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Colourful Republic day-2024











A vibrant and lively event unfolded in Mansarover Park Colony on January 25th, 2024 capturing the spirit of the community and leaving a lasting impression on its residents. It was the Celebration of Republic day. The primary aim of this grand occasion was to bring children together, fostering unity through the joyful expressions of music and colors, while simultaneously providing a platform for the entire community to gather and celebrate. The program at Mansarover Park Colony was a celebration, bringing together students, educators, and community members to commemorate the significance of this historical day. The event featured the Pradhan of the community who addressed the children, shedding light on the importance of 26th January and the profound role our Constitution plays in shaping the nation. Mr. Prakash Paswan eloquently conveyed to the children the essence of 26th January, emphasizing that it marks the day when our Constitution came into force. He elucidated on the lengthy process of its creation, underscoring the establishment of fundamental rights, such as the right to a normal life and freedom of religion. Mr. Paswan urged the young minds to not only celebrate the day but also to understand its historical significance, stressing the importance of education and contributing to the nation's future. Following his enlightening talk, Ms. Pooja provided additional insights into the Constitution. Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar's pivotal role, the bilingual nature of the Constitution (in Hindi and English), and the three-year duration it took to craft this foundational document were highlighted. The program continued with a series of captivating performances by the children. Poems and dance acts showcased the talent and enthusiasm of the young participants, creating an engaging and celebratory atmosphere. These creative expressions served not only as entertainment but also as a medium to instill a deeper understanding of the significance of 26th January. The atmosphere resonated with laughter, joy, and a sense of togetherness as families and friends gathered to witness the kaleidoscope of performances. In addition to the energetic involvement of the children, community leaders played a pivotal role by actively participating in the event. They took this opportunity to share valuable insights about upcoming community activities, reinforcing a sense of transparency and community engagement. The dialogue initiated during the event provided a platform for open communication, fostering a stronger connection between the community and its leaders. This program, beyond its festive nature, serves as an excellent catalyst for Community cohesion and the development of positive values among the younger members. The engagement of community leaders further emphasizes a commitment to the overall progress of the community. The event's success lies not only in its ability to entertain but also in its potential to create a lasting impact on the social fabric of Mansarover Park Colony. The program approached its conclusion, all the children were treated to a delightful surprise. Biscuits were distributed, adding a sweet touch to the festivities. This symbolic gesture aimed to conclude the event on a positive note, leaving the children with a tangible memory of the celebration. The program at M.S Park successfully combined education and celebration, fostering a sense of patriotism and awareness among the participating children. Through informative speeches, creative performances, and a sweet treat for the children the event achieved its goal of imparting the importance of 26th January and the principles embedded in our Constitution. This holistic approach ensured memorable and impactful celebration for all involved.

Sita A Heartwarming Tale

Sita, a three-month-old puppy, embarked on a remarkable journey from the industrial outskirts of Gurugram to the compassionate embrace of Angaja Foundation. This report chronicles her rescue, initial care, and integration into a nurturing shelter environment alongside fellow canines. Discovered near the bustling industrial hub of Udyog Vihar Phase-1, Sita was alone and vulnerable. Concerns swirled about her well-being, as she appeared to be the sole inhabitant of the area. Immediate action was taken to ensure her survival, with Sita receiving nourishing milk upon discovery and a comforting meal of milk and roti in the evening. To safeguard her from potential threats, arrangements were made for Sita to spend the night under the vigilant watch of a guard. On the pivotal day of January 21, 2024, Sita took her next step towards a brighter future as she was transported to the Angaja Foundation animal shelter. Here, amidst a welcoming atmosphere, she was introduced to a community of dogs, marking the beginning of her journey towards socialization and a sense of belonging. Since her arrival at the shelter, Sita has flourished in the company of her canine companions. Sita's journey symbolizes hope, resilience, and the transformative power of compassion. From the uncertainty of the industrial outskirts to the warmth of the Angaja Foundation shelter, she has been embraced by care and love. Her story serves as a poignant reminder of the profound impact that compassionate intervention can have on the lives of animals. As Sita continues to thrive in her newfound home, her journey stands as a beacon of inspiration for all those dedicated to the welfare of our furry companions.

Oscar's Journey to Recovery

Oscar, a dog, has faced numerous challenges throughout his life. When he was first adopted, he was abandoned on the streets by his owner. Fortunately, a kind-hearted woman Charu rescued him and ensured he received proper medical treatment. At the time of his rescue, Oscar was suffering from a fever and other minor ailments, all of which were promptly treated by the compassionate woman. After being rescued, Oscar underwent training and rehabilitation under the care of the woman. Eventually, he was adopted by a loving family, who welcomed him as a part of their household. The woman believed that this family would provide Oscar with the care and attention he needed, and the presence of other dogs in the household would ensure his socialization. However, Oscar struggled to adjust to his new environment. Accustomed to the freedom he had during his time with Charu, Oscar found it challenging to adapt to the confines of his new home. Additionally, the unfamiliar voices and busy atmosphere of the household made him uncomfortable, leading to behavioral issues. Despite the family's efforts to integrate Oscar into their home, he reacted negatively to the affection shown by the woman's daughter, resulting in an altercation. Consequently, the family decided to return Oscar to Charu, acknowledging that they were unable to provide him with the environment he needed. Once again under the Charu's care, Oscar found himself at the Angaja Foundation shelter on January 19th 2024, where he received proper nourishment and care. Here, amidst a supportive environment and a balanced diet, Oscar began to thrive. He gradually regained his health and even started to exhibit signs of improved behavior. Periodically, the woman checked on Oscar's progress, gathering information about his well-being and behavior. She observed the positive changes in him, noting his health and contentment. Despite his tumultuous journey, Oscar's resilience and the unwavering support of compassionate individuals like Charu ensured his path to recovery. Today, Oscar resides in the shelter, enjoying the company of other dogs and receiving the care he deserves. His story serves as a testament to the transformative power of love and compassion, reminding us of the profound impact that kindness can have on the lives of animals in need.

The sudden loss

There was an accident at our dog shelter. Suddenly, one of our wards, not yet an old dog, died on 15th of July 2023. Her name was Jyoti. Her death shocked us, because the dog showed no signs of illness or indisposition. What happened? We began to look for information about such cases and, of course, sought the advice of a veterinarian. We needed to understand the causes of what happened in order to save the rest of the dogs. The deceased dog showed no signs of illness or injury. She only had a bluish tongue and lips when shelter workers found her. We contacted the veterinarian Dr.Vijay from Sanjay Gandhi Veterinary Hospital and discussed what happened. Based on the information received from us, the doctor concluded that the dog died from a sudden heart attack. Sudden death in dogs can be a symptom of a heart attack. It occurs when the heart's ability to pump blood is severely compromised, leading to sudden collapse and death. This can happen with no warning signs, making it crucial to keep an eye on your dog's heart health and have regular checkups with a veterinarian. Because heart attacks are very rare in dogs, most of the time if your dog experiences any of these symptoms, it will be due to a different health condition, sometimes even unrelated to the heart. It is very difficult to diagnose heart disease in animals, especially when there are no obvious signs of health problems.

Tara a needy dog

On October 14, 2023, a man named Vedpal came to the farm house from Jaunapur with a female dog, where he met Atiq Ahmed Guard and told him that he had brought a dog who needed help. The dog is partially blind, there was a wound on her back and she was so weak that she was not able to walk. She looked emaciated as if she had not eaten proper food for many days. Tara was sent to the Pasha Wing of CGS Hospital in Gurgaon There she was tested for distemper and luckily the report was normal. When her wound was examined, there were many maggots in the wound and to kill those maggots the doctors put medicines in the wound. The doctor said to bring her the next day so that the maggots could be removed after they died. The next day, Tara's maggots were removed and she was given medicine to heal her wounds. The wound has healed but she has some neurological problems due to which she keeps circling at the same place many times, in which she falls down several times and then gets up again and starts circling again. But the staff of Angaja Foundation takes good care of her and feeds her separately. Due to her habit of circling at one place, she was again taken to the hospital and the doctor prescribed medicine for one month to improve her neurological condition.


Persistent Ram

Ram is a six-month-old puppy that was found by a good friend of Angaja Foundation and animal lover Ms. Jasmine. It looked like the puppy had been hit by a vehicle. Miss Jasmine took care of the dog for two days until the organization staff took Ram to the shelter on May 12th 2023. Ram was a very smart, calm, and friendly dog. The dog turned out to be very strong in spirit. Despite the injuries, he tried to walk. On the 12th of May 2023, Ram went to the Pasha hospital, where he was inspected and an x-ray was done. Fractures were found during the examination. The veterinarian prescribed treatment and gave care recommendations and puppy came back to the shelter. He was recovering very quickly. But suddenly one day he disappeared. Shelter workers searched the area, but unfortunately did not find Ram. We hope that he found new home and caring owners.


Once, on a hot summer day

How do you escape the heat? Humans have come up with many ways to escape the summer heat. We use Acs, coolers and fans etc. But what about street animals? During the summer months, they suffer because of the over bearing heat and also a lack of water to drink With the support of the President of Angaja Foundation Raka Sinha Bal, a pool was created for our four-legged friends at the our shelter in Jaunapur. Dogs really love to take a refreshing “bath” in the pool during the hot summer months. Some of them simply enjoy sitting in the cool water, some play happily with each other ( like children in the river) frolicking and splashing.




Happy Raksha Bandhan

Angaja Foundation celebrated Raksha Bandhan at Mansarover Park on 23 of August 2023. All the children were very excited. The foundation’s coordinators explained to the children the meaning and traditions associated with this festival. On Rakhi Day, families prepare delicious dishes and sweets, and get together. But the main event of this festival: sisters are tying beautiful rakhis on the hands of their brothers. The sisters prepare the puja on a special - thali. It includes threads, rakhis, tilak powder, rice grains, incense, and sweets. First, rituals are performed for the family deities, after which the sisters do arti in front of their brothers, offering treats to them, placing tilak, and, finally, tying the rakhi on their wrists. Traditionally, homemade "Raksha" laces are used, which the girls lovingly tie around the brother's wrists. The action is accompanied by wishes of good luck, health, and prosperity. It is believed that this rite will bring protection to a man and make him strong. In turn, the brothers undertake to take care of their sisters, help them in every possible way, and protect them from evil. There are different stories about how Raksha Bandhan was born. One story is taken from the Indian epic Mahabharata. Lord Krishna (an incarnation of god Vishnu ) had cut his finger, so Draupadi, his cousin, tears off a strip from her sari to bandage the wound. After that, Krishna promises to return the favor to her. Another story is related to Lord Indra . Defeated during the war between gods and demons, he turned to his guru or adviser Brihaspati for help. Brihaspati tells him to tie a sacred thread around his wrist. Indra's wife, Indrani, tied a thread around Brihaspati's wrist and hence the gods won. Angaja Foundation distributed Rakhi to the girls and they tied the rakhis on their brothers. It was nice to see the happy faces of the boys and the girls.

Chottu

On the 15th of June 2023, returning home at night, Raju (The Angaja Foundation Shelter employer) saw a puppy rushing along the road in the Kapasera area of Delhi. It was scary to look at the puppy, as passing cars could run him over. Raju stopped and picked up the puppy. Looking around Raju did not find his mother nearby and decided it was too dangerous to leave him on the road so he took him home. At home Raju gave him milk and examined the puppy, he found no injuries. It was a male puppy about two months old. In the morning he took him to the Jaunapur Shelter of the Foundation. It was decided to keep the puppy in the kitchen area because he feels comfortable and protected, beside he wanted to be near his savior Raju. The dogs living in the shelter began to come and get acquainted with him. The puppy tries to attack them and barking, but without aggression, it looked as if he wanted to make friends with the other dogs. The shelter staff provided him with a place to sleep and regular meals and named him Chottu.


Celebrating Independence Day-2023

On August 12, 2023, in the Mansoravar Park slum community, Angaja Foundation organized a meeting dedicated to the celebration of Independence Day. The celebration began with the raising of the flag and singing of the national anthem. The coordinator of the foundation told the audience about the history of Independence day, about the brave and selfless struggle of the Indian people for gaining independence from the British colonizers. On 15th August 1947, Indians got independence from British rule. The first Prime Minister of India, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru first hoisted the flag at Red Fort. Since then every year the Prime Minister of the country hoists the flag at the Red Fort and pays tribute to all the martyred freedom fighters. In continuation of the festival program, two representatives of the community made a speech about heroes of the liberation movement and what benefits independence brought. Independence was achieved through the efforts of many revolutionary Indian freedom fighters, such as 1. Mahatma Gandhi-Born on 2nd October 1869, Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi is revered as Father of the Nation for the sacrifices he made so that India could become free from colonial rule. He also become the inspiring figure for many independence struggles and rights movements across the world. Popularly called Bapu, Gandhi introduced the doctrine of non-violence in India. According to him, independence was to be achieved through a combination of non-violent movements and non-co-operation with the British. The historic Non-Cooperation movement, Dandi March and the Quit India movement were all started under his leadership. 2. Jawaharlal Nehru-Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru was born on 14th November 1889. He was the single child of Motilal Nehru and Swarup Rani Nehru. Nehru, under the approval of Gandhi, his mentor, rose to become one of the most dominant figures in Indian politics from the 1930s onwards. Nehru, after much deliberation, accepted the partition proposal for India in 1947 and took oath as the First Prime Minister of Independent India 3. Lal Bahadur Shastri - Lal Bahadur Shastri was born on 2nd October 1904 in the state of Uttar Pradesh. He was conferred with the title ‘ Shastri’ which in English means Scholar. At the age of sixteen, he left his studies to join the non-cooperation movement at the call of Gandhi. Later, he graduated with a first-class degree from Kashi Vidyapeeth located in Banaras, a national institution of higher education inaugurated by Gandhi. He was one of the most proactive Indian freedom fighters who participated in various movements such as the Quit India and, Civil Disobedience movement led by Mahatma Gandhi. Lal Bahadur Shastri was incarcerated by the British for considerable periods during his lifetime. Post-independence, he first became the Home Minister and later was made the Prime Minister of India in the year 1964.

Black and White

On October 30, 2023, Madhav saw two puppies, one female (black puppy) and another white male puppy, in Gurugram. He told the office employee Suman to take care of them. Suman and Panna Lal took both the puppies with them to the office, there they fed milk to both of them and fed them food also. In this way they were kept in the office for two days. On 2nd November 2023 the driver brought them to the angaja foundation Shelter. Since then both the puppies Raja and Rani have been well taken care of at the farm. After a few days’ employees of angaja foundation took both of them to Pasha hospital for vaccination. They are having fun at the farm and in this cold weather, the staff there keep all the dogs warm by lighting a fire at night and using heaters.

A verySad loss

Kalicharan has been living in the shelter for a long time. He came to the shelter with his sister when they were small puppies. Later, Kalicharan’s sister disappeared. During many years he was a part of the shelter. This year shelter workers noticed that the dog scratches his ears very hard and reacts aggressively when trying to examine them. It was decided to send the animal to the Pasha clinic. On 13 th of May 2023, after the examination, the doctor said that parasitic worms were found in the ears of Kalicharan. The veterinarian cleaned and showed how to care for and treat the ears, and prescribed the necessary medicines. But unfortunately, the parasites returned again and again. They penetrated very deep into the ears. Over time it became impossible to get them out of there and eventually they reached the brain. And despite periodic visits to the veterinarian and the care taken by of the staff, he died on 01 of June 2023.


17th Yuva Utsav and NGO Mela - Fostering Sustainable Youth Development

The 17th annual Yuva Utsav and NGO Mela organized by the New Delhi YMCA on November 3, 2023, marked a vibrant celebration of "Sustainable Youth Development." The event brought together various organizations, including the active participation of Angaja Foundation, representing Mansarovar Park and Sewa Nagar slum communities. Angaja Foundation employees played a pivotal role in facilitating the children's involvement in the event. As the day unfolded, the children explored the various stalls with enthusiasm, immersing themselves in the lively atmosphere. The morning continued with a communal breakfast, fostering a sense of camaraderie among participants. Subsequently, the children engaged in the Rangoli competition, showcasing their artistic talents by creating intricate and beautiful designs. Following this competition, the Mehndi and Poster Making events allowed the youngsters to express their creativity through mesmerizing designs and thoughtful artwork. The Mela's program resumed with a captivating folk dance performance, providing a cultural experience for all attendees. The children from Angaja Foundation, along with others, reveled in the vibrant display of traditional artistry. Lunch was then served, offering a moment of relaxation and reflection for all the participants. A clothing stall was set up in the youth festival by Angaja Foundation which displayed women's clothing and clothing, for small children and the quality of all the garments was very good. There were cotton clothes and all kinds of colours In the afternoon session, the program continued with a street drama, followed by an energetic Bollywood dance performance. The children of Angaja Foundation stole the spotlight with their rendition of "Nagada Sang Dhol Baaje," captivating the audience and receiving well-deserved applause. This dynamic performance not only showcased the talents of the participants but also underscored the event's commitment to fostering creativity and self-expression. Post the stellar performances, certificates were distributed to all participating children from Angaja Foundation, recognizing their efforts and accomplishments throughout the day. The certificates served as a tangible acknowledgment of the skills and talents nurtured during the various competitions. The final chapter of the YMCA Mela unfolded with a closing tea, providing a moment for reflection and celebration. As the event concluded, the lasting impact on the children, their families, and the community as a whole was evident. The 17th Yuva Utsav and NGO Mela not only lived up to its theme of "Sustainable Youth Development" but exceeded expectations in fostering a sense of community, creativity, and cultural appreciation. The active involvement of organizations like Angaja Foundation, the diverse range of competitions, and the energetic performances collectively contributed to the event's success .As we reflect on this vibrant celebration, it is clear that the YMCA Mela has become more than an annual event; it is a platform for empowerment, learning, and community building. The commitment to sustainable youth development echoed through every activity, leaving a positive and lasting impact on all participants. We eagerly anticipate future editions of the Yuva Utsav, confident in its continued role as a catalyst for positive change in the heart of New Delhi.

Blacky the crippled dog

Blacky is a two-year-old vaccinated Street dog who was living in Sector 31 Gurugram market, where Neena Bhardwaj ji used to feed him milk and biscuits during the day and chicken and rice at night. Six month back when he was on the road in front of a sweet shop, a car hit him and due to the accident one back leg was badly injured. The people in the market contacted Umeed Foundation and gave all the information about Blackie and asked them to bring an ambulance for his treatment immediately they then informed about this incident to Neena ji, when she reached there, after two hours the ambulance came and due to the delay, he lost a lot of blood. After bringing him to the clinic from the market the people of Umeed Foundation said that his leg was completely injured and it would have to be amputated. To avoid amputating, Neena ji talked to Dr. Shelly's at a clinic in gurgaon, and she said that if he got proper dressing and medication, his leg could be saved. Due to the negligence of Umeed Foundation, his dressing was not done properly due to which he got gangrene. Then Neena ji talked to Aarti Bhardwaj who runs The Happy Paws Foundation, after which she took Blacky to Dr. Joshan’s clinic in Sec. 22, Gurgaon. Seeing his critical condition, the doctor said his leg would have to be amputated otherwise due to gangrene, his back would be paralyzed. After amputation, he was kept in day care for two months, the expenses of which were paid by Happy Paws Foundation. After two months he was released again at the old place. Within a few days, other dogs bit his ears, after which he had to be kept in day care for a month. He was again brought back to his place but due to lack of one leg, he was dragging himself which caused injury to his body. The doctor advised that it would be necessary to keep him in a place where grass and soil were available. Neena Ji contacted Angaja Foundation President Raka Sinha Bal, on which our President with the help of Neena ji immediately called him to the farm on 9th of December 2023. Now Blacky roams around the farm, eats food and is happy and the people of the shelter take good care of him.

A Celebration Womens Reservation Bill

On the vibrant day of December 8, 2023, Jantar Mantar bore witness to a momentous gathering orchestrated by Women Power Connect (WPC) in collaboration with various civil society organizations like Angaja Foundation devoted to the cause of women's rights. The ambience at this historic location was one of jubilation and enthusiasm as a diverse assembly celebrated a significant milestone—the unanimous passage of the Women's Reservation Bill during a recent special session of Parliament. This achievement stands as a testament to the collaborative efforts of these organizations, underscoring the paramount importance of collective action in advancing women's rights. The participating women were representing Delhi, Srinagar Gujarat and many other states. The atmosphere echoed with slogans advocating for the thirty-three percent reservation, emphasizing the collective demand for equal representation. A powerful street play unfolded on the stage at Jantar Mantar, serving as an effective medium to disseminate awareness about women's rights and the crucial role of active participation in the political process. The celebratory meeting reached its positive culmination with Women Power Connect (WPC) distributing lunch to all attendees. Lunch was provided by Ms. Rekha Mody head of Stree Shati an extremely generous gesture on her part. This gesture extended beyond the mere nourishment of the body; it symbolized the sustenance of the spirit in the ongoing fight for women's rights. The gathering served as a testament to the resilience and determination of the community to persist in advocating for gender equality and women's empowerment. In retrospect, the event at Jantar Mantar emerges as a beacon of hope and progress, illustrating the transformative power of collective action in the realm of women's rights. The passage of the Women's Reservation Bill signifies a significant leap forward, and the celebration meeting exemplifies the dedication of civil society organizations and individuals alike in fostering positive change. The lingering echoes of slogans and the resonance of the street drama serve as a lasting reminder that this gathering was not merely a celebration but a reaffirmation of the commitment to a more equitable and just society. ////************//

Feeding points for our furry friends

Angaja foundation works hard for homeless animals. There are four feeding points where the stray dogs are fed in Gwal Pahari, Mandi, Wadia farmhouse, and Mehra farmhouse, all locations ahead of Andheria Mode. • Gwal Pahari is one of the famous localities in the eastern part of Gurgaon. In Gwal Pahari near the police station, there are two stray dogs. • There is a liquor shop where there is a stray dog. One more place in Gwal Pahari called Chara place has a stray dog. Angaja foundation provides nutritious food with chicken, rice and vegetables, and moong dal to all of them. If they are sick or injured they are immediately taken to the hospital. • Mandi is three km far from Jaunapur village. Mandi has three stray dogs. Our staff gives them protein-rich food every day. They have no sign of sickness or injury. • Mehra farmhouse has five stray dogs. Ms. Bal found that these stray dogs were being neglected. So she requested to Mehra farm owner to just let them stay there and she will provide food and medical treatment for them. Every day our staff provides nutritious food for them. Whenever they are sick or injured they are immediately taken to the hospital. • Wadia farmhouse has a puppy and a mother. She met the owner of the Wadia farmhouse and requested him allow them to stay there. She told the owner that her staff will provide food and medicine for them. They do not have any disease or injury and are doing well.

