Focus on total development of women- Sampurna(Delhi)

Sampurna - Focus on total development of women

Dr.Shobha Vliender, a professional social worker, formed Smapurna in September 1993. The prime objective of the organisation is to maximise the potential of the persons and to channelise their energies in right direction. It wishes to form, establish and pursue a common platform to fight against social evils. It generates mass awareness with regard to family life, health, cleanliness etc. and offers counselling services for individual and group problems. To assist women in earning their livelihood, it organises various activities in support of their endeavours. It also organises demons-trations against wrong-doing. It focuses to improve the value system in society. It also promotes social, cultural, sports, health and recreational activities.

Sampurna offers a readymade platform to explore one's potential in various fields of social service. It is a professional social service organisation of aware citizens, qualified workers, artists, educationists and lawyers as its associate member. Steering clear of segmentations, Sampurna is striving towards the complete development of society encompassing all economic sections religious groups, castes and communities.

However, since women and children are still the most neglected group in society, they from a definite focus area. The organisation has made over 2000 women self-reliant by imparting them different kinds of vocational training.

The projects run by Sampurna in Delhi at 20 places include pre-school education (3-6 years), adult education for

Smt ShobhaVijender; President, Sampuma (photo)

Sampurna organised a national workshop to highlight

the plights of domestic servants. Girls belonging to

Chhaftisgarh, Jharkhand and Orissa, who work as

domestic servant in various cities, attended the

workshop. They jointly appealed to the government

to enact a law for the protection of their rights.

females (15 years and above), integrated cutting-tailoring and designing bangles fabrication—self-employment project, vocational training programmes (affiliated to National Open School), beauty parlour training courses, family counselling services, dental assistant course, student self-help programme, night shelter, health awareness camps, community counselling, health/cultural melas, mass weddings, Bal Samskar camps, mental health workshops, career counselling workshops and English speaking course.

Sampurna broadly divides its activities into two spheres i.e. micro and macro level. At the micro-level, the organisation works with individuals or groups to tackle their specific problems. On an individual basis, case studies are conducted which may involve face-to-face talking, arranging joint meetings and working in different settings such as home/school/office/special institution etc.

The macro level activities involve dealing with issues that are important to the whole society. Sampurna does not hesitate to come out on the streets for the sake of important social causes. Whenever required, the organisation works as a bridge between the society and the government agencies.

A function by Sampurna against female foeticide(photo)

Sampurna operates a Family Counselling Centre for the last 13 years where the average turn out of people is more than 20 per month. Out of which 70 per cent of the cases are being solved. It organises innovative psycho-medico camps for a truly integrated approach towards solving health problems. Target-oriented awareness campaigns have been conducted on the subjects of AIDS, cancer, tuberculosis, drug abuse, road safety, consumer awareness, population explosion, etc.

Sampuma organises annual health camps in different parts of North-West Delhi touching attendance to a record figure of twenty five thousand persons. It runs 25 centres at present with necessary expertise imparting non-formal education. Adult education, self-employment income generation programmes, computer and typing training courses, hair and skin care etc in Delhi.

It annually organises Bal Samskar camps for children to various social strata, especially underprivileged boys and girls with a view to inculcate community living, character building and learning of various arts and crafts. It imparts self-defence training to girls to fight against social evils and generate self-confidence and defence with active cooperation of Delhi Police.

Sampurna organised a national workshop to highlight the plights of domestic servants in Delhi in 2006. Girls belonging to Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand and Orissa who work as domestic servant in various cities attended the workshop. They explained their plights very emotionally and said how much torture and exploitation they have to undergo while working in the cities. They all jointly appealed to the state and central government to enact a law for the protection of their rights.

It organised a Jansabha on the topic of Respect the Women from Womb to Tomb; stop female foeticide, in Delhi on August 7, 2010. It was attended by hundreds of Pradhans, leaders of women Panchayats, opinion makers and general public together. The prominent social workers who addressed the gathering included Smt Neelam Pratap Ruth, senior social worker of Punjab Kesari group of newspapers Smt Kiran Chopra, Anchor of IBN7 Richa Aniruddh and a renowned singer Smt Neelam Singhvi Jain. 

