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.

The disastrous landslides wreaked havoc in Kerala's Wayanad, claiming more than 380 lives, resulting in widespread destruction. The survivors went without proper food, water, and other essentials for several days.

SEESHA's esteemed Founder, Dr. Paul Dhinakaran, moved with compassion upon learning about the suffering of the adversely affected, promptly sent his SEESHA & Karunya teams to ground zero at Wayanad for the relief operations. He spoke with Mr. Siddique, MLA - Kalpetta, enquiring about the plight of the affected and assured him of all possible help. In the first phase of relief operations, SEESHA distributed relief kits to 1000 worst-hitfamilies.

But there is still much to be done to help them return to normalcy. As SEESHA continues to rebuild lives in Wayanad, you may also joinus in our relief efforts.

SEESHA's educational incentives, in the form of school kits, equip students from deprived backgrounds with the necessary tools for pursuing education, that empower them for brighter futures.

At a remarkable event held on 13th July at the JC Garden campus in Vanagaram, SEESHA's esteemed Founder, Dr. Paul Dhinakaran, inaugurated the distribution of SEESHA school kits to 25,000 unprivileged children among rural, tribal, and urban slum communities across India.

On the occasion, 1500 children in need received the gift of SEESHA school kits from the founder's family. Beneficiaries who successfully completed vocational skills through SEESHA's SDP were presented with course completion certificates, and welfare assistance were also distributed to people in need.

Summer camps are a great way for children to get a break from their day-to-day routines, socialise, learn new skills, and keep them engaged with learning.

At SEESHA, we believe that every child deserves the opportunity to explore their potential and experience the joy of learning and self-discovery.

Nearly 700 children from rural, tribal, and urban communities across India participated in SEESHA's summer camps, which were hosted across seven target project locations under the theme “Child Health & Personality Development”. During the camps held in the 3rd and 4th weeks of May, the project teams organised a variety of activities, including sessions on personal hygiene, environmental and community awareness, promoting physical and emotional well-being, interactive games, and outdoor play, to augment children’s awareness, independence, and creativity.