Attendees: Sadasivam Palanisamy, Aliyar Sahib, Balakumar Ponnuswamy, Iyappan Raman, Ravi Rajaram, Karunya Iyappan, Siva Venkatachalam, Samy Palanisamy, Sumathi Siva, Vidya Vijayanand
ONGOING PROJECTS:
- ASTA / NAMCO- Agarapettai- 3 teachers – Rs 2000 each- 10 months - Rs 60,000 – approved in July, Funds for Q1 to be sent immediately.
- ASTA & KK – Funds for Q1 to be sent to CARE immediately. July reports received.
- KOODU – Funds for Q1 to be sent immediately (Rs 13000 per month). Members to find computer donations for KOODU. Report for July received.
- SDC Manapakkam / NAMCO – Rs 12K for study material and Rs 30000 (10 months’ teacher salary) approved. Q1 funds to be sent immediately.
- SDC NAMCO- 10 Student Development Centers for a period of 11 months was approved in June - Funds for Q1 sent in July. Report for July received- total of 414 children attend the 10 centers.
- Sevai Illam- Thanjavur- Desks and benches delivered and dedicated to students the first week of August. Received pictures of the function.
NEW PROPOSALS:
- CENDECT: Rs. 404,000 was approved for CENDECT. Will be evaluated after 6 months (Teaching and educational material, Staff for 1 year, School Admin Exps)
- ASTA Kodangipatti – Request for continuing support for1 teacher for Kondangipatti Govt higher sec school – Beneficiaries – 70 students - Rs 24000/ year for 1 year – Approved unanimously by all present.
- Nilakottai Sourashtra Middle School- Request for Girls toilets benefiting 256 girl students ( Rs 3 lakhs ) and 40 desks and benches for all 700 students (Rs.1.8 lakhs) - Was discussed. Number of toilets and cost to be restructured.
Next meeting to be held on Sep 9,2013 in VA
