Rata Tata has donated six Nano cars to the Smile Train – the world largest cleft charity organization. These Nanos will be used by the organisation to spread awareness about the Smile Train initiative.
Smile Train is an organization that, in the past ten years, has helped over 2 lakh Indian children with life-altering facial surgeries. The new Nanos will be used by six Smile Train hospitals across India to transport cleft patients and their families from villages to the hospitals and back.
The procedure to correct cleft is simple and a 45 min surgery costing as little as Rs 12,000 can change a child’s life forever. The services will be carried out free of cost and the Nanos will further help their cause by displaying dramatic before and after pictures of children who have been helped, providing a simple message that clefts can be corrected easily.
Speaking on the occasion, Brian Mullaney, president, Smile Train said, “These tiny cars will have a huge impact in alleviating suffering poor children and their families throughout India. They will have the highest ‘Smiles Per Gallon’ rating of any car on the road.”
The six Tata Nanos will be used by Astha Plastic Surgery Hospital, Jalgaon, Sant Parmanand Hospital at Delhi, Varun Hospital, Aligarh, New Leelamani Hospital, Kanpur, Dev Kamal Hospital, Ranchi, and Dr. Jeyasekharan Centre for Cleft Care, Nagercoil (Tamil Nadu).