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We are very pleased to announce that our founding trustee,Ajay Gudka, was presented an Oshwal Achievement Award recently. This recognises Ajay’s charity work in the fi eld of Education and Health in India.

Ajay set up BEHT as a registered charity in 1998 after visiting India a few times in the 90’s. There he met Pujya Muktanandji, a saint living near the Gir Jungle in theJunagadh District of Gujarat. They developed a strong friendship, which led them to establishing various trusts to educate children, improve the health of the locals, support the elderly, as well as care for animals. Since then, BEHT has raised £2.5 million which has been used to set up 4 educational centres in Gujarat, a 172 bed hospital, a Vrudh ashram for elderly people, a school for the blind, and a dairy farm. Recently they have embarked on an outreach programme to build 32 new schools in the villages surrounding Chaparda, the main location of these projects. They are also helping to revolutionise the farming in this area by introduction of

technologies such as drip irrigation, green and net houses.To sum up, BEHT is directly improving approximately10,000 lives in Gujarat, but undoubtedly this fi gure rises as the effects diffuse out to others in contact.

Donation / Standing Order form

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Newsletter Issue No. 12 2015

Name: ___________________________________________________

Address: ___________________________________________________

___________________________________________________

___________________________Post code:______________

Tel: ___________________________________________________

E-mail: ___________________________________________________

Donation FormI wish to donate a gift of £ __________________________(if you pay tax, your gift could be worth an extra 25% to BEHT by completing the gift aid declaration below)I wish my donation to go towards:❑ Education Projects ❑ Health Projects ❑ Elderly Welfare Projects ❑ Wherever necessary ❑ Other Projects

I wish to donate by (please tick):❑ Cheque or CAF Voucher made payable to BEHT and post it with this form❑ Cash – payable in person to the above address with this form❑ Standing Order – please fi ll in this form and post to above address❑ Direct bank transfer by BACS (BEHT bank details are: Acc No. 00005764, Sort code 40-52-40)

Standing order FormDonating by standing order is the easiest way to make gifts to BEHT. As well as relieving you of the chore of completing donation slips etc and reducing our costs, it gives us a regular, reliable source of income. And, in addition, if you are a tax payer, any donation you make will be worth more to us if you complete the gift aid form below.Please pay £ __________ to BEHT each year / quarter / month (delete as appropriate) until further notice.

Starting date ______________________ (Please allow at least one month from today’s date)

To the Manager (bank name): _____________________________________________

Address: _________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________

Account No.: __________________________ Sort Code: _______ ______ ______

My signature: _________________________ Date: __________________________

Please pay BEHT, Account No.: 00005764, Sort Code: 40 – 52 – 40 Bank: CAF BankBank to quote our reference ________________________________

Gift Aid Declaration:For every pound you give to us, we get an extra 25 pence from the Inland Revenue.I declare all donations I’ve made to BEHT for the four years prior to this year, and all donations I make from the date of this declaration until I notify you otherwise, are Gift Aid donations.

I confi rm I have paid or will pay an amount of Income Tax and / or Capital Gains Tax for each year (6th April to 5th April) that is at least equal to the amount of tax that all the charities that I donate to will reclaim on my gifts for that tax year. I understand that other taxes such as VAT and Council Tax do not qualify.

Signature: _________________________________ Date: _________________________________________

Please notify BEHT if you want to cancel this declaration, change your name or home address or no longer pay suffi cient tax on your income and / or capital gains.

If you pay Income Tax at the higher or additional rate and want to receive the additional tax relief due to you, you must include all your Gift Aid donations on your Self assessment tax return or ask HM Revenue and Customs to adjust your tax code.

Printed & Sponsored by Caprin Ltd. Tel: 01727 872021 www.caprin.co.uk

BhagvatinandjiEducation and Health Trust

Registration No. 1072109

Correspondence Address:25 Park View, Hatch End, Middlesex HA5 4LL, UK

Tel: 020 8428 7287E-mail: [email protected]

www.beht.org

Thank you very much for your support

Oshwal Achievement Award

Nepal Earthquake Appeal

A devastating Earthquake struck Nepal on 26th April 2015. Over 8000 people lost their lives and many thousands had their homes and livelihoods destroyed. Soon after the earthquake, BEHT and BET made an important decision to go to Nepal and offer relief work. We felt that being in a position to offer help, we should act upon this, instead of being a well-wishing bystander. Within 3 days, Pujya Muktanand Bapu arrived in Nepal with a team of 50 volunteers. They surveyed the area outside Kathmandu and decided to concentrate their relief efforts in roughly 20 villages north west of the capital city.

In most emergencies of this kind, the primary requirements are food and clean water. Pujya Bapu set up a kitchen in each village to distribute food to the locals. These communalkitchens continued serving food for six weeks after which, monthly food packs were rationed to individual families. The next phase of relief work has involved erecting temporaryshelters (as seen in the photo above) so that a degreeof normalcy can be restored to the villagers’ lives.

