About The Founder

Daughters of St. Camillus

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Summary

Twisted arms, legs, eyes searching for something and a head struggling to find its balance on the neck Call out their names and a make a friendly gesture to them and they erupt into laughter which does not cease for a while.

This is the sight welcomes you at Swanthana, run by the Daughters of St. Camillus. Established in September 2006, it houses 50 girls between the ages 8 months and 15 years, who are mentally challenged and have multiple disabilities.

A shoot sprang on the stem of the Daughters of St. Camillus called as “SWANTHANA”, the name indicates as a symbol for:
Support
Warmth
Availability
Nourishment
Tenderness
Holistic approach
Affection
Nature
Assistance

to the mentall and physically challenged of orphan female children in Bangalore city.



September 2006 was the day written in golden letters in the heart of all the Daughters of St. Camillus as it was a day when Sri. Chidanand, the Deputy Director of the department of Women and Child welfare invited us to see the Remand Home and take over the care of the children, because they were dying due to lack of nursing care, nutrition, and basic care at the Remand Home. These young petals were gathered by the local Police, from Railways, Bus stand, roadside, dust pin, behind the compound walls of the hotels and around the market areas, abandoned by the parents. It was a felt need to bring life to these victims and the Daughters of St. Camillus agreed to accept their care and thus SWANTHANA was formed with 34 tender buds transferred from C.W.C. Swanthana open its door to all the mentally challenged, physically handicapped and all the other disabilities of brain which made them incapa Show More

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