Orphans in Need and a CCTV product firm have worked to help keep the children of one of India’s orphanages safe.
Orphans in Need is a UK-based NGO, which is building a orphanages in India. Oncam Grandeye, a 360-degree surveillance camera firm, has its products at Orphans Village Delhi’s new, purpose-built orphanage— 24 buildings, and a school. Oncam Grandeye’s products will “see” the space in real time and provide peace of mind to children and their teachers.
Orphans in Need decided upon the 360-degree CCTV as the charity can save money by reducing camera counts for any location. The technology allows for retrospection, which means that managers can go back to any event and go inside an image to find a person or an incident because the camera gives them 24/7/365 situational awareness, and the de-warping software makes an image taken with a fisheye lens smooth and readily discernible.
Orphans Village Delhi’s goal is to give a family-oriented life to the hundreds of orphans who have lost their parents; the orphanage, just 35 kilometers from Delhi, will provide clothing, a minimum of three meals a day, and medical treatment and counseling. In line with local culture and education standards, the children will be taught basic skills such as cooking, arts, crafts, raising crops and keeping livestock.
“We believe that Delhi’s children should have the best start in life so they can become model citizens with access to the same resources and life opportunities as their peers,” said Anis Musa, Trustee at Orphans in Need.
Oncam Grandeye is opening a regional hub in India and will have its own personnel on the ground, overseeing and managing the installation. Anil Dhawan, who will be based in Gurgaon just outside of New Delhi, says: “By using the security technologies Oncam Grandeye has developed, we will genuinely help the orphanage to be safe, and that will help the children concentrate on their educations—their very lives— without fear.”
For more on the project, visit http://www.orphansinneed.org.uk. For more information on Oncam Grandeye, visit www.oncamgrandeye.com.
About Oncam Grandeye
Oncam Grandeye was founded in 2007 and is based in Zug, Switzerland. Visit http://www.oncamgrandeye.com/
