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One Life to Love is a non-profit tax-exempt organization (501c3) raising funds & support for orphan, abandoned, and underprivileged children in central India.

One Life to Love was founded on the belief that every child is born with inherent purpose and the ability to do great things. However, many children are oppressed due to poverty, tragedy, illness, or mental & physical disability. One Life to Love strives to uplift these marginalized children by creating a nurturing home-life, providing their basic needs and giving them access to quality education.

Since 2013, One Life to Love has been reaching out to the most neglected people in Delhi, India. Our Home of Hope has become a refuge for children with special needs rescued from the cruel streets. Here they are able to heal from their tragic past and begin a new life in a loving family environment. Our Education Program has helped thousands of underprivileged girls avoid child marriage and has given them the opportunity to study and dream big for their future. Homeless families have found much needed help through One life to Love’s Relief Services, in which they are provided emergency healthcare, food, clothing and shelter.

One Life to Love Founder, Courtney Deacon Lalotra, first travelled to India in 2010 with a group of researchers from the fashion industries. When it was time for the group to return to USA, Courtney decided to stay in India and moved into a slum in northeast Delhi and began working with street and orphan children. The community quickly embraced her. They called her didi, meaning ‘big sister’. She developed sincere relationships with the children of the slum and she had a vision for them: if they received the love and care that every child deserves, they could do amazing things.

Courtney would have spent her life in that slum had it not been for a chance encounter with Surendar, an abandoned child with special needs. Surendar was abused and left for dead on the roadside on a cold winter night. He was rescued by police and brought to the shelter home where Courtney was volunteering. He was non-verbal so he could not explain what had happened to him. He was naked, scared and covered with wounds. Courtney immediately took to the boy and would try to cater to his needs the best she could. After a few short weeks, Surendar was able to tell her his name. It was truly a miracle. Courtney knew that Surendar would soon make a full recovery as a result of the love and care he was receiving.

However, the shelter home was not willing to provide the space for Surrendar, stating that his special needs were a drain on their resources. He was sent to a state-run mental institution notorious for its mistreatment of children. Surrendar died a month later. Courtney’s spirit was crushed. She found herself asking God, “Why?” and she felt as if God was asking her the same thing. “Why?”

That is when Courtney decided to take a step of faith and open a home for abandoned and orphaned children with special needs. In 2014, with the support of friends, family and her hometown church, One Life to Love opened its doors and began rescuing children from the streets and slums.

Since its establishment, hundreds of lives have been transformed as a result of One Life to Love’s unique approach. However, Courtney’s vision was never to reach millions through One Life to Love. Her emphasis has always been on the innate value of every single individual. She believes in quality over quantity, stating, “Maybe I can’t help 100, 000 street children today. But I can change one child’s life today, through love, care and provision. And if I help one and you help one, then we are genuinely changing the world.”

One Life to Love embodies that belief and aims to give quality, individualized care and provision to all women and children in need.

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