Our partner organisation Goodwill Children’s Homes Charitable Trust, Tamil Nadu have developed a new website for supporters based in India.

Feel free to have a browse! http://www.goodwillhomes.org.in/

We were recently contacted by Ganeshkumar who left Goodwill Children’s Homes 10 years ago but he has not forgotten the support he received. He is currently working in a factory and last year had the chance to work abroad for a year. He is very grateful to Goodwill for the care and education they provided to him and now that he is able, has started to donate to his old home.

It is a fantastic sign that our former children feel such a connection to Goodwill and wish to assist us in continuing to help children like them.

Some pictures of the children celebrating Christmas at the homes.

Dr Nanjapa gives his time freely to help our children.  About once a month Dr Nanjapa visits all three homes to ensure the girls and boys vaccination programme is up to date as well as monitoring the health of the children. At any one time he is providing treatment for around 30 of the children and keeps in regular touch through calls to Malarjayrani, one of our house mothers with special training in health care.  Dr Nanjapa is a busy man, working with the UN and playing an active role in child protection through an organisation in Chennai; so the time he gives us is extra precious. His family are also committed to helping us and regularly accompany him when he visits.

These three children have had a hard couple of months. At the end of August their father died of a heart attack, 10 days later their mother committed suicide. All three children have been welcomed into the Goodwill homes and are now settled in. Although Goodwill can never replace their family we will give them a kind and loving home for as long as they need it.

This is Chitravel and he is the first graduate in his community. He has been supported through his education by our Tribal Outreach Programme and is now working as a teacher. Everyone at Goodwill is very proud of his achievement. 

Two of our Pattiveernapatti girls have taken part in the annual school sports day and with great success. Between them they secured three 1st places in 100 metres, 1500 metres and 400 metres relay, four 2nd places and two 3rd places! Here they are with their awards.  

Our new Spring/Summer 2011 newsletter is now available to download 

http://www.goodwillhomes.org.uk/about_us/newsletters

You can now donate to Goodwill by text. Simply text GOOD20 followed by £1, £2, £3, £4, £5 or £10 to 70070. e.g. text GOOD20 £5 to 70070 to donate £5 to Goodwill! All the money comes to the charity with no fees. Powered by JustTextGiving by Vodafone.

Please spread the word.

Furniture funded by the Guernsey Overseas Aid Commission being presented to one of our tribal schools. Here are some pictures of the new furniture and the children dancing to celebrate.