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Christmas Newsletter 2023

November 24, 2023/in Newsletter/by Kimberley Chatt

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WHAT IS A LOVE BUNDLE?

Love Bundles are care packages provided to New Hope India aged leprosy patients. When you purchase a Love Bundle you receive a card to pass on as a gift to others. You can buy a Love Bundle on behalf of your family or as a gift for a friend to share the New Hope message.
Feel good by doing good this Christmas!
To buy a Love Bundle or find out more, visit the website here.
Or if you’re in Broome, check out the event below and head to the Love Bundle stall.

UPCOMING NEW HOPE INDIA FUNDRAISER – BROOME

This one is for our Broome supporters and friends – New Hope India Sip and Shop Christmas Markets is on again in 2023, after last year’s successful launch. Top tip for this year – get along early for all your Christmas gift shopping!
Join us (by gold coin donation) and over 30 stallholders in air conditioned comfort at the Broome Civic Centre on Friday, 1

December from 4-8.30pm. As well as all your gift shopping in one place, there will be food vans, entertainment including live music, face painting and bauble craft for the kids, as well as raffles and a bar!
Our big raffle will be drawn on the night – to purchase a raffle ticket and for more information on stallholders, head here.
And don’t forget to check out the Love Bundle stall and give the Christmas gift of love.

INDIAN BAZAAR AT CHAKRA

Anna and Linda enjoying the day!

What an amazing experience New Hope supporters and friends enjoyed in November at Chakra Restaurant, one of Perth’s most applauded Indian restaurants.
We were told to expect fresh, traditional home-style Indian cuisine including an array of canapes, curries, and dessert – and we weren’t disappointed! Along with cocktails and mocktails, guests enjoyed a raffle and a lively auction with generously donated prizes including a $1000 stay at Hamelin Bay Seaclusion and a Park Lane jewellery set.

Raffle winners

There was also the opportunity to purchase a selection of handmade Indian crafts – including traditional printed cotton tablecloths, throws and bags – as well as stunning donated antique jewellery.
Thank you to our supporters for attending this event, we raised over $3000 which was sent directly to New Hope India.

VALENTINE’S DAY LOVE BOAT FUNDRAISER
Thank you to everyone who joined us on Perth’s iconic Paddle Steamer, Decoy, in February for a slow cruise down the Swan River to raise much needed funds for New Hope India.
It was a stunning Perth day and we shared lots of stories and laughter while cruising.
On board we sold Indian jewellery, crafts, bags and copies of Maggie Sister’s book, Sister, Sister (also available here). We also held a raffle and sold delicious homemade fudge.
New Hope supporters helped us raise nearly $5000. We were so thankful and excited to send this money directly to New Hope India. The money raised from the jewellery sales is funding the operation and maintenance of Jean’s Tea House.

WHERE DO THE FUNDS RAISED GO?

All of the money raised by Friends of New Hope Australia goes directly to New Hope India. This year we helped to fund ongoing care and education of children and adults, as well as several projects.
Projects included the purchase and installation of a solar hot water system;

renovations to one of the children’s dormitories; and an irrigation project. The irrigation project included three new stands, a new tank, repairs of existing and new pipes to all fields for a new season of planting, and irrigation pipes to fields providing food for many plus water supply of 75 mango trees, bananas and coconuts, which are used for food and for income.

ONE LAST THANK YOU
Friends of New Hope Australia is directed by a committee of dedicated and passionate volunteers. The committee recognises the many people we reach out to for donations, those who contribute in various practical ways, supporters of our events, and those who fundraise for New Hope, such as Flow with Nicole in Broome.
Beverley Selten – President

New Hope India Newsletter Aug 2023

August 9, 2023/in Blog, Newsletter/by Kimberley Chatt

NEW HOPE INDIA SUPPORTER UPDATE

Greetings from many people who know that so many in Australia are connected to them and their community – New Hope India.

We are halfway through the year and it’s hard to believe how much has happened at New Hope. First, we are truly thankful to all who have given to different projects and to children through sponsorship.

New Hope has always worked ‘horizontally’ – covering needs and situations as they arise not just a single vertical project. This means we see staff doing such a cross section of work that it takes time to absorb it all. From small but meaningful acts by Ramu giving Mother’s Day gifts to street women in the city, to discovering a whole new leprosy colony previously unknown to us!

Thank you for taking the time to read this update.

