March 13, 2004

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General Body Meeting
Association for Indias Development -Boise
Chapter

• - March 13, 2004

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Why AID?
What is the nature of India's problems and what
can Indians in the US do to solve them?
13 years ago, Ravi Kuchimanchi and a few other
graduate students at the University of Maryland
asked themselves this "simple" question. Their
answer was the Association for India's
Development (AID)........
This burning desire to make a difference, however
small it may be, is what characterizes every AID
volunteer.
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What is AID?

• Compassion wherever there is suffering,
  Conviction that the compassion is strong enough
  to eliminate suffering, Courage to make this
  conviction a reality....This is AID!!
• (AID) is a voluntary non-profit organization that
  is committed to supporting a wide variety of
  social development projects, towards an improved
  life for the poor and underprivileged, in India

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Beliefs and Goals

• Interrelated Problems demand interrelated
  solutions
• Participation of the beneficiaries is essential
• Work with NGOs on various short-term projects and
  by long term involvement in selected efforts
• Goal is to reach every district or alternate
  district in India with one such focus effort.

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AID at glance...

• Founded 1991 Incorporation Completed 2003
  Headquarters AID Maryland
• Chapters in the US 36 Number of Volunteers
  500 Number of Salaried Employees none
  Chapters in India 4 Fulltime Volunteers in
  India 5 Jeevan SathisProjects Supported so
  far 365 Projects Currently Ongoing 100
  Indian States Covered 18 Projects Sites
  Visited All

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Modus Operandi

• Project Support
• Monetary
• Non-monetary
• Fund-raising
• Individual donations
• fundraisers like movies, concerts, festivals
• Raise Awareness
• Newsletter and other publications
• Talks and conferences ..yearly AID conference

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What difference can we make by working at such a
grass-root level?

• AID project in Lodhar, village near Kanpur
• Dr. Mahendra Verma, AID volunteer in India AID
  support Jagriti
• First School in Lodhar, vocational program,
  library, electricity, self sustenance
• Ripple effect in neighboring villages
• AIDs vision
• such focus villages in all of Indias 546
  districts
• AID NGO improve quality of life
• HBP -- a step in that direction

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What difference has AID made?
of Expenditure (482.1K Total)
16 states 64 NGOs
of Projects (87 Total)
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Some sample work!
Some respite for these young ones in a non-formal
education school after a hard days work in the
carpet-making industry in Palamau/Garwah.
AID-India efforts promoting holistic
learning Children learn Charka at the AID-India
workshop, Jan 1 2000.
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Chapter near YOU AID BOISE at glance...

• Founded 2001 Humble beginning with 4
  volunteers Current Volutneer base 28
• Number of Salaried Employees none Projects
  Supported so far 4 Projects Currently Ongoing
  4 Indian States Covered 3 Projects Sites
  Visited All by AID Boise volunteers
• Join us in the Community Service Hour CSH,
  every alternate Sunday, 10AM

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AID Boise - making difference in India and Boise

• Project Support
• Site Visits
• Review
• Fund-raising
• Individual donations
• fundraisers like movies, concerts, festivals
• Community Activities
• School Outreach Program
• Free events to bring the community together
• First of its kind events like Diwali, Summer
  picnic for enriching community experience and
  promoting young talent in the Boise community

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Awards and Recognition

• AID has been featured in The Hindu,
  siliconindia.com and Education Times of India
• AID received the International History Week
  Humanitarian Leadership Award for the year 1997.
• 4-star rating from Charity navigator -- a US
  based organization

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AID is in an exciting phase and we need YOUR
SUPPORT

• Nirmaan and now Sangharsh also
• evolution of AID philosophy and better
  understanding of ground realities in India
• AID Saathis
• So all you folks who ask the question What can I
  do for India? -- look no further
• "It is not important how small your
  contribution is, but it is extremely important
  that you make it". Volunteer, donate and support
  AID and together we can do our best for India.

