This well-equipped custom-built centre provides accommodation for around 24 male residents. There is a complement of 9 staff and around 70-80, mostly young men, go through its addictions programmes each year. Each course lasts for three months, and comprises individual and group therapy and counselling sessions, medical supports, training in vocational and creative skills, and external visits. Approximately 50% of residents are alcohol dependent with the remainder having another form addiction, usually drugs. In terms of outcomes, around 50% remain non-alcohol or non-drug dependent one year after completing the programme. The centre helps its clients to find jobs. This is a holistic programme with a Christian ethos which is operated by committed professionals. There have been many remarkable transformations in the lives of those who successfully complete the programme. Clients come from all walks of life. Students from the local university are instructed here on drug addiction as are medical professionals and charity workers. It is the only facility in all India where clients are free to leave the programme at any time as opposed to being resident in locked and secure accommodation.
A committed couple moved to Dehradun, North India in 1986, Since then they have been involved in holistic Christian ministry where they have been totally committed to their local church while developing a variety of social projects within the community. They have a real heart for the needs of those around them, especially those living in poverty in the north of India, which is far less economically developed than the south. Although India is a fast-developing global economic power, around 40% of the poorest people in the world live there.
