Samartha Bharata Handbook

81 Pages·2015·17.08 MB·English

SAMARTHA BHARATA IS .....
Samartha Bharata is a campaign and a volunteer platform created by Rashtreeya Swayamsevak Sangh aimed
at addressing social, economic, civic, environmental and other challenges facing our country. A significant amount
of work, undertaken by various organizations, is in progress in the fields of quality education, health, vocational
training, civic issues, environment, rural development, cow protection, cultural & literary development and
upliftment of marginalized sections like street children, HIV+ people, transgenders and devadasis.
Volunteers in these organizations come from varied professions and socio-economic and regional backgrounds
and they dedicate their time, skills and energy towards these causes. Thanks to their efforts, a huge difference
has been made to the lives of lakhs of people across the country. But there is a long way to go for our nation to
reach its full potential and be free of the above mentioned challenges.
Samartha Bharata offers a single platform for new volunteers and organizations to come together. In future, it
will also serve as an incubator for new initiatives proposed to solve challenges and problems faced by society.
VISION MISSION
To transform Introduce meaningful social, economic and cultural initiatives to help develop a sustainable,
Bharat by strong society.
involving people
Connect individuals to participate through a multi-dimensional volunteer platform.
in sustainable social,
Inspire service-minded enthusiasts to develop problem-solving and leadership skills that
economic and
cultural initiatives. will strengthen neighborhoods and the nation.
Provide opportunity to organizations to become partners in nation-building.
Incubate new ideas and initiatives proposed to solve social & economic challenges.
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About this book...
This hand book serves as a guide for those who want to spare some time to serve our
mother society.
A Volunteer who wants to engage himself / herself in social activity can choose a subject of
his or her choice and can start his activity directly in the chosen field by contacting the
concerned organisation or person. Details have been provided at the end of every activity.
For more details : www.samarthabharatha.org
Team
SamarthaBharatha
Bengaluru
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Content
Helping in Seva Basti (Slums) 4 Value Added Education 40
1. Health Programs in Seva Basti (Slums) 24. Disha : Value education in colleges
2. Balagokula 25. Vijnana Bharati : Promoting Science in Schools
3. Vidya Nidhi 26. TAPAS : Developing Rural students for Higher Education
4. Vocational Training 27. Teaching in Government Schools
5. Tuition Centers in Slums 28. Speaking Samskruta
29. Balabharti in Apartments
Helping Specially Abled Children 14
Helping the Service Projects 52
6. Welfare of Specially-abled
7. Welfare of Intellectually-challenged 30. CSR activities : Corporate Social Responsibility
8. Prisoners welfare 31. Capacity Building at NGO’s
9. Rehabilitation Centres for Vulnerable Children 32. Social Incubator
33. Documentation & Communication
Rural / Tribal Development 20 34. Legal aid to the needy
10. Grama Vikas
Intellectual Activities 59
11. Organic Farming
12. Marketing Organic Products 35. Fine arts and Theater Activities
13. Vanavasi Kalyana 36. Intellectual Forums
14. Gou Samvardhana 37. Promotion of Literature
38. Media
Health Initiatives 29 39. Social media
15. HIV Patients and Children welfare
Social Awakening 65
16. Blood Bank
17. Promotion of Healthy Lifestyle 40. Dharma Jagarana : Anti-Conversion Activities
18. Helping hand for Patients 41. Gou Samrakshana
19. Yoga for All 42. Kutumba Prabhodhan
43. RTI & Consumer Rights
Environmental Initiatives 35 44. Human rights
20. Green clubs in schools
Women Issues 75
21. Lake Restoration
45. Women safety and security
22. Rainwater harvesting
46. Working in Un-organised Sector
23. Solid Waste Management
47. Rehabilitation center for orphaned girls and destitute women
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Helping in Seva Basti (Slums)
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1. Health Programs in Seva Basti (Slums)
About the activity
The Health Program in Seva Basti (Slums) are aimed at
•Providing affordable & quality healthcare for the economically deprived
•Providing the essential platform for doctors & hospitals to volunteer their
services
•Address the shortage of doctors in areas of need such as rural areas and
slums.
This project aims to draw upon existing Government Program, including
those for the prevention of specific diseases. More significantly, the
project's aim is to create a network of like- minded doctors, dedicated to
the cause of the health and wellbeing of the rural and urban poor.
