Ahmedabad District
  • On 3rd Feb Gram Seva was conducted at adopted village Charal. Grain kits to identified 6 old ladies were distributed. These are poor ladies having no one to take care of them. Anti mosquito fogging was used and it was sprayed in the whole village. Balvikas was conducted by Sai Youth Girls wing. Discussion was held by ladies wing with the village women discussion was undertaken on health and hygiene and precautionary actions for pregnant woman.

  • Sai Youth invited village youth cricket team at Ahmedabad to participate in sports day of organisation on 17-02-08.
   
Sai youth distributing grain kit



Gram Seva was conducted at adopted
Youth Motivation at ITI College
Disaster Management program conducted on 08.06.08
Tailoring training classes ...
3 Medical camps during Jan to Mar ...
Summer Course was organised at ...
Narayan Seva under progress at adopted village Vankvad ...
Solar Lights installation is under progress at Paikhad village
Daily Sri Sathya Sai Medical Centre is being run
State level youth meeting for (V.I.P)
Youth Motivation Camp at I.T.I
Mahila Youth

Spraying of Anti mosquito Fogging
   
Balvikas session under progress
  • On 10th Feb Medical camp was organized by Sai Youth at Charal village and appx 60 patients were treated. Balvikas was conducted by Sai Youth Girls wing. Anti mosquito fogging machine was sprayed in the village.
   
Doctor examining patients and medicine are being distributed
  • On 17th Feb Annual Bal Vikas Sports Day was celebrated. Sai Youth wing conducted the entire programme. Decoration was carried out by the Sai Youth Girls wing. A Cricket match was held between invited Charal's (adopted Village) cricket team and Ahmedabad Sai Youth. Cap and t- shirt were given to the village cricket team. Shield was also given to each player.

Swami's chair

Participants taking oath

Long Run

Musical Chair

Disc throw

Long Run

Lemon Spoon race

Gunny bag Race

Village Cricket team
  • On 23rd Feb 6 Sai Youth Boys and 4 Sai Youth sisters visited the Charal village in the night and Anti Gutkha CD was shown to villagers on big screen with the help of projector. Many villagers gathered to see the video. Villagers and children were explained about the disease happening through chewing Gutkha.

Villagers watching movie on screen
  • On 24th Feb Blood donation camp was organized at Maninagar and 39 units of blood were collected. 5 Sai youth participated in the camp. Another Blood donation camp was simultaneously organized at Sardarnagar and 130 units of blood were collected. 10 Sai youth participated in camp. Third Blood donation camp was simultaneously organized at Sabarmati and 30 units of blood were collected. 4 Sai youth participated in the camp.

Registration

Queue for registration

Blood donation in progress
Blood Donation camp at Sabarmati on 24-02-08:

Blood donation banner

blood donation in progress
  • On 2nd Mar Gram Seva was Conducted at aopted village Charal. Balvikas was conducted on this day and appx 30 children attended the Bal Vikas.

Students singing Shloka

Impact of regular Bal vikas in the village.
Shivratri Celebration with Villagers on 06-03-08:
  • On 6th Mar, Maha Shivratri occasion was celebrated by 26 Sai youth/elders at adopted village Charal. Nagar Sankiratn was conducted in which villagers also participated. It was ended in the Shiv temple. Grain kits were distributed to 6 identified poor families. Meeting was held with villagers for the preparation for the upcoming mass marriage in the village.
    District President announced "Mangal sutra" for the bride and "wrist watch" for the groom who will be getting married in this mass marriage. Upcoming activities by the organization on the village were discussed by district president.

Nagar Sankirtan in progress

Nagar Sankirtan ending at shiva temple

Meeting With Villagers
  • On 9th Mar Gram Seva was conducted at adopted village Charal. Anti mosquito fog spray was done in village. Bal vikas was conducted by the Sai Youth Girls wing. 4 gents and 4 ladies visited the village.
  • On 16th Mar Dental camp was organized in the adopted village Charal. 30 patients were treated. Balvikas was conducted by the ladies wing.

Bal Vikas by ladies youth

Doctors examining the patients
  • On 23rd Mar in Gram Seva at Charal village Bal vikas was conducted. 30 children's attended the same. Temple cleaning survey was carried out and few temples were identified.
  • On 30th Mar in Gram Seva at Charal village Bal vikas was conducted. 35 children's attended.
  • On 1st January meeting was held to review the Gram Seva activity and other service activity as well. 23 Sai Youth attended this meeting and active elders were also remained present to guide the youth. 4 groups of ladies and gents wing were made and group leader for each group was decided. Action plan for carrying out Gram Seva was finalized. On 1st Sunday of every month such meetings shall be held to review the progress and to finalise activities for next 4 Sundays.

  • On 3rd Jan Sai Youth along with few elders visited the adopted village Charal to invite them for visiting "Prem Jyoti Exhibition", Baroda. Positive feed back was received from Sarpanch and 40 villagers shown their keen interest to visit Baroda. On 5th Jan night again Sai youth visited to the Village and explained about the exhibition and program activities to be undertaken. On 6th Jan 90 villagers was ready to visit Prem Jyothi Exhibition at Baroda as against earlier proposed 40 villagers. All of them were taken in luxury bus and cars. All the villagers were happy seeing exhibition and all were eager to know more about swami.

Villagers starting for Exhibition in morning

Villagers in bus starting for Baroda

Exhibition Entrance

Villagers in queue for the entry

Watching swami's activities

Sewadal explaining to villagers

After Exhibition Youth taking feed back from villagers about their experience
  • On 13th Jan a Medical Camp was organized by Sai Youth at adopted village Charal. Appx 58 patients were benefited. Balvikas was conducted by ladies wing. App 40 childrens attended the Balvikas session. Few Sai youth held meeting with village youth and gathered information about the consumption of Gutkha in village. All Sai Youth were invited by the villagers to attend the Annual school function which was to be held on 26-01-08.

Doctor examining and prescribing the patient

Youth giving medicines to patients

Balvikas in Action
  • On 26th Jan Sai Youth visited Charal village to attend the Republic day program in the school. School had organized cultural programme. 25 Sai youth and elders visited the village and encouraged the school children. Sai Youth Girls also participated and two patriotic songs were sung by them.

School children and villagers attending function

School boys and girls dancing in traditional dresses

Drama by the village children

Youth Sisters singing patriotic songs
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