Update on 62nd, 63rd & 64th day relief activities on 25th, 26th & 27th Feb' 2005

Update on 62nd, 63rd & 64th day relief activities on 25th, 26th & 27th Feb' 2005 by
SUYAM CHARTABLE TRUST, Chennai, Tamilnadu, India
(Trust regd. Under Trust Act, Income Tax Act & FCRA Act)
www.suyam.com, www.indiavision2020.org, http://anbesuyam.blogspot.com/,
email to suyam_awake@yahoo.co.in
Dear Friends,
In the beginning we were able to send daily update and due to the hectic schedule we are now sending the updates three days once. We try our best to provide maximum information in our updates and hope you find the same in order. We request the readers of our mails to kindly send a single line reply on receipt of our update and share your experience and ideas and suggestions for better service from our side.
We are working on needs lists of various schools, based on the accurate data and our site visit and details collected, we will scrutinize the needs and extend our support to some schools in near future. Keep your efforts on towards collection of funds, forward our mails to your known contacts and it will enable us to get regular funds flow to meet the relief works expenses.
- MUTHURAM.R.N. (98403 65819)

Shifting of SUYAM office
We have shifted our office to the below mentioned address. Kindly make necessary changes in your records. Kindly send all your communications to the new address only. Hope you find the updates are informative and know about our activities in tsunami affected areas.
SUYAM CHARITABLE TRUST
POST BOX NO.79
OLD NO.5, NEW NO.17, II FLOOR,
ZINDA STREET, KONDITHOPE,
CHENNAI - 600 079. TAMILNADU, INDIA
PH.: 55362468 / 98403 65819 / 93821 25905
What lies behind us and what lies before us are small matters compared to what lies within
us.
- Ralph Waldo Emerson
Don't judge each day by the harvest you reap, but by the seeds you plant.
- Robert Louis Stevenson
On 25.02.05 (62nd day)
BREAKFAST FOR PRIMARY SCHOOL CHILDREN - 11th day
400 children at Panchayat Union Elementary School, Akkarapettai were provided breakfast.
HEALTH DRINK
MILK (5 litres) given to 150 children attended tuitions in the evening.
TUITION CENTRE
- Primary school children attended the tuitions
- 3 tutors were on the job
TRAINING PROGRAM
Giving sea training program conducted at
Today our staff and volunteers divided in two groups and completed 7 schools.
1st Group
Primary School, PERIYA MANIKKAM PANGU 120 minutes for 6 teachers
Middle School, PERUMAL PETTAI for 7 teachers
Primary School, CHINNA MANIKKAM PANGU for 5 teachers
[ Combined session ] [ 11.30 am to 01.30 pm ]
St. Thomas Primary School, ARYA NAATU THERU 90 minutes for 6 teachers
[ 3.30 pm to 05.00 pm ]
Training Session Conducted by
1. Mr.SARAVANAN
2. Mr.ARULMANI

2nd Group
High School, THOPPU THURAI 150 minutes for 9 teachers
Primary School, THOPPU THURAI for 3 teachers
[ Combined Session ] [01.00 pm to 03.30]
High School, ARKATTU THERU 60 minutes for 6 teachers
[ 03.30 pm to 04.30 pm ]
Primary School, PUSHPAVANAM 60 minutes for 2 teachers
[ 04.30 pm to 05.30 pm ]
Training Session Conducted by
1. Ms. BHARATHI
2. Mr. ANAND
On 26.02.05 (63rd day)
BREAKFAST FOR PRIMARY SCHOOL CHILDREN - 12th day
400 children at Panchayat Union Elementary School, Akkarapettai were provided breakfast.
HEALTH DRINK
No tuition today hence no health drink provided.
TUITION CENTRE
Tuitions not conducted today.
TRAINING PROGRAM
Giving sea training program not conducted today as our field staff back to Chennai for weekend.
COMMENCEMENT OF CIVIL WORKS
Construction of compound wall commenced today at Jeevarathinam Primary School, Akkarapettai.
DELIVERY OF RELIEF MATERIALS
19 boxes of LIBERTY chappals come from DELHI were handed over to foreigner Ms.Trisha for distribution of the same.
On 27.02.05 (64TH day)
Being Sunday not much of activities except supervision of civil works carried out at two schools and rearranging of relief materials kept at Temple in Akkarapettai.

