{"id":7195,"date":"2019-12-06T13:37:58","date_gmt":"2019-12-06T12:37:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.patrizia.foundation\/?post_type=project&#038;p=7195"},"modified":"2025-05-26T11:16:56","modified_gmt":"2025-05-26T09:16:56","slug":"patrizia-child-care-porayar-india","status":"publish","type":"project","link":"https:\/\/www.patrizia.foundation\/en\/project\/patrizia-child-care-porayar-india\/","title":{"rendered":"PATRIZIA Child Care Porayar India"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_section et_pb_section_0 et_pb_section_parallax  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_pb_fullwidth_section et_section_regular et_block_section\" >\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_fullwidth_slider_0 et_pb_slider et_pb_slider_parallax\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_slides\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_slide et_pb_slide_0 et_pb_section_parallax  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_pb_bg_layout_dark et_pb_media_alignment_center et-pb-active-slide\" data-slide-id=\"et_pb_slide_0\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"et_parallax_bg_wrap et-pb-parallax-wrapper\"><span\n\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"et_parallax_bg et_pb_parallax_css et_parallax_bg--et_pb_slide_0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/www.patrizia.foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/Porayar_Patrizia_Children_Foundation_41.jpg);\"\n\t\t\t\t\t><\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_container clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_slider_container_inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_slide_description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_section et_pb_section_1  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_section_regular et_block_section\" >\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_0  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_4_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_0  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_0  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h1>PATRIZIA Child Care Porayar<\/h1><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_1  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_1_2 et_pb_column et_pb_column_1  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_1  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p>PATRIZIA Child Care Porayar in southern India was opened in the summer of 2019. The new building currently provides much-needed accommodation to 240 girls in need, aged 5 to 17. They all come from poor and difficult family backgrounds. Many are half or full orphans.<\/p>\n<p>A new two-storey building was erected for PATRIZIA Child Care Porayar, complete with sanitary facilities adhering to western standards. The home provides the girls with a safe roof over their heads in a family atmosphere, as well as structured lives and special responsibilities. The inner courtyard features a large playground and plenty of space to play and romp around. The girls also meet in the dining room for joint activities<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_1_2 et_pb_column et_pb_column_2  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_image et_pb_image_0\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap \"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.patrizia.foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/Patrizia-Porayar-Indien-DarioSuppanPhotography-97.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" \/><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_section et_pb_section_2 et_pb_with_background  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_section_regular et_block_section\" >\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_2  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_4_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_3  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_2  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h3><span style=\"color: #666666; font-family: Roboto; font-weight: normal;\"><em>\u201cOur girls\u2019 home provides a safe haven to girls from broken homes and allows them to go to school.\u201d<\/em><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"color: #666666; font-family: Roboto; font-weight: normal;\"><em><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #666666; font-family: Roboto; font-weight: normal;\"><em><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #666666; font-family: Roboto; font-weight: normal;\"><strong>Sabine Schillinger-K\u00f6hne <\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #666666; font-family: Roboto; font-weight: normal;\">Steward of PATRIZIA Child Care Porayar<\/span><\/h3><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_section et_pb_section_3  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_section_regular et_block_section\" >\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_3  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_4_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_4  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_3  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h2>Not a matter of course: school education\u00a0<\/h2><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_4  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_3_5 et_pb_column et_pb_column_5  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_4  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p>It became necessary to build new accommodation after the old building became infested with termites and there was a risk that the school would lose its permit to operate the home. It was at this point that the PATRIZIA Foundation became involved in constructing the new building. It currently offers shelter and security for 240 girls. In the long run there will be room for almost 280 young women.