UPPAHAR - The history of our organization

Our History

1999 – 2020

How it all began

Here are the milestones of our organization, which has been built up and advanced since May 2000 by the Indian-German couple Rajat and Annegret Pani with daughter Asha in India. UPPAHAR Germany supports the work in India. The association consists of a group of persons that supports the work with personal commitment, financial means and on site visits.

1999
Big plans
An Indian young man and a South German woman find themselves in India and realize that they have the same heart’s desire: to do good in India, especially for children and poor families.
2000
Foundation of UPPAHAR, 1st Children’s home
Annegret and Rajat are getting engaged. Preparation for the start of a small Indian organization, purchase of a plot of land – today’s Carmel Campus. Start with the first home children – 19 girls – still in rented rooms and start of the village development work.
2001
Start in India
Marriage of Annegret and Rajat, Annegret emigrates to India.
2004
Start of Carmel Campus
The first own rooms, start of Carmel Campus.
2005
Start in Marrivalasa
We are starting with 275 children in Marrivalasa.
2006
Start in Vizag
We are starting a day care center in Vizakhapatnam with 40 children.
2007
Start of the Sewing Project + 2 more Children Homes
The first Sewing Teaching Centre starts in Lolugu, two new children’s homes are opened in Kallata and Bangriposi.
2008
Start in Lolugu
In Lolugu we start with another day care center with 205 children.
2011
Special education grows
Meanwhile we give lessons to 2250 village children.
2014
Start in Hrudai
The day care center in Hrudai starts with 60 children.
2015
Start of the 4th UPPAHAR Children Home
We start with another children home in Semiliguda.
2017
Babyhouse RoSa - Start of Planning
Start of the partnership with Rolf and Sabine Barth and their project “Baby House RoSa”.
2019
Laying the Foundation of Babyhaus RoSa
In the neighbourhood of the Carmel Campus a baby house is being built where abandoned babies will find a home.
2019
Support of Autism center
In Vizag we start with the support of an autism center so that the work there can continue, made possible by CONTACTIONS, one of our partner organisations in Switzerland.
2020
UPPAHAR celebrates its 20th anniversary
2020
Corona Relief
UPPAHAR provides thousands of needy people with basic food to ensure their survival during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Our History

How it all began

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