New Issues @ Snehalaya

Agitation of VCSE & T against Municipal Corporation

2008-08-06T00:13:00.000-07:00

Today (31st, July 2008) Municipal Corporation of Malegaon demolished the huts of victim women of in trade at Mosampool area at 9.30 am. They all were in sleep; The Municipal Corporation neither given any notice nor intimation about the operation. Now all the women and their children are on the footpath. They all were disturbed and frustrated, some of them were thinking about the suicide.

Mrs. Jaya informed Snehalaya about the situation in the Malegaon red light area. The staff of Snehalaya and Snehjyot rushed towards Malegaon and reached at 3.00 pm. All the women and their children were waiting for us, as soon as we entered in the area they started to gather around us and were stating the problem faced by them. After an initial meeting, all the women and staff decided to demonstrate against the Municipal Corporation. We all went to the Office of Municipal Corporation and started agitation. The Police provided the security to the Municipal Commissioner and denied us to enter in the office of Commissioner.

Some of the participants delivered the speeches and expressed their thoughts about the illegal operation of Municipal Corporation. The Commissioner sent the Vice-commissioner after three hours to discuss with the agitators about the demands. But women denied meeting and discussing with him, they demanded to discuss with Commissioner only. The agitation was continuing till 9.30 pm.

Mr. Viresh Prabhu, Add. Superintendent of Police came in front of the Municipal Commissioner's office and asked us to go away from the place. The women opposed strongly. Hence he threatened that he will apply the clauses of riots against the agitators and arrests them, if they do not give up their agitation. We showed our readiness and all of us were arrested by the police.

Mr. Prabhu heartily wants to help the agitators so did not applied any clauses of riots against us and assured to speak to Municipal Commissioner Mr. Sudhir Raut about the matter and he released us.

In the midnight we started to reconstruct the collapsed huts for women. Next day five women and some staff went to meet Municipal Commissioner, he showing him a co-operative person and assured to register the names of all women in Swarnjayanti Yojna, he ordered the concerned officer to give them BPL cards, and will prefer to give the shops to these women for alternative business. He assured that he will register all the women under the 'Aavas scheme' and will give them one room kitchen flats from the month of October 2008.

The revolution is: The Bhilati, Mosam pool red light areas is now without any brothel keeper, so they have not to pay for any bribe to brothel owner, pimp, police, or goons.

Success students of Snehalaya

2008-07-07T22:20:00.000-07:00

Ahmednagar: Date: 28/6/08

Sonu (name changed) is HIV positive by birth. She brought to admit in Snehalaya five years ago. She was about to die anytime when she was admitted. She was suffering from various opportunistic infections like harpies; T.B. jaundice etc in spite of that she was attending the school regularly. She was in class 10th this year.

The results of secondary and higher secondary declared a week ago. Some the students of Snehalaya gained good marks, among them Sonu also passed with first class. This was a great surprise for all of us. Sonu achieved her goal in a very adverse condition. All her teachers and other students congratulated him for her success.

Vikas Patil passed with 75%, in class 10th, who is looking after the other small children. Mahesh Markad passed with 65%. In class 12th, Ganga passed with 75% marks, Ganga used to cook the food for Snehalaya's inmates.

All have taken the admissions in various colleges for the further education. Ganga decided be the teacher and join the D. Ed college (English Medium). All the students want to work for Snehalaya.

The students of Snehalaya's Balbhavan also passed with very good marks in this year. Snehalays runs the study centers, motivate the students to join the schools, counsel their parents for sending their children to school and also bares the educational fees and other expenses related to education.

Seema Salave, Savita Wadagale, Sunil Bharaskar from Borkarnagar Balbhavan, Vikas Gawali, Najama Shaikh, Viddya Kumbhar, Sonali Netake, Puja Bhokare etc. from Sanjayangar Bhalbhavan passed the 10th, with distinction.

Beginning of adoption center in Snehalaya

2006-03-19T15:30:00.000-08:00

Beginning of adoption center in Snehalaya

Snehalaya has been authorized by the government agencies to set up the “ADOPTION CENTRE”. The mission of this centre is have orphaned baby get a home and love of family by identifying couples having a desire to adopt a baby.

This centre would like to invite such couples seeking child. There is no pleasure beyond the pleasure of parenthood. “Like a tree every child has right to grow & branch out” and we are only an instrument to provide it.