There was also a huge need to raise morale and calm the locals at a time when their lives had already been broken, and aftershocks from the earthquake caused further fear and uncertainty. So every evening Bapu used to gather the village

together, talk to them and get them to sing local songs. This proved successful in helping them mentally rid their phobia.

BEHT’s appeal for fi nancial help has been very successful – BEHT has received just under £ 50,000 from 170 donors! So a very big thank you to all those who have donated!

New School in Savarkundla

A new school in Savarkundla has just opened to educate 300 children from slum areas. The building work started in Novemberand fi nished at the end of June, ready for the start of the Indian school year. The children are excited and eager to study – a few years ago, a lack of any schools meant that this was not even an option for them! Here they will learn to read, write & do maths, which will give them a solid foundation to move forward.

We wish to send out a regular e-newsletter. If you wish to keep up to date with all the work we are doing in India and of any future events that are taking place in the UK, please contact us with your email id at [email protected]

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Total amount received this year - £ 144,589Total funds utilised this year - £ 102,873See chart for last six years’ receipts and expenditure:

About BEHT How you can help

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Annual Receipts & Expenditures 2009 - 2014

Bhagini KanyaSanskaar Kendra

Nividya TrustSavarkundla

BEHT’s area of Benefi t

Capital costs towards Educa-tional, Medical or for ElderlyE.g. sponsoring a school or boardinghouse building, giving towards medical equipment etc.BEHT has many different projects going on in India at any one time. There is always a need for donors who can sponsor whole or part of a building project, or fi xtures and fi ttings for these buildings. If you are interested in donating a substantial amount towards a capital project, please contact BEHT for further information.

A donation of £ 451 annually will educate and board 1 child. BEHT has approx.4000 children receiving education at it’s 4 centres, namely Chaparda, Adhoi, Junagadh and Savarkundla. Of these, about 500 children are sponsored byoverseas donors. These are either orphans or children from a very poorbackground who cannot afford to pay fees .

Sponsor a student

Capital costs towards Educa-tion, Health or the Elderly

Feed children and elders on a special day

-‘ Tithi’ For a special day, like anniversaries, birthdays, marriage, a religious occasion like Paryushan, or in memory of a departed loved one (tithi) – A donation of £ 451 (1 meal a day) or of £ 1251 (3 meals a day) will feed about 2000 children, elders and staff on that day in Chaparda.

Sponsor an elderly person’s upkeep

A donation of £ 301 annually will help to provide boarding, food, clothes, medicine and other expenses for an elderly person for a year.

These elderly people come mainly from small villages and are either living alone or have been cast out from their familywith nowhere else to go. They often have very little personal wealth.

The majority of them live here in dignity until they die. BEHT has about 100 such elders in residence at Chaparda.

Feed the animals in the dairy farm

A donation of £ 140 will help to feed about 300 cows in the dairy farm for a day,which produces milk for the children, elderly and staff at both schools.

w w w. b e h t . o r g for ‘What price Education’ a storyby Mrs Meena Modi OBE.

See also our website:

Correspondence Address:BEHT, 25 Park View, Hatch End, Pinner, Middlesex, HA5 4LL.Tel: 020 8428 7287E-mail: [email protected] is a registered charity with registration number 1072109 and has been registered since 1998.

This newsletter is printed on environmentally friendly paper

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To provide education to people living in the area of benefi t*.

To provide relief to the poor, the handicapped,the disabled, the sick and the elderly.

To provide relief to victims of disaster living in the area of benefi t*. (*Area of benefi t being India.)

About the Trustees:Ajay Gudka initiated this charity after having met and spent time with Pujya Muktanandji in 1995. He is passionate about helping the dis-advantaged and works tirelessly towards this end. He is also a trustee of Bhagvatinandji Education Trust (BET), Health Aid Trust (HAT), Help the Elderly Trust (HTET), all in India. Ajay is on the Board of Governors at Northwood Prep School and a trustee of Francis Terry Foundation as well as the director of a print business.Contact details: Tel: 020 8428 7287 (evenings), E-mail: [email protected]

Dr. Chetan Shah has been closely involved with Young Jains andwas the treasurer for this charity between 1995-98. He trained in medicine in the UK and last worked as a surgical trainee. Due to deteriorating health, unfortunately Chetan is now wheelchair bound.

Vipul Malde is a retired Chartered Accountant. Vipul looks after BEHT’s fi nancial matters.

Contact details:Tel: 020 8907 0527 (Evenings & Weekends)E-mail: [email protected]

Jaymal Gudka has recently completed a Masters degree in Engineering at the University of Cambridge. He has grown up seeing the developments taking shape in India and BEHT from the very startwith annual visits and is familiar with the day-to-day running of thecharity. He looks after media and communications.Contact details: Phone: 020 8428 7287 Email: [email protected]

Jyoti Gudka is a Complementary Therapist in the fi eld of Yoga & Holistic Massage since last 20 years. She has recently graduated with a BTEC diploma in Organics & Sustainability in Horticulture and Garden Design. Jyoti has taken a keen interest in BEHT’s work since its birth. She takes a lead in organising fund raising and awareness events for BEHT and regularly visits all BEHT’s projects in Gujarat to keep in touch with its continued progress. Contact details: Mobile: +44 7939 904 414 Email:[email protected]

Meena Modi OBE has a proven record of successful headships in infant and lower schools in England over the past 19 years. Her leadership and management of her last school has been recognised by Ofsted Inspectors as “Outstanding” and she was recognised for her contribution to educa-tion, leading an outstanding school in Watford with an OBE in June 2011. Meena is currently working as a Consultant Headteacher supporting leadership in challenging schools. Meena and her husband, Kirit, areboth committed to improving the life chances of all children and especially disadvantaged children. They have actively supported BEHT since its inception and they will help to shape the direction of Education in BET schools.Contact details: Phone: 020 8952 1131 Email: [email protected]

How you can help

About BEHT

Anand Dhara Project This is an outreach programme that aims to build schools in the villages neighbouring Chaprada and is jointly funded by Gujarat Government. In its fi rst phase, BEHT and BET are aiming to build schools in 19 villages.Each school has between one to four classrooms, in proportion to the size of the village. This phase has a scheduled completion by the end of August.

London Marathon 2015A very big congratulations to Aasha Malde & Sunil Tailor for running the London Marathon and raising a fantastic amount of £ 7500 which will go towards equipping the new Savarkundla School. Well done!

There are many ways of donating towards good causes through BEHT:

How to donate:1) By cheque or charity voucher - Cheques should be made payable to BEHT and sent to the BEHT address.

2) By bank transfer - you will fi nd BEHT bank details overleaf. Please notify us via email or phone that you have sent it by this method.

3) By a standing order - Please fi ll in the form overleaf and send it to the BEHT address. BEHT will send it to your bank.

4) By cash - if it is a small amount. We do not encourage cash donations due to the anti money laundering laws.

BEHT will send you a receipt for your donation via email or post.

Please do not forget to Gift Aid your donation! See Gift Aid declaration overleaf.

Any donation, regardless of the amount, is gratefully received and will go directly towards the project indicated.

Please contact BEHT if you wish to donatetowards any of the above or if you requirefurther information.

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Giving to charity may improve your sense of well-being The act of helping others can create an improved sense of well-being. Knowing that you sacrifi ced something such as time, fi nances or property in order to help others in need can give you a sense of purpose in life or work and inner satisfaction.

Supporting a cause can help keep you informed about issues of social injustice When considering donating to a charity, many people tend to research the issues connected to that organization. As a result, you become more educated about social injustices around the world. You may discover new points of view and opinions on topics about which you were previously uninformed. This knowledge may position you to help increase the awareness of social problems among those in your sphere of infl uence from a balanced and educated standpoint.

Giving to charity out of spiritual conviction can strengthen your spiritual lifeSelfl ess giving is a key component to many spiritual and religious belief systems. Recognizing that you have taken action in line with your spiritual beliefs by offering your resources to others in need can bring a sense of inner peace and contentment.

Volunteering with a charity may result in physical and social benefi tsAfter donating fi nancially to a charity or non-profi t organization, you may feel an inner pull to become more involved with the cause by donating your time and skill as well. By volunteering, you have the opportunity to build your social circles while reapingthe physical, mental and spiritual benefi ts from the labor you contribute to your favorite cause.

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We are very pleased to announce that our founding trustee,Ajay Gudka, was presented an Oshwal Achievement Award recently. This recognises Ajay’s charity work in the fi eld of Education and Health in India.

Ajay set up BEHT as a registered charity in 1998 after visiting India a few times in the 90’s. There he met Pujya Muktanandji, a saint living near the Gir Jungle in theJunagadh District of Gujarat. They developed a strong friendship, which led them to establishing various trusts to educate children, improve the health of the locals, support the elderly, as well as care for animals. Since then, BEHT has raised £2.5 million which has been used to set up 4 educational centres in Gujarat, a 172 bed hospital, a Vrudh ashram for elderly people, a school for the blind, and a dairy farm. Recently they have embarked on an outreach programme to build 32 new schools in the villages surrounding Chaparda, the main location of these projects. They are also helping to revolutionise the farming in this area by introduction of

technologies such as drip irrigation, green and net houses.To sum up, BEHT is directly improving approximately10,000 lives in Gujarat, but undoubtedly this fi gure rises as the effects diffuse out to others in contact.

