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children at snehalaya that need sponsors

Ajit
"I need a sponsor!"

Ajit is an 11 year old boy, who came to us in 2011.

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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.

HOW TO CONTACT US

IN THE UK:

Gwalior Childrens Charity (Regd. Charity No. 1063694)

Snehalaya Trust & GHECT (India),

14, Magdalene Road, Walsall, West Midlands. WS1 3TA (U.K.)

Tel. +44(0)1922 629842 Fax. 01922 616316 Mobile. 07729929982

(Note From Dr BK Sharma :"My mobile phone in UK (07729929982) remains with me when I am in India but I do not take the calls. Please send an SMS or contact me on 00919425113822 if I do not answer my mobile number of UK"

Email: gwalior.hospital@care4free.net

(for anything related to the website please contact clare@helpchildrenofindia.org.uk)

IN INDIA:

Dr. B. K. Sharma, Akanksha - Gwalior Childrens Hospital Campus,
Opposite Jhansi Road Police Station, Gwalior-474009 (M.P.)

Our Snehalaya - "The Home with Love", is located at 16KM stone on Jhansi Road (NH 74), Village Sikroda, Post Badori, Distt. Gwalior - 475001 (M.P.), India.

Tel: 0091 751 2435537 Fax: 0091 751 2329455 Mob: 0091 9425113822

Email: snehalaya.gwalior@gmail.com

Useful Links

Our volunteers website the latest news and updates about GCC activities

Radha's Souvenir Shopto help with our fundraising

Story by a volunteer Seniz tells of life as a volunteer at Snehalaya in India

Charity Choice— a site for giving

Charity Aid Foundation — works to create greater value for charities and social enterprise.

UN Volunteers Online

The Charity Commission Of England And Wales

GuideStar

ESL(English as a Second Language) Teachers Board

MyDonate ... For volunteers and charity fund raising

Justgiving-Raisemoney ..a helpful UK site for volunteers and charities

Everyclick - Here is the link for helping us in more ways without any additional costs for you. Use it as search engine, sell any unwanted items on e bay, send greeting cards by e mail etc. etc all can help by fund raising for us.

The Charity Portal...a searchable online database

We Care Too- A US based directory of Non-profit Organisations

The Happy Child Project --- learning, fun activities and links to children worldwide.

Buy ...on-line shopping that benefits you and Gwalior Childrens Hospital,too.

More Online ShoppingTo help children of India

BigGive<-for the matching grant for work in Snehalaya and for intigrated school in Snehalaya, esp. for girls from surrounding villages, who remain uneducated otherwise.

Greeting e cards- You can send e greeting cards being environmenta friendly, decrease pollution too and helps us by fund raising- please do not forget to choose Gwalior Childrens Hospital Charity for your donations to go to. Choose to send a greeting card on line

Worldwide Volunteering databaseand look for Gwalior Childrens Charity (Help Children of india)

Donations by tax payers in USA with tax benefits>

E Bay for Charity (in partnership with missionfish) Sell on ebay any items and help the charity

GivingOnline.org.uk - GivingOnline.org.uk makes it simple to send a little each month automatically from your pay check. This is part of PayrollGiving.co.uk

Volunteers's blog-

Thomas Crews’ Blog : http://tcbcrews.travellerspoint.com/8/

Residents blog for Snehalaya...coming soon

Videos

Mercy Home film 2006 part one.

Mercy Home 2006 part two.

Chhotu and cottage 5 before breakfast

Journey from Mercy Home to Snehalaya part one Mercy Home by EDV Media-

Journey from Mercy Home to Snehalaya part 2 Snehalaya by EDV Media-

The 2011 Souvenir book is available to read online and for download, with all the latest news about Snehalaya and Gwalior Childrens Charity.

Click here...

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.

Women and children at Snehalaya

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.

Give A Smile...

	Provides a years supply of school materials for 1 child
	Provides 3 mths of food, shelter and education for a destitute child.
	Provides life saving vaccinations for 100 children
	Provides a months supply of clean drinking water at Snehalaya.
	Provides a months supply of electricity to Snehalaya.
	Provides accomodation for life for 1 disabled child
	Provides complete care and accomodation for 1 disabled child.

Gwalior Childrens Charity (Regd. Charity No. 1063694), & Snehalaya Trust , 14,Magdalene Road, Walsall, West Midlands. WS1 3TA (U.K.)
Tel:+44(0)1922 629842 Fax. 01922 616316 Email: gwalior.hospital@care4free.net