Read a Book online

Read a free children's book online today and help share books with young people across Asia. For every book you read between now and January, 2012 in support of The Asia Foundation's Books for Asia program, We Give Books will donate one book to help this nonprofit send books to children in 18 countries that do not have access to high-quality reading material.

From mobile libraries in rural Sri Lanka to box libraries in refugee camps in Pakistan, Books for Asia finds innovative ways to get quality reading material to children who need them the most, including those in the region's most remote and conflict-ridden areas. With 56 years of grassroots experience, Books for Asia has witnessed, again and again, the extraordinary ripple effect of providing students, teachers, and librarians with colorful, engaging children's books. The nonprofit delivers nearly one million books a year to thousands of schools and libraries serving an estimated 5 million people.

We Give Books aims to donate 10,000 books to Books for Asia to inspire, shape, and hone young people's imaginations, critical thinking skills, and their understanding of the world and their place in it. With your help, young people will have new books to read and develop to their full potential--a powerful tool with the potential to combat poverty and disease, and to promote stability.

Find out more about The Asia Foundation's Books for Asia initiative at www.booksforasia.org.

To learn more about how the Asia Foundation is impacting literacy in Indonesia, please visit theNational Literacy Day slideshow and the Asia Foundation's blog.

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Book Donation Project

A. Mohammed Musthafa's book donation project aims to donate books to libraries in Corporation schools. He talks to Elizabeth Paulose about his initiative

Book Park is a small, rectangular book shop on Avanashi road where a large banner announces, “Reading is a gift. So gift your friends a book.”

The owner of this bookshop is A. Mohammed Musthafa. His journey with books began when he was 12 years old. After school everyday, he would work at a second-hand bookstall in Easwaran Koil street. “This is where I started to spend my time with books and inculcated the habit of reading,” he says. Mohammed's school did not have a library.

Early inspiration

Once he completed his board exams, he started working full time at a second hand book shop in Ukkadam Book market. In 2002, he started a book stall with a friend. It was merely a stall on the pavement with 1000 second-hand books in Easwaran Koil street. Unfortunately in 2005, due to rains he had to think of an alternative location. He set up shop once more outside Hotel Arunachalam in Peelamedu. That stayed open for around two years. Now, 29-year-old Mohammed runs his Book Park. This has been open for over a year now. It is mainly second-hand books that find a place in his store, and you find everything from Chetan Bhagat's new bestseller ‘Revolution 2020' to Roald Dahl's short story collections there. He also runs a lending library by the same name at Varadharaja Mill bus stop that has over 50,000 books.

On April 23 this year, Mohammed organised a mobile book awareness campaign in honour of World Book Day. A van went around the city for three days distributing pamphlets about the importance of reading.

But what makes Mohammed's store really unique is a large glass box placed at its entrance. It has books inside it. These are donations from customers and even passersby. There are more than a thousand books in it. “Whenever I saw drop boxes placed near cash counters for N.G.O's such as CRY and others I wondered why the same could not be implemented for books. After all, books symbolise knowledge,” says the young man who then started the book donation project.

Drop a book

Mohammed placed this box outside his shop on February 15 this year. He accepts books that are suitable for children studying in classes one to 12. He does not take books on religion. Says B. Prem Kumar, a lecturer at P.S.G College of Pharmacy who came along with his kids and donated over 10 books, “This is a great initiative. I find that kids these days do not read much with so many distractions. I hope, this way people read more.” Mohammed hopes to donate the books he has collected to Corporation School libraries. He has visited a few of those libraries and has spoken to the authorities. “I find that though there are books in these libraries, kids still do not read,” he points out.

Spread the good word

“You can donate anything from story books, general knowledge books to comics”, he says. People can even donate newspapers. The money received from selling the newspapers will be used to purchase books. Also, donors can avail a discount of 25 per cent on the books in the shop. Once books are donated, Mohammed gives a receipt to the donor with a list of all the books. While one copy of the receipt will remain with him, one is given to the school.

For children's day

He plans to donate these books between November 14 and November 20 which is celebrated as the National Book Week. Book Park is located near Caramel Bakes, Opposite Central Bank of India, Peelamedu, Avanashi Road. For more details, call 9894033101/ 9894033102.

