MAITRI is a Sanskrit word which denotes universal love and compassion
In the Service of Others
Help in the eradication of leprosy, the treatment of TB, the medical assistance and care for expecting mothers and new born babies, the rescuing of malnourished small children, the promotion of awareness about compliance with immunization programmes, the promotion of awareness regarding HIV/AIDS, the education of children and adults in rural areas, the rehabilitation of disabled people, the provision of opportunities to women and other underprivileged persons, the promotion of a holistic development in villages, the rescuing and care of animals in Bodhgaya, India by making a donation today to the MAITRI Charitable Trust...........
MAITRI Charitable Trust
- MAITRI is officially registered as a charitable trust in India
- Spiritual Founder: Lama Thubten Yeshe; Spiritual Director: Lama Thubten Zopa Rinpoche
- MAITRI Charitable Trust is a affiliated to the Foundation for the Preservation for the Mahayana Tradition
- The Trust is governed by a Board of Trustees
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- The appointed Administrator of the Trust and Director of its Centre, Adriana Ferranti, is responsible for the provision and utilization of resources, working-out and implementation of long- and short-term plans of development, and day-to-day management of the centre and programmes.
MAITRI Charitable Trust's objectives:
- To establish institutions for the prevention, treatment, care and rehabilitation of leprosy patients and other disabled persons
- To promote the educational, medical, economic and social advancement of Indians in general and the people of Bihar in particular
- To establish and maintain dispensaries, health centres and hospitals
- To establish and maintain projects for the benefit of the local community in the fields of health, nutrition, literacy and agriculture
- To establish educational institutions such as schools and colleges
- To establish and promote veterinary care programmes, establish and maintain shelters for stray animals, and promote humane treatment of animals
- To issue appeals and applications for money and funds in furtherance of stated objectives
Why Bodhgaya, Bihar?
- Bodhgaya is a town in the northern Indian state of Bihar, which is one of the poorest, most depressed and densely populated states in India.
- MAITRI's headquarters are in Bodhgaya, the place where Buddha reached enlightenment 2,500 years ago.
- Bihar has one of the highest incidences of leprosy in India.
- Bihar's literacy rate is one of the lowest in India
MAITRI Charitable Trust's current programmes
(in order of actualization)
- Leprosy Prevention, Treatment and Rehabilitation Centre
- Physical Rehabilitation for Disabled people
- TB Treatment programme .
- Animal Shelter programme
- Pre- and Post-natal Care programme
- Birth Control Programme
- Child Care programme
- Village Schools programme
- Literacy and Vocational Training programme
- Respite Care for disabled and homeless patients
- Ambulance and Rescue Service programme
- Campus development
- Veterinary Care programme
- AIDS Awareness programme
- Child Immunization programme
MAITRI Charitable Trust's future programmes
(in expected order of actualization)
- Village Sanitation project
- Environmental and Rural Development programmes
- Campus development
* Constructed are (from bottom right anticlockwise) the Outpatient Department (OPD), Kennel, Hospital , V eterinary Clinic, Shed with storeroom, Hospice for homeless, 2 guest-rooms, Storerooms, 3 Residential Quarters, Generator Units and Motorpump House, 5 Stupas, Internal Road, W atchman & Animal Attendant’s shed, E xtension to the garage, Garage with driver’s residence, goats shed.
* Under construction are the Community Hall (bottom left), Extension Wings to the hospital (for TB patients).
* To be constructed are (on a priority basis) the Mother & Child Care department, multi-religious Temple, completion of Stupa complex. |
