Our Objective
Our mission is to provide a lifelong home/shelter for abandoned children. Presently all the children we look after have significant physical or mental disabilities. We aim to provide for “normal” abandoned children as well.
Our Solution
Established in 2010 with 3 children, the foundation today provides food, clothing and therapy to 15 children with varying disabilities. Icha is planning to expand its capability by adopting another 5 children in the near future. The shelter itself is spread across an acre of land facing the scenic Kondakarla lake, located 50 km from Vizag city. It is managed mainly by the founder Madhu Tugnait with a team of caretakers, a physiotherapist, kitchen staff and teachers.
Employment Philosophy
Our group philosophy is based on providing employment to adults from lower income groups from Vizag and its surrounding districts. With the exception of accounting, administration and communications, we have focussed on building a team based on each individual’s capability and passion to serve the cause of abandoned children.
Our Team

Madhu Tugnait
Founder, Managing Director

K M S (Titoo) Ahluwalia
Advisor

Simar Hundal
Administrator

Shabnam Sirur
Communications Manager

Poonam Chadha
Manager (Donors, North India)

Y K M Prasad
Chartered Accountant

Capt (retd) P P Tugnait
Managing Partner

Ramakrishna
Physiotherapist
Kids we Support

Basheera
We provide food, shelter and education to normal kids who belong to our staff members such as Basheera and Samira.
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Kumar & Bangaram
Shanti is a widow with two young children, Kumar and Bangaram. She was finding it difficult to fend for herself and the children.
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Tara
Tara, was abandoned inside compartment on a train from Chennai to Vizag. She came to Icha via Childline and suffers from cerebral palsy. She will need lifelong support.
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Shyam
Shyam, 5, also came to us from Shishu Gruha Vizag. Abandoned by his family on a railway platform he suffers from acute mental retardation and cerebral palsy.
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Tanushree
Tanushree is a 7 month old baby with mixed gender issues. Her mother died at childbirth while her father is on the run being a suspected criminal.
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Girija
Girija, a motherless child, was handed over to Shishu Guha in Vizag by her grandfather a few months after her father absconded.
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Tejashree
Tejashree is a Kondakarla village child. She is a semi-orphan whose father was convicted in the murder of her mother.
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Basheera
Basheera is a semi-orphan from a nearby village and is related to Icha’s cook, Amina. Suffering from mental retardation and not having anyone to take care of her she was adopted by Icha.
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Alka
Alka was found by the police on the railway tracks of Vizag. She was adopted from the Woman and Child Welfare Centre by a family, only to be returned when they realized she was hopelessly spastic.
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