By Janardhan Chaudhary | Project Coordinator
About the Organisation: Sugam Jagriti is a registered Social humanitarian organisation working with the aim "To establish a self reliant and equal society with the value of peace, equity, Justice and homogeneity''. Sugam Jagriti work for the betterment of poor people regardless of religion, caste, race, ethnicity or gender.
Sugam Jagriti is Registered Under Societies Registration Act 21/1860, Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA) by Ministry of Home Affairs, Income Tax Exemption u/s 12A & 80G.
The organization focus on developing resource pool from the same community through developing their skills and capability in various community issues, so that they can be a resource for the community. Communities co-invest with them and donors by for the programmes, deciding and implementing them. They involve Community Based Organizations (CBOs), PRI, corporates and individuals throughout the world as partners and supporters of integrated development in Bihar.
We are actively working for increase self confidence, betterment & Dignity to Leprosy affected persons through Self Care Training, Awareness Generation, Health Checkup.
Self Care Training & Clothing support to Leprosy affected Persons
Mrs. Leela Devi (Name Changed) age 58 Years, belongs from village - Barai, block of Islampur, Nalanda district , Bihar. She belongs to a poorest of the poor household and family bread depends on the daily wage works. She is a leprosy patient and live a very miserable life due to lack of family motivation and support . She has also not get any support from community due to deep rooted myths and misconception concerning leprosy at the community and treated as a secondary person due to social myths . At community it is believed as touchable and incurable disease due to lack of community sensitization and awareness. During field visit at the village the organization staffs observed her as help less, than further decided for support. With the support of Organization she has been provided Self Care Training and health Checkup.
After making detail discussion, found that she don’t have proper clothing particularly winter clothing as well as shelter. Due to lack of clothing she was caught fiver. No one was for her care and she was living a deplorable life. Further she was supported proper cloths. Further Organization staffs made follow up and converged her with Primary Health Centre also, now she has well health and able to do work of own and others also. After proper counselling to family , they also started caring her . Now she as well as her family are much thankful to Donor, GlobalGiving & Sugam Jagriti for providing a prosperous life. In the meantime the organization staffs also identified 04 other Leprosy affected needy, who were also in great need of clothing to live a life . Staffs interacted with these Leprosy affected persons and found that they are regularly face health problems due to lack of proper clothing. Family members or community were not helping them due to deep rooted myths . Further organization provided cloths to these 04 Leprosy affected persons and did follow up .
Self Care Training is a very important tools for Leprosy affected person. We are regular orgnising self care Training program among Leprosy affected Person. Leprosy Affected persons benefited by Self Care Training.
They as well as family and community express deep thanks to Donor, GlobalGiving and SUGAM JAGRITI.
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