Ms. Rose JosephEditorial Members : Mr. Kevin Jose, Mr. Clinto Francis

Ms. Sangeeta Shelke, Ms. Punita ShawLayout & Design: Mr. Roy Thomas

Editor : Fr. Joby AyithamattathilAssociate Editors : Fr. Shijo ParayilSub Editors : Sr. Betty George : Sr. Estelle Colaso

Our Board Members: Bp. Thomas Elavanal, Msgr. Immanual Kadankavil, Msgr. Jacob Porathur, Lion Dr. Ashok Mehta, Mr. Babu Joseph, Dr. Vatsala Trivedi, Mr. Thomas MathewDr. Nilufer Ahmed, Dr. Joseph Aprain, Fr. Justin Kallely, Fr. Sebastian Mudakkalil, Mrs. Rose Joseph, Fr. Paul Kunduparambil, Fr. Joby Ayithamattathil

Mr. Bhagwan Pawar, Mr. Somnath RautMs. Prashanthi Wagh, Mr. Pravin PanditMs. Jyoti Tiwari, Mr. Nishikant,

...THE ONE WHO BEGAN A GOOD WORK AMONGYOU WILL BRING IT TO COMPLETION... (PHIL.1:6)

NEWS BULLETIN, KALYAN DIOCESAN

SOCIAL ACTION (KDSA) - KARUNYA TRUST

AUGUST, 2018PRIVATE CIRCULATION ONLYVol.: 7 Issue: 2

Our Vision: “A just and harmonious society rooted in the gospel values of love, freedom and peace."

Our Mission: "To restore the dignity and potential of marginalized individuals and communities by facilitating access to holistic education, health, livelihood, and stable shelter."

EDITORIAL

“Concern for

the

environment

thus needs to be

joined to a

sincere love for

our fellow

human beings

and an

unwavering

commitment to

resolving the

problems

society”

On a Sunday morning, i t w a s t h o u g h t

provoking and quite disturbing to read the newspaper that over 12 tons of garbage had to be removed from Marine Drive, Mumbai as the o c e a n r e t u r n s o u r contribution of waste towards it. It gives us a warning that if we care the nature the nature will care us. The relationship between humanity and the environment is a delicate balance. Life has been possible only on our planet because of a certain balance in natural elements like air, water, earth, soil etc. Without this environment and its desired balance, our Earth would have been another dead and lifeless planet revolving round the Sun. Pope Francis at his speech at Manila said “As stewards of God’s creation, we are called to make the earth a beautiful garden for the human

family. When we destroy our forests, ravage our soil and pollute our seas, we betray that noble calling.” Pope Francis has called for urgent action to stop climate change and proposed that caring for the environment is as i m p o r t a n t a s o u r traditional works of mercy such as feeding the hungry and visiting the sick.It is our collective and individual responsibility to preserve and to be sensitive to the nature we l ive in . Finally as I conclude, I urge each one of you to rise to the common vision to protect our nature and leave a safe environment for our successors. Don’t wait for someone else rather let each one of us be t h e c h a n g e agents.

Stewardship-aResponsibility

Fr. Joby Ayithamattathil

Executive Director

SafeguardourenvironmentChristian concern for

the environment has become increasingly important in recent y e a r s . T h e environmental issues have left the people with lots of signs of certain areas that they have to rethink. 'Laudato si' is the second encyclical of Pope Francis, where he clearly highlights the need of the present day. Church understands nature as God's creation. S o o f t e n , t h e environmental issues are dealt with against a background of fear and threat. We have always thought that, we should stop doing some activity o t h e r w i s e a n o t h e r environmental problem will happen. Caring for t h e E a r t h f o r t h e Christians is as a proper response to a loving, creating God. Caring for c r e a t i o n i s a k e y Christian task. Pope John

Paul II has called for Christians to respect and p r o t e c t t h e environment, so that through nature people can "contemplate the mystery of the greatness and love of God."R e v e r e n c e f o r t h e Creator is projected t h r o u g h o u r d a i l y e n v i r o n m e n t a l responsibility. We have not made ourselves. God brings them into being and sustains them in existence. It is to the Creator of the universe, that we are accountable for what we do or fail to do to preserve and care for the earth and all its creatures. For "The earth is the Lord's and all that is in it, the world, and those who live in it." (Ps 24:1). Dwelling in the presence of God, experiencing ourselves as part of creation we should get to feel that we are stewards within it,

not separate from it. As f a i t h f u l s t e w a r d s , fullness of life comes from living responsibly within God's creation. Stewardship implies that we must both care for creation according to standards that are not of our own making and at t h e s a m e t i m e b e resourceful in finding ways to make the earth flourish. It is a difficult balance, requiring both a sense of limits and a s p i r i t o f experimentation. Even as we rejoice in earth's goodness and in the b e a u t y o f n a t u r e , stewardship places the responsibility for the well-being of all God's creatures. As stewards, let's join our hands to the care of the nature today.

