Day Care Centre makes Senior Citizens more Active and Rejoice

Indore, May 20: Being Responsible was started Day Care Centre Situated at Pioneer Institute premises, Mahalaxmi Nagar, Indore for senior citizens to provide creative facilities like computers, internet, libraries, games, recreations and much more. The senior citizens of the vicinity also responded equally and started coming here for involving themselves in activities arranged at day care center.

The center is being visited by experts in different fields, from time to time, like, Health solution provider, Writers, Musicians etc and recently visited by representatives of Ranbaxy Laboratories, the leading medicine manufacturers of the country to explain the importance of calcium and other vitamins in old age. The senior citizens heard him patiently and noted the tips provided on the subject.

Atul Malikram, President being responsible, who was happy to see changes in life styles of senior citizens, reacted his happiness as “I am very happy to see that all the veterans coming here have shown curiosity in learning new subjects of the modern age, and we at day care centre try to provide maximum facilities to them. We have been successful in our endeavors till now, and are confident to continue with the same spirit in future also.”

“If a person after retirement does not make himself busy in some activities, then possibilities of diseases, loneliness etc could not be avoided. When I came here and understood the purpose of opening of the center, I was impressed and resultantly I became a regular member of the center. Now not only me, but other members of the center also feel afresh and more energetic.”

-Said Mr. Jogendra Singh Gambhir, a Senior Citizen member of Day Care Center


“One may ask me as to what necessitated me to start this platform with being responsible, so for the question raisers, my simple answer is that the senior persons require more attention, and look at those, being responsible is only Organisation, who can understand them and their requirements. Day Care Centre is aimed to serve senior citizens through Library, Audio /video systems, computers, internet and games, The centre at present will be open between 3.00 to 5.30 p.m., where the members of centre will be engaged in different activities.”

-Said Dr. Mona Tanwar, Director Pioneer Institute.

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Free medical eye check-up camp witnessed 1040 eye patients

Janseva Foundation – Being the Change NGO successful in their mission to help eye patients 35 cataract surgery booked , free 900 spectacles distributed Dignitaries from Politics, Bollywood, corporates and other sectors made the event memorable

Mumbai: Helping the people through different social services has been the motto of NGO- Janseva Foundation-Being the Change. The organisation conducted several activities for common people in the past, and this time, they organised a free medical eye check-up camp with free cataract surgery & distribution ofspectacles on 30th June 2013 at Om Shree Sai Kadeshwari Mitra Mandal, Mount Mary’s, Kadeshwari Road, Bandra (W), Mumbai. The presence of eye patients was beyond expectation, as 1040 eye patients across Mumbai and suburb areas attended the unique camp where good number of eye specialist and surgeons were offering their noble services. Out of the present patients, 35 were booked for cataract surgery. 900 Free spectacles were also distributed. The event also focused on creating awareness about the significance of eye donation.

The event was being supported by dignitaries from different sectors. Member of Parliament, Ms. Priya Dutt was chief guest for the event. MLA Baba Siddiqui, Bandra Corporator Mrs. Karen D’Mello, Maharashtra State Senate Member & board member of Sir JJ group of Hospital, Dr. Raj Tendulkar & Sanjana Jon, International fashion designer, Dr Rahul Shah, Mr Asif Zakaria ( Muncipal Council), Dr.Meena R. Boudhankar (medical officer of health), Amitabh Sriwastava (I.media), Lion Virendra Rathod, Ashu Kamal (producer), Vishvpreet ( bansuri from Veera a star plus show), Deepesh Bhan ( Actor from FIR), Dhaval Thakore ( winner of Khatron ke Khiladi) Khuahhish Sharma (actor/model), Ms Kavita Rodricks (ex muncipal councilor), Mr Zeeshan Siddique, Ganesh Yadav ( congress youth president Mumbai) ,Simran Singh Sehgal, General Secretary Sion Assembly Youth Congress, Sitara Singh NCP taluka president, Sudesh Dubey Shiv Sena vibhag pramukh, Tanveer Patel, Harsh from Social Coin Foundation were present as guest of honour.

Kalpana Chowdhary, Chair person/trustee & founder Janseva Foundation- Being the Change expressed her happiness for success of the camp and said” We organised free medical eye check-up camp with intention to make people aware of eye diseases. We provided free services of cataract surgery and also distributed free spectacles. We are very much thankful to all the dignitaries who came with us on a platform for a very noble cause. Special thanks to eye specialists and surgeons, who were present here throughout the event time. The very crucial support was extended by Lions Club of Seven Bungalows/Lions Kartarsingh Hospital.”

Main sponsors of the event were Multi Pressing, Multi Shrink Cable kit (Bangalore), Mr.Shantilal Kanunga, Trinity Starch products, Trinity Adhesives, and Mr. Naresh Chowdhary, trustee. Associate sponsors included being social coin foundation-inspire action. M/s Chintan Vanraj were food and breweries partner.

