(Navajeevan Bala Bhavan)
...is part of the Don-Bosco-Order and was founded in 1989 by Father Thomas Koshy. In 2012 a change of leadership took place: now Father Balashowry, who is dedicated to the same aims as Father Koshy and who has been working for Navajeevan for several years, assumes management. The vision of the association is a society, which respects the welfare of children and their right of life, protection, development and participation. For this reason, Navajeevan created a lot of aid projects for children over the last years. Inside the rail station, which is one of the most important traffic junctions in southern India with approximately 200 trains per day, the organisation is represented by a small shelter. Employees of Navajeevan deliberately pick up children, who either came here being already homeless or who were just separated from their relatives by the excitement of the crowds. During our short visit we observed, that two new boys were brought to the shelter within a few minutes, two more had recently arrived. We also spent one afternoon in the children’s village of Navajeevan and by the way we got to know a few volunteers. The association is the biggest provider of volunteer work in Vijayawada and permanently employs 5-11 volunteers in different projects.
If you want to become a volunteer and help actively we can arrange the contact with Navajeevan.
Further information: www.njbb.org