Let's do our bit to change lives of these abandoned special needs children

Our Focus

Adoption

AshaJyothi was born with the core philosophy of saving abandoned children. AshaJyothi offers food, shelter, medical care and other necessities of life to support their special needs and survival. Since its inception in 1998, AshaJyothi has adopted many such children with special needs.

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Rehabilitation

Regular Medical Camps
Neurogen Treatments
Yoga
Schooling
Vocational Training

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Projects & Activities

PARI Menstrual Hygiene
PARI Pads Distribution
Toilets & Water
Accommodation by gender
Relief Works

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Medical Camps

Every child has a basic right for proper health care. As parents we do everything possible to give the best to our children. These are the children who are physically challenged, speech and hearing impaired, Autistic, Downs Syndrome and Blind. So just imagine to what lengths we have to go, to provide proper medical care for these abandoned and special needs children. AshaJyothi does exactly that by organizing regular medical camps for these children and specialized Neurogen treatments for children with extreme disabilities.

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Vocational Trainings

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AshaJyothi campus now helps more than 80 special needs children.

15+ children share an old rusty wheelchair which costs about $100. For $100 we can sponsor a wheelchair and put a smile on a face.

We can change the lives of these beautiful kids by donating just $70 a month which will cover all the basic necessities like shelter, food, hygiene, medical care, education, etc.

Thanks for doing your bit to make our world a better place. Just imagine how satisfying it will be knowing that you saved a life and helped transform a child with special needs.

Make a difference by

Donating
Sponsoring a Child
Donating necessities like clothing, food, wheelchair, beds
Sponsoring food for all children for a day

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Our Partners

Chicago Andhra Association

Chicago Andhra Association supports AshaJyothi in multiple ways. They conduct Annadanam scheme regularly through generous donations to provide nutrition and daily food supply. They also provide financial support for Women empowerment, School renovations, Student scholarships.

Save the Child

Save the Child foundation has been supporting on multiple projects and AshaJyothi kids are forever indebted to them. Major projects include PARI, Aids & Appliances for the handicapped, Child Sponsorship Program, Half Saree celebrations for Girls, Covid Relief support, Vocational trainings for women, Medical Camps, etc.

Empower And Excel

Empower and Excel have been backing AshaJyothi since 2019 with various project initiatives with their generous donor's support. Empower and Excel is a California, USA based non-profit organization with a mission to "empower and equip our future generations with the power to change the world and to make it a better place to live".

AshaJyothi Handicapped Welfare Society

Our Story

Humble beginnings 1998

AshaJyothi began its journey with a small home to protect mentally disabled and abandoned children at Hanuman Junction, West Godavari District, India in 1998 with 10 children

AshaJyothi Shifted to own premises, 2005

In the year 2005 AshaJyothi shifted to its own premises. Thanks a ton, to our sponsors "Care n Share", and others who provided relentless support in realizing our dreams.

PARI Unit Started 2016

AshaJyothi PARI unit commenced to provide access to Sanitation and Menstrual Hygiene Management for every girl

Warm greetings from AshaJyothi

AshaJyothi Handicapped Welfare Society was born from difficulties and agony faced by our own family in the year 1998. This is a story of how one man turned his life's tragedy into a blessing for many. The story of a father who lost his daughter "BalaJyothi" at a young age who suffered from mental illness. He honored her memory by starting AshaJyothi to save children with special needs, orphan, abandoned and underprivileged.

Children who are physically challenged, speech and hearing impaired, Autistic, Downs Syndrome and Blind. Children who cannot walk, eat, bathe. Children who cannot accomplish basic tasks in life that we often take for granted. Children who need love, security, medical care, and necessities of life. All of them were either abandoned or orphaned at an incredibly young age. It is disheartening to see such children being left out and pathetic to see parents leaving such children at orphanages or abandoning treating them as a liability. This is the exact reason why AshaJyothi was founded with the objective to rescue and rehabilitate such children.

AshaJyothi began its journey with a small home to protect mentally disabled and abandoned children at Hanuman Junction, West Godavari District, India in 1998 with 10 children.

In the year 2005 AshaJyothi shifted to its own premises. Thanks a ton, to our sponsors "Care n Share", and others who provided relentless support in realizing our dreams. They helped us in the process to build our own home and comfortable premises with all basic amenities like beds, toilets, health care, kitchen, school and para medical support. AshaJyothi campus now helps more than 80 special needs children.

With the support of Neurogen, Mumbai we were able to provide the latest medical treatment for our children. We have well-equipped in-house facility for physiotherapy and 24/7 nursing support. Our children need continuous medical evaluation, physiotherapy, aids and appliances for the physically challenged like wheelchairs, hearing-aids, etc. and special education & training for survival.

We, at AshaJyothi not only work to make the children normal, but also teach them the required skills to empower them to live on their own in future. Thanks to the volunteers from Ireland, Germany etc., who visit us every year and provide various therapies to our children.

