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SERVICES
In this page I have listed a few links and sites where we can do some useful work to the society
and to the poor, neglected and the deprived sects in our society.
In my view, each one of us have to be of some use and help to the society we live in and to the
people who live around us. All of us cannot become Mother Theresa. But we can do little help in our capacity, small or big, to those who are deprived of love, money and education and make a difference in someone's life.
There are a lot of such organisations in India, aimed to help people in the following manner:
* To help the poor, by giving them food
* To help Orphans, by running an Orphanage home, and by arranging adoption sevas
* To help the mentally challenged, by running a home to take care of them
* To help the old, by having homes started for them
* To help the neglected, by giving them hope
* Eradicate illetracy by giving basic education, books and other facilities to get education
* And many more....
Each one of us can contribute to the development of the society in some way or the other. Let
us have a meaning in our lives, by helping a poor, orphan or a deprived. Let us start thinking about
contributing for this good cause, right now...!!!
READINGS FROM BOOKS:
One of the sadhanas leading to God is the realization of the Karma Yoga of service.
Such service purifies the heart by eradicating the negative qualities of egoism, jealousy,
superiority complex etc., and promoting the divine qualities of humility, pure love,
tolerance, mercy etc. One begins to realize oneness with God and unity of existence.
A person is remembered by his deeds and not by his financial status. The joy or the
fulfillment of the heart that is felt by serving others is more profound than that of
precious offerings to God. Swami Sivananda says, "Give a little cold water to the thirsty;
give a few grains of food to the hungry; speak a few kind words to the afflicted. The Lord
will bless you".
There are some organisations that could give us an idea of what service they are doing and
by letting us know what service and contribution can we do for them. Contributions need not be
monetary. Contributions need not be materialistic. Volunteering to help someone through our
profession and through few little ways, is also a contribution. Infact, donating blood is one good
way, a divine means, through which we can save a person's life.
Listed are a few sites and organisations, that I am aware of, and that are involved in volunteering and helping.
Please visit these sites and think about what each one of us can do for our society and for the
world.
Let us touch someone's life by our deeds...
SIVANANDHA ASHRAM
The ashram is located in Chennai, India. Organizations with similar
names are present throughout the country. The organization aims at Child Welfare,
Old Age Home, Vocational Training Units, Establishing Medical Dispensary, Running
Schools, Seminar On Promotion Of National Integration And Mass Feeding and more. Click on the banner below to visit their site and to learn about their services and how we can help them in their service.
BALA GURUKULAM
The ashram is located in Ambattur, Chennai, India. I recently came across the website of this orphanage. This orphanage needs help from the public. It is run by an individual and he is doing a great job in bringing up the children in his orphanage. Please visit their website, and see if you could help Mr. Ranjith in his noble cause.
Click here to learn more about Balagurukulam.
SANKARA NETHRALAYA
Sankara Netralaya, a 'temple of the eye' is an eye hospital based in Chennai, India, in a noble cause to give the gift of vision to the poor. Sankara Nethralaya aims at promoting Vision by providing quality eye care to all irrespective of caste, creed, religion and economic background through thier community outreach programmes. Let us make our humble contributions to this noble cause through the OM Trust, a trust run by group of Indians in the US. Click here to visit their official website to know more about this mission.
ASHA
Asha for Education is a secular organization dedicated to socio-economic change in India.
In pursuit of this goal, Asha focuses on basic education in the belief that education
is a critical requisite for socio-economic change. In keeping with this focus, our
volunteers get involved with and support projects that are secular and have an
education-related component to them.
Click here to visit the ASHA site and
learn more about their services and how we can help them in their service.
CRY
CRY... the initials stand for Child Relief and You. In spirit, it stands for hope,
for possibilities, for the conviction that collective action by individuals and
organisations can restore to our nation's underprivileged children the rights that
are owed to them. CRY is living proof that when enough people believe that change is possible,
change is indeed possible. That individuals and organisations can, within the
context of their lives and work, make a difference. That no situation is so harsh
that it cannot be improved when enough people care.
Click here to visit the CRY site and
learn more about their services and how we can help them in their service.
AID
Association for India's Development (A.I.D) is a non-profit organization that
supports a wide variety of social development projects, towards an improved life for
the poor and underprivileged, in India.
Click here to visit the AID's official site and
learn more about their services and how we can help them in their service.
LIST OF SITES
This site gives you a long list of charity organisations and helpage homes that render their
services through different ways.
Click here to learn more.
Some of my friends and I have planned to do some kind of help to the poor and the needy in India
and we have formed a small group of 15, to accomplish this. The organisation is yet to get its shape.
The group is called "Satkaarya", started with a hope of helping a few, in whatever way we can.
� Gomathy Gowri Narayanan
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This page last updated: October 04, 2005.
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