
GWALIOR
CHILDRENS
HOSPITAL
CHARITY
(Regd. Charity No 1063694)
Snehalaya – it’s a dream
come true!
A Better Way of Care
The Doctors Dream
Over the years, doctors at Gwalior Childrens Hospital, visiting health professionals and even volunteers expressed concern at the quality of care they saw at many of the conventionally run institutions in the Gwalior region.
Dr. B.K. Sharma, founder of the Gwalior Childrens Hospital organisation, resolved
to take positive action. He devised a radically different concept. Instead of institutionalised
'care' in the conventional way -
Land was donated by Dr Sharma in memory of Dr. Meena Sharma. Located near Sikroda, work was started at the end of 2004 and the concept became reality in 2006.
And so "Snehalaya" (in Hindi it means "Home -
A Happy Family Home in Gwalior
A Childs Dream
Imagine it! A homeless child alone on the streets in the northern city of Gwalior
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In this area there's very limited government support for health, education or welfare
services. Electricity, if available at all, is sporadic. The water supply is unreliable
... there's little or no sanitation. The best a destitute child can hope for is a
bed in a local city orphanage
with food and clothing thrown at them out if pity
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For a fortunate few -
Mercy Home Ward
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