"Sunshine Trust" has been created as a bridge between affluent Indians and the poor members of the community settled in remote parts of India.

The Objectives of the Trust are:

1. Give a helping hand to poor families at the time of their daughter's marriage.
2. Get handcarts, sewing machines and other tools to enable poor families to earn a living.
3. Give a helping hand to the poor at the time of the death of a member of their family.
4. Repair the roof of the poor during rainy season.
5. Give an emergency help at the time of accident or other medical problem.
6. Generally, ensure that at the time of any calamity, the poor people can approach some organization for one time help.

The Trust, which started work in April 1997, helps people directly in the time of their needs. It does not promote building of hospitals, schools, temples, etc (For these purposes a number of us are already donating on our own).

This Trust is giving handcarts, sewing machines etc for the needy to stand on their own legs. It also gives a helping hand at the time of marriage of poor Sindhi girls.

CENTERS: To reach out to real needy people, we have twelve centers in different parts of India. Each center has three Committee Members who have come forward to assist the Trust.

Each center has been allotted certain amount to be utilized during the year. They have been authorized to give immediate help up to Rs 3000/- from the funds with them and if any application is received above this limit then it is referred to the Bombay Trustees for their approval.

At present we have our centers in the following places:

Present Trustees of the Trust are:

Mr. Lekhraj Pohoomal, Mr. B.H. Melwani, Mr. Murli K Chanrai, Mr. Chandru Budhrani, Mr. G.V. Melvani, Dr. Prakash Mirchandani, Smt. Kaushalya Lakhani, Mr. Sushil Vaswani and Mr. Ram Buxani.

Sindhi Community Members around the world finance the Trust. To be a member one has to pay Indian Rupees Hundred Thousand. Audited accounts are sent to all the members every year. A meeting of the members along with Trustees and Committee Members from different Centres is held in the beginning of January in Bombay every year.

If you want to be a member or want to know more about the Sunshine

Trust, please contact Mr. Lekhraj Pohoomal at Bombay on e-mail address: pohoomal@bom2.vsnl.net.in or Mr. B.H. Melwani at Singapore on e-mail address : bh@jaygee.com.sg