tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-241704532024-03-08T06:31:09.470-08:00youth-programmesAlpna Manchandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04198809010746038033noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24170453.post-61390816520626583762011-04-30T07:28:00.000-07:002011-04-30T07:28:32.342-07:00<b>Where is the money?</b><br />
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So Kate and William got married and millions of pounds were spent on the wedding. <br />
An IT Mogul is flying a hundred and fifty guests to Morocco for his wife's fiftieth birthday. The costs are bound to run into crores. <br />
Rich women flash new diamonds everyday. And when I see them driving down some delhi road in their chauffeur driven BMWs and Mercs - I think to myself - That entire air-conditioned cocoon is probably more than the price of a DDA flat!<br />
Some people made crores and crores in the 2 G scam. Others made their fortunes during the 2010 Common Wealth Games.<br />
Don't get me wrong. I am no moral brigade for austerity. <br />
Please do go ahead and spend your money exactly the way you see fit. All I am worried about is that I need 25 lakhs every year and I do not belong to the league of moving DDA houses. <br />
The money is needed urgently to continue running a program that educates 400 dropout children. The money will be used to give the youth life skills, vocational training and a mid day meal. <br />
I know there are hundreds and thousands of well-intentioned people more than willing to contribute - I just don't know where to find them and how to connect.<br />
Any and all suggestions are welcome.Alpna Manchandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04198809010746038033noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24170453.post-41878293716402794472007-10-17T11:29:00.002-07:002007-10-17T13:09:31.160-07:00How does on handle the problems of dropout youth?<br />They have dropped out because they couldn't cope with studies. Or the pressure to supplement the family income was greater than the desire to get an education. <br />They face adversity at every point. Their contemporaries and peers look down on them. They are labelled failures, they forget to dream, they lack a vision for the future. They have no role models and there is no discipline in their lives. <br />Once yu get them back into the classroom their attention spans are short and they are unwilling to put in the extra effort required to catch up with their peers. <br />Does the solution lie in putting them into a classroom and expecting them to learn their lessons. Or does it lie elsewhere. If you reach this blog. do write in and tell me what you would do in such a scenarion.Alpna Manchandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04198809010746038033noreply@blogger.com0