{"id":9331,"date":"2024-05-27T09:44:09","date_gmt":"2024-05-27T09:44:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/loomba.map.studio?p=9331"},"modified":"2025-03-15T17:39:38","modified_gmt":"2025-03-15T17:39:38","slug":"celebrating-international-widows-day-and-the-loomba-foundations-20th-anniversary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/loomba.map.studio\/?p=9331","title":{"rendered":"Celebrating International Widows Day and the Loomba Foundation\u2019s 20th Anniversary"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"9331\" class=\"elementor elementor-9331\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-02c11bc e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"02c11bc\" data-element_type=\"container\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bc89b4e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bc89b4e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u00a0This has been the 20<sup>th<\/sup> 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\u2019s International Widows Day, on the 22<sup>nd<\/sup> June, the charity organised an event at the Old Palace Yard, opposite to the House of Lords, where the famous actress Miss Joanna Lumley, a Patron of the Loomba Foundation launched a blimp, together with the President of the charity, Mrs. Cherie Blair CBE QC. The event was attended by Lord and Lady Loomba along with many patrons and supporters of the charity.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1be44e9 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1be44e9\" data-element_type=\"container\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c844a3d elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"c844a3d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-303f5f7 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"303f5f7\" data-element_type=\"container\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3760f64 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3760f64\" data-element_type=\"container\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-02ce266 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"02ce266\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"682\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/loomba.map.studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Cherie-blair-IWD-2017-682x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-9334\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad5b3e9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ad5b3e9\" data-element_type=\"container\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f687985 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f687985\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"520\" height=\"347\" src=\"https:\/\/loomba.map.studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/THe-Loomba-Foundation-Event-2017.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-9335\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-663f503 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"663f503\" data-element_type=\"container\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1fa3a8e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1fa3a8e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>On the following evening, the Lord and Lady Loomba together with their family hosted the Loomba Foundation\u2019s Annual Gala Dinner at the Dorchester in London. Presided over by the Foundation\u2019s President, Mrs. Cherie Blair, the event was attended by Chief Guest, His Excellency Shri Y.K. Sinha, High Commissioner for India, Guest of Honour, Shri G.P. Hinduja, Co-Chairman of Hinduja Group and Special Guests, First Lady of Rwanda, Mrs Jeannette Kagame, Chairman of Rotary International Foundation Shri Kalyan Banerjee and the British Minister of State for Commonwealth, Rt. Hon. Lord Ahmad.<\/p><p>Attended by over 300 high profile guests, including Parliamentarians, Trustees, Patrons and Supporters, the event was an opportunity to raise vital funds for the work of the Loomba Foundation as well as highlight the Foundation\u2019s work the charity has done to educate children of poor widows and empower their mothers in India and around the world.<\/p><p>The High Commissioner of India HE Shri Y.K. Sinha spoke about the important work that the charity and the Indian government is doing to help impoverished widows across the country.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b3c1b6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2b3c1b6\" data-element_type=\"container\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9fe08d4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9fe08d4\" data-element_type=\"container\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15dd189 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"15dd189\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"654\" height=\"433\" src=\"https:\/\/loomba.map.studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Dorchester-Gala-Dinner.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-9336\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-304965c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"304965c\" data-element_type=\"container\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-03281e9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"03281e9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"520\" height=\"347\" src=\"https:\/\/loomba.map.studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Dorchester-Gala-Dinner-Rahet-fateh-ali-khan.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-9337\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-18dd191 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"18dd191\" data-element_type=\"container\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-305be7a elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"305be7a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"655\" height=\"433\" src=\"https:\/\/loomba.map.studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Shri-Kalyan-Banerjee-at-dorchester-gala-dinner.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-9338\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a91a7ed e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a91a7ed\" data-element_type=\"container\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c531f12 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c531f12\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: justify; line-height: 115%;\">At the Dorchester Gala Dinner, the Loomba Foundation signed an agreement with the Rotary India Literacy Mission to provide skills training to 30,000 impoverished widows \u2013 1000 widows in each of the 30 states in India and educate 2000 children of poor widows. The agreement was signed by our President, Mrs. Cherie Blair CBE QC and Rotarian Shri Kalyan Banerjee, Chairman of Rotary International Foundation. The project will run over next five years and cost approximately \u00a32 million.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9e9f764 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9e9f764\" data-element_type=\"container\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5622e5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c5622e5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/loomba.map.studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/empowerment-project-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-9342\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f335f7c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f335f7c\" data-element_type=\"container\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e83fbb2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e83fbb2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: justify; line-height: 115%;\">Training will be provided in Beauty &amp; Wellness, Healthcare &amp; Care Giving, Security Industry, Telecom, Tourism &amp; Hospitality, Handicraft, Textile &amp; Apparel, Agriculture and Food Processing and Automotive Industry.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0This 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. 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