Dr. Balwant Singh Chirana, the governor of district 3054 of Rotary International visited our Jeevantirth Lok Seva Kendra at Vadaj today and had this to say: "It was nice & motivating to visit this centre and work being done by Jeevantirth, a noble cause for the transformation and upliftment of the society." He is a [...]
ONE GANDHI IS ENOUGH TO CHANGE 100 WORLDS! (1) We humbly believe that we should honour the "Right to satisfy Basic Needs and Right to Work" as a basic human rights for all. We say this as "Aavashyakta hi Adhikaar" and "Harek Haath ko Kaam". (2) Maximum employment potential is in "Mass Employment by Assets [...]
Jeevantirth has been presented ‘Gujarat NGO Leadership Award 2017’ by the World CSR Day on October 4, 2017 at Pride Plaza Hotel, Ahmedabad. The awards were given away by Honourable Prof. Indira Parikh, a renowned academician, Management Consultant & former dean of IIM, Ahmedabad. Besides NGOs, educationists and corporate leaders were also awarded for their [...]
Reaching to the flood affected villages of Banaskantha, Gujarat. 28th & 29th July, 2017 The recent flood in Gujarat washed away everything leaving the people in a state of extreme poverty. Help poured in from all corners of the state. Community leaders of RamapirNo Tekro also realised the heartfelt situation of the people in Banaskantha, [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
The whole world revels in festivities during the month of December. With a desire to share their happiness where it is most needed, 35 of our children decided to visit Vatsalya Vrudhdh Ashram at Vadaj on 5th January, 2017, and spend their day with the aged. These children were well prepared with dances and song [...]
Even though most of the children connected with Jeevantirth are non-Christians, they eagerly wait for Christmas every year. This is because Christmas is one of Jeevantirth’s annual maha-programs. This year’s program, held at Baba Saheb Ambedkar open air theatre in Ranip, needed a month long planning. It was a month of celebration and oneness in [...]
Pedal Rickshaw distribution as per Svarojgar Sahaay Yojna 12/10/2016 Many families in slums like Ramapir no Tekro go through hardships because of financial instability. To battle this via education, vocational training and awareness, Jeevantirth has been active since many years. Last year we initiated another program under Lok Seva Kendra with the name of Svarojgar [...]
