Donate
+91 6364615431

Latest News

Informations from BOSCO

Revisiting the Commercial Establishments In Gandhi Nagar

Posted On: 26th Apr 2025

A campaign to make Gandhi Nagar area ‘Child Labour Free’ zone was undertaken during the last year. The team working in Gandhi Nagar area revisited the commercial establishments in the area to assess the conditions before and after the campaign involving 15-20 staff members on April 15 and 16, 2025. On the first day, Fr. Johnson, the Director of the Gandhinagar area, along with the BOSCO Yuvodaya team, carried out the survey.  On the second day,  Mr. Gangdhar, Senior Labour Inspector of Gandhi Nagar, inaugurated the child labour revisit survey in the presence of Fr. Johnson.  

During the survey, no instances of child labour were found in any shops or hotels. While some shopkeepers were not cooperative, most were highly supportive.  It was observed that many shops were aware of the Child Labour Act, while some were not. During visits to these shops, it was found that some children under the legal age were working in a few wine and tea shops. The shopkeepers expressed strong support for BOSCO’s initiatives and assured the team that they do not employ children. Many of them appreciated BOSCO’s ongoing efforts to protect children’s rights and actively discouraged child labour while also committing to report any such cases in the future. The revisit survey concluded positively, with a total of 2,190 shops covered, reaffirming the collective responsibility of the community and BOSCO in creating a safe, child-friendly environment in Gandhinagar. Both students and staff from BOSCO participated in this revisit survey.

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Latest News

Parents’Meeting

BOSCO Nilaya organized a meeting with the parents of the children attending tuition classes at Anandapuram, Bengaluru on April 23, 2025. Ms. Archana, Social Mobilizer, BOSCO Nilaya gave information on the activities of BOSCO and the services rendered. She spoke about the vocational skill trades available at BOSCO for the youths and women. She spoke […]

Child Protection Committee at Soldevanahalli,Nelamangala

BOSCO CRISP Project held a meeting with the community members of Soldevanahalli, Nelamangala at the Gram Panchayat Office on April 22, 2025 to raise awareness on child rights and protection mechanisms, to strengthen community-based child protection mechanisms, to provide access to essential services, including healthcare, education, and welfare. The team asked the support of the community to […]

Awareness for Fire Station Personnel

The outreach team working in Gandhi Nagar conducted an awareness session for the personnel of Sheshadri Road Fire Station on April 22, 2025. KM. Basavaraju, Coordinator, Gandhinagar Area and Shekar,  Coordinator, BOSCO ARSP gave awareness on BOSCO activities, vocational training at BOSCO, and services rendered by BOSCO. The meeting helped them understand various child related issues like the menace of  child […]

Virtual Meeting with the District Social Mobilizers

The Foster Care Virtual Meeting with the district social mobilizers via Google Duo Meet was held at BOSCO Mane on April 16, 2025.  Fr. Varghese Pallipuram, Executive Director, BOSCO Bengaluru, briefed about the programme report format. He informed the participants about the monitoring visits to the districts, submission of quarterly report to their respective DCPOs, issuance of […]

Visit of the Head of Bavaria State, Germany,along with Delegatesto ‘BOSCO Vatsalya Bhavan’ Centre, Bengaluru

On April 15, 2025, Dr. Florian Hermann, the Honorable Minister for Federal Affairs and Head of the State Chancellery of the Free State of Bavaria, Germany, visited BOSCO Vatsalya Bhavan, a Centre for girl children, in Chamrajpet, Bengaluru. He was accompanied by a team of delegates from his government. Under the leadership of Honorable Minister-President […]

International Street Children Day

Senior Civil Judge and Member Secretary, District Legal Services Authority Visits BOSCO Bengaluru

On April 11, 2025, Mr. Varadraj, Senior Civil Judge and Member Secretary of the District Legal Service Authority, Bengaluru Urban visited BOSCO Yuvodaya. During his visit, he interacted with the children at the open shelter, as well as the staff and management. Mr. Varadraj explained the structure and functions of the National Legal Service Authority, […]

World Autism Awareness Day

Today, we observe Autism Awareness Day by promoting understanding, acceptance and inclusion. Let’s embrace neurodiversity and work towards a world where everyone is valued and supported.

Success Stories

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 […]

Shivashankar

Shivashankar, was rescued from the railway station by the BOSCO team working in the railway station, in 2014. He was given counseling and admitted in BOSCO Yuvakendra. Shivashankar comes from a dysfunctional family where none of the family members have any contact with each other. He says that he understood the love and affection of […]

Eresha

Eresha was rescued by BOSCO staff and brought to BOSCO Mane at the young age of 7. He w as motivated to join school and he was sent to Don Bosco Ajjanahalli to do his schooling. He completed his 10th standard in Ajjanahalli and was then moved to BOSCO Yuvakendra in 2017. To make a […]

Abhisurya

As a child of 8 or 9 years Abhisurya ran away from his grandmother’s house and ended up at the Majestic bus stand. He was rescued from the bus stand and brought to Yuvodaya in 2005. When he underwent counseling in Yuvodaya, he expressed his desire to study. He said that he was not able […]

Anand

Anand begging in the Majestic Bus Stand and Railway Station used to be a common sight till one day in 1994, he was picked up by BOSCO. He was brought to BOSCO Yuvodaya located in Gandhinagar, Bengaluru, and given a bath, clean clothes, and food. Fr. Varghese Pallipuram regularly counseled and motivated him to join […]

Lokesh

“My native place is Shivagange, Tumkuru, Karnataka. That is the only fact I am sure of, because, actually I grew up in BOSCO. BOSCO is my home. When I was around six years old, I boarded a red bus from my village and reached Bengaluru and I have never gone back to my native place […]

Ruben

The story of Ruben is one story of grit and hard work.Ruben does not remember anything about his family. He was rescued from the street by sisters from the congregation of Salesian Missionaries of Mary Immaculate (SMMI). He did his schooling till class 7in the (SMMI) convent school in Hassan. Later, as he expressed his […]

Vinod Kumar

Vinod Kumar, alumnus of BOSCO, fondly known as ‘Goa’, hails from Lingarajapuram in Bengaluru. Before coming to Bengaluru, he was living with his grandparents in Goa for a while, and hence he was nicknamed, ‘Goa’ by his friends. Vinod shot to fame when he received the Best Defender Award in the National Floorball Championship held […]

Manjunath P

Manjunath P came into contact with BOSCO in the year 2001.He was rescued from the railway station where he was found as a child labourer. He was abandoned by his father at the age of 11, after his mother’s death. Since then he has been staying in his maternal aunt’s house in Srirampura, Bengaluru. A […]

Kiran Kumar

A native of Bengaluru, 21 year old Kiran Kumar was the only child of his parents. But he never got to experience the love of his parents. He lost his father soon after birth. His mother, unable to take care of him, placed him in a hostel where he studied till class 9. Owing to […]

Rohit

Rohit had spent most of his childhood with his grandmother’s sister, but because he had a habit of stealing and was short tempered, he was enrolled in a hostel near Kanakapura, Bengaluru. Rohit however quickly adjusted to his life in the hostel. When he was in class 7, one day he got a message that […]

Dinesh

The greatest achievements in life often come after the greatest challenges. I am Dinesh Kumar hailing from Bengaluru. I lost my parents

more