Goonj - a NGO who collects waste and distributes old clothes

‘GOONJ’s mission is to make clothing a matter of concern.
All their products are made from the last strands and shreds of the cloth, paper and other household material they get after sorting out the wearable, usable stuff. Thw products are made out of torn cloth/jeans, audio tapes etc which people discard in droves. They believe that just by re-using our old clothes the problem of clothing for the poor can be solved to a very large extent
By providing a small piece of clean cloth to a village woman, to be used as a sanitary napkin, we can prevent a multitude of hygiene problems.
In the last few years Goonj.. has annually been initiating ‘RAHAT-FLOODS’ to collect relief material for the lakhs of victims in Assam, Bihar & West Bengal during floods.

Center Location for dropping your old unused things

Important guidelines:-

Only the centers mentioned in this page are authorised to accept material for GOONJ..
A CALL (before going) is mandatory at the centre, to check their availability and for directions to avoid any inconvenience.
Also please avoid odd hours to call or drop the material.
NO LOOSE material will be accepted.
Kindly pack the material in polybags, bedsheets, cartons etc.
At many centres people empty their suitcases and in some cases even demand their polythenes back.
NO DIRTY, DAMAGED, WET MATERIAL will be accepted.
These centers are open only for individuals and small quantities.
Please don’t leave big quantities of material at the collection centers since these are homes of people and its causes them inconvenience .


Institutions like school, colleges etc. and corporates, are requested to send material directly to the GOONJ offices only.
Receipt against the cash/ material contribution will be given at GOONJ offices only.

Contact: Mr. Vimal ( 9092877543 )
Office Address: GOONJ.. Chennai, 1st Floor at No.1 Maduvankarai, 4th Street, Alandur, Chennai – 600016 Landmark ( Near Guindy Race Course, Alandur EB Office )
Email: vimal@goonj.org

Collection centers

Adyar: YENNES Infotec (P) Ltd., No. 5, First Floor, L.B. Road, Adyar Chennai – 20 Landmark :- ( Near Signal Next to Standard Chartered Bank ) Tel – 044 - 43931111, 9840396993, Cont.- Ms. Bharati

Pallavaram: H.No. Old/New – 55/65, Bharathi Nagar, Main Road, Zamin Pallavaram, Chennai- 43 Tel.- 9962000675 Cont.- Mr. Enock Inbara.

Kilpauk: H.No. 210, Rajendra Appartments, Secretariat Colony, Beraka Road, Kilpauk Chennai – 10
Tel : 044-26403277, 9952043339, Cont.- Dr. Sai Lakshmi

Adambakkam: F1, Anugraha Apartments, 41 Telephone Coleony, II Main Road, Adambakkam, Chennai- 88
Tel.- 9840743966 Cont. – Mr. Santosh Balasubramanian

Kodambakkam: Acharya Tailors, No:23, Rattammal Street, Murugesan Nagar, Kodambakkam, Chennai – 24 (Landmark : Near Samiyar Madam, Jains Antariksha & Grace Super Market)
Tel : 044-9382845060 Cont. – Mr. Chary

Vaastu

Vaastu Foundation was registered as a Non Profit Public Charitable Trust on 3rd Day of July 2000 at Chennai for helping the needy section of the Society with help in the form of Educational Assistance; Medical Assistance; Promoting Vedic Culture & Vaastu and other Occult Sciences; Upgrade the quality of Living; Assistance for performing Marriages (by providing basic necessities) Assistance to Destitute Women and conduct free Eye / Blood / Health Camps etc.

Vazhkai - NGO

Vazhai was founded by a group of First Generation College Graduates in April 2005 , who wanted to pay back to the society in terms of education, mentoring and guidance to children in remotest parts of Tamilnadu.

You can be a Mentor and a member of "Vazhkai" group

A Mentor is one who is Able to spend 12 days (6 weekends in a year) with the children in workshops.He stays in constant touch with the children through phone calls and letters.

Or if you like to be a Supporter ..

