Carl Kruse Dot Org Review: Responsible Charity

RESPONSIBLE CHARITY IN INDIA

During a 2008 trip to India, my friend Hemley Gonzalez volunteered with a world famous charity in Kolkata and experienced first-hand the deplorable conditions that people were subjected to under the care of this well-known organization. Disheartened and shocked by the experience, he started working directly in the Kolkata slums where he felt his efforts might directly change the lives of the disadvantaged families he came into contact with.

After returning home to the U.S.A, he began a campaign to raise awareness on what he had experienced and thus Responsible Charity was born, says Carl Kruse. A homegrown network of friends, family, and volunteers provided the backbone for this new nonprofit organization.

Unlike some groups that have no realistic plans to empower people out of poverty, Responsible Charity strives to make advances in areas that have a significant impact on people in poverty: education, planned parenthood, self-employment.

I invite you to join and support this humanist charity founded by Hemley. His vision is fueled by compassion and guided by Gandhi’s famous maxim that together we should be the change we wish to see in the world.

Responsible Charity, Corp is a 501(c)(3) charitable nonprofit corporation and donations are deductible to the full extent of U.S. tax law.

Responsible Charity focuses on the following areas:

ENGLISH CLASSES

In addition to a regular education program, Responsible Charity also offers dedicated evening English classes to young adults and their parents as well as special tutoring sessions for children already enrolled in its schools.

EDUCATION

Offering children a preparatory curriculum in their center and once graduated, guaranteeing private school enrollment for children living in the slums. Responsible Charity pays for tuition cost, books, uniforms, shoes, bags, and supplies.

FAMILY ASSISTANCE

Homes rebuilt in slums and villages; stoves, fans, trunks, home repairs and more.

NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT

Mothers who are not producing breast milk are observed by Responsible Charity’s volunteer nurses or doctors, examined and then trained to handle baby formula which is provided to them on a monthly basis if needed. Government hospitals usually rush mothers out the moment their babies are born as these facilities are understaffed, overcrowded and short on beds. People line up outside waiting to be admitted, sometimes lying on the street for days. There is no postpartum consultation about nutrition, no examination of a mother’s well-being, or follow up visit scheduled; many new mothers consider themselves lucky to have given birth in a hospital in the first place.

MEDICAL RESPONSE

Responsible Charity brings volunteer nurses and doctors to the slums for regular and basic checkups and diagnosis of common ailments such as fevers, stomach infections, and minor issues; R.C. also refers patients to hospitals for consultation and further testing and or treatment which the organization covers financially when available funds permit it to do so.

SPECIAL MEDICAL CASES

Responsible Charity has several special medical cases which are evaluated on an ongoing basis and assists as funds are available, as well as emergency cases which are brought to its attention. In the past R.C. has successfully assisted in the financial coverage of complicated as well as regular and less invasive procedures for children, women, and men in dire need of these services.

CLOTHING DONATION PROGRAM

Responsible Charity teams up with students from different schools, colleges, and universities in Kolkata and collecting any unwanted clothes and other items from them, their friends and families and bringing them directly to the children, women and men living in the slums. It’s one of the many ways we’re trying to involve Indians directly in our efforts to bridge the gap of caste and social difference, leading ultimately to the ongoing commitment of Indians helping Indians out of poverty.

MICROLOANS

Responsible Charity often authorizes and issues micro-loans for families who are looking to establish small businesses to sustain themselves with dignity. These involve the initial investment necessary for small shops or vegetable/fruit stands, common income generators throughout India. Additionally, R.C. develops a co-pay program for items which aren’t affordable for many families.

SUSTAINABLE LIGHTING

Responsible Charity is constantly looking for new and innovative ways to bring sustainable lighting to families living in poverty in places where electricity is either cost prohibitive, inconstant or in some cases not available at all.

Carl Kruse Dot Org encourages everyone to have a look at the work of Responsible Charity ( http://www.responsiblecharity.org) and the good they do in improving the lives of the neediest in the slums of Kolkata, India.  In our small ways, we help as we can, such as the Carl Kruse Blanket Distribution In Kolkata  and with raising money for Hemley’s annual charity event at the Kruse residence.  Just a little done by many makes the impossible possible.

Originally posted at  http://carlkruse.org/

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