World TB Day 24th March 2015: FIND, TREAT and CURE

World TB Day Observed: We observed World TB Day on 24th March 2015 here, by reciting poem, speeches (symtomps, causes, treatment time, sputum test, precautions, DOTS therapy and DOTS provider's role etc.) by our two Resource persons, Banner Poster display, Question and Answer time with the participants. The IEC material was distributed among the local community. Different people of various background, from the village and neighborhood were invited. All appreciated the program. Thanks to all those helped and participated. We also distributed TB Banner/poster with a Hindi poem on it, to the two local govt. hospitals. Also the Hindi daily "Dainik Jagran" covered us in the online and print edition: http://www.jagran.com/uttarakhand/dehradun-city-12197229.html

Distribution of Tri-Cycle for the special children

We distributed two Tri-Cycles to the poor school going children of Badripur and Timli villages. The children have difficulty to walk as normal children do. With the providence of these tri-cycles they both can go to school to study and do their daily activities with much ease. The village head (Pradhan jee) was present at the occasion with other people from the village. She appreciated the work, we did (a sewing center for women and tutoring center poor school children) in her village. Thank you HCH and CHGN-UKC for your partnership. While people gathered for this program, we also covered T.B. awareness, and mental health issues. It was well received. The Hindi daily Dainik Jagran and Hindustan carried short story (5th Feb 2015) on the activities.

Health Project: Mental Health awareness Camp

A mental health camp was organised in Tipurpur, where people from the village and the nearby villages came to listen to the issue of Mental Health. The camp was organised in technical association of the Herbertpur Christian Hospital. An expert on the issue, Mr. Mukesh Layak shared about the topic and brought awareness on the whole issue of Mental health. We are thnakful to those who came to particiapte and those who helped. Thanks to our field staff Mr. Rakesh Kumar, for a keen initiative on the event, for the villagers.

Women Development Program: New Sewing Center opening (July 2014)

Our program, to start the sewing center, in this village was disturbed by the rains at the exact time, but without any further delay, we did it today on 22/July/2014. Altogether, about fifty women, men and children joined us. The children (present) were taught a lesson on personal cleanliness and were encouraged to go to schools, Due to heavy rains, it was hard to gather, as most of these people were in their fields or forest. When people gathered the head of the village came, cut the inauguration ribbon and spoke gently about our initiative in their village. The women were happy and told us that they will cooperate in running the Center in their village. We prayed to begin the program, and asked God's blessing on the sewing students. All of us enjoyed sweets after the program. The next day, a Hindi daily published news about us. Thanks to everyone who has contributed to help these women.

General and Eye medical Camp for the villagers

On the demand of the local public of the area, we conducted a general medical camp in village Tipurpur. Different kinds of sick people (male, female, and children) came for check up. Most of them, also got free medicines from a partner Org. called BAIF. It was good to get their services. The Lehman Hospital (also called H.C.H.) provided us technical help i.e. they provided us the doctors and technician. In the camp 137 poor and needy people were checked and treated successfully. A few of them were found with cataract. The villagers thanked our team and the service we provided to them. The local news paper story and images:

World TB Day 2014: FIND, TREAT and CURE

With our limited resources, we went to a village, where lots of people live in poverty and many of them have been affected by T.B. We told/Discussed with them about: 1. Cause of T.B 2. Symptoms of T.B. 3. Free test of sputum in the nearest D.M.C. 4. Free treatment of TB, by DOTS method 5. Let's make our village and nation TB free by playing our role. Villagers were happy to hear from us about this deadly sickness. They promised to keep their village aware about it.

Sewing Center Program Ceremony

We are pleased to inform you that on March 4th, 2014, 13 ladies completed a year sewing training. The ladies were happy to receive the certificate of completion and a sewing machine of their own, which was made possible by the generous gift of our partners. The program/ceremony was started with the prayers and welcome of Mrs. Seema Raj, who had been overseeing the training in the village. Then, we sang a song in praise of our God, one was, “Tere sammukh shish nawate… All the people, who attended our program sang these and enjoyed the lyrics. Then Mr. John P. the treasurer of the Org, shared about the over all goals, activities, and accomplishments so far. After this, Then, the certificates were given to the girls and women by the hands of the village chief Mrs. Seema Devi, who completed this training. It was meant for 1 year, starting from Feb 2013 till March, 2014. The next day local newspaper dainik Hindustan, carried a small story on this event. The guardians and parents of the ladies appreciated our ministry in the village. And village chief thanked us, for doing good work to help the helpless. The Program concluded by thanking everyone for their part in the training and program ceremony. We say thank you to all our supporter and prayer partners. May the good Lord bless you. Please continue to partner with us, to make difference in the lives of the poor and oppressed ones.

Youth Development Program: Scholarships awarded to poor Youths, for professional studies

We had a simple program on 28th September. It was attended by about forty people. The program was "Youth Development Program: Scholarships 2012-2013". We invited our friends, local villagers, four students (the recipients of the scholarships) and their families, the local head of the village, local Panchayat Ward member, and HELP board members etc. The program lasted for about 1 hr and 30 minutes. It started with prayers by Mr. Robinson. After prayers we had our National Anthem sung by all, then followed two songs in praise of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. The President of our board, Mr. Manpal Singh gave a over all report of what HELP is doing in the region. It included a brief report on the HELP activites e.g. Sewing center program (Women Development Program), Tution Center for poor children (Children Development Program), Medical camps for the elderly, and cataract surgries for them, help for Disable people, Relief program in the hills etc. After this, Mr. Raj Kumar (Chief Functionary) shared about the purpose of the "Scholarship Program" for the poor but intelligent students. It is to encourage them in the education and to help them achieve their professional career goals. The "Scholarship Program" is meant for those who support HELP ministries in their village, with their skills, e.g. teaching poor children in our tutoring centers, and helping in awareness meetings for the villagers. A Bible verse from Proverbs was read and expounded: Proverbs 19:2 King James Version (KJV) 2 Also, that the soul be without knowledge, it is not good; and he that hasteth with his feet sinneth. The students (recipients of the Scholarships) signed an agreement that when they become self supported one day, they will also help the Organization with their talents, skills and finances. The agreement also carried the signatures of the local village head, HELP's President and the Secretary. The village chief (Pradhan jee) Mrs. Seema Devi appreciated our initiative to help their villagers. She said, "It's an excellent idea to help these very poor students. It is going to make their studies possible". The Ward member of the local Panchayat, Mr. Siyaram Chouhan added that we should help more students like these so that no one is left behind, from their successful life." . The Scholarships were distributed by the hands of the village head MrsSeema Devi, Ward member Mr. Siyaram Chouhan and District area member's husband Mr. Raj Kumar of Sabhawala village. The money was given in form of Check. All four students Mr. Rajnish Kumar, Mr. Deepak Kumar, Mr. Joshua Singh, and Mr. Pintu Kumar said, thanks to us and our supporter. After the program a small Refreshments (Cold drink, Samosa, and Laddu) was served. The Hindi daily newspapers carried a brief story about us.