Help sick and destitute adults live with dignity by Sapna

Anandam- A Home for the homeless The Home for Sick and Destitute, now 'Anandam- A home for the homeless, was set up in 2007 to rehabilitate unidentified patients discharged from Jai Prakash Narayan Apex Trauma Centre & Safdarjung Hospital Delhi. Shri Jage Ramji, the first patient, has been with us since 2007. Most of the patients brought to Anandam are either severely handicapped, have lost their memory or are comatose. Anandam has three centres in Vijay Mandir & Dadikar in Alwar and in Noida, UP. From Jage Ramji, our first patient in 2007, Anandam has grown to 105 patients as on 30th of June 2022. Anandam- Vijay Mandir: Anandam - Vijay Mandir was set up in 5th January 2007 to rehabilitate unidentified patients discharged from Jai Prakash Narayan Apex Trauma Centre and Safdarjung Hospital, Delhi. It is located and housed in a rent-free building in Vijay Mandir on Behror Road in Alwar, Rajasthan. The Anandam, Vijay Mandir has 15 rooms and on big hall with a capacity to provide care and shelter to 55 residents. Anandam Dadikar:- To address the need for a dedicated home for the homeless, Sapna started construction of a 200 bedded hospice at Dadikar, Alwar in 2015 with the with the CSR support of Hindustan Zinc Ltd. Block ‘Ä’ with a capacity to accommodate 60 residents became operational in 2017 was inaugurated on 18th November, 2017. By June 2022 we had 45 male residents. This facility houses patients who have recuperated and need no treatment yet, can’t be rehabilitated elsewhere. A Coordinator along with social workers looks after the well-being of the patients. The Government of Rajasthan has designated it as the ‘Old Age Home’ for Alwar district. Anandam Noida- Our Noida hospice also came up in 2017 has embraced the needs of poor and sick, some homeless and others needing recuperative care and support. It is a short stay home for many who need a shelter till they are able to go back home. it also serves as a transit home for patients coming in and out of Alwar for follow ups and emergencies. The short stay home has a capacity of 15 patients. By June 2022 we had 12 residents in Anandam Noida. Till the date, Anandam has provided shelter to more than 800 patients and 90 patients have been restored to family members. In Anandam inmates are cared for like elders and family members. The Social Workers attend to the daily needs which includes personal hygiene, food, medication and physiotherapy. A well-equipped ambulance is available for transporting the inmates to Hospital in Alwar or to Jai Prakash Narayan Apex Trauma Centre, Delhi in emergencies. Our social workers take care of: • Complete personal hygiene • Preventive action for bed sores • Timely medication, nutrition and supplements • Feeding liquid or solid diet • Maintaining hygienic conditions This is a painstaking job that requires lot of commitment and dedication– 'sewa' as we say. Some of the major activities of Anandam:- Daily nursing/ care taking: The caretaker & social workers of the Anandam is take constant care of the residents e.g. regular food intake, adequate sleep, cleanliness, nursing care, etc. The Coordinator and Caretakers provide tender love, mental support and parental care to the residents so that the residents can feel and enjoy the home environment as family environment. Organize daily prayer sessions: Daily prayer sessions is arranged in the Anandam in the morning for spiritual development and peace of mind of residents. Celebrate social and religious festivals, days and events: The home celebrates social/ national festivals/events, like Republic Day, Independence Day, New year day, etc., and religious festivals, like Diwali, Holi, Eid, Christmas, etc. Hygiene and Sanitation Hygiene and sanitation are a high priority. Dedicated social workers have been trained and assigned to perform the cleaning job and to ensure personal hygiene of patients. Every morning social workers clean and replace clothes, towels, and bed sheets of all the patients. Transportation: A dedicated Ambulance is available round the clock for patient’s movement. During the last six months total 29 patients got admitted in Anandam. The ultimate impact of the project will be that 200 poor, homeless, destitute and old aged persons will enjoy a sound and fulfilling life through their physical, mental, emotional, social and spiritual development and well-being. More specifically:

1.The homeless, destitute & old aged will have a safe accommodation and placement where they will enjoy their life in family environment. 2.Gaining adequate nutrition, physical exercise and quality healthcare, the poor homeless and destitute old aged will lead a healthful life. 3.Anandam contribute to build the life of the poor, homeless and destitute old aged person so that they can be an active person having love, fellow feeling and responsibility for significantly contributing in overall development and reformation of the society, country and nation.

