The Process of Rehabilitation

The Asha Bhawan Philosophy

1. Rehabilitation of the Body:
   Healthy food and sleep at regular intervals.
   Medical Attention as and when necessary.
   Sport and Recreation.
   Physical work related to our income generation projects, together with practical household duties and maintenance work of the properties.
   Drug free lifestyle. Drugs, alcohol and tobacco are not allowed. Prescribed medicines for physical ailments are administered only according to doctors’ instructions.
   
   
   
   
2. Rehabilitation of the Personality:
   Self esteem developed by acceptance into a loving family community environment and developing relationship skills through living alongside fellow members.
   Constant supervision of a monitor to supervise and encourage in weak moments (Most of our monitors are ex-addicts).
   Group therapy through regular contact and programmed meetings where experiences are shared.
   Intellectual and creative exercises including reading, study, learning songs, and participation in group dramas.
   Learning new skills in the work program and the knowledge that they are contributing to their own welfare.
   
   
   
   
3. Rehabilitation of the Spirit:
   We believe drug abuse not only produces physical addiction, but leaves emotional and spiritual wounds as well. We recognized the need for faith in the power of God to see members healed from their addiction, and as a basis to build their future lives.
   Both group and individual counseling is conducted to guide and assist members in the healing process.
   

Asha Bhawan Trust of India is a safe, structured environment for making a fresh start in life for those on the slippery slope of homelessness and addiction who want to rebuild their lives.
Asha Bhawan is dedicated to continue offering hope and hospitality to the neediest men and women of India. In Asha Bhawan we firmly believe that entrance should be accessible to everyone, regardless of financial means.
Our centres are not fee charging. Instead, we aim to be self-supporting and sustainable as possible. The majority of funding for daily operations is generated through our charitable businesses and farms. These are run by our residents as a means of investing in their own recovery, shifting the financial burden from family and society.

Asha Bhawan is committed to expanding into every state in IndiaAn additional source of private funding is the donations we receive from individuals, collaborating companies, and other NGOs. We also gratefully receive gifts of food, construction materials, tools, furniture, cleaning products, clothes, inverters, generators, etc.

As homelessness and substance abuse continue to escalate in our nation, Asha Bhawan is committed to expanding into every state in India. Just in the first half of last year we have opened two new centers, one in Kalkotta and one in Shillong, plus our second residence for men in Guwahati.