ABOUT US

ABOUT LIVE LIFE LOVE LIFE

In 2013, when Praful Chandawarkar lost his beloved wife, Cheeru to cancer, he was heartbroken. Around the same time, his best friend, Suraj Repe too lost his dear wife Priya to this deadly disease. Their treatment was expensive, which got Praful and Suraj thinking, what about those who can’t afford the treatment of this deadly disease. Hence the inception of the Live Life Love Life Charity Foundation, a non for profit organisation that raises funds for cancer treatment of those who are financially disadvantaged. The charity also aims at spreading awareness about early detection of cancer through medical camps and aims to help patients in need of treatment by providing palliative care.

WHAT WE DO

Spread Awareness

Through prevention camps in urban and rural areas with primary focus on breast and cervical cancer.

Easy accessibility

To palliative cancer care and chemotherapy for the financially disadvantaged.

Mobile clinics

In rural and urban areas for early detection of cancer.

Support and care

Subsidised hospitalisation and surgeries -
Post operative care for those who cannot afford it.

Raise funds for Herceptin vaccine

Herceptin works by attaching itself to the HER2 receptors on the surface of breast cancer cells and blocking them from receiving growth signals. By blocking the signals, Herceptin can slow or stop the growth of the breast cancer, giving a normal and healthy lifestyle.

OUR IMPLEMENTATION PARTNERS

Without whom we wouldn’t able to do what we are doing today!

Prayas Health Group

Prayas Health Group has been working in the field of cervical cancer prevention since 2010. Prayas has been conducting free cervical cancer screening camps and free services such as colposcopy, biopsy, and ablative and excisional treatment of cervical precancer. The team at Prayas has provided these services to more than 20,000 women using the mobile screening unit. Prayas’s team also works on project such as breast and colorectal cancer screening. Live Life Love Life has been supporting a first of its kind ‘Colorectal cancer screening project’ for men and women which was initiated in July 2021. Know more about Prayas Health Group by clicking here:

Care India Medical Society (Vishranti Hospital)

Provides in-patient care including admission, investigation, 24x7 nursing, supportive care, diet, stay and guidance to the underprivileged at no cost. CIMS provides a social support system to the community in preventive, early detection and terminal care aspects of cancer control management. They promote cancer education and research in India with an aim to create mass screening programs on a self sustaining basis. It also provides free cancer diagnostic and therapeutic services to military orphans and war widows. At this Hospital, patients’ families are explained that "It is not about dying, but seizing every moment of life with the spirit of living." Know more about CIMS by clicking here:

NAG Foundation

Was founded by K.K. Nag in 1999 and works in the field of cancer care, research and education. The NAG Foundation primarily focuses on breast cancer treatment by using the antibody Herceptin which increases the chances of curing the patient. A Herceptin fund has been created which helps in raising funds for the underprivileged. Know more about NAG Foundation by clicking here:

Board Members of Live Life Love Life Charity Foundation

Meet our board, without whom Live Life Love Life would cease to exist!

Praful Chandawarkar

Is the co-founder of the Live Life Love Life Charity Foundation. What started as a thought after the passing away of his spouse, Cheeru Chandawarkar has today become a non-for-profit organization that has raised enormous funds to help those who are underprivileged and inflicted by the disease. Praful is also the Managing Director of Chiranjeev Restaurant and Foods Pvt Ltd, which operates the legendary Malaka Spice restaurants.

Suraj Repe

Is the co-founder of the Live Life Love Life Charity Foundation. When Suraj lost his dear wife to cancer, along with Praful teamed up to start LLLLCF. With an extensive experience in sales and marketing, having worked with popular beverage brands, Suraj is a self-made entrepreneur with great interpersonal and communication skills, which are crucial to raising funds for the charity.

Mustafa Lokhandwala

Is the board member of Live Life Love Life Charity Foundation. With more than 30 years of experience in telecommunications, he uses his massive knowledge to build the digital presence and growth for the foundation.

Mahindra Lulla

Is the board member of Live Life Love Life Charity Foundation. He leads the corporate initiatives for the charity, such as raising funds from the conglomerates to holding screening camps for their employees, Mahindra is at the forefront of it all. His connections with the city’s influencers are crucial and helpful to raise funds for the charity.

Milestones

  • The first step towards awareness of cancer was done by selling bands to friends and was done in the first year (2012) itself,
  • In the first year, 30 Lakhs was raised of which 21 lakhs was donated to Prashanti. It was used effectively for chemotherapy, etc. for the financially poor, awareness campaigns, symposium (one held in O’ Hotel), marathons, early detection camps.

   FY 2020 – 2021

  • We took the year 2020 as a challenge to fight against Cancer and Coronavirus.
  • We helped all the Covid fighters and hospitals by providing them with N95 Masks, examination gloves for Covid positive patients and supplied food tiffins to all Koregaon Park police Covid 19 fighters.
  • We also supported Covid frontline worriers and hospitals by providing N95 masks, examination gloves and 5 ventilators for treating Covid positive patients.
  • The Dean from Sassoon Hospital Dr. Tambe thanked us for the donation that helped them to further strengthen the management of the pandemic at their hospital.
  • Our fight against Covid-19 continues as we are raising funds for PPE (personal protective equipment) kits.
  • We also provided 10 hot and cold-water dispensers, 10 Fridges, 5 drug distribution trolleys, 50 sanitizer dispensers, 5 waste distribution trolleys, 5 big waste carrying trolleys and PPE kits to Sassoon hospital
  • Donated 18,000 gluco strips, 30,000 examination gloves, 1,000 high concentration masks and 200 NIV reusable masks.
  • We donated INR 2,00,000 to Mrs. Pramodini Dani, for her Lung Cancer treatment at Galaxy Care Multispecialty Hospital, Pune.
  • The Annual fundraiser evening is a great platform to bring our donors together and make them feel good about it and we managed to raise about 70+ lacs this year through a virtual fundraiser.
  • Some amount was also kept aside for funding Individual cancer cases who approach us and are underprivileged, naming a few: Mrs. Malvika Sharma suffering from Cancer, Mrs Pramodini Dani suffering from lung cancer, Rakhi S Thorat suffering from tongue cancer. Individual donations were also made to patients suffering from SAR CoV2 like Derek Jullian, Manuel D’souza and many more.

