CLHIV care home in Jaipur

[Guest guest]

Dear Friends,

In Rajasthan NGO's and GO's are organising hundreds of programs for HIV

prevention and care. While doing programs we find many children infected with

HIV.

But, what are we doing for them. They are not getting an education properly. No

shelter homes are there in state that offer holistic care and support

services.

Faith Foundation started a care home " Aalingan " in Jaipur in May, 2005.

Faith foundation was founded on the 9th of May 2005. It was established in the

significance of the dream that Smriti Singh had in her life. It was her aim to

work with children suffering on several diseases and thereby help society by

giving the children the normal life they deserve and an opportunity to live it

to the fullest.

The logo of Faith represents a deeper meaning. First of all we see the

resemblance to the ‘red ribbon’ for HIV. Furthermore the form also looks

like a fish and that is because fish is a symbol for faith. The logo is

consisting two intersecting arcs where the endings of the right side extend

beyond the meeting point. With Faith we want to do everything in our power to

help the children living with HIV and give them access to a full holistic life.

Faith is based in Jaipur and its sole motto is to bring a ray of hope amongst

the lives of the children living with HIV by providing care & support.

Our NGO works with children living with HIV. The focus of Faith primarily rests

on care & support and counselling, as well providing basic healthcare facilities

and generating awareness about hygiene, HIV.

Our endeavour is to integrate the children into the mainstream of life,

education and furthermore we encourage cultural & recreational activities. Faith

is dedicated to inspiring others to make a difference in the lives of these

children and others. Through these achievements we give society support in

decreasing and preventing stigma and discrimination.

“Aalingan†began with two children and one care-taker on the 21st of

September 2007. In a few weeks it transcended into having ten children been

taken care of with two fulltime care-takers. Supported by committed volunteers

that include a doctor, a nurse and tutors, these children are thriving in a way

that no one could have imagined when the first child walked through the door.

Society spends a lot of money on prevention but there is not enough being done

to integrate and empower the PLHIV’s and CLHIV’s into the mainstream of

life.

Through the presence of this epidemic numerous children are single or double

orphans. These children living with HIV did not ask for this to happen, however

many institutions do not really cater to take care of children with HIV. We at

Faith do not take this path. Every child living with the virus is admitted into

“Aalingan†care home. Our children are between the ages of three and

thirteen years and they are all attending regular schools and stand out in their

studies.

Should you require additional information or know of any CLHIV from any part of

the country that requires care and support please contact Ms. Smriti Singh

(09829216875) or Mr. Mike Marshall (09799299623). Our website is

www.faithindia.net

Mr. Mike Marshall

e-mail: <marshamike@...>

[Guest guest]

Dear Forum

Greetings from Bal Sansar!

Thanks to Mr. Mike Marshall for this sharing of excellent and dedicated work for

CLHIV in Jaipur.

We, Bal Sansar team take this opportunity to share with the forum

members that Bal Sansar is a registered non-profit

voluntary organization established in 1992 in Rajasthan (India) working in the

field of community development.

This includes public health, HIV-AIDS prevention and care, women and

children’s education and development. Our Mission is to empower vulnerable

community groups enabling them to lead a life with dignity.

One of the our initiatives “Sneh Sansar†(Hindi word that

literally translates to ‘loving World’) is “A Home

Away from Home for the children orphaned due to AIDSâ€, commenced

in June 2008 in Ajmer district of Rajasthan, India, with 5 children.

Presently, in our limited resources, we offer a space with basic

amenities to house 7 children. This was achieved thanks to individual

donors and clubs who helped us mobilize resources locally and initiate

this project. We are into the process of developing infrastructure to

accommodate more children in need.

Sneh Sansar being a community initiative and having any secured funding source,

we seek support for scaling up our initiative and to meet our recurring costs to

provide education, vocational skills, food, clothes, safe shelters as well as

medical care for those children.

In a perfect world, all children would receive love, care, and respect

from their families. Unfortunately, for many children, home is where the damage

lies. Sneh Sansar aims to reach out to the children abused,

abandoned, HIV infected - orphaned due to AIDS with a helping hand.

We provide them with a temporary shelter, skills to cope with the life,

rehabilitation and long-term permanent placement for boys and girls between the

age of 5 and 18. We attempt to build and strengthen social, ethical, and

spiritual values. We want all children who live in Sneh Sansar to know that they

are important, loved and supported to lead a meaningful life.

In a rural community setting, these children are able to regain confidence and

appreciation for life by partaking in “Sneh Sansar†and our counseling and

support programs. We also try to alleviate the life of these children, facing

deep routed stigma and discrimination.

To know more about our work and to be part of our larger team, you are

most welcome to ask any questions at bsansarindia@...

and visit www.balsansarindia.com

Bal Sansar Team

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Reg. Office: Bal Sansar, ‘Swasti’, B-88, Saraswati Marg,

Bajaj Nagar, Jaipur-302 015. Rajasthan,India.

Ph. +91-9829011880

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Field Office: Bal Sansar, Foysagar Road, Hathikhera,

District: Ajmer (Rajasthan) India

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