Snap shot of humanitarian activities

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• Snap shot of humanitarian activities
• By
• Shree yoga Vedanta Ashram
• www.ashram.org
• Shree yoga Vedanta ashram,
• 45 Texas road ,
• Matawan , NJ 07747
• Ph 1 732 441 9822
• E mail ashramstore_at_comcast.net

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• Back ground of Ashram

• Founded by His holiness Asaramji Bapu who is a
  self realized saint
• Active for the past 30 years with over 1200
  branches all over the world
• Strong following with over 20 million members
  worldwide
• Mission
• Upliftment of the masses , help the needy , Sick
  , Orphans and Tribals through the network of
  volunteers . Spread the message of love to create
  harmony among all irrespective of
  caste/creed/religion

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• Ashram Major Activity centers

INDIA Ahemdabad Surat Delhi Ratlam Mumbai Bangalo
re Bombay

North America Chicago New Jersey California Ohio W
ashington Maryland Dallas New York Toronto
Canada Calgary - Canada
Europe UK Switzerland

• DUBAI

ASIA Singapore Hong Kong

• Over 1200 active centers providing humanitarian
  services world wide

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• Activities of Ashram

• Relief work after Natural disasters
• Welfare for tribals , poor , down trodden
• Free Natural therapy , herbal remedies and
  mobile hospitals
• Special rehabilitation programs for inmates
• Free Meditation , yoga camps for spiritual
  healing
• Free special programs for youth to instill
  values , virtues and teach them techniques of
  Yoga at early age
• Spread message of universal brotherhood and love

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• Details on Relief work carried
• out by Ashram

• Relief work is categorized in two levels
• Temporary relief
• Immediate provision of food, clothes , medicines,
  shelter at the affected areas
• Provision of food , shelters for animals
• Permanent relief
• Adoption of children orphaned due to natural
  calamity
• Providing finished , re built houses to the
  affected
• Continuing education program
• Examples 80 relief camps in Orissa , India
  after massive cyclone in 1999
• Rebuilt entire village after
  earth quake in Jabalpur in 1997
• Relocated 5000 cows to own
  farm after drought in 1998
• Adopted many orphans after
  disaster in 1997
• Permanent relief center for
  drought hit areas in 1996
• Relief centers operating for
  tsunami hit areas in coastal India - 2005

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• Details on welfare for tribals , poor ,
• down trodden

• In remote areas which is untouched by
  modernization , ashram has
• regular ongoing activities for the tribals such
  as
• Free monthly Food distribution through identity
  card system
• Free medical facilities through mobile hospitals
  clinics
• Distribution of clothes and other house hold
  items
• Celebration of a few key festivals with them for
  bonding in the social fabric
• Free Education for children through specially
  built schools and colleges

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• Rehabilitation program for inmates

• More than 5000 inmates have experienced a
  change in their attitude
• towards life have gained a new self-confidence,
  inner peace, equanimity
• freedom from stress.
• -
  Results from post special meditation yoga
  program
• at 5
  major prisons in India.

• Customized program run for inmates to help them
  overcome challenges
• Positive values instilled through on site
  meditation ,
• yoga , spiritual discourse , prayer programs
• Regular distribution of positive self help
  videos , books , tapes to inmates
• Elimination of discrimination through
  participation with them on festivals

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• Snap shot of Ashrams activities

• Food grain is being supplied, through the ration
  card system,
• to over 6000 poor families every month
• 31,018 inmates , spread out over 106 prisons
  ,have been provided relief and support for
  leading a positive value based life
• Over 70,010 poor people have been distributed
  clothes , blankets items of daily needs.
• Over 184000 people have received free water ,
  health drinks, food etc during natural disasters
• 10 Free schools running for poor and tribals

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• Naturopathy, mobile hospitals ,
• herbal remedies activities details

• We do not go to the hospital instead the
  hospital come to us
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  Beneficiary in a remote village

• Multiple mobile hospitals , clinics run by
  qualified doctors providing diagnostics ,
  medicine distribution services in areas where
  people cannot afford hospital bills
• Treatment for chronic diseases such as Cancer ,
  diabetes , allergies through a combination of
  Yoga , detoxification , herbal remedies
  chanting of sacred Mantras
• Farming of rare herbs in ashram and used for
  formulation of remedies

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Medical relief details

• Free treatment was rendered to 59,195 patients in
  1765 medical camps
• Free treatment of common diseases through 8
  modern mobile hospitals
• De addiction activities of ashram has cured over
  14,246 people through 46 camps organized all
  over the world
• Fruits, medicines, things of day to day use were
  distributed amongst 18,180 patients spread out
  over 127 hospitals
• 15 permanent clinics run free of cost all over
  the country

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• Program details for youth

• Special programs for youth run free of cost
  at multiple locations
• which has so far helped over 500,000 youths
  through 11000 camps
• in a year
• Personal Development
• To build a brilliant intelligent foundation of
  students by awakening their dormant strength
• Helping in their all round physical-mental-intelle
  ctual development with the help of Yoga
  ,meditation the wonderful psychological
  techniques discovered by saints great
  personalities.
• Society Development
• To prepare the students for serving their
  society, country the world by generating
  bravery-enthusiasm in them, by making them
  realize the importance of their parents/relatives
  by helping them understand their
  responsibilities.
• To build a happier society helping them develop
• self-control, moral character, good behavior .
• De addiction programs

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• Feeding the Poor

• Distribution of free food grain to the poor
  population hit by natural calamities in Gujarat,
  India (2006)

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• Feeding the Poor

• Distribution of free food grain to the poor
  population hit by natural calamities in Gujarat,
  India (2006)

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• Educating the Underprivileged

• Students attending class in primary school run by
  the Ashram in the tribal region of Gujarat, India
  (2006)

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• Educating the Underprivileged

• Students in open classes at the schools run by
  Ashram in Western Indian tribal belt. Anti-drug
  exhibition for students (Left bottom), India
  (2005 - 2006)

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• Free Health Check-up Camps

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• Mobile Dispensary

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There is no greater service or religion than
helping others
- His Holiness
Asaramji Bapu
Thank You