Who We Are

Our vision is to form a new society based on equality, non violence, loving kindness and spiritual understanding through the system of education.

Our mission is to serve the children to encourage a better childhood and to help them become responsible individuals and spiritual human beings. We achieve this by providing food, shelter, clothes, and medicine and equality education.

The Shikshangram Shelter for Children is home for 120 children from the age of 4 to 16.

These children have been found on the railway platforms, rubbish dumps and the street corners – many are orphaned or their parents have been unable to care for them. Even at 4 years old, prior to being gathered up into the safety of the Shelter, most were already working – begging or selling small items to commuters or drivers.  Or they were picking through mountains of rubbish on the dumps, salvaging plastic and other scraps of saleable recycling material.

Their lives now are totally transformed.

The Shikshan Gram Shelter was established in 2008 by Satish and Yogita Moon both passionate and dedicated people and the original rented accommodation is located in a tiny village called  Malavali near Lonavala in Maharasthra, India.  Their story is in itself a journey of the heart.  Both came from a similar background to the children they now care for.  They were brought up in an orphanage – given a real chance in life, brought together by their benefactors and educated and trained in all the skills they need pass on those opportunites to others.

Yogita – is a tireless fund raiser – who works constantly to meet and encourage others to open their hearts and their finances to build develop and provide for the daily needs of this growing band of children.

Yogita and Satish Moon

All our children all orphaned, homeless or abandoned, the boys are now living at the main new partially completed building close to Devale Village – and the girl’s are securely housed in their own building.

The Shelter is run on the principle of natural education and all the staff work hard at keeping the children cared for in the best possible way with play – supplementary education and good nutrition.

The vision of Yogita and Satish includes creating grounds for natural education for the children. As Satish says: “Nature is going to change them. We are just caring for them”.

All the children attend school – the small ones going to the local Devale School and the older children to the school at Bhaje.

They are a very happy group of children who are nurtured, loved and counselled, as they grow.

It was the 75th Independence Day today and we celebrated at Shikshangr...

Help our Children have Healthy and Happy Lives

Update February 2023

Dear Sir /Mam,

I am Yogita Moon – from Shikshangram Shelter for Children.   It is my life work to care for children who are in need.  But I cannot do it alone!  Your assistance is invaluable to us especially in these times of rising costs.  Our need of the moment is support for our power bills.  Can you help with a little or more?  thank you.

Attention our Valued Indian Donors

In order to ensure that all your valuable donation reaches us please when possible donate directly to our Indian bank account.

A/C NAME Naisargik shikshan sanstha
Bank name =ICICI BANK
BRANCH =LONAVALA
A/C NUMBER =059501000387
IFSC CODE =ICIC0000595

We thank you for your invaluable contribution and pledge to utlise all funds to enhance the lives of our children.
We hold the 80G Certification so your contribution is 50% tax deductible.
Please note we are unable to give receipts for any cash donations over Rs 5000.

International Donors

Please contact us here to check on how to assist us from overseas.  Thank you.

Corpus Fund Account Details

Please assist us to raise our Corpus Fund so that our Shelter and our work can become self sustainable.

Account Name: Naisargik Shikshan Sanstha
Corpus Fund
Bank Of India
JM Road
Pune
Acct Number: 051820110000601
IFSC: BKID0000518

80G certification available for all your kind donations.