Contact Address:

Sampurna (FCRA Regn.No.231660608, 80G Regn.No.S-3167/02 dt.03-07-2008)

D-303, Vinoba Kunj, Sector-9

Rohini, DELHI-110085

Ph.off.011-27565807

Ph: 47148116, 9312725705, 8130892050

Email: sampurnagrc@gmail.com,shobha.vijender15@gmail.com,

For Donations: FCRA SB A/c No.037104000147552-IDBI Bank, Pitampura, Delhi.

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Moulding character through service - Vaidehi Seva Samiti (Andhra Pradesh)

Moulding character through service - Vaidehi Seva Samiti (Andhra Pradesh) 

VAIDEHI KISHORI VIKAS YOJANA  :

Children moving around with untidy and scantly clad clothes, open drain overflowing, this is the common scene when one visits the unlimited slums irrespective of their geographical locations. Such unhygienic setting spreads disease and robs the slum dwellers of their precious hard-earn income. Also one more observation made by Seva bharathi volunteers is that any activity can sustain only if it is taken up and owned by the local people. Even after half a century of freedom we have such slums in the cities which should be engines of development. But they today end up as undeveloped islands of poverty, diseases and unemployment.

There are an approximate 400 and odd slums in the twin cities, after a detailed survey and observative study is the Vaidehi Kishori Vikas Yojana. The scheme shall have its administrative headquarters at Vaidehi Seva samithi, Saidabad and launched by Sri Sitaram Kedaliya, Akhila bharatha Seva pramukh in Jan ‘05. This is an effort to bring self reliance, health, education and awareness to the young and the old alike in the slums. The young volunteers in the age group 12-18 and especially girls shall be selected and trained, to equip them with information as well as the motivation to be the catalyst for the change.

In the first phase of the scheme 25 youth are selected and trained in Vocational skills, informal schooling, literacy campaigns, health and hygiene, good food habits and diet, Simple physical work out including Yoga. Simple educative and entertaining stories, songs, folk arts etc., are also part of volunteers training. The scheme demands 3 hours of daily volunteering when he / she shall make 3 visits to the allotted slums. The young volunteer goes about building relationships as well as bridges towards development and shall grow as a nucleus for development activities.

There are 6 matajis (wardens) to look after and to care the ashram girls.7/8 retired voluntaries will come to ashram daily and share the work of the ashram .One will see the education of the children, one will maintain the accounts, the other will take care the health of the children, purchases provisions, stationery etc and they receive the guest show the building and the ashram girls and explain them about they secrete work of Vaidehi Ashram.

          

Out of total 112 girls 22 girls are college students .The elder girls of our ashram who are studying college also share the duties of ashram. There also help them in their studies and preparing food and other necessary works.

           On 15^th August 2013 one of the ashram girl named P.Umadevi who has completed her diploma, MBA married to Shravan  completed his B.Tech and working as a Software Engineer in TCS. With this 17 marriages are performed in the ashram.

Vaidehi Seva Samiti was started in Hyderabad in 1993. The prime objective has been to adopt the girls from 5-9 years of age who have no family and no shelter. It brings them up in a very congenial atmosphere assuring them love and affection which they rightly deserve. The Samiti develops in them a sense of patriotism and discipline and a feeling of love for life and values. A respect for Bharatiya culture and traditions is also inculcated among them. Finally they are provided with all the opportunities and help E lead a decent life.

To achieve these objectives a small Ashram with 3 rooms was started in 1993. Later, with donations from the society, the Samiti built its own three-story building which can accommodate 150 girls in the premises of 1750 sq. yards at Saraswati Nagar in Hyderabad.Presently the Vaidehi Seva Samiti runs three major projects—Vaidehi Ashram (Nirashrita Balika Vasati Griham), Vaidehi Kishori Vikas Yojana, (Development Project for Adolescent Girls of Slums) and Vaidehi Mahila Vikas Yojana (Development Project for Poor and Neglected Women).

All these projects are managed by separate Executive Bodies constituted by the Samiti. Vaidehi Seva Samiti has been recognised by the Women and Child Welfare Department of Andhra Pradesh Government.

