Samerth Charitable Trust celebrates 30 years
Samerth Charitable Trust celebrates 30 years Samerth Charitable Trust celebrates 30 years with the belief that every human being must live a dignified life. We have firmly put this belief into action, empowered vulnerable, marginalised communities and provided them with the social as well as economic dignity.
Protecting Life… through accessing Water
There are 38 families residing in Skulpara village, Bodla block in Chhattisgarh. One hand pump and 2 wells provide drinking water to these families. During peak summer months, one hand pump and one well would dry up. All the 38 families rely on one well for which they would have to walk at least a […]
Deepak grows in confidence
Deepak, a 16 year old child with locomotor disability and mental illness, resides with his family in Raita village, Dharsiwan block in Raipur district. Due to his disability he was often socially excluded & ostracized by his own family and community. His family kept him hidden. He was not certified and didn’t have ‘Disability Ration […]
Pravin clears Indian Army examination
Pravin Ranabhai Bhopa, resident of Kanmer Village enrolled in Samerth’s Gagodar based boys’ hostel* in the year 2009 when he was in Std. 7. He was very eager to study so he decided to stay in the hostel from 2009 to 2011 where he completed Std. 7th, 8th and 9th. His family decided to take […]
25 families and 200 cattle gets clean drinking water
Scarcity of water in the extreme eastern part of Kutch where there has been no rainfall is a common occurrence and in fact a way of life. The average rainfall deficit for the district was about 74 percent and in some districts (such as Bhachau) it is as high as 97 percent. The families in […]
Pond Revival helps 35 farmers grow crop worth Rs. 20 Lakhs
Samerth has revived an old pond called ‘Juna Madeva’ near Palasava Village, Kutch. It is a large pond, Samerth has worked in desilting it, removing overgrown trees, bush and shrubs blocking access and even developed water retention area within the pond itself. After the construction of the pond, since it was a drought year, the […]
Rahul goes back to school
Rahul was 12 years old, when he was enrolled in 6th std in his village Mandibhatha, under Bhira Panchayat of Bodla block in Kawardha district. Bodla is a tribal block located in mountainous forest region. Most tribal parents do not send their children to school. The children are first generation learners and the it’s difficult […]
Amarbai’s successful mushroom production
Santpali village in Basna block, located 114 km away from Mahasamund District of Chhattisgarh. Village is connected on both sides by main roads. The total population of the village is 1644. It is a tribal village in which most of the people belong to the Gond and Gada community. In this village, Mrs. Amarbai resides […]
How Saniya is Winning against Obstacles in life
Life has not been easy for Saniya who was born with Cerebral Palsy in a family with meagre earnings, making it that much harder. Lack of resources and social stigma of raising a girl-child with disability forced her parents to confine Saniya to their house for the first 12 years of her life! Saniya, at […]
Aftab knows no challenges!
Aftab Sayyed has been a regular, at STK since he was nine years old. He has significant difficulties in speaking and comprehension as a result of him being intellectually disabled. He was quite challenging for the teacher at the centre to handle. He was dependent on others for his small activities like wearing his clothes, […]