Eliazar T Rose
Director, New Hope India

DISCOVERING A NEW LEPROSY COLONY IN 2023

I know something of Australia, the South West and I ask you to imagine this! You have lived there for 25 years and someone says; “Do you know there is an incredible waterfall just an hour from where you live?” You are amazed and say, “no”. Well, after 20-plus years in Muniguda and having been to some of the remotest areas (including a place called Raghubari where people were scared when they saw a tall white-skinned woman – Maggie Sister – walking uphill to a plateau!) this is kind of what recently happened to us.

For years we have had a severely deformed young leprosy-affected person coming and going but never really telling us where he came from or went to. After a serious food and care situation he told us that he and a group of leprosy-affected people have been living reasonably near to us, down a road that we never travel on because it takes too long to go anywhere. A new leprosy colony in 2023! It bewildered the staff. They decided to stay ‘isolated’ because of social family connection reasons.

All of the people were from nearby villages and they were near to their villages, but in a forest area that is mostly thorn bushes so dense that even a goat won’t go down. A totally established mini village made from scraps of everything. We now care for this ‘new’ leprosy colony and twice a week give a ‘deluxe’ – as they call it – meal. There are children born in the colony and for me and one of our trustees, it reminded us of our lives 60 years ago.

MUNIGUDA

There is no newsletter without Namaste House. The government says it is called the ‘Care Home for Persons with Disabilities’. It’s the only such care home in western Odisha and although we are recognised, no support is offered or available. It’s a sad situation at one level but on the other level we are their guardians – their only family.

Three of our Namaste residents went to a State-level Challenged Young People’s Sports Competition. Our challenged children move around as much as their disability allows and they are also supported to move around for exercise. It’s no wonder that our Namaste group got prizes!

Now in the last six months we see Namaste young people just going along and enjoying their routine. Made happy that Covid is over, they can wander over and talk to the senior Tribal women who are back for eye checkups and cataract eye surgery.

CATARACT EYE SURGERY

On eye surgery, one of our seniors is now qualified as a Technician and has employment with a new national chain of hospitals that specialises in cataract eye surgery. Another two Nurses have qualified and are working or doing practical time, two have started a Nursing course, and in a few months one or two senior girls will be applying for admissions (a long, difficult application process).

SCHOOL HOLIDAYS

The State Government change of education policy has totally disrupted many lives and young people’s educational system and situation. However, our seniors always get back at every chance to Kothavalasa for a few days or weeks and summer holidays. I call it ‘the return of the circus’ as they are here and there! Their time here is social but at the same time they are engaged, especially the boys in doing work all through the community.

MICRO INDUSTRIES

Do you know what ‘paper marbling’ is? It’s fairly easy to do and the results get examined by each of those in the small groups that get together. It’s been a long-time hobby and social activity at New Hope but is now rarely done by anyone. Our students paste the envelope-sized pieces on their school notebook. Now they are asked by other students for prints – it’s become an ‘in thing’!

Jeevan Jyothi and Kusuma (below) making extra pocket money decorating plain bangles which nearby village women buy as quickly as they make. We are sure that they would sell at stalls in Australia but the reality today is that postage makes 75 per cent of all products that people would like to buy simply not economical or viable.

VASU AND THE COWS

We have just spent funds replanting four acres of grass seedlings for cow feed. Our previous Napier grass simply died of age! We now have a plant that needs less water and has quicker re-growth. We planted ‘extra grass’ because Pete Towns and a friend we call ‘The Walker’ keep supporting our ‘buy a cow appeal’. We now sell the surplus as income.The cows are ‘managed’ by a cross section of seniors. Gopi, who like others has helped, is still going to high school. In this photo is K. Vasu, now 6′ tall and smart (except that I have to continually remind him to ‘trim or shave!!!!’ – it’s my ‘thing’).

Vasu has a small speech impediment and finds it hard to pronounce some ‘dumb’ English words like ‘know’, ‘knot’ and then knowing the difference between ‘there’ and ‘their’. He calls Anil and spells the word and Anil patiently spends five minutes explaining and helping him to pronounce a word. Vasu laughs, Anil laughs, then Vasu explains it to others … who already know anyway. He is a character.

He has just successfully passed fifth-year high school as an Intermediate at an Agriculture College. From this he has now been given a ‘free’ two months hands-on and theory cow management course at a centre called Visaka Dairy. This course is recognised as an Indira Gandhi Open University course with accommodation and meals included. So he has been told to shave every day!!