<\/p>\n<p>The adjacent school provides the girls with an education and thus the chance for a better and self-determined life. In India, girls from impoverished backgrounds often face limited education possibilities with many families electing only to allow their sons to attend school.<\/p>\n<p>At PATRIZIA Child Care Porayar we go one step further: a guard from the dormitory accompanies the older girls on their way to the next town, where they attend the upper two grades. This enables both the younger and older girls to safely benefit from education.<\/p>\n<h3>Strong partnership with ELM\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p>For this home the PATRIZIA Foundation partnered for the first time with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.elm-mission.net\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Evangelical Lutheran Missionary Work in Lower Saxony (ELM)<\/a>. As a joint partner church in Porayar, the Tamil Evangelical Lutheran Church (TELC) has been running the children\u2019s home since 1994.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_2_5 et_pb_column et_pb_column_6  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_image et_pb_image_1\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.patrizia.foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/Porayar_Patrizia_Children_Foundation_014.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"Porayar_Patrizia_Children_Foundation_014\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.patrizia.foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/Porayar_Patrizia_Children_Foundation_014-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/www.patrizia.foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/Porayar_Patrizia_Children_Foundation_014-480x720.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 683px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-6527\" \/><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_5  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_4_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_7  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_5  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p>Director Katherinal Punithavathy and her 13 staff members educate the girls of all denominations according to Christian values, but without strict dogma. The aim is to give the girls access to education and for them to leave the home to receive a subsequent training or university education.<\/p>\n<p>See the <a href=\"#video\">video of the project<\/a>. Read also <a href=\"#padmavathi\">Padmavathi\u2019s Stories of Change<\/a> and the <a href=\"#travelreport\">travel report of Sabine Schillinger-K\u00f6hne<\/a>.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_6  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h2>Our Project Partner:<\/h2><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_6  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_1_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_8  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_image et_pb_image_2\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.patrizia.foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/14.png\" alt=\"ELM Hermannsburg Partner in Mission\" title=\"Hermannsburg, Partner in Mission\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.patrizia.foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/14.png 400w, https:\/\/www.patrizia.foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/14-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.patrizia.foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/14-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" class=\"wp-image-255803\" \/><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_1_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_9  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_image et_pb_image_3\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.patrizia.foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/LOGOS-WEBSITE-2.-400x400-15.png\" alt=\"Logo TELC (Tamil Evangelical Lutheran Church)\" title=\"Logo TELC (Tamil Evangelical Lutheran Church)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.patrizia.foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/LOGOS-WEBSITE-2.-400x400-15.png 400w, https:\/\/www.patrizia.foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/LOGOS-WEBSITE-2.-400x400-15-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.patrizia.foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/LOGOS-WEBSITE-2.-400x400-15-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" class=\"wp-image-261310\" \/><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_1_2 et_pb_column et_pb_column_10  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_column_empty\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_7  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_4_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_11  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_button_module_wrapper et_pb_button_0_wrapper et_pb_button_alignment_center et_pb_module \">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"et_pb_button et_d4_element et_pb_button_0 et_pb_bg_layout_dark et_block_module\" href=\"https:\/\/www.patrizia.foundation\/en\/donate\/\">Donate now<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_8  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_4_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_12  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_7  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h3>Gallery<\/h3><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_gallery et_pb_gallery_0  et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_gallery_grid\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_gallery_items et_pb_grid_items et_post_gallery clearfix\" data-per_page=\"14\"><div class=\"et_pb_gallery_item et_pb_grid_item et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_pb_gallery_item_0_0\"><div class=\"et_pb_gallery_image landscape\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.patrizia.foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/Patrizia-Porayar-Indien-DarioSuppanPhotography-09.jpg\" title=\"Patrizia-Porayar-Indien-DarioSuppanPhotography-09\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"284\" src=\"https:\/\/www.patrizia.foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/Patrizia-Porayar-Indien-DarioSuppanPhotography-09-400x284.jpg\" alt=\"PATRIZIA Child Care Porayar, Indien - Umgebung, Tempel\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.patrizia.foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/Patrizia-Porayar-Indien-DarioSuppanPhotography-09.jpg 479w, https:\/\/www.patrizia.foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/Patrizia-Porayar-Indien-DarioSuppanPhotography-09-400x284.