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2014-09-28T21:42:00.001-04:00

Email us at info@f4cw.org or call us at (949) 300-6622

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*Foundation for Children and Women

21 Alba West, Irvine, CA 92620

2014-05-15T03:26:00.001-04:00

Update 2014

2014-05-14T13:10:00.000-04:00

Since this update is being made in 2014, this post is a brief update on the happenings in FCW since the last post.
Our donations have continued to CRT each year for its publications and advocacy material, with some project support and administrative costs also.

In addition, support continued to Goodwill and Casa Materna for a year more, and then in 2012, we initiated a new grant, to Suraksha [WRHCP] which aims to help women at risk of contracting HIV/AIDS.

Based in Bangalore, India, it cloaks its advocacy, information and treatment in a reproductive health programme to circumvent the stigma faced or feared by women - this prevents them from checking their status whether they are at risk or actually infected by the virus. A concurrent effort in the project is to provide economic support to the women in the community via Self-Help Groups, and training in saleable skills. The project actually got off the ground in end 2012 and has slowly stabilised. During the current financial year, it is hoped that Suraksha can raise more financial resources, both local and abroad [via FCW], and expand the project area and also venture into another project, for Orphans and Vulnerable Children [OVC], specifically those affected or infected by HIV/AIDS.

The funding climate has become very unfavorable in India and even established non-profits are struggling to continue their core activities. A lot depends therefore on private donors, big and small. Every little bit counts! CRT has registered for the World K TCS Run on 18th May to raise some substantial funds from both India and abroad. This is the link to the appeal we have issued -
http://bangalorecares.in/ngofundraise-detail/?fund=560&evt_id=6

FCW in 2010

2011-06-03T21:56:00.001-04:00

Actually, it was more of the same! But that is not always a bad thing, is it? FCW found the ongoing projects in 2009 needed further support and so fresh grants were made for similar activites or the same. One new grant, to Nalamdana that uses innovative communication methods to provide knowledge about health and various aspects of child rightsto illiterate audiences, adolescents etc., has been made during the year.

Goodwill International was supported in its project of mainstreaming dropouts by conducting suitable bridging classes to bring them back into school.

Child Rights Trust expanded its translation and publication of advocacy and education materials on various aspects of child rights aimed at a range of groups and individuals.

Nalamdana used the funds to produce and exhibit its films and stage its live shows followed by community surveys and discussions, on child rights and adoloscent problems.

An Appeal for the Special Needs of Children Affected by Disaster

2009-11-01T00:56:00.003-04:00

FCW has received a request from the Child Rights Trust [CRT] to channel its appeal for funding its flood relief and rehabilitation efforts following the severe floods in the northern part of the state of Karnataka, India.

In their own words:

“In addition to our normal developmental focus on child rights, we are now in the midst of the severe emergency needs of children affected by the floods in northern part of our state, Karnataka. While several NGOs and the Government are working on the overall relief and rehabilitation of the affected families, we are paying our attention to children. Not only are they sometimes orphaned, but even if their families are intact, they suffer from trauma and do not revive even with nutritious food; unless they are given counselling and cajoled to laugh and play again, their health, nutrition and their very childhood is at risk. The school-age ones among them also need some school supplies as when their own or make-shift schools do reopen, they can be ready to rejoin. These crucial aspects are not recognised in the general relief efforts and hence children continue to suffer. This can have a damaging effect on their long-term development. We are noticing these problems even after a month has passed since the floods.

Please see the attached appeal for information on our response to the disaster”.*

We hope you will respond generously to this appeal. If you would prefer to donate to our general fund that covers needs world-wide, you are welcome to do so. As before, you can donate by check to FCW or by credit card at http://www.f4cw.org/ , and FCW will forward the donations to CRT, and your IRS exemption certificate to you. Please mention if the donation is a general one or specifically meant for the N. Karnataka flood relief fund.

*http://www.childrightstrust.org

Thank you for your interest.

Casa Materna Project Update - June 09

2009-07-06T12:54:00.002-04:00

FCW's first tranche of funds [$ 1,000] in end 2006 to Casa Materna was used for the food component in the package of Basic Services tor rural high-risk and pregnant mothers. who have to come ahead and/or stay 1-3 days after the birth of their child.

The next tranche of $ 3000 in end 2007 covered most of the costs of major rewiring of the entire Casa, a r ather large building as the provision of Basic Services was threatened by rodents having eaten away at the wires and protective coverings of the Casa's building.

Total Grant as of June 2009 - $ 4,000

Child Rights Trust

2009-07-04T09:55:00.001-04:00

FCW received a proposal from Child Rights Trust (CRT), Bangalore, India, for support for embarking on a systematic production and translation of its key documents. The proposal was approved in end 2008 for two year period with a total budget of Indian Rs. 604,000 [about 12,000 $ approximately].

CRT has been working on children's issues or over six years. Its slogan is “Every Right for every child”. Conceived as an advocacy, training, research, and monitoring child rights implementation as well as violations of these rights in India, it focuses its intensive activities in its home state of Karnataka, while it participates in regional and national efforts on many child rights issues. As the southern chapter of the India Alliance for Child Rights [IACR], iy also coordinates the southern network.

CRT uses individual discussions, training and sensitisation courses, campaigns, inputs into the media, and production and dissemination of materials for its advocacy efforts. As part of these strategies, it has been producing publications to advocate and disseminate Child Rights concepts, guides to implementation, and documentation of its research and monitoring. Many of these have been, from the very start, very popular with NGOS, Government and the public. There was a crying need to go ahead on many fronts with these and some other documents/materials for wider circulation within Karnataka as also support to NGOs, academics and Governments in other states.

