A Visit to Sishu Vihar
Monday, January 14, 2008
Well, this was a pretty good experience to visit Sishu vihar, an AP State govt. funded and managed home for abandoned children. It's located in Yosoufguda, Hyderabad. Currently, it is supporting 200 kids out of which around 70 are normal children, rest are suffering from diseases like HIV+, hepatitis B some with mental retardation. These children age varies from 0-6 years. The children are mostly handed over by Police picked from stations, dustbins etc. (well that's painful).
The home was very well managed by the staff (sincerely speaking one of the rarest places I ever found, so well maintained by govt in India). Me and my friend Ajeet Bansal( another Sakshum volunteer) visited inside to the home where children sleep, study and have their food. Although, the visitors were not allowed inside places but the caretaker was a little courteous and gave us a orientation. I wish I could paste a pic of cute kids here (but clicking pics were not allowed)...
There, we asked for any kind of fundamental need which Sakshum volunteers can help out. Care taker replied us nothing required, as such as govt had funded it well. They had sufficient money, infrastructure and staff for helping out kids. So, we finally decided to organize a small art and craft workshop on one of the coming weekends. We found two computers too but there was no one to teach to children (I wish if someone can helpout). We stayed there almost an hour (which earlier we thought that it would be a max 15 min meeting). We talked a lot about the future of the kids and their day to day routine activities. We came to know that kids who were normal could be adopted by parents/couples so that there lives could be filled full of colors.
As a process, couples who wants to adopt should apply to Sishu Vihar with an application form. Once the application is accepted, a social worker visits to the home of the couple for accessing the home environment for the suitablity of the adoption. After the approval of the social worker, if the couple are willing to adopt a kid among those who are already there then they can ask for it and it takes less time. But, if they can not fine a kid as per their expectation then their name is registered to a waiting list. They are informed once the child is available.
Overall it was a great experience and we found a channel from where the couple can look for adoption of a kid.
For further queries, please communicate to Sishu vihar or to Sakshum (www.sakshum.com) at info@sakshum.com
Posted byNeeti at 7:08 PM
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hi, new to the site, thanks.
Hi. Thanq for posting such a useful information. This is exactly what iam looking for..,
Iam working as a Manager in a private company, Hyderabad. Iam 28 running & single. I've had to accept serious responsibilities at small age. Fortunately i could able to through & clear all my duties from whatever i can & i have. Now it is about 10yrs i took-up lead of my family and cleared things.
But when i turn back today, I've nothing to say that i did this for me. Now I've decided not to get married. And as such we are more than 100crore population and out of which iam sure there are kids in orphan homes who are abandoned by their parents & society for nothing.
I don't want to waste my life thinking of such useless past which has no value on my back.
I want to Adopt two kids., a girl & boy, aged 6 months to 1year so that i can take care of their needs & life.
Will the government or its bodies allows a unmarried person to adopt kids?
What are the procedures to follow?
Please advise how to proceed in this matter.
Awaiting your reply
Thank you
me and my husband both are working and had a boy of 4yrs. i want girl. will go and visit the sishu vihar adopt the girl child. thanks for more information.