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Updates from the Field - Provide Bicycles for Poor Students in India
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Recent Updates from the Field
- Jul 6, 2009 - Give the Gift of Hope
- Mar 28, 2009 - Let's get 100 more bikes in 2009!
- Nov 18, 2008 - 100 new bikes delivered to school children
- May 13, 2008 - These bicycles are benefiting humanity through education
- Nov 19, 2007 - Gearing up for delivering the next 100 bikes
- Jul 16, 2007 - First Bicycles have arrived with the monsoon!
- Mar 31, 2007 - Sense of urgency for action
Give the Gift of Hope
By Bernie - Volunteer Director, July 06, 2009 12:23 PM
Who are the most destitute children in India?
The answer is: those poor children who cannot go to school.
The result?
Needless suffering.
As we are gearing up to provide 100 more bicycles this summer at $75 each to allow children --boys and girls-- to go to school in the poor coastal areas of Kerala, India, you can now give them the gift of hope.
Through your generous support, past and present, children like the ones on the pictures below can hope for a better life of dignity. They won't need to submit themselves to exploitation and depradation.
Thank you for your prayers and continued support or new gifts.
The answer is: those poor children who cannot go to school.
The result?
Needless suffering.
As we are gearing up to provide 100 more bicycles this summer at $75 each to allow children --boys and girls-- to go to school in the poor coastal areas of Kerala, India, you can now give them the gift of hope.
Through your generous support, past and present, children like the ones on the pictures below can hope for a better life of dignity. They won't need to submit themselves to exploitation and depradation.
Thank you for your prayers and continued support or new gifts.
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Let's get 100 more bikes in 2009!
By Dr. Claudine Dussert - President, Mary Mother of Peace M. Charity, March 30, 2009 11:32 AM
Dear GlobalGiving Friend,
Thank to your generous support, the “Bicycles for Poor Students” project proposed for the coastal areas of Kerala near Azheekal has started successfully in 2007 and progressed well in 2008 (see previous updates). In 2009, we need at least 100 additional bikes to help more boys and girls go to school by providing each one of them with a bicycle. Budget: at least US$ 9,000 for 2009. Your gift will give help and hope to these poor children and their struggling families for a good cause: education. Thank you for your generosity in these difficult times.
Thank to your generous support, the “Bicycles for Poor Students” project proposed for the coastal areas of Kerala near Azheekal has started successfully in 2007 and progressed well in 2008 (see previous updates). In 2009, we need at least 100 additional bikes to help more boys and girls go to school by providing each one of them with a bicycle. Budget: at least US$ 9,000 for 2009. Your gift will give help and hope to these poor children and their struggling families for a good cause: education. Thank you for your generosity in these difficult times.
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100 new bikes delivered to school children
By R. Thomas Parathara - General Manager, school corporate education agency, November 20, 2008 11:21 AM
Kochi, 29 October 2008. Brief report:
Thank in great part to Global Giving donations, 100 new bicycles were just distributed at 5 selected schools to poor students (boys and girls) who live in isolated areas or hamlets and do not have any conveyance facility to reach their schools and attend classes.
The distribution was made as follows:
1. St. Joseph’s High School, Chullickal, Kochi -->16 bikes (photo enclosed).
2. Santhacruz H.S. Fort Kochi -->18 bikes
3. St. Louis H.S. Mundenvely, Kochi --> 20 bikes
4. St. George UP school, Pazhangad, Kochi --> 26 bikes (photo of happy boys and girls enclosed)
5. St. Lawrence UP school, Edakochi --> 20 bikes (photo enclosed).
Bicycles were distributed in the presence of the local manager of the school, head of the institution, PTA President, Panchayath/Corporation ward member and students of the school during the School Assembly.
