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Since 2004 · Balgram Parivar
The Origin of Love
Every child deserves a family, education, dignity and a future.
Our story
Born from adversity. Built with compassion.
In 2004, in Beed, Maharashtra, Santosh Narayan Garje chose family over circumstance. His sister died in childbirth. He was 18. He gave up a dream of becoming a teacher and began caring for children who had no one.
2004
Seven children
Sahara Anathalaya Pariwar begins.
2007
Registered
Aai Samajsevi Sanstha is formally registered. Balgram grows in Georai, Beed.
2011
A campus takes shape
The first major building is established, with accommodation for nearly 100 children.
2015
Education and careers
Greater emphasis on higher education, careers and long-term rehabilitation.
Yuvagram
Beyond 18
Support continues into youth — education, skills and independent living.
Krushigram
The soil
Agriculture and sustainable living become part of how children grow.
Today
The work continues
Families, opportunities and dignified futures — still the purpose.
Sahara Anathalaya Pariwar began with seven children. It became Balgram. From one child who needed a family to hundreds of lives touched — this is the journey of Aai.
Four projects
A life, not a programme.
Childhood in a family. Youth with support. A relationship with the land. Gurugram is planned for dignity in old age.
Balgram Parivar
A home where children become a family.
Near the foothills of the Palkhya mountains, around three kilometres from Georai, Beed.
Children from orphanhood, abandonment, family crisis and other vulnerable circumstances live together here — they attend school, grow their abilities, and prepare for an independent future. A child needs more than a roof. A child needs a family.
LovedHeardEducatedEncouragedChallengedTrustedPrepared for life
Family, education, healthcare, nutrition, life skills, sports, arts, technology, reading and the wider world.
Impact
Twenty years. Hundreds of lives. One continuing mission.
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Young people who have completed higher education
Across engineering, medical sciences, arts, hospitality and fashion.
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Currently pursuing higher education
A present snapshot — not a lifetime total.
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Family reunifications
Through investigation, counselling and mediation.
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Former residents who have started families of their own
Reported by the organisation.
Hundreds of vulnerable children have received shelter, education, food and medical support over more than two decades.
Education & development
Education is the beginning of independence.
At Balgram, learning is not limited to the classroom.
Arts, craft and speaking
Painting, craftwork and public speaking — including Balavishkar, a platform for hidden talent.
Reading, and the world outside the gate.
Library and the world beyond books
Athanag Sagar Library, and visits to courts, police stations, municipal and water facilities.
Yuvagram
Growing up should not mean losing the support of a family.
Yuvagram, in Sharnapur, Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, walks with young people above 18 toward higher education, skills, employment and independent living.
Leaving childhood care should be the beginning of independence — not the end of support.
- Childhood
- Education
- Youth
- Independence
More than 20 young people are currently pursuing higher education and working toward financial independence.
Krushigram
Learning to care for the earth while learning to care for ourselves.
Children learn farming, food and the dignity of labour — organic cultivation, orchards, vegetables, grains, animal husbandry, a goshala, vermicompost and farm ponds. Produce is grown without pesticides, and children see how food reaches the table.
Life at Balgram
A living family, not an institution.
Children share meals, celebrate festivals, play, visit the world outside, and look after their health together.
In 2024–25, Balgram children won 8 first prizes, 3 second prizes and 1 third prize at the district-level Chacha Nehru Children’s Festival — across sports, arts, writing and other competitions.
What follows
Every number has a story.
Former residents have gone on to become software engineers, police officers, PWD engineers, social workers, management professionals, fashion designers and entrepreneurs.
- A child who learns to read.
- A student who enters college.
- A young adult who earns independently.
- A former resident who starts a family.
- A family that is reunited.
- A young person who returns to give back.
Get involved
You can become part of a child's journey.
Support is invited with respect — not with guilt.
Sponsor a child
Day-to-day needs, education, healthcare and development.
Sponsor a meal
Nutritious food for the family table.
Support education
School, books, stationery and learning.
Higher education
Walk with young adults toward independence.
Volunteer
Time, skill and presence.
Partner with us
CSR support for education, health, skills and sustainability.
Give materials
Books, grain, computers, furniture, bicycles and more.
Visit Balgram
The best way to understand the work is to meet the family.
Planned
Gurugram is a future project.
Gurugram is planned as a place of security, dignity and human connection for elderly people. It is not running today. Location and other details will be shared when the organisation confirms them.
The journey continues
The work is not finished.
Direction for the years ahead — not a claim that every building already exists:
- Greater capacity to support more children
- Modern residential facilities
- Vocational and skill development
- Yuvagram, and young adults after 18
- Sustainable agriculture and self-reliance
- Cultural and educational spaces
- Gurugram, a planned project for elderly care
Visit
Come and meet the Balgram family.
We believe the best way to understand our work is to experience it. You are warmly invited.
You can also connect with the Yuvagram project in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar.