Three of our men friends from Mumbai have heard the needs of their neighbors here in the outskirts of the metropolis and responded. Two friends were touched by the story of 535 children suffering through cold winter nights and together bought 300 blankets for the children at Kolumbai. But hearing about the story of the chldren was not enough. One of them, Sattish, had to drive out and meet the trustees of Shree Nityananda Education Trust to see for himself that it was a legitimate NGO. Then afterwards, he drove out into the jungle to meet the children who supposedly needed blankets. He was convinced and not only paid for 200 blankets but he and Bodhan,son of the other donor, Babul, visited Crawford Market, haggled for the best price and the best blankets and then hand delivered them to the school. Wow, that is amazing seva!!!
Vivek heard about the social work of Shree Nityananda Education Trust and was inspired to help the Saraswati Secondary School that SNET is assisting to make a better place of education for the village students of Kelthane. He told us of Kitab Korner, the NGO of his cousin sister, Poorvi, provides libraries in settings where there are none. To date, they have installed 11 libraries. He arranged for cousin to come out to Kelthane and inspect the Saraswati School. They agreed to place one of their smalller libraries at the school.
Here are the notes from Kitab Korner's newsletter about the library installation at Saraswati Secondary School:
"Kitab Korner Library Center at Ganeshpuri
Location: Saraswati School, Kelthane, Ganeshpuri, Maharashtra (located outside of Mumbai)
Students: Approximately 175 students from 8th, 9th and 10th grade
Books: 317 new books donated for the initial set-up
Total Cost: Indian Rupees 38,000 or approximately US $840
Key individuals who will help sustain the library & host workshops:
Mr. Patil: the incredibly caring, conscientious, and hard working principal
Mr. Nitin Orian: President of Learning Space Foundation; another non-profit organization present in the community which holds classes for children outside of school
Sponsor: Mr. Vivek Jhaveri
Believe it or not - the library was set-up in the short span of four working days. On the day of the inauguration - January 10, 2011 - the school hosted a program for Kitab Korner to introduce the library. Members of the Kitab Korner team spoke to the students about the value of the books, the workshops that are in store for them, and how to best make use of this new opportunity they have been given."
SNET looks forward to more collaboration with other Indian donors and local NGO's. Together we can make a difference.
Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.
(attributed to Margaret Mead)
Vivek heard about the social work of Shree Nityananda Education Trust and was inspired to help the Saraswati Secondary School that SNET is assisting to make a better place of education for the village students of Kelthane. He told us of Kitab Korner, the NGO of his cousin sister, Poorvi, provides libraries in settings where there are none. To date, they have installed 11 libraries. He arranged for cousin to come out to Kelthane and inspect the Saraswati School. They agreed to place one of their smalller libraries at the school.
Here are the notes from Kitab Korner's newsletter about the library installation at Saraswati Secondary School:
"Kitab Korner Library Center at Ganeshpuri
Location: Saraswati School, Kelthane, Ganeshpuri, Maharashtra (located outside of Mumbai)
Books: 317 new books donated for the initial set-up
Total Cost: Indian Rupees 38,000 or approximately US $840
Key individuals who will help sustain the library & host workshops:
Mr. Patil: the incredibly caring, conscientious, and hard working principal
Mr. Nitin Orian: President of Learning Space Foundation; another non-profit organization present in the community which holds classes for children outside of school
Sponsor: Mr. Vivek Jhaveri
Believe it or not - the library was set-up in the short span of four working days. On the day of the inauguration - January 10, 2011 - the school hosted a program for Kitab Korner to introduce the library. Members of the Kitab Korner team spoke to the students about the value of the books, the workshops that are in store for them, and how to best make use of this new opportunity they have been given."
SNET looks forward to more collaboration with other Indian donors and local NGO's. Together we can make a difference.
Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.
(attributed to Margaret Mead)
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