Mar Thomas Elavanal

Bishop of Kalyan

LoveforNature!“TREEPLANTATIONDRIVE”VanMahotsav2018

K a r u n y a T r u s t Participated in the

tree plantation drive with Thane Forest Department

ston July 1 2018 at Kalyan’s Va r a p v i l l a g e . T h i s attempt is to show our love towards nature and to be eco friendly. Trees

provide oxygen, improve a i r q u a l i t y, c l i m a t e amelioration, conserve water, preserve soil and s u p p o r t w i l d l i f e . Knowing the advantages of tree plantation, every year Karunya Trust takes initiative to plant trees in

forest areas.This year the opening c e r e m o n y o f t r e e

st plantation on July 1 2 0 1 8 , wa s by C h i e f Minister Mr. Devendra Fa d a nv i s a n d o t h e r d i g n i t a r i e s . T h e Maharashtra government

has planned 16 Crore saplings plantation till July. Fr. Joby, KT Director w i t h 1 3 5 s t a f f a n d students participated in t h i s t re e p la n t a t i o n program and experienced the beautiful creation of God.

Thankyou... Welcome..

a r u n y a T r u s t Kwelcomes its new Director Fr. Joby Kurian to a grace filled tenure and p r a y t h a t t h e L o r d A l m i g h t y d o g r e a t wonders through him to the poor and needy brethren.

e at Karunya Trust Wshower immense blessings and graces on our Outgoing Director Fr. Paul Kunduparambil who has pledged all projects for God's greater glory by his words and actions.

Fr.PaulK Fr.JobyK

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GYANSAATHI:(UrbanProject,Govandi-Mumbai)

Thanks..... Thanks......Thanks.... The experience was priceless. The amount of effort and dedication you put into your work is special and highly appreciated. Keep up the good spirit....(Ms.VerenaDegens,ProgramCoordinator-KNHGermany)

Reported by - Gyansaathi Team

On April 17th 2018 D e u t s c h e B a n k

organized screening of Poorna Movie for 290 Gyansaathi children and 118 Savli children at Oberoi Mall, Goregoan. The children loved to watch this inspirational movie and related their own life struggle with this m ov i e . I t m o t iva te d y o u n g e r c h i l d r e n especially girl children to set goals for their life. Children were very happy with the hospitality and generosity by Deutsche

Bank for this opportunity.

Chandani Sharma : "I liked the Movie very much. From the movie, I learned not to lose hope in times of trouble. My ambition is to become an engineer."

H e m a G u p t a : " I f something goes wrong in life we should not despair instead we should focus more on our goal. If I think life is easy for me then achieving my goal is also possible for me. Please

keep showing such kind of motivational movie to us. My ambition is to become a Doctor."

Amit Shinde : " Poorna m o v i e s h o w e d t h e struggle of that girl for achieving her goal. I learned from the movie that even if our family environment is not so conducive to growth still we can excel by the positive power of our mind.

On June 12th 2018, G y a n s a a t h i h a d

arranged IFTAR PARTY for the community people who keeps fasting (Roza) on the auspicious month of RAMZAN. The main objectives of this party was to spread secularism a n d r e s p e c t o t h e r s religion. Around 300 people attended the IFTARY. The best part of this event was that the

whole arrangements w e r e o r g a n i z e d b y Children's Parliament (CP) with the support and g u i d a n c e o f t h e i r teachers. CP children organized the separate seating arrangements for the men, women and and children at the various Gyansaathi centres. They were fully involved in cutting fruits and serving food to all the people. On

this occasion, guests were i nv i t e d f ro m Po l i c e Station (Shivaji nagar), BMC School, Municipal C o r p o r a t i o n , N G O s (Apnalaya, Stree Mukti Sangathna, Magic Bus, Pratham etc.) by the CP. It is a great achievement that Children Parliament has taken a responsibility to organize this big event.

Collaborating with G y a n s a a t h i , M s .

Karishma from India Bull Foundation took a session for the community on n u t r i t i o u s d i e t f o r l a c t a t i n g m o t h e r s , pregnant women and children between the age of 4-6 years old. She gave demo to all mothers and shared how we can make different types of food

with this nutri t ious packet (kheer, laddu, halwa etc.). India Bull Foundation provided 300 Nutrition Packets made with wheat flour, maize, nachni, rajgiri, jawar, milk powder, fruit contain, s u g a r e t c . w e r e d i s t r i b u t e d t o t h e mothers and children in the community.Under the Gyansaathi

Project, we have an NIOS (National Institute of Open School) center. N I O S i s f o r t h o s e children and mothers who have left their e d u c a t i o n . I n t h i s academic year (2017-18), total 61 students and 2 mothers have registered in NIOS and a r e p r o v i d e d w i t h educational support as w e l l a s v o c a t i o n a l Guidance.

DeutscheBankExposureVisitforMovie'Poorna’

IFTARPARTY

My name is Sagar Bhaskar Ahire. I live

in Baba Nagar, Shivaji Nagar in Govandi with my family. I had dropped out of school in 6th Std. I started working in a catering shop and used to collect scrap from the dumping ground. I liked to study but was helpless due to my economic problems. One day Gyansaathi teachers had come to our area. They visited my house and met my mother and requested her to send

me to Gyansaathi as e d u c a t i o n i s v e r y important in life. I took admission in Gyansaathi and continued my studies. Now I am studying in 10th Std and I also completed MSCIT course. Two ye a r s b a c k my mother suddenly fell very ill and I lost my dad too a n d m y f i n a n c i a l condition was very bad. In this situation Gyansaathi teachers helped me a lot. They took my mother to hospital and helped in her treatment. Apart from

that, our Gyansaathi CP helped in cleaning my house and arranged for household things. I am v e r y g r a t e f u l t o Gyansaathi teachers and Children Parliament for t h e i r g re a t s u p p o r t towards my studies and family.

ExperienceofGyansaathiStudent

IndiaBullFoundation'sInitiative

NIOSInitiative

I am Ayub Nisar Shaikh and am very proud of

myself that I became a teacher in Gyansaathi. I would like to share with you my experience of Gyansaathi.When I passed 10th Standard, I started to earn through Catering work as I had to take care of my family as my father was not wel l . My family condition was very bad that time and one year lapsed for this reason. I heard about Gyansaathi works in my community. Gyansaathi has come as an Almighty in my life. It has lit a lamp in my life. I got admission in senior S e c o n d a r y s c h o o l . Gyansaathi provided the financial support in my study including fees, u n i fo r m , s t a t i o n a r y, books etc. My father was against me studying because I left catering. In b e t w e e n , I g o t a n opportunity to intern at Gyansaathi. Then in the morning I attended Junior college and afternoon I worked as an intern. Recently I passed 12th Std. with 66.23% and I have joined St. Xavier's night college to complete my graduation. I am very happy that I am growing a n d I h a v e j o i n e d Gyansaathi as a fulltime teacher. I had never imagined that I will continue my education a g a i n b u t t h a t w a s possible only because Gyansaathi. My family is also very happy to see my progress . I am very grateful to Gyansaathi teachers and Karunya staff for their support and guidance. My aim is to teach poor children and I want to be a Banker in future.

ExperienceofAyub

This is the first time 60 Kindergarten school

children (Balwadi) had gone for an outside Picnic to “Wonder Park” Nerul. The Balwadi children were very excited and s o m e C h i l d r e n Parliament members also c a m e t o a s s i s t t h e younger children. CP children helped younger

kids to make proper q u e u e , m a i n t a i n discipline and in serving food. It was a special day for the children. Children saw various rides and enjoyed the swings , merry go round, see-saw, slides etc. The objective was to show places outside their community and have fun.

BalwadiPicnic

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RuralProjects,Kalyan&Ambarnath)

" A very good and appreciative work done by you all. It was a very helpful task performed which helped Indian Railways to maintain neatness and cleanliness at Nahur Railway station. Such activities are appreciated and should be promoted often. Thanks. A great Job performed.”(BharatiDeshpande,CBSNahurRailwayStation)

Reported by - Savli Team

Reported by - Rural Team

Run…don'twalk.

RockandRollShikshan

MyRights

Supportgroupmeetingsempoweredher…

The enhancement of physical and mental

development of children is certainly the most important contribution of sports for children. With this belief Savli organized its first Sports Day for children on 19th May 2018 at Nahur East BMC ground. 80 children part ic ipated in the

sports Day which was inaugurated by Fr. Paul Kunduparambil (Ex- Director of Karunya trust) at 9am by playing cricket. Children were divided into four groups for the sports day to enhance their team work and positive competitive spirit. Sports like Cricket, Kho-Kho, Hand-ball and

Langadi were organized for children. Five Savli volunteers extended their support by playing

a very effective role in organizing the event. All the children enjoyed participating in the sports day. Winners were awarded with medals and certificates d u r i n g t h e c l o s i n g ceremony by Fr. Joby

A y i t h a m a t a t h i l (Director) and Sr. Betty ( P ro j e c t I n c h a rg e ) . Shewta Pati l (Savli

child) said “Today I got opportunity to play cricket, I have never got an opportunity to hold bat nor ball. I feel playing sports is very important because it keep us fit and healthy. I regularly do exercise”

Season 5 of the much awaited event Rock

and Roll Shikshan was organized for the kids by 2 9 S a v l i C h i l d r e n Parliament Federation members on 20th April and 21st April 2018 at the C h r i s t t h e K i n g

community center, Nahur. Va c a t i o n c a m p w a s c o m p l e te ly p l a n n e d , organized and executed by CP children. Two days' v a c a t i o n c a m p w a s attended by 205 children who had a great learning experience through the

fun activities which were organized. Children were given awareness about ill effects of tobacco through a fun activity which was conducted by “HAPPY THE CLOWN”. Apart from that there were quiz completion, games and

action song for children. Children were given prizes and certificates during closing ceremony which was presided over i n t h e p r e s e n c e o f Mr.Pawar who is the Talati o f f i c e r a t M u l u n d T h e h i s i d a r o f f i c e . Ashwini (Savli child) said “From this vacation camp I got an opportunity to learn new games. I got skill to handle small kids in Rock N Roll Shikshan 2 0 1 8 . A s C h i l d re n parliament members we got an opportunity to be volunteers and handle d i f f e r e n t r o l e s a n d responsibility. Next time also we would like the event to be handled by us due to that we get to learn.”

G o v e r n m e n t Entitlements are one

of the basic necessity for the vulnerable people as it provides for financial support for different sectors of life such as e d u c a t i o n , h e a l t h , Nutrition, employment o p p o r t u n i t i e s , e t c Government Entitlement

also provides for once Identity in the state. In the financial year 2017-18, Savli project has played a major role in helping b e n e f i c i a r i e s a c c e s s different government schemes which has made their living much easier than the past.

V a s a n t h a ( n a m e c h a n g e d ) i s t h e

mother of one of our child registered in Project Savli in March 2017. She is a tailor by profession and works from her home. When the Savli staff met her she was under the trauma of knowing her status of being infected with a life threatening disease. The knowledge about the disease had a severe negative impact on her mental and physical h e a l t h . S h e s t o p p e d working and the family faced serious financial problems.After the initial reluctance, she has agreed to attend the support group meeting held every month at Nahur. During one of the meeting she met Mrs. Sunitha

(name changed) and they became friends. Vasantha came to know the health status of Sunitha and her courage to manage the f a m i l y d o i n g housekeeping job in spite of all her difficulties. This had motivated her to look at life in a different angle and the support rendered by Sunitha and Savli staff motivated her to fight against the disease which had an adverse effect on her mental and physical health. She has started s e e i n g h e r l i fe w i t h positivity and full of opportunities. She is of great support to her family now. She is very thankful t o K a r u nya Tr u s t & Deutsche Bank for giving her life a new meaning and new beginning.

