His Master’s Vision is his Mission. Sri Sathya Sai Baba worked to create a world without disparities by teaching unity of all existence and encouraging everyone to love all, serve all. Baba’s vision to further the ideal of oneness and selfless love and service to all, is the mission of Sadguru Sri Madhusudan Sai.
Sri Madhusudan Sai drives the philanthropic initiatives for children which provide free education, free healthcare, free nutrition, and establishment of human development centres around the world, inspired by the principle of 'Love All Serve All' of Sri Sathya Sai Baba, and ever guided by His Holy Spirit. Through his instrumentation, humanitarian projects in over 33 countries have been initiated.
What is Love and Service?
Love is spirituality, which comes from within. It is pure and does not ask for anything in return. This translates into service, and this service is social responsibility. Thus, love turns into service.
True love does not measure. It just gives. The humanitarian projects undertaken by Sadguru Sri Madhusudan Sai are but an expression of love that is divine in nature. The projects on Educare, Healthcare, and Nutrition briefed below are a testimony to the power of selfless love.
HEALTHCARE
In a life filled with moments of joy or sorrow, hope or despair, tireless striving or eternal calm, a rhythm is being played. An unravelled mystery, this rhythm of life resonates to a silent beat. A beat that sees us through this drama, we call LIFE! At Sri Sathya Sai Sanjeevani, we surrender in love to that HEART!
‘Educare’ in latin means to draw out the values which are inherent in students to make them whole. The culmination of the best educational process happens when it leads to the realisation of one’s full potential and the ability to use those skills for the greater good.
The simplest way to secure a healthy future of the nation is to invest in the children. But sadly, child malnutrition is a haunting reality. The Annapoorna Morning Nutrition Programme is working towards alleviating hunger and undernourishment in rural and underprivileged school-going children by providing them with a nutritious breakfast.
The Centres are non-religious, non-denominational, non-political group promoting harmony by serving humanity. It brings together an international community of organisations which share the common goal of alleviating human suffering, promoting environmental responsibility and creating new opportunities for those in need.
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HEALTHCARE
SRI SATHYA SAI SANJEEVANI HOSPITALS
Dr C Sreenivas Chairman, Sri Sathya Sai Health and Education Trust.
“Human Life is a Gift from God. The Sri Sathya Sai Health and Education Trust Healthcare Mission established in May 1970 by Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba, serves the Healthcare and Well Being of All as being God’s very own. Care given in its Institutions of Service is to enable good Health, vital to live life’s sacred journey well. The scope and spread of The Mission of Good Health for All provided Free of Cost, is growing in magnitude and impact. From Congenital Heart Care to Cardiac Research, from Maternal Health and Nutrition to Lifelong Wellness, from primary healthcare to sophisticated Pediatric cardiac surgical interventions, patients cared and cured from every state of India and many developing countries, Learning to Teaching to Training, its Centres are fast growing into recognised Centres of National Development. Considering the need to address the prevailing malnutrition, Sadguru Sri Madhusudan Sai was at the forefront to come up with a very unique multi nutrient ‘Sai Sure’ to address the issue of hidden hunger and malnutrition growing children. Sri Sathya Sai Sanjeevani Centres, the Flagship Institutions of the Trust have been blessed in their growth and direction by their Guiding Light Revered Madhusudan Sai. His Love and constant Concern have always been enormous sources of strength and support.”
In a life filled with moments of joy or sorrow, hope or despair, tireless striving or eternal calm, a rhythm is being played. An unravelled mystery, this rhythm of life resonates to a silent beat. A beat that sees us through this drama, we call LIFE! At Sri Sathya Sai Sanjeevani, we surrender in love to that HEART!
The Challenge of Healthy Childhood in India is two-pronged. First, those detected with diseases and defects, face inadequate availability and accessibility to quality healthcare and the large numbers of those who remain undetected or undiagnosed, sadly miss out on the joy and benefit of a healthy and happy childhood. The burden and pain of congenital heart diseases on children and their families is a cruel and an unfortunate reality of our times. Sadly, it is the commonest disease at birth in India with an incidence of 240,000 per annum.
