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S. Vidyaakar
FounderFounder of Udavum Karangal
S. Vidyaakar is the founder of Udavum Karangal[1], an Indian non-profit working on orphans & child care, mental health and elderly from Chennai.
Udavum Karangal
Udavum Karangal runs homes and schools for abandoned and disabled children, psychiatric care, and homes for homeless elderly people in Chennai. It also operates an affiliated hospital and vocational training for women.
Udavum Karangal reports the following, on its own site:
- More than 25,000 children supported since 1983
- 50,000+ persons — children, mentally ill patients, senior citizens and terminally ill persons — given medical support
- Around 1,100 residents housed across 20 homes
- Organisations
- 1
- Based in
- Chennai
- Founded
- —
- Press
- 2
References
- [1] “Founder_Secretary” — Udavum Karangal. Source
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