RSS Largest volunteer organization of the world

RSS or Rashtriya Swayam Sewak Sangh is often painted with a broad brush by the media,so called secular political parties and anti Hindu groups as a right-wing organization.It overlooks the humanitarian efforts undertaken by RSS all over India. Even before so called Christian Missionary Saints ,Western World,United Nations and its various agencies became active in developing countries and the whole concept of NGOs caught up, RSS was the leading organization in the area of social service and grassroots nation building effort.

Notwithstanding the way mainstream media portrays RSS, it is the largest volunteer organization of the world known for its selfless service. It also motivates its volunteer to work in diverse areas. From time to time volunteers start their own organizations in order to serve the society, one such organization is Vanvasi Kalyan Ashram: an RSS product changing lives of tribals (creating patriotism and self reliability) much before communists started a violent movement in the name of Mao and missionaries started to convert tribal in the name of service(also in North East India evangelical churches supporting anti national terrorist outfits ). Unlike Maoists who trained them for warfare against the nation, VKA imparted them education because of a firm belief in the potential of education for development. Here is a brief glance at the work that Vanvasi Kalyan Ashram does:

1)The Vanvasi Kalyan Ashram was founded in 1952 by Balasaheb Deshpande.
2)VKA is assisted by RSS volunteers in every work that it undertakes for tribal upliftment.
3)VKA ashmram believes in one thing “Keep working in silence”.
4)VKA is working forTribal Development: Education, Health and Economic development, Promotion of tribal culture and tradition, and protection of Tribal Rights on water, forests and land (jal, jungle and jameen).
5)VKA is working in more than 375 tribal districts (having a tribal population of more than 25K).
6)7000 tribal students are staying in hostel facilities built by VKA.
7)More than 100000 students are being trained in schools run by VKA.
8)Students after completing their education join prestigious services like Army, Civil services, educational activity, government employees, physicians and technologists.
9)More than 3000 VKA health workers reach more than 30000 villages with various medical facilities.
10)Every year more than 1.2 million patients are treated in tribal dispensaries/ hospitals by VKA.
11)Tribals are trained by VKA for their economic development. Various training program undertaken by VKA are sewing, handlooms and handicrafts.
12)VKA volunteers guide tribals to adopt better farming techniques.
13)Education program and awareness camps are also conducted for aged people so that they can protect themselves from exploitation.
14)VKA volunteers help to build check dams in order to irrigate tribal areas.
15)In Jhabua district of Madhya Pradesh, Kalyan Ashram has taken up the Shiv Ganga project in 175 villages by which check/stop dams, contours and trenches have been constructed. As a result the water table in these villages has risen by 15 feet (4-5 meters). For more details see States-Madhya Pradesh.

16)In Jharkhand, Orissa, Chhattisgarh and Karnataka more than one thousand self help groups have been activated by Kalyan Ashram workers. Through these groups lakhs of people are benefiting.
17)Tribal cultural meets are organized at block/district/state and national level to promote their culture and tradition.
18)In 2005, North East Youth Cultural meet was organized in which around 5000 young boys and girls participated and celebrated their culture.
19)Cultural events like like `Kolatam’, cake Bhajana’ and `Dhimsa’ dance organized by VKA every year in order to protect tribal cultural.
20)Archery competition conducted by VKA for tribal brotherhood.
21)Limba Ram who represented India in Olympic Games is a product of VKA.
22)Kavita Raut, winner of commonwealth and Asian games athlete is also a product of VKA.