DattaPeetham Social Welfare and Charity Projects
DattaPeetham Social Welfare and Charity Projects
"At the end of life we shall not be asked
how much pleasure we had in it, but how much service we gave to it;
not how full it was of success, but how full it was of sacrifice;
not how happy we were, but how helpful we were;
not how much ambition was gratified, but how Love was served"
Amma Vodi, Hyderabad
Sri Swamiji's divine vision of offering comfort and care for the destitute women of 70 years and above. The Amma Vodi has started to function and has already taken more than 20 persons in to its care. The program commenced on teh sacred Yugadi day (9th April 2005). This project is for a much felt social cause. Women in their twilight left uncared for. It is the social responsibility of all right thinking citizens to support this noble and charitable venture. How to help? Learn more.
You can help by directly contributing. You can help by introducing this project to others and soliciting their supprort. The project envisages a total capacity to assist and help 200 elderly women. The intake has already begun and is being gradually increased so as to get a feel of running such responsible project. Generally people do not know the potential they posses. You can certainly spread the message about the project and bring awareness in your friend's circle or in your neighbourhood. You can donate any amount you like which will be directly utilised for the maintainenece, food and health expenses.
Please send Bank check / personal check drawn on "Avadhoota Datta Peetham Trust (Ammavodi Project) and mail it to :
Manager
Ammavodi project
Avadhoota Datta Peetham (Hyderabad branch)
Sri Ganapati Sachchidananda Ashrama
Dindigul Air Force Acedamy road
Dindigul
Andhra Pradesh
INDIA
Tel: +91 (08418) 255685
Please visit the project and see for yourself this divine and social cause
In this light, Sri Swamiji makes it a part of the mission of the Datta Peetham to provide service to the poor and the needy. Sri Swamiji has emphazised many times that spiritual life is not only meditation, it also includes service to those in need. This frame of mind, to work without personal gain and to surrender the fruits of one's actions to God, is called Karma Yoga. It is through the practice of Karma Yoga that the sense of "I" i.e. "I am the doer, "I am the enjoyer", "I am the sufferer"etc. is removed and is replaced by the realization that all creation, including one's self, is the manifestation of the one Supreme "I". Through the social services of the Peetham, Sri Swamiji has provided not only physical help to those in need, but also spiritual upliftment.
Datta Peetham and it's many branches have supported under Sri Swamiji's guidance numerous social projects since it was founded. These include: food, education, shelter, job training and free medical help to the poor. Currently the most notable on going project at the Mysore headquarters of the Peetham is the schooling of over 1800 pre-school and high school students.
In order to improve the general standard of education and to set an example of a model school, Datta Peetham took over the management of two dilapidated schools with 1800 children.
After the Peetham took over these schools in 1989 a vigorous program was launched to build a new school building. Administrative and financial support is also provided for. Today one large new building stands next to the old school where approximately 1200 students are taught. The remaining children get their teaching somewhere else in the neighbourhood. The Peetham provides all necessary financial assistance for both schools. It shoulders the cost of all supplies and building maintenance to ensure that the children will receive a proper education and a good chance to succeed in modern India.
The Peetham also provides for medical need of both local people and remote villagers. There is a hospital at the Peetham, where patients are looked after. In addition there is also a mobile hospital, which visits regularly villages where no medical facility of any kind is available. Medical help includes: Ayurvedic treatments (ancient Indian system of medicine), Dentistry, Cataract operation programs, free dispensary, Diabetes detection programs and monthly health checkup camps.
There is also an Ayurvedic Medicine Manufacturing Unit which is engaged in preparing medicines in a traditional way. These medicines prepared here are put to use in the Ashram dispensary.
Datta Peetham has taken the service motto in the following areas
- Ambulances to small towns for emergency medical assistance
- Construction of toilet facilities in schools in impoverished areas
- Assist scholars to publish their works
- Conduct mass marriage of poor in backward and poor areas
- Conduct Kriya Yoga camps in prisons to improve their quality of thought
- Grant scholarships to students and scholars
- Assist reconstruction of dilapidated temples
- Donate furniture to schools
- Free medical services (free advice and medicines where available) are being given in all branches of Ashrama.
- Ammavodi, a home for destitute aged women is a shelter to aged women who have no one to care.
- Gift equipment to physically handicapped like calipers, wheel chair,
- Gift tools for self-employment of women. Sewing machines etc.,
- Assist other organizations with financial help and skill set help
Organisations under Datta Peetham
VEDA PATHASHALA – A traditional school to teach Rig Veda, Yajur Veda, Sama Veda, Sanskrit studies and priest training
More than 150 students study in the learning of the ancient knowledge listed above. The school is run in the Mysore Ashrama premises. The school is run under Guru Kula system.
Annual camps are held for women to learn the basic Puja system. Yajur Veda school is also run in Peethapuram town in Andhra Pradesh state.
VAGDEVI SCHOOL FOR COMMUNICATION HANDICAPPED
Datta Peetham is running a school for communication impaired in Bangalore. Run with professional staff, the school attends to the special learning needs of a communication impaired child.