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Update on 59th, 60th & 61st day relief activities on 22nd, 23rd & 24th Feb' 2005

Update on 59th, 60th & 61st day relief activities on 22nd, 23rd & 24th Feb' 2005 by SUYAM CHARTABLE TRUST, Chennai, Tamilnadu, India
(Trust regd. Under Trust Act, Income Tax Act & FCRA Act)
www.suyam.com, www.indiavision2020.org, http://anbesuyam.blogspot.com/,
email to suyam_awake@yahoo.co.in

Dear Friends,
We have shifted our office to the below mentioned address. Kindly make necessary changes in your records. Kindly send all your communications to the new address only. Hope you find the updates are informative and know about our activities in tsunami affected areas. Please find below 3 days update (59th to 61st day activities).

SUYAM CHARITABLE TRUST
POST BOX NO.79
OLD NO.5, NEW NO.17, II FLOOR,
ZINDA STREET, KONDITHOPE,
CHENNAI - 600 079. TAMILNADU, INDIA
PH.: 55362468 / 98403 65819 / 93821 25905

Moderator's Note
Even though you may want to move forward in your life, you may have one foot on the brakes. In order to be free, we must learn how to let go. Release the hurt. Release the fear. Refuse to entertain your old pain. The energy it takes to hang onto the past is holding you back from a new life. What is it you would let go of today?
--Mary Manin Morrissey author

- MUTHURAM.R.N. (98403 65819)

On 22.02.05 (59th day)
BREAKFAST FOR PRIMARY SCHOOL CHILDREN - 8th day
250 children at Panchayat Union Elementary School, Akkarapettai were provided breakfast.
HEALTH DRINK
Over 1000 school children were provided MILK (7.5 ltrs) in the evening, those who were attending evening tuitions.
TUITION CENTRE
- 1st to 9th Std students attended tuition classes conducted today.
- 13 tutors were on the job
TRAINING PROGRAM
Our staff Mr.Saravanan & Mr.Gopal conducted training sessions in 3 schools
St.Annes' Primary School, Nagapattinam & Primary School Arya Naattu Street
Jointly conducted training session for 90 minutes for 12 teachers
90 minutes session for 13 teachers conducted at Nataraja Damayanthi Primary School, Nagapattinam.
RECEIPT OF DONATION IN KIND FROM HARYANA TEAM
Today we are in receipt of below mentioned new items
5 tailoring machines - to start training centers
10 ceiling fan for Panchayat Union Elementary School
Plates and tumblers for Panchayat Union Elementary School

On 23.02.05 (60th day)
BREAKFAST FOR PRIMARY SCHOOL CHILDREN - 9th day
250 children at Panchayat Union Elementary School, Akkarapettai were provided breakfast.
HEALTH DRINK
7.5 ltrs of milk provided to more than 250 students.

TUITION CENTRE
Tuitions conducted in 3 schools
-Panchayat Union Elementary School, Hr.Sec.School, Jeevarathinam Primary School - AKKARAPETTAI
- 13 tutors were on the job
TRAINING PROGRAM
Our staff Mr.Saravanan, Bharathi & Mr.Gopal conducted training sessions in 3 schools
High School, Kameshwaram,
Primary School - Meenavar Kuppam in Kameshwaram,
- 90 minutes session for 17 teachers.
Annai Madha Primary Schoo,, Velankanni.
- 90 minutes session for 10 teachers

