CHARITIES WE HELP - The John Foundation
The John Foundation Our grants help fund truly life-changing opportunities. John Foundation rescues vulnerable children and young adults from being trafficked; providing education, medical care, training and employable skills for an independent future.
Through education and skills training, thousands of young people are given hope for a better future and The Brothers Trust is proud to shine a light on the work of the John Foundation.
BacKGROUND
The John Foundation was founded in 2007 by Saji and Cynthia John. Saji himself, had been one of sixteen children rescued and cared for in the Karnataka State of India by Swedish social workers. Saji owes his life and subsequent success to these good people and their work. Having experienced such hardship himself, Saji and his wife, Cynthia decided that they must offer a similar service to the many children in their region who have a desperate existence and are in desperate need.
This began in 2007 when a stranger approached the couple with two children, abandoned by their family and living on the slum streets of Hyderabad. These children became the first of many children rescued and rehabilitated by the John Foundation.
Most often, these children are rescued from sex traffickers. Children working as prostitutes or the unwanted children of prostitutes, their life circumstances are abject; their prospects are hopeless and bleak. Sadly, children are a resource and traffickers target poor areas, lying to their parents with promises of good jobs, only for the girls to become economic slaves in illicit factories or worse to be used as prostitutes. This disastrous reality is combatted by the John Foundation and from their unlikely beginnings, its achievements are tangible and remarkable.
Of particular interest to The Brothers Trust is the emphasis and energy that the John Foundation invests in training to create independent young adults who can go on to lead successful lives. Their slogan is - Bringing hope the sustainable way.
Himself, a doctor, it is no surprise that Saji values the power of education to combat poverty and we are assured that his Foundation is confronting poverty by breaking the cycle with sustainable outcomes for the people it serves.
HOW WE’VE SUPPORTED THE JOHN FOUNDATION
The Brothers Trust has supported The John Foundation for several years and over that time our grants have helped fund many projects including a new refuge home to house and train young women and children, new classrooms and facilities, improvements to laboratories for both students and young adults training and setting up new educational training courses (including beauty, paramedic and pharmacy assistant).
We would like to add that the work of The John Foundation was brought to our attention by a former trustee of The Brothers Trust who has visited India on many occasions where he has met The John Foundation and seen their work and accomplishments.
We encourage you to visit their site to learn more about their work. www.thejohnfoundation.org