•832 free cataract surgeries, 2016 spectacles distributed
Community involvement being essential in achieving its objectives, Seva
•24,100 people provided with free preventive medication for
Basti ensures that a team of non-medical volunteers help each of the
Chikungunya& Dengue
doctors. Together, the team of doctors & volunteers take the responsibility
of ensuring that continuity is maintained in holding health camps, •634 beneficiaries of Women's health program
awareness sessions and counseling sessions in places where required. •10 surgical camps, 2,030 free surgeries, 54 camps for children, 11,036
children benefited
Impact/Statistics
Rashtrothana Parishat- 200 slums across Bengaluru
Youth for Seva -60 schools and orphanages - across Bengaluru
•78 Free Eye checkup Camps; 13,972 patients examined; 1,112 Cataract
Surgeries done •Child Health program - Doctor-at-school, Orphanages
•180 beneficiaries of Arogya Rakshaki program •Awareness initiatives - Mythri
•68 Complicated surgeries (Prolapse, High Risk Pregnancy, Uterus problem) •Community Health program –Sanjivini : free clinics; initiatives in rural
Gulbarga, Health initiatives in slums
• 10,000 patients get free treatment, including 1,000 women and 2,500
children
Sneha Seva Trust – 25 slums – South West Bengaluru
Keshava Seva Samithi- 200 slums in North & East Bengaluru •Health awareness sessions in schools
•53 Eye camps, 10,525 beneficiaries •Health camps in slums
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ABHYUDAYA (Keshava Krupa Samvardhana Samithi)
– 63 centers in and around Kanakapura Road, Bengaluru
•Health awareness sessions in schools
•Health camps in slums
Locations
Around 400 slums and 60 schools in and around Bengaluru; and in other
districts of Karnataka
Volunteering Opportunities
Doctors or a medical fraternity volunteer can
• Volunteer in medical camps and free clinics
• Work as Doctor-at-School or a Doctor-at-Community
• Donate medicine samples Rashtrothana Parishat Sanghaniketan
Viresh 94812 40775 Pratapnagar, Mangaluru
• Conduct health awareness sessions
Email : [email protected] Prashanth Hegde 9880479768
• Identify needy patients at your clinic/hospital and waive off consultation
Website: www.rashtrotthana.org Email : [email protected]
charges
Keshava Seva Samithi Janajagarana Trust
Prakash Raju 98454 87509 Mysore
Email: [email protected] Sripathi 9901237051
Non-medical volunteer
Website: www.kssblr.in Email: [email protected]
• Organize Health & Eye checkup camps
Youth for Seva Vikasa Trust, Shimoga
• Work as a School Health volunteer
Keerthishankar K N 98451 76785 Nataraj Bhagwat 9448146175
• Female volunteers: Menstrual Hygiene awareness sessions , Counseling
Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected]
for adolescent girls Website: www.youthforseva.org Website: www.vikastrust.org
• Help expand the Doctors network
• Conduct Health surveys in slums Sneha Seva Trust ABHYUDAYA
Varadaraj 9844454949 Lakshminarayana 9844135044
• Conduct Yoga camps in slums
080-26757848 Email: [email protected]
• Organize street plays for creating awareness
Email: [email protected] Face book: abhyudaya reaching
Website: www.snehasevatrust.org
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2. Balagokula
About the activity
Balagokula is an activity for children aged between 5 to 13 years. Its objective
is to bring about all-round personality development in children. In the 75
minutes programme conducted every week, children are taught to
appreciate their cultural roots and encouraged to live by those values.
Children are engaged in games and in activities such as yoga, stories, bhajans
and recitation of slokas which enhance the physical, emotional, social,
2. Organize onetime events such as Krishna Janmashtami, Ganesha
intellectual and the spiritual development of the child, thereby bringing
celebrations-making Clay Ganesha, etc.,
about a holistic personality.
3. Start Balagokula activities in new places, schools
Balagokula is conducted in slums after school hours and during school hours 4. Website maintenance, Social media etc.,
5. Financing the minimum needs of Balagokula
in government schools.
