Posted Tue, 2009-10-13 19:23 by kartik.murari
Anand Charity is happy to report that all funds collected for disaster relief efforts after cyclone Aila have been utilized. $2,000 have been utilized for medical camps, mosquito nets and school supplies for the effected. Please visit our project page for more details and photographs.
Posted Tue, 2009-09-08 10:36 by kartik.murari
It gives us great pleasure to announce that Umang's work-training unit, being supported by our kind donors through Anand Charity, has been recognized as the Best Insitute For Promoting Creativity Among Physically Mentally Challenged Children In Rajasthan by the Federation of Rajasthan Handicraft Exporters (FORHEX).
Posted Wed, 2009-08-05 07:10 by kartik.murari
Umang is continuing to make progress with 27 students in the work training unit. The training duration varies from 2-3 years and the students progress across three groups, a beginner groups doing the simple work, and intermediate group and an advanced group doing the finer work. Several leading boutiques in Jaipur and Udaipur, Rajasthan, are putting up the crafts made by the students up for sale. Exhibitions and sales have been organized at places like the Diggi Palace in Jaipur and the Udaipur City Palace.
Posted Wed, 2009-08-05 06:53 by kartik.murari
India School Fund (ISF), a non-profit organization started by five Harvard Business School students, has been running a school at Rajugela village of Uttar Pradesh. On a request from ISF, Anand Charity has approved a grant of $4525 to build a Kitchen facility at the school and provide daily meals for 250 children of the school. Anand Charity will contribute to 50% of the construction cost and 75% of the meal cost for an entire school year. The kitchen will also serve as a meeting room for teachers and supervisors and will serve as a storage for the raw materials.
Posted Wed, 2009-08-05 06:49 by kartik.murari
Project Oorani is Anand Charity’s first project in Andhra Pradesh. With the help of Dhan Foundation, we are building an oorani (water pond) in the village of Borajguda. This project was originally due to be completed in December 2008. However, several hurdles have caused unfortunate delays to this project. Originally, the digging of the Oorani was supposed to be manual.
Posted Wed, 2009-08-05 06:42 by kartik.murari
On May 25 2009, cyclone Aila wrecked havoc in West Bengal, thousands died. Nearly 2.3 million people were displaced as 450,000 homes were damaged. Some villages were inundated with 20 ft of salt water. Standing crops were destroyed and at least 50,000 hectares of agricultural land was lost. Everything seemed to have perished except the spirit to survive.
Posted Wed, 2009-08-05 06:29 by kartik.murari
The Nanubhai Education Foundation has had tremendous impact with the English and IT education programs funded by Anand Charity. Our first grant enabled Nanubhai to successfully execute English Language Programs, Computer Classes, and Capacity Building Programs at Kadod High School. Encouraged by the success at Kadod, Nanubhai has partnered with three new high schools (Madhi High School, Bajipura High School and Khatiwala High School) to expand the impact of English and IT programs.
Posted Thu, 2009-07-23 19:43 by kartik.murari
We are happy to bring to you our latest quarterly newsletter. This issue provides updates on five of our current projects. Generous donor like you have allowed us to continue making an impact back home in India.