In Anandam inmates are cared for like elders and family members. The Social Workers attend to the daily needs which include personal hygiene, food, medication and physiotherapy. A well-equipped ambulance is available for transporting the inmates to Hospital in Alwar or to Jai Prakash Narayan Apex Trauma Centre, Delhi in emergencies. Our social workers take care of: • Complete personal hygiene • Preventive action for bed sores • Timely medication, nutrition and supplements • Feeding liquid or solid diet • Maintaining hygienic conditions

This is a painstaking job that requires lot of commitment and dedication– 'Sewa' as we say.

Vision Our vision is of a world in which all such sick and destitute people can lead a dignified, active, healthy and secure life.

Mission Our mission is to address the need for shelter and provide long & short term care for the seek and genuinely destitute.

Care of the sick and destitute is a complex process. The risks from disability, chronic illness and destitution are a process exacerbated by poverty and other forms of structural inequalities. Cultural patterns, prevailing attitudes and expectations – all need to be factored in while homing in on a model of appropriate care. We believe in ensuring that a person who is not fully capable of self-care can maintain the highest possible quality of life, according to his or her individual preferences, with the greatest possible degree of independence, autonomy, participation, personal fulfilment and human dignity. We also believe that their first right is to reside with their own families if possible. Hence, our aim is to give them medical and supportive care till they are capable of being rehabilitated with their families. In this way, SAPNA has been instrumental in restoring several sick and infirm persons to their families. However, there are some unfortunate ones who do not have a home or have been abandoned by their families or are unknown. Some are even in a comatose state. Anandam acts as a feeder for such survivors from Trauma Centre (AIIMS) and Safdarjung Hospital in Delhi who are in need of recuperative care and support.

Anandam is constructing 140 bedded home for the homeless at village Kaduki, Alwar, Rajasthan. The new facility will provide accommodation to additional 140 homeless patients.

Tears of Joy- Reunion of Mahazbi

When a member is separated from the family, the unbearable pain is only witnessed by the rolling tears of a mother. How immense this suffering could be? Such is the story of a household belonging to Kolkata, West Bengal. The menage has 5 members namely, Abdul Rahim of 60, his wife Sarda Begum 55, their children son, Afzal Gulam 26, Mahazbi Bano 30 and youngest issue Sahar Bano 21. As she explains that Mahazabi had a furious behaviour sometimes, it was in the joy of the month of September 22nd, 2021 that the family decided to hold a pilgrimage to the Akbarpur Dargah, Chauka Sharif, Ambedkar Nagar. It was here their worst nightmare came true. Mahazbi got separated from her family during the pilgrimage. She was alone without identity, wandered by foot and train, and finally reached Delhi. Thereafter, she was taken to Safdarjung hospital by the police and later shifted to our Anandam Noida, when the need of care rose. She was in unconscious state. She was transferred to Anandam Vijay Mandir, Alwar on 12th October 2021. Care of coma patients is an intensive affair and requires round the clock attention. Elsewhere her mother Sarda Begum was praying for her at Dargah for 17 days. The ray of hope kindled, Mahazbi started pointing towards the phone. After days of trial, the phone rang to one of her relatives in West Bengal. Her address was shared to her relatives, and they were asked to bring their aadhar card. Meanwhile, Sarda Begum received the news while praying from her daughter in Dargah. From there she headed to Alwar along with her relatives and arrived on 23 of January 2022. Family recognized Mahazbi with naked eyes, but despite partial sight, the rolling tears of motherhood was the testimony to this realization of this undeterred hope. Sapna took the responsibility of the stay of the whole family within their premises and return ticket in AC 3 tier from Delhi to Kolkata. On 25 of January 2022, a family, now complete, took their first step towards a new future after Mahazbi’s checkup at Safdarjung hospital.

They were accompanied to the New Delhi railway station. This is the story of ‘Tears of Joy’ from east to west and west to east, of someone who lost her identity, is again known as ‘Mahazbi Bano’.

