Social Welfare Organizations in Surat

There are many such organizations present in the city that have gone a long way in helping those who are dependent and helpless in Surat. There are many NGOs, old age homes, orphanages, blind welfare societies and women welfare societies in Surat.

The NGOs in Surat work in areas like education, health, medicine and the development of career opportunities. They work for the welfare of the people who are dependent and helpless. Some well known NGOs that are found doing a good job in Surat have been detailed below:

Dr. Ambedkar Vanvasi Kalyan Trust
Address: Opp. Radhakrishna Mandir, Near Rushabha Tower, Rander Road, Surat, Gujarat
Phone: + (91)-9428001648

Gujarat Barodiya Samaj Vikas Mandal
Address: 4/3280-81, Vansfodapul, Khatriwad, Inderpura, Salabatpura, Surat, Gujarat
Phone: + (91)-9824739797

Din Duniya Seva Trust
Address: 701/A, Gulzar Avenue, Opp. Sultaniya Gulamkhana, Nr. Rander Road, Surat, Gujarat
Phone: + (91)-9374142255

Orphanages and adoption centers serve atleast the basic needs of helpless children in the area. They provide food, shelter and education. Apart from this, they help them get their homes and families through adoption programs. Some of the orphanages in Surat have also taken up the responsibility of serving the helpless women of the society. Two of the orphanages in Surat have been listed below:

Dudhala Gramasth Mandal Orphanage
Address: 99, Ankur Society, Aswanikumar Road, Surat, Gujarat

Mahajan Anath Balashram
Address: Nazar Building, Near Godhani Circle, Katargam Main Road, Surat, Gujarat
Phone: + (91)-261-2533613, 2530021

People throughout Gujarat are found living in joint families and this is something typical of the families of Gujarat. Even in Surat the same system of joint families is found and therefore there are very few old age homes located in the city. The old age homes in Surat serve the aim of helping those people who are lonely, abandoned, destitute and neglected by their families and even the poor people. Two of the old age homes in Surat have been listed below:

Vriddh Ashram
Address: Vesu Main Rd, Piplod, Surat, Gujarat

The Surat Islam Yatimkhana Society
Address: ITC Athwagate, Nanpura, Ambika Niketan Mandir Rd, Soni Falia, Varachha, Surat, Gujarat
Phone: 0261 247 1786

Charity groups and associations that do the commendable job of helping and providing shelter to people who are visually impaired. These charity groups are known as blind welfare organizations and their main work is to improve the living conditions of blind people in Surat. These organizations not only serve blind people but they also serve those people who are physically disabled and require some kind of a support for living in a peaceful way. A couple of quality service providing blind welfare organizations located in Surat have been listed below:

Relief & Welfare Society for the Blind
Address: Shop No 6, Super Star Flats, Opp Railway Station, Manek lal Rd, Surat, Gujarat
Phone: + (91)-9223330618

Kapadiya Trust
Address: C/O Krishna Hospital, Near Vaitraj Mandir, Modi Mohalla, A K Road, Surat, Gujarat
Phone: + (91)-9879223858

Surat also consists of a number of women welfare organizations that take all important measures for welfare of women in the society. Looking after the nutritional and the health status of the women and children in Surat also forms the main responsibility of the women welfare originations in the city. Some known women welfare organizations in Surat have been listed below:

Shree Shivnayak Singh Memorial Trust
Address: 5, Vrundavan Raw House, Vanz Road, Surat, Gujarat
Phone: + 91 - 261 - 2391250   

All India Womens Conference
Address: 10/819, Kuber Bhandari No Kaacho, Near Choriyasi Dairy, Ambaji Road, Surat, Gujarat
Phone: + 91 - 261 - 2470413 

Shramjeevi Mahila Kalyan Trust
Address: Shramjeevi Sevalay, Near Alankar Cinema, Railway Station, Godavari Nagar Road, Railway Colony, Surat, Gujarat
Phone: + 91 - 0 – 9898247456