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width:479px) 479px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-6478\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"et_overlay et_pb_inline_icon\" data-icon=\"0\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_gallery_item et_pb_grid_item et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_pb_gallery_item_0_1\"><div class=\"et_pb_gallery_image landscape\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.patrizia.foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/190723_Indien_Segnung-e1564055950614.jpg\" title=\"190723_Indien_Segnung-e1564055950614\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"284\" src=\"https:\/\/www.patrizia.foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/190723_Indien_Segnung-e1564055950614-400x284.jpg\" alt=\"PATRIZIA Child Care Porayar, India - Sabine Schillinger-K\u00f6hne wird begr\u00fc\u00dft\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.patrizia.foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/190723_Indien_Segnung-e1564055950614.jpg 479w, https:\/\/www.patrizia.foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/190723_Indien_Segnung-e1564055950614-400x284.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width:479px) 479px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-6117\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"et_overlay et_pb_inline_icon\" data-icon=\"0\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_gallery_item et_pb_grid_item et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_pb_gallery_item_0_2\"><div class=\"et_pb_gallery_image landscape\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.patrizia.foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/Patrizia-Porayar-Indien-DarioSuppanPhotography-76.jpg\" title=\"Patrizia-Porayar-Indien-DarioSuppanPhotography-76\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"284\" src=\"https:\/\/www.patrizia.foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/Patrizia-Porayar-Indien-DarioSuppanPhotography-76-400x284.jpg\" alt=\"PATRIZIA Child Care Porayar, Indien - Sabine Schillinger-K\u00f6hne im PCF Tshirt\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.patrizia.foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/Patrizia-Porayar-Indien-DarioSuppanPhotography-76.jpg 479w, https:\/\/www.patrizia.foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/Patrizia-Porayar-Indien-DarioSuppanPhotography-76-400x284.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width:479px) 479px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-6483\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"et_overlay et_pb_inline_icon\" data-icon=\"0\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_gallery_item et_pb_grid_item et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_pb_gallery_item_0_3\"><div class=\"et_pb_gallery_image landscape\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.patrizia.foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/Patrizia-Porayar-Indien-DarioSuppanPhotography-533.jpg\" title=\"Patrizia-Porayar-Indien-DarioSuppanPhotography-533\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"284\" src=\"https:\/\/www.patrizia.foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/Patrizia-Porayar-Indien-DarioSuppanPhotography-533-400x284.jpg\" alt=\"PATRIZIA Child Care Porayar, Indien - Empfangssaal, Sabine Schillinger-K\u00f6hne auf der B\u00fchne\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.patrizia.foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/Patrizia-Porayar-Indien-DarioSuppanPhotography-533.jpg 479w, https:\/\/www.patrizia.foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/Patrizia-Porayar-Indien-DarioSuppanPhotography-533-400x284.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width:479px) 479px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-6490\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"et_overlay et_pb_inline_icon\" data-icon=\"0\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_gallery_item et_pb_grid_item et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_pb_gallery_item_0_4\"><div class=\"et_pb_gallery_image landscape\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.patrizia.foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/Patrizia-Porayar-Indien-DarioSuppanPhotography-07.jpg\" title=\"Patrizia-Porayar-Indien-DarioSuppanPhotography-07\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"284\" src=\"https:\/\/www.patrizia.foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/Patrizia-Porayar-Indien-DarioSuppanPhotography-07-400x284.jpg\" alt=\"PATRIZIA Child Care Porayar, Indien - Umgebung, volle Stra\u00dfen\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.patrizia.foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/Patrizia-Porayar-Indien-DarioSuppanPhotography-07.jpg 479w, https:\/\/www.patrizia.foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/Patrizia-Porayar-Indien-DarioSuppanPhotography-07-400x284.