Paths of Life Children Home
There are many poor but needy children that are need of care, concern, love, affection, education, shelter, medicine, clothes, better-bright future. By providing these facilities to such deserve but deprived of opportunities, in turn they will support the society in many ways in many levels once they settle in life with our provisions.
At present we vision to start Children Hostels with around 25 in Kathpudi. In future we planned 3 more in Thetagunta, Narsipatnam in Andhra Pradesh and Jayapatna in Odisha states in India. If you want sponsor orphan children you may see donate and contact us.
Some facts about Orphan children:
- There are 20 million street children in India.
- Over 59 million children in India have no access to school.
- One out of two children between the ages of 6 and 14 has no access to primary education.
- Out of 27 million children born in India every year, 2 million do not survive to celebrate their first birthday.
- About 60 million Indian children under the age of 6 live below the poverty line.
- 500,000 children are forced into this commercial sex trade every year.
- 1 out of every 3 girls does not live to see her 15th birthday.
- Every sixth girl child’s death is due to gender discrimination, 3 more girls than boys die every year.
- 53% of girls in the age group of 5 to 9 years are illiterate.
- 5.2 million HIV/ AIDS infected children
- 31% of infants are born with low birth-weight
- 7% of infants die before their 1st birthday
- 46% of children under 5 are malnourished
- Statistics reveal that India has 17 million child labourers -- the highest in the world.
- Under the age group of 5- 14 years, 4.02 % of children engaged in economic activities.
- Total of 6.75% children at work, of which 4.73% are boys and 8.93% are girls
- Sex Ratio under 15 years: 1.06 male(s)/female
- Infant mortality rate: 57.92
- Children Underweight Rate: 18%
- Life expectancy at birth > Male: 63.9 years
- Life expectancy at birth, years > Females: 63
Please contact if you would like to donate or need more information on a specific orphanage or child that you want support or sponsor