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 […]
OBJECTIVES The objectives of the Loomba Foundation are to promote the welfare and education of children of poor widows, orphaned children, and also children who have lost their mothers, as a result of natural disaster and for other auxiliary purposes as the Foundation may determine. The Foundation aims to expand its education programmes nationwide to […]
Profile The Trust was established in the UK on 26 June 1997. It was created by Raj and Veena Loomba by charitable trust deed, and has a sister charity registered in India. The inspiration came from Raj’s late mother, Shrimati Pushpa Wati Loomba, who became a widow at the age of 37 and succeeded in […]
OBJECTIVES The objectives of the Loomba Trust are to promote the welfare and education of children of poor widows, orphaned children, and also children who have lost their mothers, as a result of natural disaster and for other auxiliary purposes as the trustees may determine. The Trust aims to expand its educational programmes nationwide to […]
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 […]
This year marks the 10th United Nations’ International Widows Day, founded to take action to address the poverty and injustice faced by widows Covid-19 has disproportionately killed men and people from BAME backgrounds, leaving a large number of women widowed across the UK and globally LONDON, 23 June 2021: The Prime Minister and leaders from […]
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