Our activities
Deutsch-Indische Kinderhilfe e.V.
Lengsdorfer Hauptstrasse 44, D-53127 Bonn / Germany
Activity Report for the year 2010
The main aims of IGHC are : Useful help for Children and Youths in India; provide accommodation for needy children in Children Villages with family atmosphere or in Homes and give them proper education according to their capacity. Help children without high school studies by giving Vocational Training in different fields; Find genuine and estimable Sponsorships for the children and youths in Children Villages and Homes; Promote Self-Help Income Projects; Help to promote worthy social projects of the Indian Partners.
IGHC has no Administrative Expenses. Each and every Cent donated will be spent in full for the benefit of the children in India who are in need of help.
You can help us by taking a Sponsorship for a Child at Euro 20.00 per month, become a Member of IGHC (Active-Member with Voting rights or Patron-Member without Voting rights) at Euro 30.00 per year or Donate any amount for our various Projects.
O U R P R O J E C T S :
1. Indo-German Home for Children, N.Panjampatti, Dindigul District, Tamil Nadu,.India
This Home was started in September 1997 for 40 children through our own funds and expanded in the second half of 1999 with the assistance of the German Government (BMZ). 75 children are living in eight Houses and six Cottage Mothers are looking after them. Besides, there is a Warden-cum-Social Worker, who supervises the day-to-day work and helps the children, together with couple of Cottage Mothers, in their home work. There is also a Community Hall for Studies, Cultural and Festive functions as well as a Playground. One Watchman-cum-Gardner is in charge of Security and Vegetble / Fruit Garden. All children are either attending Schools / Colleges or undergoing Training in different fields. This year 3 girls and 3 boys have finished their higher studies / training and all of them have already got jobs. Four Experts have taught the children on hygiene, discipline, rights, general knowledge, etc. on a regular basis. We are supporting this Home through donations and German sponsorships. The Director of the Dindigul Multipurpose Social Service Society, is in charge of this Home.
2. Indo-German Home for Childrene, Kalanthapanai, Tirunelveli Dist. Tamil Nadu
This Home was started in June 2002 for 40 children with the assistance of the German Government (BMZ) and expanded in October 2004 with our own funds. At present there are 80 children living in 8 Houses and looked after by 7 Cottage Mothers and one Warden. There is also one Watchman-cum-Gardner, who looks after the Fruit & Vegetable cultivation. The Community Hall is being utilised for studies and cultural activities. There is also a nice Playground. One girl is studying B.Com., two are learning Computer-Programming and the rest are going to School. The B.Com. student and the Warden, together with three Cottage Mothers, are helping the children in their studies and homework. The Director of Vallioor Multipurpose Social Service Society is in charge of this Home. This Home is also being maintained by us through Donations and German Sponsorships.
3. St. Joseph’s Orphanage, Adaikalapuram, Tuticorin District, Tamil Nadu
We started supporting children in this Orphanage from the beginning of 2000. In January 2002, with the generous help of Hilfswerk Indian e.V. in Filderstadt / Stuttgart one big House was newly constructed and three other Houses were totally renovated, to accommodate 120 children. All of them are attending the School in the same compound. The Director of St. Joseph’s Charity Institute in Adaikalapuram is in charge of this Orphanage.
4. I C C W Home, Chennai (Madras), Tamil Nadu
We are supporting at present 30 children, majority of them physically handicapped, in the Home run by the Indian Council for Child Welfare, Chennai..
5. Holy Apostles Convent Babies Home, St.Thomas Mount, Chennai, Tamil Nadu
From November 2000, we are sponsoring 11 children, who are living in their own families, under the supervision of the Sisters of HAC Chennai. We have also helped the Home to purchase a powerful automatic Generator to overcome the frequent electricity failures and consequent suffering of babies and small children for want of proper ventilation. The Rooms where the babies are living / sleeping were also completely renovated.
6. St.Joseph’s Rehabilitation Society for the Blind, Dindigul, Tamil Nadu
We are helping this Home from September 1999. 110 adults (all blind) and 52 children (all healthy) belong to this Home. At present we are sponsoring 20 children, whose parents are both blind. In March 2008 we also helped the Home financially to get the ten old Weaving Machines repaired, so that 24 blind people (both ladies and gents) could learn weaving – in two batches of 12 each – for one year, as a self-help programme, under the guidance of two Weaving Experts. This project is being continued further through special donations.