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width:479px) 479px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-6477\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"et_overlay et_pb_inline_icon\" data-icon=\"0\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_gallery_item et_pb_grid_item et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_pb_gallery_item_0_5\"><div class=\"et_pb_gallery_image landscape\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.patrizia.foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/Patrizia-Porayar-Indien-DarioSuppanPhotography-123.jpg\" title=\"Patrizia-Porayar-Indien-DarioSuppanPhotography-123\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"284\" src=\"https:\/\/www.patrizia.foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/Patrizia-Porayar-Indien-DarioSuppanPhotography-123-400x284.jpg\" alt=\"PATRIZIA Child Care Porayar, Indien - M\u00e4dchen sp\u00fclen Teller\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.patrizia.foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/Patrizia-Porayar-Indien-DarioSuppanPhotography-123.jpg 479w, https:\/\/www.patrizia.foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/Patrizia-Porayar-Indien-DarioSuppanPhotography-123-400x284.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width:479px) 479px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-6485\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"et_overlay et_pb_inline_icon\" data-icon=\"0\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_gallery_item et_pb_grid_item et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_pb_gallery_item_0_6\"><div class=\"et_pb_gallery_image landscape\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.patrizia.foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/Porayar_Patrizia_Children_Foundation_004.jpg\" title=\"Porayar_Patrizia_Children_Foundation_004\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"284\" src=\"https:\/\/www.patrizia.foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/Porayar_Patrizia_Children_Foundation_004-400x284.jpg\" alt=\"PATRIZIA Child Care Porayar - Schulleiterin\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.patrizia.foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/Porayar_Patrizia_Children_Foundation_004.jpg 479w, https:\/\/www.patrizia.foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/Porayar_Patrizia_Children_Foundation_004-400x284.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width:479px) 479px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-6522\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"et_overlay et_pb_inline_icon\" data-icon=\"0\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_gallery_item et_pb_grid_item et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_pb_gallery_item_0_7\"><div class=\"et_pb_gallery_image landscape\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.patrizia.foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/Porayar_Patrizia_Children_Foundation_047-e1564056428176.jpg\" title=\"Porayar_Patrizia_Children_Foundation_047-e1564056428176\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"284\" src=\"https:\/\/www.patrizia.foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/Porayar_Patrizia_Children_Foundation_047-e1564056428176-400x284.jpg\" alt=\"PATRIZIA Child Care Porayar - Arbeiter\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.patrizia.foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/Porayar_Patrizia_Children_Foundation_047-e1564056428176.jpg 479w, https:\/\/www.patrizia.foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/Porayar_Patrizia_Children_Foundation_047-e1564056428176-400x284.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width:479px) 479px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-6531\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"et_overlay et_pb_inline_icon\" data-icon=\"0\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_gallery_item et_pb_grid_item et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_pb_gallery_item_0_8\"><div class=\"et_pb_gallery_image landscape\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.patrizia.foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/Porayar_Patrizia_Children_Foundation_050.jpg\" title=\"Porayar_Patrizia_Children_Foundation_050\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"284\" src=\"https:\/\/www.patrizia.foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/Porayar_Patrizia_Children_Foundation_050-400x284.jpg\" alt=\"PATRIZIA Child Care Porayar - M\u00e4dchen\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.patrizia.foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/Porayar_Patrizia_Children_Foundation_050.jpg 479w, https:\/\/www.patrizia.foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/Porayar_Patrizia_Children_Foundation_050-400x284.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width:479px) 479px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-6532\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"et_overlay et_pb_inline_icon\" data-icon=\"0\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_gallery_item et_pb_grid_item et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_pb_gallery_item_0_9\"><div class=\"et_pb_gallery_image landscape\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.patrizia.foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/Porayar_Patrizia_Children_Foundation_009.jpg\" title=\"Porayar_Patrizia_Children_Foundation_009\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"284\" src=\"https:\/\/www.patrizia.foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/Porayar_Patrizia_Children_Foundation_009-400x284.jpg\" alt=\"PATRIZIA Child Care Porayar - M\u00e4dchen gibt essen an Mitsch\u00fclerinnen aus\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.patrizia.foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/Porayar_Patrizia_Children_Foundation_009.jpg 479w, https:\/\/www.patrizia.foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/Porayar_Patrizia_Children_Foundation_009-400x284.