Hoi Marloes
Leuk om je berichtjes te lezen een fijne reis terug! Groetjes uit zeelst

Leuk Loesje!!
Een fijne terugreis!!
Doe voorzichtig!!
Tot snel!!
Liefs Ellen!!

Hi Loes, fijn dat je het nog zo goed naar je zin hebt gehad, ondanks de dagen die je hebt moeten missen vanwege ziek zijn. Veel plezier nog met je laatste dagje in India en tot heel gauw back in Holland!
xxLot

Ist nou al voorbij? Best snel gegaan.

Het uitgebreidere verslag horen/zien we dan in Nl wel he!

Mooie foto met die duim voor je hoofd trouwens

En idd, right hand is for eating, left hand......

(maar ik zag dat jij wel t geluk van papier had... bof je weer )

Tot zondags, maandags of dinsdags!

Anthony (niet de sister )

Weer een leuk verhaaltje cool om te horen van de 'gepimpte riksja' hehe
Jeetje anthony lol
Fijne terugreis does

Tot snel
Dikke Kus

Goede reis loezie!

xx

Hé Marloes!

Wat heb jij een supergave tijd gehad volgens mij!! Kom snel een keer langs met alle foto's en verhalen!

Liefs Marijke

Respected Sirs,

We wish to introduce ourselves as a Network of Non-governmental, non-profit organizations engaged in conservation and protection of environment and improving the standards of the rural women of our target areas in Tiruvannamalai District of Tamil Nadu, India.

We have been doing the environmental activities these days individually and are planting around 10000 saplings per year in our areas and are providing income generation methods to the downtrodden people of our area. Since the need for improving environment is growing day-by-day, we felt it necessary to form a network and work towards protection of environment, bio diesel production by planting Jetropa, agro-forestry, afforestation, reforestation and environmental awareness through educational activities. Hence we the five NGOs came together and formed the network named ‘NETWORK OF EAST WEST SOLIDARITY (NEWS)’

By forming this network, we are coming together from different areas of Tiruvannamalai District. The Lead Organization of this Network, namely Rural Development Afforestation Society is situated on the southeastern side of Tiruvannamalai Town, the second organization is situated on the north western side of Tiruvannamalai Town. The other organizations are situated on other sides of Tiruvannamalai Town all the organizations are within Tiruvannamalai District.

At present our lead organization and other organizations are getting funding assistance from Rainforest Information Centre, Australia, Trees for the Future, USA Cottonwood Foundation, USA and Mr. Camille Vanleer, Volunteer from Netherlands, Amidi Guest House, Pondicherry. The Secretary of the lead organization Mr. P. Subramanian is also the Indian Representative of Trees for the Future, USA. Our organizations are getting volunteers from abroad to help them in their tree planting and income generation activities throughout the year. Mr. Camille is also instrumental in sending volunteers from Netherlands. The volunteers are fully satisfied with out activities and they are recommending our names to funding agencies of their countries.

The network has now proposed to plant around 50,000 seedlings in the Tiruvannamalai district every year. This network has also plans to donate fruit seedlings to its 20 Self Help Group members to provide income generation to them. The fruits will not only give income to the rural women, but it will also raise their socio economic background. Moreover the rural women will be relieved from the clutches of moneylenders and they need not borrow loans from their landlords to sustain their livelihood. Their children will also eat good fruits and this will make them hale and healthy. The livestock reared by the rural women will also get nourishing food and will give more milk. This will provide additional income to the family.

This network is also going to plant trees under ‘Memorial Tree Plantation’. Through this the public can plant trees in memory of their dead relatives, their birthdays, anniversaries etc. The network will undertake the maintenance of the saplings and trees at minimal reasonable cost. They can plant trees on their own in our area or they can advise us the name of tree and date of planting so that we can plant the trees. This memorial tree planting method will also encourage people to plant more trees and thus result in improving agro-forestry.

We therefore request you to send us your application and guidelines to enable us to apply for assistance from your esteemed agency. Your assistance will help us to grow more trees and promote environmental activities in this part of world.

We the network organizations and the people of our target rural villages are awaiting your favourable reply,

Thanking you,

Yours faithfully

NETWORK OF EAST WEST SOLIDARITY