Maitri

There is no real way to capture the many ‘actions of MAITRI’ over a year. Sometimes just a single grateful smile of someone who could so easily have slipped through the cracks is worth a thousand words. Still, the annual report is an important way for us to share with you what we are doing […]

Read our November news in full here. The needy remain our priority. As the seasons change from monsoon to the much cooler winter, our programs also adapt. We have started the yearly blanket distribution. The MAITRI way is to identify individuals through the work of the paramedical workers in the field. Those identified will come to […]

Our most fervent wish is that we have all the funds, staff, equipment and good fortune to be able to help every individual who comes into our care and free them from suffering. We have no wish for accolades as helping others really is the most satisfying reward. However, it cannot be said that the […]

Please read our news update in full here. The various lockdowns, the government services’ concentration of activities on Covid 19, and the consequent fear of infection among the medical community as well, have left the poorer levels of the population with no resources to turn to in case of need. Moreover the staff in primary […]

Read the news in full. COVID-19 has made Bodhgaya a deserted place, full of fear and despair. So many NGOs and charities are closed and the poor don’t know where to go. Government services have always been unreliable and inconsistent and the lockdown has exacerbated their ability to respond to the crisis. MAITRI has continued to […]

The latest news from MAITRI. Read it in full on our email. The consequences of COVID go well beyond the physiological manifestations of the disease, as the measures taken by governments to contain the contagion have created havoc in all economies. In India after 3 ½ months of lockdown millions of workers and their families […]

Read our June news update in full. We are busy with Mother & Child Care and the Animal Care Projects. As we are currently under a strict lockdown access to supplies is difficult and patients are also experiencing difficulties getting to the clinic. However the hospital care has never ceased and there are still a few patients in the wards. […]

Read our latest news update on COVID-19. Things at MAITRI are continuing as well as we can be managed in the circumstances. As you know, India has been in lock down and activities have been tightly restricted. With the hospital patients and animals to care for, there has been some essential work we had to […]

Read our news update on MAITRI activities. The annual appointment with Leprosy Day is nearly here. I would like to share some information, which you may find useful in understanding more about Dharma in action this World Leprosy Day, which is an important day for MAITRI, one of the FPMT’s longest running social services.  World […]

World Leprosy Day is tomorrow. Yet MAITRI’s work goes beyond the preparations for this one day. Last financial year we assessed 586 high risk cases, instructed 792 disabled cases for self-care, trained 576 deformed patients, 2983 community members and 417 government staff members. MAITRI held 34 camps to distribute sandals and dressing kits. We assist […]