On 24.02.05 (61st day)
BREAKFAST FOR PRIMARY SCHOOL CHILDREN - 10th day
300 children at Panchayat Union Elementary School, Akkarapettai were provided breakfast.
HEALTH DRINK
7.5 ltrs of milk provided to more than 400 students.
TUITION CENTRE
Tuitions conducted in 3 schools for more than 1000 students between I Std to 9th Std
-Panchayat Union Elementary School, Hr.Sec.School, Jeevarathinam Primary School - AKKARAPETTAI
- 13 tutors were on the job
TRAINING PROGRAM
Our staff Mr.Saravanan, Bharathi & Mr.Anand & Mr.Arulmani conducted training sessions in 9 schools

Today our staff and volunteers divided in two groups and completed 9 schools.
1st Group
Primary School, CHANDRAPADI 90 minutes for 5 teachers
High School, CHANDRAPADI for 6 teachers
[ Combined session ]
St. John Primary School, THARANGAMPADI 120 minutes for 23 teachers
Training Session Conducted by
1. Mr.SARAVANAN
2. Mr.ARULMANI

2nd Group
Infant Primary School, VELANKANNI 60 minutes for 11 teachers
Panchayat Union Middle School, SERUTHUR 120 minutes for 11 teachers
St. Thomas Primary School, PAALATHADI 120 minutes for 3 teachers
[ Combined Session ]
Aided Primary School, PUDUPALLI 120 minutes for 6 teachers
Panchayat Union Middle School,
VIZHUNTHAMAVADI EAST for 5 teachers
Panchayat Union Elementary School for 3 teachers
[ Combined session ]

Training Session Conducted by
1. Ms. BHARATHI
2. Mr. ANAND
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PH.: 55362468 / 98403 65819 / 93821 25905

Update on 56th, 57th and 58th day relief activities on 19th, 20th and 21st Feb' 2005

Dear Friends,

We have shifted our office to the below mentioned address. Kindly make necessary changes in your records. Kindly send all your communications to the new address only.

SUYAM CHARITABLE TRUST
POST BOX NO.79OLD NO.5, NEW NO.17,
II FLOOR,ZINDA STREET, KONDITHOPE,
CHENNAI - 600 079. TAMILNADU, INDIA
PH.: 55362468 / 98403 65819 / 93821 25905

You should always learn, with life comes wisdom and with wisdom comes the courage to live your life selflessly. The more you learn about yourself and the experiences surrounding your life the more opportunities you have to make your life better and more fulfilling. --Amy Candy

Moderator's Note

Fishermen youth at Nagapattinam working with us as volunteers and with their support we are able to extend our support to many schools and many affected people.
To provide them an alternative employment we have placed them in hotel industry but they couldn't stick on the job due to various reasons. Now, three fishermen youth were involved in construction work but finding it very difficult to cope up with the work. They have courage and confidence and they used to say that they will work hard and get back whatever they lost except the lives. Till such time they go back to their normal profession, we need to find out alternative employment for the fishermen and people related to fishing and marketing.
Even Collector of Nagai used to say that all the NGOs and donors whoever involved in relief works, involve the fishermen in civil works and various activities so that they work on their own land and paid for their services. We welcome suggestions from you all for their alternative employment.

So far, two fishermen employed in Akkarapettai under one month probation will perform their service in visiting schools to implement AKANKSHA's training program and one person will be involved in distribution of materials. SUYAM & AKANKSHA giving them proper training to develop their skills and these youngsters proving themselves and so far they have completed 70 schools within 4 days with the help of 8 more volunteers. One fishermen Mr.Anand is our regular staff in Akkarapettai carrying various responsibilities. 3 fishermen youth were involved in construction work at Chennai.
Dear Friends, continue your support for ever as we got long term plans in mind and we need your support to implement the same. - MUTHURAM.R.N. (98403 65819)


On 19.02.05 (56th day)
BREAKFAST FOR PRIMARY SCHOOL CHILDREN - 6th day300 children at Primary School, Akkarapettai were provided nutritious and delicious break fast.

HEALTH DRINK-Over 100 school children were provided MILK in the evening, those who were attending evening tuitions.

TUITION CENTRE- 1st to 6th Std students attended tuition classes conducted today.

