Frantic Call

Friends, SAHYOG has been receiving requests through Mansoor of New Life and other sources. So far, we have been able to meet only small expenses due to our limited funds. We call upon all our well-wishers to help us become more active. Please do send in your donations and also canvass for donations from your family members and friends. We suggested that you could donate an amount Rs.100/- a month towards SAHYOG. It will go a long way in helping us save many lives or mean something for many souls.

In fact, Mansoor proposed that SAHYOG could meet a day's food expenses for the paliative care ward at Kidwai Memorial Hospital, once in a month, which may amount to around Rs.3000/-. Just imagine the plight of the kith and kin of the patients counting days in this ward, after having spent all their funds and most of their energy on getting their relatives treated! It is really a very heart-rending scene over there. Patients from around the State and even our neighbouring states come there with high hopes and it is sad that many of them land in the paliative care ward. 90% of the patients here belong to the poorest of the poor category and our feeding them and their caretakers for just a day in a month will be a very noble cause. Anybody interested in committing to Rs.3000 a month, please hurry up and let us know. We will arrange for the donation in your name.

Update

Ms.Veena's Chemo charges costed another Rs.3945/- besides the Rs.6000/- that we disbursed earlier. This amount was paid to Kidwai Memorial Hospital.

Mrs.Subashini Reddy works as a helper in a private establishment in Chennai. She is all alone, as her only son and daughter-in-law have disowned her. She was diagnosed of breast cancer and is undergoing treatment at M.S.Ramaiah Hospital. Her colleagues and well-wishers collected donations and started the treatment. There was a shortage of Rs.6500/-, which SAHYOG met. Hope the treatment is successful and Subashini is back in action to earn her livelihood in a dignified manner.

CALL FOR DONATIONS

We are left with very little funds right now. To carry on with our mission of helping the needy, we need the support of philanthropists like you. Even a small donation on a recurring basis will go a long way and help us help more and more. Rs.100/- a month to SAHYOG account from each one of you may be a good way of keeping this light burning.

Please do think and support us.

Be a tree and make this beatuful forest denser!

Our Latest Deeds

Chandramma, a destitute young lady is admitted to M.S.Ramaiah Hospital and needs a small surgery, followed by prolonged medication to cure her of some problem that she has with her urinary bladder and kidneys. Another NGO has sponsored a part of the expenses, while SAHYOG has met Rs.18000/- of the cost. She was referred to us by Mansoor of New Life.

We pray that she gets well soon and is back on her foot.

We have also donated Rs.6000/-, being the cost of the last Chemo cycle for Veena, who is being treated for breast cancer at Kidwai Memorial Institute of Oncology. The rest of the expenses where met by her family, friends and relatives. She hails from a poor family and approached us for help through one of her well-wishers.

We pray that she gets well soon.

The Wonder Youngster!

Mansoor has been our good friend for the last few months. It is amazing that this young man is helping the community around him in many ways. One of our trustees Sudha Narasimhachar felt he is worth being emulated and hence wrote a feature about him. Please go ahead and read the feature to know more about Mansoor Chetlu.

http://bangalore.citizenmatters.in/articles/view/2268-mansoor-chetlu-helping-destitutes

Send out this link to more youngsters and make more such useful citizens!

One small ray of hope!

One of the trustees of SAHYOG visited Ms.Mythili's Therapy clinic with Karthik and Nandini and was amazed! True, the hearing aids did help them to hear! She was touched by Karthik's excitement on hearing sounds for the first time. Karthik did not want to remove the aid from his ear. He repeated all the sounds that Ms.Mythili made, with full vigour. The trustee started dreaming with tears, of the day when Karthik and Nandini would be conversing normally with each other.

Thus SAHYOG donated the cost of the hearing aids to Mathru Trust and visually enjoyed the streak of joy that brightened the faces of these little kids.

SAHYOG calls for donations from one and all to see more such miracles happen. You can make a difference in the lives of the unfortunate. Join us in this journey and help us satisfy our souls. Show us ways of improving our financial strength to help more and more Karthiks and Nandinis.

Sense of hearing is indeed a boon!

