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May, 2010
India and Bangladesh
We
have done so much this first part of this year. Just over a year and a half ago,
The Sunflower Trust , bought a small parcel of land in Bangladesh.
Thinking it would take at least 3 years to get some form of small building on
the property, we have done it in one year. Our vision is to set up a small
medicine dispensary for the local people who are so poor, they can’t afford a
Doctor, never mind medicines. It is only a small project, in a jungle like area,
but it will help so many women and children. Mortality rate is high, and there
are many mentally and physically disadvantages children.
Simple off the shelf medicines, is all thats needed to change these statistics.
Vitamins will be life saving
In
India, our 33 Tsunami children are doing very well, especially in the School.
They all went down with a virus at one time, but with a quick acting Father in
Giribabu Neela, medicines were had, and the illness over come.
In
January, Giribabu told me the land opposite the Children’s home had come up for
sale, and could we help in purchasing it. We, The Sunflower Trust, had no money
in the account, because it had all been sent out to the other various projects
we are involved in, for Christmas. Suddenly a burst of money came in at various
intervals, from 5 different sources, and we were able to send the £2000S out to
Giribabu. By April it was bought, and now the children have a place for
recreation, and the cooks, have a place to cook their rice, outside on the
fire. We are all so very grateful for all the contributions people in this
country gave, to make all these things possible, so other people can share in
our posterity.
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 After supporting the little
orphans of
Andhra Pradeshfor
4 years, we were able to visit in 2007. The need for a home for the
children was urgent. 33 Tsunami Orphans were homeless, and destitute,
because of the Tsunami that hit the Bay of Bengal, and they had a fire
which burnt down the humble breeze block building, and then when we
rented a building it was flooded by a Cyclone, that utterly destroyed
the buildings. We have paid for a brand new building to be built. We are
paying for a teacher’s wages, so the children can have extra tuition in
the Home. The water Buffalo we bought, are now calving, so more buffalo
are on the way. Milk is being sold, so the money will help toward the
cost of rice, which is the basic diet. Earlier this year we put on a
meeting for all the local villages. We supplied the money for food to
feed over 270 people, as we entertained then with our songs, dances, and
stories of life in UK. We held counselling sessions, where 100s of women
came to tell us about their illnesses and their poverty. Giribabu and
his wife and two sons, are living in the new building. They are looking
after the 33 children. We provide all their uniforms and shoes. We left
medical supplies, and toiletries, and educational supplies. We are still
in the process of buying the land across the way from the home, as the
children have no where to play. We need to finish the upstairs of the
building, so that will be the next stage of this project.
I can never really say, or
know what the little support we are sending is actually doing for the
wider community. The man looking after the water buffalos, has a job. 37
people have a home. A teacher has a job. The Community will have some
very grounded young people growing up in their area, with potentials of
becoming Presidents, and Ambassadors, and Farmers. So we continue until
we’re finished!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!when ever that is....
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