We sincerely acknowledge the support from various other organizations like Save the Child Foundation, Excel n Empower for their continued support to AshaJyothi.

Our mission is only to see Smiles on the faces of special needs children and that such smiles should sustain for lifetime. We appeal to individuals, Organizations and Philanthropists to support us to accomplish this mission. This will only enable AshaJyothi to extend all its services to protect these children.

Sincerely
Madhavi Latha
Director

Mission

AshaJyothi Handicapped Welfare Society is a registered Voluntary Organization started in 1998 in Hanuman Junction, Andhra Pradesh, India. The Mission of AshaJyothi is to provide diverse services for development, education and rehabilitation for children with physical and mental disabilities. AshaJyothi strongly believes that these abandoned children with disabilities and special needs have the natural right to live in a home the gives them love and affection, healthy food, decent shelter, access to medical and health care facilities, not the least appropriate education to sustain.

Treatments at AshaJyothi

Cerebral Palsy

Cerebral Palsy is a non progressive neurodevelopmental disorder, which is caused by any event leading to damage to the brain around the time of birth. The causes can range from to nutritional factors, physical trauma, hypoxia / lack of Oxygen flow due to factors such as cord around the neck, to birth asphyxia etc. The impact ranges from mild physical disability to very severe disability along with comorbid mental retardation. Some Children also have accompanied fits/ Seizures / Convulsions, that complicate the Prognosis.

Autism

Autism is a neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by impaired by impaired social interaction, verbal, and non verbal communication and restricted and repetitive behavior.

Mental Retardation/ Intellectual Disability

Mental Retardation is a developmental disorder. Children with ID generally exhibit sub average functioning. These kids have difficulties in self adaptive areas such as communication, self care, home living, social skills, community use, self direction, health and safety, academics, leisure and work. Mental Retardation can be classified into the following grades according to its severity, viz. Mild, moderate, sever, and profound.

Down Syndrome

Down Syndrome is a genetic condition also known as 'Trisomy21' as it is caused due to the presence of an extra copy of chromosome 21. It leads to delayed physical growth, facial dysmorphism, and affected cognitive and intellectual functions.

Physically Challenged

Someone who is physically challenged has a problem with their body that makes it difficult for them to do things that other people can do easily. Children who are physically challenged because of Polio, accidents and other neurological problems.

Our Partners in this good deed all along...

Chicago Andhra Association

Chicago Andhra Association supports AshaJyothi in multiple ways. They conduct Annadanam scheme regularly through generous donations to provide nutrition and daily food supply. They also provide financial support for Women empowerment, School renovations, Student scholarships.

Save the Child

Save the Child foundation has been supporting on multiple projects and AshaJyothi kids are forever indebted to them. Major projects include PARI, Aids & Appliances for the handicapped, Child Sponsorship Program, Half Saree celebrations for Girls, Covid Relief support, Vocational trainings for women, Medical Camps, etc.

Empower And Excel

Empower and Excel have been backing AshaJyothi since 2019 with various project initiatives with their generous donor's support. Empower and Excel is a California, USA based non-profit organization with a mission to "empower and equip our future generations with the power to change the world and to make it a better place to live".

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Your support could save a life

AshaJyothi has saved many children with special needs and improved their lives. Throughout this journey many organizations and individuals have volunteered to support AshaJyothi. None of this would have been possible without the help of supporters like you.

Sponsor a Child

Sponsor a AshaJyothi Child today. Your monthly contribution will give your sponsored child access to life-changing benefits like food, medical care, education, life skills.

Make a Donation

Small or Large, make a donation to help AshaJyothi children fight against the odds and exercise their right for quality life.

You can also send your cheque payments to AshaJyothi at the following address:

In favour of - AshaJyothi Handicapped Welfare Society
Hanuman Junction, Andhra Pradesh, India – 521105

All donations except cash are eligible for tax deductions under Section 80G of the Income Tax Act, 1961

Other ways to Help

There are more ways to make difference at AshaJyothi. This is your chance to make the world a better place. Help us fund one of our many programs that will transform the lives of the special needs children

Sponsor food for all children at AshaJyothi for a day
Sponsor a wheelchair or other aids for physical challenged
Sponsor sanitary pads for AshaJyothi children
Sponsor a child who needs urgent Medical Care

Contact us today to learn more about how you can make a difference through your contributions

Donations

Please send you donations via bank transfer to:

Bank Transfer:

Name of the Account: Asha Jyothi Handicapped Welfare Society

Account Number: 34215204307

IFSC Code: SBIN0004700

Bank & Branch: State Bank of India, Hanuman Junction Branch

Note: All donations are tax exempted under section 80G & 12A (Income Tax Exemption)

Contact Us

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AshaJyothi Handicapped Welfare Society
Hanuman Junction
Andhra Pradesh, India - 521105
Phone +91 96030 21871

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For inquiries, donations, or to learn more about how you can help, please reach out to us.