Our Work in India
We are providing hope through daily care for widows and orphans in India.
Why support India?
With over 40 million widows and over 20 million orphans, we found a need to help in several rural areas.
Many communities in India still shun widows and they are abandoned by their families due to superstition. They are left feeling completely isolated and alone. Orphaned children are in dire need of care and protection, being among the most susceptible to poverty, child labour, and child trafficking.
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We are also currently working on a new chicken coop to support widows and orphans!
Our support in India looks like:
80+
children are given love, care and essentials in the orphanages we partner with
47
widows are cared for in the rural areas of Bhubaneswar and Gajapati
4
facilities operated by our partners with one building in construction process
Orphans
"The Baby Orphanage" A Special Adoption Agency
​The Facts:
Up to 10 children can live at the orphanage for babies in Pathapatnam.
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$60 per month per baby pays for their food, diapers, and medicine.
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The workers at the baby orphanage are paid a total of $185 per month.
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Both domestic and international adoptions are now taking place.
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​The Challenges:
Many of the babies have health issues
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Finding a larger facility so more children will have care. Update: This orphanage recently moved to a newer larger location that will allow them to serve more children and unwed mothers.
The High School Orphans
Mt. Carmel English School
​The Facts:
It costs $70 a month per student to have their tuition at the Mt. Carmel English School paid, uniforms, meals, and dormitory.​
​Global Partners in Life is paying for orphaned boys and girls to complete the 11th and 12th grades.
If high school is not completed, these orphans could never attend college or have the opportunity for a rewarding career.​
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​The Challenges:
Preparing the high school aged orphans to become educated and independent.
The Shalom Cottage Boys' Orphanage in Gumma
​The Facts:
37 boys live at The Shalom Cottage in Gumma. All of their parents were killed by a radicalized religious group.
These students must do their homework & study daily, so they are bringing up the GPA for the school they attend, which makes the principal very happy.
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$50 per month per child pays for their education, food, and room, and adult supervision.​
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​The Challenges:
Financial challenges in their operational expenses. There is still a need for more workers to assist.
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Funding for additional workers at the Shalom Cottage.
The Widows in the Slums of
Bhubaneswar
The Satya Nagar Slum is located near a creek which often floods during the monsoon season and cyclones. There are well over 250 acres of “shanties” in the main slum area in Bhubaneswar.​​​
The Facts
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There are 27 widows supported by Global Partners in Life in the slums of Bhubaneswar.​
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There are 20 elderly widows in the rural Gajapati District supported by Global Partners in Life.​​​
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Shacks in the slums are allowed 1 extension cord for 1 light.​​
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The highest recorded temperature here is 115.7 F.​​
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​55% of females in the Gajapati District are illiterate.​
The Widows in the Rural District of Gajapait
There is no industry in this area, so most men work as day laborers or herdsmen, making clay bricks or picking cashews. Having another person in a home to provide for is a huge challenge and an unwanted burden.
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The Challenges
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​​There is an overwhelming sense of hopelessness.
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​Health care is needed for the widows and their children.​
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Transportation is challenging.​
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There is no permanent shelter to protect them from the cyclones and monsoon seasons.​
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There are many financial challenges.​​
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There is a lack of available social services.
Widows
Let's ensure these orphans and widows in India are not invisible anymore.
Give orphans food, housing and education:
$60
per month for diapers, food and medicine
$70
per month for tuition, meals, uniforms and dorm
$50
per month for education, food, room and adult supervision.
Give widows hope and stability:
$1.16
a day feeds one widow
48K
to build a larger facility
$500
a month to pay staff partners