Anandam is a home for the homeless. It provides shelter to those unfortunate ones who do not have a home or have been abandoned by their families or are unknown. Some are even in a comatose state. Anandam acts as a feeder for such survivors from Trauma Centre (AIIMS) and Safdarjung Hospital in Delhi who are in need of recuperative care and support.

Anandam has three centers in Vijay Mandir, Dadikar, and Noida. Presently Anandam provides shelter to 100 patients.

In the last six months, 21 new patients were admitted and 4 patients returned to their family after treatment. Unfortunately, 3 patients expired during these months.

Our target beneficiaries are unknown, unidentified, and homeless patients from Jai Prakash Narayan Apex Trauma Center of AIIMS, Safdarjung Hospital, AIIMS, Ram Manohar Lohiya Hospital, Rajiv Gandhi Government Hospital Alwar.

All our patients have been vaccinated against COVID-19.

There have been a few celebrations at Anandam as well on the occasion of Independence Day, Diwali, Christmas, Thanksgiving, and New Year.

Taking care of Anandam residents during the Covid first and second wave was very challenging. During the first wave, all residents were well taken care of and none of them were infected with Covid. The center worked with reduced staff and we followed all the covid norms strictly. Our staff stood up to the challenge and gave their best.

However, the second wave provided a much greater challenge to us because the spread was on a wider scale. Initially, two of our residents tested positive. We reacted fast and started testing all patients who came in contact. After testing all residents, 15 tested positive.

Nevertheless, they all were asymptomatic and only required isolation and proper treatment. The biggest problem occurred here because some of our patients are bedridden and paraplegic and the staff of isolation centers was not ready to take these patients. So, we set up a Covid Care Unit at our Mahatma Gandhi Netralaya. We tied up with a group of doctors via telemedicine facility and our staff took care of these patients.

Out of 15 residents, 10 were shifted to Government Isolation Center for better and intensive care and 5 residents were taken care of in our Covid Care Unit. By the grace of God, 12 residents tested negative after 14 days and 3 after 21 days.

We would like to inform you that all our staff and patients are fully vaccinated.

Our next plan is the construction of B Block and C Block of Anandam Dadikar. The new blocks will provide accommodation for 140 more patients.

Rakesh, a 50-year-old man met with an accident in Delhi and went into semi-coma stage. He was admitted to Jai Prakash Narayan Apex Trauma Center of AIIMS. After getting discharged from the hospital, we got him admitted at Anandam Vijay Mandir in August 2020. When he was admitted in Anandam, he was completely bedridden. Now his condition has improved remarkably. One fine day he informed us of his address and village name. We contacted the nearest police station and with the help of the police, we were able to find his family. His brother came to Vijay Mandir and after all the formalities, we handed over Rakesh to his family members on 12.02.2021.

Anandam- A Home for the homeless provides shelter to those unfortunate ones who do not have a home or have been abandoned by their families or are unknown. Some are even in a comatose state. In 2007 the organization started Anandam- A Home for the homeless at Vijay Mandir Alwar (Rajasthan) for such survivors from Trauma Centre (AIIMS) and Safdarjung Hospital in Delhi who require recuperative care and support. Presently Anandam has three centres and it is providing shelter to 96 unknown, sick and poor patients.Anandam has three centres:1. Vijay Mandir, Alwar Behror Road, Alwar, Rajasthan. 3010012. Village Dadikar, District Alwar, Rajasthan. 3010013. B- 80, Sector 31, Noida, UP. The targeted beneficiaries of the project are: Elderly people from all over the country; Homeless & unknown patients coming from all across the country seeking medical services in Safdarjung Hospital, All India Institute of Medical Sciences and Jai Prakash Narayan Apex Trauma Centre as well as patients of Alwar District. The total capacity of Anandam is 125 and presently, Anandam is providing shelter to 105 Sick and homeless patients through all three centres. Out of 96, We have 24 female residents and 72 male residents. 26 residents are more than 60 years and 8 are more than 70 years and 5 are more than 75 years.In the last six-month total of 20 Sick, unknown and homeless patients joined Anandam. A dedicated team of Caretakers, Social Workers, Nursing Assistants, Physiotherapists and Doctors looks after the daily needs of the residents providing 24×7 nursing care, medication, nourishment, housekeeping, and emotional support. Weekly visits are also arranged for the patients who require psychiatric help. A fixed schedule and a well-drafted activity chart are followed. Wheelchairs and walkers have been provided to the disabled.community kitchen takes care of their daily food requirements. A weekly menu has been carefully crafted by experts & doctors to provide adequate and healthy nourishment. A fixed timetable and nutrition chart is followed.

