On Jan 2, during my visit to Mumbai, I visted a project there called “Aural Education for the Hearing Impaired”. AURED as most of you know is a project we fund in Mumbai that works with children that are hearing impaired. Here is my report from the visit.
AURED pretty much survives on grants and foundations. [...]
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On December 29, 2008, I visited Pune. Along with a few Vibha volunteers from Pune, I first visited DSS (Door Step School) and met Rajani Tai and her staff. I introduced the “Child Friendly Builder” campaign to her – something that’s been on my mind regarding getting the overall community involved in making sure that [...]
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Venky and myself met with 4 Delhi volunteers on December 28, 2008 to get the Delhi Action Center going. We introduced all of them to Vibha and what we stand for and how we do what we do. One of the volunteers is from Atlanta and thus we do have some continuity from the US [...]
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In 1991, a few people in New Jersey decided to start an organization in the US that would provide a platform for individuals who want to make a positive difference in the lives of the millions of underprivileged children in India. Over the next 16 years, the Vibha family has grown from a few volunteers [...]
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