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How to share your good fortune with those less fortunate
through meaningful donations...
Nalamdana, a registered Charitable trust based in Chennai, India
offers some specific ideas, take your pick...
1. It costs $250 (Rs.10,000) to put on a Nalamdana community drama that
reaches over 650 people per urban slum / village. The topics currently being
covered through drama are: preventing domestic violence, alcoholism, female
infanticide ; promoting women's empowerment (importance of education,
early nutrition) child rights, pre-natal health and creating awareness of and
providing preventive education about HIV/AIDS.
2. To organise a follow up health camp with a local doctor giving free
counselling and medicines is $100 (Rs.4500) Local Rotary clubs and medical
outreach teams from community hospitals partner in this. This usually
happens after the community has seen one of Nalamdana's dramas
and wants more help.
3. You could donate to co-fund our on going projects:
a. tsunami rehabilitation in areas along peri urban Chennai and the coastal
towns of Cuddalore, Pondicherry, Nagapatinam and Chidambaram.
b. Co-fund monthly programs in the Government run free Hospital in Tambaram
(TB and HIV/AIDS treatment centre) where over 1000 HIV positive outpatients
are treated every week. The Nalamdana team does role plays and monthly
dramas for the patients and families there. It costs $100 (Rs.4500) for each
role play outside the ART clinics and $250 (Rs.10,000) for full scale dramas
seen by over 400 patients, care givers, nurses, ward boys and family members
of economically challenged patients.
4. Help to support Girls' education through Nalamdana's Project under
the "South India Girl Child Initiative" funded by World Education, Boston.
You can co-fund participatory programs in two local community colleges
and one corporation run school. A special focus group program for out
of school girls in one urban slum is also being run under this project.
5. Just $200 (Rs.9000) helps two trainers run a theatre workshop for
five days for 30 - 35 girl students, who will in turn perform and reach out
to their peers.
6. $100 (Rs.4500) can help the Nalamdana team run four meetings for
out of school girls in the urban slum, helping them learn life skills which
will enable them earn some income for their challenged families. The same
amount can also sponsor one complete training kit of materials developed
by Nalamdana on HIV/AIDS, given free to NGO staff/ community trainers.
7. Around $500 (Rs.15,000 approx.) will help Nalamdana undertake three
month music training programs, using a professional trainer plus talented
Nalamdana staff to pick and train talented girls and boys from the urban
slum/ corporation school and help them perform at their local festival.
A Pilot project for three months is currently in progress, to be completed
by March 2007.
8. Student Leadership Program: $250 will support one child from a challenged
background through the final years of basic schooling. A well planned
selection process helps Nalamdana identify students with promise, who
might otherwise drop out for economic or other reasons. They are provided
school tuition fees, books, uniforms and specific academic input. They also
attend special summer programs.
9. General donations will help Nalamdana staff:
a. Get special training or undertake a retreat to fine tune new dramas
b. Help to get all saff covered under local medical insurance plans
c. Raise funds for Nalamdana's own office/training centre, bringing down
overhead, fixed costs.
All donations in India are exempt from Income Tax under Section 80G of
the Income Tax Act. Nalamdana has FCRA approval to receive donations
in any foreign currency (email us for information about donating from
other countries, not listed below)
If you are in India...
send your cheques to: (made payable to Nalamdana)
Nithya Balaji
Executive Trustee
6 Suryodaya Apartments
Fourth Seaward Road
Valmiki Nagar
Tiruvanmiyur
Chennai 600 041
If you are based in the US...
tax deductible donations may be made through FRIENDS OF NALAMDANA.
Friends of Nalamdana is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization, whose
purpose is to support the work of Nalamdana. Please mail your checks to:
(made payable to Friends of Nalamdana)
Friends of Nalamdana
c/o Karina H. Corrigan, Treasurer
14 Curtis Street
Salem, MA 01970
If you are based in the UK...
UK FRIENDS OF NALAMDANA is a group that has been formed to support
Nalamdana. If you are based in the UK and are a UK tax payer, your donations
will be increased by donating through CAF (Charities Aid Foundation). There
are two ways of doing this. Either complete a Gift Aid form and send it with
your cheque, payable to CAF - UK Friends of Nalamdana, or, if you already
have a CAF cheque book, use this and make the cheques payable to UK
Friends of Nalamdana. Cheques should be sent to:
Charities Aid Foundation
25 Kings Hill Avenue,
Kings Hill, West Malling
Kent ME19 4TA
For Gift Aid forms and any more information, please contact
Sylvia Marland (sylviamarland@hotmail.com)
Donate time and skills
You can volunteer time, your skills in research, database creation or other
communication and research related activities. Send us your CV and 500
words on why you want to volunteer with Nalamdana. You can also become
a Friend of Nalamdana and help the organization raise funds and support
for the future.
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