A Supporter is one who stands behind in all of our activities.
Help us in preparing materials and designing activities for the workshops.
Generate and/or contribute funds. Material purchase. Maintain website.Event coordination (for workshops)
Just spread a word about Vazhai to your friends and family and get more members.
Provides school supplies like notebooks,dictionaries,uniforms,bed sheets,footwear,pencil boxes,stationery items etc.
It is the cause that matters and not the medium.
If you would like to take up such an activity in your neighbourhood or some other location, we are more than willing to help/support/guide. Please get in touch with us.
For financial support,
Please send cheques in favour of Vazhai to the below mentioned address.
VAZHAI
19/10,3rd Lane,
Shastri Nagar,
Adyar, Chennai - 600 020.
Contact No : +91 9840767179, +91 9791020127.
Or transfer online,
Name of Beneficiary: VAZHAI
Location of Beneficiary Bank: CHENNAI
Beneficiary Bank Name: BANK OF BARODA
Beneficiary Bank Branch: TIRUVATEESWA BRANCH
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Account number: 06780200000570

MOOWES

The main objective of MOOWES is to help micro level Women Entrepreneurs in marketing their products and to motivate and train aspiring women to become entrepreneurs and economically independent by conducting exhibitions and sale of women entrepreneurs products and through seminars, workshops, Training and counselling.It is an umbrella under which the entrepreneurs are given guidance regarding product pricing, nuances of business and marketing techniques.
Contact details:
26 & 27, 1st Floor, Corporation Shopping Complex, 3rd Cross Road, Raja Annamalaipuram, Chennai 600028, Tamil Nadu. Phone : 444954317 .

For more articles on NGO and other Social Service Organisations please click the link
http://look4socialserviceshere.blogspot.com/

WRITING EXAMS FOR THE BLIND STUDENTS

St.Louis is a special school for the hearing and the visually impaired students run by a world renowned educational and religious organization called Montfort Brothers of St.Gabriel.We can do volunteering services by writing class tests for blind people,reading to them and also spend some beautiful moments with them ,which will be very enriching .They will love to have you around them.
Can we just try once ...?
I called them on 28th May 2012 .The school was closed for holidays.They will reopen on June 4th 2012.
There are even hostel facilities for the Deaf and Blind children in the school.

For more information visit
http://www.stlouisdeafblindadyar.org/

Contact Address:
Saint Louis Institute Of Deaf & Blind
Gandhi Nagar, Canal Bank Road
Adyar, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600020
Phone Number :24910886

Contact Person:  Mr.Rajendran = Ph: 24421315
Nearest railway station: Kotturpuram MRTS Railway Station
The school is behind the Railway station.

Social Service and Recycling

ChennaiFoodBank

Free rice donars to orphanages, old homes, etc by members of the NGO
ADDRESS:
No: 12 , Saravana street , T.Nagar.
CONTACT NUMBER : 24312096

Nokia India

Drop your old Mobile phone accessories in the recycle bin.
It can be recycled to make benches and utensils.
Locate the nearest Nokia mobile center by smsing ‘Green’ to 5555.

Ekam

They are basically working for the health care of underprivileged children .
They admit poor children in private hospitals with whom they have networked and reimburse the subsidies given by them. They bring in support for the hospitalization (secondary & tertiary care) of the children admitted in pvt. hospitals and renting ventilators , lab support & medicines for the children of Government Hospitals on a long term basis so that a lot of poor children in the Govt. hospitals can be saved.
Paripoorna Bala Suraksha (PBS) is a Comprehensive Pediatric Health Coverage for very poor children in Chennai, Thiruvallur and Kancheepuram.


Ekam foundation
Address:
New No. 16; Old No. 19
Jayalakshmipuram 1st Street ,Nungambakkam
Chennai, Tamilnadu
India
600 034
E-mail: mail2ekam@gmail.com
Telephone: 044 65515921
www.ekamoneness.org

Consumer Advice and Rights

CAG are an Internet based support forum, concerned with all aspects of Consumer Rights, although the area of greatest concern at the moment is the question of unlawfully applied penalty bank charges.

They provide free advice, support, encouragement and materials to anybody who wants to assert their rights in respect of any consumer abuse by large and faceless corporations. They attempt to empower ordinary people and to reawaken the slumbering culture of Consumerism.

