ÿþ<!-- saved from url=(0022)http://internet.e-mail --> <!-- saved from url=(0022)http://internet.e-mail --> <html> <head> <title>GiveIndia Newsletter</title> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> </head> <body bgcolor="#FFFFFF" text="#000000" leftmargin="0" topmargin="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0"> <div align="center"> <table width="500" border="2" cellspacing="2" cellpadding="2" bordercolor="#009478" style="border-collapse: collapse" height="2859"> <tr> <center> <TD height="2871"> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" height="51"> <tr> <td width="153" height="60"> <font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 9pt"> <a href="../../../default.aspx"> <img alt="GiveIndia logo" src="/images/gi-logo.jpg" width="153" border="0" height="54" /></a></font></td> <td width="347" height="60"> <div align="right"> <p><font face="Verdana"><b> <font color="#009278" style="font-size: 9pt"> News from GiveIndia</font></b></font><font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 9pt"><br> <a target="_blank" style="text-decoration: none" href="../../../">www.GiveIndia.org</a></font></p> </div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" bgcolor="666666"> <font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 9pt"><img src="http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c383/giveindia/trans.gif" width="1" height="1"></font></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 9pt"><img src="http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c383/giveindia/trans.gif" width="1" height="1"></font></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="153" height="22" bgcolor="BFD678">&nbsp;</td> <td width="347" height="22" bgcolor="BFD678"> <div align="right"> <font style="font-size: 9pt" face="Verdana">February, 2008&nbsp;</font></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 9pt"><img src="http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c383/giveindia/trans.gif" width="1" height="1"></font></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" bgcolor="666666"> <font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 9pt"><img src="http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c383/giveindia/trans.gif" width="1" height="1"></font></td> </tr> </table> <table width="500" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" align="center" height="193"> <tr> <td height="190" valign="top" width="231"> <p><b> <font color="#008000" style="font-size: 9pt" face="Verdana">In this Issue</font><font color="#009278" face="Verdana" style="font-size: 9pt"><br> <img border="0" src="http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c383/giveindia/hr.gif" width="222" height="1"><br> <br> </font> </b> <font color="#008000" face="Verdana" style="font-size: 9pt"><img border="0" src="http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c383/giveindia/bullet_green.gif" width="15" height="5"></font><a style="text-decoration: none" href="#Dear"><font color="#008000" face="Verdana" style="font-size: 9pt">From the GiveIndia team &raquo;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </font></a><font color="#008000" face="Verdana" style="font-size: 9pt"> <br> <img border="0" src="http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c383/giveindia/bullet_green.gif" width="15" height="5"></font><font face="Verdana" color="#008000"><span style="font-size: 9pt; text-decoration: none"><a style="text-decoration: none" href="#Feedback"><font color="#008000">Latest news from Payroll Giving</font></a></span></font><font color="#008000" face="Verdana" style="font-size: 9pt"><a style="text-decoration: none" href="#Feedback"><font color="#008000">&raquo;</font></a><img border="0" src="http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c383/giveindia/bullet_green.gif" width="15" height="5"><a href="#Tax" style="text-decoration: none"><font color="#008000" style="font-size: 9pt" face="Verdana">Save Tax, Save a Life</font><font color="#008000">&raquo;</font></a><br> <img border="0" src="http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c383/giveindia/bullet_green.gif" width="15" height="5"><font color="#008000"><a href="#Help" style="text-decoration: none"><font color="#008000">Help! How do I?