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Meet AID Boise Team

• Office Bearers
• President Dinesh Chopra
• Project Coordinator(s) Sujit Naik Kiran
  Vemuri
• Event Coordinator(s) Shyam Gooty
• Meeting Coordinator Nithya Balasubramanyam
• Treasurer(s) Mayuri Vasireddi Nishant Sinha
• Web Coordinator(s) Lalit Deshmukh Makarand
  Jogalekar
• Volunteers
• Mrudula Madireddy, Shiva Markani, Srinivas
  Palakala, Surabhi Chopra, Dinesh Haridas, Ashish
  Jog, Pallavi Garg, Geetanjali Tandon, Anuraj
  Jindal, Mallika Madakasira, Shaheen Malik,
  Ranjana Sabde, Thiru

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Association for Indias Development
AID Projects Holistic Solutions For Indias
Development
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AID in India
Over 365 Projects
18 States
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AID Finances - Projects
Expenditure 482.1 K (2002-03)

• 87 projects
• 16 states
• 64 NGOs
• 5 Saathis

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AID Finances - Projects
Expenditure 482.1 K (2002-03)

• 87 projects
• 16 states
• 64 NGOs
• 5 Saathis

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Holistic Development Target all aspects of
development
DEVELOPMENT
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Glimpses Women Empowerment

• Micro credit - self help groups
• Health awareness campaigns
• Literacy programs

• Income generation
• Social awareness campaigns
• (dowry, eco-shop, corruption)
• Womens rights

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Glimpses Sustainable Development

• Watershed management programs
• Sustainable use of natural resources, watershed
• Empowerment of marginal society

• Campaigns against pollution
• Market resources for rural producers
• Technology for rural development

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Glimpses Literacy

• Non formal education programs
• Vocational training
• Child and Adult education

• Formal education programs
• Social awareness
• Hope For A Better Tomorrow

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Glimpses Disaster Management why?
Gujarat Earthquake
Orissa Cyclone
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Glimpses Saathi (AID fellow)

• Full time work at projects in India
• Jeevan Saathi Committed for life
• Saathi Tenure of 3 years
• Started with individuals who were AID volunteers
• Expanded to include other committed persons

• 4 Jeevan Saathis Aravinda, Balaji, Ravi,
  Rachana
• 7 Saathis

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Project Cycle
Project proposal (from NGO directly or through a
volunteer/ Saathi)
Project review, Site visit
Progress, Results
Approval, funding
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Project Review

• AID supports projects that lead towards
  sustainable development of the people involved.
• Detailed thorough analysis of the projects takes
  place before any approval
• Pre-approval Visits by
• volunteers/ Saathi guarantee
• credibility of projects

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Small efforts BIG EFFECTS

• Bilgaon Micro hydel project MIT innovation of
  the year award for 2003
• Bijli Bike Collaborated with IIT, Bombay.
  International recognition and world wide orders
• HBP- Arogya Iyakkam Unicef award for best child
  health project
• The spark is in everyone

AID- Make A Difference
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AID BOISE PROJECTS
VRDC, Maharashtra
SAMPARC, Gujarat
Hundred Block Plan, Tamil Nadu
AAA, Maharashtra
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AID Boise Projects, 2003
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AID Boise Project AAA (Amhi Amchya
Arogyasathi) We For Our Health

• Before
• TBAs (dais) no formal training
• High of pregnancy-related deaths infant
  mortality

• After
• Physiological education of reproduction
  pregnancy
• Hygiene sanitation
• Safe Delivery Kits
• Prenatal neonatal care

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AID Boise Project SAMPARC Anjar Balgram

• Situation
• One of the biggest earthquakes
• Massive casualties
• Numerous orphans, vulnerable to exploitation
• Short term relief

• After
• Child care center for 34 children
• Food, shelter, education and health for the kids
• Long term commitment 7 yrs

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AID Boise Project VRDC (Vanasthali Rural
Development Center)

• Before
• Unskilled -gt low/no income
• Unaware -gt exploitation

• After
• Vocational training for 450 semi-literate women
• Economically self-supporting
• Project being replicated in other villages
• Women Empowerment

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Site Visit VRDC Lalit

• Changing the image of women in villages
• Training semi-literate women
• Very talented women
• Women entrepreneurs
• Trainees We stand on our feet

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Project Hundred Block Plan

• An urge to take stake in common man life in India
• Massive effort by all AID chapters
• Impact in many Indian states
• 100 blocks 6,000 villages Millions of poorest
  people directly being affected
• AID- Boise supports Thiruvarangulam block ( 60
  villages), Tamil Nadu
• Implemented by Tamil Nadu Science Forum (TNSF)
  A forum for scientists, farmers, teachers the
  marginal.
• Results Better utilization of primary health
  centers, reduced infant mortality (Arogya
  Iyakkam), improved womens health, micro-credit
  self-help group

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Site Visit Hundred Block Plan - Nithya

