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Fr. Ricardo Francis
Founder (site narrates the beginning; does not use the word "founded")Founder of Snehasadan
Fr. Ricardo Francis is the founder (site narrates the beginning; does not use the word "founded") of Snehasadan (1962)[1], an Indian non-profit working on orphans & child care and education from Mumbai.
Snehasadan
Snehasadan has provided shelter, education and family reunification support to homeless, orphaned and destitute street children in Mumbai since 1962, running 18 residential homes across the city plus a holistic child-development centre in Lonavala, and reports having supported over 30,000 children to date.
Snehasadan reports the following, on its own site:
- 30,000+ children helped since 1962
- 230+ children currently cared for
- 12+ homes across Mumbai
- Organisations
- 1
- Based in
- Mumbai
- Founded
- 1962
- Press
- 1
References
- [1] “It was in 1962 Fr. Ricardo Francis a Spanish priest under the guidance of Fr. Edward Mann, S.J. then the Provincial of Bombay Jesuit Province, troubled by the large numbers of street children that lived on pavements and stations around that area began to invite the children into his home in the evenings to take refuge while they slept.” — Snehasadan. Source
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