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SRI SATHYA SAI EASWARAMMA WOMEN’S WELFARE TRUST NOVEMBER 2017 92 YEARS OF THE ADVENT

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SRI SATHYA SAIEASWARAMMA WOMEN’S WELFARE TRUST

NOVEMBER 2017

92 YEARS OF THE ADVENT

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There is only one religion, the religion of Love;

There is only one language, the language of the Heart;

There is only one caste, the caste of Humanity;

There is only one law, the law of Karma;

There is only one God, He is Omnipresent.

Sri Sathya Sai Baba

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Mother Easwaramma

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Aum Sri Sai Ram

SRI SATHYA SAIEASWARAMMA WOMEN’S WELFARE TRUST

Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba inaugurated the Easwaramma Women’s Welfare

Project, devoted to the spiritual, moral and social uplift of all rural women, with

the dedication of a single plaque on November 19, 2004. Through His Grace, this

has blossomed into the Sri Sathya Sai Easwaramma Women’s Welfare Trust (SSSEWWT), a

non-profit organization, officially founded on February 18, 2005.

Bhagawan Baba acknowledges women as the very heart of the home and the backbone of

society. By helping women, the SSSEWWT can extend Swami’s healing touch to families,

children and communities.

The vision of the Trust was delineated in a letter from the managing Trustee. Commenting on

the work of the Trust, she wrote in part, “All these projects are gifts to us. From the moment

they were conceived, we have felt the love, joy and indomitable spirit of women every step of

the way. Women bring such beautiful gifts to the world through their openness, compassion

and wisdom. My prayer is that we will stop wasting time in being mundane and mediocre…

we are daughters of God – here to do His work.”

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Prior to the start of the Easwaramma Trust, with Bhagawan’s Guidance, a small group

of Seva Dals from the Sri Sathya Sai organisation spent a year going out to the villages,

collecting data, doing needs assessment, visiting with elders and going to the homes of

women in need. The village elders guided this team as to what was required and what would

be acceptable to the local people. A roster of the women most urgently in need of help was

also compiled in this way. A modest proposal of uplift for the village women was presented

to Swami who, in his characteristically expansive fashion, enlarged the intention, and thus,

the Sri Sathya Sai Easwaramma Women’s Welfare Trust was born.

Under the auspices of the SSSEWWT, a multi-faceted program flourished which trained

village women in professional skills, in order to be self-sufficient. However, because of recent

legal changes to the regulations governing trusts in India, only the charitable work (medical

camps, sanitation, scholarships and charitable give-aways) continues with SSSEWWT. All

the other work, which is non-profit but nonetheless involves commercial activity incidental

to the training work, now comes under the umbrella of the new Sri Sathya Sai Sadhana Trust

– Women’s Division. This includes the kitchen, tailoring, juice bar and water project.

All the projects are being executed as per the guidelines established by Bhagawan, “Love

All Serve All,” following the objectives of the Trust and strictly adhering to the Law of the

Nation. Starting with nine villages, today the Trust serves the needs of people in 138 villages.

2004 2005 2007 2012 2016

2005 2006 2008 2013

Easwaramma Women’s Welfare Trust inaugurated by Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba

Inaugurated the Kitchen, Tailoring and the Mother

and Child Health Care Projects

Purified Drinking Water Project

was begun

Started providing scholarships for qualified female students in need

Expansion of medical camps

Renamed as Sri Sathya Sai Easwaramma

Women’s Welfare Trust

Juice Counter started and the Official website was launched

Solar Cooker Project

was started

Distribution of notebooks to

school children

Sanitation Project

Project Timeline

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THE MOTHER AND CHILD PROJECT

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The Trust has been sending out mobile medical teams to the villages every

month for the past decade. In the camps, the volunteer doctors (obstetricians

and paediatricians) give prenatal and post natal check-ups to pregnant women.

Paediatricians examine and treat newborns to children up to 12 years of age. Para

Medical staff assists the doctors in the camps.

Minor problems are treated in the camps; more serious problems, when identified, are

referred for medical treatment at the Sri Sathya Sai Hospitals.

“Instruct the women of the villages on the basic

principles of child health, child care and child training.

When health fails, people become despondent and even desperate.

When health prevails, vitality pervades both mind and body.”

Sri Sathya Sai Baba

The doctors, who come from all over India to offer their services at the medical camps,

also provide continuing education to the village women on nutrition, health, child care

and hygiene. Over the time that the Sri Sathya Sai Easwaramma Women’s Welfare Trust has

been running these camps, there has been a marked improvement in the health and body

weights of both mothers and infants.

Vitamin and mineral supplements are given out in the camps, along with a protein mix.

Medicines are given (free) to every patient. The medical camps are divided into two sections:

Obstetrics and Paediatrics.

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FACILITY INAUGURATION

VAN INAUGURATION

CHARITABLE EVENT

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