14
Oct
BOSCO Bengaluru Celebrates International Day of the Girl Child
BOSCO
BOSCO Bengaluru celebrated the International Day of the Girl Child on October 12, 2026, at BOSCO Rainbow Home, Wilson Garden, Bengaluru. Centred on the theme “End Child Marriage and Invest in Girls’ Rights,” the celebration aimed to raise awareness about girls’ rights, promote gender equality, and strengthen collective efforts to end child marriage. The programme […]
13
Oct
International Day of the Girl Child | 11 October 2026
BOSCO
End child marriage and invest in girls’ rights! Every girl deserves the freedom to learn, grow, make choices and shape her own future. Child marriage takes away childhood, limits opportunities and threatens a girl’s right to live with dignity. This International Day of the Girl Child, let’s stand for her rights, protect her childhood and […]
10
Oct
World Mental Health Day | 10 October 2026
BOSCO
Lived experiences heard: real voices, real change. Every experience deserves to be heard. Every voice deserves to be valued. This World Mental Health Day, let’s create space for honest conversations, listen without judgement, and recognise the importance of lived experiences in shaping understanding, support and meaningful change. Sometimes, the most important thing we can do […]
5
Oct
Many more feathers in BOSCO’s Cap!
BOSCO
BOSCO received 5 prestigious YaR Awards at the National YaR Convention in New Delhi, held from September 28 to 30, 2026. Our heartfelt congratulations to the award recipients: • Mr. Joshua, who has been honoured as the Best HLK Hub Coordinator, Service of Excellence. • Mr. Raju Gowda being honoured with YaR Youth Award (18-21 […]
30
Sep
Parents’ Meeting at BOSCO Nivas
BOSCO
BOSCO Nivas organized a Parents’ Meeting on September 28, 2026, to create awareness among parents about their role in supporting their children’s educational progress, well-being and social development. The meeting also focused on understanding the children’s strengths and areas for improvement in studies and providing proper care and encouragement during and after examinations. The session […]
30
Sep
Family Restoration for Children: Parents’ Meeting
BOSCO
BOSCO Rainbow Home, in collaboration with the BOSCO Family Restoration and After-Care Project, organized a parents’ meeting at the centre on September 27, 2026, for parents of children who had been restored to their families. Following the welcome, Mr. Balaraj highlighted the importance of positive parenting, healthy relationships, and mutual understanding between parents and children. […]
30
Sep
Orientation Programme
BOSCO
An Orientation Programme was held on September 21, 2026, at BOSCO Yuvodaya, Gandhinagar, bringing together BOSCO Coordinators, Counsellors and selected Supportive Persons for POCSO victims in the presence of the Executive Director, Programme Manager and HR Manager. Animated by Fr. Johnson, Director, BOSCO Yuvodaya, the programme introduced three initiatives under the theme “Three Doors, One […]
30
Sep
Foster Care Parents and Children Meeting
BOSCO
BOSCO Foster Care organized a Parents and Children Meeting on September 20, 2025, at BOSCO Mane, Bengaluru, bringing together foster families for a day of reflection, sharing and joyful interaction. Fr. Varghese Pallipuram, Executive Director, BOSCO Bengaluru, encouraged the children to nurture healthy relationships with their foster parents, relatives and neighbours. He appreciated the foster […]
30
Sep
Visit to Taj West End
BOSCO
Ten children from BOSCO Vatsalya Bhavan visited Taj West End on September 19, 2026, to participate in a special programme designed to provide them with a new and enriching experience. The children engaged enthusiastically in creative activities such as clay art and mandala making, along with various games and group activities. These activities encouraged interaction, […]
Ravindra
Ravindra came under the care of Bosco as he was going through difficult situations. After his education he joined the organization as a staff member in 2009. Since then he has worked in various capacities in the organization – as CHILDLINE night receptionist, as a team member in CHILDLINE, Extended Street Presence in Railway Station, […]
Murugaraj
Rescued as a child, from Pune, by Don Bosco, Murugaraj was brought to Bengaluru in search of his family. Unable to locate his family in Bengaluru, he was admitted in BOSCO Yuvodaya. Later, he was sent to BOSCO Mane. Since he expressed his desire to study, he was enrolled in Don Bosco Ajjanahalli to take […]
Sumithra
21 year old Sumithra was born to Yellappa and Kasthuri in Halasuru, Bengaluru, on March 3rd, 2000. Sumithra has two elder sisters and one younger sister. Her father used to work in the graveyard and her mother was a housewife. But after her mother’s death, Sumithra had to be sent to a hostel for her […]
Tulasi
Tulasi, now 23 years old, came to BOSCO in July 2015. She belonged to a dysfunctional family, and was sent by the Child Welfare Committee (CWC) to BOSCO Rainbow Home for care and protection After completing her schooling from there, she was shifted to Vatsalya Bhavan, another home for girl children, where she did her […]
Vereesh KM
Vereesh KM, lost his mother when he was just one year old. His father could not raise him as he was mentally ill. So Veersh was entrusted to the care of his aunt who enrolled him in a boarding school. He completed his 9th standard in the boarding school, scoring good marks, but he always […]
Parimala
Parimala aka Pari, from Bengaluru, who acted in the 2016 award-winning docudrama, ‘Railway Children’, is an alumni of BOSCO Vatsalya Bhavan. Pari had dropped out of school in class 1, as she was not interested in studies. Her parents are coolie workers, and soon Pari also started working as a domestic help. Pari was later […]
Sonia
Sonia is 23 years old and works as a beautician. She has no parents. She has two brothers- one is differently abled and Sonia does not know the whereabouts of her other brother. Rescued from the streets by a social worker, Sonia was initially placed in the Government Girls Home. After a few years, her […]
Neela. M
Neela. M, 23 years old, is an orphan. Her mother was doing odd jobs to make a living, and as a child, Neela used to accompany her mother wherever she went. Neela was rescued by a social worker on one of those occasions, when she was spotted standing alone on the road at night. She […]
Shalini
Growing up, Shalini had a wonderful start to her childhood under the protection and care of her grandmother. She grew up with her cousins and aunts, and studied in a private English medium school. But when Shalini was in class 5, her grandmother died, and her whole world changed. Everyone and everything at home changed […]
Durgamala
Durgamala is 24 years old and works as a beautician in a beauty parlour. She was sent to BOSCO Rainbow Home by Child Welfare Committee (CWC) in April 2012. After completing her schooling from Rainbow Home, she was transferred to BOSCO Vatsalya Bhavan for further studies. In Vatsalya Bhavan, she expressed her desire to join […]
