3 ways to help the society during Janmashtami
Janmashtami is a time of giving. It’s not just a time when people celebrate this festival with their family and loved ones, it’s a time which brings a sense of goodwill to help others. The pandemic has changed the course of our lives. Celebrations aren’t the same anymore. This year, Janmashtami will be a lot different. People are unable to go out, let alone donate things. Even though we cannot celebrate it as we used to, we can still reach out and help the ones in need.
Here are a few ways you can help be the ray of hope for someone in need, today.
#1. Donate a Grocery Kit to Help the Widows of Vrindavan
Women, after their spouse’s demise, come down to Vrindavan in their quest to seek spiritual salvation. They spend their life with other widows in the Ashrams.On a normal day, you’d see many widows eke out a living by performing Bhajans and Kirtans. After the nationwide lockdown was imposed, they’ve been left in the lurch without any kind of savings. Many widows here depend on the Ashrams for food, and survival.
There are around 6000 widows living in Vrindavan. Today, they don’t have any source of income or work. They hardly have any savings. Without any visitors or pilgrims coming down to Vrindavan, these widows are on the verge of starvation.
This Janmashtami, you can help them eat nutritious food by donating a grocery kit.
#2. Help the innocent cows live a happy and carefree life
Satyam Shivam Sundaram Gaushala is South India’s largest Gaushala that’s home to over 5500+ innocent cows. These cows aren’t milked, tortured, or exploited for any reason. They’re rescued from slaughterhouses, and are brought here for a carefree life.
Dharam Raj Ranka, has been taking care of these cows for years. These cows are given green fodder and vegetables every day to make sure they’re healthy. This wouldn’t have been possible without the abundant support from kind donors. During the pandemic, many donors couldn’t come down to Gaushala to donate. However, with the help of our donors, we were able to send them fresh fodder.
You can also donate fresh fodder to help the Gaumata have a healthy life.
#3. Donate a Grocery Kit to Help the Slum Children
India is home to the largest population of slum children in the world. Today, they are suffering.
These children from the slums don’t have proper food. They are often found picking rags, stealing, eating leftovers, and struggling to survive. They are malnourished and have severely weakened immune systems. They come from homes where parents can only feed them once a day on the days they get any work.
Some of these children don’t have parents and they often starve themselves. Even though the lockdown has ended, several daily wage labourers have no work. They live in deplorable conditions and have been struggling to feed their children for months now.
Voice of Slum has been striving to help the families in the slum. They have distributed over 8,60,000+ cooked meals to the families and children from the slums.
There is no greater way to solve hunger except through humanitarian aid. This Janmashtami, you can help give back to society by donating to a noble cause above.
