retired CGM from RBI, on every Friday to provide help on banking or credit related issues. |
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| As always, if you are not a Mumbaikar, you can catch our events on Facebook live or watch them on YouTube. If you reside in Mumbai, you can also benefit from our free Daily Clinic guidance sessions to resolve your issues relating to Housing, Cooperative Housing Societies, Lok Adalats, RERA, Right to Information (RTI), banking and consumer complaints and many other issues that affect your daily life. |
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| A list on activities and programmes conducted in June is attached below. Write to us if you have suggestions for future workshops or want a repeat of any of those conducted earlier – if there is a lot of interest, we will surely arrange another session. Watch out for announcements in July by becoming a member and getting on to our mailing list. |
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| Programmes Conducted: |
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8th June: "Learn Everything about Diamonds" by Rajiv Wadhwa
Rajiv Wadhwa, area business manager at the Titan Company and gemologist was invited by Moneylife Foundation to share his profound knowledge on diamonds. Attendees were fortunate to learn from Mr Wadhwa in simple easy to understand terms the importance of cut, clarity and caratage of a diamond and how one should care for a diamond. Watch the video here |
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15th June: “Guidance & Counselling on banking and credit related issues” by DG Kale
On Fridays 15th, 22nd and 29th June, retired Customer Services, General Manger at RBI, DG Kale conducted free one-to-one guidance sessions to resolve banking and credit related queries. |
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| Legal Resource Centre: We have handled 1,683 queries since inception, thanks to the generous help and guidance by senior activists. |
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| Our FREE Credit Helpline has answered over 3,461 cases. Spread the word, so that those with a low score can get help from us. |
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| Remember, you can benefit from our work from all over the globe through our videos and helplines (Credit Helpline and Legal Resource Centre). They are all offered free of charge, but please do reciprocate by introducing our work to at least 10 people and getting them to become members. |
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| Help Your Cause: A good way to the second half of 2018 may be by donating to a cause that takes up issues that affect you, as we do in Moneylife Foundation. Or you can join our efforts by helping create awareness, researching issues or getting people to take advantage of all that we offer. |
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| Thank you for your support and look forward to your good wishes always. |
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| Best regards, |
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| Sucheta Dalal |
| Founder-Trustee, Moneylife Foundation |
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| Trustees: TS Krishnamurthy, Dr KC Chakrabarty, Walter Vieira, Sucheta Dalal, Debashis Basu and Dr Anupam Saraph. Special Invitee: Adv Jamshed Mistry | | | | Moneylife Foundation is registered with the Charity Commissioner of Mumbai, is an Affiliate member of OECD's International Network on Financial Education, is a Supporter Member of Consumers International, Development Partner of Advocates for International Development (A4ID), and is a winner of the 10th MR Pai Memorial Award. | | |  | | | | Donations are eligible for tax benefits under Sec 80G of the Income Tax 1961 (50% tax exemption) and MLF is registered under the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 2010. 80(G) Reg No: DIT(E)/MC/80G/685/2010-11 dated 7.2.11 effective 8.+9.2010 | FCRA Registration No: 083781387 Donate Online | | | |
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