Sangam India: Blog: Sangam India Newsletter, September 2008

Hey!

Thank you for your time. We’re Sangam India, a group of students hoping to make some changes around us. If this is the first time we’ve met, our blog www.sangamindia.org will furnish you with details about our origin and objectives. The Sangam India Newsletter will be a monthly visitor to your inbox.

We’re glad to inform you that August was powered with three ideas- aid, aim and accelerate.

Before delving into the details of that, here’s a quick review of activities that took centre stage:

A brief visit to Ramavaram for educating on basic hygiene practices was followed by a Dental camp. As planned, people requiring further treatments have been referred to Sri Ramachandra Dental College, Chennai (which carried out the basic treatment). Keeping in line with health improvement, we held an ENT and Ophthalmology Health Camp. Meanwhile, Dharma’s surgery also took place on the 29th of August. He seems to be recovering well.

Whether it’s co-operation from the residents of Ramavaram, or acknowledgment from the media (Times of India), our efforts are being reciprocated.

As for back stage work: Time to divulge the details-

We’re happy to inform you that the Sangam team is now growing beyond Chennai in terms of ground work of gathering and channeling resources. Clothes, medicines, monetary aid, and unassuming support from Sangam India (Delhi) have fuelled our cause with apt momentum.

Lawyers, bureaucrats, and red-tape keepers have kept us busy through the month, as we’re working on acquiring NGO status - hopefully by the end of September.

With the required aid and an aim to work towards, our plans for September involve : conducting a Health Camp for women, upgrading sanitation facilities and distribution of the aforementioned aid. To spread awareness and also to collect funds, we will hold a stall at our Cultural Fest, to be held on campus. Over the remainder of the year, we plan to get some help from the children of Ramavaram, where they would be mascots for Sangam India - this way we plan to appeal for sponsorships for them. Once sponsored, a monthly report of progress will be sent to the supporter of the respective child.

If this update has made you think of some ideas we could use, please send across your suggestions. For news, views and happy hues please refer to our blog at www.sangamindia.org

Thank you,

Rifa Khan
Sangam India.