CAG offers free advice on consumer complaints to its members .

To contact : 24914358 / 24460387
email to :helpdesk@cag.org.in
Or log on to : http://www.consumeractiongroup.co.uk/forum/content.php

Wildlife on the Web

There is a treasure trove of information available online on wildlife , nature and photography.
INW is a non commercial website that is a free online resource for nature lovers of all skill levels from beginners , to professionals.
The focus is on India.
On registering, users are given an email and a password. This allows them to log on and post pictures. Wildlife enthusiasts, photographers, office goers and students log on and share their experiences regularly. Users can showcase their images in the ‘Image Gallery Section'. There is also a ‘Discussion Forum'.There is plenty of assistance to visit places throughout India, especially wildlife national parks and sanctuaries,” says Jayaprakash Ramanujam who has been into wildlife photography for over six years.
Websites such as www.toehold.com organize wildlife tours regularly. Most important, the website also rents out expensive cameras and lenses for those who can't afford to buy them, he adds.The latest news and information about wildlife and technical expertise on photography are the added perks.
Information on camera equipment and lenses are available too at the click of the mouse. A website on creative photography run by members of INW talks about how to approach a photograph creatively. And, there is more.

Know more at:
www.indianaturewatch.com
http://www.toehold.in
http://www.creativenaturephotography.net

Blood Donation

Friends2support vision is a NGO which paves way by bringing blood donors and those in need to a common platform.
Facts about blood needs

1.Every year our nation requires about 4 Crore units of blood, out of which only a meager 40 Lakh units of blood are available.
2.The gift of blood is the gift of life. There is no substitute for human blood.
3.Every two seconds someone needs blood.
4.More than 38,000 blood donations are needed every day.
5.A total of 30 million blood components are transfused each year.
6.The average red blood cell transfusion is approximately 3 pints.
7.The blood type most often requested by hospitals is Type O.
8.Sickle cell patients can require frequent blood transfusions throughout their lives.
9.More than 1 million new people are diagnosed with cancer each year. Many of them will need blood, sometimes daily, during their chemotherapy treatment.
10.A single car accident victim can require as many as 100 units of blood

Facts about the blood supply

* Blood cannot be manufactured – it can only come from generous donors.
* Type O-negative blood (red cells) can be transfused to patients of all blood types. It is always in great demand and often in short supply.
* Type AB-positive plasma can be transfused to patients of all other blood types. AB plasma is also usually in short supply.

Facts about the blood donation process
1.Donating blood is a safe process. A sterile needle is used only once for each donor and then discarded.
2.Blood donation is a simple four-step process: registration, medical history and mini-physical, donation and refreshments.
3.Every blood donor is given a mini-physical, checking the donor's temperature, blood pressure, pulse and hemoglobin to ensure it is safe for the donor to give blood.
4.The actual blood donation typically takes less than 10-12 minutes. The entire process, from the time you arrive to the time you leave, takes about an hour and 15 min.
5.The average adult has about 10 units of blood in his body. Roughly 1 unit is given during a donation.
6.A healthy donor may donate red blood cells every 56 days, or double red cells every 112 days.
7.A healthy donor may donate platelets as few as 7 days apart, but a maximum of 24 times a year.
8.All donated blood is tested for HIV, hepatitis B and C, syphilis and other infectious diseases before it can be transfused to patients.
9.Facts about blood and its components
10.Blood makes up about 7 percent of your body's weight.
11.There are four types of transfusable products that can be derived from blood: red cells, platelets, plasma and cryoprecipitate. Typically, two or three of these are produced from a unit of donated whole blood – hence each donation can help save up to three lives.
12.Donors can give either whole blood or specific blood components only. The process of donating specific blood components – red cells, plasma or platelets – is called apheresis.
13.One transfusion dose of platelets can be obtained through one apheresis donation of platelets or by combining the platelets derived from five whole blood donations.
14.Donated platelets must be used within five days of collection.
15.Healthy bone marrow makes a constant supply of red cells, plasma and platelets. The body will replenish the elements given during a blood donation – some in a matter of hours and others in a matter of weeks.


There are four main blood types: A, B, AB and O.

