Good Shepherd Convent Mottukal

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Mottukal (Open Shelter for girls and Centre for Community Development)

About Us

The Good Shepherd Convent, rooted in the vision of St. Mary Euphrasia Pelletier, has been serving the marginalized with compassion and inclusivity for 100 years in Chennai. Dedicated to the empowerment of women and children in challenging circumstances, the Sisters, along with their Partners-in-Mission, provide education, care, and holistic support to transform lives.

Open Shelter

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Care & Protection

Mottukal-Open Shelter provides a safe and supportive space for children in need of care...

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Psychosocial services

We recognize that children often carry deep emotional scars from their life experiences...

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Reintegration & Rehabilitation

Our priority is to reunite children with their families in a safe...

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Networking Community Developments

We believe in collective responsibility for child...

Community
Developments

Supplementary education

Supplementary education
Social-emotional programs

Social-emotional programs
Better living conditions

Better living conditions
Economic Justice

Economic Justice
Advocacy & Lobbying

Advocacy & Lobbying

Euphrasia Vocational
Training Centre   

Through the collaboration of the Catholic Women Fellowship (CWF), Mottukal operates a vocational training centre in the heart of Chennai’s urban slums, focusing on adolescent girls who have dropped out of formal schooling. These girls, often overlooked by the formal system, are empowered with market-relevant skills such as tailoring and computer literacy.