Kishordham

Embracing orphans and children from broken families

The word ‘Kishordham’ means joy and happiness. Maher believes that joy and happiness are the basic right of every child. However, these basic rights were taken away from most of the children who come to Maher due to various traumatic situations. This affects their development and growth and the children carry a painful burden of their past. Maher works to provide education and well-being for every child who joins the Maher family.
Maher creates an atmosphere of love and acceptance that is conducive to the emotional and physical growth of these children so that they can realize their full potential. Maher has impacted the lives of approximately 4237 children to date. The Kishordham project includes 35 children’s homes that currently house 873 children. More than 90 children are currently pursuing higher education in various fields.

Most of the women who came to Maher in search of refuge came with their children. Initially, the children were housed in one large home. However, it was soon realized that a larger number of homes with fewer children each was a better arrangement to cater to the individual emotional needs of the children. The children are also exposed to the surrounding community to facilitate an environment conducive to healthy psychological development. This led to the creation of smaller homes housing around 20 children and two house mothers in each of them. This helps to ensure that the children are brought up in a family atmosphere. There is one trained social worker for every 3 homes to monitor the progress of the house.