FA4C donated a new sewing machine to Ms.P.Varalakshmi at Pathikonda Village, Chittoor District on 5th March, 2015

Dear Friends,

Sankalpam Program (Women Empowerment Program):

Ms.P.Varalakshmi is from Pathikonda Village,Gangavaram Mandal, Chittoor District, Andhra Pradesh.

Husband of Varalakshmi was expired and she had 2 children (girls) who are to be taken care and are to be educated by her. Her earning of Rs.1500 per month is quite difficult to lead a family. Work on sewing machine can help her to earn better so as to educate and to take care of her 2 children.

So, Friends Association for a Change donated a new sewing machine to P.Varalakshmi on 5th March, 2015 at Pathikonda Village, Chittoor District, Andhra Pradesh.

                                     Ms.Varalakshmi with her father Venkata Swamy (71 years old) 

Mr.Balakrishna Thumsi (brother of Sreenivasulu Thumsi) donated the sewing machine to Ms.Varalakshmi on behalf of Friends Association for a Change.

We will even provide training on sewing machine to Varalakshmi with the help of a tailor from the same village. We will update you after the training is started.

Back ground verification of P.Varalakshmi is done by our friend Mr.Sreenivasulu Thumsi (whose native is Pathikonda Village).

Contact number of Mr.Sreenivasulu Thumsi: +91-8056126144.

Complete Details of Varalakshmi.P :
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Full Name : Palegari Varalakshmi

Age : 31 years

Father : Venkata Swamy (71 years old)

Mother : Jayamma (Expired)

Husband : Palegari Viswanath (Expired)

Father-in-law : Seshappa (Age 72)

Mother-in-law : Subbamma (Age 62)

Two Children : Poojitha and Varshitha

Education details of children:

Poojitha is studying 8th standard in Zilla Parishad High School, Ponnamasula Palle, Near Pathikonda Village, Chittoor District, Andhra Pradesh.

Varshitha is studying 6th standard in Zilla Parishad High School, Pathikonda Village, Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh.

Education details of Varalakshmi:

Varalakshmi studied upto Intermediate.

Earnings:

Works part time near grameena bank at pathikonda village. Earns by providing assistance in writing forms/reading documents to uneducated people/dwakra groups etc. Earns around 1,500 rs per month.

Financial status and Family status:

Varalakshmi had a one BHK house constructed at Pathikonda Village under Indiramma (or) Integrated Novel Development In Rural Areas and Model Municipal Areas housing scheme by Andhra Pradesh State Government. So, no rent on house.

Her Father-in-law and mother-in-law (who are old enough) are living with their youngest son in an old house constructed with mud in the same Pathikonda village. They live on their own earning separately.

Varalakshmi had to earn on her own to take care of her 2 children and their education. Father of Varalakshmi (age 72) is also staying with her. To the fact, earning of 1,500 rs per month will be tough to lead a family.

Varalakshmi had a brother who is married and living in Pedda Panjani Village. He is working as a daily labor and his earning is sufficient only to his family.

Is she interested in tailoring?
She is interested in tailoring.

Need a trainer to train on tailoring?
On her own interest, she got trained earlier on sewing machine for a few days. We planned to provide full fledged training to Vara lakshmi in her own village with the help of a tailor.

She can earn and build business on her own by stitching the clothes to the people of her own village.

Address of parents: Pedda Panjani Village and Post, Chittoor District, Andhra Pradesh. Pin: 517408

Current Address of Varalakshmi: Pathikonda Village and Post, Gangavaram Mandal, Chittoor District, Andhra Pradesh.

Contact number of Varalakshmi: +91-9573686166.
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Thanks to our friends Mr.Sreenivasulu Thumsi and his brother Mr.Balakrishna Thumsi who took the responsibility on behalf of FA4C in donating the sewing machine to Ms. P.Varalakshmi.

Started training on sewing machine to Ms.Varalakshmi:

P.Varalakshmi attended training on sewing machine from April, 2015 to June, 2015.

She attended the training on daily basis but based on her convenience in timings. She is spending 1 to 2 hours of time on learning ladies tailoring work.

Trainer Details:

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Mrs.Renuka

W/o Jayaprakash Naidu (Expired)

Diguvapeta, Pathikonda Village, Gangavaram Mandal,

Chittoor District, Andhra Pradesh.

Mobile: 7036800974.

2 Children:1 boy (studying 4th class in a private school) and 1 girl (studying 2nd class in a govt. school)

Usually the trainer takes 500 rupees advance and 150 rupees per month for providing the training on sewing machines.

The trainer doesn’t have a shop. The training is provided is her own house. She has 2 sewing machines on her own.

