Save a Child's Life this Winter

Summary

The Winter Warmth Appeal gives blankets and warm clothing directly to families and children who live on the streets and in desperately poor communities in Bihar India project reportread updates from the field

How Donors Like You Helped

Thanks to donors like you, a total of $5,000 was raised for this project.

Other Projects Run By People First Educational Charitable Trust That You Can Help

From Grinding poverty to Graduation
From Grinding poverty to Graduation
Rescue Junction supports street children in India
Rescue Junction supports street children in India
Help Flood Victims in Bihar
Help Flood Victims in Bihar

More Information About this Project

Project Needs and Beneficiaries

For an eight-week period in December to January the temperature can go down to near freezing point. For the poor, particularly children without blankets and any warm clothing this dangerous damp cold claims lives every year. The appeal was started following the death of a young girl in the night from the cold in her simple village dwelling and the appeal was started in the Hope this would never happen again in the villages and communities in which we work.

Activities

Working closely with our teachers and community health workers we are able to identify families and children in need and effectively distribute blankets and clothing directly to those most in need of them.

Funding Information

Total Funding Received to Date: $5,000

Funding Information

This project is now in implementation and no longer available for funding. Received funds will be used to accomplish concrete objectives as indicated in the project's "Activities" section. Updates will be posted under the "Project Report" tab as they become available.

Donors' contributions and pledges to this project totaled $5,000 .  The original project funding goal was $5,000.

Additional Documentation

This project has provided additional documentation in a Microsoft Word file (projdoc.doc).

Resources

Why this Project is Important

Potential Long Term Impact

This appeal is a response to an annual need and is humanitarian in nature. However over the past 5 years we have distributed over 5,000 blankets and 1000 warm sweaters to desperately poor children, saving great distress and even lives.

Project Message

When we visit the villages in the winter months we often see children shivering and crying from the cold. With this appeal we know we can help them immediately
- Sangeeta Roy, Project Manager Health Project

Who is Running This Project

Contact

Nick Hansen
Project Liason Officer
Gyan Vikas Centre
Dhobi Gaya Rd
Bodhgaya, Bihar Gaya 824231
India
09431223031
Email:

Project Sponsor

Dryan Kitchener

Organization

People First Educational Charitable Trust
Gyan Vikas Centre Dhobi
Gaya Rd, Bihar 824231
India
00919934054182
http://www.peoplefirstindia.net

People First Educational Charitable Trust's Current Projects on GlobalGiving

From Grinding poverty to Graduation
From Grinding poverty to Graduation
Rescue Junction supports street children in India
Rescue Junction supports street children in India
Help Flood Victims in Bihar
Help Flood Victims in Bihar

People First Educational Charitable Trust's Funded Projects on GlobalGiving

The women of Bihar need your help
The women of Bihar need your help

Where this Project is Located

Country

This project is located in IndiaIndia and can also be found under HealthHealth.

For more information about India, read the Human Development Report on India or the Wikipedia entry for India.

When this Project was Updated

Last Updated

This project was last updated on March 16, 2010.

Date Added to GlobalGiving

This project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on November 2, 2008

Latest Update from the Field

Final Report and Thank you

By Nick Hansen - Project Director, March 16, 2010 11:48 AM

Thank You
On behalf of all of here at People First here in India may I send our heartfelt appreciation to you all for helping us reach our funding target for the appeal, and therefore being able to help hundreds of children and families keep warm and safe this winter.
We hope you will feel able to continue your wonderful support for our work through Global Giving in the future.
If any of you would like to receive a copy by mail of our latest annual report with full accounts and details of all our projects, please email request to us at india_peoplefirst@yahoo.com with your mailing address.
We also run a very successful Village experience programme, which you can view, on our website at www.peoplefirstindia.net You are most welcome to apply.
There is a special rate for Global Giving supporters of $399 USD for the entire programme, which some participants in the past have described as life changing, and offers a chance to experience something of village India.
Once again our profound gratitude to you all.

Pictures:

Read 8 more "Updates from the Field" Subscribe to Email Update Subscribe to "Updates from the Field" by E-Mail Subscribe to RSS Subscribe to RSS Feed

Was this report valuable...
vote divider
Loading...
Tell us why (your comments may be shared publicly).
Rules for Comments 
Comments