Provide a home to 150 special children in India

Provide a home to 150 special children in India

(Project #24535 by Balajothi Centre for the Disabled Trust)

Funding goal $75,000 / Funds raised to date $4,997

Due date of Project Report : Oct 9, 2020

Project Report sent on : Sep 24, 2020

Just 40 special needs children across the country were adopted from April 2018 to March 2019, reveal government figures, highlighting societal bias and the reluctance of adoptive parents to take on the responsibility of dealing with the challenges of a special needs child. The 40 children accounted for 1.12 per cent of the 3,374 children adopted in 2018-19, according to an RTI reply by the Central Adoption Resource Authority (CARA) of the Women and Child Development ministry. Of the 40 21 are boys and 19 are girls. Behind the numbers are the narratives of children struggling to find a loving home and parents wary of accepting them for a variety of reasons, including lack of awareness, perceived stigma and financial considerations.

Balajothi Centre’s ambitious proposal to build a residential facility for 150 differently-abled under privileged & orphan children is gradually taking shape with visits to possible site areas.  This facility intends to provide life time care, rehabilitation and training to these special children which will enable them to lead a life of dignity and self respect.  It will also be a source of much relief to families as they will be assured of a safe abode to these children. The atmosphere and system specially designed in this facility would give an opportunity to these differently-abled children to experience freedom and live the rest of their lives happily and safely. This also answers the most frequently asked question of 'what happens after me' by many a deeply anguished parent of such disabled children.

Balajothi thanks YOU, DONOR, for your generous and sacrificial donation of $4,997 against the required goal of $75,000.  YOUR DONATION during the current COVID-19 pandemic is greatly appreciated.  This donation speaks volumes of your concern for disabled these children despite the difficulties you faced during the current COVID-19 pandemic, raging all over the world.  We thank you from our hearts and pray you will continue to keep safe indoors.  We thank you for your continued support to this cause.  Please rest assured that every dollar you send is being spent carefully for the entire benefit of such children.

Balajothi thanks GlobalGiving for its role in spreading the need to support the disabled community.  Thank you for your guidance and continuing support through this difficult period of COVID-19.

Project leader