Pune Platform for COVID-19 Response

Pune Platform for COVID-19 Response (PPCR), led & coordinated by Dr. Sudhir Mehta, is a volunteer group of members of civil society who came together to minimize the impact of the COVID-19 outbreak in Pune city and its surroundings. Through coordinated action, the multi-stakeholder group aptly named Pune Platform for COVID-19 Response (PPCR), exemplified meta-leadership abilities to cope with the crisis.

From raising funds to channelizing resources, from distribution of ration kits to arranging ventilators/HFNOs and from training medical staff to counselling citizens, PPCR has proactively pursued the cause of supplementing government efforts and helping the system sustain the pressure.

With the pandemic waning, the Pune Platform for Collaborative Response (PPCR) is aimed at improving the quality of life of Punekars and contributing to the socio-economic development of Pune. Incorporated as a Section 8 company, Pune Platform for Collaborative Response (PPCR) has adopted an integrative approach, leveraging existing activities of partner organizations and plugging gaps to enable tangible ground-level impact. Through constant engagement with this model, PPCR seeks to create meaningful change in Pune’s development footprint.

Other Covid-19 Relief Initiatives

Food/Ration Kits Donations for migrant workers and underprivileged
Hospital Beds Donation in Madhya Pradesh and Jammu & Kashmir

Unparalleled Mobility

Pinnacle Industries is committed to bringing differently-abled people to the forefront of society by providing unrivalled mobility. We are proactively working to improve infrastructure, create awareness platforms, manufacture assisted living devices, and actively promote rehabilitation.

Pinnacle Industries along with BMVSS (Jaipur Foot), DOW Chemical, and ISRO work together to develop and manufacture artificial limbs. This collaborative endeavour provides free prosthetic limbs, callipers, and other assistance and appliances to those who need them.

The LFC (Leveraged Freedom Chair) is an all-terrain wheelchair that allows persons with disabilities to move about. Originally developed at MIT, Pinnacle Industries is manufacturing the LFC under a corporate social responsibility initiative.

Pinnacle Industries is developing next-generation devices in collaboration with Arcatron to help individuals with restricted mobility and senior care requirements live better lives. Pinnacle Industries helps Arcatron Mobility produce shower and commode wheelchairs by providing financial and technical assistance.

Child Education

The rate of literacy suffers due to inadequate resource allocation, poor management, and lack of modern facilities. Pinnacle Industries focuses on providing children in rural areas with access to advanced learning tools, helping overcome financial constraints, providing avenues for digital literacy, and creating hygienic sanitation facilities.

Shri S. R. Mehta Scholarship Programme

The Shri S. R. Mehta Scholarship Program aims to realise our mission of giving youngsters opportunities and empowering them to become future leaders. Established a few years ago, the award encourages deserving students to continue with their higher studies and prepares them to become young professionals.

Child Empowerment

Pinnacle Industries aims to protect children from the harmful effects of poverty, family and parenting problems, child abuse, neglect, and inadequate resources. The foundation, through its various initiatives, nurtures children by providing avenues for education, skill development, and mental and social wellbeing.

Accessible Healthcare

In India, public healthcare has seen a significant transition during the last several decades. Though evident in urban areas, there is a significant disparity in rural areas. Lack of awareness, no access to contemporary amenities, and rising costs continue to influence rural India’s health and well-being. Pinnacle Industries believes that health is of paramount significance. As a result, it strives to provide healthcare facilities through its different efforts on the ground.

Initiatives include but are not limited to stretcher donations, medicine donations, menstrual hygiene awareness workshops, donations of menstrual kits, and blood donation camps.

Women Empowerment

Women must be empowered for a country’s economic and social development to be successful. Women’s Empowerment is at the heart of Pinnacle Industries’ social efforts; we want to help women live with dignity and reach their full potential.

Donation drives are held at Sewadham Ashram, Maher Ashram, Rainbow Homes, Kinjal Foundation, Kamal Nayan Bajaj School, and St. Michaels Girls Orphanage & Hostel.

Rural Development

According to World Bank figures, more than 65 per cent of India’s population lives in rural regions. Despite government efforts, these places have inadequate access to sanitation, water, health centres, elementary and secondary education, and other infrastructure, preventing them from contributing to the nation’s growth. Pinnacle Industries strives to help rural people improve the quality of their life by providing them with access to education, skill development, and financial assistance.