By Sonal Shukla | Managing Trustee
Hello friends,
Once again I thank you for having contributed substantially to complete the amount we needed for acquiring a place of our own. The small about 400 sq. ft. place in a 17 storied building has been ready for a while now but the builders are waiting to complete formalities for applying for an Occupancy Certificate from govt. authorities.
The occupancy is going to come not a day too soon. We have been working from a rent controlled Municipal school building to reach out to girls in 20 bastis (slums) and 35 schools for the poor. The authorities now have different plans for that space. The new place is smaller and we will have to hire more space nearby for our work.
Vacha already has a good certificate from GlobalGiving as vetted organization and also as a top organisation for our performance. We now have been given a Gold Seal credibility certificate from Guide Star in India. A certificate of appreciation been issued by Edelgive Foundation, the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) of Edelweiss Corporation.
We have one rather urgent request. The rent for additional space will be about USD 6000.00 a year. Restructuring the flat for our needs will also cost us much more though an MIT graduate in Architecture and Design will be doing it at lower rates. It will be great if you donate towards these unavoidable costs generously on the Giving Tuesday in December.
Thanks and regards,
Sonal Shukla
Vacha, Mumbai
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