SendivakkamWomen's Em powerment Center

TakingAction to achieve

Mil lenniumDevelopment

Goals:

Ending Poverty

Promoting Gender Equity

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Li beration from Poverty Trap for WomenUntouchables Liv ing in Sendivakkam

o 38% Literates, 48% Children drop outso Living in Poverty - Women without means to

support fami lyo Employment s i tuat ion:

Average 1-50 days of work per year50 Cents a Day - 35 Rupees per day for men, 20rupees for womenBonded labor and high dependence on land owners

o Chi ldren and women malnour ished

Women's Em Powerment Centerfor Ski l l Training

o Tai lor ing. EmbroiderYo Typingo lnformation

Technologyo N u rsingo Management bY Bon

Secou rs Convent,Super ior St. MarYRalph

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A Bui ld ing For EmpowermentARRANGING THI] MACHINN

Rooms to Stay

Wash Rooms

Well for Clean Water forCenter and Community

Training Faci l i ty andClassrooms

Rooms for ProfessionalTrainers

Bon Secours Nuns ProvideVision & Management

Outcomes to Date

o A Place to Acquire Ski l ls and ALa reers10 Tai lor ing-Sewing Machi nes

3 Embroidery Machineso 50 women and 50 gir ls t ra ined per ye ar

Assist in Job Placement in Smal l Scalelndustr ies and create Home Employmentlmprove Gender Equi ty as Ski l ls assist inbecoming equal partners in fami ly

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Sendivakkam chi ldren and SisterAngel ina of Bon Secours Convent

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Women'sEmpowerment

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CONSTRUCTIONIN PROGRESS(August 2OO7)

Total forBudeetWomen's Em powerment Center

Building Construction Rs. 15,55,000.00US Dollars: 39,477.LO

Program Costs (2 years)

Embroidery Units(10 machines)3 purchased (2006)

Tailoring Units(10 machines)

L0 purchased (2006)

Rs. 18,23,000.00US Dollars: 46,280.88

Rs. L,24,000.00US Dollars: 3148.01

Rs. L,54,000.00US Dol lars: 3909.63

Total

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J'trt'oOFFIGE OF HIS HOLINESS THE DALAI LAi'A

I I May 2007

TO WHOM I1'MAY CO.i!CERN

We are pleased to know that Ven. Thupten Ngodup, (Medium of the State

oracte) is planning to establish a monastery and residential quarters for the

Monk-students of Deyang Dratshang presently undergoing religious studies

at Drepung Loselicg in Mundgod, Karnataka State in South India.

Ven. Thupten Ngodup, (Nechung Kuten) is planning to visit the USA and

South Korea to raise funding lbr the above projects.

We support this project and would encourage others to assist in whatever way

they can.

Vcn, Thu$co Ngodub{Thc Medlum ot Tlb.t! gtb A!di}

il.clwng Ootl. Or.Ydtgilttg [q|.||.fY

Date: MrY l2'.2t07

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN

It is my pleasure to authorize the following individuals to *ct on my behalf to

;;;i;J *y trip to the united State on june lli* to Aug 8F' axtz' Thev are

r"lri"s "p

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togit,i* fot my epeaking tour 'six monks' a Proiect manager

;;t;" pur"otJ r".o,itiea witibe traveting fram tndie to United State with

me as well.

Partnerships for Change is a San Francieco bas€d 501(c) 3 Non-Profit

Organization (www.pafinershipsforchange'cortl-that is sPonsoring for their

finincial care .accommodation and their tour while in the US 'The following

individuals are working in affiliation with Parlrrerships For change to

expedite our successful triP'

The name list of team organizer in US:

1. Andrew Michaet ESQ; Director

2. Dr. MarY T Weiss3. Richard Diefenbach4. Jacqueline Miller

5. llonka Harezi5, Bonnie Levinson7. Dana Walden8. Steve Allen9. Michaet FitzPatrick10, Manny Ottou. Lama T€l?i8.9[oerYat

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Sincerely r.a- '.

Ven. Thupten NlPdtlP

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Chhime R. ChhoekyapaJoint Secrctary

Thckchcn Chocling, Mclcod Ganj

fi)9r- 1892-22 I 343 / 721879 | 22l2l0176219, Dharursdr, Himachal Pradah, IndiaFgx r 0091-1892-221 8 l3 E'mail : ohhdl@dalailamr'com

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The Oracle of TibetDiscusses Global Warrning

Offering the indigenous wisdom of Tibet on pressingchallenges to the eurth's environmentTibet's State Oracler Venerable Thupten Ngodup ("/Vechung Kutenl, with the blessings of His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama (to whom the Oracle is a

spir i tual advisor) wi l l be making his f i rst publ ic v is i t to the Uni ted States to of fer insights and direct ions regarding global warming and indiv idual

responsibility.

Travelinq from his monastery in the Himalayas-"the rooftop of the world"-/Vechung Kuten will offer solutions on the biggest crisis of our times,

del iver inglecturesandconduct ingopendialogueswithaudiencesacrosstheUSfromJunel5toAugustS,2OOT. laredBlumenfeld,Directorof theSan

Francisco Department of the Environment, will moderate the June L5,2OO7 discussion at the SF Main Public Library.

4:15 - 5:15 pmFriday, June I5, 2007

San Francisco Main Public Library100 Larkin Street (at Grove)

Koret Auditorium - Main Library, Lower Level

All programs at the Library are free. Seats will be ffired on afirst come, first sened basis. Nofood or drinl<s inside the auditorium

SF EnvironmentOurhm. o|rdrt,Ourdsta.

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