Awareness Programs

Creating awareness, empowering communities and building a healthier and value-based society.

Awareness that creates meaningful change.

Sadguru Shri Baba Maharaj Rugnaseva Pratishthan, Dhule, is a voluntary, non-profit social organisation established in 2008.

Since its inception, the organisation has continuously conducted awareness campaigns based on its three core pillars:

Health Education Spirituality

Over the years, awareness programmes have reached students, youth, women, senior citizens, tribal communities, economically disadvantaged populations and the general public.

The campaigns are conducted through lectures, workshops, counselling sessions, cultural programmes, spiritual discourses, Kirtan, educational institutions and community-based activities.

Adolescent Health & Youth Awareness

The organisation has conducted extensive awareness programmes for school and college students on adolescent health, healthy lifestyle and responsible behaviour.

  • Lectures in secondary schools, junior colleges and senior colleges
  • Workshops on physical and mental changes during adolescence
  • Personal hygiene and healthy lifestyle
  • Guidance on emotional and psychological challenges
  • Academic and career-related stress awareness
  • Positive thinking and responsible behaviour among youth
445+ Approximate adolescent health lectures delivered by Dr. Prasad Bhandari

HIV/AIDS Awareness

For the past 18 years, the organisation has worked to create awareness about HIV/AIDS prevention, transmission, stigma reduction and responsible behaviour.

1 December — 15 December Annual HIV/AIDS Awareness Fortnight

Programmes are organised through schools, colleges, youth groups, community organisations, public lectures, workshops and interactive sessions.

  • Prevention of HIV/AIDS
  • Scientific awareness regarding modes of transmission
  • Prevention of discrimination and stigma
  • Importance of testing, counselling and timely treatment
  • Responsible and healthy behaviour

Body, Eye, Blood & Organ Donation

One of the important humanitarian awareness initiatives of the organisation is the promotion of voluntary donation.

Body Donation Blood Donation Eye Donation Organ Donation

Dr. Ashwini Prasad Bhandari has been actively involved in body donation awareness since 2003. Through lectures organised by the Pratishthan at senior citizens' associations, social organisations and other public platforms, hundreds of people have been motivated to voluntarily pledge for donation.

255 Individuals reported to have donated their bodies through sustained efforts

Oral Health & Oral Cancer Awareness

The organisation conducts oral health awareness programmes through dental camps and educational institutions.

  • Importance of oral hygiene
  • Prevention of dental diseases
  • Early diagnosis of dental problems
  • Awareness about oral cancer
  • Importance of regular dental check-ups
24 Dental health camps conducted and supported by Dr. Soham Prasad Bhandari

Women's Empowerment & Legal Awareness

The organisation regularly conducts awareness programmes for women and female students.

  • Women's empowerment
  • Women's health
  • Yoga and physical well-being
  • Self-protection and personal safety
  • Women's rights
  • Laws for the protection of women
  • Prevention of violence and injustice
  • Social and legal support mechanisms

Annual workshops are organised in women's colleges, girls' schools and community organisations.

Advocate Deepak Joshi, Trustee and senior legal professional, provides guidance regarding women's rights and relevant laws.

Female Foeticide Prevention & PCPNDT Awareness

The organisation has actively participated in social awareness activities against female foeticide, gender discrimination, illegal sex determination and misuse of medical technology for sex selection.

Dr. Prasad Bhandari has delivered numerous lectures on these issues.

In 2012, he played an important role in an inter-state operation related to illegal sex determination practices under the PCPNDT Act, contributing to legal action against persons involved in such unlawful activities.

Save the Girl Child Respect, Protect and Empower Every Girl.

Suicide Prevention & Mental Health Awareness

The organisation has conducted public awareness lectures addressing important social and emotional concerns.

  • Student suicide prevention
  • Farmers' suicide and social support
  • Academic stress
  • Family-related stress
  • Career and employment difficulties
  • Emotional challenges and positive coping mechanisms

Counselling and guidance activities encourage individuals facing personal, educational, marital or occupational difficulties to seek appropriate support and adopt positive approaches to life's challenges.

