Notebooks and Slippers
Getting children motivated and admitted to school is one hurdle, and the other is providing them with supplies. These boys and girls simply cannot afford costly notebooks, nor even to buy sandals to wear. At the beginning of each school year, Manav Sadhna distributes 10,000 notebooks and 3000 pairs of sandals to these very needy students.

Child Savings Bank
Whether a child is earning from street labor or from Manav Sadhna creative projects, we wish to encourage that child to save part of his or her money earned. We have opened a special account in the Central Bank of India, Gandhi Ashram, for this very purpose.

The children are given a small account book and encouraged to save with the support of their parents. In the last 2 years, 161 kids have saved over 50,000 Rupees, nearly $1100 US Dollars. They are allowed to withdraw money only with a note from a parent. None of these kids parents have any saving account, but their children are able to benefit from this valuable concept.

We are also running a Mahila Bank, with over 120 accounts that are maintained for under privileged women. These sort of small savings give them an increases sense of security and independence. 

Elderly Care
Today senior citizens are often neglected by their children. This creates many problems, such as preparing food, getting to the doctor, and missing the warmth of human contact. Manav Sadhna has a small program in which each senior citizen is provide two hot meals a day, and several pair of clothes each year.

Manav Sadhna also arranges a yearly tour for the elderly to both religious and historical places. Recently, two 56 seat luxury coaches were hired to accommodate the elderly folk.

Vocational Training
Manav Sadhna aims at imparting vocational training to the young boys and girls, so that they become self reliant for their livelihood. In order to fulfill this aim Manav Sadhna is running computer classes because knowledge in computer is demand of the day. Shri Arun Gandhi, grandson of Gandhiji inaugurated this computer center.

The boys attending Manav Sadhna are also taught screen printing so that they can start a small independent entrepreneur on their own and be self reliant.