Good Samaritan Children’s Home is an orphanage in Pocharam Village, which is located in a remote area, 40 km from Hyderabad. It is home to 30 orphaned children who are taken care by a dedicated and hard working staff.

When we visited the place in the fag end of February, we were taken aback completely by the terrible conditions prevailing there. Adversity was all that hit our eyes. It seemed like a monster. Pure water wasn’t available and the infrastructure was in shambles; from the stained and foul smelling toilets, to the broken walls in which dangerously poisonous insects, rodents and reptiles would reside, to the rain water stagnating, it was a complete nightmare. Mosquitoes were abundant and the whole area was on the brink of a disease-outbreak.  Furthermore, this was a remote and open area with almost no buildings. So it was terribly cold in the nights and terribly hot in the day. These children had neither blankets, nor mattresses to shield themselves. Another issue looming was that they didn’t have good educational facilities as well. We were completely shocked to see and feel such adversity and decided to implement our funds here. However, the courage that these brave children showed was inspiring!