The Ramakrisna
Vivekananda Mission (RVM)
The Ramakrishna Vivekananda Mission, (RVM) RVM was established as a
charitable organization, in Barrackpore, West Bengal, India.
The Mission was founded in 1976, by Swami Nityananda, Former Principal,
Rahara Ramakrishna School. Chairman of Board of Governors is Justice,
Ajit Kumar Nayak, Former Judge, High Court, Calcutta
RVM's purpose is to provide education for abandoned, neglected and abused
children irrespective of caste, creed, color and religion.
The Mission's principal objective is the social and economic rehabilitation
of destitute and distressed children by helping them:
More than 1,100 destitute children live in hostels at the Mission The children are provided:
The high quality of education attracts well-to-do families who pay tuition
for their children to attend school at the Mission. More than 5,000
children attend school at the Mission as paying students. 1,000
orphaned children attend the same school and have the same educational
opportunities. Regardless of economic differences, all the children study, eatand play side by side without discrimination.
RVM's Principal is Hari Mararaj, former Principal of Narendrapur School.
RVM emphasizes education and the learning of skills. To accomplish this,
currently there are:
Of the 35 destitute children who took the Madhyamik test, last year:
Social Welfare
The value of the Mission's work has been recognized by the Indian
Government. The Mission was given The National Award for Social Welfare
by Government of India, Ministry of Social Welfare (1984)
Ministry of Human Resource, Department of Women and Child Development (1992)
The Indian government however, provides very little financial support to the
Mission.
The Human Development Foundation has chosen to fulfil its purpose by
supporting the Ramakrishna Vivekananda Mission through program
development and financial contributions.
The Health Program is being developed under the guidance of B.N. Ghosh,
M.D. Dr. Ghosh is the retired Director of All India Institute of Hygiene and
Public Health, Calcutta, India. Former Professor and Head of the
Department of Community Medicine, All India Institute of Hygiene and
Public Health. Former General Secretary of Indian Association of
Preventive and Social Medicine
Authored 60 original papers in several areas of health services and its
management.
Advisor to the program is Dr. Forrest Adams
Dr. Adams is a retired Medical Doctor and Head of Cardiology at the
University of California at Los Angeles.
Dr. Adams specialized in pediatric cardiology and public health in
developing countries throughout Asia.
He is the author of a leading text book on the subject.
A Medical staff has been hired to establish the Health Care Program for all
of the children at the Mission. 1 medical doctor and 3 nurses are
currently serving on staff. Health screening is presently
underway. More that 300 children have had medical examinations this year.
By June 30th all of the children will have full health evaluations and
health records.
The entire staff of care-givers and food service personnel, at the Mission,
are also undergoing health screening.
The Mission's efforts are exemplary and more resources are needed to insure
the children's well being and future by continuing to improve living
conditions:
Pilot Project
Upgrade the healthcare of the children and their living
facilities at 2 hostels. The purpose of this project is to create models that can serve a template for improving the healthcare of the children and their living facilities.
The intention is to replicated these conditions at all hostels.