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width:479px) 479px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-6525\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"et_overlay et_pb_inline_icon\" data-icon=\"0\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_gallery_item et_pb_grid_item et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_pb_gallery_item_0_10\"><div class=\"et_pb_gallery_image landscape\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.patrizia.foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/Porayar_Patrizia_Children_Foundation_094.jpg\" title=\"Porayar_Patrizia_Children_Foundation_094\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"284\" src=\"https:\/\/www.patrizia.foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/Porayar_Patrizia_Children_Foundation_094-400x284.jpg\" alt=\"PATRIZIA Child Care Porayar, Indien - Kartoffel auf gr\u00fcnem Blatt mit Wasser\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.patrizia.foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/Porayar_Patrizia_Children_Foundation_094.jpg 479w, https:\/\/www.patrizia.foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/Porayar_Patrizia_Children_Foundation_094-400x284.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width:479px) 479px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-6534\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"et_overlay et_pb_inline_icon\" data-icon=\"0\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_gallery_item et_pb_grid_item et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_pb_gallery_item_0_11\"><div class=\"et_pb_gallery_image landscape\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.patrizia.foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/Patrizia-Porayar-Indien-DarioSuppanPhotography-61.jpg\" title=\"Patrizia-Porayar-Indien-DarioSuppanPhotography-61\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"284\" src=\"https:\/\/www.patrizia.foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/Patrizia-Porayar-Indien-DarioSuppanPhotography-61-400x284.jpg\" alt=\"PATRIZIA Child Care Porayar, Indien - M\u00e4dchen begr\u00fc\u00dfen die Reisenden\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.patrizia.foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/Patrizia-Porayar-Indien-DarioSuppanPhotography-61.jpg 479w, https:\/\/www.patrizia.foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/Patrizia-Porayar-Indien-DarioSuppanPhotography-61-400x284.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width:479px) 479px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-6482\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"et_overlay et_pb_inline_icon\" data-icon=\"0\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_9  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_4_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_13  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_8  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\">\n<h2>Watch the video for more information about the PATRIZIA Child Care Porayar<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div id=\"video\" class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_10  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_4_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_14  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_video et_pb_video_0\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_video_box\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"India: A safe home for girls in Porayar | PATRIZIA Children Foundation\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/RgDFQhOH_QI?feature=oembed\"  allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_11  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_4_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_15  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_9  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h2>Stories of Change and travel report from India<\/h2><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div id=\"padmavathi\" class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_12  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_1_2 et_pb_column et_pb_column_16  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_image et_pb_image_4\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap \"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.patrizia.foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/Patrizia-Porayar-Indien-DarioSuppanPhotography-136-2-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"Patrizia-Porayar-Indien-DarioSuppanPhotography-136\" class=\"wp-image-11233\" \/><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_1_2 et_pb_column et_pb_column_17  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_10  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h3>Padmavathi\u2019s Story of Change<\/h3>\n<p>With 1.3 billion inhabitants, India is the most populated democratic country in the world. It is a nation of many different religions, languages, standards of living and ideologies. Although the middle and upper classes are expanding rapidly, they live in stark contrast to millions of Indians who survive on less than two dollars a day. Children in such families grow up in abject poverty. As was the case with Padmavathi \u2013 until life took an unexpected upward turn.<\/p>\n<p>Padmavathi\u2019s father abandoned her family when she was very young. Her mother did everything she could to scrape together enough money to buy food by collecting and selling rubbish.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_13  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_4_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_18  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_11  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p>But it was never enough. To give her daughter the opportunity of receiving a proper education, Padmavathi \u2013 who turned 16 in 2020 \u2013 was sent by her mother to PATRIZIA Child Care Porayar. The home only takes in girls with a proven need of urgent support. Padmavathi was fully aware that this was a golden opportunity to put poverty behind her. She is currently in Year 11 at the school and is a diligent pupil who particularly enjoys learning English.