• Visit to Thiruvarangulam block
• Arogya Iyakkam (Health Movement) I got to watch
• weight taking ceremony at Alangudi block
• Met 3 block full timers and several village
  volunteers
• Superb organization
• Committed volunteers
• Amazing reduction in infant mortality
• Reduction in child mal-nutrition

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AID Boise Projects under review

• Lok Satta, Andhra Pradesh Governance reforms,
  Panchayat charter for better govt. service at
  village level
• AAA - Mobile Health Clinic, Maharashtra Health
  service for the tribal districts devoid of health
  care centre
• Friends of Children Meeting educational
  livelihood needs of under privileged children

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Contribute

• Monetary/non-monetary
• Turn ideas into action bring projects
• Help organize fund-raising drives
• Volunteer

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Association for Indias Development
Holistic Solutions For Indias Development
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Questions ??

• Yours
• Ours
• Any project suggestion/ area of focus?
• Would like non-GBM presentation on projects?
• Anything you want AID to do locally?

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Volunteer slides

Set Goals for 2004-05
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Boise chapter goals 2003

• Actively look at fields and states not covered
  A-
• Take more projects than in the past A
• Project update meeting every 2 months B-
• Visit projects being supported B
• Samparc
• AAA-TBA
• VRDC
• HBP
• HBP fund drive D

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AID projects
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What next

• Chapters working together or independent
• Missing areas of development (environment,
  governance reforms)
• Missing states (many projects in some)
• Success rate and follow up
• Projects without funds

for AID Boise chapter, for all of AID
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Actions

• New project database
• New proposals status
• Existing projects status
• NGOs and visits
• Pre-defined categories (unlike old dbase)
• Use it

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Association for Indias Development

• Financial Summary

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Structure

• AID, Mary Land is the Head Quarter
• Money in banks, managed by HQ
• Unrestricted
• Restricted
• Zonal Treasurers
• Four geographical zones
• For managing the donations only
• All events Accounting by HQ
• Project checks managed by the Electoral Board

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ALL AID Finances
Source AID Financial Statements
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Boise Finances Funds Generated
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Boise Finances Projects Funding

• Total funds as of March 2004 3227.18

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Boise Finances Funds Generated

• Total funds as of March 2004 3227.18

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Boise Finances Income Summary

• CC donation slipped in 2003 BUT this was more
  than compensated by Check Donations
• Major driver ? Diwali-03 donations matching
  program
• 27 drop in events revenue
• Movie opportunity missed in 2003
• Picnic in 2003 was funded by AID-Coords of 2002

2004 YTD
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Boise Finances Organization Cost

• 2001-2002
• Newsletter printing and mailing ? cost??
• Now soft copy being sent
• Post Office Box ? cost??
• Now personal address
• None for 2003
• Upcoming Costs - 2004
• Conference calls to NGOs for Projects

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Boise Finance Event Donation

• For example, for 2003 Diwali Function
• 41 of ticket money goes to projects
• Organization Cost break-down

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ALL AID Projects Finances
of Expenditure (482.1K Total)
of Projects (87 Total)
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Boise Finances
BREAK-UP
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Association for Indias Development Events Givin
g reasons for community to come together
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Different Possibilities

• Range of events to attract all possible sections
  of community
• Avenue for introduction of AID
• Simply give reasons for community to come
  together
• Entertainment, culture, interaction with donors,
  give back to community

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The Events

• Movies - Lagaan - the first movie
• 5 movies thus far BUT only 1 in 2003
• Total money generated
• Cultural Extravaganza - Diwali the first
  cultural event
• 3 thus far
• Total money generated
• Sports
• Cricket, TT, Racquetball, Bowling
• Total Money generated
• 2003 we could do TT and Bowling only
• Summer Picnic the first free fun event
• Designed such that no profits are made
• 2003 picnic was paid for by coords of 2001-2002

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The Events

• Movies
• 2-3 per year, but depends on quality of movies
  being released
• Need your input to bring your choices
• Diwali
• Yearly late October or early November
• Showcases local talent
• Not possible without your participation
• Need your input to surpass the heights the
  program has now reached

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School Outreach Program

• Conceived in September, 2001
• Reach the local community by introducing kids to
  Indian Culture by Indians
• Made possible by ALL volunteers
• Les Bois Jr. high School
• 1 QA session, 2 cultural festivals since 2001
• 2003 cultural festival
• Introduction to Music Dance
• Introduction to Culture
• Timberline High School
• 2 hour long presentation about every aspect
• In 2002 and 2003