Director’s Message

I hope everyone had a great Holi ….

Just like Holi, here comes a colorful update about the happenings at Satyakam in the past quarter.

We are really excited to share ‘Umang 2013’ held in January this year wherein we ac-knowledged our donors and associated for their valuable support.

We have a new member in our family and soon will share some new names who will

join us! For now, a happy reading to all. We welcome your suggestions and comments.

- Ajay Sharma

May 2013

E-Update @ Satyakam CARE HOME

UMANG

U mang, which is an

annual pro-gramme of Satya-kam to acknowl-edge and thank its supporters and donors was or-ganised this year too. The pro-gramme had a participation of more than 300 people from the district including doctors, army of-ficials, teachers, students, other NGOs, business-men, social work-ers, students and others. Kids pre-sented dance, skits and dramas to the audience. Handmade cards and paintings were given to the participants as a token of thanks.

H oli celebration by kids with a feeling of brotherhood, underlining culture and tradition.

A nother year in the family. It is indeed a matter of great happiness for Satyakam that we have been able to provide a happy life to our kids.

APRIL 5th

Shubh completes his one year.

APRIL 16th

Ashish completes his two years.

N ew family member, Suraj is whole heartily welcomed by everyone at Sat-yakam. May god bless him with a lot o happiness - APRIL 4th.

B ’day card to Ms. Sonia, didi of kids.

C reative minds making efforts to save the en-vironment. Plastic bot-tles reused!!

E njoyment @ Dakhpat-thar , D’dun

C arrom Match with IIMT College students

P opcorn party

A t Sai Temple of Shastri Nagar

H awan by Sh. Lokesh Kumar ji for long life of the kids.

D ance performance at Neelkanth Group of Institutions, Meerut

R epublic Day celebration at the care home

V isit by members of Almighty La-dies Club, Meerut

B irthday celebration of Tanmoy (Little brother of kids)

A ttending a birthday party iat one of the neighbour’s place

ABOUT THE CARE HOME

UP’s first residential care home of orphan children living with HIV/AIDS

Satyakam Care Home has been established for HIV/AIDS affected who have lost one or both of their parents due to this illness. These children are often neglected and ostracized by society and abandoned by their relatives too. Presently, there are 11 children, 2 to 14 years age are living at the care home. The foundation aims at bringing a positive transformation in the life of these children by providing them education, nutrition, psychological support, health and recreational support. The children have been enrolled in schools to provide them with mainstream education. A few of them have also been awarded for their excellent performance. Meals are cooked at the centre wherein well-balanced nutrition meals are provided to these children. For their overall development, yoga classes are organised three times per week, sports are encouraged and other develop-ment programmes are organised time to time. Doctors, teachers, students and others have shown a keen interest to volunteer their time with these children. The residential care home provides:

24 hour care and protection.

Medical help facilities

Access to school education and support after school

Nutritious meals with a proper diet chart for each day

Celebration of the birthdays, and other events that create a family environment for each of the children under Satya-kam’s protection

Counselling support for the children

Recreational and cultural activities

Life skills training

Occasional excursions

ABOUT SATYAKAM

Satyakam Manav Seva Samiti is a registered voluntary organization working since January 2004. It is determined to see that the orphaned, abandoned, destitute and HIV-affected/infected chil-dren never feel the absence of their parents by providing them the best of everything in the world. SATYAKAM is born to bring cheers and smiles on the faces, fill their hearts with love and lives with hope. The organisation is also working for the development of women through a “need based and par-ticipatory approach”. It runs livelihood based programmes and provides life skill development training for marginalized women and facilitates their participation in decision making for their own benefit. All the work of the organization is achieved through society’s support and local as well as na-tional partnerships with different government and non-government agencies. Vision Our vision is to wipe out the tears off the faces of orphan, abandoned, destitute and HIV-affected children. Satyakam endeavours to develop a society with no disparity towards the children be-longing to marginalised sections and those living with HIV/AIDS. We also strive to work towards secured livelihoods and ensured right for the women. Mission Our mission is to make a positive difference in the lives of orphaned, abandoned, destitute and HIV-affected/infected children by helping to meet their diverse needs, advocating and educating on their behalf, and bringing joy and fun into their lives. The organisation also endeavours to create and provide all possible opportunities to the women empowered through awareness, education, income to be "enhanced by learning various work skills" and right attitudes confidence.

CONTACT DETAILS

H-99, Ganga Nagar, Meerut – 250001 (U.P.) India 0121-3244293 +91-9410814135 satyakamorg@yahoo.com satyakamcarehome@gmail.com www.satyakamindia.org Main Contact Person : Ajay Sharma (Founder Director)

HOW YOU CAN SUPPORT US! Satyakam Care Home is supported primarily through donations. We encourage you to become a part of our do-nor community and support our children with your financial and in-kind donations:

Name Address Occupation

Organization Phone Email

Amount of donation_________________________

In kind donation_____________________________

Please return this form along with your cheque or in-kind donation to office address. Cheques/DDs should be

made in name of SATYAKAM MANAV SEVA SAMITI payable at MEERUT.

You may also transfer directly in -

For Outside India : State Bank of India, Vardhman Academy Railway Road Meerut

A/c No : 31153602159 / IFSC SBIN0004397 / SWIFT SBININBB377 / MICR 250002000 / BRANCH CODE 04397

For Within India : State Bank of India, Om Plaza Ganga Nagar Meerut

A/c No : 31874155585 / IFSC SBIN0004422 / BRANCH CODE 04422

For other general inquiries, please feel free to contact us. All donations are exempt under Section 80G of the

Income Tax Act of 1961.

You can also donate online through our website www.satyakamindia.org

For other queries related to do-nations, please contact :

Deepak Kumar

Programme Manager

Mob:9359996493

satyakamcarehome@gmail.com

DONATION FOR AMOUNT PER CHILD FOR ONE MONTH AMOUNT (RS. * NO.)

INR USD

Education 500 09 $

Medical Check Ups 600 11 $

Diet 900 16 $

Medicines 800 15 $

Recreation 100 02 $

Hygiene 200 04 $

Total Amount (Monthly) 3100 57 $

Total Amount (Annual) 37200 684 $