&raquo;</font></a></font></font><font face="Verdana"><span style="font-size: 9pt"><br> </span></font> <font color="#008000" face="Verdana" style="font-size: 9pt"> <img border="0" src="http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c383/giveindia/bullet_green.gif" width="15" height="5"><a style="text-decoration: none" href="#Help"><font color="#008000">Pay it forward&raquo;</font></a><br> <img border="0" src="http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c383/giveindia/bullet_green.gif" width="15" height="5"><a style="text-decoration: none" href="#NGO"><font color="#008000">New NGO on the Block&raquo;</font></a><br> <img border="0" src="http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c383/giveindia/bullet_green.gif" width="15" height="5"></font><span style="text-decoration: none"><font color="#008000" face="Verdana" style="font-size: 9pt"><a href="#NGO" style="text-decoration: none"><font color="#008000">Causes 1 to 10: Employment</font></a></font></span><font color="#008000" face="Verdana" style="font-size: 9pt"><a href="#NGO" style="text-decoration: none"><font color="#008000"> &raquo;</font></a><br> <img border="0" src="http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c383/giveindia/bullet_green.gif" width="15" height="5"><font color="#008000"><span class="text3"><font face="Verdana" color="#008000" style="font-size: 9pt"><font color="#008000"><font color="#008000" face="Verdana" style="font-size: 9pt"><a href="#Komal" style="text-decoration: none"><font color="#008000">Success story of Komal</font></a></a></font><a href="#Komal" style="text-decoration: none"><font color="#008000">»</font></a></font><a href="#Komal" style="text-decoration: none"><font color="#008000"> </font></a> </font></span></font></font></p> </td> <td height="190" width="3" valign="top" background="http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c383/giveindia/dotted.gif"> <font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 9pt"><img src="http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c383/giveindia/trans.gif" width="1" height="1"></font></td> <td height="190" width="239" valign="top"> <p align="left"><b><font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 9pt" color="#008000">Invest your taxable income in changing lives:</font><font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 9pt" color="#009278"><br> <img border="0" src="http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c383/giveindia/hr.gif" width="222" height="1"><br> </font></b> <font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 9pt"><span style="text-decoration: none"> <a style="text-decoration: none" target="_blank" href="../../../p-144-sponsor-a-healthy-baby-awareness-campaign-for-mothers.aspx">Sponsor a healthy baby awareness campaign for mothers&raquo;</a></span></font><font face="Verdana"><span style="font-size: 9pt"><br> <br> </span></font> <font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 9pt"><span style="text-decoration: none"> <a style="text-decoration: none" target="_blank" href="../../../p-4671-1-day-medical-camp-for-50-poor-elderly-people.aspx">1 day medical camp for 50 poor elderly people&raquo;</a></span></font> <p align="left"><font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 9pt"><span style="text-decoration: none"> <a style="text-decoration: none" target="_blank" href="../../../p-610-sponsor-a-months-food-and-medicines-for-an-elderly.aspx">Sponsor a month's food and medicines for an elderly&raquo;</a></span> </font> </td> </tr> </table> <div align="center"> <table width="500" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" style="border-collapse: collapse" bordercolor="#111111" height="1100"> <center> <tr> <td bgcolor="BFD678" height="15"><font face="Verdana"><a name="Dear"> <span style="font-size: 9pt"></span></a></font></td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#FFFFFF" height="343"> <p class="MsoNormal" align="left"> <font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 9pt">Dear donor<b><br> </b> <br> January has breezed by and we're in the midst of a chilly February. Before we know it, the financial year end will be here. This is a great time to think about making a donation, changing a life...and getting a tax break. Payroll Givers, please take a minute to check your account balance and make a donation in time to receive a receipt to claim a tax benefit for '07-'08. Read our article below that tells you more about tax benefits. </font></p> <p class="MsoNormal" align="left"><font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 9pt">GiveIndia saw another Mumbai Marathon pass successfully with super support from the city. The money raised has crossed Rs 5 crore and more pledges are still being counted. Check our March newsletter for the final figures.