Samatol has started a new venture about enlightening students who are really interested to make a career in Social Work. We introduce them to the basics of Social work and the contribution to different systems in societies like the Hospital system, Police system, Women and Child Development Department, formation of trust and other topics about related government departments, acts and rules related to children.

Through these 12 projects, Samatol strives to help every child in need all over India. It is also willing to cover new areas for care and protection of children in India.

Samatol Foundation talks about the Samatol projects, programmes, and rehabilitation of children, child rights, all the processes about child care and protection, interaction with government departments and the information about donations received during the month by publishing in the Samatol Varta. It keeps all the donors, Samatol Friends updated about different activities in Samatol and future events. We also reach out to a larger number of people by publishing Samatol Varta on social media. Samatol Varta aims at giving information about issues related to children in today’s society.

In order to spread the work done by Samatol Foundation throughout India at a national level, Samatol feels the need to create a strong network among institutions and NGOs that are all over the country. Such a network will support in giving immediate help to any child in distress anywhere in India. This network will help us to locate the families of runaway children and connect easily with them to reunite their children. Samatol aims at creating co-ordination between different government departments and NGOs at national level to solve problem of any child across India. Samatol works with various Government departments like Police Dept., Railways Dept., Social Welfare Dept. and Women and Child Development Dept.

Samatol strives to reach out to the maximum number of children that are brought to the cities from different states for several reasons. They are either brought through child trafficking for the purpose of child labour or begging. In order to help them and reunite them with their families, we have started working at several junction stations in Maharashtra such as Pune, Bhusaval, Nagpur, Nanded etc. to help children in distress get immediate help and their faster rehabilitation to their families.

Samatol Foundation tries to enlighten the children and their families from rural backgrounds on certain laws that are very important. The major laws applicable to children are Juvenile Justice (Care & Protection) Act, 2015 (J. J. Act, 2015) and Prevention of Children from Sexual Offenses Act 2012 (POCSO 2012), Child labour (Prevention and Regulations) Act 1986, Child Marriage Prevention Act, 2006 and Right To Education Act, 2009. Samatol arranges seminars for spreading awareness among students, parents and teachers. Similarly it arranges sessions for officers in Balgruh, Child officers in police stations and other police officers and also at other NGOs, hospitals, hostels and all other places where there are children. Samatol feels the need to spread such awareness in society and is also getting a prompt response from the same.

India is our country that gives the slogan Jai Jawan Jai Kisan. Our country is called an agricultural country but in fact in the last 20 years the amount of chemical farming has increased to such an extent that it is filling up the hospitals to a great extent. Because people’s health is being affected by eating only vegetables produced from chemical farming. Even children are getting very sick. The solution to all this should be chemical free farming. Due to cattle rearing, cow dung was obtained. Biogas is made from dung. In this, food is prepared for the children. Biogas produces slurry. It can be produced by vermicompost, cow dung. Due to this, vegetables and other crops grow well in the field. Vegetables prepared without using any kind of medicine are not only organic but also dressed. So organic farming is an experiment trying to balance child-centered upbringing.

Samatol started the Annchhatra Seva in Thane in 2018. It first started in the civil hospital of Thane where food was provided to all the patients. Later, even families of the patients who came from rural areas to get their relatives treated benefitted from this as they had no food options but the outside unhealthy junk. Samatol noticed this need and hence gave a helping hand to these immigrants who came from far off. We apparently offer food for around 150 people every day and till date 40,000 people have taken benefit of Samatol Annchhatra Seva. Even during the lockdown, we helped several people from ST drivers to footpath beggars, labourers (in all around 13000 people) with our initiative. Many people and institutions offer their contribution to this project either by donating food grains or voluntarily coming forward to help us to serve food in Annchhatra.

Samatol Foundation means Children and their mind transformation (Manparivartan). The backbone of the Indian Social System is Family Structure. If children become strong then only the nations become strong.  The children of the family become the pillar of the family and the nation. The actual identity of children is created by Samatol by doing their Development and Rehabilitation.

