ASHAKIRANAM

The Ashakiranam Programme was launched in the diocese of Vijayapuram on 2016 May 30. The Ashakiranam resource team handpicked volunteers from different parts of the diocese, with outstanding leadership, motivation & training capacities. These key volunteers gathered every quarter for Training of Trainers sessions. An action plan was formulated by the core Ashakiranam Team in the diocese, which enlisted activities to be undertaken in the field. The Resource Team was expanded and were taught how to orient & train volunteers to implement Ashakiranam activities successfully. They also share their field level experiences and help conceptualize future Ashakiranam activities. The volunteers visit homes of cancer patients to offer palliative care and counseling. They also mobilize resources, by organizing various programmes as collecting and selling old newspapers and Acri materials, organizing snack centers, organizing public resources, mobilization campaign, dumb box collection etc.

WHAT WE DO?

CANCER SURVEY
We are conducting cancer survey in our target area to identifying existing cancer patients who need support.

AWARENESS CLASS
We conduct awareness classes in the target areas. Medical camps will be conducted in collaborates with the hospital area.

PROMOTION FOR ORGANIC FARMING
We promote a wide variety of pesticide-free organic farming in the houses under the parishes and also in those which are not too, by means of awareness classes and motivational classes.

PROMOTING HEALTHY LIFE STYLE THROUGH EVENTS
We promote healthy life style methods and…… among you by introducing events such as yoga classes, awareness classes and meditation sessions.

VOLUNTEERS
We have about 600 volunteers all around Kottayam and Munnar region. These volunteers will be trained on tracking the cancer patients and provide them help by mobilizing funds and other kinds of primary support.

• 1. The families of needy cancer patients are trained in self–employment that can be done at home to earn an income and receive assistance to start the projects.
• 2. Benefits from the Government pension scheme for cancer patients, the mercy assistance treatment scheme and the chief minister’s disaster relief scheme and the chief minister’s disaster fund.
• 3. Organization promotes medicinal plants for organic management, organic farming encouragement and environment protection programs. Promotion of organic gardening.
• 4. Patients and caregivers will be provided with affordable accommodation facilities during treatment hours(periods)
• 5. Provides self-help counseling for patients and family members.