GENESIS:

    -     Premananda Orphanage Centre was started after the terrible cyclone and floods in 1996, which devastated the entire Prakasam, East and west Godavari disticts. Thousands of people lost their lives and more than one hundred thousand people were left homeless. During this tragedy we organized emergency relief for the victims and were moved by the deplorable conditions of the children who have lost their parents in the disaster. They were practically left abandoned and uncared. We realized the need for a permanent rehabilitation for these  orphan children. We consulted our friends and well wishers who encouraged us to start an Orphanage to care for these helpless orphans. With the encouragement and support extended by our friends and well wishers both in India and abroad, permanent orphanage building has been constructed and the orphanage started functioning from June 1998 , with 60 orphan boys and girls aging 4-8. (More Photos) Realizing the need for the rehabilitation of economically  poor and socially oppressed communities children, our orphanage has opened its doors and embraced such children also. The Premananda ( Love & Joy ) Orphanage Centre was dedicated  to God for the service of the poor, destitute and orphan children by Rev. Fr. Chopparapu Jojaiah, the founder of the orphanage and it was  solemnly opened by Professor Jon H.James on 28^th June 1998 in Ongole, Andhra Pradesh, Southern India. Ongole is the capital of Prakasam district. The centre is a few miles inland from Bay of Bengal. It takes about five hours to train to Ongole from Madras ( Chennai), and the centre is a short walk from the main rail way station.
GOAL : To make the orphanage centre, help and give many more children a real and loving home which helps them to develop in accordance with their rights to live and grow up to be free, healthy and independent individuals. 

       AIM: The primary Aim of Premananda Orphanage Centre is to work for the rehabilitation and development of children who are in difficult circumstances such as orphan children, street children, refugee children, economically poor and socially oppressed children,  and work for the eradication of child labour and  child exploitation.

      OBJECTIVES:
Ø      To provide children qualitative education.  
Ø      To provide children healthy and hygienic shelter.  
Ø      To provide children the scope for physical development through nutritious food, games, sports.  
Ø      To help the children to grow up in spirituality through regular prayers and holy Mass.  
Ø      To impart vocational skill development and training for the deserving children.
Ø      To provide clean and neat dress / clothing for the children.

   FUTURE PLANS: The Orphanage Centre has got the following Future Plans for the self-reliance of the Children: 
Ø      To provide Insurance Policy for each and every orphan child in the Orphanage.  
Ø      To make the child self-reliant through self-employment.  
Ø      To provide a package of services to each and every orphan child in the orphanage like fixed deposits of money in the name of the child, Support for the higher education and technical trainings etc.