MOTHERING SUNDAY

There was a newspaper piece about Mother’s Day, which became a discussion and then Ramu asked, “why don’t we give street women a Mother’s Day gift?” When Ramu asks, all I do is nod as I know he’s going to do it anyway! We took the front pieces of Christmas cards from friends in the UK (Soroptimist, Manchester) and made a card which went with a sari and of course a banana. We are now committed to giving one woman, who is not far from where Ramu has his micro-size pigeonhole office, a meal every day. She has been in the same place for three years because of Covid. We offered her a place at New Hope, but with her mental situation she believes she can’t shift as her daughter will come back and pick her up (unfortunately not realising that her daughter left her there).

KONDH DONGRIA TRIBAL COMMUNITY

We remain committed to working with and supporting the Tribal Communities that surround our area. By New Hope India selling the handmade traditional shawls it gives many women work while they sit in huts on stilts, watching that the birds don’t eat their crop close to harvest time. After many arguments and red tape these shawls have been given a ‘G’ mark which means they can only be made now by this Tribal group of women.

We also continue to give out Safe Delivery kits to the whole tribal community.

HIV CLINIC UPDATE

We have been designated as one of only four Non-Government Organisations in the State to be able to distribute anti retro viral drugs for HIV+ persons. This saves many women and young people hours of bus travel, often having to change buses and stand in a long line when they got to the central Government pharmacy. This is changing the quality of life of many, especially widows on a micro pension, who were spending part of that on bus fares to get their medications – an irony.

FINAL WORDS

I wish to share a simple reality with so many who have supported our work. We increased the number of cows we have, with one man and his family making it happen, and a long-time friend ‘The Walker” adding to it.

The goat house was repaired, again made a reality by one man. Every child who is receiving education, from our youngest who is now getting taller and stronger (U. Sai to Sumanth who is about to have a university seat allocated to him for studies towards a doctor MBBS).

Sponsorship is a ‘magic key’. It is impossible to explain that a majority of senior girls now going in and out and staying in safe hostels are from poor backgrounds (I think you say in Australia, ‘the other side of the railway tracks’). You can find out how to become a child sponsor here.

That expression was a truth for me – the Bethany Colony since my early days is still a hutment slum leprosy colony, literally on the other side of the railway line.

We still support women working in Bethany so they do not have to go begging. They make the bags many have seen and purchased.

For project information please email newhopeindia@live.com.

New Hope Newsletter 2021

February 10, 2022/in Blog/by New Hope

Much of we achieved in the last year was simply by the support given to our love bundle appeal. People in the greatest need were cared for in this Covid stressful time – Thank you

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In the last one year – as across the world – life has changed. Our work load has been more not less as we had extra responsibilities – not just the duty of ensuring the children were safe from Covid in our 2 Home Centres. We also had additional responsibility in reaching out to aged and very disabled in the leprosy colonies.

If you are a Kondh Dongria Tribal – 90% sure you will go by New Hope Community Centre, Muniguda. Their and our friendship is party of the history of New Hope. Without ‘changing their culture’ they saw the way to adjust to child saving child birth – for mother and child. Hunter gathers – Animist in faith BUT The fear of Covid changed the whole way of life for the Kondh Dongria who still life their traditional ways. They heard of Tribals who were in the town and Covid positive and they realized they too were at great risk of this ‘evil eye’. We had the responsibility to keep the 37 villages with basic foods beyond their hunting a forest collected food. Their supply of the legume Dahl was over.

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The diets are simple but the necessity of salt for example and basics of onions and potato dried up when they self imposed lockdown to protect themselves. New Hope gave out Village basics and that included of course soap. We kept their First Aid Kits updated. Organized meetings with Traditional Birth Attendants. The Government feared for this vey minority still living in a ‘yesterday world’ where even Indians are restricted from visiting. Only because New Hope gave assurance that those who came with the Immunization would be supervised by us – New Hope -irony at its core. This was done by our dedicated staff and at some risk, Day visits to villages meant overnight stops many times but as we are seen as part of their community – we accepted the situation.

New Hope Villages Visit

NAMASTE HOUSE – Home for challenged young people

Muniguda Community

In Muniguda Community Centre, next to the Eye Hospital we have a long established Namaste House, funded many years ago by the then Treasurer of New Hope Australia – our late Janet Formby. We now have it registered as Home for Challenged Young People with Disabilities (Government rule).

