Balance brought forward: 57,700
Donations since Jan 2009
JP - 5,000
PV - 1,000
SK - 5,000
NKa - 2,000
GP - 3,000
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Total: 73,700
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Thank you very much!
Sunday, March 22, 2009
Friday, March 20, 2009
M.N.
M.N. is a Lambani boy doing his diploma in tool and dye making at GTTC, Mysore. He comes from a family of marginal farmers and they have paid his fees till now. Right now, they are unable to raise money as they have maxed out their credit with the local money lenders (due to a marriage in the family).
He has passed all his exams with a first class till now. He is quite enterprising and works during his vacations and even weekends and evenings. Last vacation, he worked in a petrol bunk in Mysore and earned Rs 80 per day. The money was sent to help his family with the wedding expenses!
He is a natural leader and carries himself with dignity. He did not ask us to help with his fees, instead he asked us to buy insurance policies! Of course, we were not interested in the policies... Finally, when he was unable to earn the money, he asked us for help.
Course: Tool and Die making
Place: Mysore
Support: Half of one sem fees.
He has passed all his exams with a first class till now. He is quite enterprising and works during his vacations and even weekends and evenings. Last vacation, he worked in a petrol bunk in Mysore and earned Rs 80 per day. The money was sent to help his family with the wedding expenses!
He is a natural leader and carries himself with dignity. He did not ask us to help with his fees, instead he asked us to buy insurance policies! Of course, we were not interested in the policies... Finally, when he was unable to earn the money, he asked us for help.
Course: Tool and Die making
Place: Mysore
Support: Half of one sem fees.
A
A is a Soliga lad from a small hamlet deep in the forests of Kollegal taluk. He comes from a family of landless labourers, who work on a daily wage basis in nearby farms and orchards.
He finished his 10th and worked for a year, saved money and did his PU. After his PU, he did the same thing again. After his BA, he worked for six months and is now pursuing B.Ed with our support. It is a 10 month course and will finish in the last quarter of 2009.
His college is in K.R. Nagar near Mysore. His family took a loan to pay the fees and they are paying back the loan, he says. They cannot support his expenses.
In K.R. Nagar, he stays with some friends who have rented a room, so accommodation is not a problem. It is food that is a problem. Daily food costs exactly Rs 35 per day (breakfast, lunch and dinner). Rs 1,000 a month will ensure he does not go hungry.
He used his savings for his uniform and other expenses.
Place: K.R. Nagar
Course: B.Ed
Support: None so far, needs food for eight months
P.S. We got Rs 5,000 from GPS. Thank you!
He finished his 10th and worked for a year, saved money and did his PU. After his PU, he did the same thing again. After his BA, he worked for six months and is now pursuing B.Ed with our support. It is a 10 month course and will finish in the last quarter of 2009.
His college is in K.R. Nagar near Mysore. His family took a loan to pay the fees and they are paying back the loan, he says. They cannot support his expenses.
In K.R. Nagar, he stays with some friends who have rented a room, so accommodation is not a problem. It is food that is a problem. Daily food costs exactly Rs 35 per day (breakfast, lunch and dinner). Rs 1,000 a month will ensure he does not go hungry.
He used his savings for his uniform and other expenses.
Place: K.R. Nagar
Course: B.Ed
Support: None so far, needs food for eight months
P.S. We got Rs 5,000 from GPS. Thank you!
Saturday, March 14, 2009
N.V.
Nanja is probably one of the most heroic figures in Kanasu land. A Soliga from Konanakere village near M.M. Hills, he has completed his BA and is now doing his LLB at Vidyavardhaka College, Mysore. Barely 5 feet tall, he is hoping to be the first lawyer among the Soligas. He has two sisters and one brother, all of whom dropped out of school, married and are working as agricultural labourers.
At 24, he is encouraged and supported by his mother who works in a hotel. She earns little in terms of cash, but her food and accommodation are taken care of. What little cash she earns, she sends it to him to support his education. He, on the other hand, does not visit his mother often as she has to support him. He stays in the free hostel for tribal children and takes care of his needs himself.
He did his degree in a smaller town in Karnataka and recalls how when the hostel was closed for vacation, students were allowed to stay, but there was no food. So they scrounged for food from friends and neighbours. Ex-teachers, relatives, random acquaintances were all touched for a meal or two. But during the study holidays, they really had to stay in the hostel and work hard. At times like this, they often went without food for a couple of days at a time. After two such days, they heard of an acquaintance whose brother was getting married in town. Their best rags came out and off they went to attend the wedding feast! They ate heartily and lived on the memories for the rest of the week!
He is my hero.
Course: II Year LLB
Support: We have paid his college fees and food when the hostel kitchen is closed.
At 24, he is encouraged and supported by his mother who works in a hotel. She earns little in terms of cash, but her food and accommodation are taken care of. What little cash she earns, she sends it to him to support his education. He, on the other hand, does not visit his mother often as she has to support him. He stays in the free hostel for tribal children and takes care of his needs himself.
He did his degree in a smaller town in Karnataka and recalls how when the hostel was closed for vacation, students were allowed to stay, but there was no food. So they scrounged for food from friends and neighbours. Ex-teachers, relatives, random acquaintances were all touched for a meal or two. But during the study holidays, they really had to stay in the hostel and work hard. At times like this, they often went without food for a couple of days at a time. After two such days, they heard of an acquaintance whose brother was getting married in town. Their best rags came out and off they went to attend the wedding feast! They ate heartily and lived on the memories for the rest of the week!
He is my hero.
Course: II Year LLB
Support: We have paid his college fees and food when the hostel kitchen is closed.
K.N
He is 22 years old and hails from a small village in M.M. Hills. He is good at mathematics and has decided to do his B.Com by correspondence. Intelligent, hardworking boy and caring, he is working as an office boy in Jayanagar. He comes from the Soliga community and plays parent to his sister who is going to school in Bangalore.
Course: B.Com 1st year
Support: We have paid his fees.
Course: B.Com 1st year
Support: We have paid his fees.
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