 Considering the problems of children, children who come from villages to cities for different reasons are trapped in the cycle of undesirable things in the city and therefore, they miss out on education. India is very well known for Agriculture and thus, one can also be successful in this sector. If children have a skill then they can be the reason for financial and overall development of the nation along with their own personality development, and can escape from crime, which can lead to the progress of the country. Considering all these things, we started training on what is available in rural areas.

 Cow is considered as a very important in our Indian Culture. Many things can be made from cow’s dung and milk and thus she called as ‘ Kamdhenu’ (cow who completes our wishes). Samatol has started its Goseva or Goshala in 2018. Initially, this subject was new for Samatol to work on, and also had a smaller number of cows and facilities for them. In 2019, organization gets the opportunity and then starts the work at its best. Organization start making manure from cow’s dung, Gomutra Arka from Gomutra, Amrutpani and use it in our Organic Farming activity as fertilizers and it continues today also.

Annachatra Seva, started in 2019, because of the support from Goshala and Organic Farming. At present, there are 70 cows in Samatol’s Goseva Kendra. Biogas is made from which we not only get gas but also manure is available through dung slurry. Vermicompost is being made. Children are getting training, development is getting a boost. Children who are being rehabilitated in rural areas are in the Goshala department in their districts, Protecting cows from slaughter. By getting milk, curd, ghee, butter, the health is getting healthier.

 As we prepare the methodology, we connect children who are below 16 years of age, who are out of school, who are interested in agriculture, children who want to take training and are connected to rural areas in Goseva Conservation and Organic Farming. Currently, 10 children are taking training in Goseva Kendra. They are making things like Govarya, Dhupbatti, Gomutra Arka, Vermicompost, Amrutpani etc. Similarly, food items like Ghee, Curd, Buttermilk and Sweets are made at our place. Children are taking training about the same.

  The children are being guided by bringing experts to Samatol Goseva Kendra about the diseases of cows, the fodder they need, care of cows and the effect of climate change on cows, the information given by our sages about cows, breeds and species of cows, the connection of indigenous cows with human culture.

 At present there are 70 cows in Goshala and the number of cows and Nandi (bulls) is increasing every year. Among the tribal communities whose land is in the hills, where tractors cannot reach, Nandis are needed for plowing. Then if the number of Nandis is more, it is given to such farmers as cow donation. Godan is an important part of our culture. Similarly, cows are also given for rearing. So that every house should have Gomata. And when you have a cow in your family, a portion of your food will definitely be taken out for the cow.

Future Plans:

Increasing the number of cows, working on cow species, establishing training centers on the importance of rearing indigenous cows, water, forest, human life is going on everywhere. Healthy, food organic farming and running Importance Guidance Centre.

Samatol has started vocational training for children of 15 years and more at Swami Vivekanand Man Parivartan Kendra at Mamnoli, Kalyan. These children are given basic training in different courses. We conduct training in activities like Tailoring, Plumbing, Welding, Solar, Electrical repairs, Computer Training, Organic Farming, Ayurvedic Nursery and Goseva. Samatol also gives vocational training to needy children in nearby rural areas. This training is conducted for a batch of 10 children for 3 months and a certificate for completion of the course will be given to the students. Samatol is willing to train them with this vocational training to stand on their own feet once they reach their hometowns. They should start their own earnings by doing these activities instead of helping others and depending on them for money.

We strongly believe in rehabilitating every child with their family. Children must return to their families after acquiring new skills and a changed mindset which will help them to lead their lives by their own and in the correct way. Samatol undergoes rehabilitation of children in Balgruh with their families. Samatol is of the opinion that a child should not be there with Balgruh for a very long time but he should go back to his family after a certain period. However, often Balgruh opposes this opinion and doesn’t give permission for the rehabilitation of children in their Balgruh. But in Samatol, we think that rehabilitation of every child has to be done and we are trying to reunite children with their families to give them a more secured life ahead.