Work done by 'India Helps' in the past one year...
Read about the work they've done with the 26/11 victims and others here:http://FundACause.posterous.com/work-done-by-india-helps-in-the-past-one-year
They do some really good work.
- Chandni
---------- Forwarded message ----------From: India Helps <indiahelps@gmail.com> Date: 2009/11/16
About India Helps
What is India Helps? India Helps is a group of like-minded citizens, formed in the aftermath of the 26/11 terror attacks in Mumbai. It began as a blog, which attempted to put people who wanted to help victims in direct touch with the victims. Several bloggers and non bloggers joined up, pledging their support and resources and thus we grew into a grassroots organisation where the only qualification needed to participate is the desire to help. We come from all walks of life, and our core team, based in Mumbai, consists of professionals (lawyers, architects, educators, entrepreneurs, market researchers, corporate communicators) and homemakers. We now have chapters in Delhi, Chennai, Pune and Kolkata, apart from representatives in the US, (East and West Coast) and UK. We are bound together by our desire to directly help fellow Indians in need. The events of November 26, 2008, served as a catalyst to assemble us as a grassroots, hands-on citizens' action force, but we have already begun to extend our efforts beyond 26/11 victims. What do we do? India Helps began with the priority task of helping the families of the victims of the 26/11 terror attacks get functional again. We established contact with most of the families of the CST victims, assessed each case and where geographically possible, we provided handholding through the grief, and to a rebuilding of their lives. We provided resources (rehabilitative care, children's education, employment opportunities and contacts, medical aid) and immediate funding (rent and groceries, in cases of loss of breadwinner's life). We have also forwarded high priority cases to the Taj Public Welfare Trust for longterm assistance to victims and/or their families. How do we do it? As we learn of a case, we conduct an initial meeting and post a report on the India Helps blog and post information about aid required. Donors can then choose a case they wish to assist and contact us or the family directly. Every member of India Helps has alternate sources of income and all work done toward this effort is entirely voluntary and free of charge. All monies and material goods received are channeled directly to the intended recipients and administrative costs are borne by the team members themselves. Visit us at: www.indiahelps.orgRead about us at: http://indiahelps.blogspot.com/ Email us at: info@indiahelps.org
~India Helps: Whom Did You Help Today?~ -- www.indiahelps.blogspot.comwww.indiahelps.org Whom have you helped today?Find purpose. The means will follow.Mahatma Gandhi
It was very nice to see the large number of (esp. young) people united by the terror attacks and spurred to action :)
:)
Harish Iyer sent a message to the members of Bridge The GAP.
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Subject: "Where Were You" - The Street Extempore --- JOIN IN
What are you doing on the anniversary of that gory night? It still generates a chill down my spine when I think of that ominous night. It saddens me to learn that many of us have lived up to the amnesic nature of Mumbai. And it is upon us, few awakened souls, to create an intersting movement for people to participate.
What Is The Tentative Plan??
Along with a few friends of mine, id be at different terror spots on 26/11. We will do something very simple. Form a circle of 3-4 people, one of the participants would come in the center and speak about what s/he was doing on 26/29 November 2008. Once s/he finishes, s/he points to a random person in the circle and asks "Where Were You?". Now this person, (who could be amongst us or a bystander who teams up) would come to the center circle and speak about her/is experience on 26-29/11.
Would you like to join in too??? we are waiting. call Harish Iyer on 9833100340 or email him on people.n.nature@gmail.com
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