Impact/Statistics
• The results show that there is huge improvement in grasping and learning
capability of children, they have become more sensitive towards family
and society. Rashtrothana Parishat RSS IT Milan
• Balagokula has also positively impacted the families of those children, Viresh 94812 40775 Ganapathi Kottur 9945924741
Email ID: [email protected] Email ID:
where it is noticed that there is an overall improvement of love and
Web Site: www.rashtrotthana.org [email protected]
affection among the family members. Web Site:
Keshava Seva Samithi balabharati-kids.blogspot.in
Locations Prakash Raju 98454 87509
Many places in Bengaluru and in the other districts of Karnataka Email: [email protected] Sanghaniketan
Website: www.kssblr.in Pratapnagar, Mangaluru
Volunteering Opportunities Chennaiah Swamy 9845151791
Youth for Seva Email : [email protected]
1. Taking regular on-going sessions with children through
Keerthishankar K N 98451 76785
• Songs, Slokas, Bhajans Email: [email protected]
Website: www.youthforseva.org Manjunath Mysore
• Stories and real life incidents of great personalities
9448655055
• Group activities, Arts & Games, Skits and Dramas
RSS Seva Vibhag Email : [email protected]
• Projects and Field trips etc. Sadashiva 94817 83600
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3. Vidya Nidhi
About the activity
Vidya Nidhi is a scholarship program to help economically constrained
students in their primary education. Students are chosen based on a set of
criteria and are supported by this project. Many Programs are being run
under this project throughout the state.
Vidya Chetana is one such program run by Hindu Seva Pratishtana. This
program aspires to help families from underprivileged background to
provide education to their children by supplying school kits , school fees
and uniforms once a year. Vidya Chetana also offers access to regular evening
tuition, training in life skills, civic awareness and yoga, career counseling, Pragatipura, Bayyappanahalli, Kaval Bhairasandra, Beguru, Bapuji Nagara,
educational trips, participation in sports and art competitions. Goruguntepalaya, Kempegouda Nagara, Veerabhadranagar etc.
Vidya Chetana facilitates to connect donors with the deserving children, Volunteering Opportunities
engage volunteers for fundraising, for office administration, publicity work, Ø Help your School :
and to participate in child development activities, etc.
• Identify a school from your native town or village and its
Vidya Chetana also provides scholarships / financial assistance to students developmental needs.
up to 12th standard, from the economically backward sections, studying in
• Form a group of friends from same or surrounding areas
private, aided or government schools. Under the scholarship scheme,
• Develop a project plan with budget and discuss with Vidya Chetana
expenses such as school fees, uniforms, bus pass, books, school kit and
team
hostel fees are met.
• Agree upon plan for the school
Impact/Statistics
• Collate profiles of children
Vidya Chetana has brought change for the better to many families of illiterate
• Run campaigns with help of Vidya Chetana team to raise money
and backward background like slum dwellers and tribal people across
Ø Company Fund raiser :
Karnataka, Telangana and Tamilnadu by imparting quality education to their
• Form a volunteer team in your company
children.
• Engage the group in various volunteering opportunities with Vidya
Locations
Chetana
Karnataka: Bengaluru, Tumkur, Bagalkot, Shimoga, Davangere,
• Develop a fundraiser plan in your company; work closely with
UttaraKannada(Tribal area), ChamarajaNagara (Tribal area); Tamilnadu:
CSR / HR
Salem ; Telangana: Hyderabad
• Run fundraiser campaign in your company with help of Vidya Chetana
In Bengaluru : Hongasandra, Sheshadripuram, Shastinagar, KR Road,
team
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Ø Company CSR Funding Enabler :
• Work with Vidya Chetana team to register NGO with CSR
• Work with VidyaChetana team to develop CSR proposal
• Work with your company CSR group to get grants
• Run campaign to generate donations through online fundraisers, like
GlobalGiving.org Mahesh Vaidya
98453 77960, 080 2632 1160
Ø Approach Trusts / Foundations for funding
Email:
Ø Develop Online Campaign : [email protected]
Website:
• Digital Advertisement Designer / Writer
www.vidyachetana.org
Jnanagiri , #75/76,
• Technical resource who would set up EMAIL server, install required
4th Cross, 2nd Main,
software to send emails and track the performance of the campaign.
Soudamini Layout Konanakunte,
• Technical resource to set up Google ad words campaign. Opposite to SoudaminiChoultry,
Bengaluru 560062
Dr. Vaman Shenoy
Mangaluru
0824-2447057
Sripathi
Mysore 9901237051
Email : [email protected]
Dilip Kumar Pande
Shivamogga 9448490348
Ku. Ramanna
Tumakuru - 9980351868
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