Juhu October, 2011

Devotee Care

“Give them all facility to perfect their lives by protecting them

and instructing them nicely, that is now the duty of my

senior disciples.”

- Letter to Karandhara - Delhi, 3 December, 1971.

Srila Prabhupada

The Devotee Care initiative is a manifestation of the GBC`s will to create a holistic culture of care in ISKCON, that will keep devotees happy and bring more devotees !

GBC`s Will to Care !

Devotee Care – a definite need!

Social(Communit

y)

Physical(Body)

Emotional(Mind,

Intelligence & Ego)

Spiritual

(Soul)

Levels of Care

Target Audience

The committee, based on the unique needs, has identified the above sections of our society that would receive the different levels of care.

Caregivers

Children & Youth

Vaishnavis Brahmachari & Sannyasi

Grhastha & Vanaprastha

Elderly & Health Care

ED

DD

ZS

DR

TR

STRUCTURE AGENCIES

Temples Preaching Centers

Congregational

Directorates

Farm Communities

Ministries Affiliates

Implementation

Spiritual

• Japa Reform, Bhakti Sastri• Hand holding, Mentoring

Emotional

• Skills Training – Team Work, Relationship

• Counselling

Physical

• Healthy Living – Food, Life Style, etc.

• Medical Checkups, Insurance

Social

• Matrimonial Services• Vocational Training & Job Placement

Moving Forward…..

AWARENESSRegularly speaking about Devotee Care

INSPIRATIONSetting the Example, Caring from the Front

FACILITATIONProviding Resources

EMPOWERMENTEmpower Devotees To Act

How Can You Help?

BOOK DISTRIBUTION

DEVOTEE CARE RESPONSIBILITY

AWARENESS Srila Prabhupad himself

GBC and present Leaders/Gurus based on Srila Prabhupad’s teachings & example & anecdotes

Zonal Secretaries / DC Representatives by conducting seminars

INSPIRATION SP pushing publication & distribution, spending sleepless nights for translation & himself distributing the books

Leaders spend time, energy & channelize funds to have tangible inspiration

DCC – Provide various Resources – like Guidebook / Manual, Journal, Ezine, Website etc.

FACILITATION SP got TPs to allocate men and money for book distribution

DCC can guide local temples to administer DC by providing guidance and DC Kits

DCC – DC Kits

Learning from

Successful Models !

The system will also include monitoring and continuous improvement of quality of caring for devotees at various levels.

To enthuse the temples / communities, Certifications and Star * ratings would be awarded.

Certifications / * * * * *

Monitoring, Checks & Balances

Devotee Care – the best investment !

Invest in

CareHappy

Devotees

More Devotees

More Books

(Distributed)

Krishna is Pleased

(More Lakshmi)

We request you to give your valuable suggestions,

revisions of plans, course correction if need be, and a

formal sanction of the plans, so we can continue to work

with confidence.

Request to the GBCs

Hare Krishna

Samaveta bhakta-vrinda ki jai!

Srila Prabhupada ki jai !

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