The Mudhiyor Balar Kudumbar Grama (MBKG) Orphanage and King’s school are located in a beautiful rural area on the outskirts of Vellore.

King’s  School is now a fully fledged matriculation school with higher secondary status, educating over 700 pupils (in English & Tamil) from the MBKG Orphanage as well as the children from the surrounding villages.

Many of these rural communities are segregated by religion and/or caste and have very little communication with each other. King’s school plays a vital role in encouraging the children to interact, play and learn together without the pre-conceived prejudices they face at home.

The facilities and quality of teaching at the school continue to improve. Most recently, three graduate students from Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT) volunteered to teach the children at Kasam basic computer skills, touch typing and internet use. The children have loved the enthusiasm and wonderful teaching of the graduates – Naman Chaurasia, Raunak Sharma and LIkhith Mandali – who are now planning to continue their studies in the USA>

The MBKG orphanage offers a stable home for many children as well as displaced women of all ages. Currently, 80% of the children are sponsored by private donors. There is a thriving bakery providing freshly baked goods for the school and surrounding institutions. The bakery earns the orphanage some much needed cash. A garment making unit provides the less academic girls with hobs and they are often contracted to make hospital garments for the Christian Medical College (CMC).

Since our last update, the orphanage has continued to thrive. Hygene in the kitchen has improved and healthier eating habits are being encouraged. Multi-vitamin tablets are provided daily to all children (generously donated by Micky Astor) and fruit is supplied three times a week.