Taking care of Anandam residents during Covid first and the second wave was a challenging task. During the first wave, all residents were well taken care of and none of them was infected with Covid. The centre worked with reduced staff and we followed all the covid norms strictly. Our staff stood up to the challenge and gave their best.However, the second wave provided a much greater challenge to us because the spread was on a wider scale. Initially, two of our residents tested positive. We reacted fast and started testing all the patients who came in contact with positive patients. After testing all the residents, 15 tested positive. Nevertheless, they all were asymptomatic and only required isolation and proper treatment. The biggest problem was with bedridden and paraplegic residents because the staff of the isolation centre was not ready to take these patients. So, we set a Covid Care Unit at our Mahatma Gandhi Netralaya. We tied up with a group of doctors via telemedicine facility and our staff took care of these patients. Out of 15 residents, 09 were shifted to Government Isolation Center for better and intensive care and 06 residents were taken care of in our Covid Care Unit. By the grace of God, all the 15 residents tested negative in the time frame days.We would like to put on record the outstanding work done by our staff in challenging times, often putting themselves at great personal risk. They lived up to our philosophy of patient sewa first. With the help of the local Government hospital administration, all residents and staff of Anandam have been double vaccinated. Plan for next six months-We would like to inform you that the construction of block B and block C - 140 bedded home for the homeless has been Sanctioned by the REC Foundation under CSR. The construction will be started soon. We are expecting increase the number of residents to 125 in next quarter. We are planning to keep a full-time doctor for Anandam, Training of Social Workers.

Stories from the ground:Nirmala Devi- a 65-year-old lady from Delhi. She met with an accident in Delhi and got admitted to the Trauma Center of AIIMS. After the accident she got Unconsciousness. As per the doctor of AIIMS, she was in the first stage of Coma. After 10 days of her treatment, she got discharged from the hospital in an unconscious state. She couldn’t recall anything about the home, address etc. The social workers of Sapna shifted her to Anandam Vijay Mandir in 2018. We continued her treatment and after some months she recalled everything about the family. We tried to contact her family members to take her home but family members were not ready to accept her. She has one son who lives in Delhi with his family. We also sent Nirmala to Delhi to meet with her son, but her son changed his house and didn’t respond over the phone. After some time, he changed the number also. Now she is a part of our Sapna Family. She needs the assistance of a caregiver to perform her daily routine. Our social workers take care of her daily needs, provides nursing care, nutrition, and medical assistance.

Anandam acts as a feeder for some unfortunate ones who do not have a home or have been abandoned by their families or are unknown. Anandam has three centers in Vijay Mandir & Dadikar in Alwar, Rajasthan and in Noida.
SAPNA created its first home for the homeless at Vijay Mandir, Alwar in 2007. The home acts as a feeder for destitute survivors of trauma and other grave illnesses who are in need of recuperative care and support. A few of them are comatose. They need dedicated care and attention. This is provided by SAPNA’s caregivers, making It a role model for palliative care, acknowledge by premier hospitals like AIIMS and Safdarjung.
The Anandam, Vijay Mandir has 16 rooms and a large hall with a capacity to provide care and shelter to 55 persons. Presently the home is providing shelter, clothing, food, medical attention and emotional support to 51 residents out of which 21 are women including 8 comatose patients. The comatose patients are kept separately in four earmarked rooms requiring intensive individual care and attention. The Home has separate rooms for men and women.
To address the need for a dedicated home for the homeless, SAPNA has constructed a beautiful 200 bedded facility near the Dadikar Fort at Alwar. This became operational in 2017.
Anandam, Noida was started on 11th May 2017 and its objective is to extend support for poor and needy patients who come for treatment to Apex Government Hospitals such in Delhi.
In 2019-20, a separate home for homeless women, named Anandmayee, was
created at Vijay Mandir. The home provides a safe haven to women who are victims of violence, trafficking and sexual abuse, and other forms of severe trauma. 21 women are in the home already.
Presently Anandam is providing shelter to 95 homeless patients through its all three centers.

