Vidya-Vatsalya-Purna

Low Cost Crèches/Day care Centres in Slums and Educational Sponsorships for deserving children of single women

These were two separate projects VatsalyaPurna started in 2003 and VidyaPurna started in 2005 which are now merged in 2006

Vatsalyapurna is a chain of low cost Day Care Centers for children of poor working women. “Education begins at home” is the principle behind creation of Vatsalyapurna. Various activities involving poems, educational games, story telling are held. Apart from that other habits like sharing, discipline etc are taught.The children are from the age group 6 months to 6 years.

This program helps the poor mothers to work for longer hours and earn more. It also helps the eldest daughter since she does not have to look after younger siblings. She can continue with her education.

At present there are 150 children taking benefit of our Low Cost Day Care Centres and we are charging an average of  Rs.160 per month from the parents who are working as housemaids, cooks or sweepers.

5 Day Care Centres are being run in Karve Nagar, Market Yard and Padmavati, Gosavi Vasti and Ramnagar.

10 more will be set up in 2007.

Educational sponsorship for the deserving children of single mothers who are our borrowers.

Foster parents were identified who sponsored one/two children each. These children belong to single mothers from our members who are unable to educate their children because of their poverty.