Established in 1999, Khalsa Aid is an international non-profit aid and relief organization founded on the Sikh principles of selfless service and universal love. Khalsa Aid is a UK Registered Charity (#1080374) with the UK Charities Commission and also has volunteers in North America & Asia. Khalsa Aid has provided relief assistance to victims of disasters, wars, and other tragic events around the world.
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Forgotten heroes of the Khalsa Panth:
These Singhs gave up everything for the Panth in 1984. They were in the Indian military when they heard of the attack on Darbar Sahib in June 1984. They, defied their Indian masters and marched towards Amritsar to support their besieged fellow Sikhs. Most of these 'Dharmi Faujis' were slaughtered along the way and the remaining were imprisoned.
The Indian government stripped them off their rights. These Singhs who did not think twice about serving the Panth are now living in dire poverty and their families have suffered immense trauma.
Khalsa Aid is setting up a long term aid programme for these Singhs.
Sikhs Forced to Convert due to Poverty and Lack of Support from Sikh Community
Ravinder Singh from Khalsa Aid interviewing Shinda Singh, once proud and devout Sikh who was forced due to personal medical and financial reasons to convert into Christianity seven years ago. Although an active member in his community who could always be relied on for support, when he fell on hard times no Gurduwara Committee, organisation etc came to his aid. As now prevalent across Punjab Christian missionaries saw the lack of support from Shinda Singhs Sikh community as an opportunity for conversion, offering him medical and food provisions to become a Christian.
Please Support Khalsa Aid which has launched a huge project earlier this year in Punjab to tackle issues of poverty, drugs and literacy; sponsoring the education of Sikh children and supporting their family (food and medical), giving the Punjabi people an alternative than to give up their faith.
PURE - Punjab Underprivileged Rural Empowerment
These children are sponsored by Khalsa Aid, they are encouraged to attend school and also Gurbani classes twice a week.The children come from very underprivileged backgrounds and areas of severe depravation.There is ever present threat of the children being lured into the dark world of drugs and amphetamines by individual dealers and various cults.
Khalsa Aid aims to engage whole families of these children in drugs awareness programmes as there is wide spread drugs and alcohol abuse in rural Panjab.There will be huge emphasis on providing stability within the family unit,which includes Khalsa Aid providing the family medical care.We are able to provide the children with education etc due to the generosty of the Sangat, so please continue to donate so that we may contiune to provide.
The choice is yours to make, support these children or see them become the next generation of illiterate drug addicts!!
