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1413 Free Bicycles To Poor Rural Students:2011 |
TELSA exceeds its target of 1000 free bicycles to poor rural students
We have received 138 applications from Zilla Parishat High Schools in villages and have processed 136 of them granting 1413 bicycles to deserving students. Funds have been sent to India and reports of distribution from schools and newspapers have begun to come in. We expect completion of distribution by all schools by the year-end. We have exceeded the limit of 1000 announced by us in order to accommodate as large a number of students recommended by the staff of the various schools as possible . We could not, however, satisfy the total demanded by the schools and would appreciate if our readers can pick up the slack.: |
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Diary of a Walkathon:Day 7 |
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- Murali Chanduri
We have completed another day of the walkathon. Making amends for Google’s failure to indicate some streets as closed, the total distance walked by us on the 7th day exceeded the 12.5 miles set for it.
So far, several of us who did not miss a single day have walked 102 miles each. The whole team has walked close to a thousand miles. Only another day remains in the walkathon. |
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105 Mile San Diego Walkathon: Feb 12th To April 9th, 2011 |
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To kick off its fourth annual series of M.A.R.Ch. awareness and fundraiser walkathons TELSA is arranging a 105 mile walk from Claremont to San Diego. Our concept presentation video on planned development of India’s villages will be screened followed by a discussion and dinner on the last day of the walkathon on April 9th 2011. To register and/or contribute, please use the paypal link in the left margin. Go to Flier.
Update: April 09, 2011: Walkathon completed on April 9th. Watch for completion report on Diary of A Walkathon! |
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Visit to Village Schools in Andhra Pradesh, February 10-20th, 2009 |
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By Murali Chanduri and Swarna Chanduri
In February this year, we went on a tour of 15 villages to acquaint ourselves with conditions at rural schools and assess the kind of help, if any, that TELSA might be able to provide for such badly needed amenities as lavatories, drinking water, school supplies and aid students in the areas of transportation, scholarships, learning aids etc., We had a particular focus in terms of toilets, especially for girls and female teachers in view of their rising numbers at these institutions. |
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