The children continued to sacrifice a meal each week to provide for those in need. With this sacrifice, plus your donations, the children were able to help another 500 families. These were largely the families of day laborers in the neighboring areas, who were out of w...

Since the onset of the COVID-19 outbreak in India at the beginning of March, the number of cases is steadily increasing and people remain in quarantine. With the lockdown suspending all forms of work, India's poorest people are now facing severe poverty and depriv...

With the coronavirus now spreading across India, SOFKIN is diligently following all of the coronavirus prevention precautions, as Chaya Pamula reported in her recent email. We are happy to report that all of the children and staff are healthy and doing well. One of t...

As we begin a new year, we’d like to take a moment to celebrate the major achievements of 2019 in the SOFKIN journey. Below are some of the highlights from this amazing year. You can read the full annual report here.

The children are thrilled to be in their new, airy, and spacious facility. There is much more living and recreation space than in the cramped quarters of their previous home. The new facility has capacity for well over 100 children, creating the opportunity to serve...

Everyone has been waiting a long time, but when they came back from summer holiday at the end of June, they moved directly into the new facility. According to Chaya, everyone just loves their new space: it is very open, bright, and airy with excellent ventilation. B...

2018 was filled with excitement for the children and SOFKIN. Just a year ago was the Grand Inauguration of the buildings that will soon be the children’s new homes. It was a glorious day when children, donors, house mothers, friends and family came together to celebrat...

Over eight children supported by SOFKIN are currently in college, and more than five secondary students become ready each year to enroll in higher education. As noted in previous blogs, our children have high career aspirations and the potential to achieve their dream...

One young person at SOFKIN who is currently realizing her dream is Meena. Meena was in the 4th grade when her mother passed away. Because her father “was not used to take care of us”, her grandmother and aunty tried to take care of her and her younger sister and broth...

Kranthi - one of the first children to be admitted to SOFKIN 10 years ago and the first to graduate from college - is a wonderful example of what is possible when educational opportunities are combined with the loving, nurturing environment of SOFKIN. Since earning hi...