India Direct is supporting Priyanka and her family through the Covid-19 Pandemic. Here is her story, in her own words.

Sowmya has gone from our children's home to working on the frontline against Covid-19 in Chennai's hospitals

As our supporters will know, fundraising for our work is always a challenge, as we work to maintain the level of support required to maintain and run the children's homes in India. The monthly running cost of the homes alone is £4,500, added to which there is the education costs of £5,000, maintenance of the

We were delighted to have raised £2090 this year from our Christmas fundraising, which included the sales of our Christmas Direct cards sent to children in India and our fabulous handmade Christmas cards. If you would like to get involved in our Christmas fundraising next year, please do get in touch. Our wonderful volunteers, Helen

I'm Gayathri, aged 9 yrs living in the rural region of southern Tamilnadu. My Village: My village is a small village, no proper roads, and only a few houses have full electricity. In our hut we have 1 bulb electricity, which means we will have 1 bulb and it's free of charge. My House: We