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How can I help?  Sponsorship & Donation
Supporting those with no voice - please help us to keep their smiles!

Having a sponsor means so much to the girls - and they will never forget you.  A few comments from Kerala this Christmas from sponsored girls:

'...  for us you mean so much - since we don't have anyone.  We kept all your photographs with us ....'


'....  I am always grateful for your support and concern about me'

'....  I am keeping your gift in my hand and I like that very much and when I see the gift I remember you so much'


We support Valsalya Bhavan and Valsalya Bhavan Annexe  - homes for girls, aged between 4 and 16, who have been abandoned.  Many girls have sponsors, but the girls featured below still need sponsors.  Sponsorship funding is used to provide food, travel, clothing, medicines, toiletries, educational and extra-curricular activities.

Could you help to support a child who has suffered not only from financial poverty but from deep emotional poverty, experiencing no support system, no role model and no access to a nurturing adult?  Valsalya Bhavan has a large heart filled with love and compassion for the poor, and sees each child as sacred, special and unique.  Through the dedication, commitment and sincerity of purpose of the staff, each child is able to be helped to reach her full potential.

Sponsors will receive information and photographs of their child, an annual letter from their child in India and annual newsletter from Kerala Crafts. 
Sponsorship starts from just £10 per month to £30.
You can also make a one off donation :

To Sponsor one of the girls
Please contact us for details
Click here to Gift Aid your donation
and kindly complete and send to the address at the bottom of the form or email it.  Thank you.


These girls would love a sponsor:

"I have an overwhelming love for these children when I visit, so much so, that it makes me weep, and I want to scoop them all up and bring them home"    Christine Snow

                                 Nandana

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       Nandana came to Nirmala Sisubhavan    
     (Mother Theresa Sisters) when she was
     only 7 months old.

     Her mother is deaf and dumb and she   
     was staying at Vimala Bhavan, Eraveli,
     Kochi before coming to Valsalya Bhavan.

     Nandana is in 2nd standard at school
     and is 9 years old.  We have no
     information about her father or family.





                                 
                              
                              Kareena

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    Kareena along with her mother and her  
    sister were rescued by Railway Childline.

    Her mother is mentally ill.

    Currently her mother is residing in
    Evangel Ashram in Koonamaav, Eloor.
   
    Kareena has a younger sister aged 2 years
    who is at Nirmala Shishubhavan now.
    
     Her home town is not known, but she
     could be from Bihar.
    
     Her full name is Kareena Kumari.






                                  

                                  Banaja

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      Banaja and her sister Tanuja (below) are
     sisters.  She is from Odisha.

     She has a mother and step father.

     As the step father has other children, Banaja
     and Tanuja stay at Valsalya Bhavan.
  
     Banaja is in 7th standard.  She is good at
     her studies.







                                                   
                           
                             Vijaylakshmi S

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     Viyaylakshmi S has both parents, but they
    live on the streets.

    Her father is in Tamil Nadu and her mother
    is in Kerala.
   
    They are not able to take care of her.
 
     Vijaylakshmi is in 1st standard.










                                        Santhiya

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     Santhiya's parents are separated, and both
    are alcoholics.

    Her mother is unable to walk as she is
    partially paralysed, and begs in trains and
    other public places.

     Santhiya is in 5th standard and she is
     good at her studies.




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                                        Daya

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    Daya and her two brothers were staying in
   child care institutions.
  
    Daya is now at Valsalya Bhavan.

    Her mother passed away one year ago.

     Her father has another wife and children
     in another place.

     She is studying in 4th grade.
 





                                                                
                          

                             Alphonsa

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     Alphonsa has no father.  She has a mother
    and 2 brothers.  One brother is staying at
    another orphanage.


     Her mother married again and currently
    she is working as a home nurse.




  


                                     
                                        Liya

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      Liya's parents are separated.  Her father
     is staying with another woman.

      Her mother is sick and not able to cope
      with stress and tension.  She is
      undergoing treatment.

      Liya has a brother who is also in another
      child care home, as the family is
      homeless.

      Liyas is in 4th standard and she is very
      good at her studies.
    







                                                                     
                                   Tanuja

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      Tanuja and her sister Banaja (above)
     are from Odisha.

     Tanuja has a mother and step father.

     As the step father has other children,
     Tanuja and Banaja are living at Valsalya
     Bhavan.
  
     Tanuja is in 3rd standard and is good at
     her studies.
    





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