   FY 2020 – 2021

  • We took the year 2020 as a challenge to fight against Cancer and Coronavirus.
  • We helped all the Covid fighters and hospitals by providing them with N95 Masks, examination gloves for Covid positive patients and supplied food tiffins to all Koregaon Park police Covid 19 fighters.
  • We also supported Covid frontline worriers and hospitals by providing N95 masks, examination gloves and 5 ventilators for treating Covid positive patients.
  • The Dean from Sassoon Hospital Dr. Tambe thanked us for the donation that helped them to further strengthen the management of the pandemic at their hospital.
  • Our fight against Covid-19 continues as we are raising funds for PPE (personal protective equipment) kits.
  • We also provided 10 hot and cold-water dispensers, 10 Fridges, 5 drug distribution trolleys, 50 sanitizer dispensers, 5 waste distribution trolleys, 5 big waste carrying trolleys and PPE kits to Sassoon hospital
  • Donated 18,000 gluco strips, 30,000 examination gloves, 1,000 high concentration masks and 200 NIV reusable masks.
  • We donated INR 2,00,000 to Mrs. Pramodini Dani, for her Lung Cancer treatment at Galaxy Care Multispecialty Hospital, Pune.
  • The Annual fundraiser evening is a great platform to bring our donors together and make them feel good about it and we managed to raise about 70+ lacs this year through a virtual fundraiser.
  • Some amount was also kept aside for funding Individual cancer cases who approach us and are underprivileged, naming a few: Mrs. Malvika Sharma suffering from Cancer, Mrs Pramodini Dani suffering from lung cancer, Rakhi S Thorat suffering from tongue cancer. Individual donations were also made to patients suffering from SAR CoV2 like Derek Jullian, Manuel D’souza and many more.

        FY 2019 – 2020

  • In the Year 2019-20: We have raised INR 99 LACS through the Live Life Love Life Charity Foundation’s Annual Fundraiser, and around INR 3 lacs from the LWe Marathon Run by Mr. Ashwin Padukone, and Mr. Rahul Chandawarkar who is a cancer survivor & ran to raise funds for the treatment of cancer patients.
  • We have provided funding for dubbing of the cervical cancer awareness films in Hindi and for a project on colorectal cancer screening.
  • All the funds raised were solely utilised for the cure of cervical & breast cancer together with Herceptin vaccine, which cures more than almost 35 to 40 women on a daily basis and 270 to 280 on monthly basis and above 4500 women annually.

FY 2018 – 2019

In the Year 2018-19: We have raised over INR 50 LACS through the Live Life Love Life Charity Foundation’s Annual Fundraiser.

FY 2018 – 2019

In the Year 2018-19: We have raised over INR 50 LACS through the Live Life Love Life Charity Foundation’s Annual Fundraiser.

FY 2017 – 2018

In the Year 2017-18: We raised INR 45 LACS through the Live Life Love Life Annual Cancer Fund Raiser. The inauguration of the ambulance van took place at the hands of BMC Software Vice President – Financial Shared Services, Mr. James Copeland.

FY 2016 – 2017

In the Year 2016: We have also raised INR 68 LACS through the Live Life Love Life Annual Cancer Fund Raiser black tie event where 38.72 LACS were donated to Prayas Health Group, 11 LACS for CIMS and 5 LACS to the Herceptin Fund by Nag Foundation.

FY 2016 – 2017

In the Year 2016: We have also raised INR 68 LACS through the Live Life Love Life Annual Cancer Fund Raiser black tie event where 38.72 LACS were donated to Prayas Health Group, 11 LACS for CIMS and 5 LACS to the Herceptin Fund by Nag Foundation.

FY 2015 – 2016

In the Year 2015: We have also raised INR 45 LACS through the Live Life Love Life Annual Cancer fund raiser brunch for CIMS and 5 LACS for Prashanti Cancer Care Mission.INR.2.30 LACS was donated to Care India Medical Society through Vespa auction event. INR. 2.30 LACS was donated to Care India Medical Society through Vespa auction event.

FY 2014 – 2015

In the year 2014: INR. 20 lakhs generated by ‘Live Life! Love Life!’ was handed over to Prashanti Cancer Care Mission and an amount of INR. 4.41lakhs was handed over to Care India Medical Society.

FY 2014 – 2015

In the year 2014: INR. 20 lakhs generated by ‘Live Life! Love Life!’ was handed over to Prashanti Cancer Care Mission and an amount of INR. 4.41lakhs was handed over to Care India Medical Society.

FY 2013 – 2014

In the year 2013: Live Life Love Life foundation raised 25 lacs out of which, 20 lacs were donated to Prashanti Cancer Care Mission and an amount of 5 lakhs was handed over to Care India Medical Society.