<\/p>\n<p>Padmavathi loves the fact that she has made new friends in the girls\u2019 home, who she plays with regularly and shares her time with. As well as having a safe roof over her head, Padmavathi now eats regular meals and will have every opportunity to put her knowledge and new-found confidence to good use one day as an independent woman. And she makes no bones about what she wants in life: once she\u2019s finished school, Padmavathi plans to study and become an engineer.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_section et_pb_section_4  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_section_regular et_block_section\" >\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_14  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_1_2 et_pb_column et_pb_column_19  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_12  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p><strong>Travel report: Sabine Schillinger-K\u00f6hne, June 2019<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Reaching our goal with warmth and joy<\/h3>\n<p>\u201cRaising girls is like watering your neighbor\u2019s garden.\u201d This is how an Indian proverb drastically and clearly sums up the position of girls and women in large parts of the populous South Asian state. This is precisely why the work of the PATRIZIA Foundation is so important here. On the occasion of the opening of its 17th PATRIZIA KinderHaus, Sabine Schillinger-K\u00f6hne, the project traveler got her own feeling for the PATRIZIA Child Care Porayar, and life in India in general. Here she talks about her impressions.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_1_2 et_pb_column et_pb_column_20  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_image et_pb_image_5\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap \"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.patrizia.foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/Patrizia-Porayar-Indien-DarioSuppanPhotography-59.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" \/><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_15  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_4_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_21  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_13  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p>In our new girls\u2019 home in Porayar in southern India, we help girls from poor, broken families. Many are half or full orphans and need a roof over their heads. It is essential to them to have a new family environment in order to grow up sheltered and protected. This also means having permanent structures, regular meals and schooling. After a termite attack, the old girls\u2019 home threatened to collapse and was forced to be close. With the support of the PATRIZIA Foundation, a new two-storey building for 280 girls was erected.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_16  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_1_2 et_pb_column et_pb_column_22  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_image et_pb_image_6\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap \"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.patrizia.foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/Patrizia-Porayar-Indien-DarioSuppanPhotography-129.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" \/><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_1_2 et_pb_column et_pb_column_23  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_14  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h3>Everyday life of the girls<\/h3>\n<p>From the very first day I was thrilled how warm and friendly the tone was in the dormitory. The 13 employees meet the currently 240 girls aged between five and 17 at eye level. They give the young women of various denominations self-confidence, they distribute tasks and duties within the group and protect them on their way to school. Many of the girls attend the adjacent school. The older girls that go to school in the next town, where they attend the final two grades, are accompanied by a guard from the home for their safety. Everyday tasks such as washing clothes and dishes help the young residents learn to assume responsibility.\u00a0<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_17  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_4_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_24  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_15  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h3>Our new project partner for long-term cooperation in India: ELM<\/h3>\n<p>Porayar also marks the beginning of the cooperation with a new project partner, ELM \u2013 the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.elm-mission.net\/startseite.html\">Evangelisch Lutherischen Missionswerk in Niedersachsen<\/a>, and their local partner TELC (Evangelical Lutheran Tamil Church). Our contact person Ute Penzel from ELM is very connected to the project and has lived in India for many years. During my on-site visit she is always at my side to get more insights into the everyday life of the girls.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_18  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_1_2 et_pb_column et_pb_column_25  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_16  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h3>The position of the woman in India<\/h3>\n<p>As a woman, it is important to me to shed light on the topic of women\u00b4s standing in Indian society. We have all heard the alarming numbers of rejected, raped and aborted girls in India. Through conversations with the girls and with those responsible for offering them a better life, I learn about many individual fates during the days on site. Those fates are the reason why we support those who need our help most urgently in the PATRIZIA Child Care.