FFC School

Construction of the new FFC school building is complete and the students have moved into it. Funding was provided by a group of donors in Ontario.

Mission of the FFC School:
To provide a quality education for the orphaned and special needs children living at the Families for Children (FFC) project in Podanur.

History of the School:
Beginning in 2006, Sandra Simpson, the Founder and Director of FFC, realized the project needed a small school to serve the needs of a group of about a dozen children. For various reasons, these children could not attend public school as do the majority of FFC children. The special needs of this group are primarily health issues such as being HIV positive, speech problems with repaired cleft lips, mild cerebral palsy, one with a very disfiguring congenital skin disease, one with a terminal brain disease, blindness and deafness.

Since 2006, approximately 50 other children have been admitted to our preschool and kindergarten. The majority of the original group has progressed to grade two.

The FFC Canteen Patio Grand Opening

The FFC Canteen patio had its grand opening this week! The York School student group 2008 donated the money and Katie Richards, some FFC boys and Katie's 3 brothers Kimball, John and David worked hard to have it built and beautifully decorated.

The new patio seating area frees up the cooking area and will now allow the canteen to be used as a cooking training centre for our older children. They will learn how to cook for themselves and be able prepare their own meals when they move away from FFC.

We plan to plant a kitchen garden around the patio so that the canteen can have fresh herbs available.

Thanks to York School 2008 and the Richards Family!
Canteen Patio Site Before Construction



Canteen Patio Under Construction


Canteen Patio Grand Opening