Founder & team
The people behind the home.
One founder, 15+ teachers, house-parents, cooks and caregivers — the family that raises 300+ children every day.
The founder
A promise kept for 22 years.
Sri Jadi Madhava Rao founded Aadarana in Saroor Nagar, Hyderabad, in 2003 — a home before it was a charity. He still serves the children’s meals himself.
Under his leadership Aadarana grew from a small shelter into a registered society with its own free school, serving 7,000+ children over two decades — with 300+ in residence today.
The team
Everyone here raises children.
Sri Jadi Madhava Rao
Founder & Chairman
Founded Aadarana in 2003. Lives on campus and personally oversees the home, the school, and every child’s progress.
Teaching staff — 15+ teachers
Amitabha Aadarana Vidyalaya
Qualified, trained and experienced teachers running the free English-medium school, Class 1–10, with weekly assessments.
House-parents & caregivers
Residential care
Trained caregivers who live with the children — morning prayer to lights-out, health check-ups to homework.
Kitchen & nutrition team
Three meals a day, every day
Plans and cooks nutritious meals for 300+ children — breakfast, lunch and dinner, 365 days a year.
Administration & accounts
Transparency & compliance
Keeps every rupee tracked and audited — 80G receipts, statutory compliance, and the published annual report.
Volunteers & well-wishers
The extended family
Alumni, donors and neighbours who teach, mentor, celebrate festivals and stand in as the children’s wider family.
Want to join the team — as a teacher, caregiver or volunteer? See how to get involved
Watch
The founder, in his own words.
Next 7,000
A real home, not just shelter.
Since 2003, over 7,000 children. Help us reach the next 7,000 — one sponsorship at a time.