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ABOUT THE CARE HOME
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UP’s first residential care home of orphan children living with HIV/AIDS
Satyakam Care Home has been established for HIV/AIDS affected who have lost one or both of their parents due to this illness. These children are often neglected and ostracized by society and abandoned by their relatives too. Presently, there are 11 children, 2 to 14 years age are living at the care home. The foundation aims at bringing a positive transformation in the life of these children by providing them education, nutrition, psychological support, health and recreational support. The children have been enrolled in schools to provide them with mainstream education. A few of them have also been awarded for their excellent performance. Meals are cooked at the centre wherein well-balanced nutrition meals are provided to these children. For their overall development, yoga classes are organised three times per week, sports are encouraged and other develop-ment programmes are organised time to time. Doctors, teachers, students and others have shown a keen interest to volunteer their time with these children.
ABOUT SATYAKAM
Satyakam, a Meerut based civil society organisation, since its inception in January 2004 has been working towards the development of the community and for the protection and holistic develop-ment of vulnerable children in the areas of education, health and HIV/AIDS, women’s empower-ment, livelihoods and peace-building.
The organisation provides shelter, nutritional diets, education, medical care, health care benefits, counselling & recreation, rehabilitation and care to the orphan children living with HIV/AIDS. It is also working to end the negative discrimination of these children from the mainstream society by bringing about a behavioural change in the community through awareness.
Satyakam is also working for the development of women through a “need based and participa-tory approach”. It runs livelihood based programmes and provides skill development training for marginalised women and facilitates their participation in decision making for their own benefit.
All the work of the organisation is achieved through societies support and local as well as national partnerships with different government and non-government agencies.
Vision
Our vision is to develop a society with no disparity towards the children living with HIV/AIDS and secured livelihoods as well as ensured right for the women.
Mission
Our mission is to make a positive difference in the lives of children infected with HIV and affected by AIDS by helping to meet their diverse needs, advocating and educating on their behalf, and bringing joy and fun into their lives.
The organisation also endeavours to create and provide all possible opportunities to the women empowered through awareness, education, income to be "enhanced by learning various work skills" and right attitudes confidence.