Suyam`s Tsunami Relief Work

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Saturday, February 19, 2005

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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to also hear the volunteers speak .. http://anbesuyam.blogspot.com

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