With India being home to 23.6 million orphan children, providing adequate support to enable these children to become independent and resilient becomes an issue of prime importance. 2.1 million of these children are in the age group of 15-17, which is an indication of the vulnerability of youth advancing towards adulthood. Lack of basic tenets of education often lead to negative long-term outcomes such as unemployment or low wages, making it difficult for children to access decent life opportunities.
At Bridgin, we believe in providing equitable learning opportunities for all children to learn, lead and grow. Working across various shelter homes in Bangalore, we provide children with guidance in completing their education, making them career aware, developing life skills and training on how they can nurture their own personal development.

The inadequacy of life skills, low educational achievements, absence of positive life experiences and limited social integration add to a host of difficulties in transitioning from childhood to adulthood. Through our 3E approach, we aim to provide children with the needed support and guidance to transition successfully into the next phase of their lives. Each child has had unique life experiences, and through our programs, we try to customize and support, guide and counsel them to work towards achieving their true potential.
We are a volunteer driven organization and believe in the potential of young change makers to create a positive impact in the lives of the children they interact with. The volunteers make a minimum commitment of a year and spend about two hours every week teaching, mentoring and enabling children to ensure that they get the support and care they need.
