Snehneer (home of love), is a shelter home at Rajarhat in Kolkata for 25 young children. It is run by Bhoruka Public Welfare Trust with support from Hope Foundation, Ireland. This home shelters those children who are either infected or affected by HIV. The project provides educational, nutritional, psychological, recreational support to the children. The project caters not only to the infected children but also addressing the issues of those children who are affected by HIV/AIDS.
Project goal vs implementation
Project goals: * To ensure basic human rights for the children affected/infected with HIV. * To ensure a long-term shelter home for the HIV affected/infected children in need. * To provide psychological support to the children, parents and family members through counselling services. * To provide social support through a positive environment in the community * Providing social support through a positive environment in the community. * Proper support to families so that they can plan their future.
Implementation: * Provides holistic care (nutritional, educational, psychological and health) to infected and affected children in dire need, through long-term shelter home services. * Provides care and treatment to the residents through regular health check-ups. * Provides proper facility for vaccination to both the infected and affected children. * Network with Government health facilities to ensure enrolment of infected children to ART centers, proper immunization, etc. * Provides non-formal education to the infected and affected children. * Ensures formal education to the infected and affected children by placing them in nearby Government schools. * Provides appropriate services to the parents and/or extended family members through parental counseling. * Provides entertainment and recreational programs for the residents by arranging outdoor tours at regular intervals. * Ensure life