Food, Shelter and School for AIDS Orphans in India

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Summary

In Nellore, south India, where 30% of adults have HIV/AIDS, a family took in 26 abandoned children. They need to build a second story onto their house and provide education, health care, food and love progress reportread updates from the field

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Project Needs and Beneficiaries

HIV/AIDS is spreading quickly in India, with 5 million infected adults. As in other poor countries, this will result in millions of orphaned and destitute children. Well-meaning people began to take in neighborhood children, but the need quickly outruns their resources. With help, these small projects can grow into a network of local care providers who can rescue great numbers of children. HEART House, which now cares for 26 orphans, is poised to expand, but needs our help.

Activities

The orphanage will build a second floor on the existing structure to provide additional living space for the children. Little Hearts will provide training, education to local HIV+ mothers and children. They will fight stigma.

Funding Information

Total Funding Received to Date: $6,190
Remaining Goal to be Funded: $4,810
Total Funding Goal: $11,000

Additional Documentation

This project has provided additional documentation in a Microsoft Word file (projdoc.doc).

Why this Project is Important

Potential Long Term Impact

In the next few years, the need for services for AIDS orphans will become more acute throughout India. This project provides education and hope to children who without this had nothing. They can now grow up to be productive / proud citizens.

Project Message

Whenever I see a child begging on the streets, my heart starts breaking into pieces.
- C. Prasanna Kumar, Founder & President

Who is Running This Project

Contact

C. Prasanna Kumar,
Founder & President
D.No.24-1-740
Mulapet
Nellore, Andhra Pradesh 524003
India
0091-861-2341569
Email:

Project Sponsor

The River Fund

Organization

The River Fund
11155 Roseland Road, Unit 16
Sebastian, Florida 32958
United States
772 589-5076
http://www.riverfund.org

Learn more about The River Fund and the project team.


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Where this Project is Located

Country

This project is located in India and can also be found under Children.

For more information about India, read the Human Development Report on India or the Wikipedia entry for India.

When this Project was Updated

Last Updated

This project was last updated on August 09, 2008.

Date Added to GlobalGiving

This project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on August 31, 2005.

Latest Update from the Field

Field Visit

By Jaya Canterbury-Counts - Ex. Director, The River Fund, March 26, 2008 06:20 PM

This was my first visit to Little Hearts and the children certainly stole my heart. My son and I spent some few days with them in January '08. Please read Meredith Landis' update from last August for more detailed information. As the children get older and they are growing every day, the need for a second floor is more urgent. The are literally outgrowing the space they currently have!
The children are well cared for and loved. Even though many of them have suffered so much ... they have lost their parents to AIDS, violence often witnessing that directly, they are happy and they also look after each other. The children are also interfaith ... there are Hindus, Muslims and Christians in the mix.
We loved Little Hearts and the children. Thank you all who have given so generously.
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