Meeting Minutes, June 30, 2009

Today's meeting was short and simple. We discussed the following:

1. Finding a new slum to work in.
• Talking to other organizations in the area, and which have experience working with slums
• Going on a trip perhaps over the next week to see nearby areas
• Talking to government/public health officials
  
2. Working in the small community opposite the former Ramavaram slum
• Starting with a meeting in this community to understand their needs and build a relationship
• Focus will be mainly on health education
• Planned a trip for this Saturday, to be run by Nazneen.
3. Discussed details of our new internal organization
• Discussed the plans whereby international teams collaborate via internet mediums, and share their devleopment plans with the Indian-based teams.
• Importance of researching topics and staying alert on the news affecting underprivileged communities in India.
4. Wrote short bios for the board members to be featured on the upcoming website
• May be shared on the blog soon!