<\/p>\n<h3>Welcome party with over 200 guests<\/h3>\n<p>Our reception is overwhelming: girls standing in line, little flags and thundering applause await Ute Penzel and me upon our arrival at the girls\u2019 home. The home\u00b4s director Katherinal<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_1_2 et_pb_column et_pb_column_26  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_image et_pb_image_7\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap \"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.patrizia.foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/Patrizia-Porayar-Indien-DarioSuppanPhotography-97.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" \/><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_19  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_4_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_27  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_17  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\">\n<div data-shortcode-id=\"5.4.0.0-1647245390500\" data-quickaccess-editable=\"yes\" class=\"et-fb-popover-tinymce\">\n<div class=\"mce-content-body\" contenteditable=\"true\" style=\"position: relative;\">\n<p>Punithavathy warmly welcomes us. In the large meeting room I officially welcome the girls and explain to them how we at the PATRIZIA Foundation are \u201cbuilding the future together\u201d worldwide. Someone must have given away the information that it is my birthday, as this is followed by a huge birthday cake, and I receive a sari as present. I am deeply moved by so much consideration and warmth!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"et-fb-mousetrap et-fb-mousetrap--module et-fb-mousetrap-pointer\" style=\"background: rgba(76, 88, 102, 0.1); pointer-events: auto;\"><\/div>\n<p>We cut the cake into numerous small pieces and distribute them diligently to make everyone happy. After the official part, the girls gather around me and overwhelm me with questions. We communicate in English, and with hands and feet \u2013 it works out beautifully.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_20  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_1_2 et_pb_column et_pb_column_28  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_image et_pb_image_8\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap \"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.patrizia.foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/Patrizia-Porayar-Indien-DarioSuppanPhotography-210.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" \/><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_1_2 et_pb_column et_pb_column_29  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_18  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h3>From school attendance to crocodiles and nail polish<\/h3>\n<p>On the next day we have the opportunity to visit the children at school and learn what is currently on the curriculum. Afterwards we eat together in the big kitchen of the dormitory. I get to know Indian cuisine in all its diversity. The girls\u2019 nutrition is primarily vegetarian, once a week they get fish or meat. As common in India, we all eat with our right hand.<\/p>\n<p>It is important for the PATRIZIA Foundation to dive into the everyday life of the girls. So, I use my spare time in the afternoon to play with them on the big square near the dormitory. Here, I learn that \u201cBrennball\u201d is called \u201cCrocodile\u201d in\u00a0<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_21  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_4_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_30  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_19  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p>India and that many games are popular across different cultures and countries. Topics like nail polish and jewelry also come up, but as a mother of three boys perhaps I am not the best qualified to advice girls on that.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_22  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_1_2 et_pb_column et_pb_column_31  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_20  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h3>The opening day of the 17th PATRIZIA KinderHaus starts with happiness ritual<\/h3>\n<p>Following an Indian ritual we being at sunrise: Milk is cooked in a traditional pot until it boils over and refined with numerous spices to bring luck to the opening of the house. The pot is then painted and decorated with flowers.<\/p>\n<p>From 5 o\u2019clock in the morning, many helpers peeled the ingredients for the evening meal in the courtyard of the girls\u2019 home: Peas, beans and bean-like \u201cdrum sticks\u201d are processed into various sauces and dips to be eaten later from traditional<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_1_2 et_pb_column et_pb_column_32  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_image et_pb_image_9\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap \"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.patrizia.foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/Patrizia-Porayar-Indien-DarioSuppanPhotography-522.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" \/><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_23  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_4_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_33  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_21  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p>banana leaves with rice. The official opening begins with numerous guests from the region, representatives of the local Tamil Church and the responsible administrator. The girls perform cheerful dances to common songs, followed by several speeches. In mine I emphasize the positive signal of the opening for the girls and the importance of investing into their future.The snowball effect triggered by the new building of the dormitory demonstrates what help can achieve in the local community: The girls\u2019 home was given a new outer wall, equipment for the playground and plants for the garden.<\/p>\n<p>This will encourage the girls to truly live something they have already been able to teach me: It is not solely the circumstances that decide whether your life is good or bad, but the attitude. 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