One machine is used to train the people and other one is used on her own for working on ladies tailoring for the surrounding people.

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Training fee to Varalakshmi: Free  of cost (Accepted to train Varalakshmi at free of cost on seeing her financial status).

Photograph during her training on ladies tailoring work:

  

Ms.Varalakshmi completed her training on tailoring and started working at her home by stitching clothes to the people of her village. The tailoring work she receive from people of her village is minimum. 

So, along with tailoring work, she is continuing her part time work near Grameena bank at Pathikonda village. Near bank, she earns by providing assistance in writing forms/reading documents to uneducated people/dwakra groups etc. She earns around 1,500 rupees per month near Grameena bank.

Regards,
Friends Association for a Change
(Society No. 587/2012)

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FA4C is monitoring the teaching of part time mathematics faculty Mr.Ramesh Vadla

Dear Friends,

Vidyabhyasam:

As the mathematics faculty post is vacant from the past 2 years and as per the request from the school head master, FA4C appointed a part time mathematics faculty (Mr.Ramesh Vadla) to the 8th, 9th and 10th standard students of Zilla Parishad Government High School (Telugu Medium) located at Vavilala Village, Jinnaram Mandal, Medak District on 16th December, 2014. 

We gave the commitment to provide mathematics faculty to the school starting from 16th December, 2014 to 15th April, 2015 (till the end of final examinations).

On 17th January, 2015:

Friends Association for a Change paid 2,500 rupees as first month salary to the Part Time Mathematics Faculty Mr.Ramesh Vadla.

On behalf of FA4C, our friends Mr. Patnam Muktheshwar and Mr. Narendra Varma Alluri visited the school on 17th January, 2015.

We spoke to the students and received their feedback on the teaching of mathematics by Mr.Ramesh Vadla.

We inquired on the progress of completing the mathematics syllabus to the students of 8th, 9th and 10th standard within the time period.

We received a positive feedback on the teaching of Mr.Ramesh from the students as well as from the School Head Master Sri Aruna.

We even cross checked the attendance register of the part time faculty Mr.Ramesh.

Mr.Ramesh is good in attendance and we came to know that he is even extending his working hours in the school.

We will keep monitoring the attendance of the faculty, his teaching as well as on the progress of mathematics syllabus to the students for the next 3 months.

Regards,

Friends Association for a Change
(Society No. 587/2012)
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FA4C - Rangoli Competition 2015 held at HUDA Colony, Chanda Nagar, Hyderabad on 15th January, 2015

Dear friends,

As a part of 'Mee Nestham' program, Friends Association for a Change encourages sports, arts, skills and cultural activities.

Friends Association for a Change conducted Rangoli Competition (to encourage the folk art of Indian tradition) to the residents of HUDA colony, Chanda Nagar, Hyderabad on 15th January,2015.

                           

                            

                            

A total of 18 residents of HUDA colony participated in the competition. Please find the attached few photographs of the competition.

Congratulations to the Winners of the FA4C Rangoli Competition - 2015 !!

1st prize (Cash prize 3,000 rupees) won by Ms. Vadla Manjula

                           

                            

2nd prize (Cash prize 2,000 rupees) won by Ms. G. Sowmya

                            

                            

3rd prize (Cash prize 1,000 rupees) won by Ms. G. Durga Sudeepthi.

                           

                           

Special thanks to:

1) Our friend Ms. R.Srilatha (resident of HUDA colony) for organizing the competition with her best efforts on behalf of FA4C.

2) Our friends Ms. Priyanka Y K and Mr. Madan Mohan for volunteering as judges to this competition on behalf of FA4C.

3) The residents of HUDA Colony who supported the event with their active participation.

Regards,
Friends Association for a Change
(Society No. 587/2012)

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FA4C helped financially towards the medical expenses of Gana Venkata Sandeep (a one month old child) at Hyderabad on 11th December, 2014

Dear Friends,

Sphoorthi:

Friends Association for a Change is not financially capable of handling medical cases on regular basis.

This medical case is related to a one month old child (Gana Venkata Sandeep) from a financially poor family. The case is genuine enough as well as the budget is within our scope. So this is the first time which we accepted to help financially towards a medical case.

Details of the patient: 

Patient Name: Gana Venkata Sandeep, 1 Month old (as on 4th December, 2014)

Health Problem: Heart Problem, Severe Asthma

Treatment at Hospital: KIMS Hospital, Minister Road, Secunderabad, 500 003, Ph.no: 040 - 44885000.

