We are happy to bring to you our latest quarterly newsletter - the first issue in our second year of operation. The newsletter provides updates on our current projects. The impact that we have made in the last quarter would not have been possible without the support of generous donors like you.

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We are excited to report the progress made on the Oorani Project – the rain-water harvesting project that Anand Charity is implementing with the help of the Dhan foundation.

We obtained the following information through a recent conversation with the coordinator at Alidabad:

° Villagers have made Rs.10,000 worth of community contribution in terms of labor; This helped the machine work preparation for construction of the Oorani.

° The machinery required for the construction work has been hired and should have reached the village by December 19^th.

° Most of the Oorani work is expected to be completed soon.

We will continue to report updates on the project as we complete the major construction work.

We hope to embark on many more projects this New Year with your support and generosity. To donate to Anand Charity, please visit our Donations page here.

We are proud to announce that Project Krishna is almost complete. Tiles have been laid, the walls have been painted and the plumbing work is completed. There are still a couple of things that have to be done before the toilets can be commissioned - fitting doors and some carpentry.

The construction of the toilets was originally scheduled to be completed by November 7th. However, due to some difficulties in transfer of money and procurement of construction materials, it has been delayed. After the construction has been completed, one of Anand Charity’s volunteers will make a site visit to the school.

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Here is the latest action plan from Dhan for the Oorani construction at Bhorajguda:

In Bhorajguda, a village level meeting was conducted on 17^th Nov, 2008. In this meeting, the community discussed the following

• The entire village is very busy with cotton harvesting; This will take another 15 – 20 days.
• The villagers are committed to contributing 25% of the total estimated cost.
• They planned to start the construction work on 21^st November, 2008
• They planned to complete the Oorani construction by end of December, 2008

Anand Charity has already sent the first installment of funds to Dhan Foundation. A progress report will be sought from Dhan Foundation around December 10th. After review of this report, the second installment of funds will be sent.

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