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Short reports from our camps, distributions and visits, posted with photos soon after they happen.

July 2026

21 July 2026Killamkota, Bandaveedhi

Spectacle distribution at Killamkota

We handed over free spectacles to villagers screened at our eye camp in Killamkota, Bandaveedhi. 11 people from the camp will get cataract operations next.

Our team went back to Killamkota village in the Bandaveedhi area to deliver the spectacles prescribed at the GCS eye camp held there. It rained through the morning, but every villager on the list collected their glasses, and a doctor checked each fitting.

The camp screening also found 11 residents who need cataract surgery. Their operations are being scheduled.

3 July 2026Vijnana Vihara, Gudilova

₹10 lakh handed over for teachers’ housing at Vijnana Vihara

GCS handed over a cheque of ₹10,00,000 to the Vijnana Vihara Society at Gudilova, sponsoring one 1 BHK home in the teachers’ staff quarters now under construction.

Our team visited Vijnana Vihara at Gudilova and handed over a cheque of ₹10,00,000 towards the construction of their Teachers’ Staff Quarters. The contribution sponsors one 1 BHK residential unit for teaching staff.

We spent over an hour walking through the construction with the school’s team. The building is expected to be completed by 10 August 2026, and the institution plans a large gathering that month.

June 2026

30 June 2026Visakhapatnam

Summer buttermilk distribution completes 50 days

Our free buttermilk stall ran for 50 days through the summer heat in Visakhapatnam. Thank you to the donors, volunteers and VUDA office staff who kept it going.

Through the hottest weeks of summer, GCS volunteers served free buttermilk to passers-by at our stall in Visakhapatnam. The stall ran for 50 days in a row and wound up on 30 June.

Daily sponsors covered each day’s supply, and workers from the VUDA office helped run the stall. We thank everyone who made it happen.