Donated a new sewing machine to Ratna at Visakhapatnam on 08th March,2013

Dear Friends,

As a part of 'Sankalpam' Program:

Our team donated a new sewing machine to the identified women (Ratna) on International Women’s Day (8th March,2013) at Visakhapatnam.

This is the situation of Ratna:

Name: Ratna Nelli

Husband Name: Chandu Nelli (Left her 13 years back and living with another women and Ratna is considering him as no more. We came to know about this on speaking to Ratna in detail.)

2 children (girls) : Bhavani (govt school) studying 10th class and Divya
(govt school) studying 7th class.The 2 children are being taken care by Ratna only.

Working as house servant on monthly basis and earning 3000 rupees per month

which is quite difficult to her and her children.

House Rent: Paying 800 rupees.

Staying in a single room near Chinna Polamambadevi Temple,

Maddilapalem,Visakhapatnam.

(we have done back ground verification by reaching her house)

Tailoring Work Training:

Mrs. Ratna Nelli is trained on tailoring work from Mrs. Lakshmi at Visakhapatnam. FA4C took the responsibility of training Mrs. Ratna Nelli by bearing the training expenses for 3 months.

After the training, FA4C requested a local tailor at Visakhapatnam: Mr. Ramu to provide employment to Mrs. Ratna Nelli in his own tailoring shop. Mr. Ramu accepted to our request and provided employment to Mrs. Ratna Nelli in his own tailoring shop.

Today, Mrs. Ratna Nelli is earning around 300 rupees per day as an employee in the tailoring shop as well as she is earning by stitching the clothes to the people staying around her locality.

Regards,
Friends Association for a Change

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Volunteered as scribes to the students of Devnar Scool for the Blind at Hyderabad from 25th Feb,2013 to 08th March,2013

Dear Friends,

a) Time spent for an acivity can never be given back. 

b) Traveling around 40kms per a day for the sake of attending the exams by bearing the expenses on their own.

c) Planing the office timings as per the exam timings.

d) Working collectively as a team to replace friends in the place of our absentees.

This is the dedication by our team of 23 members who scribed the examinations of the visually challenged students from 25th Feb,2013 to 8th Mar,2013.

  

Our entire team of 324 members would like to appreciate the scribes personally.

The below are the list of names who volunteered as Scribes to the visually challenged students of Devnar School for the Blind, Hyderabad:

1) Abhilash Kolanupaka
2) Sudheer
3) Rupa Saraswathi VVS
4) Sarmishta Akkala
5) Pramod Sunkara
6) Shiva
7) Sunitha Nuppalapati
8) Suresh Mallela
9) Hemanth
10) Tejasvi Vinayaka
11) Pooja Balachandran
12) Shubha Prada
13) Swapna
14) Sri Devi Matta
15) Manni Sanni
16) Srinivasa Rao Ravuri
17) Dileep
18) Safia Tharunam
19) Sasidhar
20) Naga Rani
21) Priyanka YK
22) Surekha
23) Syam Kiran Peyyala

I would like to personally say that:

Organizing this activity is quite a tough job as it took place continuously for 2 weeks. Syam Kiran Peyyala had done a great job in organizing this event successfully on behalf of our organization with the support of the rest 22 scribes. The credit goes to the entire 23 Members.

They not only attended the examinations, but even brought a recognition along with respect to 'Friends Association for a Change' from the management of 'Devnar School for the Blind'.

--Vinod

This event is considered as a part of 'Vidyabhyasam'.

Thanks & Regards,
Friends Association for a Change

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