Women of Self Help Groups were eagerly waiting for the 19th and 20th of May as these dates were scheduled for wheat distribution. At an average 25 kilograms of wheat costs 2000 rupees in the market, an ordinary family stocks up about 250 to 300 kilograms of wheat for yearly consumption. It is an impossible [...]
Going to a number of villages with a motive to spread education and joy is a ritual we carry out every year. Like last year, this year too, we went to Vada gaam and its nearby villages for a period of one week from 6th May to 12th May, 2017. Our specially modified vehicle ‘School [...]
50 children partook in a drawing competition that was held on Jeevantirth’s VTC on 28th April, 2017. One of the members of Give Forever wished to spend his birthday with children in a joyful manner. It was due to this reason that the occasion was organized. The children were provided with paint, paper, paint brushes, [...]
Mr. Nirav Shah from Wake Up To Dream is actively involved with us. He makes sure that the children of Jeevantirth are reminded time and again of the fun that life is. Always he talks about the significance of fostering the uniqueness within each individual rather than curbing one’s aspirations. The joy of realising one’s [...]
The festival of Holi is the one of the most significant for Adivasis; they celebrate it, even today, as their forefathers used to: praying and thanking the Fire. It is a three days festival during which the villagers dance around the fire far into the night. Our volunteers had the opportunity to celebrate Holi this [...]
8th March is celebrated as Women’s Day around the globe. It is a memorial of women power, a sign of acknowledgment and support for women empowerment. Almost all the cultures so far have been patriarchal, as a result of which women have not been given equal importance in various facets that build a society. However [...]
Every year we plan at least one educational tour for the children of Baal Sankar Kendras. This year the tour destinations were the Sardar Sarovar Dam and Nilkanth Dhaam Swaminarayan Temple located in Poicha, Rajpipla. The excitement of such a tour is quite evident in children but it gets intensified when the journey is to [...]
Illiteracy deals a severe blow to the society and also to the nation. It is essential that the more privileged and influential people of the society take part in uprooting such a problem. Awareness about Jeevantirth’s interventions has been spreading slowly, year after year, through which we have established affiliations with organizations and individuals that [...]
Many have fallen victims to chikungunya this winter in Ahmedabad. With thousands of cases reported, it has proven to be an epidemic. Fortunately because of available antidotes the disease doesn’t prove to be as fatal as before. However it renders one totally immobile, stuck to one’s bed. The need to spread awareness about the disease [...]
Pitara Book Fair A three-day book fair organized on 5th, 6th and 7th January, 2017. Working in education sector has given us the opportunity to work very closely with children of different age groups. The understanding gained through these experiences is used in creating relevant and effectual Teaching and Learning Material from time to time. [...]
