From the first day that we started the Cherish
Foundation in the year of 2004 it has been our dream to buy our own land and build an
orphanage. So far we have been fortunate in being able to stay in a rented
premises many years. At the moment we are
blessed by having a landlords named Paul Devapriyam & Usha Devapriyam who were sympathetic to
cherish children and therefore the house rent has been kept as zero from last 15 years, but if for any reason the ownership of the property should change hands
then we will be in a difficult situation.

However, For the future well being of all our children we should
buy a land and build our own orphanage for Cherish foundation. The price of land in Hyderabad varies
according to the distance from the city, water supply, the distance from the
nearest surfaced road, and the distance from the town center. After searching for
a year, at last we are able to find One Acre of land which is near from the present place. In the Pro posed Land where we are planning to have drip
irrigation garden along with several buildings to provide ministry for about
Hundred Orphans. We
understand that to take on this project would mean a Capital Campaign where
between 5 Crores of Rupees would have to be raised. There is a whole lot of
work to be done just to be sure that this is the one that we should be working
towards. The greatest hurdle for doing a project like this is finding the right
people who know what they are doing to make it happen in the right way.
PROPOSED PROJECTS ON THE SITE
ORPHANAGE:
Our
goal is to construct an orphanage building which will encourage each orphan
child’s growth, all our kids should give plenty of freedom and room to express
themselves as individuals. Whether as an athlete, artist, scholar, musician,
teacher or farmer, all of our children are encouraged to find their own path.
To promote this, we want to build Orphanage with separate blocks for the Boys & Girls with will be useful for different group of children like
Nursery (Kids
Aged 0-10) -- Small
Boys Hostel (Boys
Aged 10-15) -- Small
Girls Hostel (Girls
Aged 10-15)
Big
Boys Hostel (Boys
Aged 15+) -- Big
Girls Hostel (Girls
Aged 15+)
EDUCATION:
Education is a critical
foundation in every child’s life. It is certainly something that we place great
value in. One
critical component of our mission is education. The success of our orphan
children depends on it. It is always been an ambitious dream of ours
to build a comprehensive school campus for our orphanage to provide 
education
from nursery up to college level. And also we have a goal to provide the
highest-quality education at an affordable price, not just for our children but
for the children of our local community who is not affordable.
Nelson Mandela said “Education
is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world” and we
believe it is true. Education, good education, would completely change our
area. And while we could not educate every child in Hyderabad and its
surrounding villages, we can certainly set the standard and be an inspiration
to other schools in the region.
For a excellent private
high school education, it costs between Rs. 35,000/- to 2 Lakhs per student
per year, with quality and school reputation being the biggest factors in
determining cost. Considering the fact that many families operate on combined
incomes of less than Rs. 10,000/- per month, an education of this type is often
well beyond their means. We feel that all children, including our own, deserve
a chance at something better.
Our plan is to develop the campus one structure at
a time as funding and finances allow by constructing of our Kindergarten,
Primary, and High School & Inter-College. Following this
somewhere along the journey we also plan to construct a Library, Computer Lab & Resource Center.
FARMING: Agricultural projects play a big part in why we are
able to do so much on such a small budget.
Not only do we grow much of our own
food but we also are able to sell excess production to generate much needed
funds that can be used for cherish children’s various needs. We want to grow different
kind of fresh vegetable, fruits like
mango, papaya,
Orange, guava, pear, plumb, banana, custard apple,
pulses on this land. DAIRY: We want to have cattle in our dairy which
will be raised to produce milk for our children; those who don’t drink milk get
it in their morning porridge and chai (tea) throughout the day.
FISH TANKS: We want to develop two large tanks on the site that we use to
grow fish. These fish are used to provide our children and staff with a semi-regular supply of meat.
GOAT & POULTRY FARM: Cherish foundation wanted to develop Go
at and Poultry farm which will
provides eggs, chicken and mutton for the needs of orphanage and to raise some
sustainable income for the maintenance of organization.
CHILDHOOD FUN: Play is a big part of what we do and
we want to have a large open areas, football court, and Wally ball court etc., where
our children can always be found playing during their free periods.
Beyond this we want to keep pets, especially rabbits, chickens and the
occasional puppies. We want that our children enjoy maintaining their own
vegetable gardens, fishing, as well as swimming in our pool during the hot
summer months.
We
need a place which the children can call their own. We also need a bigger place
which can house more orphaned and street children. To build our own house for
the orphanage, Cherish Foundation needs considerably large amount of funds. In
the first phase funds are needed to purchase the land and to construct the fencing
wall.
We hereby request all our supporters and anyone reading
this who would like to create a change in the lives of these orphan children
today, make any donation to our account to enable us complete the intended
orphanage home so that the children can live in a comfortable and pleasing
environment. Any of your contributions will be highly appreciated.