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centre currently runs five programs:
1. Home for the senior citizens
The foundation stone for this Home for the
Aged within the Centre of Services for Helpless was laid on March
14, 1991. Late Uday Lal Shrestha, a resident of Battisputali in
Kathmandu, contributed Rs. 10,00,000 (Rs. one million) for the
construction of the building, which was inaugurated on September
7, 1995.
Initially the Home for the Aged had one senior citizen and two
staff to take care of him. Now that building houses 28 senior
citizens (till 15 September 2005) and 7 staff members, and can
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Provisions
have been made to place two people in each room. Each floor has
a toilet, and some rooms have attached bathrooms. The residents
eat nutritious and healthy food that is prepared in a separate
kitchen.
The residents of this home are regularly examined by physicians
and, if needed, are treated at various hospitals.
The daily program schedule at the home is as
follows:
5 a.m. – get up, and morning ritual
6:00 – 6:30 a.m. – tea
6:30 – 8:00 a.m. – religious hymns, and sermons
9:00 – 10:00 a.m. – lunch
10:00 – 12 Noon – nap
12:00 – 2:00 p.m. – spin thread, sew leaf-plates and
watch TV
2:00 – 3:00 p.m. – snacks
3:00 – 6:00 p.m. – rest, spin thread, sew leaf-plates
and watch TV
6:00 – 7:00 p.m. – dinner
7:00 – 9:00 p.m. – watch TV, rest
9:00 p.m. – sleep |
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Narayan Temple
Within this Centre of Services for Helpless,
a Laxmi Narayan temple was constructed in B.S. 2055 with funds
received from Late N. K. Singh and Pramila Singh. Pujas are performed
daily and bhajans/religious sermons are organized on the 1st and
15th of each nepali month, at the temple. In addition, one running
shield has been established to organize a children’s bhajan
competition each year on the day of the inauguration of the temple.
3. House for the mourners( Kriyaputri Ghar )
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the Centre, a House for the mourners( Kriyaputri Ghar ) was constructed
in B.S. 2050 Asar by Dr. Ms. Bijaya Laxmi Shrestha in memory of
her late father. Resources in the Hall have provided much needed
assistance to those performing pitri shraddha.
4. Hall for Religious Sermons
Within the premises of the Centre, through generous
contributions from many benefactors, a Hall for Religious Sermons
has also been constructed, where various religious and other programs,
in addition to sermons, are organized. A saptaha is performed
in that Hall once a year.
5. Regular Programs:
The Centre has been operating various annual
programs regularly. In addition, it has been providing, during
times of need, shelter, free medicine/medical treatment to the
children and the aged.
1. In order to carry out its
tasks, construct an office and a meeting room by adding a storey
to the mourner's building.
2. Increase the number of senior citizens in
the Home for the senior citizens.
3. Construct an orphanage.
4. Run income generating programs for senior
citizens.
5. Run adult education classes.
6. Expand the kitchen and the dinning hall.
7. Search donors to carry out the above mentioned
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