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Charities in Rishikesh - Doing Something Meaningful Out of Your Yoga Retreat

5/12/2020

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Finding a deserving non-profit organization in Rishikesh to support can be a difficult task. There are many big charitable organizations in Rishikesh. Even the ashrams in Rishikesh are also involved in different forms of charity work. If you speak to the locals here, they might paint you a different picture of how these bigger charities work, especiallly those run by the ashrams in Rishikesh. But this should be in a different post.

I have chosen to highlight here 2 very small initiatives I found recently. They support the underprivileged in Rishikesh, and sometimes in the regions nearby, in different ways - food rations, medication costs, education fees, children day care centers, individual help for  difficult circumstances, etc. Their activities benefit the beneficiaries directly without all the resources wasted in bureaucratic matters or having the donated money passing through too many hands. These are joint efforts by both Indians, Rishikesh locals and foreign volunteers, doing what they can to care for the community they live in.

Atma Seva - they have a website as well but this Facebook page here has plenty of current updates about their work

Freedom Group Rishikesh - focuses more on the children in Rishikesh

If you have more time out of your yoga retreat or travel schedule and would like to spend some time getting to know the Rishikesh community better, I have written in another post about volunteering in Rishikesh.
rishikesh volunteer, Rishikesh NGO, Rishikesh charity
Food rations by Atma Seva (photo from their facebook page)
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Shubhashis Bhattacharya
14/8/2021 05:23:17 pm

Dear friend, This is shubhashis,57+years just retired from a construction co job, willing to spend rest of the life in Rishikesh coz i am fond of this place. So I would like to have a volunteer work in a genuine charitable organization there.
Thank you, Truly yours, shubhashis bhattacharya,7044659810

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rishikesh-india
15/8/2021 11:53:05 am

Hi, thanks for the comment. You can click on the 2 links of the organizations I have listed above (in red on this page). There are contact details in their links. I follow their work and believe they are genuine with what they do. You might be able to find a chance to volunteer with them.

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  • Rishikesh Transport
    • Getting to Rishikesh
    • Travelling To Rishikesh By Train
    • Getting Around In Rishikesh >
      • Buses Jeeps Taxis from Rishikesh
    • Rishikesh Weather & When To Go
  • Ram/Laxman Jhula?
    • The Different Areas in Rishikesh
    • Ram Jhula/Swargashram
    • Village Jonk
    • Muniki Reti Side of Ram Jhula
    • Swiss Cottage Area
    • Main Laxman Jhula Area
    • Laxman Jhula Area No. 2
    • Lower Tapovan
    • Upper Tapovan
    • Rishikesh City/Rishikesh Market
  • Yoga Satsang & Ashram
    • Rishikesh Ashrams
    • Satsangs
    • Yoga in Rishikesh
    • Ayurveda in Rishikesh
  • Sleep & Eat
  • Rishikesh News
  • Mantras
    • Opening / Shanti Mantra
    • Closing / Shanti Mantras
    • Mahaa Mrityunjaya Mantra
    • Maha Mantra
    • Yogasana Mantra
    • Gayatri Mantra
  • In the region
  • Other Activities In Rishikesh
  • Useful Business Listings
  • About Me
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