Other need based program
Current Projects
- Yoga – SMUS organizes free public yoga and health awareness workshops, held outdoors in public parks, schools, and community centres. These workshops are attended by 800 to 1,000 people each year. SMUS also provides free guest lectures for various institutions, organizations, and professional communities. These yoga sessions improve mental, physical, and spiritual health, healing, and development. SMUS’s yoga activities are open to everyone, regardless of cultural background, belief system, religion, age, or socioeconomic status. SMUS aims to benefit those who are not traditional participants of yoga and meditation.
- Solid Waste Management- “Waste segregation is a responsibility, not an option.” SMUS believes that all people have the right to enjoy an environment with clean air, water, seas, and soil. To achieve this, we need to work together. We collaborate with communities to educate and raise awareness about poor waste management, which ranges from non-existent collection systems to ineffective disposal, causing air pollution and water and soil contamination. SMUS also provides training to hospital staff, teachers, and community representatives on these issues to help mitigate the environmental impact.
- Distribution of cloth and Blankets to poor and needy-The core objective of SMUS’s warm clothes and blanket distribution activity is to reduce the suffering of poor people during cold waves. The organization stockpiles garments and blankets dropped off at various collection points installed in offices, schools, community centres, and other locations. These items are then distributed to people from economically stressed sections of society. The distribution campaign, which begins in December and continues until February, provides much-needed relief to disadvantaged children, women, and the elderly.
Past Projects
- Project Prakalp – In collaboration with the Government of Bihar, SMUS, through the Prakalp project, successfully constructed 4,000 toilets in Muzaffarpur and Sheohar districts. Open defecation remains a significant challenge in rural Bihar, necessitating behavioural change. This initiative not only focused on building toilets for marginalized individuals but also on raising awareness and sensitizing the community about proper sanitation practices. It underscores the urgent need to address the detrimental impacts of open defecation on public health and other-need-based-programs/environmental hygiene.
- Disaster management – The rivers of Bihar are notorious for wreaking havoc through heavy floods, which affect, displace, and even claim the lives of a large number of rural populations. Rivers like Gandak and Bagmati, serving as major tributaries, overflow during the rainy season, causing devastating floods in nearby areas. With the support of the Bihar Government, SMUS have undertaken numerous awareness programs related to disaster management. These initiatives go beyond mere awareness; they involve experts engaging with the local population, providing relief materials, and training them on how to respond effectively during disasters. This impactful project has been implemented in the districts of Muzaffarpur and Sheohar, addressing a critical need in Bihar’s vulnerable communities.