By Venkat Ramakrishnan | Project Leader
Dear Patrons,
We are glad to share that the funds donated by
patrons like you through Global Giving has been
used to partly fund a a 50 seater school bus for
the Villupuram School! We thank you from the
bottom of our heart for the donations made by
you to make this happen.
Utilized funds raised through Global Giving: INR 683,407
Bus Registration no. : TN 15A 2701
Driver: Mr. Akkim / Caretaker: Mrs. Padmini
Villages served: Arasur (10 kms), Mamandhur (9 kms),
Kanthalavadi (8 kms), Madapat (5 kms), Sirithanur (4 kms)
Boomika, a 6th grade student, who uses the bus shares:
"I travel a distance of nearly 74 kilometers every day to attend
school. My father got immobilized because of an accident and
my mother became the sole bread winner of the family. She
works as a housekeeper in Chennai leaving me in the care of
my maternal grandparents. Every morning I start from my
home in Panjamadevi by government bus at 6:45am and reach
Villupuram by 7.45am. From Villupuram, I board the school bus.
Being in scholarship, I am able to afford the bus fees. My family
feels happy and supported and considers the bus a lifeline.
In my life, our school bus is the only thread for me for a bright
future...."
Bus driver Mr. Akkim shares: "Both my parents passed away
when I was 4 years old and my aunt brought me up. Since they
were also very poor, I had to discontinue studies after grade 8.
I’ve been working with Isha Vidhya as a private van driver since
last year and feel really happy to see these poor children getting
a good education, which I didn’t have access to in my childhood.
I also get a lot of respect from people around me as I work for
Isha Vidhya."
We are attaching photographs of the bus, and the photographs
of Boomika, Akkim, and Padmini. We are sure you are pretty
happy learning that your donations are put to great use!
Your opportunity to get involved in Isha Vidhya's work:
Recurring donations are a great way to contribute small
amounts of money every month to be continuously involved
in Isha Vidhya's work, and making an impact on these
children's lives!
We are glad to share that Global Giving will be matching the
first donation of a recurring donation made between
September 21th and September 27th, if the donation was
continued for 4 months. Please note that donations upto $200
will be matched dollar by dollar, and donations above $200 will
be matched with $200.
Link to donate: Recurring donation link
When to donate:
(1) India: Between Sep 21st 09:31 AM and Sep 27th 09:29 AM
(2) USA Eastern: Between Sep 21th 00:01 AM and Sep 27th 11:59 PM
(3) London: Between Sep 21th 05:01 AM and Sep 27th 04:59 AM
We request you to make use of this opportunity, which will
create additional benefit for creating infrastructure of Isha Vidhya
schools!
If you have any questions or need clarifications about this
opportunity, please email to global.giving@ishavidhya.org
Again, we thank you for everything that you have done for
Isha Vidhya!
Thanks & Best Regards
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