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This is the real story of a family impacted by a non-Covid death. This family was referred to us by the DCPU in Tiruvallur as they needed the Kinship Care support, even more. Vijaya’s father passed away due to a stroke. The mother Lakshmi had no idea on how to raise two daughters all by herself,...
I still remember my first visit to a family as vividly as it was yesterday. Strangely enough, this family had settled down better and I did not feel a tug at the heart when I met the children and their mother. But after a few visits in the next couple of days, every day was...
I was appointed as ‘the first lady’ social worker in Bala Mandir’s Kinship Care programme. I was excited and at the same time scared of this new journey. The friendly environment and good guidance gave me the confidence to move forward with my new experience. In the first week of my joining, I got an...
This is the real story of the travails of a mother with three daughters in a remote village in Tiruvannamalai, after the death of the bread-winner, to Covid. Names have been changed and faces have been masked to protect child rights Chandira lost her husband Sankar, a driver, to Covid. He was earning Rs 9000 per...
Hello all ! Here comes my next Parenting Video - the 2nd in the series of videos - 'கர்பத்தைக் கொண்டாடுவோம்' 'Garbaththai Kondaduvom' https://blog.balamandir.org/online/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/2.-Garbaththai-kondaduvom.mp4
Being a hardcore cricket fan for over 60 years of my life and having played the game from a very young age, it has been of some concern to me that none of the Bala Mandir children, either in the school or in the Home, play the game. On some days I have seen the Home...
I am happy to share my unforgettable experience that reunited three siblings with their biological family at Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh. Three siblings-elder sister aged 8, and two younger brothers aged 5 and 6years were admitted in the Reception unit of Bala Mandir without any back papers and no information about their background. At first, when the child...