• Anandam Vijay Mandir- 44 residents


• Anandam, Dadikar- 40 residents


• Anandam, Noida- 11 residents
  A community kitchen takes care of their daily food requirements. A weekly menu has been carefully crafted by experts & doctors to provide adequate and healthy nourishment. A fixed time table and nutrition chart is followed.
  From April 2020 to December 2020, 22 new homeless joined the Anandam.

We are privileged to take care of poor and needy

Anandam provides care and shelter to those unidentified patients who were admitted in Jai Prakash Narayan Apex Trauma Centre and Safdarjung Hospital in a distress state and were discharged after given primary treatment and who need long-term care and support and cannot be accommodated in any of the rehabilitation homes in and around Delhi. Anandam has three support centers in Vijay Mandir (Alwar), Dadikar (Alwar) & Noida (Uttar Pradesh). Total 25 patients joined Anandam during the October 2019 to March 2020. 11 patients rehabilitated with their family members. Average number of patients in Anandam during these six months was 90 (Male- 65, Female-25). Average number of coma patients during these six month was 10.
Admission of Purnima in Anandam- Purnima a 64-year-old lady and resident of Alwar district of Rajasthan. Her husband passed away two years back. She was alone in his family and there is no one to look after. Her neighbor approached us to provide accommodation in Anandam. She was admitted in Anandmayi on 17.02.2020. Our social workers take care of her daily needs.

Content receiving the care and support

Program Update

Old, sick and destitute patients are sheltered at Anandam located at Vijay Mandir & Dadikar in Alwar & in Noida, UP. At the end of March 2019, 48 patients (Male 28, Female 20) in Anandam, Vijay Mandir, 38 Patients (Male) in Anandam, Dadikar and 16 patients (Male) in Anandam, Noida were present. Total Nine new inmates joined the Anandam during the quarter. One inmate got expired in the month of February 2019. Two patients rehabilitated to their homes during the quarter. Till date Anandam Vijay Mandir has provided shelter to 326 patients, Anandam Dadikar has 45 and Anandam Noida has provided shelter to 152 patients.
Plans for next year-

1. Start construction of Block B of Anandam, Dadikar


2. Availability of one Ambulance at Anandam, Daikar

Story from the field

Chamli Devi was found wandering near Vijay Mandir on 04th October 2018. Villagers informed us about a mentally challenged lady wandering aimless who had been dropped by a bus conductor. NGO Social workers went and brought her to the centre and admitted him in Anandam. She was not able to give any information about herself. Sapna got her treatment from psychiatrist who suggested regular medicines and follow up. Looking at her condition Sapna took proper care of Chamli Devi by giving her proper treatment from doctors, giving medicines on time and most important taking care of her with love, care and respect. Slowly and gradually her situation started getting better.
On 31st of January, 2019 she told her address and her kid’s name. She belonged to Tahatra Village, in Reni Tehsil in Alwar district. Sapna Coordinator and Social Workers tried to find out her exact address. We visited her village. With the help of villagers, we were able to find her home. We met with her mother in law, as her husband was out of the home for some work. We informed her mother in law about Chamli Devi. On the very next day her husband and mother in law came to the Anandam, Vijay Mandir. Sapna staff handed over the Chamli Devi to family members. Necessary medicines with instruction given to her husband. Sapna wished her best of luck for her future endeavors.

Another female patient named Soni has been rehabilitated to her villager Mehsana, Kheralu in Gujrat.

Program Update

The Home was established on 5th of January 2007 and it is located and housed in an old rent-free building in Vijay Mandir, Behror Road, Alwar, Rajasthan. The present Home section has 16 rooms and a large hall with a capacity to provide care and shelter to 55 persons. Another home was established on 18th of November 2017 to take care of overflow patients of Anandam, Vijay mandir. Currently 52 patients are staying in Vijay mandir and 30 patients are staying in Anandam, Dadikar. During the quarter 18 new inmates were admitted in Anandam, 3 patients rehabilitated to their homes and 2 patients expired. Festivals like Raksha Bandhan, Dussehra, Diwali were celebrated in Anandam.

