This is a place for kids as normal as anybody but parents with HIV+. The problem is that they lose their job after identifying the RH factor, later they even get sick and lose their life. The relatives are no good to take up the kids, and they will in roadside sooner than later.
This CHILD home identify such kids and give them proper food, clothing and most importantly education. This is basically a primary education from govt schools. Other activities like karate, yoga are also taught.
Feb 25th 2007 - the first anniversary of CHILD held in LEO Matirculation School, Thirumangalam, Chennai. Hardly 40 people turned out, we expected a huge number though. Most of them were personal friends of Senthil - the trustee of CHILD. So the volunteers and donors count were actually in single digit.
Mr. Senthil - the trustee and the founder of the home:
MSW graduate is the perfect eligibility one can have for this kind of activity. He is working in Kilpauk Medical College as a counselor for HIV+ patients. Lot of patients came and got counseled. Later something urged him in his inner soul to help them. How and what was not clear though. Then he wanted to start an NGO for the kids who will be isolated from such people. To start an NGO there has to be at least 2 trustees, and he approached Mr. Murugesan (his senior in college) who readily agreed to give his arm for the cause. Immediately 2 kids of age 3 got into the CHILD home. Akash and Akshaya, the beautiful twins. Later 7 more kids got registered in CHILD home.
There was a situation when CHILD home had to pay a penalty for not maintaining a minimum balance in the savings account. But now they are in a better shape all due to many peoples helping heart.
I visited the CHILD home a month before their 1st anniversary, then the visitor count was 26 I believe. When I was there 2 days back, the count was close to 300. It is now 10 times the previous year and thats how CHILD is in a good shape.
Hope this year will be fantastic and fabulous for CHILD.
2 comments:
Dear Senthil,
Any plans for the CHILDren for Sankaranthi. I will be priveledged to send across a small token sum through Sudarsana Rao....I talked to my mother-in-law about the CHILD today morning, highlighting the plight of these innocent children, and said will it not be nice if the kids can celebrate Sankaranthi/Pongal with new clothes and good food...she spontaneously agreed, and asked how she can help. Do let me know what is planned for Pongal for these blessed children (these 9 kids are blessed to be under your custody, pray God that many more destitues/orphans/disabled/victimized are sheltered and nurtured), and she can determine the most appropriate way to pitch-in.
Cheers,
Sudarsan
Great to hear this sudarsan. You can give a call to 9841656103 and have a discussion regarding the same. Try to visit them and you will find out what best we can do to them.
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