Stress Management Awareness

The organisation has extended its awareness activities to the private and corporate sectors.

  • Stress management
  • Workplace well-being
  • Positive thinking
  • Work-life balance
  • Healthy coping strategies
  • Emotional well-being

Dr. Prasad Bhandari, Dr. Ashwini Bhandari and Mrs. Rashmi Prashant Kulkarni conduct and organise such programmes.

Medical & Preventive Health Awareness

Through medical outreach programmes and health camps, awareness is created regarding:

  • Preventive healthcare
  • Early diagnosis
  • Importance of regular health check-ups
  • Orthopaedic health
  • Oral and dental health
  • Healthy lifestyle
  • Timely medical consultation

Sickle Cell Disease Awareness & Support

Special awareness and service activities are organised for communities and patients affected by sickle cell disease, particularly in tribal and vulnerable populations.

  • Awareness about the disease
  • Importance of timely diagnosis
  • Medical guidance
  • Supportive healthcare
  • Referral for appropriate treatment

Environmental Awareness

The organisation has promoted environmental responsibility by linking spirituality with nature conservation.

  • Tree plantation
  • Tree conservation
  • Environmental protection
  • Community participation, particularly among women

The initiative communicates the message that protecting nature is an important social and spiritual responsibility.

Moral Values & Spiritual Awareness

The organisation believes that social development requires not only physical health and education but also strong moral and ethical values.

Awareness is created through:

  • Musical Shri Ram Katha
  • Musical Shrimad Bhagavat
  • Naradiya Kirtan
  • Spiritual discourses
  • Bhajans
  • Religious and cultural programmes
  • Women's groups and Bhajan Mandals

These programmes aim to promote humanity, moral values, good conduct, compassion, social responsibility, positive thinking, cultural awareness and value-based living among the younger generation.

The evolution of our awareness movement.

2008–2010

Establishment of awareness activities in Health, Education and Spirituality; community and spiritual programmes.

2011–2013

Youth health, adolescent health, HIV/AIDS, female foeticide prevention and social awareness.

2014–2016

Expansion of awareness lectures in schools, colleges and community organisations; women's empowerment activities.

2017–2019

Health, HIV/AIDS, body donation, women's rights, youth development and moral values campaigns.

2020–2021

Preventive health, community support, stress management and awareness during major public health challenges.

2022–2023

Strengthening of dental health, oral cancer, women's empowerment and mental well-being campaigns.

2024–2025

Expansion of corporate stress management, tribal health, organ and body donation, youth and social awareness programmes.

2026

Continued integrated awareness campaigns covering Health, Education, Women Empowerment, Youth Development, Mental Well-being and Spirituality.

Multiple ways of creating awareness.

Public Lectures Educational Workshops School & College Programmes Medical & Dental Camps Community Meetings Women's Gatherings Senior Citizens' Associations Self-Help Groups Counselling Sessions Corporate Programmes Spiritual Discourses Kirtan & Cultural Programmes Tree Plantation Community Outreach

Awareness for diverse sections of society.

School Students
College Students
Youth
Women & Girls
Senior Citizens
Tribal Communities
Economically Disadvantaged Groups
Rural & Remote Communities
Corporate Employees
Patients & Families
Socially Marginalised Groups
General Community

Health + Education + Empowerment + Prevention + Counselling + Social Justice + Spirituality

Over the last 18 years, Sadguru Shri Baba Maharaj Rugnaseva Pratishthan has developed an integrated model of social awareness.

The organisation's awareness campaigns have helped promote informed decision-making, preventive health practices, voluntary humanitarian donation, women's rights, youth development, social responsibility and value-based living.

Creating awareness. Empowering communities. Building a better society.

The awareness campaigns organised by Sadguru Shri Baba Maharaj Rugnaseva Pratishthan, Dhule, represent a sustained community-based effort towards creating a healthy, informed, empowered and value-oriented society.

By working across health, education and spirituality, the organisation continues to reach diverse sections of society and promote positive social change.

“Creating Awareness, Empowering Communities and Building a Healthier and Value-Based Society.”

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