NameoftheEntitlement

Sanjay Gandhi Yojana 2 27

Baal Sangopan Yojana 37 0

Ration card 26 54

Income certificate 5 10

Residential certificate 7 16

Medical Certificate 15 139

Age proof 1 16

Birth Certificate 1 0

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Thakurpada a small hamlet in Goveli

Grampanchat of Kalyan, Thane district has 35 T h a k u r c o m m u n i t y Scheduled Tribe (ST) families. Karunya Trust has been working in this hamlet for the last 3 years. It has got all government

facilities like an Internal road, School, light, Water etc. but major issue was lack of a main road from the Hamlet to the village. In the rainy season, hamlet faces problems as s c h o o l c h i l d re n a re unable to attend school regularly, health related

issues, Pregnant women are unable to travel. T h r o u g h K a r u n y a ' s intervention, application was submitted to Gram Panchayat which was rejected.“On March 1, a common meeting was held and 35 hamlet people wrote an

a p p l i c a t i o n a n d submitted to Tahsil office. raising their problems. It was then sent to BDO and on March 9, we met BDO Mrs Palve. She sanctioned Rs 5,00,000 lakh for road” said Anna bhau. Our hamlet is happy for our great achievement.

WetriedtosolveourProblem

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4RURAL“Thank you so much to the entire team of Karunya Trust. Happy to see such a good co ordination among the staff, from managing the entire training duration without any problem. Looking forward to meet you all soon with many more program or official visit in the future.”(Ms.MayurakshiBhatta,Asst,Nationalcoordinator–SHAKNH,NewDelhi)

Adreambecomesagoalwhenactionistakentowarditsachievement

The caste certificate is an important and

useful document through which the person benefits va r i o u s G ove r n m e n t fa c i l i t i e s u n d e r t h e reservation quota in Maharashtra state and the reserved seats for any kind of recruitment in S t a t e o r C e n t r a l Government. A person can use this certificate for admission to any school,

college or university under reserved seats quota and can get fee c o n c e s s i o n d u r i n g a d m i s s i o n o r examination.In Kalyan Taluka, tribals are less in number. K a t ka r i a n d T h a ku r community live in the hilly areas of Pada and Wadi. Aapati is one of the hamlet in Kalyan Taluka where 45 families are

l iv i n g . T h ro u g h t h e facilitation of Karunya Trust 73 people from Apti and Mhaskal hamlets gathered together and solved the problem of caste certificate. “Today we have caste certificates in our hands. Now we can benefit from government schemes and our children c a n g o f o r h i g h e r education” Sarika Bhople.

Karunya Trust has improved the life

s t y l e o f K a t k a r i c o m m u n i t y i n Savarewadi. Katkari community is the most backward community. People don't have their own land and work on daily labour or go for brickkiln work. People are poor and not able to afford rice and wheat from private shops. After getting the wages, people used to buy rice and

eatables. T h r o u g h t h e intervention of Karunya Trust, they became aware of Ration card as they did not have their own ration cards. Due to lack of documents, Savrewadi p e o p l e w e r e n o t b e n e f i t i n g f ro m t h e government facilities. Karunya Trust helped the women to prepare the documents and issue new ration cards. The Ration C a r d s s a v e d t h e i r

tomorrows as people started getting 35 kg g ra i n s t h ro u g h P D S (Publ ic Distr ibut ion System). Issuing the ration cards improved their tomorrow. Now people don't have to starve for food and spend more money for buying the grains from private shops. Women are happy as their initiative brought joy in the families.

Whatyoudotodaycanimproveallyourtomorrows…

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Go v e r n m e n t h a s scheme to provide

houses to the poor. To get the government housing scheme, land documents are needed and name has to be registered in BPL list. In this matter, tribal c om m u n it y wa s le f t behind due to lack of d o c u m e n t s a n d ignorance. Families stay in huts or mud houses. They work on daily wages. Financial condition is low, t h e y c a n n o t a f f o r d concrete big houses. As the surrounding area is covered with forest , families stay in fear

especially during rainy season as snakes, insects can enter their huts easily and there is no security.

Karunya Trust staff noted down the family conditions during their visits. To build the confidence and improve the status of women, this year Karunya Trust has provided 12 shelters

(houses) in women's names in 7 villages. The concrete, new houses owned by families have

brought big smile on their faces and hope and happiness in their life. “Today I have my home, I have no fear of anything. I feel happy and joy to own my house”, said Asha Aghan. Women have

g a i n e d s e l f - e s t e e m through Karunya Trust.

