Sukrutham Charitable Trust: July 2013

Monday, 29 July 2013

Hats off to Karuppan who visited this week's medical camp.
In a tribal community where almost hundred percentage of adults are addicted by alcohol and chewing /smoking tobacco ,this man never take a pint or a puff .

Another old man, Kaarakkan

Wednesday, 24 July 2013

A teenaged divorcee tribal mother with her children

Rushing for dresses

The Mooppan (chief of the group) receives dress from our volunteers

Mooppan -chief of the group- consulting the doctor

Glimpses of free medical camp 2

Glimpses of free medical camp for tribals

Patients waiting outside the clinic

Tuesday, 23 July 2013

Donating tarpolin sheet to renovate the hut of a tribal lady

her hut where 8 people live

Disributing blankets to helpless elders

Monday, 22 July 2013

Our volunteers visited some tribal colonies and distributed dress to children & old ones

Sunday, 21 July 2013

In no way limiting the generality of the main objects the Trust is to provide food, shelter, medicine, education and cloth to the poor, sick and disabled.

Also the trust will try to construct or maintain dispensaries, clinics to offer free medical service to the poor, sick and disabled.

Away from the mainstream,in the outskirts of Kerala,The God's Own Country, there live about 4 lakhs people whom we called as tribals or aborigines. Most of the tribal people of Kerala live in the forests and mountains of western ghats, bordering Karnataka and Tamil Nadu.Wayanad has the highest number of tribals .

They were the original inhabitants of Wayanad region. But once the British era opened roads to this region and commercial plantations began to sprout, there occurred a migration of settlers to this region. This enhanced tremendous displacement of the tribals of the area. The tribes lost their land and dwindled in numbers and now they constitute only 20 percent of the total population of the district.

The native Adivasis mainly consist of various sects like Paniyas, Kurumas, Adiyars, Kurichyas, Ooralis, Kattunaikkans etc.

Many tribal people die of malnutrition, ignorance and superstitious beliefs. Accessibility to proper health facilities is very rare. In Wayanad, there are many affected by cancer and most of them, abandoned by their dear ones. The Adiya and Paniya tribe in Wayanad are very poor and victims of these kinds of sicknesses. Though there are primary health centers, its services are very limited and not easily reachable. Advanced checkups and treatments are not available and affordable to the majority of the tribal people. Health education and proper sanitary amenities are far from them.

The prevalence of communicable diseases, malnutrition and anaemia is considerably high, as is the practice of giving birth at home. According to recent figures,

Tribal women in Wayanad constitute 85.1 percent of the total number of ‘home deliveries’ recorded.

The prevalence of anaemia among mothers and pregnant women is very alarming.

In many cases, the haemoglobin count is below four.

Regular medical clinics or camps, special assistance to diagnose and advance treatments in cities can make their life better.