The Loomba Foundation | Women’s Collective Forum | CII Foundation Widows have long been one of the most overlooked and marginalized groups in society. Globally, 285 million widows face challenges such as poverty, social exclusion, and economic vulnerability, with 46 million of them residing in India. To address this silent crisis, the Loomba Foundation, in […]
October 25, 2024 | Diaspora | No Comments Letter from New Delhi/ BY Kul Bhushan Having led a privileged life, from growing up in the small town of Dhilwan in Punjab to becoming an active member of the House of Lords in London, Lord Raj Loomba has established an international charity helping widows worldwide and […]
Failure to address widows’ plight entrenches poverty and gender disparity worldwide, new study finds Development Minister Anneliese Dodds MP with Lord and Lady Loomba at the launch of the study, 5 September 2024, House of Lords Nineteen years after the introduction of International Widows Day, and fourteen years after its adoption by the UN as […]
To mark International Widows Day, the Loomba Foundation distributed 500 foot-operated sewing machines to the beneficiaries in Mathura, India on 23rd June 2017. The event was attended by beneficiaries and many high profile guests from Mathura and Vrindavan. Last year, the Loomba Foundation had partnered with Lions Clubs International Foundation, to support our projects of […]
Mansa, Punjab – 212 sewing machines and proficiency certificates were distributed to impoverished widows who successfully completed two months training in garment making in District Mansa, Punjab on 7th and 8th March, 2019 in final phase of joint empower project of Govt. of Punjab and the Loomba Foundation to empower impoverished widows in Punjab. The […]
New Delhi, August 8, 2016: The Loomba Foundation, a global NGO accredited with the United Nations under DPI and ECOSOC, has announced a partnership project with the Lions Clubs International Foundation (LCIF) and Lions Clubs International British Isles and Ireland to provide dignified livelihoods to 2600 impoverished widows in and around India’s holy city of […]
The Loomba Foundation and USISPF also addressed the poverty, injustice and complete lack of opportunities for millions of widows across the globe at this reception October 20, 2022 The partnership was launched in the presence of Smt Smriti Irani, Union Minister of Women & Child Development and other distinguished guests like Nandita Bakhshi, President and […]
This has been the 20th Anniversary of the Loomba Foundation, and while we celebrated it with gala charity dinners in London and India, we have stayed focussed on India, and have been very happy with the outcome. On the day before this year’s International Widows Day, on the 22nd June, the charity organised an event […]
19th August 2019, New Delhi: A new initiative of Chris Parsons – “CYCLING FOR WIDOWS” was launched at a lunch hosted by the British High Commissioner to India, Sir Dominic Asquith KCMG, at his residence. It was attended by Lord Raj Loomba CBE, Mr. Chris Parsons and many high-profile business leaders. Chris Parsons, a lawyer […]
The Loomba Foundation is hosting a special event at the iconic BAFTA in London to commemorate the UN International Widows Day 2024 on 22nd of June, the eve of International Widows Day. It is a day of action to raise awareness of the plight of widows around the world especially in developing countries. The event […]
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