Shishu Mandir

11/01/2026

🎉 Celebrating Our Founder | A Life Chosen in Service 🌱

Today, we celebrate the birthday of Our Beloved Mama, a woman whose life reflects moral courage, quiet strength, and unwavering compassion.

🌍 Born in post-war Germany and shaped by humanist and pacifist ideals, Hella chose responsibility over comfort and purpose over privilege. Her journey led her to India, where she committed her life to serving the most vulnerable, especially children born into circumstances of poverty and neglect.

🏠 From healthcare initiatives to the founding of Shishu Mandir, her vision grew into a holistic ecosystem of care, education, and inner growth.

📚 What began with a few children has evolved into homes, schools, community colleges, and grassroots initiatives, all rooted in dignity, integrity, self-respect, and compassion.

✨ On her birthday, we honour a living legacy, one built quietly, sustained ethically, and continued through every child whose future has been transformed.

💐 Happy Birthday, Mama!
Your vision continues to guide, inspire, and uplift generations.

12/12/2025

We are very excited to share a proud moment for our school! 🌍✨
A team of 2 teachers, guided by Swetha Rani, and 10 students recently took part in international collaboration projects made possible by the British Council.

Our journey with Crowdys Hill School, UK began through Padlet , where students from both countries exchanged ideas and worked together on a real-life challenge:
💡 “How can we reduce waste and pollution in the school environment?”

From sharing ideas to building prototypes, our students learnt to think creatively, work as a team, and look at problems with empathy and responsibility. The experience helped them grow not just as learners, but as thoughtful global citizens.

Along the way, our school also participated in:
🇬🇧🇮🇳 The UK–India Collaboration Event
🔬✨ The Future STEM Challenge Project

And we proudly submitted our entry for the Study UK – Create to Connect Competition, where our students created a powerful 1-minute video celebrating the connections between India and the UK.
This journey has filled our learners with confidence and unforgettable experiences that will stay with them for years to come.
A heartfelt thanks to the for this wonderful opportunity. 🌟

03/12/2024

We come with a request to friends and wellwishers here. This year also, we have been nominated for the WBS Gruppe Donation (link is https://www.wbs-gruppe.de/herzensprojekte/detail/23/)

In this fundraiser, an NGO has to be nominated and the one that secures the highest number of votes will receive 10,000 Euros in donation.

To cast your vote, please click on this link below (it's in German). For those who don't read German, the text introduces Shishu Mandir with a note from Dennis who nominated us:

"I have known the association for several years. My wife Sabrina worked there as a volunteer in the home in Bengaluru from 2002 to 2003. We visited the Shishu Mandir facilities on two trips through India in 2003 and 2008 and saw how effective the help is on site. We are still convinced of the work of the association on site, which is why we have been actively supporting it for a few years now."
Dennis S. suggested Shishu Mandir – Future for Children e. V.

To vote, please enter your email address in the link below. You will receive a confirmation link in your email that you must click to ensure that the vote goes through. Your support is much appreciated. Thank you in advance.

Mach mit bei der Spendenaktion der WBS GRUPPE. Deine Stimme zählt!

30/09/2024

We are pleased to announce that Shishu Mandir Community College has been recognised as SMART Team of the Year in the National Exemplar Awards 2023 by the Tech Mahindra Foundation. A big thank you to our staff at the Community College for their dedication and commitment to the programme. Through these programmes, youth who have dropped out of school or have not been able to complete their education are able to acquire trade skills that support their employability.

10/07/2024

This week, we were able to distribute 50 e-autos to women in the neighbourhood as part of the E-Autos Initiative, with the support of Herbalife. The event was held at Shishu Mandir and in the presence of Dr Hella Mundhra, Founder, Shishu Mandir, Mrs Manjula Aravinda Limbavali, MLA, Mahadevapura Constituency. The autos were presented by Ajay Khanna, Managing Director of Herbalife India.

The "Eco-Wheels Women's Initiative" aims to support marginalized women by providing opportunities for economic independence and skill development. We have seen much success from the project. The beneficiaries are women who have endured severe abuse or abandonment, are widowed, or struggle to provide even the basic necessities for their children. These women include single mothers and wives of alcoholic husbands. They are often living below the poverty line without adequate shelter. The success of the auto project ensure greater upliftment and an opportunity to better their lives.

The event was covered by English and Kannada media.

BENGALURU: To empower women who have endured severe abuse, or abandonment, or are widowed, and those who are struggling to provide necessities for their childre

16/06/2024

Yesterday was and a celebration at Shishu Mandir. We are fortunate to have volunteers who share their skills with our children, some of which are quite unique. Like juggling. Being taught by our unicycling coach, David Foy.

We had close to 15 children who took part juggling endurance (3 balls), juggling endurance (3 clubs), 1km run while juggling (called joggling) and an obstacle course. Swapna won the juggling endurance for her record of 40 minutes. Thilothama won the 1km joggle (jogging and juggling combined) with a time of 5:12.13.

Guest juggler, Arjun MC demonstrated his juggling skills and had a session with some of the children. All in all, a good day at school!

16/02/2024

It's important to involve the and make incremental changes that impact individuals, families and the larger community if we need lasting change. When we began working out of KR Puram in Bangalore, the surrounding community needed support. Over the years, we have been able to find ways to do so. Today, we run interventions in , and To learn more about our Community Initiatives, do visit us at

We work with the community and provide support in a number of ways. The childcare centre, house construction, women's self-help groups, purified drinking water, healthcare are just some of the areas we work in.

24/01/2024

On the occasion of , our unicycling girls team were invited to demonstrate their skills at a special event held at New Delhi today. The children were accompanied by Mr David Foy, who continues to train our children tirelessly, Wg. Cdr. Sabharwal, Vice President of Shishu Mandir Society and our friends from Boeing. Please watch this video where Mr David introduces the programme followed by a fantastic unicycling display by our girls!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IzY_bx2ArcM

(24.08 seconds onwards)