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Mission SPHOORTI

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Mission (redux)

• What: To change lives of

underprivileged and vulnerable
children
• Whom: Orphaned, abandoned,
children of sex workers and HIV/AIDS
patients
• How: Provide long-term care and
skills
• Why: To help them grow into
independent and responsible
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Fact Sheet
• Started in Aug 2006 with three
children
• 24 x 7 care for 57 boys and 63 girls
in two separate premises
• Sponsoring education for another 12
children
• Formal education in an English
medium private school with after
school support
• Children’s Homes in three premises
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What We Aren’t What We
Are
• just a Non-Profit • a For-Impact Org
Org • a Cause
• a Charity • begging for
• BEGGING for CHANGE
change • seeking
• seeking INVOLVEMENT +
DONATIONS RELATIONSHIP
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Key Concepts defined

Relationships: A relationship is a continuing series of collaborative interactions each

inherently unique to the individual participant.

Trust: Character + Competence

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SPHOORTI Flow sheet

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In simple terms, we provide
• Food
– Diet plan prescribed by experts
– Three meals in a day and snacks in the
evening
• Clothing
– 3 sets of uniforms and civil dresses
– 2 sets of underwear, 2 pairs of shoes &
slippers p.a.
• Shelter
– Two separate Homes
– 9 rooms for Girls and 5 rooms for Boys
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…. we also provide
• Education
– English-medium education, After hours
tuition support
• Healthcare
– Medical, Dental, Eye Camps every year
– 24 x 7 access to physicians
– Hepatitis B vaccination
• Recreation
– Excursions: Zoo, Circus, NTR Gardens,
Prasadz et al
– Drawing/Painting and Dancing, Movies and
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Recent Initiatives
• Rehabilitation of Children belonging
to the Dommara community, Andhra
Pradesh
• Bridge to Dosti – A new pen-pal
program between children in the US
and Sphoorti children
• Construction of new premises for
children (8 rooms and RCC roof)

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Rehab of Dommara Children
• Backdrop
– Prostitution : Traditional Profession
(Caste-based)
– Children forced into flesh trade at
puberty
• Girls become sex workers
• Boys become pimps/traffickers
– Exploitation by community leaders and
police
– No general career option
– Several HIV and AIDS patients
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Rehab of Dommara Children
(contd.)
• Intervention
– Counseling and Guidance
• One-on-one with parents and children
• HIV/AIDS awareness
– Rehabilitation of children
• SPHOORTI supporting 37 Dommara children
• Comprehensive Care and Counseling

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 Rehab of Dommara Children
(contd.)
• Implications
– A sex worker transmits HIV to 600 people
in 10 years
– We save
• Dommara children from becoming sex
workers and pimps/traffickers
• 600 x (number of Dommara girls rescued)
approx.
• As many families

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Bridge to Dosti
• A brand new Penpal program
• 10 kids from US and 10 kids from
Sphoorti
• Exchange of mails over the Net
• Helps our children gain language
skills
• New friendship boosts self-esteem

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New Construction Plan
• Construction in a leased plot in the
same locality
• 8 living rooms + kitchen + store
rooms + 5 bathrooms
• RCC roof

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SPHOORTI in media
• Print
– Eenadu (May 16, 2008)

– The Hindu (July 18, 2008)

– Andhra Jyoti (Nov 15, 2008)
• Electronic Media
– TV9 - సపందంచ హృదయం

– Interview and Live Show in Rainbow FM

– Tie-up with Radio Mirchi - బక ఇవవ, బక

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Testimonials (more on
http://www.sphoorti.org/testimonials.html)

NVISION Group (Deloitte),

“Our meeting with you was with a major
motive of understanding your organization, I must
admit that we are really impressed with the way
Sphoorti is been organized, We could see that the
entire activities were being run in a very
professional manner, we liked the way the kids
treated us. Our every observation led us to only
one conclusion, Sphoorti has a great future.
We had a great learning experience of how an
NGO is to be maintained, and treated so that it
excels in the role for which it was started.
Sphoorti is an outstanding example of a
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professionally maintained organization. ”
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