Gift a grandma hope in her last days by Asha Kiran

Asha Kiran helped 364 beneficiaries in last 6 months. These beneficiaries are old widows and old age women. Many of the beneficiaries depend on their old age Government pension. They live in Pedana, Guduru, Bantumilli and Machilipatnam Mandals of Krishna District. We conducted distribution programs for the beneficiaries who attend from time to time in this program for carrying their clothes and groceries. We have provided 15 kgs of Rice, 1 Saree, 1 Blanket, 1 ltr Cooking Oil, 1kg Dal.

Asha Kiran village volunteers have identified 600 poor grandmas for next 6 months. They are aged women and very poor. Their families are not caring for them, they are not able to do any hard work. they are fully dependent on Government Pension and that pension is not enough for their medicines and nutritional needs. So we are planning to help these needy people.

Marri Marimma is 68 years old and belongs to Schedule Tribe. She lives with her husband in a Government House. Her surrounding area is a slum with no drainage facilities. Her husband is suffering from old age problems and he does not do any hard work. Whenever his health permits he goes for labour work. They had two sons and two daughters who all got married and migrated to another village for their livelihood and stopped caring about their parents. She is suffering with BP, spinal cord problem and Arthritis. Because of her ill health and age, she was not able to do any hard work. Her husband's meager earnings are not enough for daily bread and medicines. The village development committee identified Marri Marimma and brought her to the notice of Asha Kiran organization which has provided provisions to her.

Asha Kiran has helped 152 old-age women in Garaladibba, Devunithota, Pallethummalapalem, Mallavolu and Nadupuru villages in Pedana and Machilipatnam Mandals of Krishna District. These beneficiaries are very poor and are not supported by their families. We have successfully distributed 15 kgs of Rice, 1 Saree, 1 Blanket, 1 ltr Refined Sunflower Cooking Oil, 1kg Dal and other provisions to each beneficiary. Through these donations, they are able to live their lives with dignity and independence.

Asha Kiran has Identified 480 old women evicted by their families, living alone. During the Covid-19 lockdown, they faced a lot of trouble due to a lack of nutrition and medicines. and suffered from a wide variety of health problems. Asha Kiran aims to provide them with 15 kg of rice, 1 sari, 1 blanket, 1 litre of sunflower oil, 1 kg of pulses each to these elderly women,

Ponnuri Chandramma is 63 years old and belongs to one of the Scheduled Tribes. Her husband died due to jaundice 30 years ago. Since then, she has been living alone in government housing. She has two sons and two daughters, who are all married and do not care about her. She underwent surgery on her left hand because of an injury and also suffers from a vision problem. Because of her ill health and age, she is unable to do any work. She is living on a very small amount of Government Pension, which is not sufficient to meet her needs. The village development committee identified Ponnuri Chandramma and brought her to the notice of the Asha Kiran organization. We provided her with 15 kgs of Rice, 1 Saree, 1 Blanket, 1 ltr Cooking Oil, 1kg Dal and Provisions with the help of your donations.

We Asha Kiran are working in 10 villages in Pedana, Guduru, Bantumilli and Machilipatnam Mandals of Krishna District, we covered 221 aged poor granny in the last six months, who are single aged women depended on their children. They are unable to do work for their livelihoods, mostly dependent on old age pension which is giving by government, the children of these are poor granny are agriculture wage labourers, their meagre income not all enough to supporting their aged mothers' food and clothes and medicines.

The people are suffering from health problems and lack of work because of the Covid-19 Lockdown. Some of them are doing work hard but they did not get income sufficiently and sometimes they do not get moral support from neighbours due to lockdown. So the people are following the Government rules of wearing masks, using sanitization and maintained social distance. We are planning the 750 deserving people in our villages in the Next Six Months, as they face poverty and pathetic conditions. So we are helping these types of beneficiaries and with our support, they will live a better life in society. We support 15kgs of rice, 1 saree, 1 blanket, 1kg dal and provisions of each granny. We are helping these identified poor granny’s to lead their life not burdening their poor children and helping them live a dignified life in their last days.

Andraju Nageswaramma is 70 years old. She belongs to Backward Community, her husband died with Paralysis 18 years back from that day onwards she is living with her younger son in Government House. Her son is very poor and he is doing agriculture daily wage labour work, he is working hard but he gets earnings are meagre and his earnings are could not able to support his mother She is suffering from BP, Vision Problem and spinal cord problems. Because of her ill health and age, she could not able to do any hard work. She is spending her tidy days with a very small amount of Government Pension. But the pension is not sufficient for her health needs and nutritional needs.The village development committee is identified Andraju Nageswaramma and brought it to the notice of the Asha Kiran organization, we have provided 15 kgs of Rice, 1 Saree, 1 Blanket, 1 ltr Cooking Oil, 1kg Dal and Provisions from which we have received a donation from a donor.