In 1901, Karl Landsteiner, an Austrian physician, discovers the first three human blood groups. On his birthday i.e June 14th "World Blood Donors Day" celebrates. On October 1st ‘National Blood Donation Day’ celebrates in India.

WHAT TYPE ARE YOU?
FREQUENCY OF BLOOD TYPES
O+ 1 person in 3 O- 1 person in 15
A+ 1 person in 3 A- 1 person in 16
B+ 1 person in 12 B- 1 person in 67
AB+ 1 person in 29 AB- 1 person in 167

EXAMPLES OF BLOOD USE
1. Automobile Accident 50 units of blood
2. Heart Surgery 6 units of blood / 6 units of platelets
3. Organ Transplant 40 units of blood / 30 units of platelets
4. 20 bags of cryoprecipitate 25 units of fresh frozen plasma
5. Bone Marrow Transplant 120 units of platelets/ 20 units of blood
6. Burn Victims 20 units of platelets

FREE SAPLINGS IN CHENNAI BY TREE BANK OF INDIA

TREE BANK OF INDIA


The Tree Bank of India, offers free saplings to anyone who cares to ask, looks for tree lovers in districts who heads the Green Ribbon Club. The bank trains teams in the essentials of ‘tree service’, including collecting seedlings, growing plants in them, transferring and protecting them with tree guards. They have gone to Nepal, Himachal Pradesh and Rajasthan to create such teams.If we get them tickets they come and do the service for free.

When someone expresses a desire to green up an area, TFF volunteers make a visit and inspect it for a few things like availability of water and a commitment to care for the planted trees. When convinced they go ahead and plant the saplings.



Rules and Regulations for Free supply of Saplings:
1.Saplings will not be supplied if MES wires with high tension is above the sapling planting area.
2.Saplings will not be supplied if telephone wires , metro pipes, EB cables and storage pipe lines are below the sapling planting area.
3.A letter is required mentioning the above criteria’s clearly.
4.Tree bank volunteers will survey the site for planting the Saplings.
5.A Sapling planting layout is required.
6.Permission letter from the panchayat or the corporation is required.
7.Letter from the committee or the association of the respective site promising that the planted Saplings will be maintainted the best level is required.
8. Tree Guards is must at the time of planting the saplings.
9. 2x2 Ft Hole is required to plant the saplings which will be done by the bearer of the saplings.
10. Free saplings will be provided only for the Govt. Land such as Schools, Park, Play Ground, Libraries, Hospitals etc..
11. The Nursery bags should be replaced to the Tree bank.
12. Transportation will be charged on the bearer.
13. Only Avenue trees are available.
14. Trees available only for members of the tree bank website.


FOR FURTHER DETAILS CONTACT:

Mullaivannam
No 13 , Perumal Koil Street
Virugambakkam
Chennai- 92.
No :9789892080 / 9382184310 /9790808889
WWW.http://treebankofindia.webs.com/

Trees For Free in Bangalore

Trees For Free (TFF) — the organisation has done inimitable work to restore Bangalore's reputation for fostering trees. People who want to plant trees inside their compound, on their roads and nearby schools etc., and who have no monitory support or do not have the know-how of planting can now contact their organisation and they plant it free for them.

Similarly, Corporates and green groups who want to plant, who can afford the expenses but do not know how and where to plant, can go to them. They will not only show them the place to plant -where it will be looked after, they will keep the place and the saplings ready for planting .The corporate company's representatives can come to the site of planting and plant it themselves. In case they are unable to, they can still sponsor the saplings and their volunteers will plant it for them.
To Approach them
Contact,
Rajanet Yegneshwarar Charitable Trust
No:11 ,20L Cross , Sri rama Temple Road ,
Eijipura Viveknagar Post
Bangalore - 560047
Call : 9845449703
Email : rajanetyeg@gmail.com