Story from the field

Neelu (35 years) from Darjeeling came to Neemrana, Rajasthan in search of work after fighting with her husband and started working in a factory. After working for a few months, authority of her workplace started creating trouble in paying for her remuneration. This started creating complications in her life. She lived on rent, her house owner started torturing her. She was mentally and sexually harassed at her workplace when she asked for money and her house owner also threw all her belongings out of the house. This created too much mental pressure and she ran away from there. On 2/02/18 Sapna found her near Vijay Mandir. She was in a very bad state of mind when she was found. She was violent and aggressive, kept a stick in her hands and never let any staff members to come near her. The caretaker took her to the doctor and started her treatment. After 20 days of treatment she started showing improvement. Her condition got better and in April first week she told everything. With help of Vijay Mandir Police Desk our team members went to Neemrana to relocate her back but nobody was willing to take her responsibility. After enquiry and investigation done by police from her neighbors and other people around it came out that she is from Darjeeling. Her parents and husband were contacted from Darjeeling. On 8th April 2018 they came to Alwar and took her back to Darjeeling with a promise to look after her.

Anandam provides shelter to those unfortunate ones who do not have a home or have been abandoned by their families. Some are even in a comatose state. The Home was established on 5th of at Vijay Mandir in Alwar was conceived to provide care and shelter to those unidentified patients admitted and then discharged from the Jai Prakash Narayan Apex Trauma Centre and Safdarjung Hospital who are in need of long term care and support and cannot be accommodated in any of the rehabilitation homes in and around Delhi. Anandam has three centers in Vijay Mandir & Dadikar, Alwar and in Noida (UP). Currently Anandam provides care and shelter to 65 patients out of which 55 are male & 10 are female including 10 coma patients).

Plan for Financial Year 2018-19

• Increase number of patients in Anandam to 100.


• Construction of Block B of Anandam, A 200 bedded home at Dadikar.

Ramesh Kumar's story
Ramesh kumar, in-charge for Anandam is exceptional when it comes to his commitment and service to the patients. His association with service to the poor, sick and destitute has an interesting story.
He hails from Bihar and has worked for the Coke bottling plant in Patna. One fine day he decided to get his eyes checked, for it was troubling him for some time. Adventurous as he was, he boarded a train and came to Delhi and sought treatment in AIIMS nd subsequently landed in Safdarjung Hospital. He got himself recommended for a stay in Safdarjung Dharmashala. What he saw there changed him for good. The patients were suffering immensely - had no food, no medicine and for some no one to take care of them. One such patient was Lalbabu, who could not move and take care of even his basic needs. Ramesh started taking care of him.

He prolonged his treatment, kept helping others and his compassion rose much above his own needs. He met Sudhir Pratap Singh, the founder of SAPNA who too used to visit Safdarjung Dharmashala every week and provide some basic food materials to patients there. He organized such people in a unique bond now known as NGO SAPNA.

Soon Jagee Ramji, a patient from Trauma Centre, who had nowhere to go, was brought to Alwar and put up in the Vijay Mandir Palace premises. When the second patient came in Jan 2007, Ramesh volunteered to move to Alwar and take care of them. One room in the outhouse, a double storied complex with over 65 rooms that had almost turned into a jungle, was set up for the patients and Ramesh used to live there all alone taking care of patients 24X7. He picked up nursing care skills on the job. Often people would scare him with ghost stories. Yet this fearless man full of compassion set up Anandam from the scratch.

Numbers began to grow and now Anandam has three branches at Vijay Mandir, Dadikar and at Noida. During last seven years Sapna started taking coma patients in its home. Care of such patients is a round the clock job that Ramesh so happily performs. He picks up local talents, trains them on the job and uses them to the best of their capabilities.

A lot has changed during the years and Anandam has grown by leaps and bounds and Ramesh remains its pivotal pillar as its in-charge. Such dedicated workers are a rarity and Sapna thanks him for his great service.
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