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Service Activities Outside India : 2018-19

In the 4 Ramakrishna Mission centres and 11 combined Ramakrishna Math and Ramakrishna Mission centres in Bangladesh; other Ramakrishna Mission centres in Fiji, France, Malaysia, Mauritius, Nepal, Singapore, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Switzerland and Zambia and 24 Ramakrishna Math centres in other countries, our Swamis gave lectures at the centres and also in colleges, universities, etc, conducted religious classes, observed religious festivals with special worship, organized seminars, and held retreats. Some of them also brought out publications on philosophical subjects and spiritual teachings. Some of the activities undertaken by these centres during the year are enumerated below.
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Ramakrishna Vedanta Centre, Lusaka, Zambia
Sl.Type of ReliefCountryConducted through (centre)
1Disturbance/ Distress ReliefBangladeshBaliati, Chittagong,  Dhaka, Dinajpur, Sylhet
ZambiaLusaka
2Fire ReliefFijiNadi
Sri LankaColombo
3Winter ReliefBangladeshChittagong, Comilla, Dhaka, Dinajpur, Faridpur, Jessore, Mymensingh
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Ramakrishna Mission, Dhaka
UnitsNo. of UnitsBreak-up of Total Patients
MaleFemaleChild
Dispensaries (incl. mobile units)2297,5731,15,58331,970
Eye Camps2745745
General Medical Camps134,4004,4951,033
Total371,02,7181,20,82333,003
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InstitutionsNo. of UnitsNo. of Students
BoysGirlsTotal
Secondary and Higher Secondary Schools25925011,093
Jr. Basic / UP / LP Schools   (I-V)6220220440
Pre-Basic / KG / Nursery Schools / Crèches3390270660
Hostels / Students’ Homes15640640
Orphanages411667183
Computer Training Centres6397123520
Vocational Training Centres213712149
Chatuspathi1120120
Coaching Classes1874,1173,0857,202
Total2266,7294,27811,007
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Vocational CoursesBatches

Trained

No. of Students
BoysGirlsTotal 
Agriculture, Horticulture, Floriculture, etc39112103
Basic Computer Operations14646
Total413712149
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Items / Help GivenQuantity DistributedNo. of Beneficiaries
MaleFemaleChildTotal
Rice / Wheat etc (kg)12,37018,25030,620
Ration Bags11,1919749843,149
Clothes3,0144,0221,4628,498
Pecuniary Help for
 – Medical needs2984113
 – Educational needs1751956448
 – Miscellaneous needs327320647
Others5155151,030
1 Ration bags contained rice, pulses, salt, cooking oil, condiments, sugar, tea leaves, etc.
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Vedanta Society of Northern California, San Francisco

This was accomplished through a number of libraries, lectures, regular classes, public celebrations, etc.

UnitsNo. of unitsFilms ScreenedVillages coveredBeneficiaries
Audio-visual210156000
Libraries & Reading RoomsNo.

of

Units

No.

of

Books

NewspapersPeriodicalsAttendance
Public / Schools / Colleges3496,7234652644,150

Our centres also published valuable books and 12 periodicals in 6 languages.

During the year, our swamis gave lectures at the centres and also in colleges, universities, etc; conducted religious classes, observed religious festivals with special worship, organized seminars, and held retreats. A summary of the figures is given below.

Preaching / LecturesNo. of Classes, etcAttendance
Classes / Lectures1,5193,79,865
Retreats5826,164
Celebrations / Public Meetings1314,26,745

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