The corporate Education Agency of Kochi/Cochin earnestly thanks, all GlobalGiving and other donors, as well as the members of Mary Mother of Peace-Medjugorje Charity and the Managing trustee of their local partner in India Jeevana Samridhi (Life in abundance) of Jesus Youth non-profit Mr. Berly Earnest and the project coordinator Mr. Mathew Sebastian and Professor Edward Edezhath (a member of the Advisory Board of Mary Mother of Peace-MC) for the timely help rendered to the poor students of the Region and Diocese of Kochi/Cochin this 2008 school year.
Each poor family of a beneficiary student participated 10 dollars to ensure their boy or girl get a bike to go to school. You can see the attached photos where the students are expressing their happiness. We are all thanking God along with the poor students to all those who generously contributed so far to this great project. R. Thomas Parathara, General Manager.
Thank in great part to Global Giving donations, 100 new bicycles were just distributed at 5 selected schools to poor students (boys and girls) who live in isolated areas or hamlets and do not have any conveyance facility to reach their schools and attend classes.
The distribution was made as follows:
1. St. Joseph’s High School, Chullickal, Kochi -->16 bikes (photo enclosed).
2. Santhacruz H.S. Fort Kochi -->18 bikes
3. St. Louis H.S. Mundenvely, Kochi --> 20 bikes
4. St. George UP school, Pazhangad, Kochi --> 26 bikes (photo of happy boys and girls enclosed)
5. St. Lawrence UP school, Edakochi --> 20 bikes (photo enclosed).
Bicycles were distributed in the presence of the local manager of the school, head of the institution, PTA President, Panchayath/Corporation ward member and students of the school during the School Assembly.
The corporate Education Agency of Kochi/Cochin earnestly thanks, all GlobalGiving and other donors, as well as the members of Mary Mother of Peace-Medjugorje Charity and the Managing trustee of their local partner in India Jeevana Samridhi (Life in abundance) of Jesus Youth non-profit Mr. Berly Earnest and the project coordinator Mr. Mathew Sebastian and Professor Edward Edezhath (a member of the Advisory Board of Mary Mother of Peace-MC) for the timely help rendered to the poor students of the Region and Diocese of Kochi/Cochin this 2008 school year.
Each poor family of a beneficiary student participated 10 dollars to ensure their boy or girl get a bike to go to school. You can see the attached photos where the students are expressing their happiness. We are all thanking God along with the poor students to all those who generously contributed so far to this great project. R. Thomas Parathara, General Manager.
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These bicycles are benefiting humanity through education
By Mary Levering - Member Advisory Board MMP-MC, May 13, 2008 05:00 PM
Dear Contributor:
I am so pleased to hear that this wonderful project, Bicycles for Poor Students in India will be able to participate in the competition for recognition by the prestigious Tech Museum Awards organization, as an example of applied technology benefiting humanity in the education category.
The innovative use of bicycles, an often overlooked technology that revolutionized individual and environmentally friendly mass transport in human history, is now significantly improving access to education for poor students in India who otherwise could not go to school.
Knowing first hand that the Bicycles Project, India, has demonstrated results and needs fresh funding to be replicated in other schools, I strongly and warmly support its funding as many have generously done so far. It can and will continue to make a great difference in the life of boys and girls and their families and local communities that are still in great need after the tragic tsunami just a few years ago.
Rebuilding takes time but is worth the efforts, especially when it helps enable young people to further their education and build for the future.
Thank you for your consideration of this important GlobalGiving funding request.
Sincerely yours,
Mary Levering
I am so pleased to hear that this wonderful project, Bicycles for Poor Students in India will be able to participate in the competition for recognition by the prestigious Tech Museum Awards organization, as an example of applied technology benefiting humanity in the education category.
The innovative use of bicycles, an often overlooked technology that revolutionized individual and environmentally friendly mass transport in human history, is now significantly improving access to education for poor students in India who otherwise could not go to school.
Knowing first hand that the Bicycles Project, India, has demonstrated results and needs fresh funding to be replicated in other schools, I strongly and warmly support its funding as many have generously done so far. It can and will continue to make a great difference in the life of boys and girls and their families and local communities that are still in great need after the tragic tsunami just a few years ago.