World’s Largest Global Climate Clock

On 22 th of April 2023 Energy Swaraj Foundation (ESF) organized an event to assemble and demonstrate the global climate clock. This performance was organized to draw attention to the problem of climate change and took place on International Earth Day.
Earth Day marks the anniversary of the birth of the modern environmental movement in 1970 and is celebrated on April 22nd every year. This day aims to inspire individuals, communities, and governments to adopt sustainable practices and policies that conserve and preserve the natural world for future generations.
Angaja Foundation coordinators, Chobey and Kamlesh with 10 children from both education centers (Sewa Nagar and Mansoravar Park) took part in this incredible event which took place at the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium. A large number of people, including school and college students and representatives of different organizations took part in the programme. At the beginning of the event, the founder of ESF and organizer Mr.Solanki said that they organized this event in order to create awareness about rising temperatures and climate change issues.
Then there were presentations on climate change, environmental pollution, the conservations of natural resources, and the use of solar energy. And of course, about the climate clock. The climate clock shows the time left before the planet touches 1.5C0 of global warming. At this temperature, climate scientist estimates that the change in climate will start to become irreversible, and by 2C0 of global warming, it will be completely irreversible .It provides a sense of urgency and a call to action reminding us that time is running out and immediate actions are required to address the climate crisis. After words, with the help of assistant instructors, the participants proceeded to the main action, the creation of a climate clock. It was amazing. 559 climate clocks were created during this programme. It got into the Asia Book of Records.


Caring for people

Angaja Foundation is actively working with the community living in the slums of Mansarovar Park. Ms.Kamlesh, the coordinator of the Foundation, organized the meeting with the representatives of the community and discussed their concerns. During the conversation, they complained that the slum population constantly faces problems related to sanitation and hygiene. Lack of water and clogged drains exacerbate the situation. The public toilet is currently closed and cannot be used. The residents of the slum showed Ms.Kamlesh what terrible unsanitary conditions the toilet is in.
The president of Angaja Foundation Ms.Raka Sinha-Bal addressed the letter to the M.L.A with a proposal to open up and clean the public toilet or build new toilet complex. After all, if this is not done soon, then it can, later lead to disease outbreaks. On the 4th of April 2023, Ms.Kamlesh accompanied by several community people, visited the M.L.A office to deliver a letter. People directly reported concerns. They said that toilet should be cleaned 5 times a week and the garbage from the drains also must be picked up. They would be grateful if these problems were resolved as quickly as possible. The M.L.A promised that now these places will be cleaned daily.

Navratri at the Sewa Nagar Center

22.03.2023- spring festival Navratri is celebrated. On this day, coordinators of Angaja Foundation, visited the children at the Sewa Nagar Center. 15 children gathered and mr. Chobey told them about the holiday, asked the guys if they know the history and traditions of celebrating this festival. Children were happy to share their knowledge about Navratri.
They prepared drawings on the theme of the festival and presented them to foundation stuff. Then, all together, they visited the Kali Mandir where they performed pooja and they got prashad from the pandit. Wonderful weather and good mood accompanied the group; so on the way from the temple, it was decided to make a stop at the playground. The coordinators arranged a small competition. Races, “frog” jumping and the game of Kho-Kho brought great pleasure. The younger children spent time on the play slides and swings.
Returning to the center, mr.Chobey once again reminded of the meaning of the festival. The deep symbolic meaning of the holiday as in the victory of good over evil, therefore it gives a person faith in the power of spiritual truths, the triumph of justice and the possibility of implementing the best, brightest undertakings.


Misadventures of Jill

Jill is a four months old female puppy was found with her family, mother Bholi and four puppies near farm in Gurugram. Two of the puppies died because of cold weather and injured by thorns. This family has gone through many trials and losses. Thanks to the care of the staff of the Angaja Foundation shelter, the dogs began to feel much better.
Jill also became active and healthy, with good appetite. Like her brothers Robin and Jack, she has been vaccinated. But one day when she was playing on the stairs with other dogs, she fell and injured her left paw. She could not walk and barked loudly when someone or something touched her paw.
The staff of the foundation examined her, they decided take her to the veterinary clinic, as Jill clearly needed medical attention.
On 10 th of March 2023 at the vet hospital doctor inspected the puppy. The antibiotic injections and painkillers were given at the clinic. The doctor prescribed medicines and gave suggestions for care. She said that Jill needs to be monitored. If the puppy's condition is not improved then surgery will be needed.


Tick fever and Noorie

Noorie is a three months female puppy. Together with her family she was saved in winter of 2023, thanks to the foundation staff and caring people. Noorie became a naughty and healthy puppy. But soon the dog began to feel ill. She got tick fever. Stopped touching food and looked lethargic. On 7 th of March 2023 she was taken to the hospital. Tick fever was found and doctor prescribed medication for a week. On 10 th of March 2023the Noorie, went to hospital again. At the moment the puppy is under observation and getting the care she needs.




Holi- Day of smiles and spring

On the 4 th of March 2023 Satya Prakash Chobey and Deepak Rawat went to the educational center at the Sewa Nagar for celebration of Holi festival with children. Twenty children took part in this Holi party. When we were there we share information about history of the Holi festival, about traditions of celebrating.
We provided the children with dry colors, cold and soft drinks. Kids enjoyed themselves spread colors and water to each other The colourful festival of Holi is celebrated by different names in this vast and culturally diverse country. The traditions followed for the festival varies a little and at times a lot as one moves from one state to other studying the various facets of the festival and getting behind the various colours of it.
On the 7 th of March 2023 Satya Prakash went to the educational center at the Maan Sarovar Park, for celebration of Holi festival with another group of children. Thirty children took part in this party. We shared information about history of the Holi festival and about traditions.
Nowhere Holi is celebrated with so much charm and enthusiasm as in Mathura, Vrindavan, Barsana and Nandgaon - the places associated with the birth and childhood of Lord Krishna. At Barsana Holi assumes the name of Lathmaar Holi. Here, women of Barsana give a tough time to men of Nandgaon as they come to play Holi with them. Women drag the unlucky captives, beat them, dress them in a female attire - yet all is in the spirit of Holi.
Women of Haryana, specifically the bhabhis too get an upper hand on the day as they get a social sanction to beat their devars and take a sweet revenge for all the mischiefs they have played on them. This revengeful tradition is called the Dulandi Holi. The most enjoyable tradition of Holi, of course, apart from the play of colours is the tradition of breaking the pot. It is celebrated with much fan fair in the states of Maharashtra and Gujarat. Here a pot of buttermilk is hung high on the streets. Men form a huge human pyramid and one on the top breaks the pot with his head. All this while women keep singing Holi folk songs and throwing buckets and buckets of water. The tradition has its roots in the mischievous nature of Lord Krishna who was so fond of butter milk that he used to steal it from every accessible house in the village. To hide the butter from young Krishna, womenfolk used to hang it high. All in vain!
Holi is celebrated in the most dignified manner in the state of Bengal. At Vishwa Bharti University, founded by Rabindranath Tagore founded the tradition of celebrating Holi as 'Basant Utsav' or 'Spring Festival'. Students decorate the campus with intricate rangolis and carry out prabhat pheris in the morning. Clad in a traditional attire young boys and girls sing songs composed by Gurudev and present an enchanting view to the onlookers who gather in large number here. In other parts of Bengal, Holi is celebrated as Dol Yatra where the idols of Radha and Krishna are placed on a decorated palanquin and taken out in a procession.
For Sikhs, Holi calls for the display of their physical strength and military prowess as they gather at Anandpur Sahib a day after Holi to celebrate Hola Mohalla. The tradition was started by the tenth and last guru of Sikh religion, Guru Gobind Singh ji and is being religiously carried forward.
In the north east, Manipuris celebrate the festival in a colourful manner for six continuous days. Here, the centuries old Yaosang Festival of Manipur amalgated with Holi with the introduction of Vaishnavism in the eighteenth century. The highlight of the festival here is a special Manipuri dance, called 'Thabal Chongba'.
Well, there are many-many more ways in which Holi is celebrated. Different states, different cities and different villages have come out with their unique and innovative styles of playing Holi. It may not be possible to describe all of them at one place. What is noteworthy though is the fact that the spirit of Holi remains the same throughout. It is the festival which generates the spirit of brotherhood and bring people close - and this is what matters most than anything else.
What enhances the spirit of Holi though is the tradition of consuming the intoxicating bhang. It is generally consumed with thandai or as pakoras. People go high on it and enjoy the festival to the hilt. Other Holi delicacies include gujiya, mathri, malpua, puranpoli, dahi badas, etc. After a frenzied play of colours people love to gorge them up.
This information we shared with the kids, because it very important for new generation to know history of the Motherland.

Rally for women empowerment

Angaja Foundation was invited by the Center for Social Research (CSR). For a rally, on 3rd March 2023 at CSR's head office, Nelson Mandela Marg, Delhi.
Angaja Foundation participated in the rally along with other Ngo. In this event, our staff, seven women and one man participated from Sewa Nagar slum area. Around 250 people along with Angaja staff and participants reached the CSR head office. Dr. Manasi welcomed everyone at their office. She shared the goals of the rally. The idea of the rally is to show how important to draw public attention to the problems of equality. She told about the program that works for women's empowerment and fights for their rights.
Agent of women's right to participate equally in political engagement is still restricted to a small number of individuals. Women hold less number of the world's parliamentary seats around the globe and in India. Dr. Manasi Mishra organized the rally, which started from the CSR office. The rally covered three kilometers. Everyone participated with great enthusiasm and joy. After the rally, Dr. Manasi shared that for thirty years we are fighting women's reservations in every sector.
Foundation representatives took part in the rally to support the idea of representing 50 % of women in various political and state institutions. In today's world women are equal to men and should be able to develop the country and draft laws. They must have the opportunity the development the country and be full members of society.


Noorie a survivor

Noorie was found lying on the doormat outside at Ms. Sumedha’s house, who lives in sector 65, Gurgaon. When she saw Noorie on the doormat she was filled with compassion and took her inside her house. But her husband refused to keep Noorie at their place because she already had a pet Beagle. So Sumedha requested a milkman who lives in a nearby locality. The milkman said that he can accommodate Noorie easily as he has two dogs. But unfortunately these dogs began attacking her. Noorie was not comfortable and not eating her food properly, as she was scared by these dogs. When he noticed that Noorie is not adjusting there. He told Ms. Sumedha that she is not adjusting and must be very scared. Ms. Sumedha reached the Milkman’s place and brought her back and called Ms Raka Sinha Bal President of Angaja foundation.
Sumedha’s friend Sangeeta hired a taxi for Noorie and sent her to our shelter home on 22/2/23. Noorie is a three months old puppy. When Ms. Bal saw Noorie and noticed that she has fleas and ticks. She got her sprayed with Anti ticks repellent by the staff. After coming here Noorie is eating well and she looks like a different Puppy.


Let’s praise Shiva

Angaja Foundation is working in a slum area of Sewa Nagar to provide guidance to children living there in their basic education like Hindi, English, and Math. On the occasion of Shivratri, on 15 of February 2023 we organized a celebration. Sixteen children took part in the party. The coordinator, Mr.Chobey asked the children about Shivratri traditions. Children shared different experiences of celebrating. The coordinator told the children about the festival.
Maha Shivratri’ is one of the popular festivals of Hindus which is celebrated with full of joy across India and some other parts of the world. This festival is known as the great night of Lord Shiva. Shivaratri is dedicated to the wedding of Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati. Throughout the day and night, Shiva devotees observe fast and perform various rituals and offer prayers to lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati.
Mr.Chobey organized several activities for the children. Children participated in a drawing. After this, they played the indoor game like “King Says”. The rules of the game are very simple. One child is the leader and calls out the actions and others must follow the leader and repeat the action, but only when “King” says. For example, “King” says, touch your toes. Everyone must touch their toes. The kids had fun.


Viva la Republic!

Republic Day was organized by Angaja Foundation in Sewa Nagar on 24 of January 2023 and Mansarovar Park centers. Fifteen children from Sewa Nagar and twenty children along with five adults from Mansarovar Park participated in the Republic Day celebration. Our coordinator hoisted the National Flag in honor of India. Children were lined up in front of the flag. They sang the national anthem. After hoisting the flag and national anthem, Mr.Choeby, the staff of Angaja Foundation, shared about the history of Republic Day. The Constitution of India came into effect on 26 January 1950. Dr. Bheem Rao Ambedkar made the constitution. This replaced the Government of India Act 1935 as the governing document of India, thus turning the nation into a republic separate from British Raj. On the occasion of Republic Day a celebration is held in the whole country. On this day, ceremonious parades take place in New Delhi at the Kartvya path, which is performed as a tribute to India; it tells unity in diversity and the rich cultural heritage of India.
Angaja Foundation organized art and craft activities. After this children danced to patriotic songs like Teri mitti main mil jaun and Jai ho.

A Happy Ending

Ms. Sangeeta found three puppies along with their mother Bholi in a Gurugram forest near J.K business school on 20/1/23. A female dog gave birth to five puppies in the severe cold. The New born puppies were weak and it was difficult for them to survive in the extreme cold. One puppy died because of the cold and one more died due to being injured by thorns .When a kind lady Ms. Sangeeta saw them in the forest, she rescued them with the help of some people. Ms. Sangeeta wanted a permanent place for them so she called up Ms. Raka Sinha Bal. Sangeeta donated blankets, biscuits and water container to our shelter home.
Bholi was very weak so we provided nutritious food and medicines for her. Ms. Bal made sure she got extra care while her puppies Jack, Robin and Jill happily nursed away. She healed beautifully within just a few weeks. The puppies are active and healthy and they have also been vaccinated. Angaja foundation is working hard to save these animals by their own funding. It will be great if more people join their hands with our organization.


A sad story

Ms. Raka Sinha got a call on 2/01/23 from Bheem Basti near the Angaja foundation shelter regarding Julie, who was a severely sick female dog. Our rescue team reached to Bheem Basti and found Julie’s face was swollen so immediately our rescue team took her to the Pasha hospital where Julie was diagnosed with swollen popiteal lymph nodes and due to that most of the cells were deformed in the smear .This would lead to her death so it was obvious that she receive treatment right away.
Doctor treated her with antibiotics and painkillers. Julie was in extreme pain and gradually body organs started failing. If she had got treatment earlier she might have recovered. Julie lived in Bheem Basti and Ms. Sinha requested a lady living in Bheem Basti to give medicines to Julie. Ms. Sinha was daily keeping in touch regarding her treatment because Julie was the first case with lymph nodes disease. Day by day Julie was fighting for her life but unfortunately she lost the battle on 19/01/23.


Christmas Celebration

Christmas is celebrated across the world on 25th December. This festival celebrates the birth of Jesus Christ. On Christmas, people attend mass and worship Jesus in the church. Traditionally this is a holiday period. On this day people decorate their houses with candles, lights and decorate Christmas tree. Delicious dishes are prepared at home on this day. People dressed up in Santa Claus costumes and distribute gifts to the children, friends and family members. Christmas promotes happiness, prosperity, and brotherhood among people.
On the occasion of the Christmas celebration, sixteen children participated from Sewa Nagar on 25 of December 2022. Mr.Chobey shared about the Christmas celebration. Children drew Santa Claus and Christmas trees in their drawing books. Children sang the carol songs along with our staff and performed a small play on Jesus's birth. Children played characters like Joseph (father of Jesus), Mary (Mother of Jesus), three Kings, and Shepards. Mr.Chobey distributed refreshments to all the children after all the activities. These underprivileged children enjoyed themselves and were filled with joy.

Perseverane and faith

Angaja Foundation staff Mr. Chobey visited the Sewa Nagar education center on the 23 of November 2022 on the occasion of Guru Teg Bahadur Jayanti. Mr. Chobey shared a small story on Guru Teg Bahadur Jayanti with children. He told them that Guru Teg Bahadur Jayanti is observed every year on 24 November. He was the ninth guru of the Sikh saints. He laid down his life for the rights of a community of people who were not even of his religion. He was beheaded in the year 1675 at the orders of the Mughal emperor. Mughals aimed to convert the Hindu population in India to Islam at the threat of execution if they rebelled against it. Guru Teg Bahadur was refusing to be converted, and he was ordered to be beheaded by the emperor. His execution was carried out in front of the public in Chandni Chowk. The execution was on 11 November 1675. Today, a Gurudwara stands at the spot where the Guru was martyred, called the Gurudwara Sis Ganj. After sharing this story, Mr.Chobey organized a drawing activity for children at the Sewa Nagar Center.

In memory of the first guru

Guru Nanak Jayanti is a very big day for those who follow Sikhism. They celebrate the day to remember and pay gratitude to Guru Nanak, the first Sikh Guru. People respect him immensely for his great contributions to humanity. This celebration occurs on the full moon. He was the founder of the Sikh Panth. Was born on April 15, 1469, at Rai-Bhai-Di Talwandi ( today in Pakistan). Guru Nanak had always been a spiritual person since childhood. He led so many people away from superstition and hypocrisy and showed them the correct path. On this day Gurdwaras are decked with flowers and lights. Hymns are sung in honor of Guru Nanak by groups of singers. Gatka teams perform Gatka (a Sikhism-related traditional martial art) and stage mock fights with weapons.
On 8 th of November 2022 at Sewa Nagar and Kalyan Puri centers we celebrated Guru Nanak Jayanti. Our coordinator told the children regarding Guru Nanak Dev’s good qualities and follow them. Angaja Foundation organized a craft activity with children. After they danced to their favorite songs. Children’s parents were also present that day at the centers. All of them had a great time while celebrating Guru Nanak Jayanti.

Light Peace and Joy

Diwali is one of the biggest festivals in India. It falls in October and November. Diwali is celebrated in all parts of India with great pomp and show. The festival of Diwali holds great importance in Hindu tradition. On this day, Shri Ramchandra returned to Ayodhya with Sita after killing Ravan the evil King of Lanka. The festival symbolizes the victory of light over darkness and good over evil. It is the festival of love, joy, and brotherhood. Shops, streets, and houses are illuminated with lights, lamps, and rangolis at that time. People wear new clothes and exchange gifts and sweets with each other. At night, the worship of Goddess Laxmi and Lord Ganesha is completed. On 22 of October 2022 Angaja Foundation celebrated the Diwali festival at Sewa Nagar and Kalyanpuri centers. Our staff Mr. Deepak and coordinator Mr.Chobey made beautiful colorful rangoli which looks very impressive. They decorated the classroom with diyas and flowers. At the centers, we organized diya decoration activities for kids. Children painted and decorated diyas with sparkling stones and sequences. After, the coordinators gave sweets to the children.
At the end of the program, our staff encouraged children to move from darkness to light and spread the light of wisdom, love, peace, and prosperity.

Goods wins over evil

On 5th of October 2022 Angaja Foundation celebrated the occasion of the Dusshera festival at Kalyanpuri and Sewa Nagar education center. The coordinator told the children about Dusshera. Dussehra celebrates the victory of good over evil. Truth howsoever small in front of evil, cannot be suppressed and always triumphs victoriously. This festival was celebrated on the Day Rama killed Ravana in a battle that lasted for 13. One of the main features of the Dussehra festival is the performance of Ram Lila or the story of Rama. This play is performed in every village and city in India. Ramleela play was enacted by children depicting the life incidents of Rama. Children played a role of Ram, Sita, Laxman, Hanuman, and Ravana. Our staff organized drawing activities with the kids. At last, they had refreshments organized by Angaja Foundation. Children enthusiastically participated in all the activities.


Nine nights of goddess durga

Navratri is the greatest Hindu festival. It is celebrated for nine days. Nava means nine and ratri means night. It symbolizes the triumph of good over evil. Navratri takes place at the beginning of October around harvest time. Navratri is also known as Durga Puja. People worship the goddess Durga and her avatars. This festival symbolizes purity, power, and Shakti. At this time it is customary to fast to fulfill their wishes. People make offerings to the goddesses and her avatars. Many rituals are performed in the honor of Goddess. One popular ritual is Kanya Puja, which takes place on the eighth or ninth day. During Kanya Puja, nine young girls are dressed as the nine goddesses aspects celebrated during Navratri, are worshipped, and given offerings such as food and clothing. Temples are open for devotees from morning to evening at that time.
On 26 of September 2022 Angaja Foundation was celebrated Navratri at Kalyanpuri and Sewa Nagar center. Our staff with children paid obeisance to Goddess Durga and perform pooja at the temple. The children were tied with threads to get a blessing from the goddess. There was a huge rush of devotees while visiting the temple. The temple was decorated with flowers and fairy lights. Children shared that they had never experienced such kinds of events. Angaja Foundation staff also organized drawing and craft activities for kids and distributed snacks for them. Children danced to their favorite songs. They enjoyed great fun at the center.


Puppies got a home

People from the Camelia’s apartment complex in Gurgoan informed Ms. Raka Sinha Bal about four puppies which were born in the Camelia complex garden and may not be survive in the extreme cold. She immediately reached there to rescue them on 31/12/2022. She found these puppies were wrapped in the blankets provided by Camelia complex staff. They were also being provided food. Ms. Raka put the puppies in a carton and brought them to the Jaunapur Shelter.
She informed her staff regarding these four puppies named Meera, Laxmi, Tina and Mala. Angaja staff provided food on time and took care of them. One of the puppy’s Meera died due to illness. All three puppies are healthy and strong. They have also been vaccinated.



A Miracle happened for Bobby

Bobby is a male puppy black and has a small white spot on the chest and is four months old. He was rescued on 18/11/2022 from Sultanpur farm ahead of Andheria Mode. Bobby was hit by car and was not able to walk .When Angaja foundation picked up the puppy. He was taken to the Pasha hospital in Gurgaon.
Dr. Abhishek Thakran treated Bobby and advised that Bobby needs surgery as he was not able to stand properly, an X-ray was taken and it showed, he had a fracture in his right leg.
The staff of Angaja foundation followed each step for Bobby’s recovery. After treatment Bobby’s right leg fully recovered without surgery. It shows that a lot of love and care helped Bobby to recover from the injury. Bobby is very happy and enjoying himself with the other dogs in the shelter.



