ROZE Foundation · First Campaign

Mirrors of Hope

25 mirrors. 25 women. 25 homes in Bangalore where breast self-examination can begin — tonight.

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The problem

A mirror is not a medical device. It is an act of dignity.

In the low-income communities of Bangalore, women arrive at St. John's Medical College Hospital with breast cancer at Stage III or Stage IV — when treatment is prolonged, expensive, and outcomes are poor. The reason is not a failure of medicine. It is a failure of timely awareness.

Self-Breast Examination (SBE) is a simple, proven, no-cost practice that empowers women to detect changes in their own breasts early. It requires no equipment, no clinic visit, no appointment. It requires only knowledge — and one thing: a mirror.

In many of the homes our partner organization serves, there is no mirror large enough for a woman to see her own body. Not because they couldn't use one. Because they simply don't own one. Visual inspection — looking for asymmetry, skin changes, or visible lumps — is the first step of SBE, and for these women, it has never been possible.

Mirrors of Hope changes that. $223 buys 25 full-length mirrors — installed in 25 homes, accompanied by bilingual SBE instruction cards, and followed by in-person training from trained community health volunteers. Every additional dollar funds the next mirror, and the next home.

“Early detection begins with self-knowledge. Self-knowledge begins with sight.”

Hospital Based Cancer Registry, St. John's Medical College Hospital, Bangalore
How your donation works

From your gift to a woman's home

01
You give

Your donation goes directly to ROZE Foundation and is allocated entirely to mirror procurement and SBE instruction materials.

02
We fund

ROZE transfers funds to the Hospital Based Cancer Registry at St. John's Medical College Hospital in Bangalore — a trusted partner with six decades of community health work.

03
They act

HBCR volunteers identify 25 women from low-income households, install a full-length mirror in each home, and personally train each woman in SBE technique.

04
She knows

Every month, she can check. Every month, the mirror is there. A one-time gift becomes a lifetime habit — and potentially a life saved.

The numbers

What $223 does

25

women in low-income Bangalore households receive a full-length mirror — many for the first time

$9

is the cost per woman — mirror, bilingual SBE card, and in-home training by a certified health volunteer

∞

months of monthly self-examination made possible — a single gift that recurs every month for years

Our partner on the ground

St. John's Medical College Hospital, Bangalore

St. John's Medical College Hospital is one of India's foremost Catholic mission hospitals, serving the poor and marginalised communities of Bangalore for over six decades. Their Hospital Based Cancer Registry is actively engaged in cancer prevention, early detection, and community awareness — translating data into action for the communities they serve.

All volunteer coordination, in-home training, and six-month follow-up visits are contributed entirely in-kind by the HBCR team. The grant funds requested cover only the tangible materials placed in beneficiaries' homes.

Institution St. John's Medical College Hospital, Bangalore 560034
Program Hospital Based Cancer Registry (HBCR), SJNAHS
Est. 1963 — over 60 years of community health service
Beneficiaries 25 women from low-income urban households in Bangalore
Timeline 6 months — identification through follow-up visits
Reporting Full programmatic and financial report to ROZE within 30 days of completion