Jesiah | New Generation

Jesiah Center

A drop-in center for migrants from the North East

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The story of Jesiah

The Jesiah Center aims to provide a place of safety and belonging for migrant communities from the North-East, who often face discrimination and prejudices in the city.

Through Jesiah we help them find jobs, teach them English, provide primary medical care, facilitate hospital visits, support them through detox from drug addiction and provide care for those with TB & HIV/AIDS. We also work in partnership with various North-East community leaders.

Medicine distribution to street families

Our Approach

Jesiah visits the HIV/AIDS department in Safdarjung Hospital once a week to meet patients. After they return home, our nurse provides further health education through house visits.

We also work with pregnant women and young mothers. Many are single mothers and don't know how to care for their children. We teach them, give counsel, and maintain a network of women to support them.

Our doors are open to various North-East people groups: from young families to old widows.

Our goal is to invest in each life, plant new seeds of hope and restoration, and help them find strength in their own selves, take responsibility for their families, and make steady paths for the future.

We Provide...

Parenting & Marriage Workshops

Medical Care

Rehabilitative

Assistance

Counseling

TB Patients Volunteer DOTS Provider*

* Government of India- mechanism for dispensing TB Medications from nearby DOTS Center

"I alone cannot change the world,

but .."

Leah's Story

Leah* met us for the first time when she came to our clinic for a pregnancy check-up.

After several heart-breaking events in her life, she had tried to find solace in a relationship with a man who turned out to be a drug addict. At the same time she found out she was pregnant, she also discovered she had contracted HIV from him.

To avoid the stigma in her home town she fled to Delhi, where she visited a private doctor who asked for an exorbitant sum for the delivery. Leah was confused and despairing when she met us, not knowing what to do as she neared the end of her pregnancy.

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We accompanied her throughout the process of registration and starting antiretroviral treatment. This was important, as it could protect both her and the baby. Not long after, Leah gave birth to a healthy little boy! Thanks to the prophylaxis treatments given, he was kept safe from contracting the virus.

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Robin's Story

Robin* was referred to us by the Government TB Center with whom we network. He lived nearby with his young pregnant wife and started to come regularly to the center to take his medicines. This gave us a chance to extend friendship to him.

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He slowly started to open up and share about his life. He had been struggling with addictions for a long time, and listened as we shared input. Soon after, he and his wife went back home to Manipur, to stay with their family and welcome their baby in a safer environment.

Although we only had a short window of opportunity to invest in Robin’s life, we believe that each conversation was a chance to plant seeds, to give new perspectives, and to challenge him to take responsibility for his life with fresh hope.