As a faculty student, M Ganesh used to participate in social activities. A shuttle to a nearby village together with 18 pals modified his life, and the group determined to make doing something for society their motto in life. Into the third 12 months of his engineering path in 2009, Ganesh and his pals formed an NGO and named it Helping Hearts; they volunteered for activities reminiscent of blood donation, tree planting and cleansing drives and visited orphanages across the city. Since then, they have set up a volunteer and well-wisher network of 200 people, two hospices and a senior citizen house.
Ganesh, who is now 29, stated the reality that there have been very few charitable houses for senior electorate always stricken him. "While there were several children’s homes in the city, very few catered to old people. At that time, we did not have financial resources. So, we took part only in activities as volunteers. As we were students we could work only on weekends. We got into jobs in 2011 and that is when we decided to start a children’s home at Kovai Pudur. In 2013, we started a senior citizen’s home," he stated.
The journey was once not easy, as the teen aspired to offer residing houses and not shelters to these inmates. "Government guidelines often clashed with what we wanted to give these people. So, we closed down the children’s home and set up two new hospices," he stated.
Ganesh works in a IT company in Chennai and is derived down to the town each weekend to take care of those. Three of his pals, Sakthivel, Suresh and Satish, take care of two hospices - in Coimbatore and Pollachi - and a senior citizen’s house in Coimbatore. Recently, they took up upkeep of a corporation reserve web page and transformed it right into a park.
"We have a group of 200 well-wishers who are part of a social media group. Each of them donates Rs500-1,000 every month. All of us put in a part of our salary into the NGO. We use these funds to maintain these. At present, we have 17 employees, including nurses, working for us. We also provide food, snacks, milk and other amenities to them," stated Ganesh.
A day at the hospice and old age house is not going to feel like a shelter, however a home. The elders have fun gala's together, go on outings and even have fights identical to in any circle of relatives. "Our idea is to ensure the final years of their lives are happy as they deserve to be happy. Just because they have lived their youth, it doesn’t mean they should be ignored in old age," he stated.
Coimbatore corporation has provided area for those hospices and they have tied up with different NGOs and government hospitals to get people over. At Ukkadam, 20 terminally ill patients stay and at KNG Pudur, 32 aged people stay. In the Pollaachi hospice, 11 terminally ill patients are handled. Ganesh needs a minimum of Rs3 lakh each month, as more or less Rs6000 is needed to satisfy the needs of 1 aged individual.
The best drawback Ganesh faces is legal hassles. "We need to ensure that the family members are informed about abandoned old people and we have the legal aspects covered," he stated.
Ganesh, who is now 29, stated the reality that there have been very few charitable houses for senior electorate always stricken him. "While there were several children’s homes in the city, very few catered to old people. At that time, we did not have financial resources. So, we took part only in activities as volunteers. As we were students we could work only on weekends. We got into jobs in 2011 and that is when we decided to start a children’s home at Kovai Pudur. In 2013, we started a senior citizen’s home," he stated.
The journey was once not easy, as the teen aspired to offer residing houses and not shelters to these inmates. "Government guidelines often clashed with what we wanted to give these people. So, we closed down the children’s home and set up two new hospices," he stated.
Ganesh works in a IT company in Chennai and is derived down to the town each weekend to take care of those. Three of his pals, Sakthivel, Suresh and Satish, take care of two hospices - in Coimbatore and Pollachi - and a senior citizen’s house in Coimbatore. Recently, they took up upkeep of a corporation reserve web page and transformed it right into a park.
"We have a group of 200 well-wishers who are part of a social media group. Each of them donates Rs500-1,000 every month. All of us put in a part of our salary into the NGO. We use these funds to maintain these. At present, we have 17 employees, including nurses, working for us. We also provide food, snacks, milk and other amenities to them," stated Ganesh.
A day at the hospice and old age house is not going to feel like a shelter, however a home. The elders have fun gala's together, go on outings and even have fights identical to in any circle of relatives. "Our idea is to ensure the final years of their lives are happy as they deserve to be happy. Just because they have lived their youth, it doesn’t mean they should be ignored in old age," he stated.
Coimbatore corporation has provided area for those hospices and they have tied up with different NGOs and government hospitals to get people over. At Ukkadam, 20 terminally ill patients stay and at KNG Pudur, 32 aged people stay. In the Pollaachi hospice, 11 terminally ill patients are handled. Ganesh needs a minimum of Rs3 lakh each month, as more or less Rs6000 is needed to satisfy the needs of 1 aged individual.
The best drawback Ganesh faces is legal hassles. "We need to ensure that the family members are informed about abandoned old people and we have the legal aspects covered," he stated.
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