CHILDREN’S VILLAGE – Vasavya Mahila Mandali

Vemavaram, Vijayawada Rural Mandal

GOAL

Increase quality of life of children in Jeopardy by providing

shelter, nutrition, education and improving health status in a

Homely atmosphere…

Children’s village is a transit home-away-from-home

Initiation and Priorities

Children Village is located in Vemavaram, 20 KM from

Vijayawada

• January 2008 with 7 children

• Admit both boys and girls

• Do not have sibling separation

• Maintain contact with extended family

• Pursue for property rights

Children ……

• Children affected and

living with HIV and AIDS

• Children those who lost

either or both of the

parents

• Children abandoned

Chinni 2nd class affected with HIV/AIDS

Food & Shelter…

• Currently provides shelter to 20 children

Life Style…

• Advocate self sufficiency. Plantations of leafy vegetables,

tomatoes, bananas, vegetables, etc

• Maintains dignity of labor

• Children do their own work according to their age like cleaning their

plates, doing gardening, etc.

Schooling…

• All the children attend government schools

• Promotes discipline and enthusiasm towards

education among children

• Conduct study sessions in

the evening with a tutor to

help the kids

Vocational Training Centre

Vemavaram, Vijayawada Rural

AIM

Provide secured place

and develop skills to

adolescent girls and

boys in difficult

circumstances.

Vocational Training…

• For adolescent girls (>13 years)

• Embroidery

• Knitting

• Beautician

Vocational Training…

• For adolescent boys (>13 years)

• Binding

• Electronic Repairs

Challenges

• Loneliness for some children

• Unable to overcome of the trauma of loosing the family

• Due to children being affected with HIV/AIDS, need good

attention to health. Coordinator Samson gets occupied with

taking them to hospital. Need a nurse.

• Security becomes important as adolescent girls stay in the

home

• Donor’s priorities are changing leading to withdrawal of

funds

• Need better residential care and nutritional support vs.

paucity of funds

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