Vishal
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Vishal is a Smart, intelligent, 14 years old boy since Aug. 06 with us. He has C.P. with knee & ankle deformities. He has improved a lot over these years. Now he is mobile & participates in all class activities. He enjoys dancing on "Tare Jami Par". He underwent an operation this year. Since then he is in control and doesn't have to wear nappies. Now he likes to wear underwear & feels proud in doing so. Needs assistance for his A.D.L. & is happily living in cottage 2.
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Little breaks a heart faster than a child's smile. It may be a smile of anticipation...a smile of pure joy...a smile of longing ... a smile that says "thank you" (’Dhan’yavada ’ in Hindi ) that means much more than words in any language.
In "Snehalaya" there are more than 63 (the number grows daily) smiling faces. These are the children that have escaped the hard, menial, and monotonous future of living on the streets of India...and have come to a place where they are treated with dignity and all their needs are met.
"Snehalaya", meaning "the home with love" in Hindi, is a care home for disabled children, homeless women and the aged, where they live together as a family in individual cottages, with aims to help make them independent and live with dignity.
It is our aim for Snehalaya to become completely self sufficient. We have drilled bore holes to provide fresh drinking water, cultivated 15 acres of land and we rear dairy cows and poultry to provide food. We are making good progress but we are a long way off from being 100% self-sufficient, with electricity production being our biggest and most costly hurdle.
The Gwalior Children's Charity does not receive any government support from India, despite operating in one of it's poorest and most needy areas. Because of this we rely solely on donations from around the world. 
All running costs are met thorugh the kindness of our donors. Nothing is deducted for administration costs with 100% of funds going directly to help the children.
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Volunteers raised £600 at the SW4 Music Festival 2011
Another successful fund raising event, raising money to help the poor and destitute at Snehalaya in Gwalior , India
A big thank you to all the volunteers who took time out of their diaries on bank holiday weekend to volunteer for Gwalior Children’s Charity SW4 fund raising event organised by Keval Bharadia. The picture above links to a slideshow of photos which will also appear on the helpchildrenofindia facebook page shortly. Please like our page if you haven’t done so already!
Nearly £600 was raised by volunteers working the bar over the 2 days. This money will go towards the running of the charity’s campus, Snehalaya. It will be slightly more capable and better equipped to care for disabled, abused and underprivileged children from Gwalior and its surrounding region, one of the poorest in India. To put the amount raised into context, it can pay for 15 destitute children to be placed within care on the campus to receive food, shelter and education for 3 months.
If you would like to help organise other events, have fundraising ideas in the future, or would like to volunteer your time and skills for the charity again please contact us.
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The 2011 Souvenir book is available to read online and for download, with all the latest news about Snehalaya and Gwalior Childrens Charity.
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The Gwalior Children's Charity does not receive any government support from India, despite operating in one of it's poorest and most needy areas. Because of this we rely solely on donations from around the world.
All running costs are met thorugh the kindness of our donors. Nothing is deducted for administration costs with 100% of funds going directly to help the children.
The Gwalior Children's Charity raises money to help poor and destitute people in Gwalior, India. Although our main focus is on the children of Gwalior, our work also extends to women and the elderly.
Our projects aim to give the children of Gwalior, and where possible their families, independence by providing the skills, education and healthcare required to break their cycle of poverty and live a better life.
New School The school will provide education for residents of Snehalaya with special needs plus 500 children from surrounding villages. This is one of the important services provided free of charge, with the help of GCC supporters.
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