An Earnest Appeal

Friends, here’s an appeal from SAHYOG, a small NGO working out of Yelahanka Satellite Town, Bangalore.  We basically assist people in need, to meet their educational and medical expenses.  People in need are in millions and ours may be just a drop in the ocean but little drops make an ocean and with that in mind, we continue lending our hands to society.  For our regular activities, please check out our blogsite https://sahyog-sahyog.blogspot.com.  

2020 onwards, the world has changed a lot for the worse.  COVID-19 has turned the world upside down and there is not anywhere that human beings can escape this deadly virus.  Thus any kind of assistance from any corner is welcome.   Millions of people are in distress and need assistance.  Last year, right from March, SAHYOG started diverting all its funds towards the needs of the people hit by the pandemic.  SAHYOG assisted four community kitchens set up around Bangalore (one of them run by a transgender) to feed the thousands of migrant labourers who lost their livelihoods, shelters and everything overnight!  Then, of course, we assisted a few poor patients to get treated, get fed and meet the educational expenses of their children.  We assisted destitute homes, orphanages and senior citizen homes to get their rations and regular medicines.  Details will be put up on our blog.

We augured 2021 with the hope that the virus will bid goodbye to this planet.  But the virus has only strengthened itself and is hitting us harder during this second wave.  India is shaken thoroughly and the system is simply not able to bear the burden.  SAHYOG once again decided to step in with its small hands.  Our trustee Mansoor Chetlu, a born activist, worked as a coordinator on behalf of all the NGOs with the State Government last year.  This year, he started his work independently, besides coordinating for NGOs like SAHYOG.  The following are the purposes that we would like to focus as of now, though the list may extend based on the situations that arise as the time goes:

1. Supporting community kitchens.  Already two kitchens have started functioning, one of them run by the employees of a small hotel, which had to close down due to lockdown and one run by a widow.  These kitchens pack food packets (vegetarian and non-vegetarian) thrice a day, at the rate of Rs.45 per packet.  These packets are delivered to hundreds of patients and their families who are quarantined inside their houses by dedicated volunteers.  Most of these families are those that have lost jobs and have no means to order on Swiggy!

2. Supplying the essential medicines, rations, medical equipments like nebulisers, pulse oxy-meters, BP apparatus, glucometers, gloves, PPE kits, sanitisers, masks and toiletries to destitute homes, orphanages, senior citizen homes, charitable hospitals and even needy individuals.

3. Donating oxygen concentrators/cylinders to hospitals in need.

4. Offering the service of getting the oxygen cylinders refilled, transporting medical supplies, shifting destitutes to shelters/hospitals, etc.

5. Assisting people in distress to meet their medical, educational and funeral expenses.

If not for generous donors, SAHYOG cannot make this difference in society.  We appeal to all of you to kindly support us to carry on our noble mission.  We know you will already be doing it in various other ways and helping people around you.  But, any small contribution to us will go a long way.  

Donations accepted only in Indian Rupees.  Donations may directly be transferred to the following account:

SAHYOG, 

SB Account No. 694104000002592

IDBI Bank, Yelahanka Satellite Town Branch

Bangalore-560064

IFSC Code: IBKL0000694

PAN No. of SAHYOG: AAITS8846C

All your donations to SAHYOG are eligible for exemptions under Section 80G of the Income Tax Act.

Please do not fail to send us the following information once you donate the amount, for us to send your receipts and also update our records for IT purposes:

1. Name of the Donor

2. Full residential address of the donor

3. PAN Number

This information may be sent to any of the following numbers on WhatsApp:

Sudha Narasimhachar - 9008763078

R V Narasimhachar - 9880597173

Or by mail to wordsofsudha@gmail.com

 SAHYOG

Annual Reports

For the year ending 31.03.2020

Medical Purposes:

1. Surgery expenses for baby (Infant) of Shantha   -                                    40000

2. Ward renovation at Kidwai Memorial Institute of Oncology                     295000

3. Emergency medical expenses and cost of shifting a destitute                                       

     patient to a shelter                                                                                        4895

4. Cost of surgery for baby Jaswanth, s/o Bhaskar                                      10000

For the year ending 31.03.2021

Medical Purposes (General):

