Dear donors and friends, I had a long telephone conversation with brother Jagan, a dynamic 29 year old young man working full time with Tsunami orphaned/single parent children housed in the hostel after Indian Ocean Tsunami. We gave scholarships to 10 children under his care last year. FFEI is planning to sponsor 10 children from class 1 thru 10 from this year onwards with the available donations under "Educational Adoption" Project. Immediate requirement:
A computer. They have an old computer that is almost dead. They need a new computer with internet. It will be a great help to the students in their education and in communication with ourside world. To send an email they need to go all the way to Chennai (35 KMs). I am sure for Rs.15,000 (USD $300), we may be able to get them a new computer with internet facility. So, I am writing to see if anyone is interested to help. Please let me know ASAP. If anyone (in India) can donate one or more “usable” used computers, we will be pleased to accept them. Please let me know. Here are other details of our conversation: The hostel was established for orphaned children after Indian Ocean Tsunami. The hostel has currently 46 children (studying from class 4 thru 12 in Tamil Medium). Approximate cost of running it is Rs. 8 lakh per year. Donations are the only source. FFEI can’t help in this, so let us not think about it. We will do what we can within our capacity. It has 4 full-time employees, including Mr Jagan. It is situated 35 Km away from Chennai. There is an English medium school nearby. I have asked him to send the details of the school to speak to the principal. School admissions starts in June 2009. All the 10 students we helped last year are doing well in studies. I have asked him to send a report on each student. Share with you when I get it. So, please let me know if any one or two individuals can help us to buy a computer. Remember, one computer will help 46 students with necessary skills that are more important currently. With regardsBenjamin ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ An educated man without character and humility was more dangerous than a beast. If his education was detrimental to the welfare of poor, he was a curse to society. -Babasaheb Dr B R Ambedkar Please visit www.friendsforeducation.org or www.ambedkarscholarship.org
