Welcome to our web site!
We took
on the responsibility to operate a girls hostel in a remote village called Lingaladinne palle in Kadapa district,
Andhra Pradesh, India. These girls hail from trying circumstances either having lost both their parents or
with a single parent at home with marginal or no income.
The hostel was being managed and sustained
for about four years by a local family under a registered charitable organization. However, due to withdrawal
of donor commitments, the hostel closed its doors at the end of 2007. On being alerted to this situation and after due
diligence, we decided to commit to this project to provide all the necessary resources with the understanding that
the local charitable organization will continue to operate the hostel as before.
These 20 girls of all ages
are housed, schooled and cared for. All the expenses and operations are transparent and audited. Due to obvious
vulnerability of the beneficiaries, extra precautions for privacy and security are being instituted. All donors
will be drawn from personal contacts and known to us, again for security reasons.
We are looking for about 100
good men and women to step forward with an ongoing commitment of about $15.00 a month or Rs. 750/ a month. Less than
$15.00 a month is perfectly ok and of course more is welcome. The current projected budget is about $500 a month.
With a possibility of expansion, given that there is a tremendous need in the local community for this service,
we would like to have a buffer of funds available to the tune of $1500 a month. This will take care of emergencies and
unplanned expenses and also assure continuity for the children.
We sincerely hope that you will be able to participate actively in the project to the extent
permitted by your busy schedules. The project can always use your suggestions, advice, mentoring and building relationships
with the girls or sending holiday greetings etc. Thank you.