1. Cost of painting the Shanthi Dhama ward complex (exterior)

            at Kidwai Memorial Institute of Oncology                                                 150000

2. Medical aid for inmates of destitute homes around Bangalore                  60000       

3. Sponsored dialysis sessions at Krishna Sevashrama Hospital

for Sri P Subramanya, a priest who lost his livelihood                               20000

4. Liver transplant surgery for 7-year-old Nikhita at Aster RV Hospital         20000 

5. Provision of three months’ requirement of medicines to NAMS 

Sneha Sadan, a destitute home of senior citizens                                     29318

6. Emergency gynec procedure for Elizabeth Anne Taylor at 

       Baptist Hospital                                                                                             5000

7. Diagnostic tests and medicines for a pregnant cancer patient 

Smitha Manjunath                                                                                       12545

8. Donated 2 steel almirahs to NAMS Sneha Sadan destitute home            26000

9. Ear Surgery for baby Limira at M.S. Ramaiah hospital                              12000

                          

Donations for people/institutions hit by the pandemic:                  

Medicines, PPEs, Masks and Sanitizers:

                     

1. Supplied to DIPR, Government of Karnataka                                            16000

2. Medicines for Kuchipudi artists in distress, through Halim Khan              81510 

            at  Ongole, Andhra Pradesh

3. Masks and PPEs for St.John’s Hospital                                                    79843

4. Masks and PPEs for Victoria Hospital                                                       46000

5. Sanitisers for a police station through students                                          27875

6.                       

Food and ration:  

1. Ragi to Chiguru, hostel for the poor children at Magadi                             82000

2. Rations to Kuchipidi artists in distress, through Halim Khan

            at  Ongole, Andhra Pradesh                                                                       22842

3. Rations to families linked to AMBA, an institution working for

       Training of Autistic Children                                                                        25000

4. Rations to RVM FOSA destitute home and hospital                                 31080

Educational purposes:

1. College fees for 5 poor meritorious students to REVA College                25000

2. Educational expenses of slum children supported by Neelam                                                   

       Trust, Chennai                                                                                            40000

3. Tuition fees for MCA to Sri Mahendra at Sambhram Academy of 

            Of Management Studies                                                                            .  

4. Tuition fees for Ms.Meenakshi at SSMRV College                                   21500        

A Drop In The Ocean

The entire world is in the grip of the deadly virus Covid-19.  It is sad that thousands of people are losing their lives everyday.  Each country is fighting this attack in its own way.

It is not an easy battle, as this virus has no vaccine or medicine to cure.  Medical fraternity and scientists from around the world are working day and night to manage this pandemic.  We have seen nothing like this in our lives.  The Government has taken the responsibility and is handling the situation as best as it can.  We, as citizens, have to cooperate and do our bit too.  As the pandemic has led to so many other problems like the poor migrant labourers stuck in cities, without jobs, money and food, the poor in the city slums who earn their wages on a daily basis, now left without jobs and resources, the senior citizens locked in their houses needing assistance and so many such issues.  Thus, many kind-hearted individuals, as well as corporates and NGOs, have sprung up with varieties of services.  Many colleges have opened up their premises to give shelter to the migrant labourers.  The Government as well as many voluntary groups distribute cooked food to the really needy people, as also distribute dry ration kits to families in need.

Mansoor, our volunteer, who is a born activist, will of course not sit back, get locked in and relax.  He has formed his own group of volunteers.  He coordinates the activities of various groups by acting as a representative for various NGOs and mediating with the Government and the corporates who want to take up activities under their CSR project.  His group of volunteers was running 8 kitchens around the city for a few weeks for providing cooked food to the poor.  Thereafter, they have been organising distribution of free ration kits to the needy around the city and sometimes even in other nearby towns and cities.  They have been provided with two ambulances - one from a temple and one from a mosque.  They lend services to the needy senior citizens to go to the hospital or ferry patients discharged from hospitals to their homes.  They help families split on account of lockdown, unite.  For instance, the other day, an IT couple from Bangalore North used their services to fetch their 6-year-old daughter who was stuck with her grandparents in Bangalore South. Another instance is an appeal from a woman from Mysore, who is stuck with her mentally retarded daughter without resources.  This group immediately arranged for free ration kit to be delivered to her by next day.  They also deliver medicines required for patients suffering from cancer and other serious illness.  Last week, Mansoor had gone to the Vellore Hospital to deliver medicines, along with his friend and on his way back, he visited his fiancee, whom he was supposed to marry on 12th April, married her in her house and brought her home.  This is how these selfless volunteers have been working for the good of the society.  Our salutes to these brave youngsters and we pray for their safety and good health.

