About Lifegivers Trust

Lifegivers Trust is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation, registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales. Our registration number is 1186252.

Objects

The object of the CIO is:

To relieve poverty and sickness and to advance the Christian religion by the education of children and young people, in particular but not exclusively through the provision of grants and facilities to Lifegivers Children’s Home in Andhra Pradesh, India.

Trustees

There are three trustees: Oliver and Ruth Elphick and Pam Blakey.

Oliver and Ruth have been supporting Lifegivers Home privately for a number of years. Oliver went to visit the Home in January of 2019, to encourage them, but also, in part, to be able to verify their genuineness from personal experience, which he was happily able to do!

About Life Givers Home

Introduction

Life Givers Home in West Godawari, Andhra Pradesh, provides a new future for underprivileged, neglected and destitute children who would otherwise end up in forced labour or live a live of crime in the streets. This home adopts orphaned and semi-orphaned children, and school dropouts in the surrounding villages of the Pedapadu Mandal and provides them with a place to live where they are treated with love and compassion and also given formal education.

Background and formation of the work

The Home was founded by Bobby Masilamani in 2013 after he completed his college education. He started this Home as a result of the vision and inspiration from God to provide a new life for underprivileged chilren around the villages where he lives. Bobby is the second child in his family. Born to Christian parents, his father being a pastor, Bobby was saved in his teens and been serving the Lord since then in this area. He has a heart for children and wants to reach as many underprivileged children as possible for the Glory of God.

Currently this Home has adopted 46 children aged from 4-16 years and coming from different life situations. They are sheltered in a minimal accommodation and are sent to the Basic Schools nearby.

Aim and purpose

Our aim is to give protection, parental care and Christian love to the most needy children in our society.

Our purpose is to nurture the children in God’s love and thereby to train them with all talents which would be useful in the community.

Objectives

The objectives of the Home are:

To nurture each child through Scripture-centred activities that facilitate character transformation, wholesomeness in life and meaningful engagement with society.
To make it possible for the underprivileged children to receive formal education so as to liberate each child from circumstances beyond his or her control.
To supplement the formal education being received by the child at school by providing the child with opportunities to grow intellectually through informal means.
To facilitate normal physical growth for the child by means of preventive medical care and nutritious diet program in view of the less privileged circumstances the child has come from.

Spiritual development

The children will be nurtured spiritually by:

Teaching Bible values
Telling Bible stories
Christian song and music
Teaching prayer
Teaching them to Love Jesus
Competitions and exams
Retreats
Vacation Bible School

Educational development

In addition, there will be

Basic education at local schools
Assistance with children's homework
Remedial tutoring, on a daily basis
Teaching of basic English grammar and communication skills
Simple General Knowledge classes
Vocational skill classes
Group discussions
Educational trips

Social development

The following social norms will be taught to the children:

Manners
Moral stories
Inter- and intra-personal relationships
Involvement with social awareness programmes
Meaningful celebration of National festivals
Social service camps

Physical development

Physical education will be taught by:

Health related training
Personal hygiene education
Physical exercises
Games and sports
Medical camps
Annual sports day

Location

This Home is located in the village of Appanaveedu, which is a minor panchayat with a population of 2,500. It is 40 kilometres from Vijayawada city in Krishna district towards Eluru in the West Godavari District, the Pedapadu mandal, Andhra Pradesh state.

Financial Support

So far the home has been supported by local friends and some people from overseas. We are prayerfully looking for like-minded people who have a burden for the children and who will invest their prayers and support for bringing transformation to these little lives. We would love to invite people who want to volunteer in the home for teaching the children. We need £500 (US$700) a month just for food, quite apart from any other needs, such as school supplies, clothes and rent.

The Orphanage operates under Indian government guidelines and was duly registered by the State government to give us greater opportunities to extend the work to as many children as we can.

Bobby Masilamani and his mother take the whole responsibility of looking after the children. There are another four people working for various things related to the Home.

Conclusion

We trust that God will enable us to fulfill the vision that that these children will grow up to be men and woman who will do their best for society.