BANI MANDIR GAUSHALA

Location: Ghata Village Sec-56, Gurgaon, Haryana
Visited by: Satyapraksh Chobey, Dinesh
Date:-18/10/2022
Satyapraksh Chobey and Dinesh, employees of Angaja Foundation, visited at Bani Mandir Gaushala located in Ghata Village Sector-56, Gurgaon. There he met with Bhola who is Caretaker of the Gaushala. He said that in the Gaushala there are 150 cows, 50 bulls and 30 calves. Out of these 10 cows are blind and three cows are injured. In this Gaushala, many people leave unclaimed cows which we keep. The Gaushala is 30 years old. This Gaushala is run by the temple trust, in which devotees from different places donate money etc to the Gaushala. Twenty cows provide milk which is sold in the nearby locality and cow dung is given to the farmers, which they use as manure. Doctors are called to the Gaushala twice every month for checkup and in case of emergency the doctors are called immediately. We saw there that no animal had lumpy disease. The cows enclosures were well ventilated, fans fitted in the enclosures and there was provision for drinking water. For the care of the cows, Eleven workers had been hired, who bathe the cows daily and Proper nutrition is provided daily.
After that, the Coordinator gave information about lumpy disease, he said that due to this disease, lumps are formed on the skin of animals and there is swelling in the joints. The lumps formed on the skin take the form of a wound. The temperature of infected animals rises and they die. It is a virus spread from animal to animal. If this disease infects an animal then that animal should be kept separate from the other animals and special care should be taken to clean that animal. If this disease occurs, it should be treated immediately by a veterinarian and you can contact us for the vaccine for this disease - Angaja Foundation No:- 01141643401, 01124634978, 01124692612.

Residential Welfare Association (Swasthaya Apartment)

Date: - 13/09/2022
Place: - Near West Vinod Nagar, Delhi-110092
Satyaprakash Chobey, coordinator of Angaja Foundation, visited the RWA (SwasthayaApartment) in Vinod Nagar Delhi. During this visit, the coordinator met Sushant ji, who is a committee member of the RWA, After that, the coordinator asked him about the complex and the stray dogs coming there, he replied that our society is closed from all sides, There is a main gate on the front, it is the only way to enter the complex and stray dogs are prohibited in our complex. He said that 5 to 6 stray dogs roam outside the complex, their food is arranged by the complex people, and the drinking water of the stray dogs is changed every 24 hours. Apart from this, they have get stray dogs sterilized through MCD so that the population of dogs does not increase.

Radha Krishna Gaushala

Location: Mayur Vihar Phase-3, Delhi
Date:-13/09/2022
Satyapraksh Chobey, Coordinator of Angaja Foundation, visited Radhakrishna Gaushala located in Mayur Vihar Phase-3. There he met with Mr. Ramkumar who is supervisor of the Gaushala. He told about the Gaushala that there are 80 cows, 20 bulls and 15 calves in this Gaushala. It is 30 years old. This Gaushala is run by the temple trust, in which devotees from different places donate for the Gaushala, so that the Gaushala runs well. Fifteen cows provide milk and owner sells milk in nearby localities and cow dung is given to the MCD. Doctors are called to the Gaushala twice every month for checkup of the animals and in case of emergency the doctors are called immediately. The cows enclosures are well ventilated, fans fitted in the enclosures and there is a provision for drinking water. Cows are provided proper nutrition. He told that after the death of any animal, the dead animal is given to the MCD.
After that, Coordinator gave information about lumpy disease, he said that due to this disease, lumps are formed on the skin of animals and there is swelling in the joints. The lumps formed on the skin take the form of a wound. The temperature of infected animals rises and they die. It is a virus spread from animal to animal. If this disease happens to an animal then that animal should be kept separate from other animals and special care should be taken to clean that animal. If this disease occurs, it should be treated immediately by a veterinarian and you can contact us for the vaccine for this disease- Angaja Foundation Mob. No: - 01141643401, 01124634978, 01124692612.

A Cat Rescue

Date:15/7/2022
A woman called from Rajouri Garden, Delhi to Angaja Foundation and said about a kitten that is roaming unattended near her house. After this, the employee of Angaja Foundation talked to the woman and asked her if she could keep that kitten with her. At first the lady refused because she had no knowledge of raising animals. Then we talked to her and made her understand about how she could look after the kitten. Madam Raka Sinha Bal president of Angaja foundation also gave some important points to the lady, which could help in raising the kitten. She then began feeling sorry for the kitten. She got the cat examined by a doctor and then adopted the animal. This is how an abandoned kitten found a home with help of Angaja foundation.

Parrot gets a new life

Date: 28/06/2022
An employee of Angaja Foundation Satyaprakash Chobey found a parrot in Defence Colony near Durga Park. The parrot was not able to fly, it seemed that a bird had attacked that parrot, due to which it was not able to fly. After that Chobey caught the parrot and brought it to the Delhi office, where they gave water to the bird. After that the staff took the parrot to Wild Life SOS at Defence Colony. From there, Wild Life SOS took the parrot to Gurgaon Bird hospital where he was treated and after three days he was madeto fly away. In this way, with the help of Angaja Foundation and Wildlife SOS, the parrot got a new life.



Cricket Match Men versus Boys

Place Name: - Kalyanpuri, Delhi
Date: - 10/09/2022
Angaja Foundation organized a cricket match between youth group and adult men in Kalyanpuri. A total of 30 persons participated in this match. There were two teams of 11 persons in this match, in which the first team was named Sultan, and the captain was Satish and vice captain was Rashid. The second team was named Shaktiman, captain was Rahul and vice captain was Bablu. This match was of 10-10 overs. The Sultan team won the toss, and it got a chance to bat first. It scored 115 runs in 10 overs for the loss of three wickets, in which the captain of the team (Satish) scored the highest a total of 40 runs. Kapil took two wickets and Captain one wicket from Team Shaktiman. After this there was a break of 10 minutes. After the break, Shaktiman team came to the field for batting and scored 118 runs in 9.5 overs for the loss of five wickets and team Shaktiman won the match.























Cultural Program

Date:- 09/09/2022
Place:- National Bal Bhawan
On September ninth 2022, a cultural program was organized by DCRC (Delhi Child Rights Club) at National Bal Bhawan, in which children of various NGOs participated. In this program, eight children from both slum centres of Angaja Foundation also participated. Three employees of the organization (Satyaprakash Chobey, Renu and Deepak) also went along with these children. In the program, our children danced on the songs (Radha Kaise Na Jale) and (Desh Rangeela-Rangeela) which was mesmerizing to watch. After this, children of other NGOs performed dances on different songs and then the cultural program came to an end.

CELEBRATING JANMASHTMI

Place: - Kalyanpuri and Sewanagar
Date:-18th and 19th August 2022
Angaja Foundation celebrated Janmashtami festival with children of the slum centers. The Coordinator told the children about Janmashtami that Krishna was the 8th child of Vasudev and Devaki. Devaki was the sister of Kans. Kans was the king of Mathura and he was a tyrannical king. A Brahman had told ans by prophecy that Devki’s eighth child would kill him. After hearing this, Kans imprisoned Devaki and her husband Vasudev and killed all of their children.
Krishna was born 5200 years ago in the jail of Mathura on the Bhadrapad Ashtami. According to the hindu calendar, Bhadrapad Ashtami is the 8th day of the month of September. Fearing Kans, Vasudeva crossed the Yamuna and left the newborn Krishna at night in Yashoda's home in Gokul (Mathura). A prison soldier helped Vasudev to get the newborn Krishna out of jail. He was brought up in Gokul. Yashoda and Nand were his foster parents.
Radha and Lord Krishna were good friends from childhood. Shri Krishna was married to Rukmani. She had taken care of the parents of lord Krishna, due to this reason lord Krishna married Rukmani. Sri Krishna is an incarnation of Lord Vishnu. Every year people observe a fast on this day to get the blessings of Shri Krishna, offer prayers in the middle of the night with rituals. After telling all this, the coordinator got the children to do arts and crafts on this subject.

PARENTS MEETING AT SEWANAGAR

A parents’ meeting was organized on 9th August 2022 at Sewanagar Centre of Angaja Foundation. Twenty five parents participated in this meeting which included both men and women. At the beginning of the meeting, the parents were, asked how they are, and they replied that all is good. After this, all parents complained that the centre is not running properly for the last one month, due to which the children are not able to study properly. Angaja Foundation’s coordinator replied that last month the centre was closed due to poor health of the educator Renu. But now the centre will continue to run properly. The coordinator asked the parents about the children, now that the centre has started, will all of you send your children to the centre on time. The parents agreed to send their children to the centre. After this, the coordinator asked some more questions to the parents.
Q. If your children have reached the age of school admission, have the children been enrolled in the school?
Ans: - Yes sir, has been enrolled in the school.
Q. How is your children's education going on?
Ans: - For the last one month, education of the children, was not going well. Since the centre has started, children’s education is going well.
Q. According to you is it necessary to educate girls or not?
Ans: - Yes, it is necessary to educate girls.
Q. Is your employments status okay?
Ans: - Yes, employments status is okay.
Q. What changes do you want to make which will benefit your children's education and how will you accomplish this.
Ans: - Sending children to school and centre.
Q. Do you know what diseases spread in the summer months?
Ans:-Food Poisoning, Sore Eyes, Summer Depression, Dehydration, Headache, Mumps, Asthma Attack.
After asking these questions the coordinator gave the community accurate solutions, to their health problems.


WASTE TO INNOVATE

Drawing and arts & crafts are done every Friday in the centers of Kalyanpuri and Sewanagar run by Angaja Foundation, in which children from 1st to 4th class do drawing and from 5th to 8th class children do arts & crafts from waste material. The children use biscuits packets, plastic glasses, plastic bottles, plastic plates, biscuits wrappers, packing materials etc to make beautiful and artistic things. Children make items like- paper flowers, charts, paper boats, pen holders, fans, masks etc. In this way the children of Kalyanpuri and Sewanagar Center make lovely arty and crafty things using waste material and learn something new every day.



SAKSHI A GOLDEN GIRL

On 5th June 2022, Delhi Child Rights Club (DCRC) organized a drawing competition on World Environment Day in which children from both the centers of Angaja Foundation (Kalyanpuri and Sewanagar) also participated. A girl from Sewanagar whose name is Sakshi received 3rd price for her drawing swen by, DCRC. After the program was over, Satyaprakash and Deepak, employees of Angaja Foundation, visited Sewanagar on 14 July 2022, where they gathered all the children and distributed bananas to them. Sakshi is 10 years old and she is studying in class V of Sister Nivedita (Senior Secondary) Government Girls High School. Sakshi's mother's name is Savita Devi and father's name is Rajesh. Sakshi has an elder sister and an elder brother. Sakshi's father is a car driver and Sakshi’s mother is a house wife. Sakshi lives in the slums of Sewanagar, where there is no electricity and water. Sakshi is from a very poor family but she is very good in studies and hardworking girl.

HELPING HUNGRY DOGS AND PUPPIES

Date:-18/07/22 The President of Angaja Foundation (Raka Sinha Bal), on her way home saw the helpless, hungry, five puppies, one female dog and a male dog near the Wadia Farm in Jaunapur Village. Ms. Bal stopped her car and took milk for the dogs and puppies and fed them. After that she asked her employees (Raju and Prahlad) to take care of the puppies and dogs and feed them every day. They get two liters of milk in the morning and chicken, rice and vegetables in the afternoon. For the last five months, the staff of Angaja Foundation is taking good care of these puppies and dogs.
The gates of Wadia Farm have space for the puppies to come out. Recently one puppy came under a vehicle and died. Therefore it was decided to bring the puppies into the shelter to keep them safe. They have now happily adjusted in the farm house shelter. Another puppy was born at a nearby farm, who is five months old and is being given milk and food by us.

ONLINE MEETING ORGANIZED BY DCRC

Date:-27/07/2022 An online meeting was organized by Delhi Child Rights Club on 27 July 2022 in which many NGOs participated. Fifteen children from Kalyanpuri Center of Angaja Foundation also participated. In this meeting Ms. Moushumi of Butterflies said that all the children who had participated in the drawing competition of Environment Day will be sent e-certificates on behalf of Delhi Child Rights Club on the mail-id of their NGOs in the month of August. After this Ms. Moushumi talked to the children about the Cultural program which will be organized in the last week of August. She told the children that next month we will organize activities like folk dance, song, drama and poetry in the cultural program. Children from different NGOs can participate in one or two activities in the competition. Ms. Moushmi said that 10 children will participate in the competition from every NGO. After all these discussions the meeting came to an end.

CAREER GUIDANCE WORKSHOP WITH DCRC

A Career Guidance Workshop was organized by Delhi Child Rights Club on 23 March 2022 at Lok Kala Manch, in which children from various NGOs participated. The children from Angaja Foundation were also involved. In the workshop, in which field children of class X and XII can make their career, those topics were discussed like - information about the railway department, about the police department, some children got information about the teaching profession, some children got information about banks, some children’s inquired about becoming a doctor and about the preparation for UPSC and Staff Selection Commission (SSC) exams after discussing and giving information on all the topics, the workshop came to an end.

ANTI RABIES VACCINE

Date:- 07/07/2022Angaja Foundation is an active organization working for the welfare of animals in distress. The organization runs a shelter for the care and protection of dogs in Jaunapur, Delhi, which is located ahead of Andheria Mode. Angaja Foundation with the help of Municipal Corporation (South Delhi) administered anti rabies injection to seven dogs at Jaunapur shelter, Angaja Foundation employee Dinesh helped in the anti rabies injection process.
These dogs were brought from Lucknow by Dinesh, on 19th January 2022. The names of these dogs are Pooja, Ram, Krishna, Laxman, Salman and Rahim. Dinesh also coordinated with MCD Veterinary Clinic in Jaunapur. All the dogs were given anti rabies injections in the shelter home by Dr. Malay Kumar.
Dr. Malay Kumar also gave some information about the anti rabies vaccine. The vaccine is available in many forms and is effective as well as safe; this vaccine is suitable for a short period of time to protect against rabies disease after a dog has been exposed to the rabies virus after a bite. After three doses of this vaccination, the immunity that is built up in the body remains for a long time. People, who are at high risk of exposure to the rabies virus, should also get the anti-rabies vaccine, on the advice of a doctor, at frequent intervals. All the work was done under the supervision of Raka Sinha Bal, President of Angaja Foundation. The MCD Veterinary Govt. Clinic in Jaunapur has done a great job for us.
अंगजा फाउंडेशन संकट में पड़े जानवरों के कल्याण के लिए काम करने वाला एक सक्रिय संगठन है। संगठन जौनापुर, नई दिल्ली में कुत्तों की देखभाल और संरक्षण के लिए एक आश्रय चलाता है, जो अंधेरिया मोड से आगे स्थित है। अंगजा फाउंडेशन ने नगर निगम (दक्षिणी दिल्ली) की मदद से जौनापुर आश्रय में सात कुत्तों को एंटी रेबीज इंजेक्शन लगाया, अंगजा फाउंडेशन के कर्मचारी दिनेश ने एंटी रेबीज इंजेक्शन प्रक्रिया में मदद की। इन कुत्तो को 19 जनवरी 2022 दिनांक को अंगजा फाउंडेशन के कर्मचारी दिनेश लखनऊ से लेकर आये| इन कुत्तो के नाम देवानन्द, पूजा, राम, कृष्णा, लक्ष्मण, सलमान, रहीम है| दिनेश ने जौनापुर में एमसीडी पशु चिकित्सा क्लिनिक के साथ भी समन्वय किया।
सभी कुत्तो को एंटी रेवीज के इंजेक्शन आश्रय ग्रह में डॉ. मलय कुमार द्वारा लगाये गये| डॉ. मलय कुमार ने एंटी रेबीज इंजेक्शन के बारे में कुछ जानकारी भी दी जैसे- एंटी रेबीज टीका, रेबीज की बीमारी से बचने में कारगर है| इसका वैक्सीन कई प्रकार में उपलब्ध है और कारगर के साथ-साथ सुरक्षित भी है| यह वैक्सीन, कुत्ते द्वारा काटने के बाद रेबीज के विषाणु के संपर्क में आने पर, रेबीज बीमारी से कुछ समयांतराल तक बचाने के लिए उपयुक्त है| इस वैक्सीनेशन के तीन डोज़ के बाद से ही जो प्रतरोधक क्षमता शरीर में तैयार होती है वह काफी समय तक बनी रहती है| जो लोग ऐसे क्षेत्रों में रहते हैं या फिर ऐसे पेशे मैं हैं जहाँ पर रेबीज के विषाणु से संपर्क का काफी खतरा हो, उन्हें भी एंटी रेबीज वैक्सीन डॉक्टर की सलाह पर, लगातार अंतराल पर लगवाना चाहिए| एंटी रैबीज इंजेक्शन के लिए कुत्तों के साथ बहुत प्रयास करने की आवश्यकता है। अंगजा फाउंडेशन की महासचिव श्रीमती राका सिन्हा बाल की देखरेख में सारा काम हुआ। एमसीडी पशु चिकित्सा सरकार क्लिनिक ने हमारे लिए बहुत अच्छा काम किया है।

THE DAY PRIYA GOT INTO TROUBLE

Date-25/07/2022 Angaja Foundation helps distressed animals and prevention of cruelty to animals. We have set up an animal shelter which is located in Jaunapur Village ahead of Mehrauli. We pick up stray dogs from the street, abandoned or facing cruelty and they are taken to our shelter. There are forty five dogs at the shelter that are taken care of in a good environment and proper food, water and medical care is provided to them. On 25th July 2019, Sujata Prasad a well-known bureaucrat brought two female dogs Priya and Meena to the shelter. She had rescued both at New Moti Bagh where one of them was badly injured in an accident. Recently Priya was injured in crossing the wire boundary of the shelter on 15 July 2022. Immediately after the injury, she was sent for treatment to the charitable wing of C.G.S Hospital Pasha. The doctor gave the dog (Anesthesia) and stitched up her wound. There is a lot of improvement in Priya’s condition. She is being taken regularly to Pasha Hospital till her full recovery. .

FREEDOM, FREEDOM, FREEDOM

Date:-08/08/2022 Independence Day was organized by Angaja Foundation in Sewanagar. Twenty children and seven adults participated in this program. This program was organized by the employees of Angaja Foundation. The children were made to stand in line, after that the flag was hoisted by the coordinator, followed by the national anthem singing by the children. After that, children also sang a patriotic song (Desh Rangeela-Rangeela). After that coordinator informed the people about the importance of 15th August as on this day in 1947, Indians got independence from British rule. The first Prime Minister of India, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru first hoisted the flag at Red Fort. Since then every year the Prime Minister of the country hoists the flag at the Red Fort and pays tribute to all the martyred freedom fighters.
अंगजा फाउंडेशन की तरफ से कल्याणपुरी में 15 अगस्त सवतंत्रता दिवस का आयोजन हुआ जिसमे पचास बच्चों और सात लोगों ने हिस्सा लिया| इस कार्यक्रम को अंगजा फाउंडेशन के कर्मचारी सत्यप्रकाश चोबे, सोनाली और दीपक के द्वारा पूरा करवाया गया| सबसे पहले सभी बच्चों को लाईन में खड़ा किया गया इसके बाद सत्यप्रकाश चोबे द्वारा झंडा फहराया गया उसके बाद राष्ट्रगान (जन-गण-मन) हुआ| इसके ख़त्म होने के बाद सत्यप्रकाश चोबे ने लोगों को 15 अगस्त के महत्व के बारे जानकारी दी उन्होंने बताया की सवतंत्रता दिवस हर वर्ष १५ अगस्त को मनाया जाता है। सन् 1947 में इसी दिन भारत के निवासियों ने ब्रिटिश शासन से स्‍वतंत्रता प्राप्त की थी। यह भारत का राष्ट्रीय त्यौहार है। इस दिन देश के आजाद होने पर भारत के प्रथम प्रधानमंत्री पंडित जवाहरलाल नेहरु ने लाल किले पर झंडा फहराया था| तभी से प्रत्येक वर्ष देश के प्रधानमंत्री लाल किले पर झंडा फहराते है, राष्ट्रगान गाते है और सभी शहीद स्वतंत्रता सेनानियों को श्रद्धांजलि दी जाती है आदि| अंत में चार बच्चों ने (देश रंगीला-रंगीला) देशभक्ति गीत गाया| इसके बाद कार्यक्रम को समाप्त किया गया|

FREEDOM, FREEDOM, FREEDOM

Independence Day was organized by Angaja Foundation in Kalyanpuri center. Fifty children and seven adults participated in this program. This program was organized by the employees of Angaja Foundation. The children were made to stand in line, after that the flag was hoisted by the coordinator, followed by the national anthem singing by the children. After that, children also sang a patriotic song (Desh Rangeela-Rangeela). After that coordinator informed the people about the importance of 15th August as on this day in 1947, Indians got independence from British rule. The first Prime Minister of India, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru first hoisted the flag at Red Fort. Since then every year the Prime Minister of the country hoists the flag at the Red Fort and pays tribute to all the martyred freedom fighters.
अंगजा फाउंडेशन की तरफ से कल्याणपुरी में 15 अगस्त सवतंत्रता दिवस का आयोजन हुआ जिसमे पचास बच्चों और सात लोगों ने हिस्सा लिया| इस कार्यक्रम को अंगजा फाउंडेशन के कर्मचारी सत्यप्रकाश चोबे, सोनाली और दीपक के द्वारा पूरा करवाया गया| सबसे पहले सभी बच्चों को लाईन में खड़ा किया गया इसके बाद सत्यप्रकाश चोबे द्वारा झंडा फहराया गया उसके बाद राष्ट्रगान (जन-गण-मन) हुआ| इसके ख़त्म होने के बाद सत्यप्रकाश चोबे ने लोगों को 15 अगस्त के महत्व के बारे जानकारी दी उन्होंने बताया की सवतंत्रता दिवस हर वर्ष १५ अगस्त को मनाया जाता है। सन् 1947 में इसी दिन भारत के निवासियों ने ब्रिटिश शासन से स्‍वतंत्रता प्राप्त की थी। यह भारत का राष्ट्रीय त्यौहार है। इस दिन देश के आजाद होने पर भारत के प्रथम प्रधानमंत्री पंडित जवाहरलाल नेहरु ने लाल किले पर झंडा फहराया था| तभी से प्रत्येक वर्ष देश के प्रधानमंत्री लाल किले पर झंडा फहराते है, राष्ट्रगान गाते है और सभी शहीद स्वतंत्रता सेनानियों को श्रद्धांजलि दी जाती है आदि| अंत में चार बच्चों ने (देश रंगीला-रंगीला) देशभक्ति गीत गाया| इसके बाद कार्यक्रम को समाप्त किया गया|