SAHYOG is one of the NGOs that is doing its bit through Mansoor and his friends.  We have ordered for 1000 homestitched masks with Goodwill International, another  NGO working with the poor women, for the use of the volunteers, who are 12000 in number.  We are also funding distribution of dry rations.

We are very thankful to all the donors, who have already donated their bit.  We call upon others to extend your generous help, so that we can be of use to more number of beneficiaries.  I know all of you might be donating to various organisations, Governments and individuals.  This is only a request.  Even a small token donation from each of you will make a big difference. We assure you of the genuine use of your funds as we are working at the grassroot level.

File photos of our Blood Donation Camp just to introduce Mansoor to you - the person in light coloured kurta.

Donations can be made directly by transferring the amount of your choice to our SB account SAHYOG, A/c No. 694104000002592 at IDBI bank, Yelahanka Satellite Town Branch, Bangalore-560064; IFSC - IBKL0000694; OR send a cheque/DD favouring ‘SAHYOG’ to SAHYOG, HIG 1212, 8th B Cross, Yelahanka Satellite Town, Bangalore-560064. SAHYOG’s PAN is “AAITS8846C”. Your donations to SAHYOG should be in Indian rupees only and you will be eligible for deductions under Section 80G of the Income Tax Act.  

T.V. Raghavendran, Sadhana M Bhat, R.V, Narasimhachar and Sudha Narasimhachar

Founder Trustees

A small step ahead

Thanks to many good souls, we were able to renovate Ward No3 of the Shanthi Dhaama block of Kidwai Memorial Institute of Oncology, Bangalore, which costed Rs.3 lakhs.  We also donated Rs.1.5 lakhs towards getting the outside walls of the block painted.  The Director Dr. Ramachandra thanked us profusely. 

Pictures of the wards referred to in our earlier post:

Before Renovation

AFTER RENOVATION (By another donor)

An Appeal

We wish all our donors and supporters a very peaceful and happy time for the rest of 2019.  We will be sending our blog regarding our activities for the last two financial years shortly.  We are sorry for the delay, which was due to many reasons.

Meanwhile, we thought we had to make an impactful contribution to the society once again, after our last such endeavour way back in 2015, when we donated funds towards construction of a semi-special ward in the Shankara Cancer Hospital, Chamarajpet, Bangalore.

We were informed that the Kidwai Memorial Institute of Oncology, Bangalore, one of the biggest Cancer Hospitals in the State, catering to thousands of poor patients from all parts of Karnataka as also the neighbouring States of Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Tamilnadu and Kerala, is seeking for funds to renovate one of the oldest complex of special wards ‘Shanthidhaama’.  This is the hospital where the seed for SAHYOG was sown, when, in 2008, we were involved in the treatment of a young boy for blood cancer. We have seen personally, what the demand is like here. It is a very sad sight to see suffering patients being turned away for non-availability of wards or waiting in very unhygienic conditions for admission.

We met the Director Dr. Ramachandra, who was pleased that we wished to sponsor at least the cost of renovating one ward.  However, he said, he would be very thankful if we could sponsor the renovation of three wards, so that, with the rest already being renovated by other donors, the entire complex will be ready. Many big donors like Infosys Foundation are constructing/renovating entire complexes.  But, we from SAHYOG cannot dream that big. We felt we could think of renovating at least the three wards, which would cost around Rs.10 lacs, including GST. We thought of beginning with one ward, which costs Rs.3 lacs, including GST. However, our target is to donate for 3 wards, which we are sure is not very ambitious, what with the support of generous donors like you.

We enclose the pictures of the ward before renovation and after renovation [by an another donor].  Detailed estimate is available with us and we will provide the same to whoever wants to check it out.