We Asha kiran is working in 75 villages in Krishna district, we identified 1200 aged poor granny, these are single aged women depended on their children, at this age they are unable to do work for their livelihoods, mostly depended on old age pension which is giving by government, the children of these are poor granny are agriculture wage labourers, their meager income not all enough to supporting their aged mothers food and cloths and medicines. We are helping these identified poor granny’s to lead their life not to burden to their poor children and helping them live a dignified life in their last days.

Joys of feeding the needy

We believe, a fit, healthy and sound mind is possible only when the body is nourished with nutritous and appropriate quantity of food. Hence, at Asha Kiran, we provide dry ration to old ladies who are underprivileged and in dire need of care and support. We would like to share one story of a grandma benefitting from this program.

Guruvindapalli Aleesamma is 68 years old. She is belongs to Schedule Caste, her husband died with Liver problem 20 years back. Since that day onwards she is living alone in a small Hut. She is blessed with two sons, all of them married and busy with their own families. She is suffering with BP, knee pains and spinal cord problem. Because of her ill health and age she could not to do any hard work, No one to take care of her, so she relies on Government medicines. She is facing some old age problems and financial problems. She is spending her days with very small amount of Government Pension. But the pension is not sufficient for her health needs and nutrition.
The village development committee identified Guruvindapalli Aleesamma and brought to the notice of Asha Kiran organization, we have provided 15 kgs of Rice, 1 Saree, 1 Blanket, 1 ltr Cooking Oil, 1kg Dal and Provisions from the donations we received.

Similarly, our field staff in constantly looking at increasing our reach and the good work to benefit more such people in their old age, and provide them with food and happiness.

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Program Update

We Asha kiran is working in 75 villages in Krishna district, we identified 1500 aged poor granny, these are single aged women depended on their children, at this age they are unable to do work for their livelihoods, mostly depended on old age pension which is giving by government, the children of these are poor granny are agriculture wage labourers, their meager income not all enough to supporting their aged mothers food and cloths and medicines. We are helping these identified poor granny’s to lead their life not to burden to their poor children and helping them live a dignified life in their last days. We are planning to help the neediest and deserving 500 granny in the next quarter

Story from the field

Kolluri Vijayamma is 68 years old. She is belongs to Scheduled Caste and BPL family, she is living with her husband in Government House. She blessed with one son and two daughters, all are given up for marriage and migrated to another village for their livelihood and their meager earnings by agriculture wage labor is could not able support their parents. Her husband was suffering with Diabetes and Old age Problem so he didn’t do any work. She is suffering with Heart problem, Gas and BP, She is to felt sickness frequently due to she is expose to weather conditions and mosquitos. Because of her ill health and old age, lack of immunity she could not able to do any agriculture labor work. Whenever her health permits she goes for house maid work. She is working very less days and earning low salary. Her little meager earnings are not support to meet her and her husband nutrition and medicines. She is spending her tidy days with very small amount of Government Pension. But the pension is not sufficient to her health needs, medicines and nutrition. She is looking for a old age home which can provide nutrition as well as medical treatment. The village development committee is identified Kolluri Vijayamma case and brought to the notice of Asha Kiran organization, we visited her and find her pathetic condition, and we have provided 15 kgs of Rice, 1 Saree, 1 Blanket, 1 ltr Cooking Oil, 1kg Dal and Provisions from which we have received a donation from a donor.

Program Update

We are working in 75 villages in Krishna district, we identified 1500 aged poor women, these are single women, depended on their children, unable to do work for their livelihood. mostly depended on old age pension which is given by government, the children of these women are agricultural wage labourers, their meager income is not at all enough to support their aged mother's food, cloths and medicines. We are helping these identified poor women to lead an independent life.

Story from the field

Badugu Koteswaramma is a 71 year old widow. She belongs to a Backward Class Community and a BPL family. her husband died of Blood Cancer 4 years ago. since that day onwards she is living alone. She is blessed with two sons, who are agriculture wage labourers and their meager earnings by agriculture wage labour support their mother. She is suffering with Heart Problems, Diabetes and high BP and Because of her ill health, old age, and lack of immunity-she could not do any agriculture labour work. Whenever her health permits she goes for house maid work. Her earnings are notenough to support her nutrition and medicines. She spent her tidy days with very small amount of old age Pension form Government. The village development committee and asha kiran volunteers identified Badugu Koteswaramma's case and brought to the notice of Asha Kiran. We visited her, and we have provided 15 kgs of Rice, 1 Saree, 1 Blanket, 1 ltr Cooking Oil, 1kg Dal and Provisions from the donation we have received from donors.