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Public benefits
Purpose 1 – to relieve poverty The direct benefits which flow from this purpose include • Provision of clothing and food to people who at the time are unable to source such items themselves • Hope and encouragement to members of certain social groups (eg homeless, jobless) These benefits can be demonstrated by • Feeding programmes (for example at
Bangalore Central Railway station) • Donations of clothing and household items on a targeted, ad hoc basis The beneficiaries of this purpose are • The homeless centred on Bangalore Central Railway Station • Residents of slums / sub-standard housing in Bangalore, Hosur and Billigundu Purpose 2 – to promote the preservation and protection of health The direct benefits which flow from this purpose include • A reduction in illness, physical pain and emotional pain caused by an incapacity to work or look after family / children • A reduction in the need for hospital / doctor visits that may not be affordable • An improvement in medical practice at local hospitals These benefits can be demonstrated by • Improved health and diet of children at Angel House home • Training in sanitation, cleanliness and transmission of bacteria • Formal training of medical staff in local hospitals around basic good practice The beneficiaries of this purpose are • Children at Angel House • Residents of Hosur, Tamil Nadu • Staff and patients at Hosur & Bangalore hospitals Purpose 3 – to advance education The direct benefits which flow from this purpose include • Children receiving education in public schools where previously they received none These benefits can be demonstrated by • Angel House and Billigundu children attending school The beneficiaries of this purpose are • Children of Hosur and Billigundu Purpose 4 – to provide or assist in the provision of accommodation and facilities to children and people in need of such assistance as a result of their poverty or social and economic circumstances in India. The direct benefits which flow from this purpose include • A home for unwanted and rejected children (primarily from Billigundu village) under the “Angel House” banner • Provision of a home for homeless families in Billigundu village • General workshops and life skill training in Billigundu village • Rescue of children sold into bonded labour / slavery These benefits can be demonstrated by • Establishment of Angel House children’s home in Hosur • Provision and building of houses in Billigundu village • Establishment of a training & mentoring centre and village hub in Billigundu and Hosur • Mission to rescue Billigundu children taken from the village and return to safe accomodation The beneficiaries of this purpose are • Unwanted, abandoned children of Billigundu • Homeless of Billigundu • Residents of Billigundu and Hosur There is no harm flowing from these purposes. There is no private benefit flowing from these purposes.
... [more] [less]What your organisation does
The Angel House home provides not just a roof and food, but love, education, family and sanitation education, an opportunity to go to school and health care when ill. The children entering the home tend to be around 7 or 8 years old and it is anticipated they will stay until school leaving age or beyond. The children are abandoned by their parents
in the villages, but the Trust does not break the ties, working as it does with the same communities. By creating trust and providing updates on the children’s progress the risk of other children being sold into slavery is reduced. A two storey building has been rented in Hosur as the Angel House and larger premises with more land are being sought. In Krishnagiri district a project was started in Biligundu village; on the invitation of Tamil Nadu social services contacts were made enabling a range of Trust activity. This includes health and sanitation clinics, through to building accommodation for the poorest residents and mentoring future leaders and building community with the young men who have migrated to the nearest town looking for employment. There are regular visits to the village for building relationships, building works and clinics. A building has been established in Biligundu as the Trust centre to meet, store supplies and equipment. There are also mentoring meetings in Hosur for the young men who have moved to look for work. The emphasis is on enabling the community to grow in confidence and skills, so that it can develop its own initiatives without outside help. In addition there have been regular homeless feeding programmes (eg Bangalore Central railway station) and provision of clothing where needs have been identified. The Trust also carries out fund raising activities in India, UK and USA and receives mission teams from abroad. The focus has been as much on raising awareness (including in India) as raising funds for the home, schooling and projects etc.
... [more] [less]The charity’s classifications
- The prevention or relief of poverty
- The advancement of education
- The advancement of health or the saving of lives
- The relief of those in need by reason of youth, age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
Who the charity helps
- Children (5-13 year olds)
- Overseas/developing countries
- Specific areas of deprivation
- Youth (14-25 year olds)
How the charity works
- Accommodation/housing
- Education/training
- Overseas aid/famine relief
- Youth development
