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our vision
   
 

A child friendly society that owns up and offers sufficient possibilities for all its children to grow up to full potential with rights and responsabilities and become agents of social harmony.
 

OUR MISSION

To empower :

  • the Young at Risk through the specially designed steps of Don Bosco Ashlalayam

  • the community to own up and offer child friendly environment which enables every child to actualize himself / herself

  • to influence the stakeholders to help ensure the children enjoy their basics rights : survival, protection, developpement and participation
 

DIRECTION OF ASHALAYAM
   
 

Under the management of Director Father George since July 2008, the team constituted by 4 salesians work in association with 160 persons of different confessions and horizons, but who all are devoted to the cause of the upliftment of the lives of street children.

  Fr. George Chempakathinal
 

Fr. George Chempakathinal, popularly known as Fr. C. J. George, was born on the 5th March 1960. He hails from South India, where he did his secondary schooling. In 1975, he joined the Don Bosco School in Bandel, Northern India, to complete his Higher Secondary Education. As part of the Salesian Priest’s training programme, he completed the Novitiate in Shillong (Meghlaya) and became a member of the Congregation on the 24th May 1979.

Later he completed his B.A. and Bachelor of Philosophy studies in the Salesian College of Sonada, Darjeeling, and did a B.Ed. at St. Xavier’s College Kolkata. Then he completed his Bachelor of Theology at the Sacred Heart College in Shillong and was ordained Salesian Priest on the the 5th January 1989. Besides the above, his academic qualifications include a degree in M.A (Sociology) and a M.Ed.

Father C. J. George joined Ashalayam for the first time in May 1989 as Asst Director and worked with Fr. T.V. Anthony, Founder Director of Don Bosco Ashalayam, during ten long years. After 9 years, Father George is back at Ashalayam as Director since July 30th 2008.

 

governing body

 

-  Father George Chempakathinal, Director (co-founder of Ashalayam and former assistant Director)

 

-  Father Mathew Parakonath, Executive Director (former Director of Ashalayam during 11 years)

 

-  Father M.J. Jose, Financial Administrator (former Principal of Don Bosco School, Bandel)

 

-  Father Saju P.T., Assistant Director

 

-  The management is assisted by dedicated staff  members who spend lots of time and energy to help the children