Ashraya FM 90 is a community radio service situated at Kottarakara, Kollam District of Kerala State, Licensed
by the Union Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, New Delhi. Ashraya FM 90 is an initiative of ashraya
charitable society to contribute the overall development of society. Ashraya charitable organization is
functioning throughout the state of kerala for the past 30 years. We are giving shelter, food, medical treatment,
educational aid and around 2000 destitute individuals are being sheltered and taken care of by our institutions.
Ashraya FM 90 community radio is not for profit but to ensure nationalism and patriotisms and is to give voice to the unheard voice of the communities that otherwise go unnoticed. The whole programme will be aired ranging from infotainment, education, health,environment,public awareness,agriculture to social welfare. Above all we aim at the overall development of the society through infotainment and edutainment.
An enlightened and empowered community who are able to take charge of their lives, respecting social, cultural, political, scientific and environmental values.
Provide an avenue for free flow of beneficial informations aimed at bringing about socio-economic changes in the society. The programmes gives importance to everyone, especially to the marginalized sections to express their views in order to become masters of their own destinies. Ashraya fm 90 will try to create disciplined individuals in a disciplined society.
Ashraya is a charitable organization functioning throughout the state of Kerala for the past 30 years, carrying out various philanthropic activities. Around 2000 destitute individuals are being sheltered and taken care of at our nine institutions located in different parts of the state. Our head office is situated at Kalayapuram, Kottarakkara in Kollam District. Ashraya is registered under the Travancore - Cochin Literary, Scientific and Charitable Societies Registration Act, 1955 (Act XII of 1955) with Reg. No Q537/96 and functioning in compliance with the rules and regulations stipulated by the government.
We are giving shelter, food and medical treatment to mentally ill persons rescued from the streets, elderly persons who are abandoned by their families and orphan children. Persons who are victims of other dreadful disease such as AIDS, Cancer, and TB etc. are also being sheltered and looked after by Ashraya.
1. Ashraya Sanketham, Kalayapuram, Kottarakkara, Kollam – Care home for the elderly.
2. Ashraya Sisubhavan, Kalayapuram, Kottarakkara, Kollam – Shelter, care & education to orphan girls.
3. Ashraya Psycho – Social Rehabilitation Centre, Kalayapuram, Kottarakkara, Kollam - Shelter, treatment and rehabilitation of mentally ill persons wandering in the streets.
4. Ashraya Person with Disability Centre, Kalayapuram, Kottarakkara , Kollam – Shelter, care and occupational therapy
5. Ashraya Sisubhavan, Paranthal, Adoor, Pathanamthitta – Shelter, Care and Education to Orphan Boys
6. Ashraya Snehaveedu, Pampady, Kottayam – Shelter and care for the elderly.
7. Ashraya Snehalayam, Kalladathoor, Palakkad – Shelter and care for the elderly and mentally ill persons.
8. Ashraya Sevagram, Vembayam, Thiruvananthapuram – Psycho – Social Rehabilitation Centre.
9. Ashraya Pain & Palliative Centre, Perumbavoor, Ernakulam – Home care to bedridden patients.
10. Ashraya Cultural Forum – To promote Professional Drama, Folk Song and other indigenous art forms.
11. Ashraya Jeevan Raksha – Free Ambulance Service to Victims of Road Accident Cases
12. Ashraya Child Literature – To Encourage and Motivate the Publication of Child Literature
13. Ashraya Suraksha – Providing Voluntary By-standers to Abandoned Patients in Govt. Hospitals
14. Ashraya Social Group Marriage Committee – To promulgate dowry less and simple marriage and conduct marriage of poor girls in the society
15. Ashraya Destitute Free India – A Scheme with an aim of providing food and shelter to everyone.
16. Ashraya Haritha Keralam – Organic farming to cultivate non – toxic vegetables and fruits
17. Ashraya Hygiene Sena – Promotion, promulgation and maintenance of proper hygienic environment.
18. Ashraya Mobile Hospital – Rural medical camps and free medical treatment to financially backward people.
19. Ashraya Pain & Palliative Care Unit, Kalayapuram – Rendering lifelong free treatment and palliative care to bedridden patients who are financially challenged.
20. Ashraya Samridhi – Providing free food to patients and their bystanders in Govt. Hospitals.
21. Ashraya Saphalam – Supporting education of students from financially weak families who are the victims of flood and other natural calamities.
22. Ashraya Dairy Farm, Kalayapuram, Kottarakkara – Dietary nutrition program to provide pure milk to our residents.
23. Ashraya De-Addiction Centre, Kalayapuram – To help people overcome alcohol and substance abuse.
24. Ashraya Snehathazhvara – Awareness Program and motivation against Suicidal Attempt
25. Ashraya Mathrunadu Magazine – A literary and cultural monthly publication
26. Ashraya Alcoholic Anonymous Group – Union of people overcome alcoholic addiction.
27. Ashraya LIC Micro Unit, Kalayapuram – A micro unit of LIC to help low income earners.
28. Ashraya Old Age Home, Karavaloor, Kollam (Proposed Project) – Old Age Home
29. Ashraya Santhipeedom, Keerukuzhi, Thumpamon, Pathanamthitta – Old Age Home
30. Ashraya Sahayi, Malappuram (Proposed Project) – Old Age Home
31. Ashraya FM Radio 90.0
32. Ashraya Professional Drama unit, Kottarakkara - “Amma Ariyaan “ - 9th Drama
Ashraya do not have any foreign aid. We are receiving nominal grants from the government. We run our projects using the donations and love gifts from the well-wishers. In addition Mathrunadu monthly publication, Ashraya Drama Troop, Dairy Farm etc. are some of the other sources of income for the daily expenses. Cultivation in about 25 acres of land either owned or leased by the society, helps to meet the food requirement of our units to some extent.
Ashraya plays an important role in the pain and palliative care activities. There is a mobile Hospital Unit consisting of Doctors, Nurses and facilities such as Pharmacy and Pathological Laboratory. We also conduct regular fogging with latest fogging machine to eradicate the mosquitos which spread different types of fever. Environmental cleanliness and delivering awareness classes to the inmates as well as public are other social activities which Ashraya follows.
One of the significant aim of Ashraya is an addiction free society from alcohol, tobbacco products and drugs. To achieve that goal, Ashraya is conducting Janabodhan Campaign in schools, colleges and publics through various routes such as Seminars, Debates, Street Plays, Contests and Pamphlets etc. Janbodhan 2022 is planned to cover up all the districts touching all the 140 constituencies, starting from Trivandrum to Kasargod. Inauguration of the Janabodhan 2022 programme was performed by Hon’ble Kerala Governor, Shri. Arif Mohammad Khan in Trivandrum on 29/06/2022.
In Ashraya more than 100 students are studying from nursery to MBBS. On completion of the education on the basis of getting Ashraya takes the responsibility of getting them a proper partner and this getting into a family life. In December 2010 Ashraya conducted a group marriage of 141 couples at Trivandrum.
Ashraya since after its inception on 7th April 1994 which is registered under the Charitable Society Act with register number Q537/96 in 1996, has procured NGO registration, 12 A and 80G registrations of income tax department, FCRA from central government and CSR registration from the Ministry of Corporate Affairs. We have ISO certification and we do follow quality management system to ensure better care to the beneficiaries of our different institutions and projects. More than 100 awards were received by Ashraya or its meticulous services for the society.