Through our five projects, we provide shelter, education, food and healthcare to underprivileged children across India. Find out more about each project and how you can get involved below.
Girls are often taken out of school to help with family responsibilities such as caring for younger siblings, fetching water or cooking at the time of harvest. For high school girls, if there is no transportation available they are immediately taken out of school. At Big Hug, we set out to change this, read more below...
Along with our partner project, the Society for Rural Health and Development (SRHD) we aim to break the cycle of forcing children from the 'Dalit' and other communities in India into child labour. Forced to work with their parents, these children have been denied the opportunity to develop in mainstream education and promote and protect their own rights. Read on to find out about our new collaboration.
The Jugnu Pre-School and Nutrition Programme is an educational project for disadvantaged slum children living 'below the poverty line'. Through this programme children are given a ‘head start’ in their education by being exposed to a range of preschool activities which help develop their cognitive, social and language skills.
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The Early Intervention Clinic is a service that provides early screening and intervention to infants (age 0-3 years) who are at a high risk of Cerebral Palsy or a neuro-motor difficulty. The service includes medical assistance, physical and occupational therapy and assistive technology devices.
Cornerstone Children's Home is an orphanage in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu and home to 30 children. Cornerstone is Big Hug's first project and has been supported since 2011. Big Hug funds the rent of the home and the children's school fees.