Baba Surdas Gaushala

अंगाजा फ़ाउंडेशन के कर्मचारी ने 5 मई 2022 को बाबा सूरदास गौशाला का दौरा किया, जिसमे हमारी मुलाक़ात रेनु जी से हुई जो की वहाँ के मालिक की बेटी है, और अपने पिता की अनुपस्थती में उन्होने गौशाला की विजिट करवाई और वहाँ रेह रही गायों के बारे में जानकारी दी। गायों के बारे में बताते हुए उन्होने कहा की इस गौशाला में 60 गाय 20 सांड और 10 बछड़े हैं। इनमें जादातर गायों को यहाँ पर नगर पालिका के द्वारा लाया गया है। हमने इन सभी के लिए अलग-अलग बाड़े बनाए हैं, और ये सभी बाड़े हवा-दार हैं। हमारे पास 3 अंधी गाय हैं, जिन्हे हम अलग बाड़े में रखते हैं। इसके अलावा 2 गायों के पेरों में चोट लगी हुई उनको भी हमने अलग बाड़े में रखा हुआ है, साथ ही इनका इलाज़ भी चल रहा है। हम गायों के गोबर का खाद बानने में उपयोग करते हैं। हमारे पास 8 वर्कर है, जो टाइम से उनको पोस्टिक आहार देते हैं, जैसे- हरी-घास, न्यार, भूषा,चोकर आदि। और उनके पानी पिलाने के लिए हौदी बनवा रखी है, जो हर बाड़े में उपलब्ध है। महीने में 2 बार हम डॉक्टर से चैक-अप करवाते हैं, और स्वास्थय से जुड़ी गंभीर समस्या होने पर उन्हें तुरंत डॉक्टर को दिखाया जाता है। इसके साथ गाय जो दूध देती है, उन्हें हम कर्मचारियों को बाट देते हैं। इसके अलावा हम इनकी साफ-सफाई पर भी ध्यान देते है, उन्हे रोज़ नहलाते हैं। हमे बहुत से भक्तजन हरा चारा, सूखा चारा व गौशाला के लिए समान व गायों की सेवा के लिए कुछ पैसो का दान देते हैं। हमारे द्वारा देखी गई चीज़े
गायों, बछड़ो व सांडो के लिए अलग-अलग बाड़े बने हुए हैं।
सभी बाड़े हवा-दार हैं, और उनमें पीने की पानी की सुविधा उपलब्ध है।
सभी जनवारों को पौष्टिक चारा समय पर दिया जाता है।
बीमार जनवारों को समय से दवाई दी जाती है।
महीने में 2 बार सभी जानवरों का चैक-अप करवाया जाता है।
गोबर का उपयोग खाद बनाने के लिए किया जाता है।
उन सभी जनवारों का ध्यान रखने के लिए 8 कर्मचारी रखे हुए है।
बाड़े में साफ़ – साफई का ध्यान रखा जाता है।

Anil Ghori Baggi Wale

अंगाजा फ़ाउंडेशन के कर्मचारी ने 12 मई 2022 को अनिल घोड़ी बग्गी वाले जो की खजूरी रोड के पास में है, विजिट की, वहाँ पर हम महेश जी से मिले जो वहाँ पर केयर-टेकर हैं, और पिछले 8 साल से वहाँ पर काम करते हैं। हमने उनसे घोड़ी के बारे में बात की जिसमें उन्होने बताया की अनिल बैंड और घोड़ी बागी का काम यहाँ पिछले 10 सालों से चल रहा हैं। इस समय हमारे पास 3 घोड़िया हैं। जिन्हें हम अपनी दुकान के पास रखते हैं। इन घोड़ियों का ख़्याल रखने के लिए हमारे पास 2 वर्कर है, जो की उन्हें नहलाते है, साफ करते हैं, और टाइम से उनको पोस्टिक आहार देते हैं, जैसे- चने के छिलके, हरी घास, भूशा, चोकर आदि खिलाते हैं। उन सबको एक बड़े हाल में रखा गया है जिसमें पंखे और हवा दार खिड़किया लगयी हुई है। महीने में एक बार वो डॉक्टर से चैक-अप करवाते हैं, और स्वास्थय से जुड़ी गंभीर समस्या होने पर उन्हें तुरंत डॉक्टर को दिखाया जाता है। इन घोड़ियों को वो पंजाब और हरियाणा से खरीद कर लाएँ हैं। इसके बाद हमने घोड़े के बारे में बात की, जिस पर उन्होने बताया की वे केवल घोड़ियों का ही इस्तेमाल करते हैं। इसके इलवा घोड़ों को भी पंजाब हरियाणा के पशु बाज़ारो मे बेचा जाता है। हमने घोड़ियों से जुड़ी उनकी आमदनी के बारे में बात की, जिसपर उन्होने बताया की जब से लॉकडाउन खुला है और अभी शादियों का सीज़न भी चल रहा हैं। जिससे हमारी अच्छी आमदनी हो जा रही है।


Beautiful Sita

There were three beautiful puppies found in Gwal Pahari on the Delhi –Haryana border in June 2022. Luckily two were picked up by someone to look after and one was picked up by me (president of Angaja Foundation Raka Sinha Bal). Sita is a beautiful puppy, she has white fur and is very active. She runs for her milk and her two meals, which she gets thru the day.


Chulbuli Tia

One day I received a mail from Ravinder Singh a resident of Khirkhi Extension near Saket in Delhi telling me about a puppy who had been badly injured and how she treated her injuries Some children had brought the puppy to her. She treated Tia and then asked a family to keep the puppy with them. But after two months they told Ravinder that they are unable to keep the puppy because they are a large family living in one room. She brought Tia to the Angaja Foundation, animal shelter in Jaunapur in June 2022 and luckily the puppy has adjusted rather well. For her comfort level she follows some persons all over the farm like the mali and ferociously barks at the mastiffs who live indoors where the shelter is located.

महिला पंचयात

उपस्थित सदस्य- मोनिका, रजनी, सुलेखा, गायत्री, सीमा, रुकसार बानो, अंजलि, सुनीता, संध्या, उर्मिला, शहनाज़, हमीदा, सुहाना, नीतू, राधिका, पूनम, पुजा, कविता, साजीदा, कोमल, हिना, कुसुम, कमलेश
सहायक कर्मचारी- हेमलता, नेहा पाण्डेय जी
अंगाजा फ़ाउंडेशन सदस्य- सत्यप्रकाश चौबे, राकेश जी
अंगाजा फ़ाउंडेशन ने कल्याण पूरी 18 ब्लॉक इंद्रा कैम्प में स्थित शिक्षा केंद्र पर 14 मई 2022 को महिला पंचायत का आयोज़न किया। इस की शुरुवात सब ने एक दूसरे को अपना परिचय देकर किया। उसके बाद सबने मिलके एक गीत से मीटिंग के लिए अनुकूल वातावरण बनाया। इन सबके बीच अंगाजा फ़ाउंडेशन के सदस्य ने नेहा पाण्डेय जी का परिचय बस्ती के लोगों से करवाया। जिसके बाद नेहा जी ने बस्ती की महिलाओं के साथ स्वास्थ्य के बारे में बात करते हुए, औरतों के शरीर के बारे में बाते की जिसमें जनअंग और उसमें हर महीने होने वाली महावारी की बाते की और साथ ही शरीर की साफ-सफाई कैसे रखते हैं इन सब विषय में बाते की। इसके बाद कोर्डिनेटर ने बस्ती की महिलाओं से बाते की जिसमें उन्होने महिलाओं के साथ हो रहे गलत वैयवहार और हिंशा के बारे में पूछा, जिस पर वहाँ की महिलाओं ने कहा की सर अभी तो हमारी बस्ती में सब ठीक है। और अगर ऐसी कोई भी परिस्थिति होती है, तो उसे हम आपस में बात करके सुलझाते हैं। इसके बाद हमने उनसे 2 साल के छोटे बच्चों के खान-पान के बारे में बात की जिस पर वह के लोगों को जादा जानकारी नहीं थी उनका कहना था की जो हम खाना खाते है उसमे और पानी मिला के पतला कर उन्हे खाने को दे देते हैं। फिर इन सब को कोर्डिनेटर ने समझाते हुए कहा की 2 साल तक के बच्चों को दूध, दलिया, पतली खिचड़ी जिसमें बहुत कम नमक, कम तेल व कम मसाले हो जैसी चीज़े खिलनी चाहिए। इसके बाद हमने बड़े बच्चों को दिये जाने वाले पौष्टिक आहार के बारे में बाते की, इस बात का भी बस्ती के लोगों को जादा जानकारी नहीं थी। जिस पर हमने उन्हे बताया की पौष्टिक आहार वो होते हैं, जिनसे बच्चों का मानसिक व शारीरिक विकास होता है। इनके लिए आप आप हरी सब्जियों, ताज़े फल, दूध, अंडा, दाले, सोयाबीन जैसे चीज़ों का उपयोग कर सकते हैं। लेकिन इसके साथ भी आपको इन बातों का ध्यान रखना होगा की, खाना अच्छे से पका हुआ हो, उसमें तेल, नमक, व मसाले की मात्रा कम हो। इसके बाद हमने उन सभी लोगों से पीने के पानी के बारे में बात की, जिस पर हमे पता चला की वो लोग पानी को लाकर सीधे तरीके से उपयोग में ले लेते हैं। इस पर हमने उन्हे ऐसा करने से साफ माना किया और पानी को उबाल कर पीने की सलाह दी। इसके बाद हमने उनसे पूछा की अगर किसी भी व्यक्ति की तबीयत ख़राब हो तो उस परिस्थिति में आप लोग क्या करेंगी। जिस पर उन्होने अपनी अपनी राय देते हुए कहाँ की पहले हम घेरलु इलाज़ करेंगे अगर उससे ठीक नहीं हुए तो मेडिकल स्टोर से दावा लाकर दे देंगे लाल पत्ते वाली, इसके बाद हमने उन्हे समझाते हुए कहा की हर बीमारी एक जैसी नहीं होती जो की घेरेलु इलाज़ से अथवा लाल पत्ते वाली दावा से ठीक हो जाए। इसलिए आपको सबसे पहले बीमार व्यक्ति को डॉक्टर को दिखाना चाहिए। इसके साथ सभी महिलाओ को महिला आयोग का हेल्प लाइन नंबर-181 के बारे में जानकारी दी और बताया की मुसीबत या हिंसा के समय यह नंबर उनके काम आएगा। इसके बाद सभी महिलाओं को नाश्ता देकर महिला पंचायत का समापन किया गया।

Lucky Kittens

In a Vasant Kunj market, a cat gave birth to three kittens. Dogs unfortunately are sworn enemies of cats. Therefore one unfornunate day, one kitten was attacked by a dog, it was badly injured and after a few days it died. A shopowner in the market was who was looking after the kittens informed me (Raka Sinha Bal President of Angaja Foundation). I asked my friend Sujata a wonderfully dedicated animal lover for help. Sujata who is advisor with the National Gallery of Modern Art asked around and finally Sushmit a deputy curator of the Gallery offered to adopt the kittens. He and his friend live in vasantkunj and they have a small dog. On the first night the kittens got salmon to eat and they and the doggie are getting along very well. The kittens are thriving. May the Buddha bless Sushmit and his friend for their generosity and kindness. Lucky,Lucky,Lucky kittens.

Save the Pigeon Life

11 फरवरी 2022 को शाम के समय में अंगाजा फ़ाउंडेशन की प्रेसिडेंट राका सिंहा बल को ऑफिस के बाहर गोंद के जाल में फ़सा हुआ कबूतर दिखा, जिसके बाद उन्होने राकेश जी और देवेंद्र जी, जो की संस्था के कर्मचारी हैं, उन्हें बुलाकर उस कबूतर को दिखाया, जब उन्होनें कबूतर ठीक से देखा तो पता चला की उसके उल्टे पंख और पूछ गोंद में चिपकी हुई थी। जिसके कारण वो उड़ भी नहीं पा रहा था। जिसके बाद उस कबूतर को तुरंत डी-210, वाइल्डलाइफ SOS डिफेंस कॉलोनी में लेकर गए। जहां पर उसके एक-एक पंखों को अच्छे से साफ़ किया गया, और पूरी रात उसको रख कर उसकी देख-रेख की गयी और आज जब सुबह में राकेश जी और सत्यप्रकाश जी उसको देखने गए, वहाँ पर हमारी मुलाक़ात संजु जी से हुई। जिसमें पता चला की उसका ट्रीटमेंट अभी भी चल रहा है, इसमें 2-3 दिन और लगेंगे उसके बाद वो ठीक होकर उड़ जाएगा। जिसके बाद हमने वाइल्डलाइफ SOS में 2 दिन बाद कबूतर के बारे में पूछा, तो हमे पता चला की वो ठीक हो गया था, और उसे उड़ा दिया गया है। इस तरह से एक मासूम कबूतर की जान अंगाजा फ़ाउंडेशन के द्वारा बचा ली गयी।

Puppy rescue in Lucknow

Late in the evening,a call came from Lucknow at the Angaja Foundation office from Farhat Durrani that a bitch had given birth to five male puppies and she wanted them rescued as she could not keep them. Lucknow is 500km from Delhi and rescuing these puppies would be a very difficult task. A contact in Delhi Sheeba, a very dedicated dog lover gave me the names of dog lovers who could help out in Lucknow. I (Raka Sinha Bal President Angaja Foundation) approached Preeti and Kamna in Lucknow and asked them whether these puppies could be adopted. After a few days they said it would be very difficult. I decided to send my Man Fridas Dinesh and Sunder in our vehicle to Lucknow to rescue the puppies. He made very good time and reached LUCKNOW by one in the afternoon. He called Farhat who called him to Victoria Street where she lived.The Indian dogs living on the streets would not let Pooja the mother come out of the house. Farhat therefore carried Pooja to the car and then brought the puppies in a bucket. She had to make three trips to get them all packed into the car. Although the puppy family arrived in the middle of a severe winter, they were kept in a warm room with a heater. They are thriving and growing up and they have also been vaccinated. Happy Happy ending.

महिला पंचायत कल्याण पूरी

Q.क्या आपको महिलाओं पर होने वाले हिंसा के बारे में पता है? अगर हाँ तो तो ये किस तरह की होती हैं
A. सर, हमारे साथ कई बार पैसों के चक्कर में और फिर रोका-टोकी के मामले में आपस में बहस और लड़ाई भी हो जाती है। जिसके बाद घर का माहोल भी ख़राब हो जाता है, और उसे सही होने में कुछ दिन का समय लग जाता है।
Q.आपको अपने अधिकारों के बारे में क्या पता है?
A. सर, हमे अधिकारों के बारे में तो सही से तो नहीं पता पर, हां इतना समझ आता है, की हमे पुरुषों के समान अधिकार नहीं मिलते। जैसे उनकी तरह आज़ादी नहीं होती। घरों में रहना पड़ता है आदि।
Q.आप एक पुरुष के सामने खुद को कैसा देखती हैं?
A.जब भी बात पुरुषों के सामने खुद को देखने की होती है, तो हमारे समाज ने बहुत से एसे नियम कानून बनाए है जिनसे हम उनके सामने खुद को कमज़ोर समझती है। जैसे पहनवा, शिक्षा, निर्णय लेना आदि ।
Q.क्या महिलाओं को स्कूली शिक्षा की आवश्कता है? अगर हाँ तो क्यु ?
A. सर, महिलाओं को स्कूली शिक्षा की बहुत आवश्कता है, क्यूकी उससे ही उनका विकास होगा और सोचने समझने की शक्ति मिलेगी।
Q.महिलाओं से जुड़ी किसी भी प्रकार की हिंसा में आप कहाँ से मदद लेंगी ?
A. सर, पहले तो हम घर के लोगो से मदद लेंगे उसके बाद पुलिस से लेंगे। जिसके बाद कोर्डिनेटोर ने महिला हैल्पलाइन न॰ 1091 व चाइल्ड हैल्पलाइन न॰1098 के बारे में बताया।
Q.क्या आप और आपकी बस्ती में से किसी को किसी भी तरह की कोई बीमारी है? जो लम्बे समय से चल रही हो या अभी भी आप इससे सफ़र कर रही हो?
A. जी सर, कुछ साल पहले मेरी आंखों में मोतियाबिंद जिसकी वज़ह से में साफ नहीं देख पाती हूँ, मैंने कुछ साल पहले अपने दोनों आँखों का ऑपरेशन करवाया एक डॉ श्रोफ़्फ़ आइ अस्पताल में दूसरा प्राइवेट अस्पताल में जिसके बाद भी मेरे आंखों की रोशनी वापस नहीं आई, जब हमने डॉक्टर से पूछा की हमारी आँखों की रोशनी क्यू नहीं आयी तो उन्होने बताया की मेरी आंखों की जो नशे हैं वो सुख चुकी है उनमें खून बहना बंद होगया है इसलिए आपकी आँखें ठीक से नहीं देख पा रही है दूसरी अब आपकी उम्र भी 75 साल की होगयी है।
Q.आपको ओमिक्रोन कोरोना वायरस के बारे में पता है, और उससे बचाव के तरीके पता है?
A. नहीं, जिसके बाद हमने (अंगाजा फ़ाउंडेशन) के प्रोजेक्ट कोर्डिनेटर उन्हे उन लोगों को इसके लक्षण को बताया व इससे बचाव के तरीके को बताया, व काढ़ा की विधि बताई और बनाके दिन में एक बार पीने को कहा, कम तेल,मसाले, नमक को खाने को कहा, हल्दी का उपयोग खाने में करने को कहा। और यदि यह किसी को हो जाए तो सरकार द्वारा जो कोविड शेल्टर बनाएँ हैं उनमें उन्हें रखें।
Q.आपने ई-सरम कार्ड बनवा लिए या नहीं?
A. हाँ सर, हमने कम्प्युटर की दुकान से बनवा लिए है।

Parent-Teacher Meeting सेवा नगर

Q.आप लोग अपने बच्चों को समय पर सेंटर में क्यु नहीं भेजते?
A.सर, हम लोग काम पर चले जाते हैं और ये बच्चे स्कूल से आकर खेल में लग जाते है, पर अबसे हम इनको सेंटर समय से भेजने की पूरी कोशिश केरेंगे।
Q.बच्चे जब सेंटर पर आते हैं, तो आप उन्हें साफ सुथरा करके क्यु नहीं भेजते?
A.सर, हम अपने बच्चों को साबुन से नहलाते, साफ कपड़े भी पहनाते है, पर ये खेल-खेल कर सब गंदा कर देते हैं।
Q.सभी बच्चों का स्कूल खुल गया है तो क्या वे रोज़ स्कूल जा रहें हैं?
A.हाँ सर, अभी तो बच्चे लोग स्कूल जा रहे हैं, पर कुछ बच्चो की स्कूल ड्रेस नहीं है।
Q.बच्चों से क्लास के समय पर किसी भी प्रकार का काम न करवाया कीजिये?
A.सर कुछ लोगो ने तो ये बस्ती छोड़ दी, और कुछ लोग सामान न मिलने के कारण नाराज़ है, इसलिए वो बच्चे भी नहीं भेजते।
Q.लड़का हो या लड़की दोनों में किसी भी तरह का भेद-भाव न करे, दोनों को एक समान देखे।
A.सर, भेद भाव तो नहीं करते पर माहौल बहुत खराब है इसलिए हम लड़कियों को बस्ती से दूर नहीं जाने देते।
Q.सभी बच्चों को ओमिक्रोन कोरोना से व अन्य बीमारी से बचा कर रखे? और क्या आपको उनसे बचाव के तरीके आते हैं?
A. सर बचाव के तरीके हमे मालूम है जैसे बहुत जरूरी हो तभी घर से बाहर जाना है। बाहर जाते समय मास्क पहनना है, बाहर में अपने हाथ से आँख, नाक और मुह का नहीं छूना है, घर आने के बाद साबुन से हाथ जरूर धोना है, अपने आप को भीड़-भाड़ वाली जगह से दूर रखना है सब से उचित दूरी बनाकर रहना है। इसके साथ कोर्डिनेटर ने बताया की अगर किसी को यह बीमारी हो जाती है तो सरकार द्वारा बनाए गए ट्रीटमेंट सेंटेरो में उन्हें रखना चाहिए।
Q.हम लोग जो यहाँ बच्चों को शिक्षा देते हैं क्या आप उससे सहमत है? नहीं तो क्यु नहीं?
A. नहीं सर, हम सहमत नहीं है, क्यूकी शिक्षा तो बच्चो को मिलती है पर आप लोग जो दो अलग-अलग तरह का व्याहवार करते हैं आप लोग बस्ती के लोगो को चोरी से छुपा के राशन का समान देते हैं और हमे नहीं। इसलिए अगर आप आगे से ऐसा करेंगे तो हम अपने बच्चे यहाँ पर नहीं भेजेंगे।
Q.आप लोगों ने ई-सरम कार्ड बनवा लिए क्या?
A.जी हमने पैसे देकर ई-सरम कार्ड बनवा लिए हैं।
Q.आप लोग बच्चों के स्वस्थ रखने के लिए क्या-क्या करते है?
A.सर स्वस्थ रखने के लिए उनके नाखून, बाल कटवाते हैं, नहलाते हैं, साफ कपड़े भी पहनाते हैं- इसके बाद कोर्डिनटेर ने सलाह दी बच्चों को पीने का पानी भी उबाल कर पिलाना चाहिए।

Save the Unclaimed Puppies

राका सिंहा बल प्रेसिडेंट ऑफ अंगाजा फ़ाउंडेशन, जिनकी संस्था और वो खुद भी जनवारों के हित में काम करती हैं। अभी कुछ दिन पहले ही वो दिल्ली सचिवालय गई थी, वहाँ पर उनको कुछ लोगों ने बताया की गेट न॰6 के पास कुत्ते के लावारिस बच्चे हैं जिन्हे आप यहाँ से ले जाए। जिसके बाद उन्होने वहाँ पर 4 पपीज को देखा, उनको देखते ही उन्होने अगले दिन दिनेश व सुंदर को भेज कर उन चारों पपीज को उठवा लिया। जिसके बाद उन सबको वो अपने साथ फार्म में लेकर आए। यहाँ उनके फार्म पर और भी बहुत से कुत्ते हैं, जो की एनिमल शेल्टर में रहते हैं। जब वहाँ पर सब कर्मचारी अपने कार्यो में व्यस्त थे, तब उनमें से एक कुत्ते ने एक पपी पर अटैक कर दिया। जिसके बाद वो पपी मर गया जिसके बाद उनके वर्कर ने उसे अच्छे से दफ़ना दिया । बाकी तीन पपीस में से एक जिसका नाम बिटु है उसको टिक बुखार 104.3 डिग्री था। जिसके बाद उसे पाशा अस्पताल लेकर गए। वहाँ पर उसे ड्रिप लगी, उसके बाद टिक बुखार का इलाज़ किया गया जिसका ट्रीटमेंट अभी एक और महिना चलेगा। उसके बाद उसका ब्लड टेस्ट होगा जिसमे पता चलेगा की उसका टिक बुखार ठीक हुआ या नहीं। अब इन तीनों पपीस को अच्छे से खिलाया-पिलाया जा रहा है और कुछ दिन बाद पासा अस्पताल गुरुग्राम से उन्हे टीका लगवाया जाएगा।

