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Subject: - asking for your help in our disaster management training course

Dear Mr. /Ms
Committed Action for Relief and Education (CARE) is an Indian NGO registered under the Societies Registration Act and Public Trust Act, formed by a group of committed people from the development field in the year 1998. The basic thrust in forming this organization was to explore the possibilities of aligning together people, ideas and knowledge from the diverse field of Social development for helping the people in need, especially the underprivileged and marginalized segment of the society.

We wanted as “CARE” to help our volunteers to develop their skills and to feel more confident to help, first of all themselves and after that their families and the community, when a disaster happens.

In order to achieve that goal, we thought that a disaster management course it would be very helpful for them. So, we decided to organize as “CARE” one course, with theoretical and practical part as well. The subjects we would like to approach are:
first aid - rescue techniques - how to prevent a fire - ways to set down a fire - family training before the earthquake happens - reactions during an earthquake and crowd management .

If you want to support our effort, you can help by:
• Money donation
• Providing a big classroom for the training
• Or to be our trainer in one of those subjects!

Your help in this effort of ours will be more than useful…!

. For more details please contact us on tel 21630526 / 9969471240 / 9920486615 or e-mail caremumbai@rediffmail.com

Thanking you in anticipation

Yours truly,

Shrinivas Sawant
Honorary President, CARE

Kedra Foteini
Programme Coordinator

E-mail at; info@caremumbai.org or caremumbai@rediffmail.com
Website:- www.caremumbai.org

Dear Friends

In Bharat new books of accounts are worshipped and opened on Deepawali
day. The books are marked with the signs of Swastik, Ganesha and Shubh
Laabh meaning auspicious profit. It sets the approach for business
activity i.e the profit has to come by fair means. No need to read books
or attend conferences for business ethics (like rest of the world).

But have you ever thought how these small things which we generally
ignore as rituals, mythology are actually our history and have built
world class brands like Kanjeevaram Saree to Lucknawi Chicken works,
Silver Filgiri work to Bandini print, Kolhapuri Chappal to Banarasi
Sari, the list is almost endless.

Ever wondered who built these brands? How these brands survived and
grown magnificently? How these learning's can be used in the current
scenario? Are there organizations today using them? What is the strategy
behind them?

Well I am making an attempt to answer these questions in my second book
"Indian Ocean Strategy - Indian School of Management in Practice".

I am going to follow the community publishing model which I followed for
my first book "Business of Freedom - an initiative for School of Indian
Management" i.e. You can contribute Rs.100/- for one copy of the book.
(One can also contribute in the multiples of Rs.100/- for more copies.)
EVREY CONTRIBUTOR WILL BE ACKNOWLEDGED IN THE BOOK. You can send your
contribution at the address given below.

The book will be approximately of 200 pages. Book will be tentatively
released in January 2010. (Books are a great gift whether individual or
corporate.)

I look forward to your support as always in sharing and spreading Indian
thoughts. Do forward this email to your friends.

With Passion,
Sandeep Singh
B/107, Nirman Apartment
Rajmata Jijabai Road
Andheri-East
Mumbai - 400093
sandeepconsultant@gmail.com, 9967135000
www.swastiks.blogspot.com
www.indianoceanstrategy.com

One is most welcome to contribute monetarily for the research
work of the book. The contributions for research will also be duly
acknowledged, the amount of contribution is immaterial.

Sponsors needed for counseling centre & 24x7 hr helpline for farmers & established e-trading centre at Narkhed

In the year 2008-2009, 1760 Farmers committed suicide in Vidharbha Region out of which 316 are from Nagpur District. In Nagpur District, Narkhed Taluka is most affected by farmers’ suicide.

Farmers’ suicide is main problems of Vidharbha Region of Maharashtra and Nagpur is one of most affected District of Vidharbha Region. We are working here in grass root level. As per our studied, main cause of their suicide are following • lack of awareness of good quality seeds • a money-lender, private societies • not using advance process in place of traditional process • not fulfill of farmers dream due to climate change (Improper rain/very less or more rain/diseases)

We are well familiar with farmers’ suicide problems. Out of the many causes, maximum number of suicide is due to availability of duplicate and costlier seeds of Cotton, Wheat, Soya bean like BANNI, RAASHI etc. To fulfill their dreams and to marry his daughter in good manner, most of the farmers purchase these seeds for more production. For purchasing these costlier seeds (as these seeds are nearly 4 times costlier than normal available seeds in market), farmers take loan from local money-lender or private societies. Most of the farmers are poor, less land owner (non-irrigated land) and for fulfill their dreams they hire another farmers land. But due to not suitable climate & absorbing maximum disease, these seeds fail to give appropriate production even in loss which affects farmers dream. Due to maximum time demanding loan money from money-lender and private societies, these farmers choose easy way that is SUICIDE because farmers are ambitious and self respected person. In their word, “Niche Munddi Karke Jine Se Achha Vo Marna Pasand Karte Hai”. 

We want to start implementing this INNOVATIVE project from Narkhed Taluka of Nagpur District. In our projected vision we want to change farmers from traditional to advance till 2015 by covering Maharashtra state. By end 2015, all farmers of Maharashtra State will use e-trading for selling their farm product through internet. In England, farmers are using e-trading for selling their own farms materials. European and U.S. farmers are well developed than Indian Farmers. Before 2 year, very less farmers were avail about “How to use Mobile” but now maximum farmers are using mobile and they learn how to use it as they are not much more educated. Simillarly our NGO want to introduce importance of E-TRADING to Farmers for their development and we will start these activities from Narkhed Taluka which has total population 1,43,512.

Budget: Rs 25 lakhs

Cost: • Estimated budget for e-trading centre at Narkhed Rs.1.5 lakhs per year • Estimated budget for 24x7 hr helpline for farmers Rs.1.5 lakhs per year • Estimated budget for Counseling centre Rs.2 lakhs per year

Devendra Kshirsagar- 09860998972