TRAINING PROGRAM ACTIVITIESCompleted visits to 70 schools in 4 days and still some more schools to be visited to inform about our training programs jointly conduct with AKANKSHA to help the children to come out from stress and trauma.
10 DAYS PROVISIONS PACKDistributed 179 packets of provision and groceries to affected families in Nadukuppam, near Ice House, Chennai through their women self help groups.
TEAM OF 5 VOLUNTEERS FROM HARYANAA team of 5 volunteers come from HARYANA were on the job in packing the materials and at their own cost arranged vehicle to move to the affected place Nadukuppam and distributed the materials and they left to NAGAPATTINAM along with our volunteer Mr.Mohan to carryout more relief works on the field.
On 20.02.05 (57th day)SUNDAY being holiday, not much of relief works carried out today but vendor who supplied furnitures to primary schools earlier, sent his carpenter to rectify minor breakages in earlier supplies and visited many schools with the list given to them to calculate the furniture requirements of tsunami affected schools. Based on their feedback and requirement list, we will then order for furniture based on the donors' support.
HARYANA TEAM5 volunteers who come from Haryana along with our volunteer were actively involved in purchase of provisions and groceries and this team willing to distribute provisions packs to 2000 families in due course of time.

On 21.02.05 (58th day)
TRAINING PROGRAM-Our staff Ms.Bharathi & Saravanan visited Natraj Damayanthi High School and conducted training session for 75 minutes for 11 teachers of the school. AKANKSHA's giving sea training given to them. Hope this will help the teachers to educate the children. Our local volunteers Arulmani, Gopal and Kumar were also on the job.
CHILD ADMITTED IN HOSPITALWhile our staff and volunteers on the job at above school, one student got a stroke and fallen down and she was immediately taken to hospital and got treated and brought back to School. Like this many students were getting strokes especially when they think about the disaster and due to other reasons too. Let us pray for them.
DISTRIBUTIONHARYANA team distributed family pack of provisions and groceries to 2000 affected families as identified by the local Panchayat and an approximate cost of the family pack in total is Rs.25000/-. Our local volunteers were on the job to assist them in proper distribution.
BREAKFAST to CHILDRENOver 400 children in Panchayat Union Elementary School were provided morning breakfast.
HEALTH DRINKOver 400 children attended evening tuition were provided Milk.
EVENING TUITION13 tutors were conducted tuition classes to more than 500 students for classes between I Std to 9th Std.


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Update on 53rd, 54th & 55th day relief activities on 16th, 17th & 18th Feb' 2005

Dear Friends,

You are what you think. You are what you go for. You are what you do! --Bob Richards

Moderator's Note

So far, 55 days have been passed after tsunami disaster but still many good hearts keep sending their valuable stuff of relief materials to the affected peoples and many donors and organization willing to contribute for the new projects. This shows continuous support from all over the World towards relief and rehabilitation programs. Our Salutations to all for their kind support extended so far!
Considering the time and our other activities, we are doing our best to match the donors' contribution with affected victims' requirements and apologise for the delays caused in responding to your emails and submission of project proposals and response to your phone calls.
Please find below 3 days detailed update on various activities and kindly go through all the points and extend your kind co-operation at all times.
- MUTHURAM.R.N. (98403 65819)

On 16.02.05 (53rd day)

BREAKFAST FOR PRIMARY SCHOOL CHILDREN - 3rd day500 children at Primary School, Akkarapettai were provided nutritious and delicious break fast. Our field staff Mr.Anand (local youth) was in charge for the activity and done well on his job.

HEALTH DRINK-Over 300 school children were provided coffee in the evening, those who were attending evening tuitions.
TUITION CENTRE- 1st to 6th Std students attended tuition classes conducted today.

TRAINING PROGRAM ACTIVITIES-Further to the meeting conducted at our camp place in Akkarapettai with AKANKSHA, volunteers on the job along with AKANKSHA team towards visiting some schools. Special training program conducted by AKANKSHA and our staff and volunteers were also present.

