October 31, 2007
· Filed under Charitable activity, Free Medical Camp, Medical Camp, NGA, NGO, Service, Seva, Society, Volunteer, Volunteer Management, Volunteering · Tagged , Free Medical Camp, Medical Camp, NGA, NGO, Service, Seva, Society, Volunteer, Volunteering
My journey started from Saturday late evening around 10-30 pm. A team of volunteer came to pick me from my location. They were 9 people including one MD doctor and two female. We start our journey toward Matar. I notice one thing that all of the 9 people were so happy, like they are going for some fun point place. They were talking like as its 4th Sunday, we will have more patients. So, I was so curious to see the site.
Around an hour and half of driving we reach near to the site. It was around 00-10 am. Few autoricshow was there full with people. I ask that dr. with me that who are they? He replies to me that they are patients and they are just arrived. I surprise, it was a group of around 30-35 people. So, he told me hold your curiosity, you are going to view something beyond your imagination. It was around 00-20 am and I found 4 volunteer were standing on the road and they were managing parking. I ask dr. again, what is this? he replied that this is the 4 wheeler parking area for patients. These volunteer are giving their service overnight here. We move forward from there and I found a queue of cars parked so nicely and I start counting the cars parked at that time and it was 38 cars. Ohhhhhhh my god, at 00-20, 38 cars were parked in the parking at midnight.
I start viewing people sleeping there and I ask dr., does we reached our site, dr. reply me that nooooooooo, we are still away from there and I find people were sleeping there. We are reaching more and closer to the site and I found more and more crowd was there. It was remote area. I just notice farms all around the place. I start noticing light now and found people moving here and there. We reach to the main gate of the Manavparivar’s Medical Camp’s site. It was huge gate. I notice few people were sitting on two tables and I notice that as they see our car, one of them stand up and open the gate.
I ask them how many people are there right now and I get reply from dr. that they have 1500+ patients all ready get the token. Just imagine 1500+ one day ahead of medical camp. It was something I never see in my life.
I need to stop here now, will continue with my description in next talk.
October 29, 2007
· Filed under Charitable activity, NGA, NGO, Service, Seva, Society, Volunteer, Volunteer Management, Volunteering · Tagged Charity, Free Medical Camp, Free Medicin, Free Service, Manavparivar, Medical Camp, NGO, Patients, Volunteer, Volunteering
Oh my, what I have seen at matar, i have no wordsssssssssssss to describe that here. It was excellent volunteer activity. I give my details report on it soon. I like to just put few numerical data here.
1) When we reach the site on Saturday evening around 11-00 pm, they are 1400+ patients waiting outside their campus.
2) Kitchen was started to make the food for patients for next day.
3) OPD start around 4-45 am, the very first patients was examined at 4-45 am,,,,,,,,,,,,
4) Medicine was given to first patients at 5-00 am.
5) Total number of patients they have was 9800+.
6) Volunteer works to manage system was 500+.
A lot more to say here, I m going to work now, I talk on this tomorrow.
October 27, 2007
· Filed under Charitable activity, NGO, Service, Seva, Volunteer, Volunteer Management, Volunteering · Tagged , Charitable activity, Manav Parivar, Medical Camp, NGO, Volunteer, Volunteering
Hello,
I like to share here, I am going to give my service for one every good humanitarian activity. I am going tonight at Village Matar, Dist. Kheda,Gujarat.
The above site is location for Shree Baldevdas Charitable Trust’s Manav Parivar medical camp. I come to know that they are organizing medical camp twice a month, that’s every 2nd and 4th Sunday of month. As tomorrow is 4th Sunday of the money, they have camp.
I also come to know that they have around 9000 patients and they do everything free. So, I am curious to visit them. They also give food to more than 15000 people.
I m going there and will put my experience on Monday with pictures.
Bye
October 25, 2007
· Filed under Charitable activity, NGA, NGO, Service, Seva, Society, Volunteer, Volunteer Management, Volunteering · Tagged Charity, Volunteer, Volunteer Management, Volunteering
To understand volunteering , I like we understand first meaing or defination of volunteer.A volunteer is someone who serves in a community or for the benefit of natural environment primarily because they choose to do so. Many serve through a non-profit organization – sometimes referred to as formal volunteering, but a significant number also serve less formally, either individually or as part of a group. Because these informal volunteers are much harder to identify, they may not be included in research and statistics on volunteering.
Volunteering is as a powerful force for change, both for those who volunteer and for the wider community. The meaning of volunteering includes formal activity undertaken through public, private and voluntary organizations as well as informal community participation. The purpose of volunteering is to increase the quality, quantity, contribution and accessibility of volunteering in the community.
By definition, a volunteer worker does not get paid or receive compensation for services rendered.
Principles of Volunteering:—
Following 3 principles are fundamental to volunteering.
1) Choice
2) Diversity
3) Recognition
Choice— Volunteering must be a choice freely made by each individual. Any form of compulsion should not be there while encouraging them to for volunteering.
Diversity — Volunteering should be open and promoted to all, regardless of background, age, race, sexual orientation, country, etc. Equal opportunities are basic to supporting diversity.
Recognition——Value contributed by volunteers to the organisation, the community, the social economy and other wider social objectives must get recognition. That’s fundamental to a fair relationship between volunteers, organisations and public at a large.
To be Continued………
