Projects of Partnerships For Change highlights from 2008.

4. Sendivakkam
Women's powerment
Em Center
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Taking
Actionto achieve
Millennium
Development
Goals:
+ Ending
Poverty
+ Promoting
Gender
Equity

5. from Poverty for
Liberation Trap Women
Untouchables in Se n d iv a k k a m
Living
o 38%Literates, Children
48% dropouts
o Living Poverty Women
- withoutmeans
in to
fam ily
su p p o rt
o Employment situation:
Average days work peryear
1-50 of
- per
50 Cents Day 35 Rupees dayfor men,20
a
rupees women
for
andhigh
Bonded labor depend enc e land
on owner s
o Children womenmalnourished
and

6. Center
Em
Women's Powerment
for Ski Training
ll
o Tailoring
ST. ASSISI TAILORING CBNTRE
. EmbroiderY
o Typing
o lnformation
Technology
o Nursing
o Ma n a g e m e n tYB o n
b
Secou Convent,
rs
Su p e r i oS t .M arY
r
Ra l p h
AT SENDIVAKKAM

7. A Building Empowerment
For
ARRANGING THI] MACHINN
Rooms Stay
to
a
Rooms
Wash
o
for
Wellfor CleanWater
Center Community
and
Facility
and
Training
Classrooms
Rooms Professional
for
Trainers

8. Provide
Nuns
BonSecours
V i s i o n Ma n a gem ent
&

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to
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t Skills dB u ild reers
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s
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10. Sendiva kka m
childre a n dS i s te r
n
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of Convent

11. Women's
Empowerment
Center
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BE RE
FO
C ONSTRUCTION
IN PROGRESS
(August
2OO7)

12. TotalBudeet
for
Women's powermentCenter
Em
Construction Rs.15,55,000.00
Building
39,477.LO
USDollars:
Costs years)
(2
Program
Embroidery
Units Rs.L,24,000.00
(10machines) 3148.01
USDollars:
(2006)
3 purchased
Units
Tailoring Rs. L,54,000.00
(10machines) USDollars:3909.63
(2006)
L0 purchased
Rs. 18,23,000.00
Total
USDollars:46,280.88

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I I May2007
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN
to *ct on my behalf to
It is my pleasure to authorize the following individuals TO WHOM I1'MAY CO.i!CERN
june lli* to Aug 8F' axtz' Thev are
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oracte) is planning to establisha monasteryand residentialquartersfor the
me as well.
Monk-studentsof Deyang Dratshangpresentlyundergoingreligious studies
at Drepung Loselicg in Mundgod, KarnatakaStatein South India.
501(c)3 Non-Profit
Partnerships for Change is a San Franciecobas€d
(www.pafinershipsforchange'cortl-that is sPonsoring for their
Organization
Ven. ThuptenNgodup,(NechungKuten) is planningto visit the USA and
while in the US 'The following
finincial care .accommodation and their tour
South Korea to raise funding lbr the aboveprojects.
to
are working in affiliation with Parlrrerships change
For
individuals
expediteour successfultriP' othersto assistin whateverway
We supportthis project and would encourage
they can.
The namelist of team organizer in US:
1. Andrew Michaet ESQ; Director
2. Dr. MarY T Weiss
3. Richard Diefenbach
4. JacquelineMiller
5. llonka Harezi
5, Bonnie Levinson
7. Dana Walden
Chhime R. Chhoekyapa
8. SteveAllen
Joint Secrctary
9. Michaet FitzPatrick
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10,Manny Otto
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Ven.Thupten NlPdtlP
{The Medium of Tibet'e StateOracle) Pradah,India
Dharursdr, Himachal
Thckchcn Chocling, Mclcod Ganj 176219,
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The Oracleof Tibet
Discusses
GlobalWarrning
Offeringthe indigenouswisdom of Tibet on pressing
challenges the eurth'senvironment
to
Tibet's State OraclerVenerableThupten Ngodup (quot;/Vechung
Kutenl, with the blessingsof His Holinessthe 14th Dalai Lama (to whom the Oracle is a
s pi r i t u a la d v i s o r )w i l l be m a kin g h is fir st p u b licvisit to th e Uni tedS tatesto offer i nsi ghtsand di recti ons
regardi ng obalw armi ng and i ndi v i dual
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responsibility.
Travelinq from his monastery in the Himalayas-quot;the rooftop of the worldquot;-/Vechung Kuten will offer solutionson the biggest crisis of our times,
del i v e r i n g l e c t u r e s a n d co n d u ctin g o p e n d ia lo g u e swith a u di encesacrosstheU S fromJunel 5toA ugustS ,2OOT.
l aredB l umenfel d,D i rectoroftheS an
FranciscoDepartment of the Environment,will moderate the June L5,2OO7discussionat the SF Main PublicLibrary.
4:15 - 5:15 pm
Friday, June I5, 2007
San Francisco Main Public Library
100 Larkin Street (at Grove)
Koret Auditorium - Main Library, Lower Level
All programs theLibraryarefree. Seats beffired onafirst come, senedbasis.Nofoodor drinl<s
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