On 17.02.05 (54th Day)

BREAKFAST FOR PRIMARY SCHOOL CHILDREN - 4th day500 children at Primary School, Akkarapettai were provided nutritious and delicious break fast. Our field staff Mr.Anand (local youth) was in charge for the activity and done well on his job.
HEALTH DRINKOver 300 school children were provided coffee in the evening, those who were attending evening tuitions.

TUITION CENTRE- 1st to 6th Std students attended tuition classes conducted today.

TRAINING PROGRAM ACTIVITIESFurther to the meeting and discussions had with AKANKSHA on 15th evening towards implementation of training programs, our volunteers were on the job to visit the schools with authoritative letter issued by the Collector, CEO & DEO. We are welcomed by the school authorities and extended their kind co-operation and agreed to co-operate with us for the forthcoming training programs in their schools. We came to know that so far 42 schools were visited by volunteers and very good response from all the schools. This shows their interest in training programs.

SURVEY ABOUT SCHOOLS NEED HELPDuring the visits to schools regarding training programs, our volunteers were also taken survey about schools still need help and has various requirements. We will scrutinize the needs and prepare a data report and based on the same details will be submitted to NGOs and donors for their kind support.
RECEIPT OF RELIEF MATERIALSWe are in receipt of 83 baggages of relief materials (provisions) contributed by AKANKSHA, Mumbai.

On 18.02.05 (54th Day)

BREAKFAST FOR PRIMARY SCHOOL CHILDREN - 5th day500 children of Primary School, Akkarapettai were provided breakfast.

HEALTH DRINKOver 300 school children who attended evening tuitions were provided MILK.

TUITION CENTRE- 1st to 6th Std students attended tuition classes conducted today.

TRAINING PROGRAM ACTIVITIES6 volunteers (2 of them were appointed as staff under probation for 1 month to carry out training program activities - Salaries sponsor by AKANKSHA) were on the job even today in visiting schools and so far completed 52 schools and there is warm welcome all the schools. We got the information over phone from our team there and number of schools covered may not be accurate, as we have not yet received written data report.

SURVEY ABOUT SCHOOLS NEED HELPWhile our volunteers on the job to visit the schools for training programs, they were also in taking survey of schools need help. In two days time the data report will reach Chennai for our scrutiny and after that necessary steps shall be taken to extend our support to those schools with the help of sponsors and donors.

RECEIPT OF RELIEF MATERIALSWe are in receipt of 425 boxes of relief materials, which are collected and contributed by BEEMA CONSULTING GmBH, Germany. Wonderful stuff with provisions to cosmetics and stationeries, new clothes, utensils and many more. Entire stuff will be properly distributed to the tsunami-affected people in Chennai to Nagapattinam areas.
10 DAYS PROVISIONS PACKWomen from self-help groups at Nadukuppam near Ice House, Chennai were called by us to come to SUYAM office in Chennai and as per their previous request we would like to contribute provision packets (10 days pack) to them. Those women were on the job along with our volunteers and staff in packing of provision pack with the available materials received from AKANKSHA, Mumbai & BEEM CONSULTING, Germany and scarcity of the materials were ordered and received at the cost of more than Rs.10,000.00 (approx.). Packed materials will be dispatched tomorrow to respective families those affected by tsunami in Nadukuppam. Houses of those people were surrounded by seawater and hence they lost their things and the main profession of selling fish also affected. Due to this we have considered them to provide the provisions.- Stock of materials and packing work were shooted in Handicam and kept for our record -

DISTRIBUTION OF UPS AND PRINTER15 new UPS and 1 PRINTER were ordered on 15th Feb and received the same on 17th Feb and dispatched on the same day to NAGAPATTINAM. Those items were distributed to
11 UPS (for eleven computers were given to Higher Secondary School, Nagapattinam).2 UPS are given to Panchayat Union Elementary School, Akkarapettai, Nagapattinam.1 UPS is donated to Jeevarathinam Nursery & Primary School, Akkarapettai, Nagapattinam.1 UPS is kept at our camp place for future distribution or our use when we set up office there.
1 No. of TVS 132 column printer donated to Panchayat Union Elementary School, Akkarapettai.- Photographs were taken at the time of distribution and acknowledged by the respective school authorities -

