By Deepak Kumar | Chairman People First
Hi Everyone!
Greetings from Bihar India, where we wish the rains would come and give us all relief from the summer heat. Everyone comes out after sunset or in the early morning and this is when cycle rickshaw drivers make their money.
As the father of one family told us, " yes we make more in the winter season of course but there is work for us all year round, the extra income really helps us have a better diet and send our children to school. Before we had to rent a rickshaw, now we have our own . We could not get a loan easily but the one time chance of owning our own rickshaw and increasing our family income by as much as 1000 rupees a week ( about $16.00) makes all the difference in the world to us".
For all the advances India has made in recent times, millions live in abject poverty.
It is a rare chance in life that means simply by the donation of one rickshaw you can genuinely and significantly improve the circumstances and situation of a below the poverty line family.
On behalf of all of the families you have helped we send our heartfelt gratitude to you,thanks so much for your support.
Deepak
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