The Secunderabad Don Bosco Navajeevan Society

Don Bosco Navajeevan is a child-friendly centre started in October 1999 in the city of Hyderabad for children and youth at risk. It is run by the Sale Read moresians of Don Bosco and other collaborators who share a vision for a society in which children do not have to bear the burdens of deprivation and unhappiness. So far, about 25,000 children have benefited from personal contact with the Don Bosco Navjeevan Society, out of whom 10,400 have been persuaded to return home. More than 350 children stay at Navajeevan shelters at New Bhoiguda, Nampally, Ramanthapur and Hayath Nagar where they are provided with three meals a day, formal and non-formal education and medical care. So far, job placements from Navajeevan have crossed 675. We are collaborating with the state government and other NGOs in rescuing children at risk in the twin cities of Hyderabad and Secunderabad. Don Bosco Navajeevan Homes are granted Registration Certificates as Child Care Institutions (CCI) under Section 41(1) of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015. · New Bhoiguda Centre - HYD/2203/2018/151/F · Nampally Centre - HYD/2209/2018/244/F · Hayath Nagar Centre - RR/2307/2018/23/F · Ramanthapur Centre - MDCL/2109/2018/220/F There are 90 girls taken care of by us at a home for girls called Don Bosco Prem Seva Sadan at Hayath Nagar. At present there are 70 girls residing and continuing their education and 20 girls under vocational training and 10 girls are working outside in different hotels followed up by us

Don Bosco Navajeevan (DBNJ) seeks to empower children from the street/marginalized youth to deal children from the street/marginalized youth to deal effectively with the demands and challenges of everyday life enabling them to STAND UP FOR THEIR RIGHTS. The DBNJ seeks to give them the necessary skills to carve out a dignified future for themselves.

The story of Don Bosco Navajeevan Bala Bhavan, Secunderabad, began very early after the second provincial chapter of the St. Joseph’s province of Hyderabad in 1996, brought forth deliberations to launch new ventures for the welfare of street children in the cities Hyderabad and Vishakapatnam. This good aspiration of the Salesians was further strengthened by the excellent work being done for street children in Vijayawada by the Salesians of Don Bosco.

Thus began Don Bosco Navajeevan Bala Bhavan, a "project for children and youth at risk".
It was a very uphill task to find suitable premises to establish Don Bosco Navajeevan, Secunderabad.
After months of searching, a three storied building was rented and by June 15th, 1999 the boys moved into their new home and work began in a more systematic manner. We still thought to have our own infrastructure instead of being in a rented building. This would be our contact centre and the round the clock shelter for street and working
children.

In the year 2001 May, Fr. Gopu Anand was appointed as the Director of the centre under whose guidance the Navajeevan has developed into five active centres. In the year 2007 May, Fr. Salibindla Balashowry was appointed as the Director initiated many activities and spread the services of DBNJ to slums and neighborhood. Fr. Bellamkonda Sudhakar was Director from June, 2013 to May, 2018. The present Director is Fr. Thomas (Remalla Narasimha rao ). Presently, we have 4 centres in Hyderabad towards welfare of Children and youth at risk.