Food, Shelter and School for AIDS Orphans in India

Orphans in India

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 project 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: $15,928
Remaining Goal to be Funded: $8,072
Total Funding Goal: $24,000

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

Where this Project is Located

Country

This project is located in IndiaIndia and can also be found under ChildrenChildren.

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 January 31, 2010.

Date Added to GlobalGiving

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

Latest Update from the Field

New Year - New Boys

By Jaya Canterbury-Counts - Executive Director, The River Fund, January 31, 2010 04:49 PM

First of all, we would like to wish all of our donors a Happy and Blessed New Year'10 greetings from the heart of HEARTS.

We have been running the "little HEARTS orphanage" successfuly since February 2005.

Children are growing faster at LH! 5 years ago children who were in 5th class now 10th class and after annual examinations, 2 boys will go to college studies which are expensive.

One of our boys, Ramu who is studying 9th class won the first prize and a Memento among 800 children at District level Chess Competetion who works in local salon for holidays and earns money for his younger sister who is staying at Government's Girls Hostel.

Special Collector, one of government higher officers and his Doctor wife visited LH and presented a bicycle for older boys. Steven (Manager) taking care for all children and paying more attention on studies because annual examinations begins in the months of March for 10th class and April for 1st to 9th class children. 2 Tutors regulary attending for tution every evening from 5:30PM to 7:30PM to teach all subjects.

NEWS: A few days ago 13 years old new boy joined with Little Hearts who left home 2 months ago whose mother died and father got remarried. His name is Munindhra and has been working as a child labourer.
This boy Munindhra wants to attend school and be admitted into LH. I am happily agreed and invited Munindra to join with LH. Now he is very happy and excited to join with our children.

This after noon I have received a phone call from a Medical Shop owner about a 4 years old boy who was at the Medical shop and missed from his parents. The Medical Shop owner Mr.Suresh requested us to take the 4 years old boy to Little Hearts. Soon after his call, immediately I called my brother to rescue the boy.

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