</font></p> <div align="left"> <table border="0" cellspacing="1" width="100%"> <tr> <td width="100%" bgcolor="#F4F4F4"> <font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 9pt"> Make it your responsibility to ensure your money is put to good use? It just takes a few clicks of the mouse to make a difference! </font></td> </tr> </table> </div> <table border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse" bordercolor="#CCCCCC" width="100%" id="AutoNumber6" bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <tr> <td width="100%" bordercolor="#CCCCCC"> <font style="font-size: 9pt" face="Verdana"><b> Here are some ideas to get you started -</b><br> <a style="text-decoration: none" target="_blank" href="../../../p-3783-help-a-dalittribal-to-earn-living-as-a-paralegal-worker-for-1-month.aspx">Help a dalit/tribal to earn living as a paralegal worker for 1 month&raquo;</a><br> <br> <a target="_blank" style="text-decoration: none" href="../../../p-3918-enhance-the-employability-of-a-youth-through-a-6-month-vocational-training.aspx">Enhance the employability of a youth through a 6 month vocational training»</a><br> <br> <a target="_blank" style="text-decoration: none" href="../../../p-566-sponsor-a-poor-womans-family-planning-operation.aspx">Sponsor a poor woman's family planning operation&raquo;&nbsp;</a></font></td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="BFD678" height="19"><font face="Verdana"><a name="Feedback"> <span style="font-size: 9pt"></span></a></font></td> </tr> </center> <tr> <td bgcolor="#FFFFFF" height="395" align="left" valign="top"> <p class="MsoNormal"> <b><font color="#009278" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span class=text3> <font face=Verdana color=#008000 style="font-size: 9pt"> Latest News from the Payroll Giving team</font></span></font><font color="#008000" face="Verdana" style="font-size: 9pt"><br> <img border="0" src="http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c383/giveindia/hr.gif" width="422" height="1"><br> <br> </font> </b> <font style="font-size: 9pt" face="Verdana"><font color="#008000"><b> Several new companies join Payroll Giving</b>:<br> </font>The Payroll Giving programme continues to grow with a host of respected companies launching in the months of January and February.</font></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><font style="font-size: 9pt" face="Verdana"><b>HDFC Standard Life</b> - thanks to Mr. Deepak Satwalekar &amp; Mr. Sharad Gangal<br> <b>Bajaj Auto</b> - thanks to Mr. Rajiv Bajaj for attending the launch function<br> <b>Kotak Mahindra Bank</b> - thanks to Mr. Uday Kotak and Mr. Dipak Gupta<br> <b>DSPL Merrill Lynch </b>- thanks to Chairman Hemendra Kothari for sending a mail to all employees<br> <b>Kirloskar</b> - thanks to Kumar Kanetkar for launching the programme<br> <b>McKinsey</b> - thanks to Mr. Ramesh Mangaleshwaran and Mr. Rajiv Lochan for making us a part of their Townhall meeting</font></p> <p class="MsoNormal"> <font color="#008000" style="font-size: 9pt" face="Verdana"><b>Genpact, Jaipur welcomes Payroll Giving:</b></font><font style="font-size: 9pt" face="Verdana"><br> The employees of Genpact, Jaipur had an enthusiastic response to the Payroll Giving programme. At a roadshow organized by Mr. Dilip Rathore of Genpact, over 500 employees signed up in less than a week. Our sincere thanks to Saumya Lashkari of Genpact for her wonderful support to launch the programme across nationwide Genpact offices.</font></p> <table border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse" bordercolor="#CCCCCC" width="100%" id="AutoNumber2" bgcolor="#F5F5F5" height="57"> <tr> <td width="100%" height="53"><font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 9pt"> <b>Important information for our Payroll Givers: </b>Please take time now to check your account balance and donate. Only then will your money reach a beneficiary in need. To check your account balance, please visit <a target="_blank" style="text-decoration: none" href="../../../">GiveIndia.org</a></font></td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="BFD678" height="14"><font face="Verdana"><a name="Tax"> <span style="font-size: 9pt"></span></a></font></td> </tr> <tr> <td height="264"> <p><font color="#008000" style="font-size: 9pt" face="Verdana"><b> Double benefit: Change a life and save on your taxes</b></font></p> <p><font style="font-size: 9pt" face="Verdana"> It's that time of the year when most of us are in a scramble, collecting statements and bills to ensure that we keep our Income Tax as low as possible. There is no escaping taxation but there is a wonderful way that can help someone in need while you help yourself too. Make a donation now and receive the 80G benefit that is given to tax payers when they donate funds to certain registered charitable organisations.