Charity Starts at Home is a non-profit organisation (NPO) focused on community development projects with special emphasis on health and education.
The success of these projects relies primarily on the dedication of the community.
18/01/2024
Good day everyone.
We will be hosting our First Free Orthopaedic Clinic for 2024 during late February or early March. Date will be confirmed soon.
For the first time SMALL operations will be performed for conditions such as carpal tunnel and trigger finger.
Please note that this is a non profit NGO focusing on charitable ventures and assisting those in need and as such we are asking that only those who are unable to afford these surgeries privately and who would benefit greatly from the assistance please contact 374-9909 and speak with our director.
Spaces are LIMITED and applicants will be screened before being given a spot for the surgery.
Thank you for your continued support.
10/07/2023
Our Free Orthopaedic Clinic resumes on the 30th July 2023. We are most grateful to once more be able to offer this service after Covid.
08/05/2023
Good morning everyone. We are happy to inform everyone that our free primary school lessons classes have been resumed for standards 3 to 5. Please feel free to contact us at the number listed for further information.
11/07/2022
Congratulations to all our SEA students who attended our lessons classes. We are so proud of you. You have all excelled. We wish you the best at your new schools: Presentation College San Fernando, Presentation College Chaguanas, Couva East Secondary and Waterloo High. These schools have gained exceptional students đź‘Ź All praises to the Lord.
Our free lessons will resume shortly so for enquires please feel free to call or message us.
31/03/2022
Wishing all children good luck in SEA today. Go out there and do your best!
02/01/2022
Wishing everyone a Happy New Year filled with hope and blessings.
25/12/2021
Merry Christmas to everyone from members of Charity Starts at Home!
28/11/2021
Good day all. We will be holding a food hamper distribution in December. If anyone in the Couva/Chaguanas area is in need of assistance please message us and we we will get in touch. Thank you.
31/08/2021
Covid Relief Food Hampers
31/08/2021
Good day all,
Our FREE SEA prep classes will be resuming on Monday 6th September 2021.
Classes will be 2 hours long and will be conducted by two retired primary school teachers, with over 30 years experience, specializing in SEA classes. All classes will begin with a short Christian Devotion and ALL STUDENTS are required to participate.
Classes will be held virtually ONLY until face to face classes can be resumed safely.
Student Requirements;
-Child must be able to read and write at an acceptable SEA standard.
-Child must be able to do basic math and know up to 8x tables.
-Child must be respectful and follow rules and instructions.
-Child must have access to device and good internet access.
ABSENTEEISM WILL NOT BE TOLERATED AND WILL RESULT IN IMMEDATE REMOVAL FROM THE CLASS.
Limited spaces available.
If anyone, in the Couva area and environs, is interested, you can contact Mr. Budhoo at 679-4282/374-9909.
04/08/2021
Due to Covid restrictions many people have been out of work. We were fortunate enough to be able to provide relief to some who needed it most.
07/07/2021
We have started distribution today. Thank you to all who have made this possible through their generous donations. Special thanks to Mode Alive Trading, Dr. Budhoo, Ms. Maharaj, our directors and members of the organisation for their assistance in making this a success.
01/07/2021
We wish all SEA students the best in their examinations today. Lift them up in prayer and may the Lord keep them safe as they tackle this test. We pray also for the parents, teachers and all who have to go out today. Students, we know you have worked tirelessly in these strange times and may you get the results for which you have worked. God bless you all. Keep safe!
29/06/2021
Good day all. Those who have applied for hampers we ask for your patience and understanding as we sort through applications and prepare the hampers. We are hoping for distribution to be completed by next week.
27/06/2021
Good day all. We have restarted our work in a small way by organisation of a food hamper distribution. If anyone would like to donate grocery items (basic necessities) feel free to contact us. Thank you.
30/05/2021
From all of us at CSH Organisation, we would like to wish you a Happy Indian Arrival Day.
27/05/2021
Good day all. Due to the current Covid numbers and government restrictions we will be unable to undertake any charitable ventures until further notice. God bless and we pray God takes us all through this safely.
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Humble: the first word that comes to mind when describing Mr. and Mrs. Budhoo. They are better known by younger students as “Sir” and “Miss” and past students fondly call Mr. Budhoo “teach”. Generous, caring, hardworking, strict and patient are all words used to describe Mr. and Mrs. Budhoo by anyone who has ever had the pleasure of meeting them.
Dedicated, family oriented, strong Christian parents, with God always as their foundation, Mr. Budhoo and his wife have always worked hard to ensure their children and all the students that have passed through their classes have always gotten their best efforts. This was not limited to teaching however, they extended their involvement into children’s welfare by oftentimes providing much needed books, clothing, food supplies to the families and anything they could possibly do to assist any child or family in need. Never have they asked or expected a reward for their efforts or even publicised their doings.
For the past few years they have been running FREE S.E.A lessons to students in and out of the Couva district and their only requirement: PRAYER. Each session begins with a story geared towards instilling good morals and values into their students followed by opening prayer and always ends with a closing prayer done by the more than eager students themselves. All their efforts are also free of charge. Reviews by children attending their sessions are always positive and they exude absolute delight in their appraisals of their teachers.
Education is not the only thing the Budhoo family has excelled at providing. On the 24th March, 2019, their elder son, Dr. Emerson Budhoo, along with other qualified doctors and his younger brother and medical student, Michael Budhoo, was able to start a free medical clinic for the residents of the Couva area. The clinic allowed patients access to both general and specialist medical care, ranging from standard blood sugar and blood pressure testing, to orthopaedic physical examinations and consultations.
Charity Starts at Home is please to announce that we have been successful in repeating this venture thanks to the initiative of Dr. Emerson Budhoo and his family. Our goal is to provide better access to healthcare, raise awareness and enrich the standard and quality of life for all participants and aid community development. We hope that together we may grow and forge successful partnerships enabling us to expand our services to the wider community and become an inspiration to other communities to establish similar initiatives.
As of June 2019, a division led by junior members now called Carlos Street Youths in Action (CSYA) was formed, led by the capable hands of the Budhoo’s youngest daughter, Abigail Budhoo along with another senior member, Sasha Sultanti.
Charity Starts at Home while new to the community and now formally recognised as a non-profit organisation, actually started back in 2015 by their daughter, Mrs. Lisa Bharath, and her husband, as a simple outreach program geared towards helping less fortunate people and animals.