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The understood and follow ‘mask rules’ – It was annoying for them as they could not wander down to the Eye Hospital where they chit chatted to amost all the ‘Grans’ who came for eye check ups. They even had some Grans come and sit with them and sing in theor Namaste Houe common room. Hopefully the Hospital opens for eye surgery early 2022

COMMUNITY CENTRE – CHILDRENS VILLAGE KOTHAVALASA

THE ROELLIS GARDEN – Chickens, Goats and Cows with Bees too; it changes to suit the ‘green situation’. Part Beehives, Hens goats live in the area.. Cows next door but get Roellis Garden grass. It has Passion fruit (lost in last storm like all the vegetable garden. Wind blew down vine trellis and vine growing frames, washed away drip irrigation – still recovering.

Bees Hives

Bees Hive Maintenance

The bee keeping and expansion has started to give a good yield and priority use is for the children and then to sell the rest.

Supervisor Ramu

Bee Hive Project

We did not expect a high yield in the monsoon season, but we were surprised how good it was. However there is a still a sad cloud over the Bee project. The two main persons who have maintained it – Srinu and Ramu. We made many jokes about and to Srinu having so many ‘girls friends’ – He started by jokingly saying one day ‘I’m king of the bees’. It rebounded of course. He ‘crafted’ the project and taught a younger senior to manage ‘ordinary work’ on Hives. It’s not as easy as one thinks. Ramu travelled twice a week to support the checking that needs to be done. Both were trained in Beekeeping. Sadly, Srinu passed away. No signs of Covid but he had travelled that was a little upsetting. On return he was ‘well’ Then within five days passed away. It’s similar to many senior born HIV+ to pass like this. Conscious talking in coherently to within an hour of passing. A sad and great loss as he was also our intrepid garden planner. The hives are about to expand in number with change of season and we aim for 34 hives!

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SADNESS: In a year filled with so much in supporting people we work and care for we are saddened by the sudden passing of our orphan senior boy born HIV+ Srinu. It is the reality of AIDS. He, John and Ramu all went for Beekeeping and Srinu was the master of it. Srinu and his ‘girlfriends’ the ‘queens of the hives’. He set a standard and now one of our juniors is following in his footsteps with guidance from Ramu and John. (Srinu was not just ‘Bee Master’ – BUT he made the garden happen – He was so proud of the Norwegian Anna Garden. We called him many titles and made many comments to and with him. Above all he always looked out for children who were ‘not involved and got them motivated. He could describe something and I would agree. He ended such conversations – ‘Then is you like it and it good, give me the money and I’ll do it’ – He got me every time!!!!

Learning experience. When we had the opportunity to Bee Keeping training – He stepped in.

Garden Produce

WE ARE SINCERELY THANKFUL FOR THOSE WHO FINANCIALLY SUPPORTED US THROUGH THESE TIMES. We are also truly appreciative of everyone who kept sponsoring children and people supporting new children. With schools closed for so long it was a challenge to keep up education. Seniors have gone to Junior College; Rainbow children have their own education in the Library at present. It’s a good sign that the level of infection has dropped and centers have opened with Skill training. Two senior have started a Food Craft Diploma course too – through sponsorship.

Skill Development Center

SKILL TRAINING Knowledge for life and opportunities for the future – … and in the ‘middle’ of Covid. (Masks quickly off for photo and then ‘strict rule’.

Nalani and Nani

Nalani and Nani – Once in a life time chance in a Government approved College.

Please write me if you have any questions or information on a Child sponsorship. IF I have missed communicating with you. Please contact me here at New Hope India

Eliazar, T Rose
Chairman Director
New Hope Rural Leprosy Trust

New Hope Newsletter 2017

August 1, 2017/in Blog/by New Hope

Half a year has gone and I can’t believe it. It has been a tough time for me, up and down to Perth from Broome for treatment at Murdoch Hospital! Couldn’t have made it without Al of course. Not exactly a tourist run. But I’m doing OK, so I’m learning to live in the moment. Good days and bad days make it hard for me to do as much as I wish I could do for New Hope.

In it all I have not been able to get organised with a Newsletter to thank you for your support and keep you up to date.

Bundles of Love appeal, last year had a great response and many added odds and end of gifts which New Hope India appreciated. This picture is of the last distribution from the appeal. I smiled because I literally know a thousand women in the area of New Hope at Muniguda who will have received this and cataract surgery which means a change in their quality of life. Some of these women have known me for 28 years; incredible. Their children gained from real development with small items like Safe Delivery Kits.