</font></p> <p><font style="font-size: 9pt" face="Verdana">Charitable institutions have to get themselves registered and only after the approval of the commissioner of Income Tax can they provide 80G benefit to the donors. Deductions generally equal 50% of the amount donated but in certain cases like donations made to the Prime Minister's National Relief Fund, 100% of the amount donated is deductible. The maximum limit of this deduction is 10% of the gross total income of the tax payer. </font></p> <p><font style="font-size: 9pt" face="Verdana"><b>80G is a very effective way to reduce tax and make a difference to someone in need.</b> <a style="text-decoration: none" target="_blank" href="../../../showcategory.aspx?CategoryID=56&SEName=health">Use it today</a>!</font></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="BFD678" height="15"><font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 9pt"><img src="http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c383/giveindia/trans.gif" width="1" height="1"><a name="Help"></a></font></td> </tr> </table> </div> <div align="center"> <center> <table width="500" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" style="border-collapse: collapse" bordercolor="#111111" height="270"> <tr> <td height="270" valign="top" width="238"> <p align="left"><b> <font color="#008000" face="Verdana" style="font-size: 9pt"> Help! How do I? </font> <font color="#009278" face="Verdana" style="font-size: 9pt"><br> <img border="0" src="http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c383/giveindia/hr.gif" width="222" height="1"><br> </font><font color="#008000" face="Verdana" style="font-size: 9pt"> <br> </font></b> <font style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt" face="Verdana" color="#008000"><i> I would like a copy of the Sec.80G certificate. Where can I find it?<b><br> </b> </i><b> <br> </b> </font><font style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt" face="Verdana"> GiveIndia provides the 80G number on the receipt itself, in keeping with Income Tax Department rules. You do not need a copy of the 80G certificate to claim your deduction. </font> <p align="left"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt" face="Verdana">However, for your own reassurance, you can <a style="text-decoration: none" target="_blank" href="../../../skins/skin_1/pdf/80gnew.pdf">download</a> a copy of our 80G certificate.</font><font face="Verdana"><span style="font-size: 9pt"> <br> &nbsp;</span></font><table border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse" bordercolor="#F7F7F7" width="100%" id="AutoNumber8" bgcolor="#F7F7F7"> <tr> <td width="100%"><font face="Verdana"> <span style="font-size: 9pt">Check out our <a style="text-decoration: none" target="_blank" href="../../../t-giveindia-help-centre.aspx">Help Centre</a> for more questions and answers. </span></font> </td> </tr> </table> </td> <td height="270" width="1" valign="top" background="http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c383/giveindia/dotted.gif"> <font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 9pt"><img src="http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c383/giveindia/trans.gif" width="1" height="1"></font></td> <td height="270" width="231" valign="top"> <p><span class="text3"><b><font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 9pt" color="#008000">Pay it Forward!</font></b></span><font color="#009278"><b><font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 9pt"> <br> <img border="0" src="http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c383/giveindia/hr.gif" width="222" height="1"><br> <br> </font></b></font><font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 9pt"> Have you donated through GiveIndia and believe in its mission and vision of creating a strong &quot;giving&quot; culture where Indians donate 2% of their income every year to give the poor a chance?</font></p> <p><font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 9pt">Have you made a difference to someone's life as well as yours?</font></p> <p><font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 9pt">Do you want your friends to know how they can make a difference too?</font></p> <p><font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 9pt"><b> Click <a style="text-decoration: none" target="_blank" href="../../../t-banners.aspx">here</a></b> to spread the word...