One of the girls is studying in B.tech 3rd year, one in B.Sc final year, one in nursing and one is practicing weight lifting in a reputed sports school of Vijayawada. Three girls have completed diploma in civil engineering and are doing apprentice. The other six girls are studying in Polytechnic Colleges in Hyderabad, Suryapet and Nizamabad. Apart from this formal education they are also taught fine arts like music, painting, dance and handicrafts like embroidery, tailoring, screen printing. Physical exercises like Karate, yogasan and Surya Namaskar are regularly. 66 The girls are imparted training for overall development and to enable theni to be responsible citizens of the country. They are not only educated and trained but are also provided with sufficient opportunities to lead an independent life. The Ashram has also taken the responsibility to arrange and conduct the marriage of the grown up girls.

They are also exposed to special personality courses conducted by eminent persons. Daily one hour shakha of Rashtra Sevika Samiti is also held which helps them to acquire courage, patriotism and attitude of service to others. Thus, the residents of the Ashram are given training for overall development and enable them to be responsible citizens of the country. The girls are not only educated and trained but are also provided with sufficient opportunities to lead an independent life. The Ashram has also taken the responsibility to arrange and conduct marriages of the grown up girls. As of now the Ashram has taken care of marriages of 10 Ashram girls during the last ten years.

Vaidehi Kishori Vikas Yojna Under this project, 50 slum areas have been selected to impart training in various aspects to adolescent girls with special emphasis on education, health and hygiene, cultural development and samskars. This training helped them starting self-employment. Vaidehi Mahila Vikas Yojna Under this project, economically deprived women are imparted various kinds of training like computer, fashion designing, embroidery work, etc. so as to make them economically self-reliant. Telugu Association of Metro Atlanta (TAMA) conducted a scholarship examination on June 28, 2009. It awarded scholarship to 21 Ashram girls. This programme was attended by several dignitaries and eminent persons. Board members of an organisation of retired IAS and IFS officers visited the Ashram on July 26, 2009. They sponsored one year education expenses of nine girls of the Ashram studying polytechnic.

The Ashram is frequently visited by doctors from various medical colleges to guide and help maintain the health of the Ashram girls. Annual function Annual function is organised every year.

All visitors and donors are invited in the function. As of now 17, such functions have been conducted. These events are presided over by high profile people like High Court judges, IAS and IPS Officers, philanthropist's etc. In the event, vocal, cultural and patriotic performances are given by the Ashram girls. Yogasan and Karate abilities of girls are also demonstrated. The iperformances are applauded and appreciated by one and all.

Grand daughters perform last rites of Granny

Daughters are still regarded as burden in some families. They take the birth of a girl in the family as a curse. Majority of the people feel that girls cannot perform any ritual. hi such an atmosphere, performing last rites of grand mother by the grand daughters is an admirable step in the male-dominated society. In order to establish the involvement of girls in rituals, the last journey of grand mother was taken out on the shoulders of the grand daughters in Gaya, Bihar.

People wish for a son due to superstitions and male-dominance in the society. But now some people have started a campaign to change this mentality. When Sugia Devi (86) of Vidhi village under Barachatti police station (Gaya district) died, her last rites were performed by her two grand daughters. Sugia Devi was the mother of Prof. Ramkrishna Yadavv.

He encouraged his two daughters Neelam and Swikriti to perform the last rites. They not only carried the dead body on their soldiers but also performed the last rites. All family members of Prof. Yadav were present at that time. There are some families who indulge in foeticide due to superstitions. Prof. Yadav shows the way by allowing his daughters to perform last rites of his mother. Before inspiring others he started this campaign from his own house. 

