Officially announcing 'Mohan Foundation' as the 'Knowledge Partner' of 'Friends Association for a Change'

Dear Friends,

As a part of 'Sphoorthi' Program:

We feel proud to announce that the reputed NGO : 'Mohan Foundation' is the 'Knowledge Partner' to 'Friends Association for a Change' for spreading the message on 'Organ Donation' effective from 6th June, 2013.

As per our request, we are officially conveyed with an email on 6th June, 2013 from Mrs. Lalitha Raghuram (Director of Mohan Foundation, India) declaring that 'Mohan Foundation' will be the 'Knowledge Partner' to 'Friends Association for a Change' for spreading the message on 'Organ Donation'.

To know more about Mohan Foundation: http://mohanfoundation.org/

Thanks & Regards,
Friends Association for a Change
(Society No. 587 of 2012)

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FA4C educated 2 students from AU Telugu Medium School in the year 2012

Dear Friends,

'Friends Association for a Change' helped 2 students who are financially poor towards their 8th standard education in the year 2012 as a part of 'Vidyabhyasam' program:

We selected the 2 students from Andhra University Telugu Medium High School.

School Address:
AU High School (Telugu Medium),
Near Out Gate of Andhra University,
Visakhapatnam.
Contact Number: 0891-2711890.
Mangathayi Teacher (HM) Contact Number:  9490131518

Details of the Students:

a) Student Name : Palla Jagadeeswara Rao (Right hand Side on the Photograph)
     Father Name  : Palla Lakshman Rao (LATE)
     Mother Name: Palla Narasamma (working as a daily wages worker)
     Address         : In a Hut, Aarilova, Beside Thotagaruvu School,Paakalla,
                            Visakhapatnam.
   Parent Contact Number: No contact number 

Palla Jagadeeswara Rao currently got promoted to 9th standard.

b) Student Name : Viyyapu  Appala Raju (Left hand Side on the Photograph)
     Father Name  : Viyyapu Appa Rao (LATE)
     Mother Name:  Viyyapu Nagamani (Working as a daily wages worker)
     Address         :  Near Pan Shop,
                             Mythrinagar gadda,
                             Panduranga puram, Visakhapatnam.
   Parent Contact Number(mobile) : 8978561881

Viyyapu Appala Raju currently got promoted to 9th standard.


·  We paid the School Fee towards the education of the two students for their 8th standard studies.

·  We donated Note Books and Stationary to the 2 students as suggested by the school teaching staff.

·  We provided the General Bus Pass to the 2 students.

·  We donated 3 pairs of uniforms (2 blue and 1 white) to each of the 2 students.


We tracked the educational performance of the 2 students. The 8th standard progress reports of the 2 students are shared with our entire team through an email.

Below is the performance comparision report (In 7th and 8th standards) of the 2 students:

As per their performance in the 8th standard, 'Friends Association for a Change' decided to help them financially for their 9th standard education which starts in the year 2013.


Thanks & Regards,
Friends Association for a Change

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Voluntary Blood Donation Drive at Visakhapatnam from 13th May,2013 to 19th May,2013

 

 

After this blood donation drive, 'FA4C' decided to keep the blood donation drive open to all the members and outsiders even, irrespective of date and timings.

Anyone interested in voluntary blood donation, can donate the blood as per the blood bank timings. The timings of the blood bank and the contact persons are availble on the above template.

As known to all of us, the blood donated by a person will have a validity of 1 year from the date of donation to reutilize. The person can utilize the blood for his own friends/ relatives / family members within 1 year of voluntary blood donation.


Thanks & Regards,
Friends Association for a Change

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FA4C appointed Dr. R.Naga Surekha (M.D. in Homoeopathy) as FA4C Organization Doctor on 20th April,2013

Dear Friends,

We feel the pleasure to announce the details of our doctor:

Dr. R. Naga Surekha, M.D. in Homoeopathy.

Registration Numbers:

• Certificate of Registration Number: 6896 from NTR University of Health Sciences, Vijayawada.
• BHMS Registration Number: 0321035.
• M.D Registration Number: 1020007.

 Specialization:

• Dr.Naga Surekha is specialized in constitutional treatment.
• She deals with any case that comes under the scope of Homoeopathy irrespective of age and gender.
• She can suggest the appropriate treatment according to the case and can even tell the curability according to the stage of the disease.
• Along with medicinal management, she will also do counseling, advise diet and regimen according to the case.
• Homoeopathy can offer treatment to any patient suffering from any disease.

Academic and Service details of the Doctor:

• Dr.R. Naga Surekha has graduated her BHMS from GGHMC, Gudivada. She secured State 1st in BHMS and received medal from Dr.Narasimhan, Governor of Andhra Pradesh in the year 2010.
• She even secured State 1st in M.D. among PG 12th batch in the year 2012.
• While studying BHMS itself, she volunteered and offered her medical services for 5 and half years (2003-2008) to 'World Teachers Trust Organization', Machilipatnam.

Thanks & Regards,
Friends Association for a Change

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FA4C started to work in collaboration with ‘A.S. Raja Voluntary Blood Bank’ at Visakhapatnam from 22nd April, 2013

Dear Friends,


‘Friends Association for a Change’ started to work in collaboration with ‘A.S. Raja Voluntary Blood Bank’ at Visakhapatnam from 22^nd April, 2013.

Thanks & Regards,
Friends Association for a Change

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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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