Facilities

In 1995, the Government of Andhra Pradesh donated half an acre of land in the centre of Kadapa to VFT. With additional donations from individuals in India and abroad, we were able to build a 11,500 sqft building. Aarti Home is located in this building along with VFT’s other activities in Kadapa.
Office space totaling 1,100 sqft has been rented out in Hyderabad in partnership with Asian Wildlife Organization. (WEB)Youth training programmes are conducted here in partnership with National Academy of Construction (WEB) and Satyam Foundation (WEB)
The Municipal Corporation of Kadapa has recently donated 2.5 acres land about 5 km from Kadapa in an area called Putlam Palli. The land is located close to the new Rajiv Gandhi Medical College and various new residential and industrial developments on the outskirts of the town. VFT is planning to build a children’s village on the new site housing one hundred and fifty based on the SOS children’s village concept. (WEB)
VFT is planning to extend its existing facilities in the centre Kadapa by another 6500sqft in order to accommodate the new school, youth training activities and accommodation facilities for visiting volunteers.
The organization also has a well established administrative & management team to monitor all its activities.

News and Events

School Bus for Aarti School

Aug 2010: Thanks to Mr.Ajit Kamath, Chairman & MD, Arch Pharmalabs Ltd, the children who attend Aarti School will now be ferried back and forth in their very own school bus.

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Aarti Home Children Create a Wall Mural

May 2010: As part of the Creative Junction project, the children of Aarti Home created an eye-catching mural on the ground level wall of the Aarti School building.

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Namrata Vora coordinating a project for Aarti Home girls at London school

April/May 2010: The girls of Aarti School have been engaged in a very interesting project over the last year. They have been exchanging thoughts and opinions with girls of similar ages at the Newlands School near London. The project has been conceptualised and facilitated by Creative Junction CIC, UK.

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VFT partners with district administration to start 40 bridge schools

May 2009: VFT has been named the primary NGO for 'Sarva Sikshya Abhiyaan', a Government of India initiative that seeks to ensure elementary education for all, for Kadapa District.

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