About Sahodharan
The ‘Sahodharan’ charitable project aims to convey a message of ‘universal brotherhood’.
His Holiness Baselios Marthoma Mathews III, Catholicos of the East and Malankara Metropolitan, on his 73rd birthday on February 12, 2022, launched ‘Sahodharan’ (meaning ‘brother’ in Malayalam), a charitable project in the blessed memory of his predecessor late HH Baselios Marthoma Paulose II, the former Catholicos who passed away on 12 July 2021.
This initiative is for the financially distressed offers monetary aid and assistance for affordable housing, wedding grants, educational help, healthcare support (to cancer, heart, kidney, paralyzed, and mental health patients), protection for the physically and mentally challenged, care for the elderly and benefits for the minimum wage workers. These are the seven primary categories the charity will endow and support in the coming years.
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- 10 fully constructed, 130 partly constructed, 10 upcoming house projects
- 90 Marriage aid
- 298 Education assistance
- 637 Medical support
- 114 Special aid
Sahodharan is a community welfare initiative to uplift the underprivileged transcending the boundaries of caste and creed, and managed by volunteers of Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church.
Sahodharan stands as a beacon of hope and compassion, a dedicated program aimed at elevating the lives of the marginalized, and economically disadvantaged individuals and families. Unfettered by the constraints of social boundaries, we strive to make a lasting impact on the lives of those who need it most. Our vision reaches beyond community barriers, for we believe in the inherent dignity and worth of every person, irrespective of their circumstances.
This transformative program has been set in motion by the esteemed H H Mar Baselios Marthoma Mathews III, demonstrating an unwavering commitment to uplift the poor. H H Mar Baselios Marthoma Mathews III holds the revered position of the supreme head within the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church, the Church established in India by St. Thomas, one of the disciples of Jesus Christ. His Holiness’ guidance and leadership infuse Sahodharan program with a sense of purpose and divine inspiration, embodying the teachings of compassion and service to humanity that lie at the heart of the Church's ethos.