Some more from my end:
Can we use their helpline to bring some of the cases we have on hand to limelite and public help?? What are their baselines against choosing which to print and which not to print?? Info might help us in future. Can they give us list of ppl/organisations they know that usually come forward to help financially...so that we can knock their doors too when needed??? They can surely rely on our groundwork before we approach them for aid...and ofcourse we wont' publicise the list. I mean these would be bigshots or bigfish with huge baggage. Can we make use of their contacts with govt??? Or rather will they help us with something if something was beyond us??? Can we depend on them for this?? Will any of Eenadu staff or he himself like to join MAD and contribute monthly?? :) More or less on the same lines. -Divya --- In [email protected], "ulprasanthi" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hello Friends, > > Good Morning/Evening. > > ================= > The following are the topics of my discussion with Eenadu people. All > of you please go through it and also come up with your ideas. > ============ > 1) To what extent Eenadu takes responsibility with respect to proper > use of funds by the needy people? Do the reporters check up again anytime? > > 2) Why not Eenadu think in more concrete terms to get the needy people > be cured thru the local hospitals instead of giving money directly to > the people? (I think hospitals may consider doing the operations or > checkup or giving treatment at half the actual cost if Eenadu comes up > with a proposal). Whatever be the amount donated for the person will > be given to the hospital directly toward the expenses. > 3) Also why not to provide contact details of the person when posting > the news itself? Today I saw a request from a person in bangalore. > Address is given there. This kind of news will be of more help. > > 4) Also please keep the archives, with respect to Helpline, open. All > browsers may not be interested to register, login and then check. So > consider maintaining Helpline Archives open so that any browser can > check them without a need to login. > > Actually this happened with the case which we took up. The father of > the girl didn't spend the money he received towards the girl's > treatment saying different story each time. We even paid their travel > expenses to hyderabad from kothagudem. She is coming regularly for > checkup every month. (This is just to bring to your notice but not to > post. I wish to explain the actual situation we faced. But to see to > that the girl gets the required treatment and medication, we are > spending money for the cause). So I request Eenadu helpline to think > in this way also and do little more, take much care. Please discuss > this with the concerned authorities. > Instead of giving money directly to the needy persons, give the money > to the educational institutions or hospitals directly and if Eenadu > places a proposal, the institutions may voluntarily come forward to > consider 50% discount in their services with respect to such cases. or > else if Eenadu do not want to take that responsibility it can extend > it the same to any NGO organization. > > These are just my views. Please consider if you find them applicable. > > ============ > > I await your responses eagerly. Also you can discuss with any of your > friends/colleagues who sent donation for Eenadu Helpline. > > Thank you. > --- In [email protected], "ulprasanthi" > <prasanthi.uppalapati@> wrote: > > > > Hello Friends, > > > > Good Morning/Evening. > > > > I spoke with Ramakrishna garu. He is kind enough to come to my home > > and we had a very good discussion. I felt really very happy to talk to > > him. So down to earth, so dignified. He explained the practical > > scenarios and how Eenadu takes up the cases etc., etc., He is > > interested to do as much as he can for our activities and he said he > > will forward cases also to us. > > > > He agreed that if we can do more, we can definitely serve the purpose > > and in deciding what the 'more' is and how it should be, he asked me > > to come to Eenadu office the coming saturday and talk to a senior > > madam so that she can guide us better. > > > > Next saturday evening I am leaving for Shirdi. So I will meet her in > > the afternoon between 1pm and 3pm. > > > > After talking to him, my hope is renewed. Somehow I feel that we > > should do it and we can do it. Only thing is we should show the facts > > and persist and show our enthusiasm, commitment and confidence/belief > > whatever it is, that it is possible. > > > > I read somewhere that 'Enthusiasm' is so infectious that the other > > people will be compelled to believe what it says. > > > > We have that and we believe in our ideas and we are ready to do > > whatever it takes to prove it. > > > > It would be a real big breakthrough for us and for the cause too, if > > we can come to a practical conclusion for the 'Medical Help' cases > > that show up. > > > > This is the update for today. > > > > Thank you. > > > > with regards, > > Prasanthi. > > >
