Wednesday, July 26, 2006

Donating money? A guide for you

Donating money? A guide for you: "n Trichy, Sriram Srinivasan, professor of mathematics at the National Institute of Technology, helps educate the underprivileged and offers support to several children who are first-generation learners. He does much of this through an NGO (non-government organisation) funded by a group of his friends.

Meanwhile, in far-away Gurgaon, Indira Varadarajan works through the Rotary Club to help women in nearby villages learn vocational skills like tailoring, making pickles and cooking meals for corporate canteens in the

vicinity. And in Mumbai, Deepa Kshirsagar contributes regularly to Bharatiya Stree Shakti to fund the education of a girl child. She never seriously considered giving, till she saw the beneficiaries of the Bharatiya Stree Shakti outfit. Today, she funds the education of a girl child. 'Rs 1,500 a month is not a big sum, but if I skip a few unwanted indulgences, I can manage to give for this cause regularly.'"

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