Sphoorti

• Location : Hyderabad, India
• Community Served: Children
• Focus: Social Assistance for orphanage

Organization background

Sphoorti is a non-profit organization working for the orphaned, abandoned, destitute and other vulnerable children in the Medchal district near HYderabad, India. They run 3 orphanages, two for boys & one for girls, that provide housing, education and health care to 250 children. In addition, with the support of corporate sponsors, they fund the education of 200 children who do not reside at the orphanage.

Project background

Sphoorti Foundation was allocated 3 acres of land by the Govt of Telengana on the outskirts of Hyderabad and are in the process of constructing an enclosed compound on this land. They plan to have dorms, staff rooms, a school and other facilities around a central area. They expect to complete the entire compound in 5 — 10 years. Dorm rooms are sized at 450 sqft and accomodate 8 children. Construction costs per sqft range from Rs 1200 (in 2015) to Rs 1700 (in 2020).

GKF contributions to Sphoorti

• 2015: Funding for one room of a dorm
• 2019: Funding for 3 rooms (one dormroom each for boys and girls and a wellness room for girls)
• 2020,2021: Funding for operating costs of organization