Empowering the deprived...
This 70 years old amma, ignored and lift on the streets by her own family after she lost her mobility and income. She took shelter under tree after her family pushed her out of home due to stinking odour. She would scream in pain and in hunger. None of her family members bothered to feed […]
A 75 year old Venkatraman is Snehan beneficiary, and works in the income generating activities with Snehan NGO. He is single and homeless, and lives on the streets. One year back he was rehabilitated and given employment opportunities in Snehan income-generating activities. At the age of 75, getting employment is highly impossible especially in Pondicherry. […]
Just one year back, I saw homeless man sitting on the side of the road with little wound on his left leg, no one to care about him nor government hospital admitted him for the treatment. Little by little the wound became big with lots of maggots eating up his whole leg. In the later […]
Mr. Francis, who was a pillar & strength to Snehan NGO and me specially for the past 6 years, now he departed so quickly to the eternity last Thursday. This was shocking news to me, I saw him around 7.15pm on Thursday near the church in the beach, on the same day at 9.30pm he […]
One of the most exciting studies in the entire lifetime of mine is nursing. with this study. I feel so amazed by looking at the creation of human beings, the cells, organs, bones, tissues and their functions, really wonderful, what a creation it is. I am sure this study will enlighten me and support me […]
“Human life is so precious and highly impossible to add even a second more, by paying all of the wealth”. A 55 years old homeless Rajendran collects waste material on the streets to resell them for his survival. He claims, he doesn’t have any relatives or family members to support him. He walks many miles […]
Saravanan the orphan guy who lost his eye sight due to head injuries. Last week, he hit against iron pole on the street and injured his leg. Last Sunday, I spent quite some time with Saravanan, he was sharing about his family and present difficulties as a blind person, it’s quite difficult to console him, […]
“Wine has drowned more men than the sea” –THOMAS FULLER-. A woman comes back home, hungry and exhausted after a long day of work. Two of her kids are also hungry and crying for food. A little while later the mother opens her cupboard to pick up some money to buy provisions for a family […]
Balamurugan 42 years old, became homeless after the death of his wife. He has two daughters married but no support to him. He lives on the streets, very seldom he is hired for work. Due to improper food habits, he developed TB. He was stopped eating solid food from last two months, takes only liquid […]