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NEEDS FOR RPI PROJECTS

Project Needs



Mailing Address for packages

Please mail packages for the Little Darlings or the Mercy Home to the following address:

Claretian Mercy Home,
Azhagusirai,
Ponnamangalam P.O,
Thirumangalam,
Madurai District 625 706
Tamil Nadu, India

For internet shops, or packages for Creche Program or school, please use the following address:

Susanna
c/o Father Tony
Claret Bhavan
Karumathur
Madurai Dt
Tamil Nadu 625 514
Phone: 045 4928 7230

Can you sponsor one of these needs?

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  1. Sponsorship
    1. Evening tuitions for one month for one village - $20.00 `1000
    2. Creche teacher for one month - $60.00 ` 2,500
    3. Seminars for mothers (2 a month)---- $40.00 a month. `2,000
  2. Vehicles needed
    1. Mini-School bus for handicapped school $8,500
    2. Vehicle maintenance and registration, taxes and insurance $1066 (3 vehicles - approximately $350 per vehicle.)
  1. Construction of 6,000 sq. ft handicapped school. (This building will double for seminars for the mothers). $60,000

Village Creche Program

  1. Sponsor a set of 200 educational flash cards for a creche. (Alphabet cards, tamil alphabet cards, English vocabulary, general knowledge.) $40.00 `4,500.
  2. Sponsor toilets for one creche. (Presently children use the front yard!) This also includes septic tank and water tank. $700.00 `35,000.00
  3. Sponsor school uniforms for one creche (for about 30 children.) $350.00    `15,000.00

Educational Items for Creches and future school

Story Books

  1. A set of bi-lingual Indian folk tales. ` 500.00 $10.00. Can be purchased online here: http://www.tulikabooks.com/Panchatantrapack.htm
  2. A selection of 10 other bi-lingual story books. `75-100 each ($2.00.) Can be purchased online here: http://www.tulikabooks.com/bilingualbooks.htm
  3. 10 Tamil 'WordBird' Story books. Approximately `135.00 $3.00 per book. (Prices vary slightly for each book.) Can be purchased online here: http://www.tulikabooks.com/wordbird.htm

TOTAL APPROXIMATE COST OF A SELECTION OF STORY BOOKS: `3,000.00 $60.00

Flash Cards

  1. A set of 100 flashcards for teaching alphabet, vocabulary, general knowledge and simple reading words: Rs 1,500.00 $30.00 (We make these ourselves due to the non-availability of good Tamil flashcards.

TOTAL APPROXIMATE COST OF A SELECTION OF FLASH CARDS `1,500.00 $30.00

Board Books

  1. Set of 10 board books vol.1 Rs. 224 $4.50 Purchase: http://www.crossword.in/books/my-treasury-pre-school-library-vol1
  2. Set of 10 board books vol.2 Rs. 224 $4.50 Purchase: http://www.crossword.in/books/my-treasury-pre-school-library-vol2

TOTAL APPROXIMATE COST OF A SELECTION OF BOARD BOOKS: `500.00 $10.00

Educational Charts.

  1. Preschool Charts vol.1--10 educational charts Rs.190 $4.00 Purchase here: http://www.crossword.in/books/my-pre-school-educational-charts-vol1
  2. Preschool Charts vol.2--10 more educational charts. Rs.190 $4.00 Purchase here: http://www.crossword.in/books/my-pre-school-educational-charts-vol2

TOTAL COST OF A SELECTION OF EDUCATIONAL CHARTS: `360.00 $7.00

Wooden Puzzles

Please note, these are all available from the same internet store: Toy World India.

  1. 1-20 Number Shape Tray `240.00 $5.00  Purchase here: number-shape-tray-with-knobs-
  2. 1-10 Number Picture Tray with Knobs `170.00 $3.50  Purchase here: number-picture-tray-with-knobs
  3. 2 Animal Jumbo Puzzles `265.00  $5.50  Purchase here : animal-jumbo-puzzle-
  4. Set of 6 jumbo theme puzzles `1,530.00 $31.00  Purchase here: toyworld-Jumbo puzzles
  5. Graded wooden tower `195.00 $4.00  Purchase here: -graded-square-tower
  6. A selection of 6 theme puzzles `900 $14.00  Purchase here: Toyworld-theme-puzzles (Scroll down the page.)

TOTAL COST OF A SELECTION OF wooden puzzles: `3,300.00 $66.00

Little Darlings

  1. Children's panties for ages 2 - 4
  2. A few boys clothes for age 4

Mercy Home Nursery

  1. Nappies and nappy covers (diapers.)