Who We Are

How We Work

Our aim is to see a society where no child is orphaned simply because she is a girl. Female foeticide, treating a girl child as a curse and abusing women are not problems that have one solution. If we want a society where a girl child is wanted and welcomed with love, we need to change attitudes – deep rooted attitudes that take at least one generation to change, if not more. Aarti Home (VFT) has identified various aspects impacting attitudes and is working towards addressing these issues.

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Where We Work

We are based in Kadapa in southern Andhra Pradesh. Our work is primarily in the surrounding regions of Anantapur and Kadapa districts.
We also operate training programs in the city of Hyderabad. We run computer training programs in our computer centre. We also operate a job placement centre there.

Our History

In 1992, a three year-old girl was found abandoned on the streets of Kadapa. On digging deeper, we discovered that she was the daughter of a woman killed by her husband. A few local citizens got together and decided to run an orphanage to bring up the girl and a few more like her. A rented building housed the children and provided them shelter.

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Our People

The Board of Vijay Foundation Trust is composed of its founding members and include some of the well-respected individuals of the region with a philanthropic bent of mind.
Governing Body
President: Mrs. P.V. Sandhya, M.A., M.Phil.
pvsandhya@gmail.com

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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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