On 3rd Feb, a group of 70 persons were taken by bus to Sadguru (Ranchhoddas) Seva Sangh Trust Hospital at Anandpur 250 km away (which included 54 elderly, 12 of their family attendants, and 4 of our sevavratees as coordinators). The group stayed for 2 days. 40 of them had their cataract surgeries done, 13 … 3rd Round of Vision Restoration for elderly from Karahal (Sheopur)
Happy to share that we have scaled up the capacities of our hostels in Mandla town where girls and boys from Grade 9 to 12 are enrolled. There are now 82 girls in Parivaar Bhagini Nivedita Sadan and 56 boys in Parivaar Vivekananda Vidyarthi Sadan. All these boys and girls are from our 30 Seva … Scaling up of our hostels in Mandla district MP
We are delighted to announce the starting of a multi specialty clinic serving the underprivileged rural community in District 24 Parganas (South), West Bengal. The medical centre named as Parivaar Vivekananda Arogya Kutir (PVAK) was inaugurated on 12th January, the birthday of Swami Vivekananda. The person instrumental in setting this up is my close friend … Starting of Parivaar Vivekananda Arogya Kutir – A Multi-speciality Clinic serving the underprivileged
Friends, in last 4 weeks I toured 109 villages in 5 districts of MP. Out of them was Chhindwara district where we have 22 Seva Kutirs in Tamia block. There is a region called Patalkot which has Bharia tribal population. The Patalkot area as the name indicates is 1700 feet below the surface level elevation … Patalkot in Chhindwara
With 220 Seva Kutirs in as many interior tribal villages of MP, we have a solid platform which not enables us to execute not only our core deliverabkes of education with meals for 22 thousand children, but also several ancillary goals. One of these is logistical support and access of poverty stricken villagers to govt … 220 Seva Kutirs in as many interior tribal villages of MP
Distribution of 6000 sarees to poor elderly women on Sarada Devi Janmatithi This 5th January, on the occasion of the Janma Tithi of Holy Mother Sarada Devi, we presented more than 6000 sarees to vulnerable poor elderly women across 215 tribal villages in 6 districts in MP. The elderly women guests were also treated with … 6000 sarees presented to elderly in tribal villages of MP.
Conclusion of Parivaar Winter Relief for Vulnerable Elderly (13 thousand blankets distributed) We finished our Relief Efforts with a 4 day camp covering more than 40 adivasi villages of Jhargram district in West Bengal where 1500 elderly were served with warm Ludhiana blankets. Our sevavratee teams covered 220 villages in 6 districts of MP distributing … Conclusion of Parivaar Winter Relief for Vulnerable Elderly (more than 13 thousand elderly served)
Parivaar team in Sundarbans (Winter Relief and Field Engagement) The Parivaar Bengal Sevavratee team camped in Sundarbans and visited more than a dozen villages, many of which were islands. These are the areas which lost almost everything in the Amphan earlier this year. Vulnerable elderly in the area had meticulously identified in earlier visits and … Parivaar Winter Relief in Sundarbans
Our sevavratee team spent a week in Ilambazar block in Birbhum visiting more than 40 tribal villages. These are the areas from where we have taken 400 children into residential institutions. Our team studied conditions in these areas and listed vulnerable elderly and chidren. Also around 600 vulnerable elderly have been gifted blankets as a … Week-long Field Engagement Exercise in Birbhum
Whole of the last month I spent in our field areas in districts of Khandwa, Dewas, and Chhindwara. I along with my companions, conducted 26 village community meetings and visited and surveyed many more tribal villages where we will set up more Seva Kutirs. We also surveyed the infrastructure of a number of govt residential … Musings from the Field