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Mission SPHOORTI http://www.sphoorti.org

Mission (redux) What : To change lives of underprivileged and vulnerable children Whom : Orphaned, abandoned, homeless, children of sex workers and HIV/AIDS patients How : Provide long-term care and skills Why : To help them grow into independent and responsible children http://www.sphoorti.org

What : To change lives of underprivileged and vulnerable children

Whom : Orphaned, abandoned, homeless, children of sex workers and HIV/AIDS patients

How : Provide long-term care and skills

Why : To help them grow into independent and responsible children

Fact Sheet Started in Aug 2006 with three children 24 x 7 care for 46 boys and 34 girls in two separate premises Sponsoring education for another 12 children Formal education in an English medium private school http://www.sphoorti.org

Started in Aug 2006 with three children

24 x 7 care for 46 boys and 34 girls in two separate premises

Sponsoring education for another 12 children

Formal education in an English medium private school

What We Aren’t What We Are just a Non-Profit Org a Charity BEGGING for change seeking DONATIONS a For-Impact Org a Cause begging for CHANGE seeking INVOLVEMENT + RELATIONSHIP + PARTNERSHIP http://www.sphoorti.org

just a Non-Profit Org

a Charity

BEGGING for change

seeking DONATIONS

a For-Impact Org

a Cause

begging for CHANGE

seeking INVOLVEMENT + RELATIONSHIP + PARTNERSHIP

Relationship defined A relationship is a continuing series of collaborative interactions each inherently unique to the individual participant. http://www.sphoorti.org

A relationship is a continuing series of collaborative interactions each inherently unique to the individual participant.

SPHOORTI Flow sheet http://www.sphoorti.org

In simple terms, we provide Food Diet plan prescribed by experts Three meals in a day and snacks in the evening Clothing 3 sets of uniforms and civil dresses 2 sets of underwear , 2 pairs of shoes & slippers p.a. Shelter Two separate Homes 9 rooms for Girls and 5 rooms for Boys http://www.sphoorti.org

Food

Diet plan prescribed by experts

Three meals in a day and snacks in the evening

Clothing

3 sets of uniforms and civil dresses

2 sets of underwear , 2 pairs of shoes & slippers p.a.

Shelter

Two separate Homes

9 rooms for Girls and 5 rooms for Boys

… . we also provide Education English-medium education, After hours tuition support Healthcare Medical, Dental, Eye Camps every year 24 x 7 access to physicians Recreation Excursions : Zoo, Circus, NTR Gardens, Prasadz et al Drawing/Painting and Dancing, Movies and Music Games: Cricket, Skipping, Carroms, Football et al http://www.sphoorti.org

Education

English-medium education, After hours tuition support

Healthcare

Medical, Dental, Eye Camps every year

24 x 7 access to physicians

Recreation

Excursions : Zoo, Circus, NTR Gardens, Prasadz et al

Drawing/Painting and Dancing, Movies and Music

Games: Cricket, Skipping, Carroms, Football et al

Rehab of Dommara Children Backdrop Prostitution : Traditional Profession (Caste-based) Children forced into flesh trade at puberty Girls become sex workers Boys become pimps/traffickers Exploitation by community leaders and police No general career option Several HIV and AIDS patients http://www.sphoorti.org

Backdrop

Prostitution : Traditional Profession (Caste-based)

Children forced into flesh trade at puberty

Girls become sex workers

Boys become pimps/traffickers

Exploitation by community leaders and police

No general career option

Several HIV and AIDS patients

Rehab of Dommara Children (contd.) Intervention Counseling and Guidance One-on-one with parents and children HIV/AIDS awareness Rehabilitation of children SPHOORTI supporting 16 Dommara children Comprehensive Care and Counseling http://www.sphoorti.org

Intervention

Counseling and Guidance

One-on-one with parents and children

HIV/AIDS awareness

Rehabilitation of children

SPHOORTI supporting 16 Dommara children

Comprehensive Care and Counseling

Rehab of Dommara Children (contd.) Implications A sex worker transmits HIV to 600 people in 10 years We save Dommara children from becoming sex workers and pimps/traffickers 600 x (number of Dommara girls rescued) approx. As many families http://www.sphoorti.org

Implications

A sex worker transmits HIV to 600 people in 10 years

We save

Dommara children from becoming sex workers and pimps/traffickers

600 x (number of Dommara girls rescued) approx.

As many families

SPHOORTI in media Print Eenadu (May 16, 2008) The Hindu (July 18, 2008) Electronic Media TV9 - స్పందించే హృదయం Tie-up with Radio Mirchi - బుక్ ఇవ్వు , బుక్ అయిపో http://www.sphoorti.org

Print

Eenadu (May 16, 2008)

The Hindu (July 18, 2008)

Electronic Media

TV9 - స్పందించే హృదయం

Tie-up with Radio Mirchi - బుక్ ఇవ్వు , బుక్ అయిపో

Testimonials ( more on http://www.sphoorti.org/testimonials.html ) NVISION Group (Deloitte), “ Our meeting with you was with a major motive of understanding your organization, I must admit that we are really impressed with the way Sphoorti is been organized, We could see that the entire activities were being run in a very professional manner, we liked the way the kids treated us. Our every observation led us to only one conclusion, Sphoorti has a great future. We had a great learning experience of how an NGO is to be maintained, and treated so that it excels in the role for which it was started. Sphoorti is an outstanding example of a professionally maintained organization. ” http://www.sphoorti.org

NVISION Group (Deloitte),

“ Our meeting with you was with a major motive of understanding your organization, I must admit that we are really impressed with the way Sphoorti is been organized, We could see that the entire activities were being run in a very professional manner, we liked the way the kids treated us. Our every observation led us to only one conclusion, Sphoorti has a great future.

We had a great learning experience of how an NGO is to be maintained, and treated so that it excels in the role for which it was started. Sphoorti is an outstanding example of a professionally maintained organization. ”

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