MissionWhile India is experiencing an economic boom, the poor have benefited little and the plight of girls is just as precarious – for orphan girls, even worse. These are society’s castoffs. Without a proper home and education, the future for such marginalized girls and young women is grim. Prostitution, begging, rag-picking, farm labour and other unskilled jobs are the usual options. Since its founding in 2001, with the generous help of concerned people, foundations, corporations and charitable groups around, Madhavam has rescued and provided a safe home for over 43 orphaned and neglected girls, and supported education. In addition we have been the hub to give hope and support to many of destitute single mothers so that they might escape a life of poverty and spousal abuse. According to a 2009 UNICEF report, India has the largest and fastest-growing population of street children in the world. Above all there are 25 million children living rough on the streets, with no access to parental or formal care. Madhavam focus at equipping our girls with proper guidelines and training in their related trades as per their own taste and convert them into people of high thinking and attitude to meet the social scenario of the age. We also concentrate on supporting those who are with learning disabilities to overcome such physical challenges.
VisionIt is estimated there are 300 million children worldwide who are subjected to violence, exploitation and abuse. Over 143 million of these children are orphans: children from birth to 17 years old who have lost one or both parents. These are children subject to disease, child labour and child trafficking.The Indian government announced a nationwide series of orphanages for girls recently, alarmed by the inability to stem the widespread practice of female foeticide. Madhavam is a sort of response to the deepening crisis over the country's missing girls, child labour and other sexual exploitations with a view to terminate such calamities. Renuka Chowdhury, the minister of state for women and child development, estimates the number of either female foetuses aborted or newborn girls killed to be 10 million over the past two decades. Since 2005, Madhava Seva Samithi and its humanitarian aid program called Madhavam have been committed to making life better for orphans, vulnerable children and families. The needs can feel overwhelming at times, but behind every need there is a story – the face of a child or a family. Your involvement with Madhavam can change a child's life forever. we work hand in hand with families, donors, and other charitable trusts to make life better for children here and there, today and tomorrow. We aim at bringing out the creative and inborn talents among our children to the peak of excellence and public appreciation to shine abundantly in the skies of literature and art forms.
