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Edited by Manya Norris  

November 2008

 

Run for Brighter Future !

We are delighted that we now have six volunteers to run for Brighter Future in the The British 10K London Run that takes place on 12 July 2009.

Their ages range fro 15 to 70 - four ladies and two men!

We will set up a secure method of paying over the internet with JustGiving, whom we have used before. Each participant can have a page on JustGiving where people can donate. This will be set up nearer the time of the Run. Any one can make a donation to any runner!

One of our greatest supporters has offered to pay the £176 entrance fee for the 6 charity places, so that our Brighter Future funds won’t be depleted. Of course, if there are six more of you who are willing to Run for Brighter Future, we will gladly buy another Ticket to Run!

Another lovely surprise!

The Betty Lawes foundation has very kindly remembered Brighter Future International Trust again! They built an extension on the roof of the original Prem Nivas building so that we could take more children. We find new children every month who need our care and support.

We now have 33 children at Prem Nivas our first HIV home for the most malnourished and infected orphan children. Children are referred to us by our social workers, by doctors, pastors and testing centre staff. There are many severely ill children and widowed mothers hidden away in towns and villages for fear of stigma and discrimination that the disease brings.

Our little boy with full-blown AIDS, Raja Rao, is sadly very near the end of his life. He was in hospital for a time but asked to come back to Prem Nivas to be with his friends. Becky and Anjali have been a great help looking after him, along with our staff. This task is especially difficult because of his sickness, incontinence and his failing mind.

We are indebted to them, and all of our staff, for their selfless devotion at this very distressing time.

Target £7300 by Dec 2009 for the new Senior Boys Home

We found out that the donations we received recently from all over the world were given to us, instead of wedding presents, to one of our sponsors. Olivia and Desmond said they didn’t need wedding presents and recommended Brighter Future to receive donations instead!

Prem Nivas

The visit of Louise, Trust Officer at The Leprosy Mission, to monitor and evaluate all the projects that they fund and see the building that The Leprosy Mission made for us at Prem Nivas, was the highlight of the month.

Louise and several staff at the Peterborough office, and their friends and relations also sponsor some of the Prem Nivas children so they were all delighted to see ‘Louise Aunty’. These children also enjoyed meeting Louise at the airport. All the Prem Nivas have been kitted out in new blue shirts, blouses, skirts and pants.
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Govind, Ramesh and Eshwari have got measles as they were not around when it infected lots of the children last year. They will be carefully monitored for signs of complications.

Bapuji Leprosy Colony

The colony was also visited by Louise for TLM, as they were major funders in the project. Brighter Future initiated the house building and raised £6000, the Andhra Pradesh government gave £3000 and a hundred bags of cement. The rest of the cost was funded by The Leprosy Mission.

The official opening is set for 5 November. We have renamed it New Bapuji Colony!

Picnic Time Again

On Saturday 8 November, fifty of the older children are going to the seaside and the nearby Vuda Park, with its huge slides and climbing frames. This picnic outing has been paid for by donations from Coty Ltd, participants at the Kennington Summer Fayre and by a donation from JJC.

A bus and driver is hired for the day. Huge containers of yellow rice and curried eggs, plus several hands of bananas go with the children to the best and safest beach in Visakhapatnam. There are golden sands, a shallow beach and lots of interesting rock pools to be explored or treated as mini paddling pools.

The remaining fifty children will go on another day.

Bundles of Joy


Every year we give Christmas presents called ‘Bundles of Joy’ to our leprosy patients in the six colonies to whom we give medical and social care. We give them cash towards the Communal Christmas celebrations. These centre on a Big Meal to which all friends and relations are invited. The money also helps decorate the colony with tinsel and tissue paper, cut-out flags and re-whitewashing the front of the houses. Each colony expects about 1000 rupees – that is about £12.50!

At Bapuji, our adopted colony, each resident gets a Christmas present, usually new clothes, extra rice and dhal and little things like combs and soap. This is the only occasion that they can get new things as they can’t afford to buy anything themselves. We also give them some money towards their Christmas dinner.

If anyone would like to help us spread this little bit of cheer we would be very pleased to receive donations towards the cost!

   


How did we do in September 2008?

Children sponsored 3


Donations
BL £5000
JA £ 33


20 lovely hand knitted jumpers for the children made by SH, 5 more from EW, another sewing machine for a leprosy-affected lady, and the ticket for the London Run from J.


Birthdays in November and December

Sneha 15 November

Jyothi C 27 November

Joseph 2 December

Anil 4 December

Shanker 10 December

Venkatalaxmi 20 December

Naveen 27 December

The address for you to send birthday cards/presents to is

Brighter Future Development Trust
PO Box 18
Plot 705 Vuda Layout Vizianagaram
Andhra Pradesh
India
535003

The last date for airmail letters to India in time for Christmas is 5 December!


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


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