"Do not wait for leaders; do it alone,
person to person."
Mother Teresa
It is the love to human beings which is the basis of our work – love
beyond the colour of our skin, caste or any religion. Out of this love comes a
natural compassion with the poorest of the poor, who live in the streets of India under conditions which nobody in Europe could possibly imagine.
Heartkids e.V. was founded in spring 2004 in Freiburg-Breisgau (Germany) by Judith
Retz (*1976) as a charitable organisation, and is mostly active in Tiruvannamalai
and its surroundings in Tamil Nadu, South India. Tiruvannamalai is town at the foot
of the holy mountain Arunachala,which
became known in Europe mainly through Ramana
Maharshi (1879-1950), The wisdom and humbleness of this sage still touches many
people deeply today.
As in many parts of India poverty
is immense and the children are the ones who suffer most under these appalling
conditions. More than 20% of the population of Tiruvannamalai live in slum like
circumstances.
It is the purpose of our association to support the people in
need in south India
who are underprivileged and socially disadvantaged.
We accomplish this with
different projects and in close collaboration with our Indian partner Heartkids
Trust.
Judith Retz spends many months each
year there herself to actively accompanyall projectsand guarantee that donations
are used to the best pupose.
The Organisation 