गणतंत्रता दिवस समारोह

इस बार भी हर साल की तरह अंगाजा फ़ाउंडेशन एन॰जी॰ओ ने अपने दोनो शिक्षा केंद्रो पर 26 जनवरी का त्योहार सभी बच्चो व वहा के लोगो के साथ मिलकर मनाया। इस संस्था में कार्य करने वाले कोर्डिनेटर ने बच्चो व वहा के लोगो को एक जगह पर इक्ठा किया और उन्हे अलग-अलग लाइनो में खडा किया उसके बाद झंडे को फैराया गया। उसके बाद सबने मिलके राष्ट्रीयगान गाया। जिस्के बाद कोर्डिनेटर ने 26 जनवरी का महत्व बताते हुआ कहा की ये देश का त्योहार है इस दिन देश का सविंधान लागू हुआ था। इस सविंधान को बनाने में बहुत से स्वतंत्रता सैनानी के लोगो ने हिस्सा लिया, जिस्मे इन लोगो ने बहुत प्रयासों से इसे बनाया। डॉ॰ भीम राव अम्बेडकर को सविंधान का रचियता कहा जाता है, और वो एक छोटी जाती में पैदा हुए थे। उसके बाद भी उन्होने अपने आपको इस काबिल बनाया कि वो देश में सविंधान जनक बने। उन्होने लोगो के प्रति जाती को लेकर गलत सोच को बदला। सविंधान बनने में 2 साल 11 महीने और 18 दिनो का समय लगा। सविंधान का महत्व बताते हुआ कहा कि इसके ज़रीये ही सविंधान में प्रशासन या सरकार के अधिकार, उसके कर्तव्य और लोगो को सही नियम, उनके अधिकारो के बारे में जानकारी, देश से मिलने वाले अनेक तरह के फायेदे आदि बातो का पता चलता है। भारत का सविंधान विश्व के किसी भी गणतांत्रिक देश का सबसे लंबा लिखित सविंधान है। इसके बाद वो बच्चो को लेकर पार्क गये और उन्हे रेस,खो–खो ओपेन एक्सर्साइज़ जिम का गेम करवाए. जिसमें बच्चो ने बहुत आनंद लिया।

सखी ग्रुप मीटिंग

कल्याणपुरी शिक्षा केंद्र पर हमने इस फरवरी के महीने में भी सखी ग्रुप की मीटिंग का आयोजन किया।जिसमें 15 किशोरियों ने हिस्सा लिया। मीटिंग की शुरुवात बच्चों ने देश भक्ति गाना गा कर किया।
Q क्या आप सबकी स्कूल की शिक्षा ठीक से चल रही है ?
A सर अभी तो स्कूल तो बंद है, पर वर्क शीट के जरिये और मिशन बुनियाद की किताब के जरिये घर ही पढ़ाई होती है।
Q क्या आप सब कोरोना व उंसके नए वारियंट ओमिक्रोन से कैसे बचाव करेंगे ?
A सर बचाव के तरीके हमे मालूम है जैसे बहुत जरूरी हो तभी घर से बाहर जाना है। बाहर जाते समय मास्क पहनना है, बाहर में अपने हाथ से आँख, नाक और मुह का नहीं छूना है, घर आने के बाद साबुन से हाथ जरूर धोना है, अपने आप को भीड़-भाड़ वाली जगह से दूर रखना है सब से उचित दूरी बनाकर रहना है। इसके साथ कोर्डिनेटर ने बताया की अगर किसी को यह बीमारी हो जाती है तो सरकार द्वारा बनाए गए ट्रीटमेंट सेंटेरो में उन्हें रखना चाहिए।
Q क्या आपके साथ या बस्ती में रह रहे अन्य बच्चों के साथ किसी भी प्रकार का गलत व्यवहार या हिंसा हो रही है?
A सर हिंसा तो नहीं होती पर गलत व्यवहार हमारे साथ कभी कभी होता है- जैसे हमारे भाइयों की तुलना में हमारे ऊपर बहुत से पाबंदी लगा दी जाती है चाहे वो बात आगे तक पढ़ाई की हो या फिर बाहर जाने की आज़ादी आदि।
Q क्या आपके घरों में आपकी माँ या अन्य महिलाओं के साथ किसी भी तरह की कोई हिंसा होती है?
A सर हमारे घरों वैसे तो हिंसा नहीं होती है पर कभी कभी घर में लड़ाई हो जाती है, जो कुछ देर के बाद ठीक हो जाती है। इसके इलवा उन्हे दूर जाकर काम करने के लिए माना कर दिया जाता है।
Q आपका अपने माता-पिता और अन्य भाई-बहनों के साथ कैसे संबंध है ?
A बच्चों के अनुसार उनके माता-पिता और अन्य भाई-बहनों के साथ अच्छे संबंध हैं।
Q महावरी के समय आप सैनेट्री पैड का इस्तेमाल करते हैं या कपड़े का ?
A मैडम हम लोग सैनेट्री पैड का इस्तेमाल करते हैं।
Q आपकी बस्ती में छेड़खानी, पीछा करना, बलात्कार, एसिड अटैक करने वाले जैसे लोग रहते है क्या ? या आपके आस-पास इस तरह की कोई घटना घटी है ?
A बच्चों ने बताया की उनकी बस्ती में फिलहाल एसे कोई इंसान दिखा नहीं और ना ही अभी इस तरह कोई वारदात हुई। हाँ पहले एक बार एक व्यक्ति ने एक लड़की को छेड़ा था जिसके बाद लोगो ने शिकायत की और पुलिस उसे लेकर गयी।
Q आपके अनुसार आपकी बस्ती में किसी तरह की कोई समस्या है ? अगर हाँ तो आप किस तरह से इसका समाधान निकालेंगे ?
A नहीं सर अभी तो हमे किसी तरह की कोई समस्या नज़र नहीं आ रही है।
Q यदि आप किसी तरह की समस्या में है तो अपनी मदद के लिए कहाँ समपर्क करेंगे और क्यु
A बच्चों ने कहा की सर हम अपने माँ-पिता जी को बताते हैं, जिसके बाद कोर्डिनेटर ने बच्चों को चाइल्ड हैल्पलाइन नंबर 1098 व महिला हैल्पलाइन नंबर 1091 के बारे में बताया।

Community Meeting(कल्याण पुरी)

Q. आप सब लोग कैसे हैं, और आपकी बस्ती में क्या – क्या कार्य चल रहे हैं? A. लोगों ने कहा की वे सभी लोग स्वस्थ हैं। तथा बस्ती में अभी सीवर डलने का काम चल रहा है।
Q. आप लोगों के पास इस समय रोज़गार उपलब्ध है या नहीं?
A. बस्ती के लोगों के अनुसार कोरोना बीमारी के पहले सभी के पास अच्छा खासा काम था पर बीच में बीमारी के चलते सब काम बंद पड़ गए, पर कुछ महीने पहले से सबको कोई न कोई काम मिल गया है, जैसे मजदूरी का काम करना, दुकानों पर काम पर काम करना,जिससे उनका गुजारा चल रहा है।
Q. कोरोना के नए वैरियंट से आप किस तरह से अपना व अपने परिवार का बचाव कैसे करेंगे?
A. जिसमें लोगों ने कहा की सर हम तो काम धंधे वाले इंसान है तो हमे तो बाहर जाना ही पड़ेगा लेकिन हम बाहर जाते समय कोरोना से बचने के लिए मास्क पहनेगे, और काम पर पहुँच के साबुन से हाथ धोयेंगे घर पर जाकर भी पहले हाथ धोयेंगे उसके बाद ही सबसे मिलेंगे, बच्चो व अन्य परिवार के लोगो बिना बाहर जाने पर रोकेंगे।
Q. क्या आप लोगों को 2 वैक्सीन लग चुकी है?
A. हाँ ज्यादातर लोगों को वैक्सीन के डबल डोस लग चुके हैं।
Q. बस्ती में आप लोगों के सामने किस-किस तरह की परेशानी आती है, और आप इसे कैसे दूर करेंगे?
A. बस्ती के लोगों ने बताया की हमारे आस पास की नालीया भर जाती है, कचरा फैला रहता। ये कचरा हम लोगो के द्वारा ही हुआ है, अगर हम अपने आस पास सफाई करेंगे तो इन समस्याओं से बचाव होगा।
Q. क्या आपकी बस्ती में रहने वाली महिलाओं पर किसी भी तरह का कोई भी हिंसा होती है, तो हमे बताएं?
A. इस प्रश्न के उत्तर में पुरुष व महिलाओं दोनों ने कहा की सर कहा सुनी हर घर में होती है, हमारे बीच में भी होती है, पर कुछ समय के बाद सब ठीक हो जाता है।
Q. आपकी बस्ती में जितने भी बच्चे 5 साल या उससे बड़े अधिक है, क्या उन सभी का स्कूल में दाखिला है?
A. हाँ सर, बच्चों का दाखिला तो है पर कोरोना की वजह से पढ़ाई में बहुत नुकसान हुआ है।
Q. क्या आप लोगों को सरकार की तरफ़ से फ्री राशन मिल रहा है?
A. इसमें इंसानियत ग्रुप के लोगों ने बताया की राशन की सरकारी दुकान पर हर महीने लोगों को फ्री राशन मिलता है।
Q. क्या आप सभी लोग बस्ती के लोग आपस में एक दूसरे से बातें करते हैं या नहीं? नहीं तो क्यू नहीं?
A. हर तरफ़ बीमारी का ख़तरा है इसलिए हम लोग आपस में दूर से ही कभी-कभार बातें करते हैं।
Q. आपको मालूम है अब 15 से 18 साल के बच्चों को भी वैक्सीन लग रही है आपने बच्चों को लगवाई क्या ?
A. जी सर मोबाइल व टोकन के हिसाब से वैक्सीन लग रही है और हम आपने बच्चों को लगवा रहे हैं।
Q. क्या आपको ओमिक्रोन कोरोना के बारे में मालूम है?
A. नहीं, जिसके बाद हमने (अंगाजा फ़ाउंडेशन) के प्रोजेक्ट कोर्डिनेटर उन्हे उन लोगों को इसके लक्षण को बताया व इससे बचाव के तरीके को बताया, व काढ़ा की विधि बताई और बनाके दिन में एक बार पीने को कहा, कम तेल,मसाले, नमक को खाने को कहा, हल्दी का उपयोग खाने में करने को कहा।

Cricket Match Held in Kalyanpuri

अंगाज़ा फ़ाउंडण्शेन ने इस महीने (दिस्मबर 2021) भी एक क्रिकेट मैच खेल का आयोजन कल्याण्पुरी के पार्क में किया. जिस्मे युवाओ व एड्ल्ट आदमिओ की दो टीमो ने हिस्सा लिया है दोनो टीमो में कुल मिला कर 24 सदस्य थे. दोनो टीमो ने पह्ले अपनी टीमो के लिये एक-एक नाम रखा जिसमें युवाओ कि टीम ने अपना नाम टीम शेर रखा और एड्ल्ट आदमिओ कि टीम ने अपना नाम टिम हाथी रखा. मैच 10-10 ओवरो का रखा गया. टास किया गया जिसमे टीम शेर जीती और उन्होने पह्ले बल्लेबाजी का चुनाव किया. टीम शेर ने 10 ओवर के खेल में 6 विकेट खोकर 105 रन बनाये. इसमे सबसे ज्यादा 35 रन शलिम ने बनाया और सबसे ज्यादा 3 विकेट मोहित ने लिये. 10 मिंनट के ब्रेक के बाद मैच दुबारा शुरु हुआ जिसमे टीम हाथी ने 10 ओवर में 8 विकेट खोकर 107 रन बनाकर 2 विकेट से टीम शेर से जीत गये. टीम हाथी मे से मनोज और अब्दुल ने सर्वाधिक 30-30 रन बनाये, और टीम शेर कि तरफ से कपिल ने सर्वाधिक 3 विकेट लिये. इस तरह से खेल का समापन हुआ.
नीचे ह्मने इस रिपोर्ट के साथ मैच कि अंक तालिका संझा की है.
























Delhi Child Rights Club

Angaja Foundation and Butterflies held Delhi Child Rights Club Program in Sewa Nagar Guest of Honour : Ms. Raka Sinha Bal (Angaja Foundation)
Guests: Moushumi Baruah, Mohammed Shareef
Coordinate & Ground Work: SatyaPrakash Chobey, Renu
Participants: (Alok, Afrin, Babli,Nitin, Sumit, Sabeer, Shivani, Savita, Shubham, Sushma, Sakashi,Sulekha, Naina, Vinita, Ajay, Dev, Aman, Bharat, Arif, Rakhi, Kundan, Manisha, Naziya, Sonali, Shivani Kumari, Nandni, Sahil, Rooman)
The pandemic has changed the situation and the DCRC child members cannot meet as earlier during bimonthly meetings. At the same time there are new challenges and issues affecting children particularly the issues caused by the pandemic. Therefore, it is important that children meet, discuss on these emerging issues, frame their strategies and take collective action, in a participatory manner.
The Program started with an Introduction of the Children and the Guests from butterflies and then the children were involved in several interesting creative activities.
In the first activity the Instructor gives command to all the children to stand and sit together in their place- The child who does not listen properly to what they say and acts contrary to the instructions, he or she would be out of the game and in the end the only child who stayed till the end after listening to all the instructions won the game and got a packet of biscuits as a prize.
Benefit – Through this activity, the child develop his mental ability, listening skill and focus.
After this session, Mohammed Shareef talked about the epidemic corona in which he asked the children whether you liked it and what was bad. Young children said that, Sir, We did not have to go school, it was nice and people used to come from outside who used to distribute food to us. But the elder children said that Sir, this caused us a lot of trouble because all the work of the people of our house was stopped, our two year were wasted which will never come back, our studies suffered a lot, there is a problem for getting food and Medicine.
Activity-2, Clap when the Number comes 3, 6 & 9 instead of speaking Mr. Shareef said to the children to make a big circle and sit together, after that he instructed that you have to say the number 1, 2 after that when the number comes 3 or its multiple you should clap once instead of that number. Whichever child will say 3 or its multiple numbers or clap more than once at a time will be out of the game and the child who stays till the end of the game will win the game and get a prize.
Benefit–Through this activity, the child develop learning skills and concentration power.
Quiz Competition
After this, all the children sat on the carpet and a quiz competition was conducted in which Moushumi and Shareef asked the G.K Questions to the children and the children raised their hands to give the answers and the child who gave correct answers got the prize After 10 question the quiz competition was over.
Benefit- through this quiz competition the child improve their General knowledge,
End of Program- Children enjoyed the activities immensely and returned home happily after the distribution of refreshments.

Diwali Celebration at Kalyanpuri and Sewa Nagar Education Centre (3rd November 2021)

Since many years Angaja Foundation celebrated Diwali festival at Sewa Nagar and Kalyanpuri Block -18 Indira Camp centre. The festival of Lights was initiated by making sincere efforts for lighting up the world of these less fortunate children of the slums who still find reasons to smile even in their deprived day to day life. The children were made to understand the origin behind the start of this festival of Lights, it’s meaning and significance which is to move from darkness to light and spread and share the light of wisdom, love, peace and prosperity with each other to make a better society. The Children, with the help of our coordinator SatyaPrakash Chobey very enthusiastically took part in the preparations of the festival, they also made beautiful and colorful rangoli which looks like the eye catching imprint of an artist and decorated the class rooms with diyas and candles. Sweets were distributed to all the children at both centres.


Ration Distribution at Sewa Nagar

The coordinator from Angaja foundation visited Sewa Nagar for the meeting and had gathered 15 to 20 people. The main Purpose was to provide free ration to slum people because most of the people living in Sewa Nagar slum have no Ration card. Our coordinator tried to find out those families who are unemployed in Sewa Nagar community. Angaja foundation distributed that ration for the needy families at Sewa Nagar with the help of Ashok kumar who is a member of Insaniyat group, a community based organization. Mrs. Sujata Prasad is a former Bureaucrat. Sujata ji runs an Ngo whose name is Sapna trust. She donated ration to Angaja foundation for the People of the slum community at Sewa Nagar.
The sad stories of these families are mentioned below.
(1) Suman and her husband both are handicapped due to polio. Suman is living in Sewa Nagar for the last 10 years. She lives with her husband and two children. Both are Unemployed and she has no other source of income. Both beg from the Sai Baba temple and apart from that she borrows money from the Neighbors’ to fulfill the needs of her family. Her one child comes to our centre.
(2) Mintu is a community member living at Sewa Nagar since last 10 years. He lives here with his two children and his wife is a house wife . Now he is a Part time driver at a private office. His two Children study at our centre.
(3) Savita a community member lives here with her husband and her two children, Savita is a house wife and her husband works as a cleaner of autos etc.
(4) Rubi a community member lives in Sewa Nagar with her husband and two children since last 10 years, she is a house wife and her husband is a tailor.
(5) Kusum lives in sewa nagar with her husband and three children and her husband’s health is not good, her husband is on bed rest due to infection in his legs. They do not have any source of income. He borrows money from the Neighbors’ and other persons to fulfill the needs of his family.

Ration Distribution at Sewa Nagar

The coordinator from Angaja foundation visited Sewa Nagar for the meeting and had gathered 10 to 15 people. The main Purpose was to provide free ration to slum people because most of the people living in the Sewa Nagar slum have no Ration card. Our coordinator tried to find out those families who are unemployed in Sewa Nagar community. Mrs. Sujata Prasad is a former Bureaucrat and she is associated with The Sapna trust a non governmental organization.
Sujata ji donated ration to Angaja foundation for the slum communityat Sewa Nagar and then Angaja foundation distributed that ration to the needy families at Sewa Nagar with the help of Ashok kumar who is a member of Insaniyat group a community based organization.
The sad stories of these families are mentioned below...


1). Gulzar lost his both legs due to polio. He is living in Sewa Nagar for last 20 years. He lives with his wife and three children. He lost his shop during the lockdown. Now he is unemployed and he has no other source of income. He borrows money from the Neighbors’ to fulfill the needs of his family. His one child comes to our centre.
2). Rajesh a community member has been living here for the last 15 years. He lives here with his three children and his wife died six years back. Now he is doing labour work to fulfill the needs of his children. His two Children study at our centre.
3). Radha a community member lives here with her husband and her two year girl child, A week Ago she lost a Child during her pregnancy. She used all her savings on medical treatments. Now Radha’s husband is working in General store.
4. Samina Khatoon lives in Sewa Nagar slum near Lodhi Road with her husband and three children, Since last ten years, Samina’s husband is working as a Rickshawpuller and they have no other source of income. Her One Child comes to our centre.
5. Soniya a community member of Sewa Nagar Slum lives here with her husband and two Children since last 16 years. Soniya’s husband is doing Housekeeping work in a clinic. They do not have any other source of income. Her two Children come to our centre.

Dussehra Festival Celebration

Angaja Foundation celebrated the occasion of Dussehra festival with great pomp at Kalyanpuri and Sewa Nagar Education Centers. The Coordinator told all the children about Dussehra. Dussehra is a Sanskrit word which means removal of ten bad qualities within you like.
(1) Kama vasana (Lust)
(2) Krodha (Anger)
(3 Moha (Attachment)
(4) Lobha (Greed)
(5) Mada (pride)
(6) Matsara (Jealousy)
(7) Swartha (Selfishness)
(8) Anyaaya (Injustice)
(9) Amanavta (Cruelty) and (10) Ahankara (Ego).
It’s also known as ‘Vijaydashami’ which means Vijay over these ten bad qualities. After that all the children participated in the drawing competition on the Dussehra festival, and then the coordinator made the children act out roles on characters of the Ramleela, in which the children enthusiastically participated. The children were very happy with the acting program and happiness was visible on their faces.

CRICKET MATCH AT KALYANPURI

Angaja Foundation organized a friendly Cricket match between men (Team A)and the youth group(Team B). The match started with the national anthem being sung, followed by a toss. The men team (A)won the toss and chose to bat first. It was a ten overs game. The men team scored 102 runs and got all out. After a break of ten minutes, the youth group team (B) came to the field, for batting, they scored 100 runs in the same over. The men group (A) won the match by two runs. The viewers cheered loudly for both the teams which motivated them to play well.




Prevention from Mosquitoes

The Mosquito problem was going on in Sewa Nagar and Kalyanpuri Basti for a long time, due to which diseases like malaria, dengue, chikungunya could spread in the community.

Our coordinator Satyaprakash Chobey contacted the MCD department and met an officer and said that we are from Angaja Foundation and the problem of mosquitoes is very high in our communities, where we educate




Educational Centre Kalyanpuri Block-18

Angaja foundation is working in Kalyan Puri block- 18 since six years. This is a slum area of 1500 to 2000 Jhuggis. After the survey in Kalyanpuri Block -18 Indira camp, Angaja foundation’s Education centre started from Sept. 6th 2021. It was closed since March 2020 due to the pandemic. Angaja foundation is looking after the education of children of this slum. Children are divided into four groups, Groups Group -1 Boys (5yrs. -9yrs.) – start the day with prayer and national anthem. In this group we have 15 children in the class. Group- 2 Boys (10yrs.-14yrs.) - We have 15 children in this group, we help with them Home work, difficulties with online work, and course related study. After that we do some general knowledge with the groups focusing on news of the day, maps of India and the world and health education. Group-3 Girls (5yrs.-9yrs.) - start the class with prayer and national anthem. In this group we have 15 children in a class. Group-4 Girls (10yrs.-14yrs.) We have 15 children in this group, we do with them Home work, book reading, online work doubts, and course related study After the classes we do community visits and Day wise activities like – art & craft/sports, storytelling, general knowledge and Activities from meenaswamiNathan book This book has activities which focus on the all round development of the children. We are sorry for the loss of study of the children of this centre but now we started it again and welcome all the old and new Children. I hope children are happy to join the centre and start studies again.

Ganesh Chaturthi Celebration Kalyanpuri Centre

Angaja Foundation celebrated Ganesh Chaturthi Festival at Kalyanpuri Centre. Our Coordinator told the children about Lord Ganesh and Importance of the Ganesh Chaturthi Festival. The festival is celebrated all over in India, especially in the Maharastra state with great Pomp. It is a Hindu festival celebrating the birth of Lord Ganesh also called Vighnaharta or Vinayaka. Ganesha is the son of Lord Shiva & Goddess Parvati and a revered Hindu deity and a powerful god in his own right. During the festival devotees make pandals and keep the idol of Lord Ganesh in it and worship him for 10 consecutive days. They feel that their problems will end and happiness and prosperity will come in their lives. On the 11th day they immerse the ganesh idol in the sea. People in India worship Ganesha before starting any new project.
We organized drawing and writing activity at Kalyanpuri Centre. The Children participated in this activity. Also in this community many devotees had made Ganpati Pandals.