Donation / Standing Order form

www.beht.org

page

1

Newsletter Issue No. 12 2015

Name: ___________________________________________________

Address: ___________________________________________________

___________________________________________________

___________________________Post code:______________

Tel: ___________________________________________________

E-mail: ___________________________________________________

Donation FormI wish to donate a gift of £ __________________________(if you pay tax, your gift could be worth an extra 25% to BEHT by completing the gift aid declaration below)I wish my donation to go towards:❑ Education Projects ❑ Health Projects ❑ Elderly Welfare Projects ❑ Wherever necessary ❑ Other Projects

I wish to donate by (please tick):❑ Cheque or CAF Voucher made payable to BEHT and post it with this form❑ Cash – payable in person to the above address with this form❑ Standing Order – please fi ll in this form and post to above address❑ Direct bank transfer by BACS (BEHT bank details are: Acc No. 00005764, Sort code 40-52-40)

Standing order FormDonating by standing order is the easiest way to make gifts to BEHT. As well as relieving you of the chore of completing donation slips etc and reducing our costs, it gives us a regular, reliable source of income. And, in addition, if you are a tax payer, any donation you make will be worth more to us if you complete the gift aid form below.Please pay £ __________ to BEHT each year / quarter / month (delete as appropriate) until further notice.

Starting date ______________________ (Please allow at least one month from today’s date)

To the Manager (bank name): _____________________________________________

Address: _________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________

Account No.: __________________________ Sort Code: _______ ______ ______

My signature: _________________________ Date: __________________________

Please pay BEHT, Account No.: 00005764, Sort Code: 40 – 52 – 40 Bank: CAF BankBank to quote our reference ________________________________

Gift Aid Declaration:For every pound you give to us, we get an extra 25 pence from the Inland Revenue.I declare all donations I’ve made to BEHT for the four years prior to this year, and all donations I make from the date of this declaration until I notify you otherwise, are Gift Aid donations.

I confi rm I have paid or will pay an amount of Income Tax and / or Capital Gains Tax for each year (6th April to 5th April) that is at least equal to the amount of tax that all the charities that I donate to will reclaim on my gifts for that tax year. I understand that other taxes such as VAT and Council Tax do not qualify.

Signature: _________________________________ Date: _________________________________________

Please notify BEHT if you want to cancel this declaration, change your name or home address or no longer pay suffi cient tax on your income and / or capital gains.

If you pay Income Tax at the higher or additional rate and want to receive the additional tax relief due to you, you must include all your Gift Aid donations on your Self assessment tax return or ask HM Revenue and Customs to adjust your tax code.

Printed & Sponsored by Caprin Ltd. Tel: 01727 872021 www.caprin.co.uk

BhagvatinandjiEducation and Health Trust

Registration No. 1072109

Correspondence Address:25 Park View, Hatch End, Middlesex HA5 4LL, UK

Tel: 020 8428 7287E-mail: [email protected]

www.beht.org

Thank you very much for your support

Oshwal Achievement Award

Nepal Earthquake Appeal

A devastating Earthquake struck Nepal on 26th April 2015. Over 8000 people lost their lives and many thousands had their homes and livelihoods destroyed. Soon after the earthquake, BEHT and BET made an important decision to go to Nepal and offer relief work. We felt that being in a position to offer help, we should act upon this, instead of being a well-wishing bystander. Within 3 days, Pujya Muktanand Bapu arrived in Nepal with a team of 50 volunteers. They surveyed the area outside Kathmandu and decided to concentrate their relief efforts in roughly 20 villages north west of the capital city.

In most emergencies of this kind, the primary requirements are food and clean water. Pujya Bapu set up a kitchen in each village to distribute food to the locals. These communalkitchens continued serving food for six weeks after which, monthly food packs were rationed to individual families. The next phase of relief work has involved erecting temporaryshelters (as seen in the photo above) so that a degreeof normalcy can be restored to the villagers’ lives.

There was also a huge need to raise morale and calm the locals at a time when their lives had already been broken, and aftershocks from the earthquake caused further fear and uncertainty. So every evening Bapu used to gather the village

together, talk to them and get them to sing local songs. This proved successful in helping them mentally rid their phobia.

BEHT’s appeal for fi nancial help has been very successful – BEHT has received just under £ 50,000 from 170 donors! So a very big thank you to all those who have donated!

New School in Savarkundla

A new school in Savarkundla has just opened to educate 300 children from slum areas. The building work started in Novemberand fi nished at the end of June, ready for the start of the Indian school year. The children are excited and eager to study – a few years ago, a lack of any schools meant that this was not even an option for them! Here they will learn to read, write & do maths, which will give them a solid foundation to move forward.

We wish to send out a regular e-newsletter. If you wish to keep up to date with all the work we are doing in India and of any future events that are taking place in the UK, please contact us with your email id at [email protected]

Have we got your email address?

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