Asra - Charity - website ( www.asracharity.com )

Project 1: ASRA – Charity to educate: ASRA means Divine Shelter and it is a charity organisation to support and to help village children in every possible way.
Asra Charity is a Govt. Registered committee of eight members from the village including the director. Most of the members are educated and are in different professions. They have all come together to support and to help those students, who are in need.

This project is especially found to help school children in the villages of Panchayat Thali, Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh. Puran Bhardwaj being a local understands the needs of these children very well, not only Puran has experienced this village life him -self, He used to teach and give tuition in his village, when he was only 15 years old and latterly was selected as a primary school teacher in one of the remote school in the Himalayas, where he spent three months teaching. Therefore has experienced the nature of necessary needs to provide books, note books, knowledge about the world, health care, carrier advice, make them aware about eco-friendly products, village handicrafts and special help for disable students.

If you are interested to support and donate any money please send to: “ASRA-Charity, Account number- 6502 1690 778, Swift Code: STBP 00-00-889 State Bank of Patiala, Tattapani, Karsog, Mandi, H. P. India. 171302.

I had a dream, which was seen in November 2001 in my spiritual journey From High Himalayas Nepal to Ocean of South India - Annapurana Trek and Mukti Nath Dham, Pashupati Nath, Chardham in Utranchal-Gangotri, Yamunotri, Kedar Nath and Badri Nath with Varindaban, Rishikesh, Rajneesh Ashram in Pune and Goa.

I thank my friends from Australia Ginny Moris (Yogasarita) an advanced Yoga teacher for Yoga Bihar School Branch in Asutrialia, Adriano Merola (Khoji) from Italy a spiritual explorer and airline steward and Daragha Anglim and Rachael Messen from Dublin Ireland. They helped me to make this journey successful.

In Goa I taught yoga and worked in a beach side Camp resort Dream-catcher for 6 weeks. Which offer me an opportunity to meet western tourist and to know more about their life style? I felt I was in a different planet and I felt life is not fair, one side people spending thousands on drinks and smoking and other side some one has not even one bread to eat.

Of course equal division of wealth will not make every one happy, but a little help can make a great change in some one’s life. How can I make use of my life? May be to help them, who really needs help to show their talent and grow up to be a good human. I started to write a book to protect our ancient traditions and committed myself to do something for village children. What may make a big change in someone’s life, as well as towards humanity and Nature?

Discovering the shining Diamond in the dark mines:
As we know that education is best thing to make our life better in this new world. But many of the children are not able to study because of hard weather, poverty and their circumstance. We have experienced that the poverty doesn’t allow people to rise high in study and knowledge. Some of them are interested to learn. But they don't have right books and help lines which are hard for them to achieve. Some one spending thousands of rupees on smoking, drinking and on useless fun. Other side people don't have single bread to eat and a shelter to take a breath and sleep at night. Sometimes I think if humans help each other this world may get better. But still after all these hard, busy life and other responsibilities.

Treks India promised to provide books and other helpful material to those under privileged children in these mountains. We know that people get donation and it doesn’t reach to the right hands. That's why Treks India believes in direct help. Treks India doesn’t want to give money to the children or to their parents. We study the needs of village children and buy those things our self and give them by our own hands. Which will cost less and easy to know that we have helped some one. We hope that with this small amount we will be able to help those students who really want to study and they don't have books or other study material. We are only helping the age of 5-14 years old students. - Puran D Bhardwaj


What can we make a change with?
1. School help books, and other educational help.

2. School Slide show and knowledge how to give best teaching and knowledge to the children.

3. Special Quiz competitions and help + reward for poor students. If student is poor but intelligent he will get more attention and funding.

4. Hidden talent workshops for children to get the art out like painting, carpentry, games etc. Bamboo work, music instruments more local and local teachers.

5. Organise special teams to help students in different skills.

6. Educate villagers about life style with traditions and more natural way with Eco-friendly way; introduce them to western mistakes and good things.

7. Special classes for ladies and girls to educate them about pregnancy etc, provide pictures scientific and traditional teaching from Dai or mid-wives from the villages, why gachi(Kamar Bandh), what food etc. traditional and modern way too. So we don’t forget these ancient skills.

8. Medical help and care, if some one is poor and really needs help.

9. Rules for outsiders and mobile fairy (Gypsy) people to sell things in the village.

10. Basic rules to keep village, Chashme or well, streams and paths clear and clean.

11. Help for drug or alcohol addicts etc.

12. Special care for those children who are victim of these bad parents.

13. Career direction coaching for every children and after school.

General rules about village development, more natural handicraft production and export from the village and less import, so they can get self sufficient and don’t waste money on outside plastic products. A dream thought from long time to make it true.

We need your urgent support and help
-Puran Dass Bhardwaj Email: puranguide@yahoo.co.in

If you are interested to support and donate any money please send to: “Treks India- The Himalayan Explorer”, ICICI Bank, The Mall, Shimla-1, H P India. Current A/C -6353 0500 0730. Or contact us: info@treksindia.com or find more at www.treksindia.com

We organise slide show and talk about Indian History and life of these people and students in the Himalayas in different schools in the UK and Europe to support our charity. Please feel free to contact us. On info@treksindia.com. Thank you.

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