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Friends and Well Wishers of Assam & North
East:
I would like introduce Mr.
Harish Sharma, a young energetic youth from Myshore, presently living
in Austin, Texas. I met Harish very recently in our effort to find some
welfare group for Assam. Harish belongs to AID (Association for India's
Development) an International non-profit NGO group. Harish
is planning to run for the Austin Marathon, and he is pledging
to donate all money raised for welfare projects for Assam and the
North East. As such this message is an urgent appeal to all those
from the North East to encourage and help him in his cause in whichever way
you can. Specially this message is an appeal to donate for his Austin Marathon.
But please note, if you really want to pledge your donation, you
must do before Feb 19th because the
campaign ends this weekend (Feb 19th).
AID is a non-profit organization
that supports a wide variety of social development projects in promoting
education, health care, women's empowerment , children's welfare, environment,
livelihood generation and social justice towards an improved life for the poor
and underprivileged in India. They are doing multifarious project works
all over India including the North East. It may be noted that AID Austin Chapter
has specially focused on welfare projects for the North East.
When asked why he is doing it for
the North East, he said:
"I am
talking about the North East (NE) region of India. It is a land nestled in myths
and mysteries, lore and legends and in many tender dreams. With more than a
hundred and fifty tribes speaking many languages, the folk culture is still
vital here.Years of apathy has ensured that this region remains under developed.
But there is hope. AID volunteers have done the impossible by working with non
governmental organizations (NGO's) in this region. Today we have four projects
encompassing such areas as flood relief, livelihood generation and empowerment
in this region!..."
"Here is my pledge which will help
them better understand how the whole Marathon fund raising works.
You will find all the details of
his Marathon fund raising in the following websites.
" If you share my passion and enthusiasm and more
importantly believe in my cause I urge you to join me. And the easiest way is to
contribute financially as part of the OFI campaign. Your donation will provide
the financial backbone for our projects. My goal is to raise $100 for every mile
I run i.e $2600 in total. Any amount you contribute will go a long way in
realizing this goal. "
Harish also would like to meet more
people from North East and want to identify worthy projects which need
help.
If you live in Austin, Texas, you
may help him more than monetarily. You may like to get involved in AID and get
involved in many projects from Assam and the North East.
If you want to contact
him in Austin, here are his numbers:
Regards:
Rajen
Barua
Houston.
> > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > *From:* Harish Sharma < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > *To:* Ankur Bora < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > *Cc:* Rajen Baruah < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> ; ram > > Sarangapani< [EMAIL PROTECTED]>; Partha > > > Gogoi < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> ; Manoj Agrawal > > < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> ; > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > *Sent:* Monday, January 16, 2006 10:21 PM > > > *Subject:* Re: AID Austin > > > > > > Dear All > > > > > > Very nice to be part of this conversation and glad > > to hear that people are > > > willing to share their local knowledge. There > > seems to be an element of > > > surprise in this forum that people who are not > > from North East are > > > taking active interest in NE projects. However I > > would like to let you know > > > that this has been happening in AID for a very > > long time. Infact the focus > > > on NE came from the realization that we do not > > have many projects in this > > > region. > > > > > > I look forward to hearing from you all. As part of > > the NE cell in Austin > > > our goal is not just to undertake projects in NE. > > In addition we hope to > > > reach out to people from NE in US to learn about > > this beautiful part of > > > India, its culture and tradition. One activity > > that AID Austin is pursuing > > > is to showcase handicrafts and other products made > > in NE. > > > > > > FYI, I am on the AID NE cell mailing group. I look > > forward to meeting some > > > of you in person and talking to you on phone. > > > > > > Regards > > > Harish > > > > > > On 1/16/06, Ankur Bora < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > wrote: > > > > > > > > To , > > > > Rajen Baruah and Ram Sarangapani > > > > Houston , Texas > > > > > > > > This is to follow up with our previous > > discussion on AID India and the > > > > related work by > > > > Rabindranath at Dhemaji.( you may look into the > > following mails for > > > > your reference). Harish > > > > Sharma , from Austin came to know about our > > discussion and he contacted > > > > me. We had a fruitful > > > > discussion. Harish showed keen interest in > > understanding North-east , > > > > Assam and Dhemaji district > > > > in particular. He is currently working on North > > East cell of AID India. > > > > Harish hails from "Mysore" ( Karnataka) , and I > > am moved by his keeness > > > > and zest to know the other part of the > > > > country. > > > > Harish mentioned that he has not met many people > > from Assam and they > > > > would like to have interaction > > > > to know more about the situation there. They may > > schedule meeting with > > > > speaker from Assam This way they can > > > > espouse the cause of North east and propose for > > more projects/fundings. > > > > Rajenda you are one of the most knowledgeable > > persons in our community > > > > and I feel that you are the right person > > > > to present Assam in this forum. > > > > Ramda , you have vast experience / knowledge > > about India and I am sure > > > > you can discuss about the situation in Assam > > > > in overall context of India. > > > > > > > > I would apprecaite your's positive response. I > > am marking a copy to > > > > Manoj Agrawal who lives in Austin and also to > > Partha > > > > Gogoi who initiated this work. > > > > Regards, > > > > Ankur > > > > > > > > Harish Sharma wrote: > > > > > Dear Ankur > > > > > > > > > > I recently got a forwarded message(enclosed) > > that you had posted in a > > > > different forum. This mail > > > > > is about your recent visit to RVC in Dhemaji > > district of Assam. > > > > > > > > > > I am an volunteer with the Austin chapter of > > AID. Incidentally I am > > > > also one of the project co > > > > > ordinators for the RVC project. It was a real > > pleasure to read that > > > > you had visited this > > > > > project. I would like to talk to you about > > your experiences there. Can > > > > we setup a time (for > > > > > about 40 mins) to discuss this matter? If you > > could let me know your > > > > number and a convenient > > > > > time, I can call you. > > > > > > > > > > Meanwhile, if you have any pictures of this > > project could you please > > > > send it across? Many thanks > > > > > > > > > > Best > > > > > Harish > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Partha Gogoi > > > > Fairfax, VA > > > > |
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