Widows of India – 2021 Report
Dear friends, Arunachalam! Greetings from Tiruvannamalai! As we come to the end of yet another year of pain, penalties, restriction, regulations, travel bans, closures, lockdown, masks, social distances, etc. it is hard to take stock and be grateful. It has been a difficult year, probably a year of losses. Many of you may have suffered […]
Widows of India Pandemic Response
The economic consequences of the coronavirus pandemic have been devastating all over the world. In India, as everywhere, the poor have suffered most. In the midst of all the challenges we face here in the United States, the Aruna Partnership community has reached out, asked how to help, and has sent generous donations to help […]
JOS trip to visit Om Shanti Widows Home
In the Spring of 2019 my daughter Isabella and I had the opportunity to visit the Om Shanthi Widows Home.
Om Shanthi Widows Home Update
We are so grateful for the visit of Kirsti and her daughter Isabella from JOS in Winter 2019 in our project Om Shanthi in Tiruvannamalai/South India.
WHAT’S NEW with the WIDOWS in TIRUVANNAMALAI
Dearest friends of the Widows of India, We share this update to inform you of the latest happenings for the widows in South India, with deepest gratitude in our hearts for all your support, without which none of the following events would have occurred. Our Om Shanthi Old Age Home has become a strong beam […]
Lots of loves from India!
Dear friends of JOS! Our new hospice building is nearly ready. It will be inaugurated on February 11th. There will be one big room with 6 beds (will increase later), one big bathroom, one room for intense care, one storeroom for equippment and one office room for our nurse and helpers. This new building is […]
The Drought is Over!
News from Om Shanthi in Tiruvannamalai/India The terrible drought in Tiruvannamalai is over: Rain is coming from the sky and our water expert found a new source of drinking water in the garden of our Om Shanthi Home, only 20 metres deep, which will provide water even in times, when another drought may come. We […]
Drought in India – The Widows of India Need Our Help
Sad news from the Widows of India from Anna, but we can help! They are experiencing a terrible drought and need $3,000 to help raise the funds to bring water to women who desperately need it. Please read the story below. To help now, donate via PayPal below, specify “Widows of India” as the project […]
Ghandi Mathi, Widows of India
We’re a little sad, because Ghandi Mathi died 8 weeks after we found her. She was dumped on main street and left by somebody, we do not know whom. Ghandi Mathi was in a terrible condition, when we found her on Christmas morning. After treatment in our hospital she came to our Om Shanthi Home. Ghandi […]
Sarahda – Widows of India
We found Sarahda, having been dumped at the main road in Tiruvannamalai. She could not walk, and spoke the language of Kerala. She told us she was waiting for her family to pick her up again, which they promised, when they left her.