--- On Tue, 7/10/08, Shiva Shankar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
From: Shiva Shankar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Dear CKV,
I am writing to you again on behalf of my good friend Benjamin
Kaila and the Ambedkar Scholarships programme that he runs.
I have had the good fortune to be associated with Benjamin since
the beginning. Since the last two years the scholarship programme has been
enlarged to include a special category to help children whose parents have
to scavenge for a living.
I would be grateful if you can consider supporting this programme,
and also if you will forward this appeal to others who are concerned.
Many thanks.
Yours sincerely,
Shiva Shankar.
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A special category in Ambedkar Scholarships
Encouraged by the response to the Ambedkar Scholarships Programme that we
launched just 5 years ago, we have initiated a special category to help
our most deprived and discriminated children - those whose parents have to
scavenge for a living.
There are over 14 lakh Dalit people who are forced to earn a pitiful
living by cleaning dry latrines. Though outlawed in 1993, this hateful
practice still continues.
Andhra Pradesh is one of the states which has a very large number of
people working at this. Andhra Pradesh is also one of the states that is
at the forefront of the war to end this shameful blot on humanity. Under
the leadership of the legendary Bezwada Wilson, the Safai Karamchari
Andolan (SKA) is making great progress in this war - please read Gita
Ramaswamy's "India Stinking" (published by Navayana) for details.
Ambedkar Scholarship is proud to associate itself with SKA in starting a
special category to help children of people who have to scavenge go to
school and college. SKA will select the recipients of these scholarships.
The other conditions for these scholarships will remain as before.
To support a child please contribute Rs.5,500/ or US$150/. This
scholarship will support the recipient for one year.
Please send your cheque to
Mr.Devdas Adidela,
#302,Chandra Ganga Enclave,
Brindavan Colony,
Dr. A.S.Rao Nagar, E.C.I.L. Post,
Hyderabad - 500062,
India.
or
Mr.Benjamin Kaila,
4133 La Crescenta Ave.,
Apartment 9,
La Crescenta, CA - 91214,
USA.
IMPORTANT - Please mention whether your contribution is to be included in
the "open category" (meant for any Dalit child) or the "special
category"
(meant for children whose parents have to scavenge).
Please visit www.ambedkarscholarship.org for more information about these
programmes.
"Educate, Agitate, Organise"
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