they lost their only son ,now take care of Orphans

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Posted: 12 years ago
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Hello Friends
this is Mr.Vijay phalnikar


after the passing away of his young son Vaibhav, Vijay Phalnikar founded a trust to reach out to orphans and senior citizens. Twelve years later, he still points to his son's memories as his main driving force
12 years ago Vijay Phalnikar's son Vaibhav passed away in 2001 due to Leukemia. , when Vijay and Sadhana Phalnikar lost their Vaibhav, their 15-year old son, to destiny, it seemed their world had come to a crushing end. Vijay saw his son dying from acute leukemia and he couldn't even get an ambulance in time for carrying the teenager's body. It was then when Vijay decided to fill the vacuum of his life with the smiles of orphans.
They set up "Apala Ghar", an orphanage for children near Warje. The couple now looks after 49 orphans.

Apala Ghar means Our Home
The orphanage started in 2002. Few friends of Phalnikar - singer Suresh Wadekar, actors Dilip Prabhavalkar and Mrinal Kulkarni - helped them a lot. Even today, these people are on the committee of Late Vaibhav Phalnikar Memorial Foundation.'
Apala Ghar started off when Phalnikar got Rs 3 lakh as a life insurance of his son. With this amount, he bought an ambulance so that other children do not have to suffer like his son.
About the man
Vijay Phalnikar hails from Nagpur. Circumstances made him an orphan and poverty at home brought him to Mumbai. From there, his journey started from a beggar to a serial producer of Doordarshan. He worked for 20 years in media. But after starting Apala Ghar, he severed all other ties to serve the cause.

A true home for thehomeless
At the children's home, the youngest child is three years old and the eldest is 18. The children enjoy every possible facility here one can expect in a home. Whether it is computer training centre or a school bus, they have it all.
Apala Ghar also has 100 per cent solar energy operated electricity. It owns cows to provide milk and butter to the children and a compost fertilizer plant for their garden.

Vijay highlights some important aspects of his orphanage. He says, "With a view to providing security to the inmates, when they have to leave the orphanage at 17 under law, the trust has started an Industries Centre where they are trained to prepare beautiful handmade paper bags and office files.
The girl inmates are also taught sewing and embroidery. We also have a fully-equipped computer centre for children where they are given basic training."

Vijay's work has been recognised and he has received many awards. But for Vijay, the biggest award is the smile he sees on the faces of the children of Aapla Ghar.


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Posted: 12 years ago
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Great post dear...
Hats off!!! 👏 👏
Thanks for sharing
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Thanks for sharing, never knew about this great man, great respect!
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Thank you for letting us about apala ghar founders.
I really feel sorry for them but from their pain there came a house to many.
Thanks for sharing and great post manu.
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tfs...hats off to them...👍🏼
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tfs😊
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Great post Manu.👏...thank you for sharing...😊
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The family chose an exemplary way and made the departed an immortal as he lives-on in the form of grateful innocent destitute children day in and day out with members getting added by the day !---and he lives on forever !!
Thank you friend to make us realise the real value of life !!
When Leukemia snatched away Vaibhav from his parents Mr. Vijay and Mrs. Sadhana Phalnikar, they braved the loss very courageously and determined to turn this tragedy into an opportunity to serve the humanity.
A free ambulance service for the benefit of the poor was started in early 2002. The Trust helped 20 students financially by way of scholarships. Apala Ghar, a home for economically backward parentless children was started in Nov 2002.

Their second unit at Donje, established in 2007, consists of Home for Destitute Children/Elders, Vocational Training Centre, Rural Hospital, Self contained cottages/suites for guests, Staff quarters and a temple of Lord Ganesha.

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Home for Destitute Children/Elders at Donje

This project was conceived with the idea to rekindle the grand parents/grand children bondage which has gone for a toss in the modern nuclear family system. Destitute elders shunned by their kin are owned and accepted by them.They also happily partake in all the Social activities organized by them !

Smt. Kausalya Karad Rural Hospital at Donje

To provide medical attention to the needy patients in and around the area, Smt. Kausalyabai Karad Gramin Rugnalay has been started with the aid of generous donation from Dr. Sunil Karad, Director, MIT...

Many villages in and around Donje lack a primary health care centre. This prompted them to start a primary health care centre in the form of a Rural Hospital. They provide free medical treatment including medicines to farm workers and tribals of these villages. The hospital is equipped with two examination rooms, two wards with 3 beds each, an operation theater, Labour room, drug store and other facilities like pantry etc. Besides basic medical aid the doctors are experienced to treat patients who suffer from heat stroke, dehydration, etc.

So far they have extended this free medical facility to more than 1500 patients and the hospital has become a support for more than 30000 villagers who are assured of primary health care. The X-ray & ECG facility at the centre is the only one available for these villagers.

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Vocational Training Centre at Donje

The children of "Apala Ghar" have been trained in making flat files and paper bags. the Trust decided to enlarge this facility to accommodate other children and women, from the nearby rural areas, .

The vocational training centre is equipped to train the children in various activities like Carry bags and flat file making, Dhoop manufacturing, Herbal Phenyl making, Book binding, Disposable containers/plates/bowls made out of aluminium foiled sheets, Offset printing etc. They are extending these training facilities to other rural below poverty level children and women free of cost. Trainees coming from distant rural areas are provided food and accommodation free of cost during the training.

Some of the socially and economically backward women trained by there in stitching and embroidery work have successfully started their own income generating activity. So far more than 400 women and 100 children from backward areas have benefited by the training.

Centre for Destitute Children at Warje

This centre provides shelter, food and education to economically backward parent-less children, who are housed at two locations, Warje and Donje. The children attend regular schools affiliated to Maharashtra State Board for Secondary and Higher Secondary Education. Children are being trained in various vocations like stitching, printing, handicraft, carpentry, electrical wireman etc. Various social activities are organized at this centre which inculcates social, moral and cultural values in the children

Mobile Medicare Unit (MMU)

Our MMU, launched on 15 July 2013, visits remote villages to offer FREE medical treatment. The MMU is equipped with battery operated ECG machine, portable oxygen cylinder, IV facility and their MMU, launched on 15 July 2013, visits remote villages to offer FREE medical treatment. The vllages visited by the MMU are in such areas where there are no motorable roads and in some cases no electricity also. Since these villages have no primary health centre, the tribals and farm workers have to travel about 10 Kms for any medical assistance and they have no public transport facilities.

The MMU is equipped with battery operated ECG machine, portable oxygen cylinder, IV facility and medicines. The MMU is managed by a doctor, nurse/assistant and a driver.

Presently they are covering 6 villages and are planning to increase it to 12 shortly. On an average they attend to more than 100 patients every day. All their facilities in the MMU including medicines are FREE for the patients.

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Posted: 12 years ago
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Thanks for sharing such a beautiful real life story. Because of such good people, this earth is still happy, whenever I read such things I want to come back to India and help them.
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Posted: 12 years ago
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Originally posted by: paljay

Thanks for sharing such a beautiful real life story. Because of such good people, this earth is still happy, whenever I read such things I want to come back to India and help them.

Pallavi..really I appreciate your good intentions !

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