Quality Care for 400 Destitute children in India

Laxmi (name changed) was abandoned by her birth parents when she was just a year old. She was found by the Police and admitted to the SASOON Government Hospital in Pune. Mentally challenged, Laxmi was moved to an institute in Pune. The institute’s efforts to help her develop, unfortunately did not work; she had...

Introduction The Observation Home for boys in Pune, Maharashtra, has approximately 200 destitute children in the age group of 7-17 years. Many of them are orphans; some have a single parent; others are children whose parents have been convicted and are serving jail terms; a few are those who ...

April-May are the summer vacation months in India-that time of the year, when all children are expected to relax, have fun and generally enjoy themselves. Those that live in hostels rush home for the vacation. Institutionalized children in Government Observation Homes and Orphanages are different; not all of them have a...

Observation Home for girls is the Destitute Home from Pune, Maharashtra, India which shelters around 100 girls from different background. Poverty stricken parents admit there wards in this institute for education. Apart from this single parent’s children, total orphans, girls with conflict with law or the girls found...

The following postcard was written by Jay Marathe who visited CSA's project. Read more postcards from the field on GlobalGiving's In the Field page. There are times when all of life seems to be contained within a single moment. I visited a home for ‘destitute’ girls in Pune, which is one of the projects that...

Aarti and Radha were relinquished by their parents when they were just 4 yrs and 2 yrs old respectively. Radha was born with Congenital Talipes Equino Varrus- a physical deformity in one of her legs. She was  unable to walk. There were prospective adoptive parents who wanted to adopt Aarti , but not Radha. The Adoption...

Sujit was only 3 yrs. old when his father died. His memory fails whenever he tries to think about his father as he does not have any remembrances of him. After his father’s demise, his mother worked hard as a hospital maid to support three children -Sujit and his 2 sisters. But, when he was 12 yrs old, his mother too...

Schools in India reopened,couple of months back, after a long annual break.Children were happy as they would be joining the new classes,would meet new friends and also show their new school accessories.But,these orphan children from Jeevan Shanti Niketan,like million others, did not share the same joy.As they would be...

Sanjana ,a 4 year old girl, was relinquished by her relatives when she was very young. The child was taken to Child Welfare Committee (CWC) for further procedures. The adoption agency gave enough time for the relatives of the baby to come back to claim the baby but nobody turned up. The agency completed all the required...

"How much does a Box of Color Pencil cost?".It cost a lot.As it can buy an orphaned/destitute kid in Rural India -a wonderful time to tread her/his imagination.an escapade to a wonderland where (s)he can create something,a joyride to just become and behave like a children.The same we witnessed when we orgaised a "day of...

Dear Donors, Thank you for your continued support. We have tried a different way of reporting our activities this time. The following is the story by single adoptive mother Nalini, in her own words who CSA supported in her process. Moreover , please remember that on 16 March 2010, GlobalGiving will be matching all...

Dear Friends! with your donations we are making inroads.I would like to share the story of Avantika This little differently abled orphan girl was believed to be a nuisance to the agency and was seen as a threat to other kids. There was a point ,when she was no longer wanted .CSA ,took the challenge and facilitated and...

Dear Friends, Greetings from CSA! Thank you so much for your support. As an update from the field we would like to share the following points- • 17 child adoption has been facilitated and 25 cases are in the pipeline. • Childcare workers training conducted 3 times. • 1 no. of renovation of children’s home...