WAY TO WELLNESS
An organisation set up to uplift the social and economic condition of the economically weaker section of society and to fight the ills of substance abuse within the society.
WHO WE ARE
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Our society is saddled with various challenges and one amongst them is substance addiction practiced by the youth. Even Among the the youth, the most affected class is the lower-middle and lower class. Various reasons could be attributed to such a behavior, say, domestic environment, unemployment, depression, etc. The affected youth, turn themselves away from their family, drastic change in interpersonal behaviour, indulge in vandalism, etc. In other words, the affected youth become the agent of society's destruction and stop being a contributing member to the family and the society as a whole.
We have the following vision:
To serve the destitute, widow, people effected by natural calamities, people suffering from substance addiction, educational aid, etc;
To establish, maintain, support or provide monetary assistance or any other assistance to medical centers of any kind or medical relief to deprived; and
To carry out such other activities which shall lead to development of a vigorous society.
In its endeavor to accomplish the vision, the Trust, Tayyib Welfare Association, set up to uplift the social and economic condition of the residents of Alahalli situated off Kanakapura Road and surrounding areas irrespective of caste, creed and religion. The objective of the Trust is to run programs to support the residents meet their basic needs of food, housing, medical, education, employment, etc. However, considering the state of affairs of the local residents, more specifically, the youth of this area being deeply infected with substance addiction. The Trust focused all its efforts and resources to support the population affected by the substance addiction. The Trust established a shelter home namely Way To Wellness to provide shelter and food to the addicts/ patients who undergo medical treatment at the Government Hospital.
As the volume of work increased, the trust expanded its operations to cover whole of South Bangalore. To accomplish this, Way to Wellness set up a new facility in Kaglipura, off Kanakapura road.
As of January 2020, 1500 addicts mainly from the underprivileged part of the society have been supported by Way to Wellness and out of these 1500, 40% have completely given up their addictions, thereby, improving the living conditions of the families of these underprivileged and turning these addicts into contributing members of their family and the society as a whole.
The poor people of few localities in South Bengaluru have been suffering from the problems of alcoholism and substance abuse for a long time. The reasons attributing to this state of affairs arises from the unemployed youth, poor daily wage workers - stone workers, sewage cleaners, etc. The women usually work as house maids in the neighboring areas. These people, who are married with children, get into alcohol and substance addiction and start spending all their money to fuel their addiction rather than supporting their families. The wives and mothers of these people who either stay at home or work as maids, are regularly abused emotionally and physically by these alcoholics and addicts and face a very harsh life. Once drunk, many of these people would also abandon their homes and instead live on the roads and be a cause of menace to the other people in their vicinity by abusing them or throwing objects at them etc.
Way to Wellness team consisting of volunteers along with the help of locals of the relevant areas gather a group of addicts and arrange for their treatment in a nearby Government Hospital while being closely monitored. Way to wellness provides shelter, clothing and food to addicts who are abandoned by their families and do not have place to live and source their food. Way to wellness team of volunteers assist these addicts to keep up their visits to the hospital for treatment, ensure that these addicts are following the medication prescribed by the doctors and help them overcome the cravings of the substance addiction.
WHAT WE DO
The Trust mainly focuses to support the substance addicts who either have been abandoned by their families or the families do not have wherewithal to fund the treatment and also take care of these addicts.
Here is a brief description of the process-
ENROLMENT
An addict gets enrolled in following two ways:
Voluntary enrolment: If a person realises that his addictions have gone beyond his control and that he needs help to recover. Such an addict approaches Way to Wellness seeking help.
Family enrolment: In cases where the addicts do not realise that they have become a menace for themselves, one of the family members or guardian approaches Way to Wellness for necessary help.
COLLECT INFORMATION
The addict’s history and past addictive behaviour, health issues, etc. is collected in writing. Based on the information collected, the team prepares his schedule to get him treated in the Government Hospital.
ELEMENTARY CARE
The inmate is given elementary care, good nutrition, hygienic conditions and surroundings for their welfare and improvement. In the initial days, the addict will be kept away from the others so as to avoid any conflict or violence.
FAMILIARISATION
After the initial withdrawals wear off, the team introduces him to others and start educating him against the ill effects of his addictions and how he can get rid of this addiction.
MEDICATION
The team works with doctors to design the schedule and follow up on the medicines prescribed. Also, schedule the diet plan for the addicts in accordance with the instructions given by the doctor.
DEPARTURE
The addict or his family member or guardian, if at any time, wants to discontinue the treatment they are free to do so. Based on the progress and response of the addict to the medicines prescribed by the doctors of the Government Hospital and the care taken by the volunteers at Way to Wellness, the person is sent-off successfully.
POST TREATMENT SUPERVISION
The volunteers at Way to Wellness keep a close watch of the person post departure to ensure that the person does not slip back into addiction again. Regular feedback is obtained from his family members, relatives or guardians for time to time of his habits and his routine.
AREA OF WORK
Way to Wellness presently operates primarily in the southern region of Bengaluru.
However, considering the continuous endeavors of the Trust, through word of mouth, the victims (male only) of the substance addiction come from all over India and all walks of life regardless of caste, creed, religion or any other classification.
DEALING WITH THE COVID PANDEMIC
In these unprecedented times of a global pandemic, we are providing assistance to the economically weaker sections of society by providing rations to their doorstep. By maintaining all social distancing norms and other safety measures, our team has worked with other NGOs and together provided essentials to hundreds of families in Kaglipura area on Kanakapura Road.
WAY FORWARD
Way to Wellness proposes to expand its operations. As is evident from the description in para 2 above, the size of the operation cannot be increased in the existing facility. Way to Wellness is looking out for a much larger and better-quality space to carry-out its activities on a larger scale. Presently, the entire operation is run on amount funded by a close group of like-minded people. However, it is not adequate enough to scale-up the activities to reach out to the ones require the necessary support. Way to Wellness appeals to every person to join hands with Way to Wellness in their endeavor to protect the future of our nation by holding hands of the youth who have indulge themselves in substance addiction and bring back the stability in the society by uplifting the moral of these youth by providing them necessary skills and appropriate employment.
CONTACT WAY TO WELLNESS
Uttari Road, Kaglipura, Kanakapura road, Bengaluru 560082
+91 7348973915, 7348973610