Hello Prasanthi, I am really amazed to see your reply. It seems the plan you have is almost adopting a village. Its really a good starting point. Starting with education of children, and educating the people about health and hygine and addressing many interlinked problems will definitely will change their life style. This would definitely give us a great satisfaction at the end( ofcourse there is no end ).
Please go head. With Regards Gopi Krishna --- Lakshmi Prasanthi Uppalapati <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello Gopi, > > See my answers inline. > > > On 6/8/06, Gopi Krishna <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > > Hello Prasanthi, > > > > Supporting children for pursuing education is a > very > > good idea. But to what extent we can help them? > you > > said many of them are below poverty line in that > case > > I think we should have complete idea of what can > be > > done. > > > > Yes. We will go with a plan that is practical and > can be implemented > effectively. > > Categorising - whom we should support? > > > > I strongly feel this should not be done on marks > > basis. I feel only criteria, is their > determination to > > pursue studies. > > > > Most of the kids there are in 1st and 2nd standards. > So there is no question > of deciding the beneficiaries on marks basis. > > If we can catch hold of them at this age and help in > their education and by > helping this children we try to influence their > parents in every way > possible. We can educate them (to the extent that is > required) and also > teach them about hygiene etc., > > I am shocked to listen to the elder couple there > saying that both men and > women consume liquor. It seems it is a practise in > Telangana. > > It doesn't cost us much to help these kids. But > through them we can work on > our ideals. Ofcourse initially we will help them in > education only and by > regular visits, we can monitor the kids and also > observe the scenarios > there, study the situation and then we have to chalk > out a plan. > > Anyway we have doctors for medical related problems. > We can teach during > their holidays (weekends). > > After realising this we need to figure out to > what > > extent they need support in order to pursue their > > studies? And to what extent we can help them? This > > will be specific to each and every case. > > > > Yes. Ofcourse. But as we have taken particular > village and try to sponsor > educating the kids in that village, there will not > be much difference for > each student. Their conditions overall are one and > the same. > > I too think money wont be problem. > > More over this can be extended not just for > children, > > but also for higher studies. Like the case of the > > girl who got IIT rank but not in a position to > join. > > In this case the girl is extremely intelligent, > > completely extraordinary. But there are many > people > > who are very talented, may be not successful. I > feel > > we need to recognise and help such people too. > > > > > Yes. IIT girl anyway got support. Reg. the girl who > got 507 marks in SSC, we > will be getting the details by this weekend and we > can sponsor or we can > forward the details and get a sponsor. > > Basically our strategy here is more than helping > kids in education. I hope > we can succeed if all the hyderabad members > co-operate. So far we didn't > have serious activity and also by concentrating all > our energies in one > particular village, we can see an all-round > development down the line. That > way our purpose be well-served. > > I hope we can do it collectively. We have enthusiasm > and determination. We > need members support. > > Do get back to me if you have any > questions/concerns. > > With Regards > > Gopi Krishna > > > > --- ulprasanthi > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]<prasanthi.uppalapati%40gmail.com> > > > > > > > wrote: > > > > > Hello Suresh, > > > > > > These kids are those whose genuinity is > verified. > > > Regarding making > > > them aware of our contribution, we will do. If > we > > > select a place, we > > > will try to help those kids and their families > in > > > all ways like > > > educating them reg. hygiene, cleanliness etc., > As we > > > will monitor them > > > regularly for their marks and all round > development, > > > making them > > > accountable wouldn't be a problem. > > > > > > What I feel is initially we will sponsor them > for > > > one year and then > > > can collect donations for the subsequent years. > > > These are all below > > > poverty line children. > > > > > > What I personally feel is with the range of > active > > > volunteers and the > > > groups we are involved in, we can generate the > req. > > > financial aid. > > > > > > Coming to the girl who secured 507 marks in 10th > > > standard, I will get > > > the details either today or tomorrow. This case > is > > > referred to me by > > > Sri Sai Gollapudi, site manager of Nokia, who is > an > > > experienced person > > > in social work too. He heads Satyasai Seva > > > Organization also. They > > > already sponsored a boy who secured 506 marks. > He > > > told me that the > > > girl is interested to study but her family is > too > > > poor to afford her > > > education. As soon as I get the details, I will > mail > > > to the group. > > > > > > Thank you. > > > > > > > > > --- In > [email protected]<tomakeadifference%40yahoogroups.com>, > > suresh > > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > Prasanthi, > > > > Who are these children , i mean , what are > > > they studying and > > > how much financial support are we planning to > > > provide. > > > > > > > > i'm going to work on drafting an email to > > > solicit help and i need > > > any information that would help approach the > > > sponsorers. > > > > > > > > From a volunteer perspective , i see no > > > problems with allocating > > > the money for sponsoring education for these > kids. > > > > > === message truncated === Send instant messages to your online friends http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com