In answer to the painful calling of a mother with her dying baby, Sri Sathya Sai Sanjeevani endeavours to heal tender hearts in need. The Hospitals are one of their kind Centres for Child Heart Care providing Totally Free of Cost Care to the needy, thus restoring dignity of life and bringing untold relief and joy.
Surgical intervention is often unavoidable to a critically diseased child. But Sri Sathya Sai Sanjeevani aims to establish a holistic ecosystem for Child Heart Care. These Centres across India are unique in as much as they are High Quality and Large Volume Paediatric Cardiac Centres, as they are key Nodal Centres of Community Health, Research and Training.
Sanjeevani recognises the importance of Prevention and Early Detection in comprehensively addressing this national burden. While the Research Programme aims at unravelling the possible causes of Congenital Heart Diseases, the Divine Mother and Child Health Program provides access to quality healthcare facilities through its rural Ante natal care and Child screening initiatives. The child is tomorrow’s citizen and the future of the country. With the eyes on the stars and single-pointed focus on every sick child, Sri Sathya Sai Sanjeevani Hospitals move ahead!
Every child, Our Very Own:
Sri Sathya Sai Sanjeevani began the journey by establishing the first dedicated Totally Free of Cost, Sri Sathya Sai Sanjeevani Centre for Child Heart Care at Nava Raipur Atal Nagar, Chhattisgarh in November 2012. In November 2016, the second Sri Sathya Sai Sanjeevani International Centre for Child Heart Care & Research was inaugurated by the Hon. Prime Minister of India, Mr Narendra Modi at Baghola, Palwal District, Haryana. Sri Sathya Sai Sanjeevani Centre for Child Heart Care & Training in Pediatric Cardiac Skills , Kharghar, Navi Mumbai was established as a &Public Service Institution& in November 2018, as an expression of gratitude to Revered Sri Sathya Sai Baba who tirelessly worked to alleviate the suffering of millions, the world over and brought them joy, peace and purpose. Sri Sathya Sai Sanjeevani Centre for Child Heart Care and Research was inaugurated at Siddipet, Telangana on 17 November 2022. And now, Sri Sathya Sai Sanjeevani Heart Care Centre, Muddenahalli in Chikkaballapur district of Karnataka gets the fifth paediatric cardiac centre - with the inauguration of the new cath lab in association with Sri Jayadeva Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences and Research, on the 97th birthday of Sri Sathya Sai Baba.
Sri Sathya Sai Sanjeevani Centres for Child Heart Care are the world’s largest chain of paediatric cardiac hospitals addressing the global burden of congenital heart diseases through: Five child heart care centres in India, five mother and child hospitals in India, four hospitals and three medical centres overseas at Fiji, Sri Lanka, USA and Nigeria - ALL completely free-of-cost.
The Hospitals have served patients from across India and several developing countries – Pakistan, Afghanistan, Nepal, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Fiji, Uzbekistan, Nigeria, Liberia, Yemen, Ethiopia, Rwanda, Cambodia and Kurdistan Region of Iraq.
To further the nation’s commitment towards a healthy life for its children and create a holistic and sustainable impact on society, it was imperative to focus on the preventive and educative healthcare spectrum of Child Heart Care. It is in this context that the hospital’s Department of Public Health and Research launched the Divine Child Health Program in 2013 – a comprehensive early detection and systemic health screening programme for rural school going children, to create a holistic and sustainable impact on the society. The Child Health Screening is based on Government of India’s Rashtriya Bal Swasthya Karyakram (RBSK) and focuses on detection of 4D’s i.e, Defects at birth, Deficiencies, Disease and Developmental delays and disabilities. The programme expanded into the Divine Mother and Child Health Program in September 2017, focusing on Preventive Care for Pregnant women and children.
India is housing about 50% of undernourished children of the world. According to the 2018 Global Nutrition Report, 45% of the under-five mortality in India is because of malnutrition with high prevalence of maternal anaemia, childhood stunting and wasting.
70% children and 51% of women and adolescent girls are anaemic. Studies have also shown that 70% of the rural Indian population have micronutrient deficiencies which hinder normal growth, development, cognition and immune system, potentially impeding adult productivity.
