In 2005, we bought a beautiful piece of land at the foot of the holy mountain Arunachala in Triuvannamalai on which seven houses for orphans and streetkids have been built. Each house has become the new home of seven to nine kids and a housmom. The cooking is done in a small kitchen building so that in the houses the women can focus solely on caring for the kids.

It is our vision to give a happy childhood and the feeling of being safe and loved to the kids who need it most. When we chose our kids we were confronted with destinies which moved us deeply and which show very clearly that there is a huge number of kids in India who need a home and whose bodies and minds need to be nourished.

A huge thank you goes to all those people who have made it possible to build these heartkids homes.

The Heartkids Education Center started its courses in February 2011!

In order for this work to go beyond sustaining the livelihood, it has to enable people to exit the vicious circle of poverty in a traditional culture. Therefore, we offer vocational trainings to support the young adults in taking off into a new and better future.

Together with the committed doctor Clara Perinchery, we have created the “ Heartkids Education Center” to offer young people living in poorest circumstances a perspective.

The offered courses:

-         computer courses

-         vocational training in tailoring

-         handycraft courses

-         health and hygiene courses

-         nutrition courses for mothers/parents

We still need this support:

Sponsors for the Education Center who support teenagers and young adults with 10-20 euros per month.

You can find details and the sponsorship form here:

Contact: Clara Perinchery: cperinchery(at)yahoo.de

Judith Retz: Judith(at)heartkids.de

Background:

Education is an important basis for the development of a society, be it in the field of economy or health or in social and human development.

We want to enable the poorer class of India’s population to get vocational education. Especially for women who face difficult circumstances in life, when getting into complete dependency in an arranged marriage, education shall help them into a life of self-determination. Every sustainable progress in a society depends on the level of education of women since they fundamentally influence the values and moral concept of the following generation.

But also for young men, the possibility of education is essential for their further life path. Moreover, it is our concern to convey a sense of life quality and open the view on a motivating future perspective for the students by offering courses on personal human development.

One of the young women once brought it to the point in a very touching way: With tears in her eyes, she held her school books tight and said ”This is my future, and not my marriage!”.