7. Non-formal Education Centre at Rag-Pickers Colony, Haldwani, Uttarakhand
In Haldwani Slums, the men work as Rickshaw-pullers, repairing Dolaks, Coolies and do other odd jobs. The women and children collect Rags and sell them in the market through middlemen. In July 2004, we started the non-formal education centre in the slum area itself for 30 children, The main aim was to prepare the children to get admission in 1st to 5th standard, depending on their age and intelligence. Midday meals is provided for all the children. In 2010 the number has been increased to 50 – both rag-pickers and street children - also from the neighbouring Villages. Besides, grownup children (08th to 12th class) also come for tuition and doing home-work. All of them are being taught by three teachers. The Director of Suchetna, Bareilly Diocesan Social Service Centre, Kathgodam, Nainital Dist. is in charge of this as well as the following two Projects at Nausar and Amaria.
8. Residential Programme for School Dropouts at Nausar, Uttarakhand.
We started this Project in August 2004 with the goal to organise residential programmes for ten months at Nausar for 20 young girls, who are school dropouts, to help them to join school in 6th to 8th standard according to their age and intelligence. At the same time, they also learn on Hygiene, Empowerment, Tailoring, Cooking and Gardening. In 2010, the number was increased to 32 girls. This programme was progressing well till the middle of 2010. Due to heavy rains from July to October 2010, the buildings were practically destroyed and could not be used. Hence, this programme had to be discontinued. The Director will either try to completely renovate the buildings through local resources or shift the venue of the programme to another place where buildings are available.
9. Residential Programme for Adolescent Girls in Amaria, Uttar Pradesh.
As in Nausar, in Amaria also 35 girls are being taught and trained to join school in different standards according to their age and intelligence. Two lady-teachers are helping the children in their studies. We are quite happy with this programme and the same will be continued further through special donations.
10. Marine Industrial School, Ranganathapuram, Tamil Nadu.
This school was started in August 2006 for the benefit of the youths in Tsunami-affected areas. The subjects being taught are : Carpentry / Catamaran Repairs, Electrical / Cable Wiring for Boys and Computer Operation, Tailoring / Embroidery / Knitting, Making of Agarbathi and Greeting Cards for the Girls. For the year 2010 - 2011, we are having 80 students -– 20 in Carpentry, 20 in Electrical, 16 in Computer and 24 inTailoring / Knitting / Embroidery. All the courses are for one year. . Four Tutors are teaching the above subjects. Besides, outside Resource Persons are being invited for special lectures. The MIS has been recognised by the Tamil Nadu Government. . This will be a boon for the poor students to get themselves registered in the Employment Exchange as a Government-recognised technical student and thus getting priority in employment opportunities.
11. Little Flower Industrial Training Centre, Nanguneri, Tamil Nadu.
This Centre was existing for some years but did not function properly for want of equipments and materials. Moreover, the buildings were in a shabby condition. Through one special donation, we were able to renovate both the houses and purchase twelve new Computers and other equipments. Two different one-year courses are being conducted for Girls – Computer Operator & Programming Assistant and Hospital Assistant. 16 girls are undergoing training in Computer Programming and 26 in Hospital Assistant Course under the supervision of four Tutors. This Centre has been recognised by the Central Government. The Director of Vallioor Multipurpose Social Service Socieve in Vallioor is in charge of this Centre.
12.. St. Francis Assisi Orphanage, Kurusukuppam / Pondicherry.
This Girl’s Orphanage building was severely damaged during Tsunami and the same was rebuilt by IGHC. There are 118 girls residing here at present and all of them are going to school in the same compound. Since the School is only upto 10th standard, the girls will be kept in this Orphanage only till such time they finish the 10th class. Thereafter, either they will go to some other Home or return to their Parents / Guardians. We are supporting this Orphanage through sponsorships and donations.
G e n e r a l
Besides the above existing projects, we have also financed 12 other completed projects / programmes in North and South India during the last 15 years.
One young boy did his practical training for four months in St. Joseph’s Charity Institute Home, Adaikalapuram and one young girl for six weeks each in Indo-German Childrens Home in Kalanthapanai and Panjampattil.
We would like to record our sincere thanks to all the Donors, Sponsor-Parents, Members and other well-wishers for their moral and financial support all these years, without which we would not have been able to achieve our goal to help the poor and needy chindren in India. Naturally, our thanks also goes to all the Indian Project Partners for their everlasting interest and enthusiasm in running our establishments in such a nice manner and taking the responsibility for looking after and educating all the children and youths with affection.
| Contact Address : | Doraswamy SRIDHARAN, President Margret SRIDHARAN, Vice-President Deutsch-Indische Kinderhilfe e.V. Lengsdorfer Hauptstrasse 44 D-53127 B O N N / Germany Tel. 0049 – 228 – 256710 Fax. 0049 – 228 – 256719 E-Mail: DtIndKiHilfe@aol.com |
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| Board Members : | Doraswamy Sridharan (President), Margret Sridharan (Vice- President), Marlene Roerig (Treasurer), Andrea Krumm (Correspondent), Klaus Berghausen, Dr. Reimar Heucher, Annette Homrich, Eckard Schadebrodt. |
| Bonn, 31 December 2010 |