Rebuilding takes time but is worth the efforts, especially when it helps enable young people to further their education and build for the future.
Thank you for your consideration of this important GlobalGiving funding request.
Sincerely yours,
Mary Levering
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Gearing up for delivering the next 100 bikes
By Bernie - Volunteer Director, November 19, 2007 08:45 PM
Dear Global Giving Donors,
Happy Thanksgiving! And thank you to all recent donors --including those anonymous-- who made a real difference for the school children who received their bike to go back to school.
We are now gearing up to fund and deliver the next 100 bikes, hopefully by Christmas if we have an enthusiatic response to move this project forward smoothly.
Field operations supervisor Mathew Sebastian visited the project area recently and informed us of the urgency to continue the project swiftly to have a just and equitable allocation of bikes to all deserving students/ familes in need as soon as possible.
Thank you for your response.
Sincerely, with God's blessings to all who care. Bernie
Happy Thanksgiving! And thank you to all recent donors --including those anonymous-- who made a real difference for the school children who received their bike to go back to school.
We are now gearing up to fund and deliver the next 100 bikes, hopefully by Christmas if we have an enthusiatic response to move this project forward smoothly.
Field operations supervisor Mathew Sebastian visited the project area recently and informed us of the urgency to continue the project swiftly to have a just and equitable allocation of bikes to all deserving students/ familes in need as soon as possible.
Thank you for your response.
Sincerely, with God's blessings to all who care. Bernie
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First Bicycles have arrived with the monsoon!
By Mathew Sebastian - Field Operations Supervisor, July 17, 2007 09:40 PM
Dear Donors at Global Giving and Dear Bernard and Claudine at MMP-MCharity in America,
Greetings from Kerala, India!
Regarding the Bicycle project for poor students, the organizing team will allocate bicycles to different schools based on their need for well-targeted beneficiaries (boys and girls). They have allocated the first 45 bikes to St George High School in Thankey on 26 June 2007 at the start of new school year here and at the time of the arrival of the monsoon. All children --and us--have been blessed with heavy rain! The school management organized a public meeting for the parents and the students for the distribution of bicycles to the selected students. Eddy and I participated. See photos below [and in photo gallery]. Now is the neediest time for the students and the parents to meet different expenses -study materials and school fees.
May God Bless all your efforts!
With warm regards,
Mathew Sebastian.
Greetings from Kerala, India!
Regarding the Bicycle project for poor students, the organizing team will allocate bicycles to different schools based on their need for well-targeted beneficiaries (boys and girls). They have allocated the first 45 bikes to St George High School in Thankey on 26 June 2007 at the start of new school year here and at the time of the arrival of the monsoon. All children --and us--have been blessed with heavy rain! The school management organized a public meeting for the parents and the students for the distribution of bicycles to the selected students. Eddy and I participated. See photos below [and in photo gallery]. Now is the neediest time for the students and the parents to meet different expenses -study materials and school fees.
May God Bless all your efforts!
With warm regards,
Mathew Sebastian.
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Sense of urgency for action
By Dr Eddychetta - Co-Founder Jesus Youth/ Jeevana Samridhi Charity, April 02, 2007 05:24 PM
Dear GlobalGiving benefactors,
As new school year starts June 1 in Southern India, this is the time of enrollment in schools and they were planning to use the Bicycle Project to bring poor coastal children who may not come to school otherwise. This means they need the commitments now. Admissions are processed by early April. There was a meeting of the Headmasters of schools last week to discuss. If there may be delay in funding, may be they should be told to slow down? What do you all say? Thank you for your timely support.
Eddy
31 March 2007
As new school year starts June 1 in Southern India, this is the time of enrollment in schools and they were planning to use the Bicycle Project to bring poor coastal children who may not come to school otherwise. This means they need the commitments now. Admissions are processed by early April. There was a meeting of the Headmasters of schools last week to discuss. If there may be delay in funding, may be they should be told to slow down? What do you all say? Thank you for your timely support.
Eddy
31 March 2007