Recycling old tyres for a green cause

A tree guard made from worn-out bicycle tyres provides protection to saplings on the Velachery by-pass road.
B. Jaya Pandian, owner of a bicycle shop in Velachery, found a useful way to recycle worn out tyres. He has made tree guards using the tyres to protect saplings.
"As a cycle shop owner, I realised that the tyres could be put to better use once they were rejected. So, with the help of a few of my friends, I designed a tree guard using them," he said. He realised that the tyre tree guard provides better protection to saplings than the guards made of iron that were usually put up.
Mr. Pandian says that the tyre tree guard dissuades even people from touching the saplings. In many places even saplings provided with an iron tree guard get stolen and are exposed to vandalism. The tyre guards also allow adequate sunlight and shade. Mr. Pandian and his group of friends have set up the guards around 100 saplings, all of which are doing well. He has planted most of the saplings in Velachery, Saidapet and Peravallur, he says.
A tree guard is made using 18 old tyres tied to three casuarina polls. Mr. Pandian says that he had no problem collecting the used and old tyres. All he had to do was spend Rs.90 on buying the casuarinas poles. He said he collected most of the tyres from bicycle shops owned by his friends. Tree lovers and environmentalists can think of similar recycling ideas, which will help put non bio-degradable materials such as tyres to better use.

Recycle Everything

The Chennai Freecycle(R) group is open to all who want to "recycle" that special something rather than throw it away. Whether it's a chair, a fax machine, piano or an old door, feel free to post it. Or maybe you're looking to acquire something yourself! Nonprofit groups are also welcome to participate too!

One main rule: everything posted must be free. This group is part of The Freecycle Network, a nonprofit organization and a movement of people interested in keeping good stuff out of landfills. Check out freecycle.org for other cities and info on the movement!
E-mail http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Freecycle_Chennai-owner@yahoogroups.com for questions or improvement ideas!

And have fun and jump right in!

WHAT TO DO WITH YOUR YOUR OUTDATED GIZMOS

Wondering what to do with outdated gizmos?

Don't throw them away and add to the growing problem of e-waste. They could be exchanged for cash, recycled or simply given away to those who might find them useful.
Take a look of the following websites:
1.Deco-art
2.Buymytronics.com
3.Flipswap.com
4.YouRenew.com
5.cellforcash.com
6.TechForwardeztradein.com
7.pdaRecycler.com
8.recycle.com,
9.econewonline.com
10.mygreenelectronics.org.

E-bay and craigslist sell your e-treasures for a fee.

Old PCs have multiple re-use opportunities.

1.For that feel-good factor, send it to an orphanage, old-age home or a rural school. Give it to the maid's kid.
2.If you're in the experimental mode, instal Linux (any new software) for a test run.
3.Get a clean, safe, free diary by loading personal files into the old computer.
4. Buy an external TV tuner for the monitor and fix it in the kitchen.
5.If your old computer has storage space, make it a Windows Home Server.
6.Use it for back-up storage.
7.Or take it apart (joy!) and save some of the parts.
8.Make it a teaching aid. Which part is the motherboard?
9.Gift it to a family member for playing solitaire.

Recycling Your Used Electronics

Gazelle is a reCommerce service that helps you sell and recycle your used electronics. Whether you want to sell a cell phone, laptop, or any other of the more than 250,000 products.Once received, your used cell phones and other used electronics are inspected to make sure their condition matches their evaluation. Then they send your payment. The process takes about a week once they receive your box.

What Does Gazelle Do With My Used Electronics?
At Gazelle, electronics recycling begins with reuse. They extend the lives of used electronics by selling them through retail and wholesale outlets. Items without value are responsibly recycled.
For more nformation visit - http://www.gazelle.com/

ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS IN CHENNAI

Madras Naturalists Society (MNS)
Its main aims are to study environmental problems in and around Chennai; to impart environmental education through seminars and discussions; to imbibe a love for nature through camps and slide shows; to organise visits to sanctuaries in Tamilnadu

Publications:
Quarterly journal the Blackbuck, report on a pollution survey of Chennai beaches;checklist of birds in and around Chennai; monthly bulletin on the society’s activities.

