SEESHA's Response in the fight against coronavirus outbreak
Since the beginning of March 2020, SEESHA team has been responding to the emergency needs of healthcare workers & public during this coronavirus crisis. We thank and appreciate the tireless support from our medical team, for the help we received in preparing health & sanitary kits, distribution of dry rations and disinfecting vulnerable areas.
As we continue to reach out to the marginalized sections and assist the healthcare workers & General public, Your small contribution can help us serve them better.
We need your support in providing materials for the safety masks, compensating our healthcare specialists & volunteers, for distributing health & sanitary kits and dry rations to the needy, and for preparing & spraying disinfectants in vulnerable areas. There is so much more to do to break the chain of transmission of coronavirus. Please help us serve those in need and provide for those who are most vulnerable and fearful.
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SEESHA designs and implements projects relevant to the needs of people from all sections of the society, irrespective of caste, creed, colour, gender or religion. Each of the projects function in their own unique ways to propel the journey towards holistic development, fuelled by indicators such as using education, health, environment and livelihood.The projects are set both in community as well as institutionalised settings. Primarily, we work with children, youth, women, men, families, persons in need of physiological and psychological care, the differently-abled, senior citizens, and victims of natural disasters. Together, these individual projects are equipped with the power to transform entire communities.
SEESHA nurtures young dreams and moulds children and youth into change-makers of their communities and the nation through a range of tailor-made development projects.
Create an impact that will rewrite the destiny of children in need.
At SEESHA, we transform shy, uneducated women into empowered individuals through trainings and development programmes.
Transform the lives of women across India.
SEESHA reaches out to the elderly who are abandoned and destitute in order to assure them a healthy and dignified retired life.
Become part of the noble cause to care for the orphaned, destitute or abandoned.
With the vision of an inclusive society, SEESHA trains, counsels and motivates the differently-abled to lead independent and self-sufficient lives.
Let us build an inclusive society where every life is valued!
SEESHA health outreach projects aim to make quality healthcare affordable to the poor, even in the remotest of communities.
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SEESHA’s country-wide network of volunteers responds to the need for relief, providing basic provisions and financial assistance to those affected by natural disasters.
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- Because every life matters...
Disasters disrupt hundreds of thousands of lives every year. Each disaster has lasting effects, both on people and property. Being prepared can reduce the fear, anxiety, and losses that accompany disasters.Disaster management is important as it ensures an effective and coordinated response to disasters, provides solutions to save lives, and reduces the impact of crises on affected communities.
Disaster management trainings for local community youth were organised in May & June 2023 in Cuddalore district. More than 70 youth from the nearby communities were trained and certified at the end of the training. Experts in Disaster Management conducted the training, and the trainees were certified at the end of the training.
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Donate Now- Enriched with care and unconditional love...
With the guidance of SEESHA's esteemed Founder Dr. Paul Dhinakaran, the advice of SEESHA's Executive Director Dr. Jeyakumar Daniel, and the support of Dr. Shilpa Samuel Dhinakaran, SEESHA, in association with ICDS-WCD and otherstrategic partners, commemorated World Breastfeeding Week (WBW) from August 1–7 in its target locations across India. Sensitization camps, stage plays, video presentations, exhibitions of nutritious foods, and Q&A sessions were held among 1593 pregnant women and lactating mothers to highlight the huge benefits that breastfeeding can bring to the wellbeing of babies and to maternal health, focusing on early initiation, exclusive breastfeeding, and good nutrition.
In Chennai, WBW sensitization camps were organized in association with Jeyachandran Textiles at Tambaram West, T. Nagar, Pallikaranai, and Vanagaram, during which 206 pregnant women and 580 lactating mothers were sensitized.
We thank the Government bodies, Partners, our Management, volunteers, and SEESHA Team for making the celebrations a huge success. Together, let's build healthy, resilient communities!
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Donate Now- SEESHA Launches New Clothes Distribution Drive for Underprivileged Children across India during the 'Joy of Giving' Season
On December 8th, 2022, SEESHA launched its new clothes distribution event, "Joy of Giving," at Dr. DGS Dhinakaran Salai in Chennai. The event aimed to spread happiness, cheer, and carve smiles on the faces of underprivileged children, disadvantaged women, needy youth, and the differently-abled. SEESHA's Founder, Dr. Paul Dhinakaran, along with Mr. Samuel Paul Dhinakaran and Ms. Stella Ramola, launched the new clothes and distributed various welfare assistance to people in need on the day of the event.
Know more..- 19 years of transforming lives and restoring communities
SEESHA was founded in November 2003 by our respected Founder, Dr. Paul Dhinakaran, with the precious vision of providing charitable services to the underserved. Over the years, your generosity and patronage have equipped us to alleviate the suffering of the vulnerable, lighten the burden of the less privileged, and brighten the faces of thousands of people in need with smiles and hope of a better tomorrow. SEESHA has today grown in capacity and skill sets, blossoming into a family-focused community development organization touching the lives of over 3 lakh people in India.