Let us begin with some auspicious occasion in your lives - birthday, anniversary, wedding in the family, remembrance day of your elders, festival or any such day when you want to share your joy in the noblest way of donating for a good cause.  Be sure that your donation for this cause will go a long way in helping thousands of patients belonging to the poorest of the poor families, who will be thankful to you forever. We will be awaiting eagerly for your positive and quick response.

Donations can be made directly by transferring the amount of your choice to our SB account SAHYOG, A/c No. 694104000002592 at IDBI bank, Yelahanka Satellite Town Branch, Bangalore-560064; IFSC - IBKL0000694; OR send a cheque/DD favouring ‘SAHYOG’ to SAHYOG, HIG 1212, 8th B Cross, Yelahanka Satellite Town, Bangalore-560064. SAHYOG’s PAN is “AAITS8846C”. Your donations to SAHYOG should be in Indian rupees only and you will be eligible for deductions under Section 80G of the Income Tax Act.  

T.V. Raghavendran, Sadhana M Bhat, R.V, Narasimhachar and Sudha Narasimhachar

Founder Trustees

What we did during 2017-2018 and 2018-2019

Sorry friends!  We could not publish the annual report of the year ended 31.03.2018 on time and then somehow or the other, we did not find the opportune moment to do that!  

We are nearing the end of the next financial year, i.e., 31.03.2019.  We, therefore decided to report our work for both the financial years together.

Year ending 31.03.2018:

1. 68-year-old  Margaret was assisted financially for her surgery for hip fracture to the extent of Rs.10000/- at M.S.Ramaiah Hospital.

2. 65-year-old Ramappa underwent treatment for diabetic foot gangrene at Ramaiah hospital.  Contributed Rs.10000/- towards the same.

3. Pre-procedural check-ups for donors of stem cells conducted by Datri.  Donated Rs.21700/- towards the expenditure.

4. Post-operative care for Girija who underwent angioplasty at Kasturba Manipal Hospital, Udupi.  Contributed Rs.10000/-.

5. Rs.6600/- donated to Metropolis Health Care on behalf of a poor patient for the various blood tests to be done before starting treatment.

Year ending 31.03-2019

1. Rs.10000/- donated on behalf of 3-year-old baby Abhilash towards the expenses of HLA typing at Mazumdar Shaw Medical Centre, NHC.

2. Note books worth Rs.3690/- distributed to students of a Government school in Madhugiri.

3. Rs.100000/- donated to Chiguru Balavikasa Samsthe, Magadi - Rs.60000/- towards cost of bunker beds for the girls and Rs.40000/- towards building repairs and renovation.  Chiguru runs a free hostel for girls from the poor families of the surrounding villages, most of them rescued child labourers from the silk industry.

4. Rs.16000/- donated towards the cost of law books required for preparing for competitive exams to Sri Govinda Shetty, a polio victim, son of widow Chinnamma, a coolie of Kadushivanahalli, Kanakapura Tq.

5. Rs.26000/- donated to Mazumdar Shaw Medical CentreNarayana Health City on behalf of Sudhir Kumar Sah for stem cell treatment.

6. Rs.25760/- donated towards the cost of heart surgery at Narayana Health City of Baby Anjani, daughter of a daily wage earner.

7. Rs.13000/- donated towards medicines for treatment of Thalassemia major at Narayana Hrudayalaya for baby of Savitha, a single parent.

8. 30-year-old Venkatesh, undergoing treatment for lung cancer at Cyte Care Hospital, Yelahanka donated Rs.15000/- towards cost of medicines.

9. Siddalinga, a dwarf, assisted financially for completion of B.Ed. course, as his family almost abandoned him because of poverty.  Paid Rs.10975 towards the fees for second year to BEA College of Education, Davangere.

10. Rs.10000/- donated to Datri for HLA confirmatory typing expenses of 4 donors for four different patients (3 children of 5 years of age and one 13 years of age).

11. Baby Grishma underwent bone marrow transplantation at Mazumdar Shaw Medical Centre, Narayana Health City.  Donated Rs.90000/- towards the cost of the surgery.

12. Conducted a medical camp for cleft lip surgery, detection of gynaecological disorders and cancer Chitradurga along with another NGO New Life.