Knowingisnotenough;wemustapply,willingnotenough,wemustdo…

Lightshinesintheeyesofthepoorpeople…

“Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven”, Mt. 5: 16 A b o l i s h t h e cataract was the concept of Karunya Trust. Having this concept Karunya Trust visited Eye Hospital at Thane and organized eye camp in Boradpada village where people were s u f f e r i n g f r o m e y e infection. 60 people from n e a r b y v i l l a g e s participated in this eye camp. Among them, 22 w e r e d i a g n o s e d o f cataract. Love towards the poor and hard work of s t a f f m a d e c a t a ra c t operation of patients possible. The staff took

efforts to take people for operation. Today, these people can see clearly and we are grateful to Dr. Ajay Sharma, Dr. Avani, Dr.

Akansha and Mr. Siddhesh f o r t h e i r g e n e r o u s contribution to bring light in the eyes of the poor.

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TATAMumbaiMarathon

Thank you very much for giving the opportunity to visit to Jeevan PLE project area. It was wonderful experience and meeting with the communities and staff. The staff are very committed and hard working and taking the process towards empowerment and sustainability of the community. Once again congratulation to Karunya trust and their committed staff for the wonderful work. Good wishes for your future endeavour.(Mr.MelvinPangya,StateOfficer-Maharashtra,CaritasIndia.)

Women from the villages have taken

n e w t u r n w i t h t h e facilitation of Karunya Trust. Karunya Trust has created awareness and helped women to march forward. For generations, in villages people tend to b r i n g t h e w o o d f o r cooking as they all use m u d s t o v e w i t h o u t knowing the effect of smoke on their health. To

collect the wood from forest, women have to spend lot of time and energy. S e e i n g t h e condition of women, during the Self Help Group m e e t i n g s t a f f f r o m Karunya Trust gave the information on Ujjawal Gas scheme implemented b y g o v e r n m e n t a n d motivated women to avail this scheme which will

save their t ime and i m p rove t h e h e a l t h . Women felt encouraged and took the initiative to apply for Ujjawal gas scheme. Women worked day and night to collect t h e d o c u m e n t a n d succeeded in the mission. Today 150 women have benefited from Ujjawal Gas scheme and 100 forms are in process.

We see water issues in urban as well as

in the rural but in rural areas, people walk miles to fetch water. In summer season it is worst when rivers and well get dried. Women find it difficult to bring water from distance which affect their health. Karunya Trust decided to give the spring of water to the villages where there is no water. Knowing the situation of villages Karunya Trust i m p l e m e n t e d S u j a l Project in 3 villages Mulgaon , Varechiwadi and Devloli. “We were carrying water from the farm houses which were very far. In rainy season we had a hard time carrying water on the head. But we thank Karunya Trust for drilling t h e b o r e w e l l a n d providing the water facilities. It is our great need”, Said Sunita. Sujal Project is God's blessing to more than 75 families who got safe and clean drinking water.

Opportunitiesdon'thappen,youcreatethem…

Waterislife…

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NeverNeverGiveUp to Katkari and Thakur tribal community. There is a small hamlet of tribal community and it has 2 wells around 25 years old, one is used for drinking water and another for washing clothes. Village Grampanchayat does not renovate, clean nor take care of its maintenance. The compound of wells and washing clothes platform were broken. It was difficult for women to wash the clothes and fetch

water. They had to travel far to get water and in the summer season the heat affected their health. In this village Karunya Trust has been working on the formation of SHGs and made them aware of their unity and guided them on how to appeal to Gram Panchayat and get the work done. The women

became aware of their problems and struggles and decided to be united and work on this issue. They took the leadership a n d s u b m i t t e d t h e a p p l i c a t i o n t o G r a m p a n c h y a t a n d Panchayat Samiti but they gave negative reply. But still women did not give up. They

visited the village leader and made him aware of his role and responsibility t o w a r d s v i l l a g e development. Inspite of discouragement of political leaders and government, women did not give up and l o s e h o p e b u t w i t h enthusiasm and courage they fought one year to get the work done. Today they have succeeded in their aim and the villages wells are c l e a n e d a n d t h e surroundings repaired. The l e a d e r s h i p o f wo m e n brought happiness to all the families. Now women save their time and energy and also send their children on t i m e t o s c h o o l . T h i s a c h i e v e m e n t b u i l d s confidence in women.

As the purse is emptied the heart is filled.”

