Foundation Events

We feel extremely privileged to be able to honour the memory of our beloved father Raman Ranchhod, through the establishment of the Ranchhod Foundation Wishes, in conjunction with Indian Newslink.  Raman was a dedicated family and community man, who gave his time effortlessly to help and guide those around him. The news of his illness was ...

The Ranchhod Foundation have donated a cardiac stress machine for charitable service at the Sarada Medical Centre of Ramakrishna Mission in Nadi, Fiji. A cardiac stress test  is a cardiology test that measures a heart’s ability to respond to external stress in a controlled clinical environment. The stress response is induced by exercise or by drug stimulation. ...

The Swachh Bharat Abhiyan (Clean India Campaign) is an ambitious project launched by the Honourable Prime Minister of India – Mr Narendra Modi – in 2014, to provide hygiene and sanitation facilities to every person in India, as well as building toilets and providing drinking water facilities to every Government and Government-aided school. The Campaign ...

The Ranchhod Foundation visited Nepal in December 2015 to provide food and blankets to hundreds of residents of rural Kathmandu villages who were and still are hugely affected by the earthquake that shook the nation in 2015. This trip was extremely heart warming and one that we will cherish forever. The people of Nepal were deeply affected by ...

At some point, as we grow older, we all need a little help dealing with life’s issues. This is especially true for the older people migrating from all over the world. The added barriers of different languages and cultural backgrounds can create a feeling of exclusion and isolation, which in turn, can lead to depression ...

The Ranchhod Foundation ventures to Fiji often with the vision of helping those in need. With this in mind, we were able to carry out an array of charitable works with our young family.  We visit Fiji periodically to sustain the works we started since 2014. Nadi Squatters Deep within the outskirts of Nadi town are what ...

In January 2013, we had the privilege of visiting P & Saha Vidya Mandir School in rural Mumbai to see the results of the water purification system donated by the Ranchhod Foundation in conjuction with World Vision. The results and benefits of this system, which was one of five donated by the Foundation to rural ...

In April 2013, the Ranchhod Foundation donated a much needed EGC machine to the radiology department of a Hospital in Tanzania.  Having never used an ECG machine before, the medical staff were very excited and keen to use the new machine.  They were taught by Drs Jenny and Richard Wagener who off-loaded the container with the ECG ...

  The Foundation sponsors medical camps held on a regular basis in Mysore, near Bangalore, India. These camps are held with the support of the Arka Foundation of India. Hundreds of underprivleged children and adults attend the medical camps for free medical advice from qualified doctors in the area.   Doctors and nurses travel to remote neighbouring areas ...

The Ranchhod Foundation undertake a number of charitable causes in New Zealand, with a focus on the aiding of children in need. As such the Foundation provides regular donations to the Starship Children’s Hospital with the direct purpose of supplying equipment for life threatening conditions, such as foetal blood pressure monitors and medicine measuring electronic ...

The Ranchhod Foundation’s exciting partnership with World Vision The Ranchhod Foundation has established a new and exciting partnership with international humanitarian aid agency World Vision. Like the Foundation, World Vision is committed to the betterment of humankind. It is a child focused organisation, dedicated to overcoming poverty and injustice globally. The Foundation has embarked on a project ...

Mr Mahesh Ranchhod visited a few Schools and Orphanages in his travels to Mysore, India. A lot of these rural schools are without Government assistance, and provide education to very low socio-economic children. Upon seeing this, Mahesh intuitively decided to supply these children with exercise books and pencils. The reaction of these children’s faces were ...

A Haemo Dialysis Machine was received by K D N Gohil Hospital to commomorate the Anniversary of Late Dr Ajita Mehta through a generous donation and has been put under use from 6 Febraury 2012. The equipment is of German make M/s Fresinius Medical Care.   The Inauguration was done by Mr Ramanbhai Ranchhod of the Ranchhod Foundation based ...

The Ranchhod Foundation, in conjunction with the CBM New Zealand and the Good Samaritan Rural Development Project, sponsor free eye camps in the various villages in South India. Three screening camps have taken place so far this year. The Kambainallur village camp was organised on 22nd February and the following camps at Asiriyar Nagar and Vengalapuram ...

In January 2011, the Ranchhod Group sponsored two Free Eye Camps in co-operation with the Rotary Eye Institute in Navsari.  This project saw a total of 1355 patients examined, 463 of which received subsequent cataract operations and 363 patients with refractive error were given glasses. The Ranchhod family personally attended these camps and were “overwhelmed at the sight ...

Raman and Mahesh Ranchhod with the baby monitor donated to Navsari Local Hospital. Ranchhod Foundation donated a baby monitor to a local hospital at Navsari, Gujarat, India in the month of January, 2011.

In September 2010, the Ranchhod Foundation won a chairty bid for a 2010 All Blacks rugby jersey framed and signed by the current team which was organised by Turners Auctions. The proceeds of $8,150 went to At Heart New Zealand which support children with heart conditions and their families. The Ranchhod Foundation is proud to ...

The Foundation also supports the Manilal Bhanabhai Gohil Education Trust which is a free Kindergarten, Primary and Secondary School in Navsari, India, founded by Mr Manilal Gohil. It runs with absolutely no financial assistance from the Government and yet can accommodate 3,000 students who receive an education, which they may not have been able to ...

Mahesh Ranchhod with the desks and benches donated to the AVK School in Mysore. Mr Mahesh Ranchhod visited a few Schools and Orphanages in his travels to Mysore, India. A lot of these rural schools are without Government assistance, and provide education to very low socio-economic children. Upon seeing this, Mahesh intuitively decided to supply these ...

A Medical Camp was held in association with Arka Foundation for the children of Shindenahalli school at Shindenahalli village, Mysore, India on 1st August, 2011. A medical health camp was organised by Ranchhod Foundation in association with Arka Foundation, Mysore at Govt. Higher Primary School, Shindenahalli, Mysore on 1st August 2011 for students of Shindenahalli school. ...

In January 2013, after two years of development, the Ranchhod family proudly opened the Laduben Ranchhod Urban Health Centre in Navsari, India. We are very excited about this project, which we have dedicated to our late Grandmother – Mrs Laduben Ramabhai Ranchhod.  The Health Centre is providing medical services (including radiology services such as xrays and foetal ultrasounds) free of charge to ...

  The Foundation sponsors medical camps held on a regular basis in Mysore, near Bangalore, India. These camps are held with the support of the Arka Foundation of India. Hundreds of underprivleged children and adults attend the medical camps for free medical advice from qualified doctors in the area.   Doctors and nurses travel to remote neighbouring ...