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The dark underbelly of our society today constitutes thousands of sick, old, and destitute elderly people who are abandoned on our roads, starving, and doomed to dying an undignified and unknown death. We, the GOOD SAMARITAN's INDIA, a Hyderabad, India, based NGO have taken an initiative to help such people live a dignified life in their sunset years, and to die peacefully amongst those who value human life. Love and support are what these unfortunates need…When society abandons them, we take care of them.

During the Pandemic 2020-2021 , we have rescued over 400 people from the streets, and will be rescuing more in the coming months. We now need your help to get grocery items to make fresh meals for all these people. They have no one - you are their only hope now.Your involvement, and a small commitment to spare some time, show empathy, concern, and to provide help to those who are weak, starving and unwanted, can make the last years of these people better.

Help them, and therefore the society by so helping you also help send out a message that old parents are to be taken care of, and not to be left to die on roads! Old age will come to all.Good Samaritans India receives best NGO award by Telangana State Government

New Delhi, 6 October 2021: Good Samaritans India, a shelter home for homeless senior citizens who have been abandoned by their own families has received the Best NGO in Telangana Award 2021. Good Samaritans India closely works with the National helpline (14567) for senior citizens and challenged for Telangana Government.

The award was presented by Hyderabad District Collector, IAS Mr. L. Sharman in the ceremony organized by Telangana State Government. 

“Good Samaritans India is happy to receive this award as it is recognition of our humble efforts to the suffering of humanity especially in the wake of this pandemic,” said Mr. George Rakesh Babu, Founder, Good Samaritans India. 

“The institutional strength of the Telangana State Government and concerned officials as a humanitarian collective helped us to team up and reach out to the needy. I dedicate this award to all our Covid warriors, health workers, and volunteers in different parts of the country at community and institutional levels. I extend my special thanks to the Director, Smt. Shyalaja, Additional Director A. Rajender, Mr. Hanumanth and Mr. Sidharth Welfare of Senior Citizen and challenged Telangana State,. It gives us added courage and heightened motivation to march forward with our mission of love and care even amid new challenges. We are indeed humbled by this honor,” he added.

As a collective, Good Samaritans India is the next home for the homeless elderly, and destitute who are considered an undeserving part of society. To date, they have successfully rescued more than 4000 destitute from the road & reunited 1500+ migrants to their families. They have three destitute homes with its main branch operating from Hyderabad & the other two in Jangaon and Telangana.

About NGO

A. I. George Rakesh Babu started Good Samaritans India in March – 2011, It is a Destitute center for old age people. In simple words, the destitute are those people who cannot survive by themselves. They are those people who are neglected and are not looked upon. These people lack even the necessities of life, due to which they give up on life and struggle to live. We are the first trust in Hyderabad to rehabilitate these abandoned elderly to home, provide them free medical assistance, and take care of all their needs. Also, we are the only trust to take care of bedridden older people and amounts to giving them a life of dignity in their last years. 

We are a tiny group of people who are hands-on in this activity. Medically trained, they also provide primary care and run a small free pharmacy as well. The Trust offers various rehabilitation programs depending on the needs of people. Some of these programs include Occupational rehabilitation, Physical rehabilitation, Aquatic rehabilitation, and Cognitive rehabilitation.

We have rescued around 4000 destitute to date from the roads. The trust also initiates to take care of migrants in government hospitals and tries to reunite them with their families. We successfully managed to reunite more than 2000 migrants with their families and performed the last rites with the dignity of around 1500 destitute. We have three destitute homes in Hyderabad, the other two in Jangaon and Warangal, Telangana. Apart from this, the trust also engages in various social awareness activities and plans to expand its services to many parts of India.