India
Last updated by raechel on Tue, 04/22/2008 - 13:01.
The Likeness of Love is a continuing, non-profit project that helps students in the U.S. reach out to children in less fortunate countries gestures of art. Started in 2006, the Likeness of Love is a mission to provide an awareness-raising opportunity to high school students while continually practicing the appreciation of art. Our goal has been to provide children in underdeveloped countries with a sense of caring and love from others, using something more meaningful than the bills from our pockets.
Last updated by smjr on Mon, 01/07/2008 - 03:18.
It all started when I was fifteen --I sat in my careers classroom wondering, what can I do to create real change and make a difference? Now, the reason why I said ‘real change’ would be that, my high school is located blocks away from Toronto’s most violent, densely populated and extremely diverse community. I wanted to do something about an issue that was rarely or never discussed, due to stigma– HIV. I started to search the Internet, read tons of newspaper articles and spoke to all of my friends saying—I want to do something about this, can I count you in?
Last updated by VasanthanK on Sun, 01/06/2008 - 15:05.
As I walked down the dusty road towards the Maganoorpatti Elementary school, located in rural Tamil Nadu, India, I thought about the task before me. I was a twelve year old kid, about to embark on a summer of teaching English to fifth grade students. The conversation of the day before rolled through my mind. The principal had told me when I met with him, “teaching these students is a waste of your time. They aren’t going to amount to anything.
Last updated by zoenoyes on Fri, 12/28/2007 - 14:35.
After I had thought up this pretty complex plan, I gathered a few members of the Asian Culture Club (which I am Vice-President of) to help with the organization. Our goal was to find ten teachers in our school who were willing to perform karaoke in front of the entire school to raise money for needy children in India and Nepal. From there, we made little boxes out of Chinese take-out containers (because we're the Asian Culture Club) and labeled one box per teacher.
Last updated by danielbachhuber on Mon, 12/10/2007 - 01:36.
The Sadhana Clean Water Project is addressing the obstacles to clean water access in rural India. With 1.25 billion people, India has the second largest global population. 226 million of these people do not have access to safe water. In the state of Maharastra in western India, and the site for our conference, approximately 700,000 people contract water-related diseases annually. The problem of clean water access is further exacerbated by competition for the limited supplies available. Demand for water in India is expected to double by 2025.
Last updated by hprab on Mon, 11/19/2007 - 17:49.
The Tribal India Health Foundation is a 501(c) organization based in the United States with the goal of improving health service delivery to indigenous populations in India. One of its main activites is operating a sickle cell disease program in South India. Based in the Nilgiris District of Tamil Nadu, India, the TIHF/GAH Sickle Cell Disease Center provides free screening, treatment, and education for sickle cell disease to the affected tribalhealth staff, many of whom are tribals trained from the community.
Last updated by otool3 on Wed, 11/21/2007 - 05:08.
In India, millions of men and women are outcast from their society. These people cannot touch anything that normal society can for fear that they will make it diseased. They must live without reasonable job opportunity, assistance from the government, or contact from developed society of any kind. They are not criminals. Many do not even have disease. They are known as the "Dalite" or the "Untouchables" and they are ostracized from regular society simply because of the family that each was born into. The Caste System of India is egregiously rigid and has been in effect for 2000 years.
Last updated by William Smyth on Sat, 05/17/2008 - 08:44.
Six summers ago, a sixth grade American boy stood in the doorway of a poor, rural Indian school and said he wanted to teach English. He had the summer free and wanted to be useful. While the high school principal said "yes," the elementary school principal said he was wasting his time. No one ever amounted to anything in this village except a servant, shepherd, or a farm hand, he exclaimed. Vasanth Kuppuswamy couldn't believe what he was hearing. He resolved then and there to be the oxygen that fueled the flames of every child at that school. Vasanth taught for thre
Last updated by jfw3286 on Tue, 09/11/2007 - 11:36.
Youth that Care Inc. (YTC) is an organization founded by high school students – and now run by college students – focused on empowering the youth of America to proactively address issues in international development, through public service. YTC’s first project, started in 2000 and completed in 2006 was focused on the provision of healthcare services to developing countries. We focused on providing deserving medical institutions in India with free used medical equipment, disposable supplies, and literature with which they could construct new dialysis units and supplement existing ones.
Last updated by aickids on Thu, 12/20/2007 - 13:56.
The Ashraya Initiative for Children (AIC) began in early 2004 as a small group of concerned, dedicated college students—friends working toward a better life for street children in Pune, India. Since the arrival of the first three children in June 2005, it has grown to house nine children in the residential program, and serve an additional twelve girls in its educational outreach program.
