Online Donation to Ramakrishna Mission

I wanted to donate something worthwhile for a long time and finally took the courage to go and do it in September last year. Before this I have been donating in small amounts but this was my first bigger donation. I am not posting this here for any ego satisfaction; I did not post about it on Facebook or anywhere so far and now I just felt this is worth sharing to encourage others and hence I am doing it. 

While donation I thought about which category to donate and finally chose "care of old and sick monks". Old age is most vulnerable period of life for most and if someone had chosen to become monk/sadhu, most likely he or she does not have access to funds and can't afford proper healthcare. This is why I chose this category. 

You can follow below process to donate:

Go to https://belurmath.org/ and choose "Donation" option on the right hand side Or Else, go directly to https://donations.belurmath.org/

You can choose "Donate to Ramakrishna Mission (Indian Donors) if you are an Indian donor. 

Minimum amount for donation is Rs 100.

It is a very simple process and you can use Credit Card / Debit Card / Net Banking in order to donate the amount.

You can choose from the following categories:

• Relief and Rehabilitation
• Tribal welfare
• Widows' welfare
• Scholarships to women students
• Rural development
• Rural development training
• Pallimangal (Integrated Rural Development)
• Gadadhar Abhyudaya Prakalpa (GAP) - Holistic Development of Children
• Monetary help to the poor and needy
• Monetary help to the poor for medical treatment
• Integrated development of backward class people
• Charitable dispensary
• Viveka Tirtha - Centre for Human Excellence and Social Sciences
• Swami Abhedananda Convention Centre
• Scholarships to poor and meritorious students
• Research work
• Scholarships to students for higher studies
• Care of old and sick monks
• General Fund
• Philanthropic and charitable activities

You can also to through FAQ page in case of any queries: 

https://belurmath.freshdesk.com/support/solutions/articles/6000035173-how-do-i-donate-online-

While donating for social cause, it is still important to choose the right organization. For example, recently, Government of India had banned a number of NGOs and social organizations because they were doing all sorts of activities including religious conversions and funding social and political unrest in our country. This is why it is important to choose the right organization instead of donating to any random NGO based on advertisement. When in doubt, which organization can be better than the one established by Swami Vivekananda himself?

- Rahul Tiwary