Humanitarian relief projects
About Ashraya Social Welfare & Rehabilitation Center
Ms. Leela Deshpande and a few friends used to go to different slums and were doing Awareness programmes on health, education, hygiene etc. At that time, they found 2 kids at Bhupasandra slum. They had lost their parents in an accident. The slum people kept them away. Leela brought them home and tried to put them in some orphanage. Because they were disabled no one was ready to keep them. So Leela’s grandfather provided support to start an orphanage. They started the orphanage named ASHRAYA. (shelter)
ASHRAYA is a charitable trust administrated by a group of socially committed persons and managed by skilled, dedicated caretakers. ASHRAYA is a charitable trust with a creditable track record of more than 27 years in looking after the welfare of Mentally & Physically challenged kids, orphans and other destitute. The beneficiaries are identified irrespective of their cast, creed, religion, community or language.
PRESENT ACTIVITIES OF ASHRAYA
- ASHRAYA: has been organizing activities and programmes to empower and rehabilitate the physically and mentally challenged.
- PHYSIOTHERAPY: Well equipped. The centre has been established to provide the inmates and others opportunities to develop their motor skills. The centre has cycling, exercise cycle, medicine balls of 1 to 5 kg, walker, parallel bar and finger rings.
- VOCATIONAL TRAININGS: To provide skills in various areas like screen printing, computer operations, making Mud Lamps (Diyas), Tailoring, and coaching, so that they can be successfully rehabilitated into the society and can be self-supporting financially.
- AWARENESS PROGRAMMES: In the area of mental retardation, women’s health, education, adult education, self-employment, health and hygiene.
- OLD AGE HOME: A multipurpose centre to cater to the diverse needs of old people. Apart from providing food and shelter we have devised several schemes to enhance their mental acumen and physical stamina.
