SERUDS has been running Joy Home Orphanage for 60 children since 2012. The children receive care in a family-like environment. If this story touched you, and you wish to do something for the invisible orphans of India
SERUDS has been running Joy Home Orphanage for 60 children since 2012. The children receive care in a family-like environment. If this story touched you, and you wish to do something for the invisible orphans of India
India has 29.6 million orphaned and abandoned children more than the population of Sri Lanka! In 2017, of these 30 million children, there were only 370,000 children in over 9500 child care institution. serudsindia.org
Such young adults are the state’s responsibility until they turn 21. This is a reassuring policy, but only in name. More than a 27 per cent had not received any form of aftercare and 44 per cent were not consulted in their care and rehabilitation planning, in September 2018 report of the Jena Committee. serudsindia.org
The government’s annual expenditure on child protection (covering the entire gamut of child rights) is Rs 1500 crores : it amounts to less than Rs 2 per child per day, covering food, clothing, education and medical needs for the 30 million abandoned children serudsindia.org
SERUDS has been running Joy Home Orphanage for 60 children since 2012. The children receive care in a family-like environment. If this story touched you, and you wish to do something for the invisible orphans of India, you can click here to donate serudsindia.org