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Mission SPHOORTI

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Mission (redux)

• What: To change lives of underprivileged and vulnerable children

• Whom: Orphaned, abandoned, homeless, children of sex workers and HIV/AIDS patients

• How: Provide long-term care and skills• Why: To help them grow into independent

and responsible children

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Fact Sheet

• Started in Aug 2006 with three children• 24 x 7 care for 46 boys and 34 girls in two

separate premises • Sponsoring education for another 12 children• Formal education in an English medium

private school

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What We Aren’t What We Are

• just a Non-Profit Org

• a Charity

• BEGGING for change

• seeking DONATIONS

• a For-Impact Org

• a Cause

• begging for CHANGE

• seeking INVOLVEMENT

+ RELATIONSHIP

+ PARTNERSHIP

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Relationship defined

• A relationship is a continuing series of two collaborative interactions each inherently unique to the individual participant.

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SPHOORTI Flow sheet

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In simple terms, we provide• Food– Diet plan prescribed by experts– Three meals in a day and snacks in the evening

• Clothing – 3 sets of uniforms and civil dresses – 2 sets of underwear, 2 pairs of shoes & slippers p.a.

• Shelter– Two separate Homes– 9 rooms for Girls and 5 rooms for Boys

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…. we also provide• Education– English-medium education, After hours tuition support

• Healthcare – Medical, Dental, Eye Camps every year– 24 x 7 access to physicians

• Recreation– Excursions: Zoo, Circus, NTR Gardens, Prasadz et al– Drawing/Painting and Dancing, Movies and Music– Games: Cricket, Skipping, Carroms, Football et al

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Rehab of Dommara Children

• Backdrop– Prostitution : Traditional Profession (Caste-based)– Children forced into flesh trade at puberty• Girls become sex workers• Boys become pimps/traffickers

– Exploitation by community leaders and police– No general career option– Several HIV and AIDS patients

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Rehab of Dommara Children (contd.)

• Intervention– Counseling and Guidance• One-on-one with parents and children• HIV/AIDS awareness

– Rehabilitation of children• SPHOORTI supporting 16 Dommara children• Comprehensive Care and Counseling

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Rehab of Dommara Children (contd.)

• Implications– A sex worker transmits HIV to 600 people in 10 years– We save• Dommara children from becoming sex workers and

pimps/traffickers• 600 x (number of Dommara girls rescued) approx.• As many families

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SPHOORTI in media

• Print

– Eenadu (May 16, 2008)

– The Hindu (July 18, 2008)

• Electronic Media

– TV9 - స్పం��దిం�చే హృ�దయం�

– Tie-up with Radio Mirchi - బు�క్ ఇవ్వు�, బు�క్

అయిపో

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Testimonials (more on http://www.sphoorti.org/testimonials.html)

NVISION Group (Deloitte),“Our meeting with you was with a major motive of

understanding your organization, I must admit that we are really impressed with the way Sphoorti is been organized, We could see that the entire activities were being run in a very professional manner, we liked the way the kids treated us. Our every observation led us to only one conclusion, Sphoorti has a great future.

We had a great learning experience of how an NGO is to be maintained, and treated so that it excels in the role for which it was started. Sphoorti is an outstanding example of a professionally maintained organization. ”

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How you can Help

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