Rectification of nutrition gaps is acknowledged as one of the most effective approaches in the direction of promoting human development, poverty reduction and economic development. Governments both at the Central and State levels have initiated several innovative programmes as reparative actions headed for reviving a healthy nation. While many of these programmes are solutions to the problem of hunger (Calorie-Protein deficiency), focused efforts are still required to eradicate the problem of hidden hunger due to the deficiency of micronutrients (vitamins and minerals).
SaiSure is a step towards ameliorating the health quotient of women and children to help India emerge salubriously. It is a Multi Nutrient Supplement Programme, launched in February 2019 by Sri Sathya Sai Health and Education Trust, as an attempt to address the specific nutritional needs of pregnant women, toddlers and children at no cost absolutely. The vision of SaiSure scheme is to ensure that no mother and no child ever suffer from lack of access to good quality nutritional supplements.
The composition of SaiSure is conceived keeping the demands of vital macronutrients and micronutrients for a healthy progeny that builds oneself as a robust adult in the future. It has been formulated as SaiSure for Toddlers, SaiSure for Pregnant Women, SaiSure for Children and SaiSure for Pre-Schoolers
For Toddlers
For Pregnant Mothers
For Children
For Pre-Schoolers
Launched through the Annapoorna Breakfast Programme and Divine Mother and Child Health Program in Government Schools and Primary Health Centres respectively, SaiSure is well disposed in these stomping grounds of children
and women, because of its ease of use, scalability and most importantly, due to its efficacy to improve the health parameters of the recipients.
Sri Sathya Sai Sarla Memorial Hospital
Against the background of 70% of Indians living in rural areas without access to high-end speciality care, and on an average 60% of healthcare expenses being out of pocket, thus pushing 6 million people below poverty line every year, the Sri Sathya Sai Sarla Memorial Hospital stands tall as a beacon of hope by offering free of cost speciality care to the rural and underprivileged sections of the society.
The Hospital was dedicated to the service of the nation by Honourable Chief Minister of Karnataka, Sri Basavaraj Bommai, along with Dr K Sudhakar – Minister of Health and Family Welfare and Medical Education - Government of Karnataka on 27 August 2021.
Construction of the Hospital commenced in 2015 under the guidance of Sadguru Sri Madhusudan Sai. On 14 January 2018, medical services commenced at the Sri Sathya Sai Sarla Memorial Hospital in memory of late Mrs Sarla Indulal Shah, an ardent devotee of Sri Sathya Sai Baba who dedicated her life for the service and upliftment of women and children.
The Hospital serves patients in various disciplines of General Medicine, Paediatrics, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Dentistry, ENT and Physiotherapy. Many voluntary caregivers extend their love and compassion by visiting the Hospital regularly to provide specialty services such as Orthopaedics, Paediatrics, Cardiology, Neurology, Dermatology, Plastic Surgery, Endocrinology, Radiology, and Community Medicine.
Click here https://www.ssssmh.org/ to know more about Sri Sathya Sai Sarla Memorial Hospital.
EDUCATION
B N Narasimha Murthy, Chancellor, Sri Sathya Sai University for Human Excellence, Kalaburagi Chief Mentor, Sri Sathya Sai Loka Seva Gurukulam Group of Institutions
“A perfect balance between Parā Vidyā – spiritual education and Aparā Vidyā – material education is the essence of the ancient Gurukula system of education in Bharath. The revival of this supreme ideal of education, in its true spirit, is happening currently on a grand scale by the supreme will of Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba through His chosen instrument, Sadguru Sri Madhusudan Sai. Under the banner of Sri Sathya Sai Gurukulam, Sri Madhusudan Sai has launched a movement of modern gurukulas which are currently spread across the State of Karnataka and a few neighbouring States. Their number has grown to over twenty in the last eight years. In these educational campuses, presently crowned with a University, close to five thousand boys and girls are being imparted the wholesome blend of spiritual and material education completely free of cost. When money is removed out of the equation of education, equal opportunities are thrown open to the children of all classes and strata of society, and that is what is happening here now. These educational campuses are idealistic in their objectives, pragmatic in their approach and naturalistic in their settings. Education must liberate man from the bondage of individual consciousness and the consequent narrow-minded selfishness and raise him to divine consciousness and the resulting broadminded selflessness. Training the students to develop their physical, intellectual, emotional and spiritual abilities to their fullest potential with motivation to serve the society selflessly, is the essence of education in these campuses of the Sri Sathya Sai Loka Seva Gurukulam.
