
Shankar Prasad Foundation
Gokarna, Karnataka, India
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Shankar Prasad Foundation is a charity based in Gokarna, India working on religion & faith, health, education +3 more.
Shankar Prasad Foundation runs Shankar Prasad Ashram, a Satyananda Yoga ashram and organic farm in Bankikodla village, about 5 km from Gokarna on the Karnataka coast. The ashram offers yoga classes, Yoga Nidra courses, retreats and teacher training, and is run on seva (selfless service) and donations. Community projects include the Muddu Play School for local children, a dog sterilization and anti-rabies camp with Mission Rabies and WVS India, a waste management initiative, and employment and workshops for local women. The foundation also runs an organic farm of about two acres of rice, groundnuts, coconut, fruit and vegetables, grown without pesticides. The foundation is a Public Charitable Trust registered under the Indian Income Tax Act.
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Muddu Play School
Education · India
Play school for local children aged 2 to 5 in Bankikodla near Gokarna, offering a dual-language Kannada and English curriculum, open regardless of caste, social position or income, with scholarships for children whose parents cannot afford tuition.
Dog Sterilization Project
Animal welfare · India
With a local NGO, sterilizes and vaccinates stray dogs and cats around Gokarna, taking animals to a veterinarian in Goa and returning them to their location. Includes an annual anti-rabies and sterilization camp.
Waste Management Initiative
Environment & Climate · India
Educational meetings and recycling and composting work to help residents of Gokarna and surrounding villages segregate and manage waste and reduce pollution.
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Mission Rabies, WVS India
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