New Home for Abandoned Girls with ID

Dear Benefactor,

The little girl in the picture is Angel, an orphaned child with intellectual disability and hydrocephalus – a dangerous condition in which fluid accumulates in the brain, enlarging the head and sometimes causing brain damage. A mere three months old when abandoned at a hospital in Chennai by her teenage mother, Angel is one of the lucky few rescued by a network of child welfare organizations. But not all are as fortunate as she was. Angel made it to our home three years ago and is growing up a happy child. It’s for children like her that we are building this new home, expanding our infrastructure and facilities to accommodate more. By end 2021 Angel will have at least 100 more little brothers and sisters to grow up with.

As of today, we have completed construction up to the roof of the first floor. The roof of the second and final floor is underway. We are extremely excited about these developments. Knocking on doors every day, we are grateful to have crossed the 1 crore mark (INR 1,00,00,000/- approx. USD 135,760). Still 2 crores and more to go, but we continue to trust providence to help us get this new facility up, so that more abandoned children can call it “home”. In the meanwhile, rescue and rehabilitation work continues at Sri Arunodayam, and though it’s a bit of a squeeze, we could not turn a few desperate cases away in these past months.

So, please consider donating via the donation options on our page, and please continue to spread the word with your family and friends. Any help will be much appreciated!

Here are the latest pictures from our construction site.

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• Photographic evidence of ongoing construction