5/31/2007 - Phone call with Sundari Mami ---------------------------------------- * Kids are all doing well. PJ has 22 kids currently. * 12 of the kids have been enrolled in a new school since the fees in the previous school were deemed too high. Following is an approximate fee breakup for the new school: Rs 7000 -> admission fees Rs 350 - Rs 450 -> monthly fees dependant on class Additional -> exam fees, books, uniforms, shoes, sports fees Total come to around Rs 1.25 lakhs per year Sundari Mami will send us the exact figures in December. * 3 small children (ages 3 to 4) are going to a school close by. (so that they can come back for lunch.) * Kids are going by to school by van. * Process of rehabilitating new kids -> Give counselling -> Provide love and attention - sometimes more than that to the other kids -> Talk to them a lot -> Typically takes atleast 6 months to get to normal -> Takes around 1 to 2 years to start school * There were plans of sending the kids to a summer camp, but that did not materialize. Instead there were volunteers who came to PJ everyday and taught the kids Hindi and crafts. * School re-opened on the 22nd of May. The first exam will be around the end of August. * Sundari mami will send us the expense for 2005 - 2006 soon. She will be getting back to India in August. * Child1 has completed her BE and is actively looking for jobs. * Child2 had a ear problem and was operated on. She has completely recovered now.