The 2030 Agenda of Sustainable Development by the UN has listed ‘No Poverty’, ‘Zero Hunger’, ‘Good Health and Well-being’ and ‘Quality Education’ as its first four primary goals. How are we to attain Sustainable Development globally in a world that is torn apart due to the differences based on religion, economy, caste, ethnicity, language and race, leading to insecurity, instability, communal violence and crisis of leadership? Until and unless we understand the profundity of life and experience the oneness of all creation, the Sustainable Development Goals would remain a utopia. Serving the entire humanity selflessly from the depths of one’s innate source of love is the only remedy. The irrefutable fact is that Love is the crux of our very existence and when we live by the dictum of love, we not only redeem ourselves but also the entire humanity. Our education should serve to help this love blossom in our every thought, word and deed. Until the last child from our country’s villages receives education, and her children do too, we will keep at it. This will be our story. "
True education shines in the beauty of the spirit and of highest wisdom. It is effulgence that permeates a full life and that which leads every human towards attainment of his real nature through purification and sublimation of his consciousness. The modern educational system is producing students with information - based knowledge, rather than transformational knowledge. This has resulted in overt acts of violence; unrest; lack of peace and understanding, in the society. Thus, any amount of knowledge transfer will not be successful, if it does not help with translating values into a daily reality.
What the world needs today is neither a new order, or a new society, nor a new education. The remedy lies in a mind and in a heart filled with goodness. Research has shown that, the Spiritual Quotient and the Emotional Quotient are becoming equally important, if not more important, than Intelligence Quotient. We take this responsibility very seriously to help the child develop the right behaviour which would create joy and happiness in his or her own life and in the life of those around him or her. Education experts define the most important skills for the twenty first century students of a global society, as the 4 C’s – critical thinking, communication, collaboration and creativity. But, we consider the 5th C – character over and above the 4 C’s, and as the most important. Simply put, Character is the ability to do the right thing always.
Our education system is based on the philosophy of our Founder, Sri Sathya Sai Baba who firmly believed that the integrated development of the child, with the right balance of academic, moral and spiritual education is to be achieved. The Sri Sathya Sai Loka Seva Gurukulam, has a child-centric, balanced and insightful approach, where learning is truly a joy.
The integral system of education at the Sri Sathya Sai Loka Seva Gurukulam is contributing its might to the cause of nation building by creating strong individuals with wonderful synthesis of competent Hands, brilliant Heads and compassionate Hearts, the 3H formula - the trinity which makes a true human being.
Core Principles
Since inception several decades ago, the objective of the Sathya Sai way of education has always been to impart free values-based integral education that helps build character in the children, who are dedicated to serving the society. There are four aspirational characteristics displayed by the individual who has passed through the Sri Sathya Sai Loka Seva Gurukulam system of education:
01
sarve jñānōpa sampannaḥ ((सर्वे ज्ञानोपसंपन्नाः)
Knowledge on all the matters of the world - a Complete personality
Academic excellence pertaining to subject knowledge
Life skills like communication technology, inter-personal relations, cooking, maintenance, driving etc.
02
sarve samuditā guṇaihi (सर्वे समुदित गुणै:)
Repositories of all the good qualities that emanate spontaneously
Love, kindness, compassion, dutifulness, discipline, patriotism, service-mindedness etc.
03
sarve vedavidaḥ dhīrāḥ (सर्वे वेदविदःधीराः)
Knowledgeable about ancient Indian wisdom - the Bharathiya culture
Study of spiritual texts and philosophies
Discrimination between right and wrong
04
sarve lōkahite ratāḥ (सर्वे लोकहिते रताः)
Ever engaged in the welfare of the world
Dedicated to society at large
Using one’s professional skills and knowledge to help others
Thus, the true education imparted by the Sri Sathya Sai Loka Seva Gurukulam, would ensure the very best for the child and the world at large.
Categories
01
Intellectual - Academics -
The National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS) Curriculum.
Largest open schooling system in the world.
Recognition is equivalent to all other education boards of India.