Bundles of Love appeal

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In my book you will have read how I struggled through High School and with my mother and her whims and then harder still at Nursing, then when I saw the picture of the 6 girls who completed what we used to call High School Junior Certificate, my background and struggles seem like push over compared to the backgrounds and situation of each of these girls. I looked and smiled Small children have grown up in my own time and done so well through New Hopes determination to target girl’s education.

Education Grants

It is my worry that New Hope may start to slip through the cracks, when I am no longer here to boss everyone about! So as well as the Board in Perth, We now have an informal committee here in Broome who will do some fundraising as years roll on.

Can I also suggest to you that if you want regular bits of gossip, news and pictures from New Hope India, please become a friend on FACEBOOK : new hope india . Their Facebook page is a great way to get posts of what exactly going on over there! And also occasionally you get from Eliazar “Pearls of Wisdom”…….and sometimes the page is very Indian and I smile at the differences in culture, and often a lesson in love and caring even though they have so little. Brings me back to earth at times.

There will be a Love Bundle appeal much closer to Christmas, but let me say to you, if you want to have a fundraiser for New Hope, be it a small Morning Tea, or a game of Bridge or whatever, please do. I am worried about funds because I can no longer do anything physical and I’m not a one band, so would appreciate any help.

Kind regards
Maggie Sister

New Hope Newsletter 2016

October 21, 2016/in Blog/by New Hope

Greetings as the year 2016 comes to an end. Thank you for all that so many have helped New Hope during the year. Thank you to those who have read our last Newsletter and given for the Love Bundle appeal; much appreciated. We still have Love Bundle Virtual Gift Cards available.

Eliazar New Hope India.

The CHRISTMAS LOVE BUNDLE APPEAL 2016

As always we are stepping out in faith to ask if you could help with New Hope Trust India. Its our annual Love Bundle Christmas appeal.

I am writing on behalf of Maggie sister who is not well at this time. Hopefully we can all share part of the incredible efforts Maggie sister put into fund raising for New Hope. Graeme Harris who recently took on the voluntary task of Treasurer will help organise sending you the Love Bundle Card. (You can pay by PayPal or Bank Transfer). Other friends will also have them to promote the appeal. Deanne Chatt who previously was a Trust Secretary is back in Australia and will have cards for friends in her group.

Leprosy is still a real health problem in India, its not historical, it real today sadly.

See Leprosy & Colony Support

Please support us in this Annual Appeal that changes the quality of life of some of the poorest people imaginable.

THE CHRISTMAS LOVE BUNDLE…What is it?

Christmas Love Bundles are given out to aged Leprosy patients and you receive a card to pass on as a gift to others, for every Christmas Love Bundle purchased.you receive a hand-made Christmas Card from New Hope which can be given instead of a gift.

Maybe you will buy a Love Bundle card on behalf of your family or to give as a gift to a friend or family member who you know would rather see that you have, on their behalf given a gift that will change a life, than be given another $20 gift voucher for yet another CD!

In the Christmas Love Bundle the patient gets:

New Bed Sheet and Towel.
A Sari and Blouse or Loongi and Shirt for men
New specially made Sandals for their deformed feet.
Soap, Scented Powder, Coconut Oil, a special Comb, Sweets.

ALL WRAPPED UP WITH LOVE & A BIG RED BOW!

Love Bundle 2016

$20 dollars is all it takes to give something so treasured to people in much need of items so simple; their excitement in receiving a Love Bundle and it is amazing to be there to witness.

Maggie Sister

In January 2016 a group of Australians together with a couple from England joined us in a 15 day off the track Bike Ride that covered all major projects of New Hope where the Love Bundles were distributed. It was an incredible experience for them. It was a pleasure for me to see how both the bike riders and the aged who received the Love Bundles smiled and enjoyed the giving and receiving .One of the hi-lites was seeing the joy on leprosy patients and aged tribal women, people who come for cataract eye surgery and homeless women in the city near to New Hope, receive the Bundles of Love. (We also gave the children of Jhan Jhur Colony a children Love Bundle)

Maggie sister enjoys this part of New Hope visits as she sees what a difference to the quality of life this small bundle makes to people. New Hope India Relief Australia Inc.