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Update on 51st, 52nd day relief activities on 14th & 15th Feb' 2005

Dear Friends,

People prefer to follow those who help them, not those who intimidate them. --C. Gene Wilkes

Moderator's Note

As myself & Ms.Uma once again left to Nagapattinam on 14th night and left Nagai on 15th night. Hence, there is a delay in sending this update.
We got a chance to interact with local fishermen, most of them were youth and 8th, 10th passed and got into the profession of fishing and they told about their experience of fishing and dangers involved and difficulties they overcome. To earn aimed profit they have to be on the sea for 3 days.
As usual many activities are going on there and many new developments in relief and rehabilitation programs as aimed by Suyam.
Increasing the staff members there (involving local youth) and implementation of our planned program with the help of local youth support.
Having asset of courage and confidence our boat is sailing smoothly with or without difficulties.
- MUTHURAM.R.N. (98403 65819)

On 14.02.05 (51st day)

BREAKFAST FOR PRIMARY SCHOOL CHILDREN1st day program started with providing Sweet Rice (Chakkarai Pongal in Tamil) to 70 children in Panchayat Union Elementary School, Akkarapettai. At present SBI, Nagapattinam sponsored provisions and SUYAM is taking care of salary for cook, arrangement and distribution and expenses related to that.
HEALTH DRINKOver 300 school children were provided health drink in the evening.
TUITION CENTRE- 1st to 6th Std students attended tuition classes conducted today.
DISTRIBUTIONRs.11,000/- worth of text books (newly bought) and guides were distributed to CSI Higher Secondary School at Nambiyar Nagar.


On 15.02.05 (52nd Day)

MEETING WITH COLLECTORMr.MUTHURAM, Ms.UMA and Mr.SRIRAM (AKANKSHA) & Ms.SHAHEEN (AKANKSHA) met the Hon'ble Collector of Nagai and discussed about our training programs so far conducted and its impact and discussed about his co-operation in this regard.
As per our request, he had introduced SUYAM & AKANKSHA through an official letter to Chief Educational Officer to extend valuable support to reach our training programs to all the schools in Nagapattinam.
Further, with the letter received from CEO, we met him and with his support we got a letter to reach the high & higher secondary schools in Nagai to implement our training programs.
And as per CEO's guidance we met the DEEO and got a letter to reach primary schools in Nagapattinam district.
…………We sincerely appreciate and admire the efforts taken by the Collector, CEO & DEEO and we hope without any difficulty we can reach the respective schools for our training programs.
MEETING WITH EXECUTION TEAMIn the evening at 5.00pm we have conducted a meeting, wherein we have discussed about the plan of action and how to execute plans of AKANKSHA through SUYAM. The meeting went on very well upto 8.00pm and plan of action is derived.
Appointed Mr.Arulmani & Mr.Gopal (local fishermen) to carry out two different roles in execution of training programs and an amount of Rs.1500.00 per month (probationary for 1 month) will be given as salary to above guys.
People present at the meeting
1. Ms.UMA 2.Mr.MUTHURAM 3.Ms.SHAHEEN 4.Mr.SRIRAM
5. Ms.BHARATHI 6.Mr.SARAVANAN 7.Mr.ARULMANI
8.Mr.GOPAL& Mr.BALU - Headmaster of Panchayat Union Elementary School, Akkarapettai.

MEETING WITH BUILDING CONTRACTOR-Mr.MUTHURAM discussed about the progress of construction of compound wall in elementary school and Jeevarathinam primary school & drawing and quotation recd towards construction of 3 class room for Hr. Sec. School, AKP. Rs.50,000/- on account payment made to the contractor and things are progressing as per schedules.

THREE FISHERMEN YOUTH brought to CHENNAIThree guys were brought to Chennai and will be involved in building construction work here and food and accommodation will be provided at our project SIRAGU Montessori School and they will be involved in temporary shed construction for SIRAGU. Labor payment is in contractor's scope.
RequirementsAs we are working on requirement list, will enable to produce the same in two days time.