The Joy you Give
There is a place where something reeks or leaks all the time. A place where swarms of flies take shelter. A place where the scorching heat of the day leaves…
Stories have the power to change lives
“I have another story I’d like to tell,” shouted 14-year old Rahul, his voice full of excitement. Then he added, “two…no… three stories!” Over five days at the beginning of…
Nick Stening – Walking for Children
Starting on July 30th 2019, Nick walked ten marathons in 8 days and 13 hours with a 15kg rucksack containing his camping gear and some food supplies. Over the course…
Cycling and running barefoot for the children
"We are lucky that we had a colourful childhood!" says Akash Nambiar (@barefootmallu), "Don't we have our best childhood memories? Getting new clothes every festival season, school youth festivals, we…
How Anup took charge of his own life to break out of poverty
By Oswyn Dsouza Vishwanath Sindi (aka Anup) and his mother migrated to Goa from Mangalore in search of a better future. Sadly, Anup’s father passed away when Anup was just…
As citizens we wield the power for a great nation
By Christina Kurian Time for each one of us to rise and break the cycle of poverty by ensuring every child gets access to good education “Education is the great…
Shrikanth: Student to Supporter of his siblings
By Elaine Fernandes Shrikanth Laxman is a native of Karnataka. He lived with his parents, three younger sisters and two younger brothers. Life was very difficult back in the village…
A new year is a fresh start for children at El Shaddai Academy
By Jenifer Lobo To begin something new is always amazing. The new school year starts with excitement – a whole new set of interesting challenges, new knowledge, and new discoveries.…
Food or Education – the dilema of less fortunate parents
The choice of the kind of food to order in a restaurant or the school to send our child to is pretty straightforward. And yet, we see ourselves labouring over…
How donating can benefit you on a personal level
The act of donation is a gift of love to those children who never experienced childhood, and also the invisible warmth of a parent to those children who do not…
“I will travel the world”
Laxman Haibathi came to El Shaddai homes in 2003 at a very young age, with two of his siblings. They had lost their mother and the father was a migrant…
Sport is a powerful tool to social and economic mobility
I hated every minute of training, but I said, “Don’t quit. Suffer now and live the rest of your life as a champion."- Muhammad Ali As rightly said by the…
“Now my small family can live happily together”
One morning, as I was passing by the El Shaddai shelter, I entered and asked if they had a vacancy. I was offered a job as a Support Staff in…
Challenges in Educating Children at Risk
“Every child is a caring adult away from being a success story” - Josh Shipp Poverty, single parenting, child labour, vulnerability, negligence, low parental education levels are the main risk…
Stories of Change: Babita’s dreams of becoming a teacher
Teaching gives her a new direction in life Babita, one of our children who studied in Shanti Niketan had a dream to be independent and have her own family. Her…
Anita: Pure Innocence
Eight-year-old Anita lives in House of Norma. She has been with us since 4th June 2012. Anita has two elder sisters and a younger brother who suffers from a medical…
Adithya: Loving at 11
Adithya a cheery-faced lad and lives in the Verna House. He’s 11 years old and has been with us since 17th February 2014. But it has not always been this…
10 Himalayan Trekkers driven by a cause
A group of 15 trekkers from 5 countries braved the odds, walking eight hours a day for 12 days to raise awareness and funds for the causes they believe in.
Will you play too?
Anita holds up a little white card before the two little girls sitting with her. She leans forward and asks, “Can you tell me what’s this word?” Her voice is…
Creativity in the Streets
Excited little faces line the front rows at the Lohia ground in Margao. The children are dressed in vibrant colours. Polka dotted and multi-coloured tiered skirts mixed with traditional Indian…