Naya Jivan Home is one of the finest visions of Mother Anna Huberta. The idea took root due to the inhuman treatment meted to patients suffering from Hansen’s disease. Shunned by society, they would beg on the road to feed themselves and their families. Their children, especially girls, even though untainted by the disease were harassed and denied education. Naya Jivan was born to provide shelter and education to these children.

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On 10 March 1967, some land was bought by Mother Anna Huberta at Kalembe, Shahapur, a lush forest on the outskirts of the city. The sisters worked hard to make it habitable, and the first children’s cottage, Prem Sadan, was built in 1969. The children were not only provided care and shelter but were given a formal education as well.

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Soon the news of this centre spread to different districts of Maharashtra and the number of children increased in leaps and bounds. To accommodate all, more cottages were put up: Daya Sadan, Shanti Sadan and Bal Pushpa.

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All the children go to school and college. Naya Jivan Home is proud to have taken more than 5000 children to its bosom. They have received an education, including vocational and professional training, and many of them are now well settled in life. The home has taken the responsibility of being parent to the orphans to find suitable partners, participating in the wedding ceremonies and assisting them to get settled in their new families.

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Even though Naya Jivan was initiated to cater to the children of leprosy patients, a home for HIV affected children, Isha Kripa, was opened in 2001. The increasing number of abandoned HIV affected children and the families’ inability to care for them further motivated the decision.

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POSTAL ADDRESS

Naya Jivan, Kalembe Village, Assangaon, P.O. Shahapur, Dt. Thane 421 601, Maharashtra