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December, 2023
2023 was an enthralling year filled with activities serving the needy! Each month was more exciting than the previous, reaching out to thousands of more needy every month. The trust’s plethora of activities may be classified under pillars such as Free Healthcare, Education Support, Hunger Alleviation, Rural Uplift, Women & Youth Empowerment, relief operations etc.
Free Healthcare:
The year started with the Bhoomi Pooja of the 2nd free-of-cost comprehensive cancer care hospital at Bibinagar in Telangana on the auspicious occasion of Sankaranthi. During the mid-year, free-of-cost dialysis centers in Hyderabad (Uppal) and Vijayawada sprung up, providing free-of-cost dialysis procedures for the needy. Over 150 free procedures are performed every month. This apart, with the help of the a well-equipped medical van supported by our prestigious CSR partner GIC Housing Finance Ltd., we are now reaching out to remote rural areas with medical screenings every week. The plan is to reach out to 100 villages in 100 weeks. The trust also supports driving blood donations in multiple occasions during the year.
Hunger Alleviation:
The trust has actively been conducting the night-hunger alleviation programme, where over 150 beneficiaries are provided every night with nutritious dinner meals. Over 50,000 meals have been served this year. The trust also provides needy families supported by single mothers, daily wage workers not supported by government schemes etc. with monthly grocery kits.
Education Support:
Apart from the upcoming educational campus Sri Sathya Sai Divya Bharathi meant to provide free education to tribal students, the trust has also been conducting multiple educational support schemes. 100s of needy students from various institutes and profiles including those from needy background studying in IITs, pursuing CA, and others have been provided with Sai Scholarships through the Project ESES (Educate a Student-Educate the Society). Exam kits were provided to 1500 needy students who were about to appear for their board exams. An e-Library was set up in Gangubudi village to encourage the local youth and children to take to reading habits. This apart, a notebook drive took place that supported 20,000 needy government school students across many districts.
Rural Uplift Programmes:
Grama Seva, or village seva, were conducted on an average for every quarter during various occasions like Andhra Kodai trip, Dasara, Bhagawan Baba’s Birthday and so on. The villagers are treated like family members are provided with prasadam meals, new clothes etc. during such occasions. During 2023, 12 drinking water plants have been inaugurated in remote villages having no or minimal access to pure drinking water, under the umbrella of ‘Sri Sathya Sai Divya Jalam’. An elaborate blanket drive was conducted, reaching out to 2000 families in remote locations across hilly terrains. The recipients were thrilled at the love they received through this blanket drive.
Women & Youth Empowerment Programmes:
Scores of women from needy background in rural areas were provided with sewing machines to give them an opportunity to eke out an living. Youth from rural background have also been engaged through ‘Abhinandana’ programme, where they serve the society and are given an opportunity to become more productive to the society.
Festivals at Divyaamritam:
Festival celebrations are amongst the most joyful occasions at Sri Sathya Sai Divyaamritam. Festivals such as Shivarathri, Holi, Sri Ramanavami, GuruPoornima, Varamahalakshmi Vratham, Sri Krishna Janmastami, Ganesh Chaturthi, Dasara, Bhagawan Baba’s Birthday, Global Akhanda Bhajans, Christmas etc. are celebrated at grand scale with thousands of recipients served with elaborate lunch and dinner prasadam. There are occasions such Shivarathri and Ramanavami where in temples, the team serves tens of thousands of meals to serve those who have come to take darshan of the Lord in empty stomach.
Divine Retreat:
The devotees enjoyed some wonderful proximity to their Lord during the summer in the form of Andhra Kodai (Araku Valley) retreat. The Lord also took His Entourage to divine places like Puri and Bhadrachalam on other occasions.
Social Responsibility:
The trust also ensures to reach out to families in need affected by fire, flood etc. in time. The trust also took the environmental responsibility to plant saplings in Divyaamritam through the year to add its bit to the sustainability of our Mother Earth.
During the Global Investors Summit held in Visakhapatnam, the honourable CM of Andhra Pradesh Sri YS Jagan Mohan Reddy and a few of his honourable ministers along with the honourable Union Minister Sri Nitin Gadkari had good words of praise for the trust’s activities.
Sri Sathya Sai Trust For Universal Welfare thanks all patrons, volunteers, CSR Partners etc. for all the wonderful support and encouragement for helping us reach to 1000s of needy.
We wish you all a happy and prosperous New Year 2024!
With Love and Gratitude,
Board SSSTFUW
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April 5, 2025 | by srisatyadivyamritam@gmail.com