Sports Activities

Angaja Foundation organizes indoor and outdoor sports activities twice a month at all its educational centres. Due to the lockdown, we had closed all our centres. Now that we have restarted our centres, we have started sports activities with the children. After the lockdown, we started our first outdoor sports activities at Sewa Nagar Centre. We got all the children to run a race competition in the park. All the children enjoyed themselves. We do different types of sports activities with the children every month.
Next day we started sports activities in Kalyanpuri Block-18 centre, Here we collected all those children from our centre and took them to the park. We engaged all the children in Race and Kho-Kho sports activities. The children participated in these activities with lots of energy and got physical and mental strength from it.





REPORT ON GANESH CHATURTHI AT SEWA NAGAR CENTRE

Angaja Foundation celebrated Ganesh Chaturthi festival at Sewa Nagar Centre. Our Coordinator told the children about the Ganesh Chaturthi festival. It is a Hindu festival celebrating the birth of Lord ganesh also called Vignaharta or Vinayaka. Ganesha is the son of Shiva and Parvati and a revered Hindu deity and a powerful God in his own right. The festival usually falls in the month of August and September. Though, the festival is celebrated throughout India, in the state of Maharashtra it is celebrated with exceptional Zeal. Ganesha is the remover of obstacles and all problems as well as creator of happiness. People in India worship Ganesha always before starting any new Project. We organized drawing activity at Sewa Nagar centre. The Children participated in this activity and Shubam studying in class 10 made the perfect Ganesha drawing.





Clothes Distribution for Street and Slum Children

Children living on the streets and slum areas are always busy in begging at red lights. One day at a red light Ms. Raka Sinha Bal President of Angaja Foundation saw some children coming to her car for begging. Ms. Bal asked them what are you doing. Do all of you go to school or attend any non-formal education centre. They all said No Ms. Bal said I have no money for you, but I have some clothes. The Children got new and nice clothes to wear. One could see much happiness on their faces and they were giving broad smiles when they received the clothes.







Rescue and Care of a Dog

Angaja Foundation is working for the care and Protection of Animals and runs a shelter home for dogs. A few days back Angaja foundation's worker rescued a dog and after that the dog was brought to the shelter. After some time a worker found that the dog had skin infection and he was not well and He also had on infection in his ears. He was taken to the MCD veterinary clinic in Jaunapur and was checked by Dr. Malay Kumar. Dr. Kumar gave him injections and prescribed medicines.
The dog’s treatment has been going on for a few months. Now the dog is feeling better but his treatment will continue until he recovers completely.





Celebration of Independence Day 2021 at Sewa Nagar Centre

We celebrated 15th August our independence day at Sewa Nagar education center. First we called all the children and their parents to participate in the celebration. We hosted the flag and the every one sang the National anthem. After that a few children performed the group dance on the patriotic song Desh Mera Rangeela. Then one child performed the action song Nana Munna rahi houn desh ka sipahi houn bolo mere sung Jai Hind Jai Hind. After that there was the speech by Renu the teacher at the centre about the Indian struggle to get the country free from the British.
A girl named Vanita a student of class 11 also presented a speech. Angaja Foundation’s Coordinator talked about the Dandi March and the Salt Satyagraha. It was an act of nonviolent civil disobedience in colonial India initiated by Mahatma Gandhi. Gandhi ji started this march with 78 of his trusted volunteers. The march spanned 390 km. from Sabarmati Ashram to Dandi, which was called Navsari at that time situated in the state of Gujarat. On 6 April 1930, Gandhi ji took the salt in his hand and defied the law. During the British rule in India a ban was imposed on the manufacture and sale of salt. At the end of the programme refreshments were distributed to the all the children and they were happy to join us in this event and thankful for our efforts.


Celebration of Independence Day 2021 at Kalyanpuri Centre

Angaja Foundation’s Coordinator went to kalyan Puri education center for celebrating Independence Day. The children and their parents collected at the centre for the celebration. First the flag was hosted and the National anthem was sung .After that all the children performed the group song Sare Jahan se Accha Hindustan Hamara. Then one child from Class six standard recited a poem and another child 17 years old gave a speech about 15th August. Angaja Foundation’s Coordinator talked about the Dandi March and the salt Satyagraha It was an act of nonviolent civil disobedience in colonial India initiated by Mahatma Gandhi. Gandhi ji started the salt march from Sabarmati Ashram to Dandi , which was called Navsari at that time situated in the state of Gujarat. The march spanned 390 km. . A ban was imposed on the manufacture and sale of salt in India by the British. Gandhi ji picked up a few grains of salt at the end of his march and defied the law. After the celebration samosa and frooti were distributed to all the children.





Rescue of a white pigeon

It was getting the dark, The working president of Angaja Foundation was travelling through Sultanpur farm houses ahead of Mehrauli when she saw a white pigeon sitting on the side of the road. She told her driver to stop the car and go and see what was the condition of the pigeon.
She took the pigeon to our Animal shelter in Jaunapur. There Ms Bal and the staff took care of the pigeon. They give it water and it began walking outside in the garden. Then suddenly, it flew and sat on a tree and then after sometime flew into the forest surrounding the shelter. We hope it is in a good condition and thriving.



Save the life of a Mynah

At the animal shelter in Jaunapur a Mynah bird fell in the garden from the sky as some others Mynahs were attacking it. It was lying in the grass and was not able to fly. Eagles and Crows tried to pick up the bird but luckily they could not succeed. Ms. Bal who was at the shelter called the security guard to help the bird. He picked up the bird and put it in a box .The entire day, the mynah rested in the box. It was given water and also fed some bajra. After sometime in the evening the bird safely flew away into the forest.





SEWA NAGAR EDUCATIONAL CENTRE 2021

Sewa Nagar Slum area Located Near Lodhi Nagar has has 65 Jhuggis. The condition of the people living in the slum is terrible and they do not have access to basic needs like water, electricity, and getting insufficient food and most important education of the Children living there. After the survey in Sewa Nagar slum, Angaja foundation’s Education centre started from 12th July 2021 in Sewa Nagar. Children are divided into two groups, group one school going(who enrolled in govt. school) and group two non school going children(who are not enrolled in school). In the centre three subjects are taught to the children English, Hindi and Maths to the non school going children and provide tution to those who attend online classes. Apart from imparting education, care is taken to involve the children in prayer, national anthem, health education, stories, games and Creative activities. Health Education is imparted with the aim of improving people’s health which empowers them to make healthy choices. At Angaja Foundation, we have a health awareness programme running at our centres with a hope that it would lead the slum dwellers towards better health conditions and a healthy living environment.
We started our Sewa Nagar education centre after 26 months. It was closed due to the pandemic in March 2020. We are sorry for the loss of study of the children of this centre but now we started it again and welcome all the old and new Children. I hope children are happy to join the centre and start studies again.



Ration Distribution in Sewa Nagar, Kalyanpuri Block-18 and Mansarovar Park

The coordinator from Angaja foundation visited Sewa Nagar for the meeting and we had gathered 15 to 20 people. The main Purpose of meeting was that how we can provide ration to slum people because Mostly people of Sewa Nagar have no Ration card , Only one family have Ration card out of 60 Jhuggis and other families had Adhaar Card . We got to know through the media that by showing the Aadhar Card, you can get free ration We went to Madan Lal khurana's office the ( MLA) of the area to get the correct Information on free ration distribution, We were told that ration is available at Divan chand Govt School near India habitat centre Lodhi Road. After two days we went there and then we talked to Ashok Kumar who belongs to MLA’s office. Ashok kumar told me about the free ration distribution process. Three important things are required for getting free ration. Your name should not be mentioned in the ration card, Aadhaar card should be from Delhi and must have cell phone for OTP. After that you will get free ration. Again we went to community and talked to slum people about the free ration distribution. Most people agreed to go with us and finally, 70 people got the free ration by showing their Aadhaar Card. Apart from that, we went to Mansarovar Park and Kalyanpuri for the free ration distribution and talked to the people about their problems of free ration distribution, People of M.S. Park and Kalyanpuri communities were aware about the process of free ration distribution, After that the People of M.S. Park and Kalyanpuri went to school and got free ration. 135 people got the free ration by showing the Adhaar Card. Right now, Free ration distribution is on hold by Delhi government, I went to MLA’s office and talk to Mr. Ashok and he told me that ration distribution is on hold due to some reason but when we begin distributing, we will distribute ration till November 2021. .


Report on Anti Rabies Injection to Dogs at our Shelter in Jaunapur

Date:-9th July 2021
Angaja Foundation is an active organization working for the welfare of animals in distress. The organization runs a Shelter for care and Protection of dogs at Jaunapur, New Delhi, which is Located ahead of Andheria Mode. Angaja Foundation with the help of Municipal Corporation (South Delhi) did the anti rabies Injection of more than thirty two dogs in the Jaunapur shelter, Coordinator Dinesh helped in the anti rabies Injection process. Dinesh also coordinated with the MCD Veterinary Clinic at Jaunapur.
We had sent a letter to MCD on 28th June 2021 for anti rabies injection after that compounder came from the Veterinary Govt. Clinic, Jaunapur to our animal shelter on 9th July 2021. A lot of effort is required with the dogs for anti Rabies Injection. All work was done under the supervision of Mrs. Raka Sinha Bal General Secretary of Angaja Foundation. The MCD Veterinary Govt. Clinic has done an excellent job for us.



Kisan Andolan 2020 - VISIT TO SINGHU BORDER

Farmer unions have been protesting at different borders near Delhi at Singhu, Tikri and Ghazipur demanding a rollback of the three new farm laws - Farmers' Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Act, 2020, the Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement on Price Assurance and Farm Services Act, 2020 and the Essential Commodities (Amendment) Act, 2020. They have travelled all the way from Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh in their tractors, trucks and trailers to protest at the borders. At Angaja Foundation, we supported the farmers protest and visited Singhu border to express solidarity with the farmers and distributed apples and kinnows to them.




Visitors from the Delhi side are finding it difficult to reach there as the vehicles are being stopped around two kms before the protest site. The venue has been closely guarded by the police and the para military personnel. We are thankful to the NGO KhalsaAid for working closely with the protestors and helping them with arrangements for food, water and medical facilities. They have also set up semi-permanent shelters, equipped with mattresses, blankets and pillows. For the convenience of farmers, Delhi Government has built bathrooms and toilets there. Also, the Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee is serving food to the farmers.





We met a small group of farmers who have travelled from Tarn-Taran district of Punjab. They are grateful to all those who been providing all kinds of help to the protesters for the last two months but now the protest is affecting their livelihood. They have to sustain this until the government repeals the three new farm laws.








Angaja Foundation decided to welcome a new furry friend ‘Shiv’ into their animal shelter in Jaunapur. The puppy was rescued from Sikandarpur in Gurgaon. We brought him to our shelter and got him vaccinated. Earlier he was scared, used to cry and missed his mother a lot. But his indomitable spirit is undying - now he is settled down with his other furry friends, he is comfortable at the shelter and loves to race around in the garden.








During the lockdown, Angaja Foundation’s General Secretary Ms. Raka Sinha Bal came across three dogs in the area between Sultanpur Estate and Jaunapur. Unfortunately, just like every other distressed stray, they became prey to the mange disease. It is a horrible and a painful condition. She gave them medicines and took great care of them. Now all of them are okay and thriving happily.









Innocent animal lives are seen as disposable in our country where even human lives on the streets are not valued. Covid-19 has disrupted our lives and brought hardship and grief to many. It is a tough time for most of us, but we feel that it is even tougher for the helpless and the voiceless. This pandemic has impacted negatively on our animal population. Animals have lost their access to human interaction and most importantly food and water on the streets due to the lockdown and curfew. To save these animals, our General Secretary Ms. Raka Sinha Bal have been regularly feeding the cattle and dogs and have also setup water troughs for them in Jaunapur, Chattarpur, Sultanpur Estate which are all farm house areas in South Delhi and also in Gwal Pahari which lies in Gurgaon District of Haryana. We have also been feeding cats, dogs and cattle in Kotla Mubarakpur, which is a part of South Delhi District.








Maggots is one of the more common problems that the dogs face. At Angaja Foundation’s shelter, three street dogs living there were affected with deep maggot infested wounds. It creates severe pain and itching for dogs. Once maggots have been infested, there is trouble in eating, drinking, just overall pain that the dogs have to endure and lead to chances of prolonged infections. It is a very terrible experience for the animal as they start eating up the flesh. At the shelter, we take a lot of care of the dogs when they get maggots. Had they been not taken care properly, maggots would have got them very seriously affected and they would have died of septicemia. a. Kalicharan - One of his ear was totally damaged with a wound inside eaten away by maggots. The caretaker at the shelter spent a lot of time trying to bring some relief to this sweet boy. He injected the medicine first, removing all the maggots and then took him to the nearby govt. dispensary where he was given injections for five days.







b. Kareena – She was bitten by a dog near her ribs and the wound was being away by maggots. After removing all the maggots at the shelter, she was also taken to the dispensary where she was given injection for five days. Later at the shelter, the caretaker did her dressing twice a day so that she can live comfortably and isn't in forever pain.






On 29th June, 2020 an abandoned baby cow was found badly injured in Jaunapur Farm House Area, ahead of Mehrauli. We are regularly feeding grass, bananas and water to the cattle in that area as they are abandoned and undernourished. When we found the cow, it had a cut several inches near the neck and there were high chances of it being infested with maggots. The cow was rescued after our Animal Welfare coordinator, Raju found it injured. We contacted ‘Dhyan Foundation’ who are actively working for the animal welfare to pick up the cow and keep it where it could be treated and looked after. They came to rescue the cow and it is now recovering in their animal shelter.




Cat

Our General Secretary, Ms. Raka Sinha Bal came across a stray cat outside her office in Defence Colony. The cat was in a miserable condition and was very thin. Despite being a busy road, no resident came to help. Ms. Raka fed her milk every morning and evening. Now, we take care of her and she looks healthy and strong. More people need to feed and look after these stray animals.





Rescued a Baby Myna

Angaja Foundation’s General Secretary Ms. Raka Sinha Bal came across a baby myna in Defence Colony which got separated from its mother and could not fly back to its nest. The mother looked worried being separated from her baby. Our coordinators took it to Frendicoes Seca where they kept the bird and took care of it. On 19th August, when we called up the shelter home to find out about the baby myna, we were informed that on 17th August, the bird had flown away happily.





Water Trough

To save animals from dehydration and diseases caused by polluted water, Ms.Raka Sinha Bal, General Secretary of Angaja Foundation, initiated to setup water troughs for animals like dogs and cows in an industrial area Udyog Vihar Phase I in Gurgaon. It is a very congested area and there is no water trough set up for animals. The water is changed daily to ensure that stray animals and birds get fresh water. It is a wonderful feeling to see the dogs from different localities coming to drink water and also cocks and hens which are living nearby. The lesson to be learnt from this is that everyone should put up water bowls near their homes and work places so that thirsty animals are able to quench their thirst.

International Women’s Day 2019

International Women’s Day is a world renowned event which celebrates respect towards women, promotes women’s right and shows appreciation for their economic, political, and social achievements. It is celebrated on March 8 every year. To mark this important day, we celebrated it at Mansarovar Park and Kalyanpuri Slum Area with much joy and enthusiasm. The programme began with a short speech by Ms. Surbhi marking the importance of the day. The speech began with a belief that even in today’s time, the quality of life of women is more or less the same as it used to be. As a part of her everyday routine, she does the household chores, prepares food for her husband and children, send them to work and school and then leaves for her own work. We focused on the hardship faced by women and how they overcame day to day challenges and moved ahead. Despite so many hardships, she still does not get the status she deserves. They are also victims of eve-teasing, harassment, acid attacks, rape and often face domestic violence at home. The speech was concluded by asking the audience, especially the men, if our attitude towards the women will ever change.

DCRC - “Happiness Day with Sports and Play

The International Day of Happiness is celebrated worldwide on March 20, and was conceptualized by philanthropist, activist, statesman, and prominent United Nations special advisor Jayme Illien to inspire, mobilize, and advance the global happiness movement. In 2011, Illien brought the idea and concept of creating a new global day of awareness, the International Day of Happiness. Every March 20 since 2013, the International Day of Happiness is celebrated in 193 UN Member states, 2 observer states, and 11 territories. The philosophy behind the day is that the “pursuit of happiness” is a basic human right and goal. All of us agree that for children, playing sports is one of the best contributors to experiencing ‘happiness’. It has great potential for improving mental health and emotional wellbeing. In order to mark Happiness Day, Delhi Child Rights Club organized a full day sports event ‘Happiness Day – Children’s Right to Play’ on 25th March. The event was held at Thyagraj Stadium, New Delhi. The stadium is adjacent to Kotla Mubarakpur. It is a huge stadium, constructed over an area of 16.5 acres with a seating capacity of almost 6,000 people. It was built as a venue for the 2010 Commonwealth Games. Around 650 children from several organizations took part in the event. Thirty children from Angaja Foundation took part in the several games that were organized. The age group was between 10 to 18 years. The games were Kabaddi, 100 mts race, Dragon and Tail, Fish and Fisherman, Passing the Ring and Relay Race. The children also enjoyed playing Dog and the Bone. Our children played together and interacted with children from other organizations. Sports teaches discipline, confidence, team-work and cooperation which adds to their mental and social development. It also prevents children from engaging in anti-social behaviour by navigating their energy into activities which are fun and productive. Many of our children secured positions in various games. The children and the coordinators were thankful to Butterflies for a joyous day.

SEWA NAGAR EDUCATIONAL CENTRE

Angaja Foundation has begun a non-formal educational centre underneath the Sewa Nagar Flyover, Near Dhobi Ghat in August this year. The main focus is educating the underprivileged children living there under difficult circumstances. There are a total of 39 children out of which only some of them go to the school. At the centre, we teach basic English, Hindi and Math to the children and also help the school going children with their homework. Apart from imparting education, care is taken to involve the children in prayer, national anthem, stories, games and other activities.
We begin the centre everyday with a prayer, followed by the national anthem. Then the children are involved in games. Playing games can be a brilliant way to enhance learning abilities in kids. After teaching the children, we focus on health education which is imparted to the women with the aim of improving the health of the people to empower them to take control over their well-being and enable them to make healthy choices. The people are motivated towards keeping their environment clean, use clean drinking water and eat healthy food. They are also made aware about family planning, vaccination, birth control measures, pregnancy, personal hygiene and also about various diseases such as diarrhoea, malaria and dengue.
The condition of the people living in the slum is terrible. They do not have access to basic needs like toilets and water. The inhabitants are uneducated and also lack basic civic sense. They throw garbage randomly and there are spit marks seen everywhere keeping their environment very dirty. Also, there are a lot of social problems like alcoholism, child marriage and child labour, child labour where the children accompany their parents for begging and selling pens and other small items at red lights. The adults take up jobs in the informal sector, like cleaning houses and temporary labours such as rickshaw pullers, housekeeping etc, to serve their financial needs and are mostly dependent on the food items donated to them by the people. Despite some of the children attending the government school, the level of education is very poor. Therefore, we decided to start our centre and work towards the development of underprivileged children and adults.

Feeding the Bulls

Angaja Foundation focuses on animal welfare by helping animals in distress. Apart from feeding cows, we are also feeding bulls near our animal shelter in Jaunapur and Sewa Nagar, Kotla Mubarakpur. We have also set up water troughs for cows and other animals in Sewa Nagar, Kotla Mubarakpur, Kalyanpuri, Block 18, the slum area where we work and the industrial area, Udyog Vihar I in Gurgaon. We ensure that our coordinators and the community people change the water daily. We have seen the cattle foraging from the open garbage bins and looking for anything edible to survive. They cannot differentiate between plastic and food and they swallow both. They are in a bad condition – eating polybags and waste which has poisonous content. Although the gujjars are the residents of Jaunapur Village, who were the traditional milkmen in Delhi, they are not interested in feeding these bulls. According to Indian tradition, most people believe in feeding cows, which is a good thing. But nobody is sympathetic towards the bulls. Bulls are used for agricultural purposes in rural areas. But since Delhi is an urban area, nobody can use bulls for agriculture, so they are getting redundant. It is a real challenge for us to feed the bulls - sometimes we have to feed them late at night and especially nowadays in this cold weather. We feel that all the cattle on roads should be in Goushalas and it should be everyone’s moral duty to feed and look after them.

The Pitiable Condition of Horses Used for Weddings

On 12th December 2018, the General Secretary of Angaja Foundation, Ms Raka Sinha Bal came across two horses on the Gadaipur – Sultanpur Road ahead of Andheria Mode. They were being used for wedding ceremonies. They were in a very bad condition. One of them had terrible skin problem and the other horse had deformed hoofs. Both of them were very weak. One could feel the extreme pain and the psychological trauma that the horses were going through. According to PETA India CEO and equine expert Manilal Valliyate, “Horses used in wedding celebrations are commonly malnourished, sick, and wounded and horse providers often use spiked bits to keep these animals still, amidst the chaotic noise and crowd. The animals used for such purposes are often found to be “sick, injured, and lame and when they are not being forced to give rides or perform, they are typically kept in filthy conditions and tied up with ropes that are often so short that the animals cannot engage in normal movements”. Our General Secretary stopped her car and took down all the details of the baggi wala. We tried to call the tent house but the phone did not go through. So, the next day, our coordinator visited Trilokpuri to find out about these horses. On reaching there, our coordinator found out that there was a small grocery shop and the tent house together under the board named ‘Yaseen Band – old ghodi baggi wala’. Our coordinator met Yaseen at the shop who informed us that he does not own horses anymore. This year in February, the police took his two horses away after somebody had complained about them. He was also beaten by the police. We told him that we had seen the two horses in Gadaipur the previous day. He said that he had brought them from Bulandshahr for the wedding and they had returned back on the same day.
Meanwhile, the organisation contacted People For Animals, an animal welfare organization to take their advice on how the horses could be rescued. Ms. Avantika, one of their coordinator also spoke to Yaseen. He also told her that he got the horses from Bulandshahr for the wedding. She scolded him badly and afterwards he apologized to her and also to us saying that he will not be using the horses again. We warned him of the dire consequences he would face if he again made the same mistake. The organisation is planning to send its team to Bulandshahr to find out about the condition of these horses. The town is also a centre for supplying horses for wedding celebrations to Delhi and other nearby areas. So we will check the condition of the horses used for such purposes.

Tiger - a Beautiful Abandoned German Shepherd Rescued in Gurgaon

In January 2019, Our General Secretary Ms. Raka Sinha Bal along with her driver, Sundar came across a dog on the Gurgaon – Faridabad Road. He is a beautiful German Shepherd and we call him ‘Tiger’. He was running after any car that was passing by the area. When we stopped the van, he came towards us. On opening the door, he entered inside the van. We immediately rescued him and brought him to our shelter in village Jaunapur. We are taking care of him in a good environment taking care of his food and water. Without being rescued, the dog would have otherwise died since it is a busy road and he might have come under some vehicle.







