Sukrutham Charitable Trust: December 2013

Tuesday, 24 December 2013

Victims

This old tribal lady -Maakka-had an accident ( motor vehicle accident) some years back and her right leg amputated (cut off)above thigh. Her son told us that she got Rs 1.5 Lakhs frm insurance company. but she got only ten thousand rupees out of it. her lawyer took the rest amount -nearly 1.4 lakhs !!

Snaps of medical camp at Aarola tribal colony

Monday, 16 December 2013

Glimpses of tribal dance in cnctn with our workshop frm 06.12.2013- 09.12.2013

Beran on action

they dance -no matter of age or sex

tribal women teaching doctor how to dance

Doctor dancing with tribals

Friday, 13 December 2013

Visit to Tribal colony

From the visit of our master Aftab ji & Rajath bhai at tribal colony

Aftab ji at a tribal hut

with mooppan(chief) & his two wives

Aftab ji talking with mooppan & beran

Boy exhibits a hand made fish trap

Rajat bhai with mooppan & the eldest man of the colony

man exhibits the making of mat

Man exhibits basket making

Medical camp at clinic

Glimpse of medical camp

Glimpses of our medical camp in ambalakunnu colony

karuppi who is suffering from a chronic mouth ulcer . now she is having peptic ulcer too. now by my continuous advice she stopped chewing tobacco

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.