Flexibility and range of subjects for study.
Options to choose subjects that are of interest and relevance for the student.
English-speaking skill, soft skills and computer literacy.
02
Emotional - Moral and Social -
Grounding in moral values.
Arts and creativity.
Social service and self-reliance.
Music and Fine Arts.
Goshala Care .
03
Spiritual - Studies and Meditation -
Faith and Devotion to God
Vedic Learning
Prayers and Bhajans
Bala Vikas and Values Education, Guru Vikas
Upaniṣads, advaita, vedanta, ātma jñāna (Knowledge of the Self)
Religious Harmony and Other Spiritual subjects
04
Physical
Yoga
Outdoor Sports
Indoor Sports
Gymnastics and Adventure Sports such as Horse riding and dare-devilry on motorcycles, aero sports etc.
All the educational campuses are under Prashanthi Balamandira Trust, a public charitable Trust that was established in the year 1981, and the Sri Sathya Sai Saraswathi Education Trust which was instituted in October 2011.
The Trusts impart values-based education, without any discrimination, with greater emphasis on spiritual education. The Trusts work incessantly towards establishing world class educational infrastructure in rural India with first priority to needy rural children. 5,000 boys and girls from the rural strata of society are benefitting from free values-based integral education at top notch architectural edifices, absolutely free of cost across 27 Campuses in 20 Districts in Karnataka and 1 District in Telengana and 1 District in Tamil Nadu.
EACH ONE EDUCATE ONE (E1E1) Right Of Education To All
Each One Educate One (E1E1) is an initiative to bring quality education to rural India based on the verity of ‘Right of Education to All’. It is anchored in the ideal of education as a service to society and every individual in the society as a stakeholder in rendering this service.
The E1E1 programme is an opportunity to make a difference in the lives of children who would otherwise have little access to education, and help break their intergenerational cycle of poverty, myths and social evils. This initiative is an earnest step in this direction, with the intent to ensure every child has the opportunity to quality education.
E1E1 is an excellent platform for collaborating for a cause that is humbling to one’s perspective about life and therapeutic to one’s soul. Founded by the alumni and alumnae of the various Sri Sathya Sai Educational Institutions, who have been beneficiaries of a unique form of integral values-based education that offered a mélange of academic knowledge that was underpinned on spiritual knowledge; E1E1 has today embraced many more like-minded individuals who are volunteering their time and resources to the cause of education, making this a truly ‘people’s movement.
The support strength from the alumni towards the Sri Sathya Sai Loka Seva Gurukulam Group of Institutions owes to its source of seeing their Institution as a family bonded with love. From visiting the campuses and interacting with the students regularly, to extending support in every form possible, be it in the field of music, arts, environment conservation, communication skills, setting up of libraries, supporting the development of infrastructure, etc., the alumni and alumnae actively engage with the Institutions. This is a testimony to the fact that the Sri Sathya Sai Educational Institutions have always fed the virtues of giving back to the society in a constructive way, into the thought process and the very way of life of its students. The E1E1 programme currently supports the running of the network of schools under the Prashanthi Balamandira Trust and Sri Sathya Sai Saraswathi Education Trust.
The core values of Each One Educate One programme have great resonance amongst all sections of people and institutions. The E1E1 family has grown in size rapidly over the past four years, both in terms of the number of benefactors and the corresponding number of beneficiaries.
Currently, the Each One Educate One Foundation runs the following programmes:
Each One Educate One – Covers school/ tuition fees from Grade 6 to 12.
Each One Embrace One – Covers school/ tuition fees, hostel expenses and miscellaneous expenses from Grade 6 to 12.
Each One Higher Educate One – Covers school/ tuition fees, hostel expenses and miscellaneous expenses for under graduate, post graduate and research students.
