Help G.P Bhagat Give 300+ Abandoned Senior Citizens A Healthy Life

After a life filled with ups and downs, trials and strife, old age comes to us and depletes us of our physical, mental, and emotional strength. We become more dependent on others and look for support. Unfortunately, support is not something too many people can afford.

Several elderly men and women are abandoned by their families and are left fending for themselves. Some of them were breadwinners who have lost their ability to contribute monetarily towards the family. 

Dr. G.P Bhagat used to take care of any orphan he would find in the society. Soon he realized that elderly abandonment had increased in the society. They found several elderly people lying on the roads, often in mental and physical states that didn’t allow them to care for themselves. That’s when Saint Hardyal Educational and Orphan Welfare Society (SHEOWS) was born. The Guru Vishram Vridh Ashram was works to help the abandoned elderly and give them a life they deserve.

“All my life I have known that elders should be treated like God. And now when I see them lying on the road with a hungry stomach and insects crawling all over them, I can’t believe my eyes. I promised myself that I will do my best to save as many of them as I could. I won’t let them suffer - not on my watch,” - Dr. G.P Bhagat, founder, SHEOWS. 

What began as a modest outfit that provided for a little over 10 such members now caters to the welfare of over 300 senior men and women. SHEOWS is currently running 2 old age homes, Guru Vishram Vridh Ashram of Delhi and Garhmukteshwar, since 2003 and 2008 respectively. These are the homes of 350+ old men and women found alone and abandoned. In the last 18 years, Dr. Bhagat has rescued nearly 6000 elders out of which more than 1,816 have been rehabilitated. 

With people of varying ages and conditions living together, there is a diverse set of needs to look after. The home provides food, clothing, and the necessary living arrangements along with provisions for special medical care, physiotherapy facilities, pathology labs, doctors and nurses, X-ray machines, and daily medication for all residents free of cost.

Cases of extreme negligence are not new to the home. SHEOWS has taken in an elderly gentleman who was no longer fit enough to provide for his family and thus left to die on the road. He was found with a lost leg that was festering and filled with maggot wounds. At the home, the senior was diagnosed with rare condition and was treated free of cost.

Although the goodwill from the mission ensures that every resident is cared for comfortably, the organization faces its own share of struggles. Dr. Bhagat today needs funds to help procure health supplements for all the seniors under his care.

With the help of SHEOWS, these seniors have found a new purpose and hope in their life. They have found people who have similar struggles and come from similar backgrounds. They have found people who truly care and invest in their health and well-being. And they have found a place that they can call home.

We can support their endeavor by helping them get necessary health supplements to make the lives of these seniors better. Let us come forward to help SHEOWS care for those who can’t care for themselves.  

About the NGO: 

SHEOWS (Saint Hardyal Educational and Orphan Welfare Society) is a "home away from home" for the abandoned elderly of our country. SHEOWS is currently running 2 old age homes, Guru Vishram Vridh Ashram of Delhi and Garhmukteshwar, since 2003 and 2008 respectively. These are the home of 350+ old men and women found alone and abandoned old age people. The aim is to serve every destitute, orphan, needy and abandoned elderly by providing them free shelter, food, clothes, healthcare, love and respect.

Note: All the donations towards this campaign are eligible for Indian Tax Exemption.