Our Story

Our Story

Since 1996, Good Shepherd Homes has provided a secure and safe home environment, quality education and career opportunities for street children. GSH not only takes children off the street, but also helps children to start working towards their own future.
Today, the GSH operation is expanding into neighbouring areas, with a school and a large scale children’s village in Parandwadi, Pune, and also offering extended care for higher education to our passed out children.

 

Our Vision

  • We believe that every human life is of inestimable value and meaning.

  • We believe that every child has a right to life, love, liberty and learning.

  • We believe that every child deserves protection from violence, abuse, destitution and neglect.

  • We believe that every child should be able to rely on a stable, positive and peaceful home environment in which he or she can develop and flourish as a human being.

  • We believe in a thorough and balanced academic training that invigorates the intellect, stimulates the imagination, and encourages the development of potential.

  • We believe that every child merits a wholehearted investment of his or her carer’s faith, patience, discipline, and unconditional love.

Our Trustees

Sarah Gaikwad

Jacob Panicker

Amardeep Siddhu

Noel D’Cruz

Zoheir Umrethi

Winifred Bhalerao

Dr.Mahindra Chitre

Visiting the Good Shepherd Home was a wonderful, encouraging experience. Having seen so many children on the streets with all the joy and hope and life drained from their faces, it was wonderful to see children from that same background thriving in a loving caring environment. You could see the change it had made to them as they had their childhood given back to them. The staff were simply inspiring – their level of devotion to the kids in their care was amazing.
Tim Brown, GSH Child Sponsor,
Woking
In October 2008, from the 20th to 4th of November, we went on our second mission trip which was Mary Simon Hart and myself (Funmi Legunsen). After I went the year before I knew I had to go back again and again. First we visited GSH’s Pune base. The home is beautiful and you can see that the children are being well taken care of. We also went to Talegoan. Part of the reasons for our visit was to conduct a 3-day camp. It an awesome experience. Mary and myself and a number of GSH staffers camped out with about 50 teenagers, which was incredible, We had day-time meetings, movie nights and a camp fire night. On this trip, we also conducted a 3 days retreat for the house parents and staff, which was a great blessing to them and us, with classes on parenting and family. We closed our trip with a big carnival for all the children.
Liz Legunsen, Make-up Artist,
London
GSH is such a compassionate organisation and has been running efficiently for over 10 years. Here is a wonderful opportunity to invest in the lives and rehabilitation of the poorest of the poor.
Ian Christenson, Author and Pastor of New Life Centre,
Stonebridge,
Good Shepherd Homes have developed an incredible family atmosphere in each of the homes they have. Over the course of 5 visits it’s been a joy to see the children grow up and beginning working towards their futures. By supporting GSH through fund raising or spreading the word you’ll be putting many children on a new journey of hope. All I can say is a big thank for the impact visiting GSH has had on my life! Keep up the good work and keep us updated!
Jordan Mary, 25,
UK photographer.