Tug of War and Football being played in slums

The organization organizes several sports events over the year between the youth and the men. It is a permanent activity and we believe that it helps create a friendly and interactive environment between the youth and men. A sports club in both the centres has been formed in which children, youth and men are a part and we make sure to organize several games with them on a regular basis. By involving men in the games, we give a message to the men that instead of playing cards during their free time, they can also indulge their time in sports activities which is also good for their mental and physical health. And, involving the youth in sports prevents them from engaging in anti-social behaviour by focusing their energy into activities which are fun and productive. We have appointed a captain and vice-captain of both the clubs who also help us in organizing these games like bringing together the teams, arranging for the equipments and also collecting the audience. Several games like Cricket, Football, Tug of War, Kabaddi, Kho Kho and others are played. Once again, we organized a competition between the men and youth group at both our centres in Kalyanpuri and Mansarovar Park on 12th and 15th January 2019 respectively. This time, Tug of War and Football was played. Football and Tug of War are the games widely played in the slum communities among the children. The games began with national anthem followed by a toss. The players from both the teams performed extraordinarily. From Kalyanpuri, men’s team won Tug of War and the youth team won the Football Match. In Mansarovar Park, the youth team won the game of Tug of War and there was a tie between both the teams in the Football Match. The most important thing is that all the participants should enjoy themselves no matter which team wins.

Yuva Utsav and NGO Mela

The New Delhi YMCA holds its Annual ‘Yuva Utsav and NGO Mela’ for the promotion and holistic development of marginalized children and youth. This year it was held on 5th and 6th December and the theme was ‘Social Media: Boon or Bane’. The children and youth from Angaja Foundation’s centres in Kalyanpuri and Mansarovar Park actively participated in this event and performed in many activities. The several events were Rangoli, Poster Making, Mehndi, Folk and Bollywood Dance, Nukkad Naatak, Sports Activities like Sack Race, Hurdle Race, Lemon-Spoon Race and Tug of War. Our children won prizes in sports events and excelled in dance performances and nukkad naatak spreading the message of social awareness. The first play showed the story of a boy who was rejected in a marriage proposal because he was not active on social media. In the second play, the actors showed the effects of spreading fake news on social media. The purpose of spreading fake news is to cause havoc among the viewers which can lead to difficult circumstances. It was a fun-filled event for all the participants.

Cricket Match

A friendly cricket match was organized between men and youth group by Angaja Foundation at Kalyanpuri and Mansarovar Park in July. The match started with national anthem being sung, followed by a toss. The men’s team won the toss and chose to bat first. It was a five over game. The youth group didn’t take very long and won the match by eight wickets. The viewers cheered loudly for both the teams which motivated them to play well. Cricket is a team sport and every player must develop the team spirit to working in harmony with each other to win the match. The players learn cooperation and build a sense of pride and accomplishment when their team wins. We organize the sports event to create a friendly and interactive environment between the youth and the men and also to tell the men that instead of playing cards every time, they can also indulge their time in sports activities which is also good for their mental and physical health. Sports require and teach discipline, confidence, team-work, patience, tolerance, etc. which are essential components of life skills. Sports also help prevent children from engaging in anti-social behaviour by navigating their energy into activities which are fun and productive. Even before the match was over, they started talking of another match – football or cricket again. It was decided that next time we would again group youth and men and make it even more fair and fun.

Kho Kho and Kabaddi Match

Sports activities are an essential component for a nation’s holistic development. Increasing access to sports have lead to multiple benefits – healthier population, better educational attainment, development of life skills, equal opportunities for all the children. We, at Angaja Foundation, feel that there is an urgent need to make sports accessible throughout our country. And, for the same we had organized a Kho Kho and Kabaddi match in Mansarovar Park and Kalyanpuri Slum Area on 24th February and 14th April 2018. It was boys ‘children versus youth group’ match. They were divided in two groups consisting of two teams each. The children were very happy and highly energetic for the games. The game began with the National Anthem being sung, creating a spirited environment. We all together cheered aloud when the players came onto the field. We began with Kho Kho Match first. After the toss, the children’s group decided to be the defenders. So, the youth group became the chasers. Both the teams played very well. It was won by the youth group. The game of Kabaddi was won by the children’s team. These games are not only very physical, with lots of running but are also brilliant for encouraging teamwork. Both the teams had to watch carefully and work together. We told the children about the importance of playing. We thought that it was time that we get together to bring the children to the playing field and educate them about the benefits of physical activity. Playing together also makes the children learn that how as a team they can achieve their goal easily.

"Holi Mela" in Bal Sahyog on 27th Feb, 2018

Bal Sahyog invited Angaja Foundation and other NGOs to participate in the Holi Mela aimed to provide a platform for showing the NGOs’ solidarity and exchanging ideas towards betterment and empowerment of marginalized section of the society. It was also an opportunity to celebrate festival of colors - Holi at Bal Sahyog. It was an informal get together to celebrate Holi and there was also an exhibition cum sale of the products of different organizations. Colorful stalls, music, dance, poem recitation, mimicry, play and many more activities were a part of the event. . Angaja Foundation’s children took part in the play which was titled ‘Naari ka Sashaktikaran’. In this naatak, the viewers were made aware on how women empowerment is necessary and is a significant topic in the development of our nation. They also send a message to end domestic violence that prevails in our country. The children got a chance to enhance their skills through this naatak. A huge crowd had gathered appraising the talent of Angaja’s children. After the naatak, the children took a round of the mela, visiting different stalls and also playing games there.

International Women’s Day 2018

International Women's Day is celebrated on March 8 every year. And on the same day, we celebrated this important day at Mansarovar Park Slum Area with a lot of joy and enthusiasm. The programme began with a short speech marking the importance of the day. Further then, we had a small dance presentation by a girl on the song ‘Maiya Yashoda’, who danced very beautifully. Then we began with the play on Women Empowerment. It was titled ‘Naari ka Shashaktikaran’. The main purpose of the naatak was to create awareness among the people on the importance of women empowerment. It ended with a huge applause by the audience. The day ended with again a dance performance by a group of girls which was enjoyed by the dancers as well as the viewers.

Puppies Rescued from SDA

Angaja Foundation’s General Secretary Ms. Raka Sinha Bal rescued eight puppies from Safdarjung Development Area. Nine puppies were born. Out of which, one passed away due to the hot temperature. The remaining eight were rescued and brought to Angaja Foundation Animal Shelter in Jaunapur. The puppies were less than a month old. They were all very weak, in poor condition and were very thin. They are taken care of in a good environment, proper food and water is provided and their vaccination is taken care of by us. They are happily thriving in our shelter. The puppies would have otherwise died since it is a busy road and they might have come under the vehicles. Now, their proper care is taken at the shelter and they are doing well. The puppies were less than a month old. Shortly, all of them will be vaccinated. A puppy that got a protective environment could not be left out. Somebody having love and adoption for dogs can only help.

WATER TROUGHS

Many animals die due to dehydration and diseases caused by polluted water that they drink from dirty places. To help these animals, our General Secretary Ms.Raka Sinha Bal of Angaja Foundation initiated to setup water trough for the stray animals in the area of Vasant Kunj, Kalyanpuri, Jaunapur and Udyog VIhar I in Gurgaon. We have not just installed the trough, but have ensured that our coordinators and the community people change the water daily. The motive behind this is to ensure that stray animals get fresh water and are prevented from a heat stroke. It should be the responsibility of all the people to put up water bowls near their house; it doesn’t only benefit the stray animals but also the birds. Angaja foundation also focuses towards environment and animal welfare. We work as a flash point wherever environmental degradation is taking place in Delhi or the other states. We have contacted different wildlife organizations based in Delhi pushing them to take some action on these issues. If we hear anything, we try to take action to prevent it. In May 2018, in Gurgaon, surrounding the DLF Golf Course, is a forest area (government) where there are several Nilgai to be found. Near this forest, there are many high-rise buildings and two roads built near the forest. One road is very busy and the other is a little less busy. On the latter road, our General Secretary Ms. Raka Sinha Bal has frequently seen Nilgai and she saw them running into an area which is not a forest. There are many high-rises in that area. These beautiful animals must be in acute danger due to the roads and buildings. Also, would there be water bodies for them to drink water. There is a need to relocate all the animals to a forest which is not surrounded by roads and high-rises and this needs to be done urgently. Also, in Hyderabad, 50 wild boars were shot dead at the Air Force Academy in Dundigal. Telangana forest department issued orders “to cull the wild boars, which are allegedly damaging tender grass and greenery at Air Force Academy and posing a danger to the safety of trainees and aircraft”. Instead of killing them, they could have been relocated.

Forest Fires

The major number of forest fires in our forests is caused due to human negligence but natural fires constitute the greater percentage of the total area burned. We recently came across forest fires in Chamba region, Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand but these Forest Fires are happening all over the state. We have contacted Mr. Avinash from Wildlife Protection Society of India, who said that these forest fires occur naturally due to lightning and dry weather, sometimes due to cigarette and bidi left outs and also to clear the land to cultivate it again. According to Ms. Raka Sinha Bal, these fires should be put out by throwing water down from helicopters and it should be the responsibility of the forest department and the state government.



Patients

Mrs Kala Devi (50 years old) from Mansarovar Park Slum, is suffering from Throat Infection. This happened with her in November 2017, when she had gone to her village in Uttar Pradesh for getting her daughter married. Since then, due to this, she is barely able to speak anythig. There is always harshness in her voice. Pain in the throat is one of the most common symptoms. Most sore throats are caused by infections, or by environmental factors like dry air. So, we advised her to go to Guru Tegh Bahadur Hospital for her treatment. The doctor advised her to get the Blood Test done. She submitted her reports to the doctor and now she is advised to get CT Scan done. She will again be called on 29th January for the test. She is on the way towards improvement.



Latifa Khatoon (75 years old) is from Mansarovar Park Slum. She has been paralyzed since last three years. The left part of her body has been paralyzed. She went to the doctor at GTB Hospital for her treatment. When asked by the doctor, she denied any pain. The doctor told her that she is fine and the only thing she requires is some exercise. Movement of her hand and leg is necessary to keep it going. But since she is slightly over-weight, she does some basic household chores like sweeping and cleaning her house, filling the water tubs etc. According to the doctor, it is only exercise and daily work that can help her with the movement of her body parts.




Seema Devi (30 years old) is from Mansarovar Park Slum. What happened with her was that after the delivery of her second child, her stitches got open. So, for her treatment she went to General Hospital. The doctors told her that they will operate her when she will be delivering next time. But she told the doctors that she already has two kids and is not planning for a third one. So the doctors say that it is not a problem.






Ragini is a five year old girl from Kalyanpuri Slum Area. She used to cry all the time and kept on fainting frequently due to which her parents were also worried a lot. She also used to get fits but it used to recover quickly and she is also not able to speak clearly. Her parents took her to IHBAS Hospital and the doctor suggested X-Ray and ECG. The reports came normal and no medicines were advised to her. With time, she is recovering slowly and now faints no more. For her inability to speak clearly, the doctor suggested her speech therapy for which she is going to the doctor every week.




Dogs Rescued

Angaja Foundation rescued puppies from Safdarjung Development Area. Nine puppies were born. They were very weak. Out of which, 3 had accidents and two of them passed away. Some kind soul took one puppy to the hospital and helped in his treatment. Two of the puppies were adopted by some people living in Mohammad Pur and Arjun Nagar. Four were rescued and were sent to Angaja Foundation Animal Shelter in Jaunapur. These four remaining puppies are happily thriving in our shelter. They are provided food and milk and their vaccination is taken care of by us. The three bitches will be soon operated by the MCD. The puppies would have otherwise died since it is a busy road and they might have come under the vehicles. Now, their proper care is taken at the shelter and they are doing well.





We found six puppies with their mother in Najafgarh area. The puppies were less than a month old. They were all very weak. They were rescued by Angaja Foundation, otherwise, without rescue; they would have all died due to the cold weather. The mother got mange problem. Now they are sent to Angaja Foundation Animal Shelter in Jaunapur. They are taken care of in a good environment, proper food and water is provided. They were in a poor condition and were very thin. They recovered after they were provided with a good diet at the shelter home. Shortly, all of them will be vaccinated.




Raju is a male dog. A couple of months back, in 2016, the master of the house passed away. He had two daughters and a son. The daughters were married and the son and daughter-in-law started controlling the house. The lady of the house didn’t have any control. So, the son sent away the dog as his wife was pregnant and they decided to throw the dog away. Then, Gunjan took the charge. She took him to the boarding, which was very expensive. She later wanted to give them for adoption. He became very snappy after he was adopted by a family. The family refused to keep the dog further as he was very big. By that time, the dog had given up physically and emotionally. Now, Raju has finally been rescued by Angaja Foundation.
Rubina - Ms. Gunjan takes care of the dogs in her area. A nearby dhaba owner called her to inform about an accident of a dog. When he reached there, she found out a two-month old puppy, whose hands and legs were crushed. She was so weak that he could not even stand up. She had to be put in some boarding. She got fever for one and a half months. She couldn’t be sent back to the dhaba. They got her sterilized and tried to send her to some open kind of a place. She was emotionally disturbed. A puppy that got a protective environment could not be left out. Somebody having love and adoption for dogs can only help .

Farmers exposure at PUSA Institute

We had called the farmers for their exposure at Pusa Institute. A group of farmers from Lalitpur in Madhya Pradesh had come for the training program which was held on 30th January 2018. They were received by Mr. Dinesh and Mr. Anubhav at the railway station. Then, we took them to the Pusa Institute where they were supposed to stay. We had already arranged for the meals and lodgings in Pusa Institute Hostel. Our General Secretary Ms Raka Sinha Bal also reached there to attend the training.
We were first told about IARI. The Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI) commonly known as Pusa Institute is India's national Institute for agricultural research, education and extension. The farmers were also told about DD Kisan which is an Indian agriculture 24-hour television channel owned by Doordarshan which has been dedicated to agriculture and related sectors and also told about the Pusa helpline number (1800 -180 – 1551) where the farmers can call toll-free to ask for their queries.
Then we were taken to the field and saw the kitchen garden where they cultivate different types of crops and also some Ayurvedic crops. We saw a Biogas Plant and learnt that with the help this biogas plant we can also make our food. Our General Secretary, Ms Raka Sinha Bal interacted with the farmers and asked about their problems related to farming. They told us that in their area, there is shortage of water and so they wanted to know to do farming using less amount of water. The farmers were told to know the level of their field and were asked not over fill it with water. Afterwards we were shown a video about the insects which are helpful for the crops. We also learnt how to save the crops and grains in the Store Houses by the insects and rodents. There was another lecture based on Sustainable Integrated Farming System for poor and marginal farmers where they were told about the types of farming and how to do farming in a better manner with new types of seeds prepared by Pusa Institute. And another one on how to make organic fertilizers.
It was a wonderful experience for us and the farmers. The sessions were very informative and we got to learn a lot through the field visits.

A Visit to the Zoo

Eight children of Kalyanpuri Slum area visited the Zoo on 31st March, 2017 along with two teachers. The main objective of the visit was to promote awareness of endangered animals. We reached the zoo at 11.30AM and were there till 3.30PM. The children saw that there were separate enclosures for birds, animals and reptiles. Tigers and Lions were in well protected enclosures. Then there was an enclosure meant for birds in which there were different kinds of Parrots, Pigeons, Peacocks and other birds of different colors and from different countries. There were Deers, Bears, Monkeys, Chimpanzees, Zebras, Black Bucks, Elephants, Camels and other animals. The children can have joy rides on Elephants and Camels if they want. There was an artificial lake where Crocodiles are kept. Giraffe and Bengal Tiger was an attraction for the children. There were a few Leopards and Cheetahs too. Then there was the reptile section where different kinds of Snakes were kept.
We had our lunch break later. The children ate the food that they bought with themselves. It was an enjoyable and unforgettable trip. The children thanked our General Secretary Mrs. Raka Sinha Bal and the teachers Ms. Lalita Ravi and Luvkush for their support and guidance in this trip.

Comic Creation Workshop

On 24th March 2017, Delhi Child Rights Club organized a ‘Comic Creation Workshop’ in collaboration with the Center for Science and Environment (CSE). Mr. Sorit Gupto, Graphic Designer, Down To Earth and Gobar Times had facilitated the workshop. The main objective was to train the children to express their ideas through short stories and images combined with text or other visual information. By the end of the workshop, every child was able to create at least one comic strip. After this workshop, follow-up sessions will be organized so that children are able to create comic strips for their school magazines, newsletters and also for the Delhi Children’s Times in the future. This workshop was held at Indian Social Institute, Lodhi Road, New Delhi from 9.30 am to 5.00 pm. Angaja Foundation participated with two children and the facilitator Ms Lalita Ravi. The children were Suman from M.S. Park and Rajender Kumar from Kalyanpuri.
In this workshop, the children learnt to draw a comic style male and female face and learnt simple measurements to map out the face and make the drawing process much easier. They learnt how to create your line art and refine the rough sketch to get it ready for the coloring process and finished the drawings by adding color and effects to their artwork. By the end of this workshop, the children understood the use of the tools that help in creating comic strips.

Digital Story Telling Workshop

children and the coordinators were taught how to write a story and the main elements of story writing. There are five key elements that should be a part of every story: character, setting, conflict, plot and theme. Another important element is the identification of the key moment in a story as it helps in building the story. The children were asked to write their real life stories and not cook it up. The children were able to write their stories on the first day of the workshop and they also read out their stories in front of everyone. On the second day, the stories were edited by the facilitator of the workshop. She pointed out the errors and asked us to make the changes that were needed. In the second half, we started making drawings related to our stories. For every line we wrote, we had to make a drawing for that. The drawings were coloured by us and it continued till the third day of the workshop. After finishing the drawings, we had to arrange them in the correct sequence. Finally the recording began. The selected stories were read out by the children and they were getting recorded in a different room. The story would be presented along with the drawings before everyone once they are finished finally. The Digital story telling is a very exciting medium through which the children could express the emotions which are very close to their heart. Everyone wrote their real life instances whether happy or sad. The drawings and colouring were also done very beautifully. In this workshop, the children were trained how to do digital storytelling, and by the end of the day children were able to prepare and present a small digital story before the group.

International Yoga Day Celebration

On the occasion of International Yoga Day, June 21, Angaja Foundation hosted a 45 minutes yoga session for the children in the nearby garden of Mansarovar Park Community Center and Kalyanpuri’s Ambedkar Park. Thirty underprivileged children attended the program and learnt the core yoga principles and asanas (poses) with the guidance of counselor Lalita Ravi.
The program began with the children singing ‘Vande Mataram’ and engaging in a brief meditation. Upon finishing their meditation, the children were demonstrated how to do Surya Namaskar, which involves 12 distinct poses. The children were able to do the asanas perfectly. The children demonstrated poses like Bhramri Pranayam and Anulom Vilom Pranayam. After celebrating their new knowledge and practice of yoga, the children took a tour of the park and the lake and visited the deer enclosure. They saw herds of deer, peacocks and monkeys in the park before returning to the garden to complete their yoga program. Our Counselor concluded the programme by asking the children to think about why yoga is good for the mind and the body. Their knowledge and passion for yoga was evident in their responses. The children promised Counselor Lalita Ravi they would continue practicing their yoga skills every day. This International Yoga Day celebration was a great success.

Theatre Workshop

On 29th April, 2017, Delhi Child Rights Club organized a workshop on Theatre as a tool to create awareness. Mr. Yogesh (Theatre in Education officer, Butterflies) facilitated the workshop. The main objective of the workshop was to train the children on how to express their ideas and thoughts through street theatre and how it would help them to build their confidence and articulation skills.
The aim was to teach the children to use theatre as a tool to create awareness, characters and texts in an imaginative and a unique way. This would develop their performance skills that will stay with them throughout their life. The workshop offers a broad selection of creative experiments and project ideas. Theatre Arts Training (TAT) program is designed to mould the next generation of theatre professionals in a guided, dynamic style program that is tailored to the needs of each individual student.
Simultaneously, TAT offers an open-enrollment program which encourages exploration while creating for each individual student the opportunity to see the world through the diverse lens of the performing arts. The theatre workshop has been a revelation for the kids who come from slums around even though all of them go to school. The children were made to understand how to act and it was tough for facilitator to change the outlook of children about theatre. By the end of the session, they had the confidence to act in the theater. Their acting and level of knowledge was improved and a remarkable change was noticed after the workshop. After this workshop follow-up sessions were organized so that children would be able to create magazines and newsletters and also write for the Delhi Children’s Times. This workshop was held at Indian Social Institute, Lodhi Road, New Delhi. Angaja Foundation participated in the workshop with two children and facilitator Ms Lalita Ravi. Name of the children: Suman from Mansarovar Park and Anisha from Kalyanpuri.

Football match

Angaja Foundation invited many working men of Mansarovar.Park and Kalyanpuri area, school dropout children and working children and our center’s youth boys for a Football match. Around 15 children and 10 men took part in the game. They were divided in two groups consisting of two teams each. The match began at 3.00 PM. The Youth Team Strikers drove quickly to attack their goal but due to the strong defense by the Adult Men team, they could not score. Both the teams had a tough start to the match. The qualifying teams played the finals at around 3.40pm. The match started at 3:00pm and was over by 4.30pm.
For some of the children, who were specially school dropout and working men, it was their first exposure to football match. The match was held at DDA Ram Park, Shahdara in North East Delhi for Mansarovar Park group and Ambedkar’s Park, Indira Camp for Kalyanpuri group. Needless to say, they were enthralled by what they saw around them when they were playing football. The game began with the National Anthem being sung, creating a spirited environment. The children cheered aloud when the players came onto the field. In the middle of the first half, the very first goal was scored by Group A, where adult’s men and school dropout children were playing. Supporters were ecstatic and shouted aloud in glee. Kids from Mansarovar Park were the strongest supporters, waving their jackets in the air adding to the competitive spirit. Alas, the match was a draw, much to the dismay of the young ones who wanted their team to win. But not to be deterred, one little girl-fan very proudly said ‘Humari team ne achha khela tha’ not to be left out. It happened on 21st January, 2017 in Mansarovar Park and on 28th January, 2017 in Kalyanpuri.

Workshop on Painting Diyas and Matkas

On 18th July 2017, we organized a diya and matka painting workshop for the children of Mansarovar Park Slum Area and on 17th July 2017 for the children of Kalyanpuri Slum Area. The children were taught how to paint the Diyas and Matkas which were made out of mud and clay. It began with cleaning the diyas and matkas, they were washed, soaked and dried up completely. Before starting the painting, the children were told to analyse the design first and decide which color is to go where. The colours were mixed on the palette and were applied as a base coat. After the base coat dried up, other colours were applied making different designs and patterns. The children were also taught the use of metallic colors, such as silver and gold, to give the diya a richer and sophisticated appearance. They already knew how to paint the diyas as they told us that during the Diwali festival, they paint it every year. The children drew beautiful patterns on them and coloured them beautifully. All the children got the diyas from their homes. A few children also got their own paint brushes since we had only a few brushes with us. It was a fun-filled time for all the children and they really had a good time doing painting. The workshop was important to teach them how to paint and enhance and bring out the hidden talent that the children have in them.

