The Founders

Malankara Boy’s Home is a venture of the Malankara Archdiocese of Trivandrum started in 1996 by Fr. Jose Kizhakkedath with the support of Late Rev. Cyril Mar Baselious, Major Arch Bishop of Malankara Catholic Church, Fr. Mathew Kadakampally and Fr. John Kochutundil.

AROH, a short and sweet abbreviation for ‘a ray of hope’, was started 8 years ago, literally as a ray of hope. A ray of hope for the underprivileged women who have been deprived and oppressed, to empower them to face the challenges in life, a ray of hope for the children who need care and facilities to grow up and become the nation’s pride, a ray of hope for the poorest of the poor to enable them to live with dignity, a ray of hope for the physically challenged, HIV+, cured leprosy patients, etc, who may need livelihood support, economic support or just a caring word.

About Aroh Foundation

AROH Foundation is a non-profit, voluntary organisation registered under Section 2 of the Society Registration Act, 1860. It was founded by like minded qualified professionals to work for socio-economic and cultural and educational upliftment of the society and its people especially women and children.The Foundation has been actively involved in various social concerns and is assisting in several development programmes of the government of India. It has worked extensively in the field of education and handled many turnkey projects for various departments of the Ministry of Human Resource Development.

Programmes at Aroh Foundation

• Empowerment of urban and rural poor, especially women and children.
• Assist, organise and undertake programmes aimed towards economic development of the women thereby improving their quality of life.
• Provide financial and technical assistant to women to start new enterprises by forming co-operatives/self-help groups for their benefit.
• Undertake activities to promote literacy in women and children.
• Undertake activities to promote educational, social and cultural interest in children, women and youth.
• Provide scholarships/financial aid to needy meritorious students.
• Create awareness among the people on social issues through cultural activities and stage shows.
• Undertake the publication of printed and audio-video materials for children and social welfare activities.
• Provide a basic forum for research and development activities on ecological and environmental issues, rural and urban development, health and family welfare, education and on other social and cultural issues.
• Render counselling services on health, education, social and economic justice and provide legal assistance to poor and needy persons.
• Arrange seminars and conferences on social and current issues.
• Start vocational and skill development training centres for women and youth particularly of deprived section.
• To collaborate with other like minded organisations and institutions.
• Undertake any other activities which would be necessary for achieving the aims and objectives of the organisation.

Stories of Hope

Sreeniwas Disability did not prevent him from walking through the tough challenges of life. Father M. Naidu, who works in a power press and his elder brother, who works in a card board factory are barely able to earn Rs. 5000/- which is not sufficient to run a family of five. Sriniwas, who was earlier rejected by employers because of his insufficient knowledge of Computer and English, came to STeP centre. He proved to be a diligent student and during the six months, he not only learnt basic computers, but also learnt to communicate in English. Life Skill and PD classes also helped to improve his personality. . He was the first choice of Coffee day Xpress. . Now he is a confident man working in one of the Kiosk of Coffee day Xpress.

Uppu Jagadish

Uppu Jagadish is dedicated to learn something and to do something good in his life.

Insufficient knowledge of computers and inability to communicate in English was hindering his progress in life. His father, Mr. Shiva Prasad, works in a tile manufacturing company and earns only Rs. 2,500 which is not sufficient to support his family. After his training of six months in STeP, he feels confident about his knowledge of Computers and is also able to communicate in English. He was selected in the first round in Coffeeday Xpress. He is very enthusiastic regarding his work. He feels that this 6 months’ training has really changed his life. And now, he has also motivated his friends to join the course.

Pinki Kumari

Myself Pinki. My Father’s Name is Shri Surendra Singh. Currently he is working as an Auto Rickshaw Driver. I am single child. Due to paralysis problem in my legs I couldn’t study further. But somehow through correspondence I completed my Xth Standard. Sitting ideally at home, I got so much depressed. One day my mother came to know about Microsoft certified curse running at AROH Foundation. Before joining this course I usually hesitate to communicate with people even in Hindi. I avoid outing because of paralysis problem. After joining this course, there is a lot of change in my life. I developed a community of my well wisher friends helping me a lot. Our instructors, life skills trainer counseled me to go for a job and start my career so that I
Don’t have to depend on anybody for my lively. Finally after Seven Months I got selected in Idea Call Centre at Sec-5, Harolla which is nearby to my house at 3.5 K. There I am working as a Tele Caller for defaulters who don’t pay bills. After facing lot of Disapproval from many interviews I thought that this is the Destiny which god had made for me. Thanks a lot to AROH as well as SMILE for supporting me a lot.