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Devashrayam Charitable Society, Kerala
Devashrayam Charitable Society, Kerala Devashrayam is a Kerala based NGO which officially began operations on July, 17, 1996 by a group of young people at Palakkad who were inspired to help the underprivileged sections of the society by providing mid-day meals, vocational training to the mentally challenged, free medical aid and assistance to patients with kidney related concerns; the Society was eventually formed with Dr. Vamana Murthy as the Founding President and Beena Govind as its Secretary.

The activities/projects undertaken by Devashrayam include:

  • Annadaanam - Free lunch programme at the Palakkad District Hospital:
    Devashrayam was established with the initial intent of providing a free mid-day meal to poor patients at the Government District Hospital, Palakkad. This was the first project towards supporting individuals and service organizations in Palakkad. What started as a small beginning (i.e. meals to 100 patients a day in the first year) has assumed fairly large proportions and more than 200 patients receive their mid-day meals from the Society.
  • Aashrayam - Vocational Rehabilitation Centre for the Mentally Challenged:
    Devashrayam provides a safe and healthy learning environment to the mentally challenged people. The Vocational Rehabilitation centre was started in October, 1998. Students under the care of the Society participate in regular exercises, classroom sessions, art, craft and music lessons designed as per their capabilities. Apart from this, the Society renders training in khadi spinning, agarbathi and phenyl making, paper bag manufacturing and production of liquid soap, production of mushroom, candle making and hand wash. Besides, regular physiotherapy sessions and intelligence, memory enhancing techniques are imparted.
  • Ayurbandhu - Dialysis assistance project:
    The Society has a tie-up with Shanthi Medical and Information centre at Balaji Hospital, Palakkad which offers financial assistance to patients suffering from renal diseases to undergo dialysis. The Society aims to provide financial help for at least one dialysis a day, in the first year of the scheme to start with.
  • Free medicines for the poor and the sick:
    In the free medicine project, medicines are supplied through authorized medical shops on producing prescriptions given by medical practitioners. This project reaches a large number of poor patients in the district.

To know more about the Society, one can visit http://www.devashrayam.org

For its noble cause, Devashrayam Charitable Society deserves a Standing Ovation!

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