</font></p> </td> </tr> </table> </center> </div> <div align="center"> <center> <table width="500" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" style="border-collapse: collapse" bordercolor="#111111" height="24"> <tr> <td bgcolor="BFD678" height="12"><font face="Verdana"><a name="NGO"> <span style="font-size: 9pt"></span></a></font></td> </tr> </table> </center> </div> <div align="center"> <center> <table width="500" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" style="border-collapse: collapse" bordercolor="#111111" height="403"> <tr> <td height="482" valign="top" width="247"> <p><b><font color="#008000" style="font-size: 9pt" face="Verdana"> New NGO on the block</font><font color="#009278" face="Verdana" style="font-size: 9pt"><br> </font></b><font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 9pt"><img border="0" src="http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c383/giveindia/hr.gif" width="230" height="1"></font></p> <p align="left"> <font style="font-size: 9pt" face="Verdana"> Young children and their working mothers are one of the most vulnerable sections living in poverty, in India today. While the adults toil, young children suffer neglect and the older ones bear the responsibility of adult chores. <a style="text-decoration: none" target="_blank" href="../../../getNGO.aspx?ngoID=172">Mobile Creches for working mothers' children</a>, Delhi has been a presence in this landscape since 1969; and is a specialist in child development with 30 years of experience in programme, research and training.</font></p> <p align="left"><font style="font-size: 9pt" face="Verdana"> Till date, Mobile Creches has reached out to 6,50,000 children, trained 5,500 childcare workers and is running 550 daycare centres. </font></p> <p align="left"><font style="font-size: 9pt" face="Verdana">Support Mobile Creches:</font></p> <p><span style="font-family: Arial"><font style="font-size: 9pt" face="Verdana"> <a style="text-decoration: none" target="_blank" href="../../../p-2571-sponsor-a-one-day-dental-camp.aspx">Sponsor a one day Dental camp<font color="#0000FF" face="Verdana" style="font-size: 9pt">&raquo;</font></a></font></span><font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 9pt"><br> <a style="text-decoration: none" target="_blank" href="../../../p-140-sponsor-a-health-awareness-programme-in-a-rural-area.aspx"> <br> Sponsor a health awareness programme in a rural area&raquo;&nbsp;</a></font></p> <p><span style="font-family: Arial"><font style="font-size: 9pt" face="Verdana"> <a style="text-decoration: none" target="_blank" href="../../../p-143-install-smokeless-stoves-sarala-ole-for-4-families.aspx">Install smokeless stoves (Sarala Ole) for 4 families&raquo;</a></font></span></p> </td> <td height="482" width="1" valign="top" background="http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c383/giveindia/dotted.gif"> <font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 9pt"><img src="http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c383/giveindia/trans.gif" width="1" height="1"></font></td> <td height="482" width="222" valign="top"> <p><font face="Verdana" color="#008000" style="font-size: 9pt"><b>C</b></font><b><font color="#009278" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span class=text3><font face=Verdana color=#008000 style="font-size: 9pt"><a name="Women">a</a></font></span></font><font color="#008000" face="Verdana" style="font-size: 9pt">uses 1 to 10: Employment</font><font face="Verdana" color="#009278" style="font-size: 9pt"><br> <img border="0" src="http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c383/giveindia/hr.gif" width="222" height="1"><br> </font></b> <font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 9pt"><br> Even as we celebrate a booming economy, with its surplus jobs and employment opportunities, a section of our population is just waiting for a chance to earn their first salary - however small it may be. Ironically, we also have the highest number of child laborers - close to 17 million. With just your day's salary, you can make a big difference - empower someone with a job and pull them not just out of unemployment but poverty too. A good time to start would be now!