Mobile Library for slum children in Trichy, India

Dear well wishers,

With the addition of new books on competitive exams on the Independence Day Celebrations in the last quarter, our mobile library is able to add some more youth members. The youth who are interested in preparing for competitive exams find the books to be useful. We thank those who donated the books for supporting the youth.

Ragu (name changed) is from a lower middle class family. His father is a clerk to an advocate. He wanted to be a government employee and has been writing competitive exams. He is jobless for more than a year now. He could not spend much on the books for preparation. He says, "The mobile library lends costly books which I could not buy. I can also refer to more books now and that too at my doorstep. It saves my time and motivates me a lot. Thanks to New Life for this wonderful opportunity. I am refering the library to my friends also. This helps us to use our time constructively."

The project did not get any fund support so far. New Life manages to run the project in a two wheeler with the existing staff. If we get support for the salary of a staff and a driver with funds for a four wheeler the project can reach out to more adoloscents.

We request you dear wellwishers who support us always in our endeavours to contribute generously to this project too. Also kindly share words about the project with your friends and relatives. 

Thanking you.

Dear Donors,

We are happy to introduce you to Mathi (name changed), 12 years old and living in Kajapettai. She is from a very poor background and she wants to become a teacher.

She says "I always love to read books and where ever I go my eyes search for books. I just want to read more and more and I read all kinds of books. I want to improve my skills in English language as I want to become a teacher. But I had less opportunities in getting English books. Thanks to the library of New Life, I, as a member of the library can read more English books now. And I am sure I can develop my language skill by reading more and  more books." 

You can see Mathi having a grammar book in her hands and this gives us the hope that she will march towards her goal steadily.

On 15th August, that is today, we had Independence Day celebrations in Kodappu. We had an opportunity to talk to the general public and youth there about the mobile library and its uses. The community was  motivated to join the library. They are interested in becoming members. 

As a gift of the Indian Independence Day,  books on competitive exams are donated by the Rotary Club of Diamond City Queens to our mobile library in front of the people. 

Due to fund constraint the mobile library is now operating in two slums and we have plans to expand it to 3 more slums if we get the minimum funding for part of salary of staff and fuel for vehicle.

 Kindly support us to expand the horizon of our children and youth.

With regards