Category: Disaster Relief
disaster relief efforts of MAM
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Role models
More important than the physical work our team of Japanese students can accomplish, is the example of selfless service they provide for the young children and adults in the villages. Today in Kandara, it was most apparent. The teachers sat and read newspapers, men played cards, younger boys flirted with the Japanese girls. They had no idea to participate in building new classrooms that would benefit their own children. A few young girls came out to help, desperately attaching themselves to the Japanese girls. They have no role models for a life other than the women they see carrying grass…
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And the walls came tumbling down
After two days of heavy rain and cold which interfered with their work schedule. Two days work was completed in one. In true Amma fashion, all of the rubble is sorted for reuse: large stones, small stones, timbers, and tin sheets.
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Medical camp at Kudara
Kudara village is located at the foot hills of Harmukh mountain in Kashmir. Harmukh is the 2nd highest mountain peak in kashmir region. Kudara has population of nearly 5000. This village remains cut off during winters due to heavy snow. Most of the villagers are nomads and keep migrating. We conducted our next medical camp and were able to cater the needs of almost 400 patients. The local people were quite hospitable. They were so happy because for the first time after the kashmir floods last year, some medical camp was being organized. Our doctor team was given a warm…
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Japanese university students at Uttarakhand
For the second year in a row, Japanese university students have come to Chandrapuri to help with Amma’s Uttarakhand Rehabilitation Projects. Last year they built houses for flood victims. This year 65 members of International Volunteer University Students Association will focus their work on two area schools. After two days travel from Delhi by train and bus, the students went immediately to work assembling new classroom desk and bench sets to be presented by MAM to 100 local schools. Earlier they were warmly welcomed by the community plus very special guestsEducation Minister Mantri Prasad Naithani and MLA (Kedarnath) Shaila Rani…
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Medical camps in Kashmir valley
Local doctors from Kashmir are still helping us with conducting medical camps in the Kashmir valley. On 9th February, a camp was organized in the village Kunzpora. The team was surprised to find that this was the first medical camp here post devastating floods last year. The team was able to cater to around 500 patients, including children. They were provided with high quality health supplements, Antibiotics, Pain killers, Multi-vitamins etc. As I spoke to the team few minutes back, they shared their experiences and how blessed they felt doing this selfless service to humanity. Dr Yavar (one of the…
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Thank you Amrita
After successful medical camps in Nathipora, Zurimanz and Kulhama, the next medical camp was held at Lankreshi-pora. This village was badly hit with recent floods in kashmir. When our team entered primary school (were we had planned to conduct the medical camp), we saw that the school building was badly damaged and the children were sitting on ground – The classrooms without roofs. As we interacted with locals and the staff of school, there were lots of horrifying stories to hear. We started distributing medicines and supplements. Another adjoining school kids also came, We distributed health supplements and all essential…
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Medical camp at Kulhama
Kulhama was where we did the medical camp on 18th November. This was our second time there. Being one of the severely flood affected area, we had decided long back that we will be sending some more medical aid to this place. An announcement was made early in the day in the local schools. The children as well as parents were informed that special supplements will be provided for children in addition to the medicines. As soon as our team led by Dr Yavar reached there, there was a huge line up of children. Seeing the smile on their innocent…
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Medical camps at Kashmir
The second round of Medical camps for the flood affected people in the Kashmir valley have begun. Based on our assessment from the previous medical camps, MAM sent another huge truck load of medicines and health supplements. On 15th November, we did a mini camp at place called Natipora where at around 300 people including children came. Health supplements like protein powder and other multivitamins were in high demand. We also distributed antibiotics, cough syrup, skin ointments, glucose and other essential supplements. Pain killers were also given to the needy. On 16th we did a camp at Zurimanz. This was…
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They have an “Amma House”
Five people live in this beautiful one bedroom home, Dharmendra, his wife, and two children, plus his mother. There is a kitchen on the far end, bedroom in the middle, a sitting room at the front, plus the small veranda all packed into just 400 square feet. The kitchen is clean, bright, and very spacious by Indian standards. Dharmendra made the built-in cabinet/altar himself using plywood scraps from construction. Now they have an “Amma House”. – Scotti