Father Name: Yerubandi Satyanarayana (Farmer - daily wages worker)

Mother Name: Yerubandi Savitri (home maker)

Address: H.No. 2-52, Baduguvanilanka, Near Kadiyam, Alamuru Mandalam, East Godavari District. Ph No: +91-9705011083, +91-9553694608

They are a joint family and have a very small house in their village which is on the name of their entire family(Father and 4 uncles).

Amount required for Operation and other expenses: 3 lakhs rupees. 

They have already spent 20,000 rupees till 4th December, 2014.

Through Arogya Sree scheme, the patient got a help of 2 lakhs for Operation expenses from Telangana Government.

The patient parents borrowed 50,000 from outside & through the help of their relatives, they got a help of Rs.15,000/-.

For rest of the expenses like Medicines, Scanning, Hospitality etc they are in need of 35,000 rupees. 

Our friends on the name of Friends Association for a Change contributed an amount of 55,216 rupees towards the medical expenses of the child. 

Our friends Vinod Sravanam and Patnam Muktheshwar on behalf of Friends Association for a Change visited KIMS hospital, Secundrabad on 11th December, 2014. 

The bank check with an amount of 55,216 rupees is handed over to the grandparents of Gana Venkata Sandeep by Friends Association for a Change on 11th December, 2014. 

The check was issued on the name of Savitri Yerubandi (mother of the child) who is having a bank account with SBH.

The amount of 55,216 rupees was debited from FA4C bank account on 16th December, 2014 and is credited to the bank account of Savitri Yerubandi (mother of the child).

The operations are done to the child by the doctors of KIMS hospital after an amount of 2 Lakhs Rupees is sanctioned by the government on the name of Gana Venkata Sandeep (one month old) through Aarogya Sree Scheme. 

Two operations are done to the heart of the child on 18th December, 2014 from 10 am to 5 pm at KIMS hospital, Secunderabad. 

Our friend Jani Basha donated the blood to the child on 16th Dec, 2014 and the rest of the blood donations are done by the patient relatives and the blood donors of www.friends2support.org website. 

As the child health condition is recovering slowly, the child has been discharged from ICU to general ward in the first week of January, 2015. 

Our friends Patnam Muktheshwar and Narendra Varma Alluri on behalf of Friends Association for a Change visited KIMS hospital to see the health condition of the child on 10th January, 2015.

The child was completely discharged from KIMS Hospital on 11th January, 2015. 

Doctors recommended the child to continue using medicines for the next one year and to visit the hospital in regular intervals of time, so as to monitor the health condition of the child.

Here are the photographs of Gana Venkata Sandeep captured at KIMS hospital on 10th January, 2015.

Thanks to all our friends for your support in helping the child from a poor family.

Regards,

Friends Association for a Change

(Society No. 587/2012)

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FA4C provided lunch to the students and staff members of Yamia Yaqoobia Nooria (Arabic Madrasa) at Vijayawada on 28th December, 2014

Dear Friends,

Friends Association for a Change provided lunch (Halal Biryani as per the tradition) and sweets to the 55 students + 10 staff members of Yamia Yaqoobia Nooria (Arabic Madrasa) located at Noor Nagar, Near Raithu Bazaar, Swathi Theater Road, Bhavanipuram, Vijayawada on 28th December, 2014.

Sri Basha, Mr.Vinod Sravanam and Sri S.V.Kanaka Rao attended the event on behalf of FA4C at Vijayawada.

Few photographs of the lunch provided by FA4C:

Special thanks to our friend Mr.Sudhir Kallepalli for contributing 5,100 rupees for this event.

Regards,
Friends Association for a Change
(Society No. 587/2012)

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Hud Hud Cyclone Relief Activity: FA4C donated text books, note books, guides and test papers to the 21 students of Thota Veedhi, Bhimili, Visakhapatnam District on 23rd Nov, 2014 and on 14th Dec, 2014

Dear Friends,

Hud Hud Cyclone Relief Activity:

On 5th Nov, 2014, we read a news paper with the details of the fisherman who lost their huts during Hud Hud Cyclone at Thota Veedhi, Bhimili, Visakhapatnam District. Even the children of the fisherman (studying in schools and colleges) had lost their text books, note books, uniforms, bags and even the original certificates of their education (along with the huts) during Hud Hud cyclone.

We responded to this news and gathered the list of required books from the 21 students of Thota Veedhi, Bhimili who are studying Intermediate, Polytechnic, Degree and B.Tech (under BC category).

The books to the school students of this area are provided by other NGO.

As the situations are too worse at Thota Veedhi, we requested the students to gather at St.Ann’s Aided high School, Bhemunipatnam (Even this school is collapsed during the cyclone). We donated the note books, text books, guides and test papers to the students of Thota Veedhi, Bhimili, Visakhapatnam District on 23rd Nov, 2014.

