Priyanka Kargupta is an 8 year old living in Maryland, USA. She’s set up Kids for Mumbai - to help those affected by the Mumbai Terror Attacks. I personally don’t know her, just got an email from her, and would encourage you to assess it for yourselves before donating. She’s provided links to her Dad and has her own blog. I’d like to know more details around who the funds are going to for disbursement.
Fighting Back the Carnage at Mumbai
on November 26-29, 2008
Kids for Mumbai
www.kidsformumbai.org
I’m quite impressed with what she’s doing. I do hope she is able to achieve her goal. I’d love for her to build up a movement around this where all kids all over the world are made increasingly conscious and aware that there are other kids like them who are being affected and violated every single day.
My friend Tracey Rankin was here last year and she had shared a lovely thought with me then. She told me that for Christmas 2007 she planned to gift her two young nieces an account with a non-profit where they would send money to a child affected by some form of violence in the developing world. What I liked about her plan was that her nieces and the children they were sponsoring would be in constant touch with each other via email. I forget which NGO she spoke of, just thought it’s a nice thought to share as Christmas is upon us.
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Really,its amazing that a little girl of 8 years of Baltimore,USA,Priyanka Kargupta who is living far from Mumbai is expressing her feelings for the violence affected kids of Mumbai Terror Attack.Hope she will achieve her goal to help the affected kids all over the world.
Thank you so much for your kind words. Our current plan is to offer direct small grants (for example to support education of the kids) and possibly donate to the Cama hospital for Women and Children at Mumbai. But we really need your help with this. I found a list of charity organizations that are active in Mumbai. Again, I need your help in finding the right ones. Can the Indian embassy help?
Thank you!
Priyanka
http://www.kidsformumbai.org
it sounds like a brilliant idea.
Great initiative. I’ve added a link to her on IndiaAwakening.com
Hey Dina….great to stumble upon your blog. How are things?
Was skimming through your blog today and was really impressed to see how you have really ‘new aged’ research and sociology. Fascinating stuff.
it sounds like a brilliant idea.
Hey Dina….all the best. i am with you