NUTRITION
Narasimhachari Sampath Chairman, Sri Sathya Sai Annapoorna Trust
“To address the ongoing nutritional issue, as children in rural pockets were attending school in an empty stomach, in 2012, Sadguru Sri Madhusudan Sai initiated the very unique morning nutrition programme and later he established the Sri Sathya Sai Annapoorna Trust in November 2015 with the vision to ensure “Let no child goes to school hungry, ever!”. The magnitude of the service projects undertaken by Sri Sathya Sai Baba through Sadguru Sri Madhusudan Sai all over the world is mind-boggling, and is increasing leaps and bounds every day. Under his able guidance, the Trust worked on the model of sarkārā (Government), samājā (Society) and sansthān ( NGOs / Trusts). Partnerships with many Governments, including that of Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Puducherry have been established and many more State Governments are following suit. All these activities are being carried out everyday under Sadguru’s all encompassing vision to embrace humanity, along with the untiring efforts of the volunteers, teachers and many others who are very fortunate to be a part of this noble cause of nourishing the nation, and beyond.
The current COVID situation has led to expanding the scope of Annapoorna from just providing breakfast to children, to ensuring that the whole family of these children are taken care of, especially in those cases where the families are unable to access the government-provided relief materials for various technical reasons. Annapoorna volunteers across several regions have done yeoman service by identifying needy families and delivering a whole month's ration to the families consistently till their situation stabilised. The experience of this brought to us several heart-touching stories from families who were in dire need of such basic amenities, and I personally see these Annapoorna volunteers as the true 'COVID Warriors' ".
ANNAPOORNA MORNING NUTRITION PROGRAMME
The simplest way to secure a healthy future for the nation is to invest in the children. But sadly, child malnutrition is a haunting reality. The Annapoorna Morning Nutrition Programme is working towards alleviating hunger and undernourishment in rural and underprivileged school-going children by providing them with a nutritious breakfast. Providing breakfast may be a simple concept but it has a far-reaching impact. Annapoorna has been a fortunate witness to the transformative power of this breakfast programme. Higher attendance, lower dropout rates, improved health parameters, marked increase in academic performance and attentiveness – and the list goes on. But the most gratifying impact of the breakfast programme has been the transformation it has kindled in children.
While the work of Annapoorna spans across nutrition, health, water and sanitation, the unifying focus remains the child’s well-being. Setting a child on a holistic path with good daily nutrition, and the ability to attend and succeed in school is a collective social responsibility, and one, which will go a long way in nation building. It is the dream of Annapoorna Breakfast Programme to build a nation, where no child goes to school hungry, EVER!
India is home to the largest number of children in the world. But unfortunately, not all our children have access to well-balanced and nutritious food. The Annapoorna Breakfast Programme was conceived as a solution to this. In July 2012, a handful of individuals came together and started the programme by serving breakfast to about 50 children at a school in Doddabele, near Kengeri, Bengaluru. Over the years, more schools and children were added to the breakfast chain.
The Centres of Human Development are establishments of Service and Spirituality in about 12 countries across the world – Malaysia, Singapore, Fiji, Australia, Sri Lanka, Italy, Turkey, United States of America, Argentina, Nigeria, Laos, and India. The Centres are embraced under the foundation, Sai Global Federation of Foundations (SGFF) which is a non-religious, non-denominational, non-political group promoting harmony by serving humanity. It brings together an international community of organisations which share the common goal of alleviating human suffering, promoting environmental responsibility and creating new opportunities for those in need. The Centres of Human Development transcend the barriers of gender, caste, creed, ethnicity, nationality, and colour.
True education shines in the beauty of the spirit and of highest wisdom. It is effulgence that permeates a full life and that which leads every human towards attainment of his real nature through purification and sublimation of his consciousness. The modern educational system is producing students with information - based knowledge, rather than transformational knowledge. This has resulted in overt acts of violence; unrest; lack of peace and understanding, in the society. Thus, any amount of knowledge transfer will not be successful, if it does not help with translating values into a daily reality. 
What the world needs today is neither a new order, or a new society, nor a new education. The remedy lies in a mind and in a heart filled with goodness. Research has shown that, the Spiritual Quotient and the Emotional Quotient are becoming equally important, if not more important, than Intelligence Quotient. We take this responsibility very seriously to help the child develop the right behaviour which would create joy and happiness in his or her own life and in the life of those around him or her. Education experts define the most important skills for the twenty first century students of a global society, as the 4 C’s – critical thinking, communication, collaboration and creativity. But, we consider the 5th C – character over and above the 4 C’s, and as the most important. Simply put, Character is the ability to do the right thing always.