Mathru Educational Trust for the Visually Challenged run by Ms.Muktha Gubbi and her friends is doing wonderful work for the development of nearly 110 visually challenged children. They run a fantastic residential school and work night and day for the over-all development of the children. Please check out http://www.mathrublindschool.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2&Itemid=2

Karthik

Recently this Trust has opened a new section for helping children with multiple disabilities. As I entered this Section, little Karthik welcomed me with his innocent smile and spoke to me in sign language. 7-year-old Karthik was born deaf and dumb. I was touched to see the sparkle in his eyes and the love that he exhibited towards everybody. Ms.Muktha told me that this boy could be assisted with a hearing aid costing Rs.12000/-. We both took the boy to Ms.Mythili, the Speech and Hearing therapist. I was amazed to see for myself how Karthik got excited on hearing sound for the first time in his life, when he was tested with a hearing aid. Of course, after getting him that equipment, a lot of work needs to done to help him understand and coordinate the sounds with whatever he knows by seeing. But getting him that equipment is in itself leading him half way. SAHYOG has decided to be a part of this exciting journey of little Karthik learning to talk and joining the other normal kids. Any interested donor who wants to specifically share this joy with SAHYOG may please send in the donations.

Nandini

7-year-old Nandini is very unfortunate. She is born blind and was a student of Mathru for the last two years. During this summer, she was taken home by her parents for a holiday and health camp. She contracted a fever there and suffered facial palsy and lost her hearing capacity within a gap of a month. Ms.Mythili tested Nandini and found out that she too could hear with a hearing aid on. This too costs Rs.12000/-. SAHYOG wants to help this unlucky child to at least regain her hearing capacity. Interested donors may please send in your donations.

OUR NEW MISSION

'Helping Hands' have proposed to us that we could collect unused medicines and used clothes (in good condition), which they will distribute to needy orphanages, old-age homes and ashrams. We, therefore, request all our friends to drop in their contributions by way of unused medicines and used clothes at the following address:

SAHYOG
HIG 1212, 8th B Cross
Yelahanka Satellite Town
Bangalore-560106

Needless to remind that the expiry dates of the medicines should be checked before dropping them in our donation box. Also please remember that everybody wants to look neat, clean and hygienic in the clothes that he or she wears. Please drop only clothes that are in good condition and wash them before you drop them.

Hope to travel miles with all your cooperation.

ONE MORE SMALL DEED

Harinakshi came back to us with a request for help to meet the cost of radiotherapy. We, therefore, paid Rs.10000/- towards the same. She was very touched and thanked us. All her thanks go to the kind-hearted donors, who have helped us take up her cause.

We pray to the Almighty that Harinakshi gets well soon and spends happy times with her two children.

Our next mission

We understand that many orphanages, destitute homes and oldage homes are need of clothes and medicines. SAHYOG therefore decided to open a collection centre for used clothes and unused medicines. Helping Hands would help in sorting and distribution of these to the needy. We, therefore, request all our friends to kindly drop used clothes that are in good condition and also unused medicines (kindly check the expiry dates and ensure that they are not stale) at the following address:
SAHYOG
HIG 1212, 8th B Cross
Yelahanka Satellite Town
Bangalore-560106

Update

Savitha, our first beneficiary is still under treatment at the General Hospital, Bellary. Mr.Mansoor of Helping Hands went there personally with the braces but on reaching there, the doctors had changed their views. They felt she required medicines worth Rs.12000/- for the treatment. Hence, Mansoor used our donation of Rs.7800/- as part contribition towards that cost. SAHYOG trustees felt that Savitha also needed to be homed in some good destitute home after discharge and should not be left on the streets again. Mansoor has also arranged for that. Thus, after her discharge, Savitha will be placed in a good destitute home.

SAHYOG thanks all the donors who have brought some light into the life of Savitha.

SAVITHA, our first case!

Though we decided to help Harinakshi, since she received help from her relatives meanwhile, she did not approach us. Mansoor, our friend, a young social activist referred to us another case through another NGO - Human Values of Hospet.

Savitha, a 19-year-old orphan lady was found on the roads of Hospet in a very hopeless condition. She was sick and unable to move. Human Values admitted her to Bellary Government Hospital and she is still undergoing treatment for various illnesses. During the treatment, the doctors diagnosed multiple fractures in her hip joint, which were all infected badly due to neglect. Right now, the doctors are treating the wounds and also helping Savitha to be on foot by giving physiotherapy. They have prescribed braces and rods to support Savitha to stand. Savitha is being treated free of cost at the hospital but the braces and rods have to be bought from a surgical store in Bangalore and they cost Rs.7800/-. Mansoor contacted SAHYOG and we released funds for the same.

With this small step, SAHYOG has started its charitable activities. Please subscribe to this blog and follow us. Join us in this holy journey.

Harinakshi-our first beneficiary-update

This is Harinakshi. Her next chemo-session is due during the second week of March. We have decided to meet the expenses of this the treatment by directly paying for the medicines and other hospital charges.

