The chronic nature of coronavirus outbreak and lack of success in treatment and cure has created an environment that is crucial for mental wellbeing. The outbreak has sparked with an overwhelming amount of information on news which WHO termed as “infodemic”. Although with vaccination of a huge population in India, the number of daily reported cases […]
Guest of Honour Rt Hon. Sir Tony Blair KG joined over 300 attendees including President of The Loomba Foundation Cherie Blair QC CBE and the Lord Speaker of the House of Lords, Rt Hon. Lord John McFall Fundraising in partnership with the UK’s leading children’s charity Barnardo’s LONDON, 23 June 2021: The Prime Minister […]
During the year the Loomba Foundation continued educating children of poor widows, empowering impoverished widows and advocating for the welfare of widows and single mothers. Visit of Lord Loomba to Shri Jagiri Lal Loomba Memorial School, Dhilwan On 3rd April, 2023 Lord Raj Loomba CBE visited Shri Jagiri Lal Loomba Memorial Govt. Senior Secondary School […]
29th November 2007 The Loomba Foundation, a sister charity of the Loomba Trust, founded to benefit widows and children around the world hosted a Diwali dinner at the United Nations, honouring First Lady Laura Bush, and Craig Barrett, Chairman of the Board, Intel Corporation, for their leadership in education on Thursday, November 29, 2007. Mrs. […]
The chronic nature of coronavirus outbreak and lack of success in treatment and cure has created an environment that is crucial for mental wellbeing. The outbreak has sparked with an overwhelming amount of information on news which WHO termed as “infodemic”. Although with vaccination of a huge population in India, the number of daily reported cases […]
During the year the Loomba Foundation continued educating children of poor widows, empowering impoverished widows and advocating for the welfare of widows and single mothers. The highlight of the year was to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Foundation as the charity was initially established in 1997 in the UK. 5th April 2022: Group Marriage […]
It would be better to work with Zimbabwe within the Commonwealth to address its continuing failings in democracy and human rights than to ostracise the country, crossbench Peer LordLoomba told the House of Lords in a Grand Committee debate today [12 January 2023]. Noting that humanitarian organisations such as Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch have reported continuing human rights […]
“Discrimination against widows has existed for centuries,” India’s solicitor general Mr Tushar Mehta told dinner guests at the UK House of Lords, adding that “as the most populous country, the largest democracy and the fastest-growing economy in the world, India has animportant part to play in finding solutions to challenges and creating a sustainable world for everyone. Mr Mehta […]
In a special House of Lords debate about International Widows Day tabled by Lord Loomba on July 6, the Government expressed its continued support for the campaign to eradicate discrimination against widows through world-leading research and sharing the UK’s expertise and technical knowledge globally as part of its international women and girls strategy. The question […]