Welcome To Vanik Council (UK) Website

 

We aim to provide regular updates to the Vanik community via this website to keep you informed of our latest events and the voluntary services offered.

 

Our Vision: 

 

To support, connect and provide a service to benefit the Vanik Community

Vanik Council was setup in 1978, as The National Council of Vanik Associations (NCVA) in the form of an umbrella organisation for the Vanik community in the UK. It is operated by the representatives of the affiliate organisations.

 

Aims and Objectives:

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• To advance the Jain and Vaishnav faiths

• To advance the arts, culture, and heritage of the Vanik community

• To relieve sickness and financial hardship, promote and preserve good health and advance education within the Vanik community.

 

Our services include:

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• Vanik Directory Creation (printed and on-line)

• Promotion of health including organ donation (Health Seminars)

• Spiritual care of the sick (Chaplaincy)

• Support to bereaved families (Jain Funeral Rites)

• Matrimonial services (Matrimonial register management and Speed Dating events)

• Befriending service for lonley adult

• Dissemination of information of interest to the community

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Have you registered/updated your details on Online Vaniks Directory?

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Vanik Council UK operates a national directory of all Vaniks in the UK. This is a useful source of information of your fellow Vaniks in our community.

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Click on the link below to register/update your details: 

 

​https://directory.vanikcouncil.uk/

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