Living India’s New Website

By Living India on December 8, 2011

Welcome to our new web site. The journey that brought us to this point has been an exciting – sometimes difficult – but always amazing experience in our continued efforts to share our vision of holistic care for HIV-positive orphans in rural India and our goal to be a self-sustaining entity in the next three to five years.

Our facility, Living India’s Home of Hope, is at capacity, now we must turn our attention to long-term goals and programming for the 60 HIV-positive children under our care. Orphan care in India, especially for HIV-positive children whose parents have died of AIDS has a critical component of education. Orphan care is not a permanent solution for our children. The unexpected medical miracle of drugs and their long-term care means they will survive, grow up and they must possess a skill to sustain a life outside on their own.
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Living In Harmony With Nature and The Importance of Going Green

By Living India on August 25, 2010

The Living India orphanage is complete. We have 38 children under our care and we are growing at a brisk pace. Implementing “green” policies is a natural part of our long-term goal to be as self-sufficient as possible. We have all heard the battle cries from around the globe, our planet is in peril, natural resources are in jeopardy, we all must take better care of our planet and educate ourselves to be better stewards of the world in which we live. For those of us who work in the non-profit world this way of thinking has another important application, using the resources that support this project requires mindful stewardship. Going green is an important step toward financial stability.
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Chandrakal Orphanage

By Living India on August 25, 2009

Nearly a year into our grand vision the dream is thriving and alive. Our new facilities are now filled with the busy sounds of more than 30 children, AIDS orphans who themselves are HIV-positive. The children have come from the surrounding villages where more than 150,000 of India’s poorest and most vulnerable live and from other villages and cities in Andhra Pradesh.

Living India began with just a few children whose parents had died in a nearby hospice and left their children in our care. Today the children all receive excellent medical care, are all taking ARV’s and all are much healthier than they were roaming the streets of slums or their villages. We have established a school on the compound, employing two teachers to accommodate the varying ages of our kids. We are teaching the kids English and opening up the curriculum to music as the kids become interested. We have a counselor who comes when needed to help those who are still adjusting to their new home.
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