CCK NGO &#8211; When you just work selflessly

Chhoti Chhoti Khushiyan foundation is an awakening. Through spreading small joys and worthwhile happiness to people who have been deprived of it.

A smile comes on the faces of those who haven’t tasted a simple pizza or haven’t been to a good school or restaurant, ridden an uncomplicated bicycle, or don’t have the luxury to wear good clothes. Small joys never happened for them because they were born into a family less fortunate than ours. It’s a simple start to make all this happen and change people’s views towards the less fortunate. After that, making them come forward by encouraging them to make a difference in their lives by learning the art of giving!! Read this motivational story about an NGO working for the cause of orphaned and disabled children by offering them time, effort, love, and gifts to bring back their joy!

Commencement

CCK NGO started in September 2015 by me (Dr. Varun Khullar) with small efforts in Bareilly and got extended in Delhi and NCR. Our volunteers took care of the activities in Lucknow, Allahabad, Kanpur, and Pathankot. The founding team comprises his mother, the chairperson of this foundation, Mrs. Meena Khullar, his brother – Sharad Khullar, his father – Mr. J K Khullar, and his wife – Mrs. Swati Arora Khullar, along with special mention to many volunteers working selflessly in various cities.

Background

We stepped into an orphanage in early September 2015 and interacted with the kids there, and we asked for their wishes and what they want in life. One of them stood up and said, “no one ever celebrated our birthdays…”. That sentence touched my heart, and at that very moment, I made the list of all the 73 kids there with their birthdays noted down. After that, we started celebrating one by one. And the journey continues.

As I carried on with these celebrations, I realized that many don’t even have clothes and proper education or usual nutritional facilities as the kids in the orphanage luckily had. Then, I shifted my focus to help more needy kids.

Events like “your old in their new” collect used stuff from good families and distribute it among the village children and the needy ones. The distribution of stationery to needy children, girl child education, and village girls admitted to schools by encouraging their parents. Henceforth, many more projects were taken and seeing the efforts. People started to get attached.

Today we are a successful team of young individuals from different fields who look forward to creating events that will help needy kids immensely.

Old Age Home

We never forget what our elders have done for us. They taught us to walk, eat and made us stand on our feet. But, young people today tend to throw their parents into nursing homes.

We got ourselves attached to such nursing homes and started spending time with those who don’t need money or food or new clothes, but they need our time.

I aim to guide youth and help them change their mindset of silent charity and come forward and help those who need us.

“Chhoti chhoti khushiyan subko achi lagti hain….” (Everyone likes small joys)

Work Initiatives

We are working on many work initiatives, and here is the list :

“Your old is their new”: Distribution of stationery to less fortunate in government schools which have inadequate facilities.
The Girl education program encourages their parents to make them learn the importance of their daughter’s studies.
We target the renovation of old-age homes and blanket distribution drives.
The free health camps and medications for villages, orphanages, and old-age homes.
We have adopted village Bhuta near Bareilly, and we perform regular celebrations of the festivals with names like DILWALO KI DIWALI, AND JINGLE BELLS.

We are planning to extend new ventures soon.

Challenges

The biggest challenge was that people in India still believe in the concept of silent charity. We say, “Ek haath se do to dusre ko pata na chale” (Do charity from the right hand and left hand should not know about.)

But what I believe is It’s no harm in putting it on social media, and what good we have done for the poor and needy has to be shown. If I wouldn’t have done it, then how would people around me get inspired? Would I be able to encourage so many around me?

The mindset of most people remains the same, but I believe the ones with me have the heart to make that difference, and gradually, one day, people will understand what our NGO is trying to do.

Funds Management

I’m still a student, so I save up to 80 percent of my stipend to carry out such activities, and some help comes in because of the events. We have to manage without funding. Recently, crowdfunding sites have helped a lot to carry out some significant activities which required funding.

Responses

Not many people supported the idea at first. However, they felt it was more like a show-off of my charitable activities. But, I have a terrible habit of not listening to people when I am sure something is right. My approach still hasn’t altered much. However, I have found few people who supported my views. Things are getting better day by day for the NGO now.

Bestow time & Impact

In my opinion, most of the NGOs in our country focus on donations, whereas we took it as a different thing altogether. For instance, we are focusing on spending precious time with older people whose kids left behind. Also, you can make an orphan celebrate his birthday or talk to older people. These small joys offer immense happiness and care.

Yes, donations are essential for any NGO, but our primary focus is not money. So we encourage youth to manage without funds. The contribution of a certain amount from earnings helps many who need it more than us. We believe in making them do themselves, or else how would you understand the importance of helping someone in person. Donating charity while booking a movie increases instant gratification but doesn’t give real happiness.

Our drives impact many people. We never counted the people. We remember so many happy faces, thank you notes, and words of praise. These small appreciations inspire us to keep doing our best.

Future Prospects

I have started this NGO for my mother. For my better growth, she had left her job and dreams back in 2001. It’s because of her today. I’m a doctor. So, the plan is to make her dream come true. She always wanted to have her school where she could help as many needy kids as possible. I remember her always telling me that “the girls of this country are not treated well, my son, and one day I expect you to change that scenario.” So, my aim remains to start the dream school for my mother to provide free-of-cost education to underprivileged kids.

As I am a doctor, I aim to encourage the better health of people. So, I started arranging free Health Camps, and we provide free medications for the poor. By God’s grace, we are helping many people.

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