PURBACHAL ANANDA FOUNDATION

2/32 Purbachal , Durgapur 713201, Dist. Burdwan, West Bengal, India,

Phone-91 343 6451916, 91 9233303875, http://www.pafindia.org

(Registered Under Societies Registration Act West Bengal XXVI of 1961 S/1L/32097)

AN OASIS OF LOVE FOR CHILDREN & AGED PERSONS

An Appeal

Purbachal Ananda Foundation (PAF) has come into being out of an earnest commitment and desire of a group of young social workers to accomplish a mission of their own, for the cause of those children and aged persons who are not loved and cared for by the society at large. These young persons who had some experiences in working for such people either in their own individual capacities or as volunteers in some NGOs involved in similar activities. But, through such exposures and experiences came a realization that one's own mission as also vision can be accomplished if only such activities could be undertaken independently. Thus was 'born' PAF.

We, in PAF, believe in the saying that 'work is our sole identity'. In all our activities, honesty and transparency are our commitments. It is our vow to create a 'PAF Family' where true love would be the common bond for each and every one of our children and elderly persons who have been marginalized in the society because of their destitution and abject poverty.

PAF is in its infancy now. It has started its activities with 19 children in the age- group 3-8 years (10 are children of sex-workers and 9 are street children) and 2 aged persons at a remote village called Purokonda in Bankura district of West Bengal. A dwelling unit has been constructed on the land donated by the local Gouria Math and a tube-well has been sunk along with arrangements for minimum toilet/sanitary facilities. Plans are afoot to construct another dwelling unit so that more inmates can be accommodated. PAF has also decided to undertake a program to provide formal education to children of nearby 'dom' community (who were hitherto untouchables) by making them admitted to local school and bearing the expenses for their education. Other plans under active consideration include 'After-school assistance program for poor and less meritorious students of the near-by villages' and 'Running abridged course for drop-out children of the locality'.

Till now, PAF is carrying on its activities entirely with donations from well-wishing individuals, and, as expectedly, this would have to continue for the near future as well. While we are making sincere efforts towards receiving some kind of institutional funding, we also appeal to all sympathetic individuals and/or organizations for financial help. We sincerely hope that you will be kind enough to extend a helping hand to our activities by sponsoring one or more of the following activities of PAF.

All Donation are exempted U/S 80G of Income Tax Act.

(i) Educational sponsorship for one school-going child for one year Rs. 2000 or US $ 50

(ii) Sponsoring one child for one year Rs. 12,000 or US $ 300

(iii) Sponsoring an aged person for one year Rs. 12,000 or US $ 300

(iv) Sponsoring a pre-primary educational centre Rs. 6,000 or US $ 150

(v) Sponsoring book -bank for school books Rs. 3,000 or US $ 75

(vi) Sponsoring an after-school assistance program /abridged course for drop-outs Rs. 2,000 or US $ 50

(vii) Sponsoring a vocational training program for a group of 20 women Rs. 2,000 or US $ 50

CONTRACT FORM FOR SPONSORSHIP

I would like to sponsor one or more of the PAF activities (please tick the appropriate one(s) above) viz., item no(s). (State whether full or part payment), and the amount thereof (Rs. and Rupees (in words) is being paid in cash by a/c cheque ( in favour of Purbachal Ananda Foundation) by dd by wired transfer(A/C No-213010100081290,U T I bank LTD,Durgapur Branch, Durgapur ( West Bengal ),

Name (Mr./Ms./ Dr.)

Address

Phone no.

E-mail address

Date Signature

-- Arindam Banerjee Founder Secretary Purbachal Ananda Foundation 2/32,Purbachal Durgapur-713201 Burdwan,West Bengal, India Tel-91 343 2552230,91 9434647457