On October 23rd, 2024, Child Help Foundation (CHF) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Government of Goa's CSR Division. The partnership aims to promote the socio-economic development of Goa's population, focusing on community upliftment, education, and skill development. The MoU was signed at the Chief Minister Pramod Sawant’s office in Goa. On this occasion, Founders & Managing Trustees; Mr. Rajendra Pathak, Mr. Sunil Varghese, and the CEO of Child Help Foundation; Mr. Shaji Varghese were present.
In the last few months, Child Help Foundation has conducted many successful campaigns in the fields of education, sanitation, healthcare, hygiene, regular health check-ups, digital & computer education for kids and many more….
Here are some of the recent projects and activities
● Inaugurated Baby Feeding Centers in Bengaluru Metro Stations in Karnataka
● Empowered Underprivileged Girls with Digital Learning
● Gender Equality Program on Women’s Day
● Gendercide Awareness Session in Haryana
● Supported landslide victims in Wayanad, Kerala
● Free Food Distribution by Child Help Foundation during Rath Yatra, Puri, Odisha
The NGO is also doing path-breaking work in other areas and initiated programs like:
● Emergency Medical Support, to help underprivileged children with medical treatments, surgeries and transplants. Under this initiative, the NGO has to date helped 3,949 children across India
● Gender Equality program to cater to the needs of all genders and to support the government's steps to create a gender-inclusive environment. In alignment with the national program Beti Bachao Beti Padhao, a special emphasis is given to the education of girl children to enable them to become empowered citizens.
● Zero Hunger Program was adopted to fight against hunger by providing nutritious food to the underprivileged. Under this program, Child Help Foundation has served 25,93,347 meals till September 2024.
● Under the Humanitarian Relief and Rehabilitation program, 11,34,590 people have been benefited across India
● Feeding the stray animals was undertaken as a part of the UN SDG Life on Land. It took shape as an initiative specially adopted to take care of the animals and become the ‘Voice of the Voiceless’. Till now CHF has helped 61,999 stray animals across India
● Adopting the UN SDG – Life Below Water, Child Help Foundation regularly conducts Beach Clean-Up Drives to restore marine and coastal biodiversity. Through this program, around 2,09,46,120 marine lives have been saved
The NGO has conducted many other initiatives to help the needy across India. CHF is nationally recognized for inspiring and empowering people to come together and bring positive change in the lives of children and society at large.
Talking on the occasion, Mr. Rajendra Pathak, Founder and Managing Trustee, Child Help Foundation(CHF), said, “I remember, during our first project of ‘The Naigaon Zila Parishad School, in Maharashtra’ there were no benches or proper study materials for the underprivileged students, who belonged to the fishing community in the school. To improve the condition, we provided benches, study materials, uniforms, and food to help and support the students. It was just the beginning of our journey, since then we have implemented projects in 26 states and union territories in India. In addition to that, we have initiated projects at the international level too”.
He added “I thank the Chief Minister, Shri. Pramod Sawant and the government of Goa for trusting our NGO and signing the MOU between Child Help Foundation and the Government of Goa's CSR Division. The entire team is looking forward to improving the lives of people in need in the region”.
Speaking on the occasion Mr. Shaji Varghese, CEO of Child Help Foundation said “I would like to begin with a big thank you to everyone who has helped us in our mission and trusting us in our journey. We, along with our entire team are so proud that our NGO, Child Help Foundation has brought so many positive changes in the lives of people across India. The joy of seeing the priceless smiles on the faces of millions of people inspires us to work even harder”.
“We believe that our organization, which was founded on the principles of hard work, commitment, and kindness to support and provide health, education, better life, and overall wellness is being efficiently achieved. There is still a long way to go, but we are confident that the team will do its best to improve the lives of the needy in Goa and the nearby areas”, he further added.
He also appealed to people saying, “To conduct these operations, we rely on the kindness of people like you. So please come forward and support as much as you can.”
The NGO has won many awards for its impeccable work for the society. The awards won are Emergency Medical Support, Quality Education, Zero Hunger, Clean Water and Sanitation (WAS), Gender Equality, Humanitarian Relief, Life on Land, Life Below Water, Village Development, ‘Best Health Care NGO’ of the Year 2018, ‘Best NGO of the Year-2022’ at the Indian CSR Awards, ‘CMO Asia's NGO Excellence Awards for Social Consciousness NGO Leadership and Excellence,’ ‘Mahatma Award for Social Good and Impact’ at Mahatma Award 2022, National Awards 2021 for ‘Best Covid-19 NGO for Community,’ ‘Best NGO for Education for Girl Child, Farm & Food Krushi Samman Award 2024 by Delhi Press Magazines, ‘Best NGO for Centre of Excellence in Education 2024’ by Global CSR & ESG Awards.