Mother & Child Care Centre

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April 2025 - Present

 

In the beginning of 2025 some of the Yenadi families approached Ravi-garu (as he is respectfully known by the Yenadi at the Dumping ground) to discuss with him the possibility of starting a Child Care Centre that would provide for the care of 25 children between the ages of 3-5 in the encampment. This would be a place where the children would go while their mothers worked in the trash heap to earn a living.

 

There were some wishes that were expressed by the community:

• the building or structure of the Child Care Centre would be within the encampment grounds;

• the running of the Child Care Centre would be performed by someone they could trust;

• the men of the encampment would build the structure.

 

The parents of these young children were reluctant to send their children anywhere else for fear of trafficking and related issues. A child care center built within their eyesight would put their hearts at rest.

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Restoration Humanity and SFIRD are working to provide about 4000 litres or 1056 gallons of water per week. A water truck will deliver the water to the encampment, and the water will be stored in water tanks; this will bring much relief for the community especially during the summer months. This would be the only source of water for 140 people to use for drinking, washing, laundry, cooking, etc.

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