Umeed in the villages

During the week 1^st to 6^th April 13, the Umeed medical teams visited the villages of Batuha, Natt, Kanjli, Qila Hakima, Kanjla I, Kanjla II, Roorgarh, Katron, Changli, Ghanour Khurd, Bamal, Jahangir, Ghanouri Kalan I, Ghanouri Kalan II, Ghanour Kalan, Basiarkh, Nariangarh, Bhattiwal Khurd, Dohla, Palasour, Bhalwan, Baradwal, Ruldu Singh Wala, Bangawali, Issi, Loharmajra, Kheri Jattan, Issra, Jainpur, Dhadogal, Burj Sedha+ Burj Gohra, Cheema, Meemsa, Hareri, Changal, Khilrian, Daulatpur, Kaheru, Sigligar Basti, Totapuri Basti, Ambedkar Chownk, Jogi Nath Basti, Dashmesh Nagar, Gandhi Basti, Guru Nanakpura Mohalla, Bazigar Basti, Azad Nagar, Dharampura Mohalla, Janta Nagar, Sangatpura Mohalla, Prem Basti Dhuri, in Halka Dhuri and Harkishanpura, Roshanwala, Phaguwala + Kainchian, Sakrodi, Sangatpura, Rai Singh Wala, Panwan, Jaulian, Fatehgarh Bhadson,Joginder Basti, B’garh, Gandhi Nagar, B’garh, Ravidas Colony, B’garh, Bakhopir, Dyalgarh, Kakra, Haripura Basti, B’garh, Dasmesh Ngr. B’garh, Guru Teg Bahadur Nagar, B’garh, Bangawali, Thales, Gurdaspura-I, Haripura Basti, Sangrur, Kartarpura Basti, Sgr., Bagguana Basti, Sgr., Sardar Basti, Sangrur, Sekhupura Basti, Sangrur, Gumhar Basti, Sangrur, Chehlan Patti, B’garh, Ajit Nagar, B’garh, Hanuman Basti, B’garh, Bharo, Shahpur, Kheri Gillan, Noorpura, Bharaj, Lakhewal, Dehlewal, Rajpura, Akoi Sahib, Phumanwal, Rasaldar Channa, Deh Kalan, Balad Khurd, Balad Kainchian, Chotti Balial, Basiarkh, Nariangarh, Bhattiwal Khurd, Hareri, Changal, Khilrian, Kalajhar, Harditpura, Balad Kalan, Batriana, Jahneri, Gharachon-I, Kapial, Retgarh, Rampura (B’garh), Balial, Bhatiwal Kalan, Ramgarh in Halka Sangrur.

The total number of patients examined was 5695. Of these 3466 were old patients returning for additional medication, while the balance were first time visitors. We are proud to be serving the old, underprivileged and disadvantaged and being a part of the rural and community development of Punjab.

Working towards empowerment of women in India

Women in India are today aware of their rights and privileges. They participate in every democratic process of the countryand their contribution in the fields of art, science, and sports, education, politics is remarkable.

Women in India play various roles – that of mother, sister, wife and daughter – successfully. Yet, women in India still depend on men for protection and help at every stage of life. As a daughter, she depends on her father; as a wife, she depends on t her husband and later, when she becomes old she needs her son.

The status of woman in 21st century is a sort of irony. On one hand, she is becoming educated and financially independent and on the other, she is suffering a lot because of superstitious, traditions and customs still being practised in India.

Women in India are still exploited to a great extent; the statistics of exploitation are appalling. The birth of a female child is still considered a curse of god in villages and towns. The process of recruitment in Punjab and many such states is still male oriented.

The current status of woman in India needs to be improved. Women’s empowerment is of utmost importance for India to progress. Through projects on women’s empowerment, we can uplift women in India. Education is the only way to women’s empowerment in India. Literacy is the only way to awareness of the fact that women are not inferior to men. Women in India are endowed with the qualities of beauty, love, tolerance, the quality of giving everything without expecting. With these qualities they can do wonders for society.

We, at Umeed are working hard to clean society of primitive rituals and improving the status of women in India. To a certain extent, we are trying to transform the male-oriented process of recruitment in Punjab to a female-friendly process. Change has begun but at a slow pace. But that day is not far away when women will share equal status with men.