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This is what you gave with every $20 Gift Bundle of Love

Each Love Bundle gives each elderly Leprosy patient. New comb, sandals, sari, bath towel, soap, coconut oil, scented powder, hair clips and sweets. Bundles of Love are really more than just presents or a gift. They contain practical needed items* A comb with a long and wide handle, that is easy to hold as many of the aged leprosy patients have deformed hands. A pair of sandals, Velcro tape straps, inserts made from soft flexible runner. The soles are tough recycled car tyre rubber. Each is made to fit the foot as almost all the aged have a serious foot deformity. The sandal prevents ulcers caused through the now curable disease. For the women, a bright Indian sari, which they swap with other women to get the colour that ‘suits’ them. The men are just as enthusiastic to get a new ‘western’ shirt and the traditional loongi. A cotton bath towel is a must too. It’s a great time to be here when the Bundles are distributed. For the aged who receive these Bundles; Soap, hair oil, scented powder, hair clips for the women – are all luxuries. They all like a card with the gift: it binds them to the idea of it really being a gift, from friends that they never will meet who have included them in their Christmas.

May You have a Wonderful Christmas and Happy Peaceful 2017.

Eliazar T Rose, Director, New Hope India
Maggie Sister, OAM, Patron of Friends of New Hope Australia.

Kottavalsa Education

January 12, 2013/in Blog/by New Hope

Dear Friends of New Hope Australia, I have asked Eliazar to give me an email to explain the situation we are in at New Hope main community centre at Kottavalsa. New Hope is very careful with our funds, but sometimes through circumstances like this, we really are struggling.

We had a crisis 2 years ago and I let you all know and you responded quickly and that’s why I feel that you should know when we are struggling. You are a friend to New Hope and that’s why I feel comfortable in asking you again if you can help. If you can donate ,even a little remember its Tax deductible. Maggie sister.

Kottavalsa Education News: Dear Allan brother and Maggie sister,The new school is not the problem per se. Even without the new school we have run into a serious education problem.We presently have a set of mediocre teachers and we pay mediocre too. Average Rs 4,000 – some with B.Ed degree.

They are managing 1st to 7th class. We now have a small mob of 8th to 10th class students and they need a higher grade of Teacher.
We advertised for teachers in general – English medium – Advertised in newspapers of different levels and languages. Advertised on the internet, advertised with newspaper brochure inserts.
We cant get a bite at Rs 7,500 per month,
One man says to Vasu – ‘do you think someone will work higher classes for Rs10,000’ – hung up laughing.
To enable the 13 senior students to continue their education – (Junior High School)
a) The most convenient in relation to School Bus going by and ‘just around the corner’ as opposed to in the town is a School set up by the Steel Mill for the staff children taking outside children.
b) We approached them for a discount – because we are poor.
c) We have 13 children in need of High School – all in the orphan group ##
d) After concessions, half bus charges Rs 13,500 per child. Per year PAYABLE IN ADVANCE –
The cost is $3,250
That is the SCREW we have to face. Seshu and then ETR bargained for the concession but they wont accept quarterly or half yearly payments – I can see the strategy!! – but it is hurting us.
e) This is less than 50% of what it would cost if we were able to get teachers at Rs7,500.

This is the toughest year for New Hope. It will be tougher next year as AKI will reduce funding. We have had a shocking summer with temperature in the 40’s (add) The question of diesel is horrendous. Rs 50 per litre and Petrol Rs 83. x 1.5 per hour x 8 hours – Rs 960 ($20) a day. The current system is so bad we can just fill the main tanks at the moment, at night. Without the Solar we wouldn’t have a computer in the school working. ETR is now trying to decide whether he can ‘steal’ any of the Solar power for the office computers. They have small UPS/Inverters but they hardly get enough to charge in one night.

Sincerely,
Eliazar T Rose
Director – New Hope India.

Greetings,
Sorry – I did not explain the $3,250 is for all 13 children for 1 year, including a ‘joining fee’ which is paid only once.
We have only one student going for 10th class, 7 children in 9th class and 5 children in 8th class. This group will continue their high school at the same school to complete their 10th.

We hope that we can resolve the whole question and problem of teachers and education for the upper classes by the 2013 June new school year. We are working towards not having to send students out i.e this years 7th class will be in our system.

Please feel free to ask any questions. I realise its a bit complicated –
Email me at newhopeindia@live.com

Kindest regards,

Eliazar
Education Grants: We are appealing for a total of 20 education grants for our children in India – A 12 month commitment $100 AUD instalment plan will cover all of fees, books and tutorials for the school year. Although New Hope is proud to be an equal opportunity organization we do admit to a special concern for children with special needs simply because such children miss out on getting a fair education.

Kottavalsa Education News