On November 25th, SEESHA marked its 22nd Anniversary with meaningful events across India.

In North India, celebrations included providing food aid to 60 children at ASHA NGO in Ranchi and 80 people at Guru Nanak Home. In Mumbai, food aid was distributed to children with special needs. Vyara saw a successful eye screening camp during which nearly 100 community members were screened.

In Chennai, a vibrant Vocational Skills Training Course Completion and Certificate Distribution Ceremony was held, celebrating the beneficiaries' achievements.

In South India project locations, celebrations included food aid, blanket distribution, and sapling planting. The Cuddalore team distributed 50 blankets to seniors, Thanjavur provided food aid and planted saplings, and Coimbatore featured heartwarming beneficiary testimonials.

The inaugural distribution of SEESHA's annual school kits, supporting 15,000 underprivileged students, was held at Vanagaram, Chennai, on July 26, 2025.

Bro. Samuel Dhinakaran—Vice President, Karunya Deemed University & Vice Chairman – Jesus Calls Ministry, and Dr. Shilpa Samuel Dhinakaran - SEESHA’s Executive Trustee, presided and launched the event. They gifted over 600 children with SEESHA school kits.

The ceremony also recognized outstanding achievement: Cash Awards were given to six top scorers in board exams from SEESHA learning centres, and Course Completion Certificates were distributed to vocational training beneficiaries.

This powerful launch underscores SEESHA's dedication to transforming lives through education.

World Health Day is observed annually on April 7th to emphasize the importance of preventive care and healthy living. This year's theme—'Healthy beginnings, hopeful futures' - advocates actions to ensure access to high-quality care for women and newborns.

In observance of World Health Day, SEESHA organized health camps, including general health, dental, and eye screening camps across 8 SEESHA project locations, namely Chennai, Cuddalore, Vyara, Ranchi, Periyanayagipuram, Mumbai, Bengaluru, and Karunya Nagar in the second week of April.

Nearly 1000 beneficiaries were screened, out of which over 230 beneficiaries were referred to hospitals for advanced treatment. During these camps, free medicines and eyeglasses were provided to patients in need.

SEESHA's Founder & Managing Trustee - Dr. Paul Dhinakaran, launched this year's New Clothes distribution to thousands of unprivileged children across India at an event held at the Vanagaram campus, Chennai on December 14th. Over 1,000 needy children received new clothes during the launching ceremony from the Founding family.

During the occasion, SEESHA's skill training beneficiaries were awarded course completion certificates, and livelihood support was distributed to empower the lives of several disadvantaged people.

As we continue making a difference in the lives of the deprived children through the distribution of new clothes across India, you too can join us in this noble mission.

More than 1000 children from deprived families residing near Siruvani Hills, Coimbatore, brimmed with cheer and smiles as they received new clothes and SEESHA school kits as a gesture of support in celebration of the new year from SEESHA's Founder - Dr. Paul Dhinakaran, at a grand event held at Karunya Nagar on December 18th.

The Vice Chancellor of Karunya University - Dr. G. Prince Arulraj, Pro-Vice Chancellors - Dr. R. Elijah Blessing and Dr. Ridling Waller, Dr. Samuel Thomas, and other dignitaries attended the program.

The annual Thanksgiving & 'Joy of Giving' celebrations at the Old Age Care Home in Karunya Nagar brought back the holiday cheer and happiness to the residents of the elderly care home and Centre for Well-Being on December 16th.

SEESHA's esteemed Founder - Dr. Paul Dhinakaran, and his beloved family joined the celebrations and inspired the participants with the words of blessing, followed by cake cutting. Then the founding family gifted new clothes to the residents of OACH and the Centre for Well-Being, bringing them warmth & a sense of belonging.

The SEESHA Project teams organized a variety of events, on the occasion of SEESHA's esteemed Founder Dr. Paul Dhinakaran's 62nd birthday in September. Some of the activities are highlighted below:

• Our Resp. Founder inaugurated a blood donation camp at JC House – Parrys. 39 units of blood were collected.Later, the Founding family distributed dry rations to poor families of roadside vendors.
• A free lunch program to serve 100 deserving people daily for one year was inaugurated at Bethesda Prayer Centre, Karunya Nagar.
• 62 tree saplings were planted in Vanagaram & Cuddalore.
• Dry rations were distributed to 62 poor families in Mumbai.
• Nearly 200 poor people were screened through eye camps held in Cuddalore & Ranchi.
• Free food was served to more than 800 poor & elderly persons at 8 project locations.

Providing livelihood support to the vulnerable is crucial for eradicating extreme poverty and improving community wellbeing.

As part of SEESHA's CommunityDevelopment Program, Sis. Evangeline Paul Dhinakaran, Sis. Stella Ramola Daniel, and Bro. Daniel Davidson distributed livelihood support to 7 unprivileged persons to empower them economically, in a special event held in Chennai in September second week.

During the event, a differently-abled woman received a retrofitted scooter, one woman was presented an iron box with a push cart, a transgender person received a push cart with cooking utensils, and 4 women from poor families received sewing machines, empowering them to create brighter futures for themselves and their families.

Join us in making a lasting impact on the lives of the impoverished.

It was a splendid evening filled with happiness and hopeful expectation, when more than one hundred students in need from the local communities received the gift of SEESHA school kits from Bro. Samuel Paul Dhinakaran, Dr. Shilpa Samuel Dhinakaran, and baby Katelyn Anna at the 13th anniversary of the JC Prayer Tower, at Puducherry on August 25th 2024.

SEESHA has been conducting need assessments in Puducherry to meet the local communities pressing humanitarian needs as part of its community development program. The gifting of school kits was the first step towards creating a more hopeful future for the deprived children in the community.

Join with SEESHA in empowering disadvantaged children to reach greater heights despite their circumstances.