Contact Address:

Vaidehi Seva Samithi Regd.No.4559/1997

Door No. 17-1-473/v/3&4,

Beside Sri Saraswati Sishu Mandir High School,

Krishna Nagar, Saidabad,HYDERABAD -500059,

State: Andhra Pradesh

Cont-K.Balkrishnaiah Secy 9440667595, 040-24075544, 9032152105, 9440667495,

B.Sunder Reddy Pres.-9440813620. ,Treas. P. Prakash Rao- 9866181573

Email: vaidehisevasamithi@gmail.com ,www.vaidehiashram.org

A Donor Comments on Visiting Vaidehi

”All girls are well dressed, appeared to be very happy and looked to be well treated. These children possessed excellent self- confidence in themselves and in their future”

Vaidehi Ashram run by Sevabharati is an affection home (when all of us are hero to care of them, who can dare to call it an orphanage) for the destitute Girls.

Children start their day at 5:30 am with fresh-up and chanting their morning hymns in a single tone. Then at 6:30 am a small physical workout with a blend of yoga and exercise. Then they get ready to school with their lunch box.
Again at 4:45 pm the ashram comes alive with the children’s playfulness. At 5:30 pm they come out after their snacks for a drill and games. Then at 8:00pm they sit for dinner, later homework and study hour. At 10pm lights off with the chant of shanti mantra.

Vocational training in lamination, crafts, candle making, painting, making of jute-bags, stitching and embroidery is imparted. Last but not the least, the girls are trained in self defence.

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Emphasis on complete personality development - Sri Nivedita Niketan,Hosur

Emphasis on complete personality development - Sri Nivedita Niketan, Hosur

Take a walk down your memory lane. Do you remember the laughter echoing in your classrooms, discussing your dreams with friends during the break, the prizes you won and the games you played? The life indeed was carefree and fun then.

Just for a minute, think about the children who have dreams in their eyes and the desire to excel themselves to get a basic education that would pave their way to a bright self-sufficient future but they cannot afford it.

There is where you can help. A gesture could make these children responsible, self-sufficient citizens of the country besides turning them into self-respecting individuals. A cause to give back something to the society of which you are an integral part.

With these objectives Sri Nivedita Niketan was started in June 1998 with the blessings of her holiness Sri Ramaparna Mataji, president of Sri Sarada Mutt, Chennai in the presence of the then Deputy Collector of Hosur Sushri Apoorva.

Sri Nivedita Sewa Trust runs this Ashram under the guidance and support of Sewa Bharati, Tamil Nadu. The objective of the Ashram is to take care of destitute girls in accordance with Bharatiya traditions and culture. The Niketan is a home for destitute girls and women from Tamil Nadu and the neighbouring states. So far, 59 children have enjoyed the love and care of this Niketan. Many revisit even after leaving the Ashram. At present there are 25 children in the Niketan, which has been a mother's home for them.

So far, five inmates got married with the blessings and wishes of the well wishers of Sewa Bharati. Their welfare including pre-natal care, child birth etc., is taken care of in accordance with the Indian traditions, as is done at one's home.

True to the traditions of service for which the Niketan stands for, some of the inmates of the Niketan did exemplary service during tsunami disaster. One of the inmates who also served as care taker, stayed in Vannivayal village in Ramanathapuram district serving the victims despite severe skin allergy due to water contamination. She continued her service activities even after her marriage along with her husband.

                                 Sri Nivedita Sewa Trust runs the Ashram

under the guidance and support of

Sewa Bharati, Tamil Nadu. The

objective of the Ashram is to take care

of destitute girls in accordance with Bharatiya

traditions and culture. The Niketan is a home

for destitute girls and women from

Tamil Nadu and the neighbouring states.

Family counselling services are also provided to resolve family and marital problems thus playing a small role in the upliftment of the society.

 Sri Nivedita Niketan is run by like minded volunteers and well wishers, who support in various fotms. Earlier in the initial stages, the Ashram used to go to the door steps of the public and ask for rice, dal and other essential commodities. But later the people started donating on their own and now in the present scenario the service minded people have started sharing their happiness on their birthdays and anniversaries by celebrating them with the children in Niketan and sponsoring them the food and sweets. Today, a large number of good hearted people have taken initiative and regularly support by providing dresses, uniforms, books and other essential items required by girls.

Some homemakers spare their valuable time and take tuitions and some provide monetary assistance while some doctors provide free medical care. Some look after the maintenance work while some people spare their special occasions by giving food and clothes to the children. Some give joy by just visiting them often.