The materials are mostly in Kannada, the local language. These it had not been able to disseminate widely as needed due to financial constraints for printing and for translating materials into other Indian languages and/or English [from Kannada]. A few are in English, and these needed both printing in larger quantities for use in other states and translation and printing in Kannada for wider use in Karnataka.

The publications are of three types. Some are targeted at children, some at trainers from NGOs, government and training institutions, and some others at the general public. Some of the items are priced at Rs.10/- each, which makes them easily affordable by most people. The more detailed documents [training manuals or reports of key projects or meetings] can run up to Rs.250/-. The sale proceeds of these items were planned to be ploughed back into financing further editions after the project period is over.

Earlier in 2008, FCW supported CRT's fund-raising efforts at AKKA's [Association of Kannada Kootas in America] world conference in Chicago, providing the booth space at the venue. Donations were funnelled through FCW.

Please see http:www.childrightstrust.org for details of CRT and its activities.

Total Grant so far: $ 3,500

Goodwill International - update 2008-09

2009-06-27T08:28:00.001-04:00

Summary of report for 2008-09.
Goodwill continues to provide literacy classes in its Neelasandra Centre for around 26 children, both boys and girls, coming mostly from nearby slums. The classes are held five days a week.
The children learn various subjects like English, Kannada, Mathematics, etc. Notebooks, pencil, slate and everyday lunch is provided to all, while some children are given an opportunity to learn computers, so that they may get attracted to attend their classes regularly. Gradually the other children will also be introduced to computers.
The staff work very hard to teach the students, but the students do not come regularly to the classes. The two teachers check out on all the students and convince them to come to class everyday, but the parents are the main drawback because they do not encourage their children. The reasons are – one, Most parents are working as manual labourers, maids, daily wage construction workers etc., and their jobs demand their being at the workplace quite early in the morning. Because of this there is no one to wake up the children, give them proper breakfast etc. 2.T here are at least four or five children in many families, in which case the older siblings have to take care of the younger ones.

The children are very happy once they come into the centre. After the classes, they do not like to go to their homes. The only problem is to bring them to the classes. Still the organisation has managed to keep around 20 students who attend classes regularly. The curriculum includes arts and crafts, games and outings to parks.

Nearby schools are requested to admit these children into the mainstream education. There is a positive response, so long as there is written parental consent and GIA’s request, also in writing.

Some of the parents are hesitant to send their children especially girls to a place far away from home. So, the organization is trying to rent a small place in the slums itself, so as to encourage such parents to send their children to school. There is readiness among some of the slum residents to help find a place.

Total Grant so far: $ 8,500

Proposals Invited

2007-07-07T21:41:00.000-04:00

FCW compiles a shelf of projects that are in accordance with its aims, and provides small amounts as seed money.

Proposals for funding must have the following information:
*Background information on the organisation
*Previous History [unless the project is a new one]
*Rationale or Justification for proposals
*Objectives – main and subsidiary [if any]
*Target Groups
*Strategies
*Action Plan [broad for total duration of project and more specific for first year]
*Monitoring and Evaluation Plan.
*Budget [Total and Amount requested from FCW]

Goodwill International Project

2007-07-07T21:28:00.001-04:00

Projects Funded: 2. Basic Education for Dropouts.

Goodwill International Association's three-year Project on Basic Education is being funded from end 2006. GIA has been operating projects on rescue and rehabilitation of working children for many years. the project now supported is in in Bangalore, India. it has the objective of making “Slums free of Child Labour” and providing basic education to such children in two slums for a bridging period after which they will be admitted to regular schools. Small stipends are provided for in the form of savings in the child's name and will be disbursed at the completion of the course.
The total budget for three years is Rs. 16,555 or about $ 30,000.

FCW's Projects -1. Casa Materma

2007-07-07T21:23:00.000-04:00

FCW has made a small contribution to the Basic Services Project of Casa Materna, Nicaraguain 2006. The aim of this project is to reduce maternal and infant death in the region of Matagalpa,by providing pre-natal and post-natal care for rural mothers who have high-risk pregnancies.

For more details on the project go to:
http://casamaterna.org/ ??

How You Can Help

2007-07-02T10:27:00.005-04:00

FCW was started with modest contributions from private well-wishers.

Donations from the public and institutions are invited either for FCW as such to be disbursed to various projects that it may find worth funding, or for specific ongoing as well as new projects and activities that the donor might wish to support, provided they are in line with FCW's objectives. FCW is tax exempt in the USA under IRS 501 [c][3].

Each new proposal or appeal will be carefully examined by FCW with the help of its advisors before any agreement to fund it. Feedback to the donor will be both periodic and at the end of the funded project.

ABOUT US

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FCW stands for the Foundation for Children and Women

* What is the Overall Objective of FCW?
To provide support to the work of individuals and organizations that work towards improving lives of vulnerable children and women anywhere in the world without distinction of race, creed, religion, caste or belief.

* Vision All Children and Women are able to enjoy all their rights.

* Mission FCW seeks to improve the lives of vulnerable children and women worldwide and support efforts to secure their rights.

Contact Us

2006-07-01T22:13:00.002-04:00

Email us at info@f4cw.org or call us using this widget or
(949) 300-6622

For Information on FCW or any of its projects
Donations by check to FCW*
Comments
Proposals for consideration by FCW
Volunteer Program

*Foundation for Children and Women

21 Alba West, Irvine, CA 92620