[Reader-list] Subject: An Urgent Appeal- Circulate to friends

[avinash kumar]

Dear Friends,



ANHAD (Act Now for Harmony and Democracy) is a Delhi based organization, 
which came into existence in March 2003.



We have been working in Kalol, a small town near Godhra for quite 
sometime. A large number of people who were unable to return to their 
original villages after the Gujarat carnage of 2002 were rehabilitated 
near Kalol. For over two years a large section of the students have not 
been able to resume their studies. Many of them have lost their fathers 
or other members of the family.



Anhad is bringing 25 of these young students to Delhi on December 20, 
2004. A good public school in South Delhi has agreed to give them 
admission from the coming session in April, 2005.



We have been able to locate a very cheap place for their stay in Delhi.



Anhad has been able to do a large amount of work only because of the 
support of hundreds of other organizations, supporting its work and 
thousands of friends who have given us donations regularly to continue 
our work. Anhad?s share in the work done so far has been mainly the 
human resources, again a large number of young volunteers who give time 
on voluntary basis to make things happen.



We have got commitment from 25 people to support the actual fee, books, 
uniform etc.



We urgently require to do the following:

Convert the place available into a hostel
Arrange regular funds for their food and other living expenses
Arrange regular tuitions ( Maths, English, Hindi) for four months till 
they join the school
Arrange after school tuitions from April 2005
Arrange funds for paid tutors, for other staff to take care of the 
children in the hostel


We urgently require donations to make this possible. For the hostel we 
require 30 bunk beds, mattresses, sheets, pillows, blankets, gas 
cylinders, cooking range, geysers, one refrigerator, plates, utensils 
etc, study tables, chairs etc.,



We urgently require volunteers to commit regular time to teach them and 
organize other activities with them.



This is an urgent appeal to all friends to donate immediate funds, long- 
term donations, time.



Those of you who have been associated with Anhad closely know our 
permanent economic crises but we never shelve an idea because there are 
no funds, we always presume that there are enough people who would 
support our work.



I am writing to you with this same optimism that together we will be 
able to make this happen.



Donations to Anhad are exempt under section 80 G of the Income Tax Act, 
1961.  Anhad takes donations from within India only. We do not take 
foreign funds.



Let?s join hands together to give a better future to these young students.



Sincerely

Shabnam Hashmi

anhad_delhi at yahoo.co.in>