- Victor Hugo

Chon Village is situated in Ambernath Taluka

with a population of 750 among which 330 belong

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r Rs. 3,500/- to provide 4 months tailoring training course to an adolescent girl

r Rs. 6,500/- to provide a tailoring machine to a trained girl

Meal for the poor

r Rs. 1,500/- to provide one time meal for a family, for aweek

r Rs. 4,000/- to provide one time meal for a day, for 100street children

r Rs. 24,000/- to provide one time meal for a week, for 100street children

Health Programs

r Rs.3,000/- to support a needy patient for a month

r Rs.6,000/- to provide monthly medical check up, for 200street children

r Rs.10,000/- to provide initial care and support to adestitute

r Rs.15,000/- to conduct medical check ups & providemedicines at rural village (for 300 people)

Income generation programs for rural women and farmers

r Rs.8,000/- to provide initial support for organic farming

r Rs.10,000/- to provide initial support for small scale IGP

r Rs.10,000/- to provide two goats to a needy family in arural village helping them for a steady income

Shelter Programs

r Rs.50,000/- to provide partial support to build a rural house for Tribal family

r Rs.75,000/- to provide major support to build a rural house

r Rs.1,50,000/- to provide full support to build a rural house

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THANKS FOR YOUR GENEROUS CONTRIBUTIONS:

IamaChangemaker…Areyou???

My n a m e i s Ganesh Suresh

Waghmare, and I’m from Chembur. I am a children parliament member of Project S avl i . C h i l d re n’ s P a r l i a m e n t federation helps and encourages young children to bring about a social change in the society by b e i n g a c h a n g e m a k e r . T h e C h i l d r e n ’ s P a r l i a m e n t federation advocates fo r p ro m o t i n g a culture of clean and safe environment through its various programs. I have

participated in the various programmes organized for the c a u s e o f s a f e environment under the banner “Pro-Eco” which is a campaign of Project Savli CP.S a v l i C P h a s empowered me and few of my friends who too are the m e m b e r s o f t h e C h i l d r e n ’ s Parliament to take an initiative to find a s o l u t i o n t o t h e broken drainage line which was adding to the pollution in our locality in Chembur. We took a written application with

signatures of 250 res idents in the l o c a l i t y a n d submitted the letter to the M-Ward BMC D e p a r t m e n t o f Sewage, initially they didn`t take notice of it, but our constant follow up with the BMC department got the work done by fixing the concrete slabs for the drainage line within a weeks’ time.

I’m very proud that I could be a channel of change in my locality, and I wish to do a lot in the near future. I thank Savli project and the Children’s P a r l i a m e n t f o r encouraging me and teaching me to be a change maker.

Gan e s h S u r e s h Waghmare, SavliChild

“Bethechangethatyouwanttoseeintheworld”

-MahatmaGandhi

Donors: - Deutche Bank, KNH, Rashmika, Caritas India, Concern India, Global Logistics, India Bulls Foundations

Agencies/ Association: - St. Michael Medical Trust - Mahim, Basilica of our Lady of the Mount - Bandra, Fr. Jeeson, Reetha Die Works, Fr. Jomet Vazhayil, Fr. Paul Thiruvanmala Memorial, Department of Social Works Vimala Collage - Trissur, St. Thomas Catholic Church - Virar, CitytechMarine Pvt. Ltd., Amala Matha Church - Mulund, St. Joseph’s Church - Powai, Divine Mercy Prayer Group - Dombivali, Daughters of St. Mary of Leuca Trust - Powai, BFC Forex and Financial Service Pvt. Ltd. - Andheri East, Global Logistics Solution India Pvt. Ltd.

Individuals: - Rochelle Jude Thikattil, Rosily Poulose, C D Anthony, Antophill Forane Mother Of Jesus Foundation, K P Anto, Pronet Technologies Pvt Ltd, Dyna Biju Joseph, Veronica V Charamal, Joseph Mathai Arracken, Shanto Paul Iyyu, Mathew Poonnolly B, Kannampuza Selvin Kurian, Dr.sweetie Raju Kanatt, Amel Akkara,edwin Michael D'souza, Jophy P Jose, Jyothi Thomas, Tom K Thomas, Mrs.jessy Francis, V L Porinch,thressia Jacob, George Jose, Sijo Ouseph Eluvathingal, Tino Jameskutty Wadakekalam, Jackson Kurumbalai, Babu Joseph, Arun Devarajan, Mary Varghese, Vimitha Varghese, Dennis Sunny Kaithemattom

Charity begins at home, but should not end there...

Join hands with Karunya in this Mumbai Marathon 2019 and continue the charity you started at home...

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