AASRA - Because They Need Us

“Which party are you from, Sahaab…?” was the response we got when we asked for their verification IDs. As clichéd as it sounds, that’s the plight of the underprivileged people who are deprived of  basic amenities and attention living their lives in a vast ocean of misery.   Little Rohan hasn’t got the chance to hold a pencil yet, because he has come to believe that helping his family in earning some money is more significant than reading some scripts, while a tender Devaki has an uncanny sense of pride that she won’t be a burden to her family anymore as she is going to get married before her 16 th birthday. In the months of November-December 2018, members of AASRA visited 6 leprosy colonies based in the slums of Rourkela and documented the grievances of differently-abled people residing in these areas. Shri Sannyas Behera (OAS) had requested the members of AASRA to step up to which the members promptly acted upon. The places covered during this duration were Benga...

What is the most important thing you did today? Not many can claim to have saved a life. What if I told you it just takes an hour. Yes, of course, I am talking about blood donation. It is such a noble thing to do, yet so easy.      Contributing to this cause, AASRA in association with SHRADDHA FOUNDATION and SAMBAD- AMA ODISHA organized a blood donation camp at the CULTURAL ACADEMY, SECTOR 5 on 17th March 2019. It was subject to voluntary participation and was open to all. The drive achieved it’s intended success as 31 units of blood were collected, contributed by 30 donors. Here is how the event folded out. First up, volunteers from AASRA arrived at the CULTURAL ACADEMY by 9 A.M. to make sure the arrangements were all in place. They helped in the preparations as they were joined at the location by representatives of Rourkela Blood Bank. Donors started to come by 10 A.M. More   donors and volunteers from NITR arrived at 10.30 A.M. prior to donation the dono...