On April 16, 2009 (just last week), N.N. went without breakfast. Nothing special about it, except that he is one of the kids who is being supported by Kanasu Trust. The missed breakfast brings with it a huge sense of failure that far outweighs the couple of hundred calories a "rice-bath" would have brought him.
The point of starting the trust, was to ensure that kids like him and N.V. (who is studying law) do not have to study on an empty stomach. Read N.V.'s account (in this blog) of gatecrashing a wedding to fill that troublesome stomach!
N.N. needs Rs 45 per day for three meals. I need to raise money for 50 days until his exams are done. Hostel mess is closed as the college is closed for study hols. Exams are only from end-May to June 4. Till then, he has to feed himself. Going home is not an option as there is no electricity and no food at home. As there is no work in the fields during the summer, food is a serious problem in all their homes.
I am now trying to raise Rs 45 x 50 days (April 16 - June 5) = Rs 2,250
Any helpers? Pls write in!
Course: Mechanical
Place: Mysore
Support: Fees, uniform, books, mess bill...
His family needed money for hospital bills and he worked during the vacations and evenings to send money home.
May 5: Managed to raise Rs 2,000 for NN and transferred it to him too.
Sunday, April 19, 2009
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