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Review for Mata Amritanandamayi Math, Kerala, , India

Rating: 5 stars  

The Mata Amritanandamayi Math's Farmer Suicide Relief program and massive Housebuilding program are amazing. The Farmer Suicide Relief program helps widows and children whose husbands/fathers have committed suicide because of failed crops and bad loans. The MA Math provides scholarships for the children to complete their education, and training for the widows to join word cooperatives, empowering them in their communities to continue to earn a living for their families. Emotional support is also provided. One of the training programs is for tailoring. I have attended programs where large numbers of sewing machines have been given to women in these regions. I have personally visited a number of the of free homes for homeless who had previously been living in the open or under make shift thatched shelters, unprotected from the elements. And also some of the communities that were built after the Gujarat earthquake and after the tsunami. Aside from the homes and nice roads, these communities also have provisions for potable water tanks and community meeting places, trees, etc. The charitable hospital in Kochi is also a wonder. During one inspection by the Indian Department of Health, the inspector claimed that the hospital was giving more in charity than the government was.

If this organization had 10 million bucks, it could...

Turn it into service worth 3 times that, because the vast amount of service provided is done by volunteers, therefore very little overhead costs.

How frequently have you been involved with the organization?

About every week

When was your last experience with this nonprofit?

2009

Role:  Volunteer & I have helped plant trees in the housing communities, helped to harves rice, gave tours of the hospital.