Sponsor medical help for HIV positive children

Impact

Issaku is the only son of Raju and Aruna. Raju works as a daily wage laborer, and Aruna is a homemaker. Issaku's father soon abandoned them. With no place to go, Issaku and his mother began living with their grandmother.Issaku began to fall ill regularly. Priyadarshini Seva Mandali's outreach workers identified Issaku during one of his hospital visits. He had fever and skin infection. Priyadarshini Seva Mandali enrolled him in the medical assistance program. They took him to the doctor for a complete assessment. **Unfortunately, he was diagnosed as HIV positive.** The doctor prescribed him medication, but his mother could not afford the treatment. **Priyadarshini Seva Mandali assisted Issaku's mother with help for doctor's fee and medicines.** They also helped her with travel expenses for Issaku and herself to visit the hospital regularly.Issaku also receives a monthly ration bundle from Priyadarshini Seva Mandali to get the required nutrition. The nutrition helps him build strength to withstand the intense HIV treatment.With regular medicines and nutritious food, his health condition has improved a lot.**Now Issaku is healthy enough to carry on his regular activities like a child. His mother is pleased to see him function as a normal child.****You can also help needy children with HIV with the medicines and healthcare that they deserve. You can donate so that organizations like Priyadarshini Seva Mandali can bring help to patients who deserve it. You can give with confidence because every program listed is [GIVEASSURED](https://www.giveindia.org/giveassured).**

About The Program

Priyadarshini Seva Mandali runs a program to provide underprivileged orphaned HIV positive children with the required medication as prescribed by the government hospitals and helps them through recovery.Donations to this program will contribute to a fund that will cover the cost of doctor fee, medicines, and travel expenses for the child and the guardian to the hospital.Most of the children supported by this program are orphaned and are cared for by their grandparents or other guardians. Priyadarshini Seva Mandali's outreach workers identify the children who need support from the government hospitals where they come for their CD4 test every month. Alternatively, they are also referred to by other nonprofits.The outreach workers check the hospital records and prepare a list of extremely poor children. They then reach out to the guardians and invite them to Priyadarshini Seva Mandali's office. The children are then enrolled in the program. As a part of the program, PSM provides them with nutritious food. Priyadarshini Seva Mandali also refunds the travel expenses to and from the organization.A ration bundle adequate to cover all nutritional requirements is also handed over to the child's guardian. The children continue to receive help every month. Additionally, new children get enrolled in the program as and when they pay their first visit to the hospital. When you donate to this program, you help children affected with HIV get access to medical help that they need to help them through their recovery.

About The NGO

Priyadarshini Seva Mandali (PSM) commenced its journey on 27th April, 1991 with the aim to provide a platform for the unprivileged ones. The organisation is registered under A.P Fasli Telangana Society registration Act 1350 F.The organisation currently works with the grassroot level of the society in order to bring them back to the mainstream of life. They work in 5 revenue mandals in Khammam district, with headquarters in Khammam. Initially they started with a small group of people. However, with time, several like minded people joined them and became a wonderful part of their journey, contributing precious time in shaping the dream of a beautiful nation. They are focused on facilitating community organization and women empowerment that leads to sustainable development of the society.By means of several projects, PSM reached the poor through numerous programs like Women Empowerment, Non-pest Management, Livelihood programs, Nutrition and Medical support to HIV/AIDS effected/ infected Children, HIV/AIDS Awareness camps, PPTCT center for HIV/AIDS pregnant women and mid day meal program to destitute senior citizens.Priyadarshini Seva Mandali organizes Nutrition & Medical support to HIV children, serving mid day meals to 45-50 destitute senior citizens in Khammam. They now also have a home for the destitute senior citizens.