&nbsp;&nbsp; </font><span style="font-family: Arial"><font style="font-size: 9pt" face="Verdana"><br> &nbsp;&nbsp;<br> <a style="text-decoration: none" target="_blank" href="../../../p-3062-sponsor-antenatal-care-expenses-for-5-pregnant-women.aspx">Sponsor antenatal care expenses for 5 pregnant women&raquo;</a></font></span><font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 9pt"><br> <br> <a target="_blank" href="../../../p-4898-sponsor-a-kitchen-garden-for-a-very-poor-tribal-woman.aspx" style="text-decoration: none">Sponsor a Kitchen Garden for a very poor Tribal Woman&raquo;&nbsp;</a></font></p> <p><font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 9pt"> <a style="text-decoration: none" target="_blank" href="../../../p-2564-provide-bedding-and-cooking-vessels-to-a-tribal-family.aspx">Provide bedding and cooking vessels to a tribal family<font color="#0000FF" face="Verdana" style="font-size: 9pt">&raquo;</font></a></font></p> <p><font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 9pt"> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <a style="text-decoration: none" target="_blank" href="../../../c-60-employment.aspx">more&gt;&gt;</a></font></p> </td> </tr> </table> </center> </div> <div align="center"> <center> <table width="500" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" style="border-collapse: collapse" bordercolor="#111111" height="660" align="right"> <tr> <td bgcolor="BFD678" width="490" height="8"> <font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 9pt"> <a name="Komal"></a><img src="http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c383/giveindia/trans.gif" width="1" height="1"></font></td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="F2FBD8" width="490" height="489"> <p><b><font color="#009278" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span class=text3><font face=Verdana color=#008000 style="font-size: 9pt"> Read the success story of Komal, the wonder child <br> </font></span></font><font color="#009278" face="Verdana" style="font-size: 9pt"><img border="0" src="http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c383/giveindia/hr.gif" width="222" height="1"> </font> <font color="#009278" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span class=text3><font face=Verdana color=#008000 style="font-size: 9pt"><br> </font></span></font></b><span class=text3><font face=Verdana style="font-size: 9pt"><a href="http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c383/giveindia/komal.jpg"><img width="255" height="187" align="left" border="0" src="http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c383/giveindia/komal.jpg"></a>Dedication, hard work and resolute focus on your goals: that's the price of success. Komal a student of Deepalaya School, Sanjay Colony knows this only too well. Her father is a mason and mother a homemaker. Together they struggle to meet the rising cost of living in Delhi with their seven children. <a target="_blank" style="text-decoration: none" href="../../../getNGO.aspx?ngoID=30">Deepalaya </a>reached out to this deserving child and convinced her parents to send her to school. Komal, now studying at Deepalaya School utilizes fully every opportunity that comes her way and has been an achiever all through, standing first in her class every year. </font></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" align="left"><span class=text3><font face=Verdana style="font-size: 9pt"> In 2004, she won an award for painting, from none other than the then President A.P.J. Kalam. She repeated her winning performance by getting a prize again, at another painting competition held by NHRC in December 2007. This time too she was awarded by President Pratibha Patil. Way to go Komal!</font></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" align="left"><span class=text3><font face=Verdana style="font-size: 9pt"> Blessed with supportive parents and above all, the will to struggle against all odds this young achiever continues to inspire thousands of underprivileged children who hope for a bright future. </font></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" align="left"><span class=text3><font face=Verdana style="font-size: 9pt">Gift a kid the power of Knowledge. <a style="text-decoration: none" target="_blank" href="../../../c-63-education.aspx">Donate now</a>!</font></span></p> <div align="left" style="width: 480; height: 73"> <table border="0" cellspacing="1" width="100%" bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <tr> <td width="100%"> <font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 9pt"> <img border="0" src="http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c383/giveindia/share-story.jpg" align="left" vspace="1" width="41" height="36"></font><font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 9pt; font-weight:700">Share your story on giving: </font><font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 9pt">If you have a story to tell us on how you made a difference to someone s life, we want to hear it. 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