This information has been delayed due to:

· The lack of availability of required books in the market.

· As well as we replaced few of the text books as per the requirement of the students.

We ordered the unavailable books in the market and purchased them after their availability. We donated the rest of the 40+ books to the students on 14th Dec, 2014.

A few of the photographs of this event:

Special thanks to our friends:

· For travelling from Visakhapatnam to Bhimili to donate the books to the students:

Shaik Abdul Rehman, Sri Shaik Adbul Sattar, Mansoor Ali, Chandu Nalleboyina, Raghu Babu Vanjarapu, Vanumu Mohan Rao, Arun Kumar Chintalapati, Mahesh Chokkapu, Syam Dondaparthi and his father.

We are happy that our parents are a part of this event.

· For your financial contribution in purchasing the books to the students:

* Chappa Jagan Mohan              : 2,500 rupees

* Kiran Kumar Perni                    : 2,000 rupees

* Razavullah Shaik                     : 1,500 rupees

* Sekhar Raju Gottumukkala      : 1,000 rupees

* Malathi Chalamasetty              : 500 rupees

* Areef Sayyad                           : 500 rupees

* Vamsi Vardhan Rao Tripurana: 500 rupees

* Prem Bhaskar                          : 300 rupees

* Anitha Deva                             : 300 rupees

* Siva Geetha Gudivada            : 300 rupees

A total of 12,368 rupees had been spent by Friends Association for a Change on purchasing the text books, note books, guides and test papers (including transport charges) to the 21 students of Thota Veedhi, Bhimili, Visakhapatnam District.

Note: This event involved the usage of plastic bags while donating the books. We will take necessary precautions in avoiding the usage of plastic bags in FA4C events from here after.

Regards,
Friends Association for a Change
(Society No. 587/2012)

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FA4C arranged a mathematics part time private faculty to a Zilla Parishad Govt. High School, Vavilala Village, Medak District, Telangana (effective from 16th December, 2014)

Dear Friends,

Friends Association for a Change arranged a mathematics part time private faculty to a Zilla Parishad Govt. High School, Vavilala Village, Medak Dist, Telangana (effective from 16th Dec,2014).

Our friends Mr. Subramanya Bala Kishore.M, Mr. Raghav Annavarapu, Mr. Patnam Muktheswar and Mr. Vinod Sravanam visited a Zilla Parishad Government High School (Telugu Medium) located at Vavilala Village, Jinnaram Mandal, Medak District on 29th November, 2014.

The school comprises of classes from 6th to 10th standard. We spoke to the head master of the school and gathered the requirements of the school.

Here is an urgent requirement:

The government faculty post for Mathematics is vacant from the past 2 years at Zilla Parishad Government High School (Telugu Medium) located at Vavilala Village, Jinnaram Mandal, Medak District.

Last year, the village sarpanch provided 20,000 rupees to the Mr.Ramesh Vadla (a local private part time faculty) to teach classes in the school for 1 year (From Sep, 2013 to Oct, 2014 including 2 months of summer holidays). But this year, they don’t have enough funds to arrange a private faculty to the school from November,2014. So, we are requested to support the students either by volunteering on daily basis to teach mathematics classes or by appointing a private Mathematics faculty to the students of 8th, 9th and 10th standard.

We decided to appoint a private mathematics part time faculty to the school:

• Name of the faculty: Mr.Ramesh Vadla (A native of Vavilala village).

• Education : B.Sc (MPC)

• Job : Stores Incharge - Mechanical Stores in Indian Railways

• Office Timings : 2 pm to 10 pm

• Mobile : +91-9959479080

He is good at teaching Mathematics to the students.

Mathematics classes to the 84 Students (from 8th to 10th standard):

• Strength: 8th Standard: 23 students, 9th Standard: 37 students and 10th Standard: 24 students

• Timings of Mathematics classes in the school: 8.30 am to 11 am.

• The two and half hours time will be divided into 3 classes for all the students.

• Salary: 2,500 rupees per month (which will be provided by Friends Association for a Change)

• We gave the commitment to provide mathematics faculty to the school starting from 16th December, 2014 to 15th April, 2015 (till the end of final examinations).

Based on the result of the students in Mathematics and on full filling the faculty post by the government in the school in the year 2015, we will plan for further support after summer holidays.

And if anyone is interested to volunteer in teaching mathematics/ any other subject to the students of this school, please contact Mr.Vinod: +91-8008969992.

Regards,
Friends Association for a Change
(Society No. 587/2012)

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