YASHASHCHANDRA FAMILY FOUNDATION
About YFF
Yashashchandra Family Foundation (“YFF”) is created by a family in which all the 3 children are physically challenged (differently abled).
Objective of “YFF” is to help financially the child who is physically challenged but wants to study.
“YFF” will also help any school or college which wants to create infrastructure for the physically challenged students.
Having trouble with eyesight is also a big challenge for the student and we sincerely wish that they also grow in life but as there are many institutions which take care of students who are visually impaired, we therefore regret to say that “YFF” will not be able to help these students.
About the Family
which created this foundation
“YFF” is a brainchild of a family of 5 members consisting of Chandraketu Mehta (Father) who was a Mechanical and Electrical Engineer with a height of 6 Feet 2 inches and who was a very good sportsman. Yashodhara Mehta (Mother) who was a home maker and their 3 children, Shubhani (Daughter), Shakti (Elder Son) and Maulik (Younger Son).
Shubhani, Shakti and Maulik all the three are physically challenged. In medical terms it is called Arthrogryposis Multiplex Congenita (AMC).
If the deformities were to be described in layman’s language, then:
- For Shubhani it would be, no knee caps, so legs do not bend, legs from the knee joint move outwards, improper elbow joint so hands do not get stretched straight and height of three feet
- For Shakti it would be, improper elbow joint so hands do not get stretched straight, curved spinal cord, knock knees and height of about four feet
- For Maulik it would be, no knee caps, so legs do not bend, legs from the knee joint move outwards (almost like a frog), curved spinal cord, improper elbow joint so hands do not get stretched straight, and height of about three feet and ten inches
Despite this:
- Shubhani graduated in Arts with English and Economics and served in Limited Companies for 41 years as Telephone Operator cum Receptionist
- Shakti is a Chartered Accountant, served for 37 years in Limited Companies and retired as Vice President (Finance and Accounts) from a Multi-National Company
- Maulik was Chartered Accountant and Cost Accountant and after serving with a Limited Company for 6 years, he started his own Company. The Company is mainly into advising the small and medium companies on achieving higher growth, valuation of Business, preparation of Budgets, devising Management Information System for monitoring the actual with the Budget and Forex Management
How the 3 of us (Shubhani, Shakti and Maulik) were brought up
Our Father and Mother loved all 3 of us so much that they never gave up and always encouraged and supported us.
Five very important messages which were conveyed to us from our childhood were:
- They will not be in a position to create a different world for us. World is what it is and we will have to find our way in this very world
- Most of the people in this world are good and we must learn to ignore the rest of the people
- We should not hesitate to seek help from others but at the same time we should seek help only when it is required
- Mummy had emphasised that NO MATTER WHAT HAPPENS, EVEN IF THIS ENTIRE WORLD TURNS AGAINST US, we 5 should remain absolutely firm in our relationship
- The entire job may look very difficult but when broken up into parts, going from one milestone to the next one with determination, most of the time you will be able to complete it
We as a family very strongly believe that whatever little 3 of us could achieve in life was mainly because of the help that we got from the society and now we should pay back to the society.
This humble intent with which “YFF” is created is again a small gesture from all five of us and with full knowledge that even after this, whatever we got from the society can never be paid back in totality.
Message from Us
A personal note on behalf of all 5 of us
- There is nothing wrong in feeling low at times, but don’t allow that feeling to overpower you
- The family and your good friends are like shock absorbers, they would cheer you up and would convince you that that there is nothing to worry
- Focus on solving the immediate problems and for problems of future, it should always be “we will cross that bridge when we will come to that”
- You can always take advise but do not allow someone else to decide for you. Nobody understands your strengths or limitations better than you
- Your approach for any particular goal should not be to find reasons for “WHY YOU CAN NOT DO IT” but “WHAT SHOULD YOU DO SO THAT YOU CAN DO IT"
- Seek help only when it is needed and leave it immediately once you have crossed the hurdle
- When somebody observes that you are trying your best then seeing that he / she will definitely come up and help you to achieve your goals
- Never forget to say THANK YOU to the person who has helped, it could be a small kid and that THANK YOU has to come from the bottom of your heart
- The real game changers are POSITIVE THINKING and the attitude of NEVER SAY DIE
Activities undertaken so far by "YFF"
The operations of “YFF” started from May 2022 and the first donation was given to Mook Dhwani Trust, an institution which is helping the students who have deformity of hearing and resultantly in speaking.
Thereafter 2 students were identified, Jayesh Kalsaria who is doing his MBBS with SSG Hospital Vadodara and Vaibhav Panchal who was pursuing engineering in the IT field with Madhuben and Bhanubhai Institute of Technology (New Vallabh Vidya Nagar).
Few years back Jayesh Kalsaria met with an accident and his left leg had to be amputated. He now uses prosthetic leg. “YFF” pays his fees including the hostel charges. Now he is an Intern with the SSG Hospital and many a times, has to attend to the night shifts. To improve his mobility, he wanted to buy a scooter with a sidewheel. “YFF” donated the amount which he asked for.
Vaibhav Panchal has locomotor disability (of 81%) right from his birth, he has no limb movement below the waist. “YFF” has paid his college fees and he has got his degree in engineering with flying colours.
Jayesh Kalsaria
Shubhani the co-founder handing over the cheque
to Jayesh Kalsaria
Vaibhav Panchal
Vaibhav Panchal with the cheque
with his parents
Yashashchandra Family Foundation
YFF is created by a family in which all the 3 children are physically challenged (differently abled).
Mumbai Address
Shakti Mehta
402, “E” Wing,
New Juhu Abhishek Society
Juhu Versova Link Road
Andheri (West)
Mumbai – 400 053
Maharashtra, India
Phone: +91 98204 23144
Vadodara Address
Shubhani Mehta
103, Florencia – 2,
27 – Abhishek Colony,
Near Natu Bhai Circle,
Vadodara – 390 007
Gujarat, India
Phone: +91 97140 72274