In the budget I wrote, 75% is for honorarium, and 25% is for expenses such as rent, electricity, phone, travel. We cannot ask for honorarium expenses from local donors. But we can get expenses such as play material, notebooks, cupboards, office supplies covered through donations from them. We are seeing some small victories in that now. We have put together 5 programs as part of the trust. The basic philosophy of the five plans is to join together as groups and meet the needs of the people as much as possible.We are requesting Rs. 1000 honorarium for the following reasons: (1) family situation (2) a desire to volunteer (3) difficulties inherent in this work with children (4) the time they spend and (5) the educational expenses they have for their own education.
In the last 9 months, this is what I have done for these 10 youth
(1) I got bank account books for 7 people, started a savings deposit with Rs. 500 for them using help from my professor.
(2) Helped and encouraged 4 people to get admission to college
(3) Helped 4 people take the class 12 exams as private candidates
(4) Helped get 2 wheeler driver’s licenses for two people and 4 wheeler driver’s licenses for 2 people.
They will work with us to do social service in Karumbalai and in other places with encouragement and support from us. The Rs. 1000 honorarium will be a big help in this direction.
Current and past three months’ work of Vaandugal Arangam (after school
student study center for primary school children)
The plan for Vaandugal Arangam for primary school children was started in a small room with 40 children. Now it has grown to 60 children and another room has been rented (note – in recent phone conversations I understand that this number has grown 90). What is needed is a rent, fan, blackboard and electricity. Some of the needs are met with the help of Karthi’s friends and the teachers of his school. The children deposit Rs. 1 or 50 paisa in the savings box of Vaandugal Arangam. This money is used for phone, postage, visitors, chalkpiece, paper etc. The children are maintaining a fish tank and five flower pots. Through friends two cupboards, two clocks, two carom boards and traditional games (thyam, pallanguzhi, snake and ladder) for Rs. 3000. Everyday five people teach five classes.
The arrangement is such that the children will shape Vaandugal Arangam according to
their wishes. It will be open from
Vaandungal Arangam in-charge: M. Sundarajan.
Vaandungal Arangam slogan: “To make the children’s world pleasant”
Plans for the future: To involve drop-out students in the activities of Vaandugal Arangam
Senthamizh Noolakam
(Library)
Slogan:
Karthi has donated 500 books. Mrs. Amutha Rajsekar, a member of the Seed trust board, has permitted
us to use the upstairs of her house at a subsidized rent (note – I think this
is for younger children). Soon a
building will be constructed and the library will be used by all in Karumbalai (note – I think this will have to be a distant
future plan). At present Karthi’s room is used as the library for college and higher
secondary students.
We plan to collect
5000 books in the summer from the public as book donations.
Programs for Wholistic Education
Person in-charge: Anbarasan
Slogan: Wholistic education for the marginalized and weak
The events under
this project are to conduct a summer training program for about 500 city slum
children. The preliminary work is going
on. It is planned to conduct 10 training
programs which will be a strong basis force for work in the coming years. The summer camp will be conducted in
May. This is for students from class 6
to 12.
Thedal (Youth clubs)
Person in-charge: Mohan
Slogan: New voices
for social change
Mohan is building a
volunteer group of 15 to 20 youngsters from the slums in the area of Seed
trust. These youngsters will spend their
spare time in social work and in that process their personality will be
shaped.
Puduyugam (student magazine)
Person in-charge: C.
T. Premkumar
Slogan: We will
nurture the blooming minds by our thoughts
The first issue of Puduyugam for students (see Puduyugam
link on this page) will be out in the first week of March with content for the
benefit of children. This is being done
with the local people’s support. It will
try to bring out the potential of the children to produce stories, poems,
songs, and essays.
Budget for March 2007 till August 2007 (six months):
|
Evening study centers for primary school children Room rent: Rs. 1000 * 6 months Electricty Rs. 300 * 6 months Honorarium for 5 youth Rs. 1000 * 6 months * 5 youth |
Rs. 6000.00 Rs. 1800.00 Rs. 30,000 |
Rs. 37,800.00 |
|
Wholistic educaton programs for secondary, higher secondary students. Transport expenditure: Rs. 1200 * 6 months * 1 person Honorarium Rs. 1000 * 6 months |
Rs. 7200.00 Rs. 6000.00 |
Rs. 13,200.00 |
|
Youth clubs for doing social work through which their personality will be developed Honorarium Rs. 1000 * 6 months * 1 youth |
Rs 6000.00 |
Rs. 6000.00 |
|
Students’ Magazine Rs 1500 * 6 months Honorarium Rs. 1000 * 6 months * 1 person |
Rs. 9000.00 Rs. 6000.00 |
Rs. 15,000.00 |
|
Library Room rent Rs. 500 * 6 months Electricity Rs. 200 * 6 months Honorarium Rs. 1000 * 6 months * 1 person |
Rs. 3000.00 Rs. 1200.00 Rs. 6000.00 |
Rs. 10,200.00 |
|
Office administration Room rent Rs. 500 * 6 months Electricity Rs 200 * 6 months Communications Rs. 750 * 6 months |
Rs. 3000.00 Rs. 1200.00 Rs. 4500.00 |
Rs. 8,700.00 |
|
TOTAL |
|
Rs. 90, 900.00 |