DCRCs workshop on Career Guidance

There was a career guidance workshop on 4th July 2017 held at ISI. The resource person from ITI (Industrial training institute), East Nizamuddin facilitated the workshop. The main objective of the workshop was to help the adolescent children with various career options provided by the ITI, Delhi. ITI has 17 centres in Delhi along with one extension centre which comes under the Department of Training and Technical Education. Out of the 17 centres, 4 are meant for the girls. ITI runs 52 courses in Delhi, out of which 48 are for those who have passed their 10th standard and 4 courses for those who have passed 8th standard. ITI, Arab ki Sarai, Nizamuddin is the oldest ITI in Delhi. It has its own admin block, workshops, office blocks, library, parks, pump house, hostel, security room and electric sub-station. They provide good environment for studies and physical health of the trainees like NCC, sports and cultural activities. ITI was first known as ‘Training cum Production centres’, but since in production the skills of the children were not enhanced, it changed to ITI. There are 25 courses in the NIzamuddin centre. Other ITI are located in Pusa, Narela, Vivek VIhar, Shahdara, Malviya Nagar, TIlak Nagar and other places. Admission is merit based and 90% seats are reserved for Delhi students (passing out from schools located in Delhi). 10% are reserved for students outside Delhi, 30% is reserved for girl students in all the courses. There is no fee for the girls. 3% is reserved for physically handicapped, 3% for the army and 3% for the children of government employees. The remaining seats are open to all. 95% seats are filled every year. The dropout rate has reduced from 15% to 10%. It is a certificate course and the pass out children can also go for higher education like diploma or degree. There are more than 60 companies who hire children from ITI every year. Toyota directly hires the children passed out from ITI Dheerpur. The highest paid and highest employed job is of the Plumbers and the best course foe self employment is Welder. ITI provides DTC passes at concessional rates and also, migration to different centres is possible. The fee structure is Rs. 200 per month for Engineering Trades (Rs 100 Tuition Fee & Rs 100 Non Tuition Fee) and Rs 150 per month for Non-Engineering Trades (Rs 75 Tuition Fee & Rs 75 Non Tuition Fee). SC/St candidates, Girls and PH are exempted from any kind of fees. They have a well established placement cell and provides direct job after ITI. The purpose is to develop the trainees, increase confidence and enable them to support their families. The institute has signed MoU with companies like Siemens, Daikin, Maruti Suzuki, IGL, Wadhwani Foundation, UNDP, Mahindra First Choice, LG, Voltas, Hero Moto Corp etc. Camps are organized for encouraging trainees to become Entrepreneurs. The trainees are motivated by Department of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, National Small Industries Corporations and Cottage and Village Industries. They are guided to prepare project reports for initiating steps to become Entrepreneurs.

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MAHILA PANCHAYAT

The meeting was led by Ms Manorama from Action India. She started the discussion by initiating the basic question that why there is a need of Mahila Panchayat. They were made to understand that women have never gained what they deserve and they need to march towards getting what has always been there. She talked about basic human rights, domestic violence and other major issues related to women and their daily lives.
Later on Ms Maharani started the discussion and said that women have always been suppressed under the patriarchy, they have suffered in every aspect of their life and she also talked that how awareness, education and being independent, economical independence are the factors that are responsible for the present condition of women. “kya hum behno ko kabhi bina maange kuch mila hai ?” This was one question that she kept on repeating. The meeting was sparked by few motivating songs of liberation sung by Ms Maharani and Ms Manorama. The women agreed to the points discussed by them. They agreed to the fact that a group like this is very important because it is not always easy to go to police or court for every small family issue. They understood that since they had no knowledge about any of the laws or their rights as a result of which they are always the subordinate one. For e.g., Ms Maharani talked about the issue of domestic violence, It was very important for everyone to understand that domestic violence is illegal and domestic violence is not just about wife battering or physical violence but also equally incorporates economical violence. The team asked women to volunteer for leadership. The group is supposed to be headed by three women who will coordinate with the entire women in the group and decide date and time for the meetings and issues like domestic violence, eve teasing, family disputes etc will be resolved amongst the group and if the cases are major through proper channels our organization will help to take it to the next level. The women demanded identity cards for membership of the group. The meeting ended with the promise of meeting twice a month at an interval of 15 days for an hour at least. Next meeting is scheduled on 17th August 2017 and the second meeting will be on 30th August. In the end, samosas were distributed in the group. First four meetings will comprise of trainings for these women, they will be given knowledge on different laws and rights that is there for them. Also knowing the basic human rights, such information will make them feel empowered to some extent. After a strong rapport formation, women will get highly engrossed in Mahila Panchayat. The training session will also help them in understanding the root cause of the problem, vulnerability and risked involved as a result of which they will be able to come up with better solutions. It was also discussed that women apart from identity card will also get membership. This membership will charge Rs.10 per month, this money may be used as a financial help in future if needed by anyone.

Rescued 4 Calves

In Jaunapur Farm House Area, ahead of Mehrauli, four abandoned calves were seen by our General Secretary, Mrs. Raka Sinha Bal. These calves looked abandoned and undernourished. We fed them with grass and water every day and contacted an organization ‘Dhyan Foundation’ working with animals in distress to make necessary arrangement for these vulnerable calves to be kept in safe place where there is proper care and provision. Some sympathetic people near our animal shelter were willing to keep the calves. They had a doctor visiting them regularly to take care of these animals. An ear of one of the calves was totally damaged. They promised that they would take care of it. Those kind people of a nearby farm agreed to keep the calves. After the calves were treated properly and the ear was recovered, the calves were left free


Rescue of a baby crow

On 21st August, around 2 PM, the General Secretary of Angaja Foundation Ms Raka Sinha Bal came across an injured baby crow in Defence Colony area. The baby crow had lost its way and could not fly. We took it to Frendicoes where he was given proper treatment by the doctor. He was admitted there since his wings were injured. On 24th August, she again visited Frendicoes to find out about the condition of the baby crow. We were informed that the treatment was successful and the baby crow flew away.


Meeting on Child Protection Policy

The General Secretary, Ms Raka Sinha Bal attended a consultation with Heads of Associates of Delhi Child Right Club (DCRC) Alliance Partners on Child Protection Policy of the organization held on 21st August, 2017 at Butterflies, Green Park Child protection is the protection of children from violence, exploitation, abuse and neglect. Article 19 of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child provides for the protection of children in and out of the home. The children will come forward to report abuse if there is a Child Protection Policy. The Child Protection Policy is an essential foundation to protection of children. It helps in scoping the organization, building system by system and ensuring stakeholder coverage. A child is an individual thinking person. You need to respect the individuality of a child. As an organization, we need to focus on the touch bit. Child protection needs to permeate through the organization. One should be careful of putting photographs and the risks that are there in the organization. One such kind of risk is the risk from infrastructure e.g. electrical shocks. If the organization has a policy and when there is a risk, then you know the solution also. Volunteers, interns, external organizations, funders, visitors, consultants, researchers, suppliers are all a part of the policy. The policy focuses on those with whom the organization comes in contact with.

Independence day celebration

Any festival seems to be incomplete without celebration, singing, dancing and several enjoyable and creative activities, be it a National festival or a religious festival. Independence Day is one such day, which is celebrated with a lot of vigor, enthusiasm and patriotism. It reminds us about the struggle, sacrifices and hardships of our freedom fighters and great leaders, who sacrificed their life for our country. Independence Day was celebrated at Angaja Foundation centers on 12.08.2017 at Kalyanpuri and on 14.08.2017 at Mansarovar Park and did flag hoisting ceremony. The children and the adults were told how we got the freedom from the Britishers and also about our great freedom fighters. The programme started with a short speech on Independence Day and its importance followed by the song ‘Saare Jahaan Se Acha”. Then the children recited their poems and slogans. Some children recited them so beautifully that the others were spell bound to hear them. Patriotic poems and songs marked the day and gave it the national touch. The tuition and youth boys and girls were very happy as they held the Tricolor in their tiny hands, recited short poems & sang some patriotic songs with our coordinator Lalita Ravi. The students unfolded the Tri colour paying tribute to our leaders; they delivered speeches about freedom fighters & their sacrifices due to which India got its freedom. The students drew National Flag, showed respect to it and also told the message of the tri colors.

Janmashtami celebration

Janmashtami is a festival dedicated to kids as this is the day when the naughtiest kid ever-‘Krishna’ was born. The essence of Krishna is present in each child and it reflects through their playfulness and happy faces. To bring smile on the faces of our slum children, Angaja Foundation coordinator Lalita Ravi planned to spend some quality time with the Kalyanpuri and Mansarovar Park slum children at their center. And believe us, Janmashtami celebrations couldn’t get better! On this auspicious occasion of Janmashtami, we arranged a special drawing and painting competition and skit play on Radha Krishna. All the children were filled with enthusiasm and had a great time. Not just the children, others too enjoyed a lot. This is how we celebrated the birth anniversary of lord Krishna. We ensure to celebrate all the festivals and other important days with the children importantly to bring a smile on their faces. Janmashtami celebrates the birth of Lord Krishna. Ashtami is significant as it indicates a perfect balance between the seen and the unseen aspects of reality; the visible material world and the invisible spiritual realm. Krishna teaches us devotion with skill. To celebrate Janmashtami is to imbibe extremely opposite yet compatible qualities and manifest them in your own life. Hence the most authentic way of celebrating Janmashtami is knowing that you have to play a dual role — of being a responsible human being on the planet and Lord Krishna’s Birthday i.e. “Janmashtami” was celebrated on a grand scale by our NGO Angaja Foundation .

Eid-ul-Zuha

Id-ul-Zuha (Bakr-Id), which is also known as Eid al-Adha or Id-ul-Adha, is a festival that Muslims celebrate with special prayers, greetings and gifts Eid al-Adha is called "Bakr-Id" in India due to the tradition of sacrificing a goat or "Bakri". Id-ul-Zuha is a festival that is celebrated with traditional fervor and gaiety in India and the world. Many Muslims wear new clothes and attend an open-air prayer meeting during Id-ul-Zuha. They may sacrifice a sheep or goat and share the meat with family members, neighbors and the poor. Many Muslims feel that they have a duty to ensure that all Muslims can enjoy a meat based meal during this holiday. Muslims around the world believe that Allah (God) commanded Ibrahim (Abraham) to sacrifice his son Ismail. Ibrahim followed God's orders, but his son got replaced by a sheep at the last moment. Angaja Foundation launched a Black Ribbon tying campaign in the center during the Id-ul-Zuha. The children tied black ribbon on their arms to observe the festival as a black day and a protest to ban butchering of animals without showing pity or concern for them. The NGO has formed a ‘Team Bakr-Eid’ to deal with the animal sacrifices during the Bakr - Eid when animals are sacrificed. During Bakra Eid, Muslims slaughter cows, camels, goats, sheep and rams to honor Abraham’s willingness to sacrifice his only son to God. Angaja Foundation protested in Kalyanpuri and Mansarovar Park and said, “We want to show that religious activities can be carried out without causing harm to animals.” Tendency to sacrifice animals, even on roads and public places, are developing fast every year on Bakr-Eid in the most uncouth and inhuman manner and litres of blood is spread at public places affecting the sentiments of public at large. Article 14, 21 and 25 of the Constitution of India says "It is most respectfully submitted that animals sacrifice on Bakr-Eid day is cruel, inhuman, barbarian, decency and morality and the same cannot be protected in the name of religion as such practice is in violation”

Raksha Bandhana

Angaja Foundation celebrated Raksha Bandhan Festival at Mansarover Park slum area and Kalyanpuri slum area on 04.08.2017 and 05.08.2017 respectively. All tuition group children, youth group children and coordinator Lalita Ravi participated in the programme. All the children were very excited. The Tuition Group girls tied the Rakhi to the Tuition Group boy’s wrist and the General Knowledge Group girls tied the Rakhi to the General Knowledge Group boy’s wrist. After tying the Rakhi, the boys offered sweets to the girls. Raksha Bandhan means ‘the tie or knot of protection’. It is a celebration of love and duty. The festival means ‘bond of protection’. It celebrates the bond between brothers and sisters, represents a sister’s love and prayers for her brother and the brother’s promise to protect her. The sacred thread was apparently mentioned in several Hindu legends. In one about Indra, king of the Hindu gods, the thread was pivotal in winning back his home when a demon king invaded. In the legend, Lord Vishnu advised Indra’s wife Sachi to tie a sacred thread round Indra’s wrist. This act helped him reclaim Amaravati (the home of the gods). Raksha Bandhan celebrations were encouraged by writer Rabindranath Tagore as a patriotic act against British rule in Bengal. He used the ceremony as a way of getting boys and girls involved in the freedom movement. Now it is just an act of sibling love, a way of wishing one’s brother longevity and promise that a sister will get her brother’s support. The initiative is part of Angaja Foundations’ attempts to improve the lives of the poor. In fact, the idea of celebrating the festival this way was put forward by Angaja foundation, an endeavor of NGO to provide education to needy children.

YMCA Yuv Utsav and NGO Mela 2017

The two days event was held on 16th and 17th November 2017 at New Delhi YMCA. The theme was ‘Save Motherhood, Safe Motherhood’. The events in which Angaja Foundation children participated are –

  • 1. Folk Dance – Isha, Neelam, Swati, Saraswati
  • 2. Poster Making – Saloni
  • 3. Rangoli – Lakshmi, Kalpana
  • 4. Nukkad Naatak – Anisha, Mumtaz, Ilma, Ruchi, Nisha, Sangeeta
  • 5. Free Style Dance – Heena, Arsi
  • 6. Mehandi – Suman
  • 7. Best out of Waste – Lalita Devi, Sushma
  • 8. Fist-Roll the Ball – Abhimanyu, Shyam, Abhishek, Roshni, Chandan
One the first day, children from Angaja Foundation centre in Mansarovar Park took part in the event. It started with Rangoli making competition. A beautiful work was presented using vibrant colours, based on the theme. It was followed by Poster Making and Best out of Waste competitions. The poster portrayed the importance of a mother in one’s life. For Best out of waste, two beautiful wall hangings were made. One was made using disposable cups and ribbons. They were decorated using sequences of various colours and mirrors. The other wall hanging was made by using old computer CD’s, which were wrapped in craft papers of different colours and decorated using colours. Four girls took part in the folk dance. It was a Chattisgarh state song. The girls danced so well in the beautiful costumes and jewelry provided to them. In the game ‘Fist-Roll the Ball’, five children participated and got selected for the second round. In the game, a ball had to be thrown inside a circle from a point and the score was calculated on the basis of that. The game was played very well by the children. On the second day of the mela, children of Angaja Foundation centre in Kalyanpuri took part in the event. It began with Mehandi competition. Beautiful henna was applied by a girl. Then three girls participated in Free Style Dance, which was much applauded by the audience and the judges. Our Nukkad Naatak was titled ‘Maa ka Khat’ meaning Mother’s Letter. In the Naatak, there was a boy who felt ashamed of being poor. He was humiliated by his friends at the school. So he cursed his mother for his humiliation. One day, he leaves his mother and his home and goes to study outside his village. Afterwards, he gets a job and he also gets married. Soon he is invited to his school to participate in the annual day function. When he goes back, he is informed by the school master that his mother passed away and had left a letter for her. His tears fell down while he reads the letter. Her mother writes how difficult it was for her to raise him up and also how much she loved him. He then feels sorry for his loss and realizes the loss that has happened in his life. In the end, he cries and falls down on his knees holding the letter in his hands. The naatak was praised very much by the judges and the audience.

Demonstration to support ban on Elephant Joyrides on 6th December 2017 at Connaught Place

On 6th December 2017, Peta organized a demonstration encouraging people to support a ban on the use of elephants for performances and also asking the Tourism Ministry to ban elephant rides altogether. The protest took place from 12 noon to 1 pm at Rajiv Chowk, Connaught Place, New Delhi. Angaja Foundation coordinator Ms Surbhi participated in the demonstration. The volunteers wore white kurta pyjamas along with a ‘Modi’ jacket. They had put on elephant masks and stood holding the placards that read ‘Tourism Ministry: Say No To Elephant Joyrides’. There were around 30 media channels to cover the demonstration. An Animal Welfare Board of India study points out that there's substantial evidence that cruelty is inherent when wild animals such as elephants are violently trained. Their spirits are broken in order to make them obey human commands, they're forced to perform meaningless tricks, they're kept chained when not performing, and they're exhibited in crowded, noisy, and unnatural environments. The elephants that are made to give rides suffer immensely from broken bones and nails, joint ailments and arthritis. They are not given proper vetenary care, food or water, just because they are used as money vending machines. The animal welfare board of India already advised the tourism ministry to bring these animals under the list of non-performing animals which means that they should not be used for performances anymore. Even though The Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972, prohibits the capturing of elephants, these sacred animals are torn away from their families in their natural habitat, enslaved, beaten into submission, and forced to carry tourists against their will. Elephants are highly social animals, and in the wild, they spend their entire lives with their families. They can walk over 30 miles per day and spend their time foraging for food, working together to solve problems, and relying on the wisdom, judgment, and experience of their eldest relatives. In Hinduism, elephants are worshipped as representatives of Lord Ganesha. But those who are taken from their families and forced to carry tourists in the oppressive heat aren't treated as sacred animals. Instead, they endure torment: They're beaten into submission, chained on hard concrete surfaces, and often malnourished. The awareness was conducted to urge all the people not to take animal rides at all.

Radio Program

On 22nd October, 2017, Delhi Child Rights Club organized a ‘Radio Training Programme’ at Butterflies office. The main objective of the workshop was to train the children how to express their ideas through radio awareness and outreach programme. The programme will be broadcasted on AIR FM Rainbow India (102.6 MHz) called as ”Bachchon Ki Nazar Se” on every Thursday, 4.45pm reaching out to more than twenty million listeners. During the workshop children would be able to prepare one or two radio programme. A Radio Training Programme for the children is an initiative for them to tell their story and bridge the gap between adults’ and children’s perception and make this world a happier, friendlier and safer place for children. The most important aim of the radio programme was to transmit the gained knowledge from the literatures and fields up to the various target groups like the general public and the students. The radio program is an activity which discusses topics related to children, sharing a greater understanding of children’s needs, children’s voice and create a platform for a face to face dialogue to enable children to discuss issues to writing for Radio Training. In this meeting, the children were trained on radio programme production i.e. script writing, voice modulation and program recording. The children prepared the script and got their programmes recorded in Butterflies studio with the help of their media team. Angaja Foundation participated the meeting with two children and facilitator Ms Lalita Ravi at the meeting. Name of the children: Suman from Kalyanpuri and Abhimanyu from Mansarovar Park. Participation of children in this initiative will give them a new skill and will help in developing their personality as well. After listening to the children’s radio programme, their community will also appreciate, encourage and take them more seriously. In this workshop children learnt how to present speech and skits, education, sharing knowledge on issues like Swachch Bharat Abhiyan and Health education.

Gandhi Jayanti - Swachh Bharat Abhiyan

Gandhi Jayanti is all across the country. Gandhi Jayanti is celebrated to mark the occasion of the birthday of Mahatma Gandhi, the “Father of the Nation” who was born on 2nd October 1869. Gandhi had a natural love for ‘Truth’ and ‘duty’ with his complete dedication and confidence; Gandhi freed India from the British Rule and proved the world that freedom can be achieved with non-violence and find peaceful solutions to conflicts. For Gandhi, Truth and Non-violence was his entire philosophy of life. On Gandhi Jayanti, Angaja Foundation organized cleanliness cum awareness campaign on 4th and 5th October 2015 in Mansarover Park and Kalyanpuri slum areas respectively. The campaign was called “Make My India Clean” which was carried out with the team of local community and the school students. Angaja Foundation is a team of motivated and dynamic professionals of young generation hoping to change India's Image as a dirty nation into a clean and beautiful India. People usually clean their own houses, but unfortunately they don’t care about the garbage lying outside their homes and on the streets. One of the purposes of this campaign was to motivate people to not only clean their houses, but also care for the cleanliness of their surroundings. Rules are also made for cleanliness, but people don’t follow them. Most of the time, people are not aware of these rules. Thus, we shall act now before its too late and also our land quality declines because of hazardous addition of waste into the soil added through unsanitary open waste dumping practices in India.

Temple visit on Navratri

The nine-day Navratri festival, dedicated to the nine forms of Devi, began on September 21, 2017. On the first three nights, goddess Durga is worshipped, the next three nights are dedicated to Lakshmi and Saraswati is worshipped on the last three nights of the festival. The nine avatars of Devi, worshipped on nine days are – Shailaputri, Brahmacharini, Chandraghanta, Kushmanda, Skanda Mata, Katyayani, Kalaratri, Mahagauri and Siddhidatri. It is one of the festivals celebrated across the length and breadth of India, though the celebrations in one part of the country are quite different than the other. With various customs and traditions, each region of India has its own unique way of celebrating the Navaratri by honouring the various forms of Mother Goddess with their own rituals and ceremonies. On the occasion of Shardiy Navratri, Angaja Foundation’s Kalyanpuri and Mansarover Park centers children visited the temple. The children got ready in the morning to visit the temple. They performed necessary puja rituals with the help of pandits and seek the blessings of the Devi. They offered flowers and sweets to the idol of Maa Durga and in return they got prashad from the pandit. They prayed for progress of their family and the nation, their health and education and also wished for good yield of crop of their village. The children extended warm wishes of Navratri and blessings of Maa. The visit saw a stunning participation of 50 children with two supervising teachers from our centers in North East Delhi (Mansarover Park and Kalyanpuri). All the children were very happy.

Report on PETA’s fundraising event

On 8 December 2017, PETA organized an event to raise funds for the work they are doing for animals. It was held at Lodhi- The Garden Restaurant near Lodhi Garden. It began with a documentary film showing their work in India in 2017. The film also featured clips on Animal Rahat, Peta’s shelter in Sangli, Maharashtra. It focused on what a lovely life buffaloes, donkeys, dogs and other animals were experiencing at the shelter, having escaped from violence and cruelty. The film was followed by a speech by PETA CEO Dr. Manilal Valliyate who spoke about their work in India and the animal cruelty issues here like Jallikattu. Our General Secretary Ms. Raka Sinha Bal met PETA Founder Ms Ingrid Newkirk who travels to India once a year to participate in this event. They talked about cruelty issues like the slaughter of horses, bull fighting, killing of dogs in China for using their skin and the terrible way in which cows are slaughtered in the West for meat. Ms. Newkirk said that these cruelty issues might hopefully die out with the younger generation. It was a wonderful evening interacting with dedicated animal activists.