New Home for Abandoned Girls with ID

Dear Friend,

We are happy to report that our new home for girls is almost complete. Now that the construction of the walls, plastering of the ceilings, and outer plastering work have been completed, a bit of carpentry, flooring, and painting work is underway. We faced many hiccups along the way but with the support of our donors and well-wishers, we managed to come this far. If all goes well, we expect the home to be completed by the end of November this year and we start onboarding new entrants (abandoned little girls with intellectual disabilities) by January 2022.

Our children are safe and well by God’s grace and our regular special education, physiotherapy, and vocational training programs continue. We are deeply indebted to a caring and committed staff who brave the odds each day to get to work. They are indeed the backbone of our organization. We are already planning the intake of new staff for our new home for girls, which should be fully operational by January 2022.

If you find it in your heart to donate to this worthy project, please click on the donation options on our page. Thank you, in advance, for your kind contributions.

Dear Friend,

As the COVID-19 pandemic rages across India, we see Divine Providence at work in myriad ways. We never imagined taking on such a massive project during a pandemic, but that’s how things turned out, and we’ve stepped up to the challenge by God’s grace. We understand why we are called to this work. It’s because the need in India has always been great, but more so at this time when hundreds of children are being orphaned each day this pandemic rages (see links below). We are very grateful to all those who have faith in our vision and contribute to this cause. Glad to report that the building is complete and the internal walls and plastering work are in progress.

It is said that “perseverance is not a long race; it is many short races one after the other.” This is true considering all that happened at our homes these past months. Our programs continue despite the pandemic. We followed, and continue to follow, the stringent safety protocols laid down by the Chennai Corporation. Our children are incredibly vulnerable to the physical, mental, and social effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, and yet not one of them has been infected by the virus. This is truly a work of God’s grace and a testament to the round-the-clock vigilance and care provided by our staff. Sri Arunodayam is sparing no expense, seeking to maintain the highest standards of cleanliness and keeping the children’s environment sterile to protect their health.

And thus, in the midst of exhausting protocols to remain safe, our new home for girls seems to rise like a phoenix, a symbol of hope to the 100+ children out there who will soon call it their “home”.

Links:

• India's tide of COVID-19 deaths leaves huge numbers of orphaned
• As parents succumb to Covid-19 in India, children are in distres