Anti Leprosy Week Activities
The Anti Leprosy Week began with a Leprosy Awareness Rally on the death anniversary of Gandhiji, to commemorate Mahatma Gandhi’s close association with leprosy patients. It is a week of ongoing activities which will culminate on February 5th 2010.
A street play on Leprosy - It is not a curse
Biscuits being distributed to the children by a local
- An announcement of the Leprosy Awareness Rally put up on their notice board by a local CBO (Community Based Orgn.) shows their involvement and interest in our programmes
Anti Leprosy Week – Rally
Mrs. Kate, the Municipal Councillor garlanding the photograph of Mahatma Gandhi
9 Self Help Groups Celebrate Haldi Kumkum at the Community Development Project in Bainganwadi
Til gul laddoos made by the groups themselves being distributed
- Stringing the beads – A competition
- Musical Stools ( an adaptation of the game Musical Chairs)
Haldi Kumkum, or theHaldi Kumkum ceremony, is a social gathering in India in which married women exchange haldi (turmeric) andkumkum (vermilion powder), as a symbol of their married status and wishing for their husbands’ long lives.
The ceremony is particularly popular in the western Indian states of Maharashtra, Gujurat,Rajasthan and Goa. Married women invite friends, relatives and new acquaintances to meet in an atmosphere of merriment and fun. On such occasions, the hostess distributes bangles, sweets, small novelties, flowers, betel leaves and nuts as well as coconuts. The snacks include Kairiche Panhe (raw mango juice) and Vatli Dal.
HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!
Lok Seva Sangam wishes all its benefactors and well wishers The Peace and Joy of Christmas and A Happy and Prosperous New Year 2010!!!
New Mobile Clinic: many thanks to Cut&Stitch and Anna’s friends!!!
The new vehicle we recently purchased is already working as Mobile Clinic to help to treat leprosy, tuberculosis and HIV patients. This purchase was an urgent need as the old one was giving us too much trouble with frequent break downs and brake failures. That made it so difficult to run our clinics smoothly and was also putting the driver and passengers in danger, as these clinics are held on the road and cater to the needs of the slum population.
With the tremendous rise in skin and other monsoon related diseases showed in the recent months, buying a new vehicle proved to be for LSS of the utmost importance.
We would like to thank the generous people who made this thing possible:
- Cut&Stitch (Patrizia Costa, Pat Carra and all the people – especially the girls! – involved in the project).
- The friends of Anna Assorgi.
God Bless!
Your generous gesture will always be remembered .
Much love to everybody!!!
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