St. Jude India ChildCare Centres
Mariyamma Paul has extensive experience in the social sector, currently serving as Centre Lead at St. Jude India ChildCare Centres since April 2019. Previously, Mariyamma held various roles including Non Medical Consultant at the National Institute For Research In Tuberculosis and Technical Support Unit of TANSACS at the Public Health Foundation of India. A freelance Consultant/Trainer from 2011 to 2013 focused on monitoring, evaluation, capacity building, and documentation. Mariyamma was also a Regional Manager at the Clinton Foundation and worked as a Development Professional for over a decade with an NGO. Academically, Mariyamma holds an MPhil in Sociology from Madurai Kamaraj University and a Master’s in Social Work from Bishop Heber College, along with a Bachelor’s degree in Economics with a specialization in Rural Management from Holy Cross College.
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St. Jude India ChildCare Centres
Every child suffering from cancer, irrespective of economic status, deserves to get the best chance of surviving the disease and leading a full, healthy, happy life. St. Judes provides this chance through its well-established model of cost-free, holistic care during the period of the child's treatment. In major cities of India where low cost cancer treatment is available, children who need treatment for cancer and their parents come to hospitals from distant towns and villages. The hospitals do not treat them as in-patients during the long drawn out treatment and these needy families do not have a place to stay whenever the child is not admitted to hospital. Hence, St Judes provides these families with free of cost: 1) Safe & Hygienic Housing 2) Cooking facilities and Nutrition 3) Transport to and from the hospital 4) Counselling for children and parents 5) Educational and recreational activities 6) Art-based therapy, music therapy and yoga St. Jude India ChildCare Centres has a pan-India presence and currently runs 38 Centres in 9 cities. The organisation is accredited as a GiveIndia Tier 1 Organisation, is rated "VO 1A” by CRISIL (An S&P company) and is also an empanelled partner of the National CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) Hub.