Meanwhile, we visited Kidwai Hospital once again and found that the system there is not very transparent. The Social Welfare Dept. does not let us approach the patients directly. We have left words with the Paediatric Oncologists and they said they will get in touch with us, when they come across a genuine case needing help.

The journey is quite slow but we are not giving up. We need pep talks from all our well-wishers. Please do subscribe to this blog and leave your comments. Otherwise, how will we know that you are all with us?

LET'S HELP HARINAKSHI

Harinakshi is a 39-year-old mother of two sons. Her elder son is doing his B.Sc. at Mysore, while she was leading a simple, peaceful life with her husband Mrithyunjaya and 4-year-old second son at Kushalnagar. Mrithyunjaya works for a retail shoe shop besides selling footwear to schools as an agent. His monthly income is just around Rs.5000/- to Rs.6000/-. The son at Mysore studies well and shares a small room costing Rs.800/- a month with three other friends and cooks his own food. He had to leave Kushalnagar as there is no college there.

All of a sudden fate opened its ugly eyes and Harinakshi was diagnosed with breast cancer. She underwent a surgery in Mysore, which failed and she rushed to Bangalore because she wants to live for the sake of her little son. She is now undergoing treatment at M.S.Ramaiah Hospital (at the Section meant for poor patients). The treatment is subsidized. She has already gone through five cycles of Chemotherapy and is left with another 3 cycles. Thereafter she is advised to take radiotherapy too.

So far, she has been meeting the expenses out of borrowings from friends, relatives and private money lenders. Every time, she has to come to Bangalore for the Chemo session, which also involves expenditure. Left with very little options, she has approached the Hospital authorities for further subsidy and they have referred her to SAHYOG.

The doctors say she has reached them at the right moment and she has to fight out for the sake of her little son. She will recover. She puts up with the painful treatment and the gory side effects, all with that hope.

She may require roughly around Rs.15000/- to complete her treatment and SAHYOG trustees feel this is a genuine case to take up. We have made our background survey and feel by helping her, we will be helping the entire family.

Donors interested in donating for Harinakshi either in part or full, please let us know. Your donations will be eligible for exemptions under Section 80G of the IT Act.

Though we do have a little fund to help Harinakshi, we thought we should inform friends in advance so that people who want to specifically sponsor this case are given an opportunity.

Our e-mail id is sahyogblr@gmail.com and our telephone number is 080-28461316.

OUR FIRST ACTIVITY

We decided to announce our birth in a unique way and organised an 8-day accupressure-cum-magnetotherapy camp for the benefit of the local public of Yelahanka Satellite Town, Bangalore from 3.1.2010 to 10.1.2010. The camp was conducted by a charitable institute namely Dr.Ram Manohar Lohia Arogya Jeevan Sansthan, Hanumangarh, Rajasthan. Five trained professionals under the stewardship of naturopath Dr.Pankaj Kaushik manned the camp and quite a few of the local residents benefited from the treatment. The feedback was very encouraging and many of them wanted us to extend the camp. Our intention of making waves in the local community about SAHYOG and its actual intentions was served well.

We now plan to concentrate on beginning our actual work. We have got in touch with the Social Welfare Officers of Kidwai Memorial Institute of Oncology and M.S.Ramaiah Hospital (the section that caters to the poorer people) and are getting enquiries. Watch this blogspace for our further progress and support us in full.

All the pictures are self-explanatory except the fourth, which is that of the trustees of SAHYOG.

Birth of SAHYOG

SAHYOG was born out of a small spark that one of the blood donors lit in the year 2008. 8-year-old Mahesh, the son of a poor maid was diagnosed of blood cancer and admitted to the Kidwai Memorial Hospital, Bangalore. Thanks to the tens of kind-hearted well-wishers who helped this kid with money, blood, physical and moral support, today the kid is under remission and is attending school. He will be under observation for another 2 years to be labelled 'cured' but it is nice to see him out of the 'danger zone' and we hope with the prayers of so many, he will live a long life. This inspired us to register SAHYOG, a charitable trust to see many more such children, as well as adults belonging to the poorest of the poor classes, who may be able to get treated for serious illnesses, if only they get financial aid.

SAHYOG operates from HIG 1212, 8th B Cross, Yelahanka Satellite Town, Bangalore-560106, India

The trustees are - Srilakshmi Renganathan, T.V.Raghavendran, Sadhana M Bhat, R.V.Narasimhachar, Sudha Narasimhachar

The primary objective at present - to extend financial assistance for medical expenditure to the poorest of the poor

The trust account is no. SAHYOG ACCOUNT NO. 694104000002592 with IDBI Bank, Yelahanka New Town branch.

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