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How our children keep sponsors updated with progress

Matthew — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 15:23:39 +0000

If you’re considering sponsoring one of our older Heal children then this is a typical update provided by one of our children, NagaLakshmi Gadiparthi including pictures:

Dearest Brother Ramanna Anna,

How are you? I am NagaLakshmi Gadiparthi from HEAL India. I remembered the happy day yourself and akka visited me in HEAL. Your visit gave me a lot of confidence.

Within 2 months I will be completing my 9th class. Tenth class is a turning point in life. I am studying hard and getting an aggregate of 80%. We have good Teachers. I like mathematics and Science. After Intermediate I want to do B.Pharmacy. With your support and blessings I hope I can fulfill my aspiration.

On 8th January we had a team of 30 people from England (Cycle India Team). They cycled around 200 miles in India to raise funds and to help the needy children of the HEAL. On that day the HEAL Children were so excited. On that day we celebrated Annual Day celebrations. I was there in Karate. You can see me in the pictures. I hope you like that.

Thank you very much for everything.

Love,
NagaLakshmi Gadiparthi

NagaLakshmi Gadiparthi taking part in a karate display as part of celebrations for Annual Day

Visitors from the UK and US visit the Heal Village as part of Cycle India 2010

Why people choose our charity for child sponsorship

Matthew — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 11:08:07 +0000

The following email was received by Kathleen, Heal’s sponsorship secretary. This is one of the many emails she receives from sponsors telling us why they have chosen to support our charity.

Dear Kathleen

I have sent my completed sponsorship form off to you by post.

I just thought you might be interested to know how I chose Heal as a charity to support. I have supported various charities in the past and for many years sponsored a child through one of the larger ones but, like a lot of people, because of the size I felt rather disconnected with the operation. So I recently searched the web specifically looking for a smaller charity where I felt that the money I donated would go directly to the child I sponsored. That’s when I came across Heal and liked the sound of your operation and was particularly impressed that you mainly operate using volunteers.

I look forward to hearing about the child I will sponsor.

Best wishes
Janet Brooke

Latest pictures from the Heal Children’s Village

Matthew — Sat, 07 Mar 2009 22:15:44 +0000

Here are some recent photographs from the Heal Children’s Village showing how happy the children are when they receive gifts from their sponsors.

There’s also a nice image of some of our boys enjoying some modern dancing at the Sri Venkateswara Bala Kuteer School.

If you would like to make a real difference to one of our children please consider sponsoring a child.

Letter from Vijaya to Abbott Hall School

Matthew — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 11:20:13 +0000

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Letter from Vijaya to Abbott Hall School

Hello!

Greetings from HEAL India!

I am Vijaya, sponsorship Secretary of HEAL in India. I write to the sponsors sending them reports about the children they are sponsoring.

Last Saturday I went to HEAL Village and took some photos of the boys learning to play on the keyboard instruments. I am sending them to you. You donated the amount with which we bought the instruments! The boys are enjoying themselves learning the notes. Thank you very much.
We went through a severe summer this year. The temperature rose to 49 celsius! Can you imagine it? The children in HEAL were able to have cool water to drink thanks to the water cooler which we bought with the money donated by you!

The children in HEAL come from families which are very poor. Most of them have no parents. Some of the circumstances in which they come to Heal are very tragic. Recently three girls, the eldest one is hardly ten years old joined Heal. Their father, a farm hand died after eating food contaminated by some pesticide which he was spraying in a field an hour earlier. The mother also died last year while working in the fields due to snakebite. The girls were left orphaned and some of the villagers took pity on them and brought them to HEAL.

Now the girls are secure and go to school. There are many such tragic stories in HEAL but I don’t want you to feel sad. Heal children are proof of the fact that there is always hope – even in the worst circumstances.

You children are doing wonderful work. Thank you once again.

Have a wonderful Harvest Festival!

Vijaya