Girls at Sri Nivedita Niketan (Photo)

The Niketan also extended support to the villages located in the interior of Hosur by adopting four schools and helping the students in their educational needs by providing them books, uniform and other facilities.

Extra curricular activities form part of the children's daily routine. They are taught Sanskrit, Hindi, spoken English, Awing, hand writing, dance, yoga, etc. Life skills such as tailoring, cover irking etc are also taught to the girls. Special camps on Indian culture and wines, personality development are ducted, and inmates of the Ashram allo interact with other children.

Festivals form integral part of the illitetan's activities. Navaratri, Diwali, Ilogal and other important festivals are adebrated grandly with new clothes, =wets and crackers. Children invite all wishers to take part in the orkbrarions. Thus the Ashram makes dir dreams of the children a reality.

The Niketan was earlier being run in a rented building. Now the children are enjoying in their own home located at Narasamma Colony, Opposite New Bus stand in Hosur. This new building was inaugurated in October 2009 by the then Collector of Krishnagiri District Shri V.K. Shanmugam in the presence of Shri Sundar Lakshman, the then national coordinator of Rashtriya Sewa Bharati.

Ground floor with a big dining hall, living room and computer room is under construction with an estimate of Rs.75 lakh, which is yet to be completed. Apart from it, the Niketan also extended support to the villages located in the interior of Hosur by adopting four schools and helping them in their educational needs by providing books, uniforms and other facilities. This is the growth of the Niketan in the past 12 years.

Contact Address:

Sri Niveditha Seva Trust (Regd.No.3643/2005-06 dt 03-11-2006)

Plot-87, Appavu Nagar, Thali Road Hosur-635109, Dist: Krishnagiri

Office-No.3/401, Narasamma Colony, NH-7, Krishnagiri Road,

HOSUR – 635109, Dist. Krishnagiri,Tamilnadu.

Ph: 04567-222295, 0434-4266639, 245539, 9443982835, (J.C.Indumati), 09842801868

Email: nivedithaseva@yahoo.com

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An initiative to plant Nisi (Tusli) in every house - Deendayal Dham, Mathura

Deendayal Dham, Mathura - An initiative to plant Nisi (Tusli) in every house

There is a 300-year old banyan tree at Deendayal Dham. One very old pond is also there. The rainwater is stored in this pond. This is the reason that the ground water around this pond is potable. It is important because all the water sources here are salty and are not fit for drinking. Thousands of villagers collect drinking water from here every day. Sometimes this pond is recharged with canal water so that there is no shortage of drinking water in the area. 

There is also a small pond which is used for animals and washing clothes.

 In the east of Deendayal Dham, the Govardhan nallah flows. It has sufficient water during the rainy season, but this whole water directly flows into the Yamuna without any use. During the summer, some water is also released in this nallah from the Agra canal for irrigation. 

There is a water technology centre at outfall of this nallah. Effort is on to build a check-dam at the outfall with the help of the Indian Institute of Agriculture Research, Pusa, New Delhi and the District Administration, Mathura.

There is a hostel and workers' residential complex in the premises of Deendayal Dham. Work is going on to reuse the waste water produced here for irrigation after treating it. An amla garden was developed on a two acre plot in Deendayal Dham during the year 1997. It was a good initiative for environmental protection. 

During the year 2007 plants of about 5,000 shade-giving trees were planted which are growing perfectly. About 8,000 more saplings were planted in the year 2009. Now work is going on to plant at least one Tusli in every house in and around the villages of Deendayal Dham.

Contact Address:

Pt.Deendayal Upadhayaya Janm Bhumi Smarak Samiti

(Regd. 675/1979-80 dt. 02-05-1939)

Deendayal Dhaam, Nagla Chandrbhan Farah, Mathura (U.P.) – 281122

Ph: 0565-2763243, 2763575 Sh.Rajveersingh 09456620203 ,

 Dr. Roshanlalji 9412179799

Email: rajvirsingh000@gmail.com, Website: www.deendayaldham.org

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Serving the humanity - Sahyog Kushtha Yagna Trust

Serving the humanity - Sahyog Kushtha Yagna Trust

Leprosy-afflicted persons are the   most crippled even amongst the cripples; they are treated as untouchable, neglected by relatives and ostracised by the society. They live the life as in hell, living on pavements or in huts, waiting for the end. To give them human dignity, security and love is a stupendous task. Sahyog Kushtha Yagna Trust has taken up this task.