For more information Please contact:

Atul Malikram
+919755020247
atul@atulmalikram.in

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NGO Profile: Alternative for Rural Movement (ARM)

Alternative for Rural Movement (ARM)  was started by, few Academicians, Visionaries and professionals of North Balasore on 8th March 1989. Till date ARM has organized over 300 Women Self Help Groups (WSGs) across 100 remote rural villages in 16 Gram Panchayats serving a population of 1, 18,748 (21376 families) of Balasore district in the state of Odisha.

Vision and Mission of ARM in its own words:

Vision: To find out an alternative strategy of rural social intervention and facilitate the NGO movement in the state of Odisha.

Mission: Establishment of an equitable social order through motivation, facilitation and self activity among backward rural communities with emphasis on women and children in the sphere of health education, human rights, economy and rural leadership.

Here are a Few of the Many Accomplishments of ARM:

• ARM has received Certificate of Appreciation towards their excellent contribution in Women Empowerment Activities in the district of Balasore for the Year 2007-08.
• ARM has received Certificate of Appreciation towards their excellent contribution in Women Empowerment Activities in the district of Balasore for the Year 2007-08.
• With the assistance of ARM, 1318 no. of women have become self reliant through 475 rural women micro enterprise groups, under women self employment initiatives.
• ARM has immunized 6316 children till date.
• ARM has given Scholarship support for 200 poor and meritorious children, Art/craft/dance and music based extracurricular activities for 160 talented students as well as Teachers Training for 60 primary school teachers have been extended under School Child Resource Development Centre (SCRDC) project.
• Through ARM Model School project, 1468 no. of children of poor and underprivileged families have got primary education intended for school dropouts and non school going children of dalit and deprived backward communities.
• ARM has established 30 Village Development Committees.
• ARM has renovated 15 village ponds for multipurpose uses.
• School dropout rate has decreased significantly from 66 % to 12 % in this remote coastal area since ARM started educational intervention in 1997.
• ARM has empowered 5618 women and risk girls, trained and sustainably engaged themselves in different vocational self employment activities being protected from drudgery, child labour and women trafficking threats.

 Awards:

• ARM was appreciated as the best NGO at Balasore district for its excellent contribution towards women empowerment in 2007.
• ARM was appreciated as the best NGO at Balasore district for its excellent contribution towards women empowerment in 2004.
• Mission Shakti Govt. of Odisha recognized ARM Coordinating Member as the best facilitator on Women.

Address:
Alternative for Rural Movement (ARM), Baliapal, Dist:Balasore Baliapal, Odisha 756026, Phone- 06781 253 424

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NGO Profile: Anchalika Kunjeswari Sanskrutika Sansad

A group of young college going students came forward to serve the shelter less, hungry, flood victims through relief operation a severe flood in the year 1978. They formed an organized body which was later publicized in the name of Anchalika Kunjeswari Sanskrutika Sansad (AKSS) with its Headquarters at Kanas in the district of Puri, Odisha.


After one year they felt it was felt necessity to get Govt. recognition and in the year 1979 it was registered as a non-governmental, non-profit making, non- political, non-secretarial and non-religious organization under the Indian Societies Registration Act. 1860. Then in 1987 the organization registered under FCRA.

AKSS is an independent non-governmental voluntary organization based on the philosophy of love, sacrifice, dedication & brotherhood. It started its work with the objective to establish a society founded on the values of equality, justice, peace & progress.

AKSS is working in backward rural and tribal areas of Odisha state. Its programs in Odisha State are managed by at Sevanchal, Kanas, Dist- Puri, Odisha state which is head office as well as permanent Office of the organisation.

AKSS address the root causes of Poverty, Illiteracy, Ill health, Inequality and Degraded Environment through right based approach and is committed on TEN rights-based goals:

1. Eradicate Poverty & Hunger through sustainable livelihood.

2. Improve Quality of Life and Security.

3. Promote Gender Equality and Empower Women

4. Provide Basic Social Services

5. Ensure Education & Eradicate Illiteracy

6. Ensure Basic Health Needs & Improve Maternal Health, Reduce Child Mortality.

7. Provide Humanitarian Service to victims at the time of Disaster

8. Combat Desertification & Ensure Environmental Sustainability

9. Ensure Human Rights & Protection

10. Organize Peoples Power for Development through Networking, Advocacy and Organization


AKSS VISION:

We envision society with peace, Joy, Happiness, Love, and brotherhood where there will be no poverty, hunger, exploitation, Ignorance, Injustice, Disease, Sufferings & Unhealthy environment.


AKSS MISSION:

Transformation of thoughts into deeds through Peoples participation action, people’s organization and working together for human resource programme and sustainable development

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