As we step into another year, we look forward to your continued support to reach out to more people and improve their lives. The invaluable support of partners like you has enabled us to provide disadvantaged children and youth a chance at a better future, empower women, improve livelihoods, build sustainable communities, and make our society a better place to live for the disadvantaged, despite the many challenges faced!
SEESHA field teams carried out various welfare activities to commemorate the event.
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Read more...- Stable homes, resilient communities!
A grand event was organized on September 4th, 2022 at Chennai Vanagaram Jesus Calls Campus in commemoration of SEESHA's founder, Dr. Paul Dhinakaran's 60th birthday. The event was attended by more than 3,000 well-wishers from all walks of life across India.
During the event, Dr. Paul Dhinakaran handed over 69 concrete houses to families who were adversely affected by the Gaja cyclone, free of cost. This is part of SEESHA's Gaja Rehabilitation Housing Project, which was launched to provide stable homes and improve the quality of life for 100 worst-hit families from Pudukottai, Thanjavur, and Tiruvarur districts who lost their houses during the 2018 calamity.
The occasion also featured performances by youth from the community, and a lady from the village sang a folk song to thank the Founder.
- Building homes, creating opportunities for growth
SEESHA in association with its funding partner DXC Technology - India, has been working towards the development of the DJ Halli Slum – Bengaluru, to empower lives and build a strong resilient community, for more than two years. In July 2021, the Family-Focused Community Development (FFCD) team launched a computer training centre for youth and a vocational training centre that trains community women with sewing skills.
To facilitate the most vulnerable families to dwell in safety, the FFCD Team has undertaken a housing reconstruction project to build 100 permanent houses in DJ Halli. After a detailed assessment & floor plan, the building construction work was launched by Dr. Shilpa Samuel Dhinakaran in November 2021.
Many other community advancement programs such as CHF training, nutritional supplements for children, awareness & value education for women and programs to build the capacities of the community members are regularly being organized.
- Serving a neighbour with love
On 12th September 2021, SEESHA along with the Government of Tamil Nadu launched a free mega vaccination drive at JC Prayer Tower – Coimbatore, SEESHA Karunya Community Hospital (SKCH) – Karunya Nagar and rolled out the programme to the unreached Tribal villages around Siruvani Hills through SEESHA Mobile Clinic.
SEESHA along with the Government of TN organized a mega free vaccine drive at JC Prayer Tower, Dr. DGS Dhinakaran Salai - Chennai on 25th September 2021. Dr. S. Suryaprakash, District Revenue Officer inaugurated the drive in the presence of SEESHA’s Trustee Adv. Easwaradhas, SEESHA’s Chief Operating Officer – Dr. Samuel Thomas and other important dignitaries.
Know more...- Pandemic relief distribution to the Needy
SEESHA along with Karunya Deemed University organized a mega welfare benefits distribution program in Coimbatore on June 29 2021, which was presided over by Mr. K. Ramachandran - TN Minister for Forests. Over 500 COVID-19 relief dry ration kits were distributed to the most underprivileged and sewing machines were presented to 10 disadvantaged women for their livelihood assistance.
SEESHA organized a COVID-19 relief distribution program at Jesus Calls Chennai Vanagaram Campus on July 01 2021, commemorating the 86th birth anniversary of Dr. D.G.S. Dhinakaran – Founder of Karunya University & Jesus Calls Ministries. SEESHA’s Respected Founder Dr. Paul Dhinakaran, Bro. Samuel Dhinakaran and Chairman of State Minorities Commission Mr. Peter Alphonse, distributed welfare benefits to nearly 1000 beneficiaries across poor and marginalized backgrounds.
- Raising resilient Communities for a better tomorrow…
In August 2018, incessant rains and severe flooding caused widespread devastation across 14 districts in Kerala.Essential medical services were disrupted as many health sub-centres in Ernakulam & Thrissur were severely damaged during the floods.
DXC Technology partnering with SEESHA are working with the Kerala Govt. in rebuilding 3 Primary Health sub-centres (PHC) in Kerala, to ensure uninterrupted healthcare services, which were disrupted by the 2018 Kerala floods.
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Dr. Paul Dhinakaran
Founder & Managing TrusteeA philanthropist and educationist, Dr. Paul Dhinakaran established SEESHA in 2003 as the manifestation of his vision in humanitarian service. His personal motto, "Let's give life" is also the tagline of SEESHA.
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Volunteer
"I experienced the amazing consequence of turning my focus away from me to others, and it was indeed life changing!"
Beneficiary
"The courses offered free of cost by SEESHA have taken me a step closer to my dream as I have a means to earn and save money."
Donor
"Invest in such marginalised children and be blessed, just as I am!"
Quick Recovery through Quality Healthcare
Through research and innovations in the field of Science and Technology, SEESHA is able to ensure the quick recovery of patients coming to the SEESHA-Karunya Community Hospital.
Watch this video as a son shares the story of his mother’s sickness and her recovery through the hospital.
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