Mentally challenged people also pose many problems to their relatives. The heartless society not only mocks at them, but forces them towards madness. Shrimad Rajchandra Mansik Apang Mandir for males is the only residential centre in Gujarat for such adult mentally-challenged males. Founder of the Trust, Sureshbhai, clearly understood that due to misconceptions and strong prejudice of the Indian society against leprosy, the rehabilitated leprosy persons would never be able to lead a normal life in the society. Hence, he extended the service of `Sahyog' not only to treat the patients, but also to rehabilitate them as productive individuals and make them financially independent.

He encouraged marriages among the male and female patients of the Ashram. The married couples are also provided with a house to live. They are also given a charkha (a weaving machine). With this they spin yarn and attain financial independence. 

At present, the Ashram has 111 such rehabilitated couples. Some of them also help in the office administration, hospital, kitchen, farming, construction and in taking care of the mentally challenged persons. The children of these families and also of parents staying in leprosy slums of various cities are also taken care of. These children are provided with good education facilities. They are nurtured to become good citizens. To help them to become financially independent, they are offered loans without interest so that they can become self employed.

The seeds of `Sahyog' were sowed way back in the year 1970, when a young, brilliant lecturer Shri Suresh Soni from the MS University of Baroda started helping leprosy-afflicted persons in the leprosy slums of Baroda. What started as a good cause became a mission for him. Instead of a comfortable materialistic life, he opted to help leprosy-afflicted persons.

The Trust encourages marriages among male and female 

patients of the Ashram. The married couples 

are provided with a house to live. They 

are granted a charkha with 

which they spin yarn and attain 

financial independence. At 

present, the Ashram has 111 

such rehabilitated couples. Dressing 

of a leprosy afflicted patient.

The year 1988 was another turning point when he started Sahyog Kushtha Yagna Trust. Sarvoday Ashram Mandhi donated 28 acres of land for this cause. Shri Suresh Soni and Smt. Indira Soni (his wife), moved to Rajendranagar crossing, along with 20 leprosy afflicted persons and 6 children.

 At present the Trust serves 433 leprosy-afflicted persons who have come from various states. It includes 123 from Gujarat, 106 from West Bengal, 123 from Maharashtra and 81 from other states. Among them 187 are grossly deformed; 101 spin on amber charkha; 137 help in various jobs of the Ashram and 8 are working on their own. Moreover, the Trust also caters to 244 children.

Each house in the Village has a Tulsikyara where in, every day at 7-30 pm a lamp is lightened to be followed by prayer to pray the almighty God to give happiness to all those who help the Sahyog and also to those who enlighten others to help. The Trust has a science mobile van going to schools to create scientific attitude and also performs science textbook experiments for the students of Std. 5th to 10th. Van also goes to PTC colleges.

The organisation received the Godphrey Philips State Gold Award in 2006. State Award by the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment for the best institute for disabled for the year 2002 was also granted. 

It also bagged the National Award of Rs. 1 lakh from Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment for the best institute for disabled for the year 2003. It was awarded through the hands of the then President of India Dr A.P.J. Abdul Kalam. The National Award of Rs. 3 lakh by Ministry of Human Resources, Women and Child Welfare for the services rendered in the field of welfare and development of children.

Contact Address:

Sahyog Kushta Yagna Trust (Regd.No. E3982, Baroda dt 06-06-1988)

Affiliation Number: 415 / GUJARAT

Rajendranagar Crossing, Himatnagar-Shamiaji, National Highway,Tq Himatnagar,

Dist SABARKANTHA-383276,(Gujarat)

Fax.02772-254537,Pres.Sh.Suresh Soni -02772 254337,9825011185,9429241900

Email: sahyogtrust@ymail.com, Website: www.sahyogtrust.org.in

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