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GENERAL INFORMATION JANAPADA SEVA
TRUST - [Aims
& Objectives]
| In Melkote, South India we find a
special house. The Indians call it 'Karuna
Gruha', home of compassion.
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| In 1963
Surendra Koulagi decided to quit his job and
help those who were mentally and physically
enable to succeed in life. He went back to his
place of birth and founded a school for
physically challenged children.He started with
only 5 children, but as soon as people started
to hear about his work that number grew.
Presently there are over 50 handicapped children
in the school. Most children are deaf or
paralysed after suffering from polio.
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| These children
are provided with free education and if possible
surgery and revalidation. Most children have a
better chance in society after treatment. Many
of them return to their parents after a while.
Not all children can return to their parents,
they stay at the Janapada Seva Trust. They are
given free education and some of them even stay
after that and are now employed by Surendra.
They work at the farm, as teachers, in the
weaving section or in the kitchen. They find
solutions for day to day problems they face,
like how to use the water well. An ingenious
system was made so everyone at JST is able to
man the
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| In 1980
'Janapada Vidyalaya' was founded: a school for
handicapped ànd healthy children. The classes
are integrated, so the children learn from each
other. This way the school hopes to create
understanding and respect for all human beings.
Presently the school holds around 100 children
in Kindergarten and 300 children in first
standard and up from villages around. The
classes are held everywhere in the village. In
the dormitory of the handicapped children, in an
old temple, in peoples spare rooms, in the
field.
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| You will
understand a proper schoolbuilding is first on
the list. We have already purchased a few acres
of land to build our school in the future. We
also have people willing to work for cost prize
only. An architect has voluntary designed a
simple but practical
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We have now
started the building of a small school at the
JST, so that the handicapped children and
healthy children can enjoy their education
together in a safe and challenging building.
In September, mr. Johan Willekes willl be
joining the JSt for several months to assist
them with his knowledge of constructing, road
building, agriculture etc.
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| In 1968 the
Janapada Seva Trust started a weaving- and a
printingsection: Janapada Mudranalaya. At these
sections many handicapped, widows and divorcees
are employed. In the printingsection they print
flyers, invitations and books for local
companies. After their training at the printing
press and bookbinding, many of them return to
their home village and are employed there or in
the area.
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| At the weaving
section the women make beautiful fabrics,
dresses, scarf's and cloths. These products are
sold so the women are able to support
themselves. *photo 3 women making fabrics
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| In 2001 the
Deepa Foundation, with the help of the Rotary
club of Noordwijk, managed to raise enough money
to purchase an ambulance for the JST. With this
ambulance, many people from the area are
provided with immediate medical attention in
case of an emergency. In the past, the nearest
ambulance was 2,5 hours away in Mysore. Since
the ambulance service was started on April 17th
2002, many lives have been saved after car
accidents, heartproblems and other medical
conditions. It is estimated that at least about
20 villages in the radius of 20 km benefit from
the ambulance. Over time, monthly health camps
can also be organised. We plan to train one
nurse to handle emergencies.
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| As you will understand these are costly
projects and therefor we ask for your help. If you would
like to make a donation, we will be very grateful.
Surendra Koulagi is slowly stepping down from running
the projects. He has great people following in his
footsteps: his sons and daughters in law. They are
specialised in agriculture and mentally challenged
people. Yes, JST is active in agriculture too. In the
field of sustainable agriculture, and natural farming,
JST is emerging as the leader and trainer in that
geographical area. You see: his sons, too, have great
plans in order to help those who are not as fortunate as
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Please help them in this
great task.
Janapada Seva Trust bank account number
346944562 Rabobank Noordwijk The Netherlands
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