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The Shreyas Village was established in 1964 for once homeless and destitute children and those from broken families. They find a hearth and a home in Shreyas from birth to maturity

"And whosoever shall receive on such little child in my name, receivth me”.

Shreyas Balgram was one of the first of its type in Asia. Balgram is affiliated to SOS Kinderdorf International, Vienna. Balgram is a part of the larger Shreyas community, and its unique character prevents it from becoming a mere asylum.

At Shreyas, a ‘mother’ raises a family of about ten children, ofcourse with their help looks after siblings, and does the housekeeping, cleaning, cooking, washing, sewing, shopping, keeps accounts, does kitchen gardening and looks after a cow.

The village has an indoor and outdoor clinic, a playroom. Shreyas Balgram has four cottages with a total of forty children, and a home for boys of over thirteen years of age

The children join the Shreyas Nursery school at the age of three. After completing schooling at Shreyas, they move elsewhere to day or residential Vocational School

At eighteen or twenty-four, they start earning, working and living on their own. Many of them marry and start homes of their own. Some grown up boys and girls are active working members of various Shreyas departments-the schools, museum, library, fine arts section, physical education center, office, etc.

Sarala Kendra
The Shreyas Sarala Kendra, from time to time conducts courses for girls and for women for training in Home Science and Child Craft.

Medical Treatment :

There have been regular Medical check-ups for the children as well as mothers.

Celebrations: The Children actively participated in:

Festivals

Exibition                                                                                   The SOS Day. The Birth Anniversary of late Dr. Hermann Gmeiner, is celebrated, with an homage to Dr. Gmeiner and a talk on the SOS world movement. There is a get-to-gather for all SOS members, both past and present. Boys and girls, who have now established themselves in life and are working, come with their spouses and children. Some retired Shreyas Mothers also come and it is a happy meeting, followed by games, singing, dancing and dinner

Address of the Shreyas Foundation                                                     Shreyas Hill, Ambavadi,
Amdavad-380 015,
Gujarat