Who We Embrace
India, home to over a billion people, is also home to the world’s largest number of poor and needy. Multiple negative influences in their lives, such as ill health, lack of awareness, and lack of educational opportunities, coupled with social injustice and gender discrimination, locks the underprivileged into permanent cycles of poverty and deprivation.
Deprived
These Children have lost their parents in natural calamities like tsunami, suicides due to agricultural debts, diseases like AIDS and violent crime.
Abandoned
They lie down in the street, knowing they are going to die.
Hopeless
They can no longer cry because their tears have gone dry.
Hungry
They can't eat because they have no food and no strength to eat.
Unhealthy
Nobody goes near to these children because they are filthy, suffering from contagious diseases, and are vermin-infected.
Welcome To Chinmaya Vijaya
Chinmaya Vijaya Orphanage is an apolitical, non-governmental, all-girls Orphanage, that was founded by Drs. Sumathi and AppaRao Mukkamala as a tribute to Pujya Gurudev Swami Chinmayananda, who dedicated His entire Life in the service to mankind.
Our Care
Chinmaya Vijaya’s main objective is to adopt girl orphans, give them a home and a stable living environment, and create strong and dependable relationships among them so that they live in a safe, home-like atmosphere. They are imbibed with social values and brought up with self-respect to be moral and responsible citizens. They are given the tools to face life independently by providing them with professional and/or vocational training. These things prepare them to join mainstream society. They receive full support until completion of their education, employment, and/or marriage.
Home
We provide the girls with a clean, hygienic and well ventilated home in a family environment.
Food
The girls enjoy nutritious and organic vegetarian meals. They are able to eat until they are full, which is a luxury many of them did not know until they came to Chinmaya Vijaya.
Education
Many of the children did not know the alphabet when they came to Chinmaya Vijaya. The English medium open curriculum gives an opportunity for the children to advance at their own pace. All girls go to school off-campus.
Health
All the children undergo health screenings and care at NRI Hospital for vision, hearing, dental, and general health.
Activities
After school, the children are allowed to pursue various extracurricular activities of their own interest including dance, music, reading, and sports.
Our Bond
There is a bond formed between the girls almost the instant they arrive on campus. They learn to care for one another, to comfort one another, to encourage and love one another. They have all been through a similar experience and they become each others support system, they become family.
Latest Causes
Chinmaya Vijaya is specifically committed to the care of orphaned and homeless girls in order to provide them with a family, a home, and a strong foundation to lead an independent and secure life.
Day Starts
The day at Chinmaya Vijaya starts at 4:30 AM when the children get up, do their daily wash-up, eat breakfast, engage in studies, and then take a 40-minute bus ride to school.
Education
Many of the children did not know the alphabet when they came to Chinmaya Vijaya. The English medium open curriculum gives an opportunity for the children to advance at their own pace. All girls go to school off-campus.
Brahmavrinda
Brahmavrinda is the Senior Citizens Center on campus for elders who want to lead a life of vanaprasta.
Meet The Team
Chinmaya Vijaya Board Of Trustees
Dr. AppaRao Mukkamala
Grand Blanc, Michigan, USA
Dr. Sumathi Mukkamala
Grand Blanc, Michigan, USA
Swami Suveerananda
Dr. Sreedhar Koneru
Dr. Narsaraju Mantena
NRI Academy, Chinakakani, Guntur