Address:
8, Janaki Avenue
Abhirampuram
Chennai - 600 018

A NGO for Like Minded People - Karma Yog

Karmayog.org
This is a resource that enables you to "Improve Your World" by connecting you with like-minded people and organisations.It gives you information about various NGO in India ,events happening in India and also in your own locality.
It provides resources also for NGO people.
For further details Contact : www.karmayog.org

E-Books for Children:-
I found a website link from this NGO link
It is a free Digital library for kids. It has many stories and books which can be read for free!
Link Address is - www.childrenslibrary.org

Books on Autism For Free

A good collection of books ranging from motivational , disability related & Autism. ChildRaise have recently started a library for parents of children with Autism. Interested peeople can avail of the facility. It's free of cost.

Contact for further details:
Kavita Shanbhag - 98202 56731
shanbhagkavita@gmail.com
ChildRaise Trust link : www.childraise.com

IAS Books for Donation

Students wanting to Donate Study Material for IAS Exams

A website known as civilserviceindia.com has started a library at the small rate of Rs.200 for Chennai students who are aspiring to be a Civil servant.
Old students can sell the Books or notes they used or even donate it to the new students for their prepration for the IAS exams. Each page of your IAS preparation notes will fetch you Rs.25.

Concern Infotech Pvt. Ltd.
1/6,Flowers Road, 4th Lane, 2nd floor, Purasawalkam,
Chennai - 600 084. Phone: 044-2640 0136

for further details contact : www.civilserviceindia.com

DEAN FOUNDATIONS IN KILPAUK

A NGO fOR AGED PEOPLE :

Activities: Dean foundation takes care of patients and their families by a multi-professional team
Contact Details:
73/ New No. 59, II Street
Aspiran Garden Colony,
Kilpauk Chennai - 600 010
Tel No: +91-44 26454949
Website: www.icicicommunities.org

MADRAS DYSLEXIA ASSOCIATION

A NGO working for Dyslexia students

Activities: MDA focuses on issues related to Dyslexia
Contact Details:
11&12, Sambasivam Street Behind Jeeva Park Chennai
Tel No: +91-33-28234908

Preservation , Promotion & Propagation Of Indian culture

A NGO IN Adyar to preserve Indian Culture
Activities:
A nonprofit charitable trust that focuses on Preservation, Promotion & Propagation Of Indian culture
Contact Details:

No: 14, Venkateswara Nagar 3rd cross st,
Karpagam Gardens, Adyar,
Chennai - 600020
Tel No: +91-98402-22253

College Finder for X , XI , and XII Standard Students

The TechnoCrats offer unique membership services for first time in India, for the benefits of Students and Parents of 10, 11, and 12th standard, to explore their talent levels and attain admission in reputed educational institutions across the country.
There are more than 60 Entrance examinations conducted across the country in various streams. All these entrance examinations are equal opportunities exams like your board examinations, because they will not consider your board marks for admission criteria.
By enrolling membership with them, you will not miss out all the reputed institutions entrance examination and explore your potential beyond the conventional curriculum. They will send institutions admission information immediately after the announcement. Their Registered Members will be receiving periodical Newsletters about the following Institution information through post, e-mail, SMS alerts

Technocrats India College Finder
II Floor, New No:11 Old No: 6,
CIT colony I Main Road,
Mylapore, Chennai - 600 004.
Contact Number : 044 - 42303300 / 044 42303344

Save the Olive Ridley Turtles - SSTCN

OLIVE RIDLEY TURTLES

An NGO CALLED The Students Sea Turtle Conservation Network [SSTCN] is a voluntary group, mainly comprising students who have been working in the beaches of Chennai since 1987, trying to conserve and create awareness about the endangered Olive Ridley sea turtle . The Olive Ridley turtles nest on the beaches at night, between December and April every year.When the turtle hatchlings emerge 45 days later,they release them safely into the sea. On Friday nights and Saturday nights they conduct a walk for interested people.

We walk seven kilometres from Neelangarai to Besant Nagar beach. We gather at Neelangarai beach at around 11pm. There is a discussion about turtles and other environmental issues and the walk starts after that. The walk may go on till 4am or 5am depending on whether we find any nests, and how many we find.
To get to Neelangarai beach you have to take the turning off ECR next to Shanthi hospital. There is an arch over the road that says Kapaleeswarar Nagar. You will need to leave your vehicles [if any] at the Elliots beach end to return home after the walk.

In order to join them on the turtle walks, you can contact any of the following people:-
1. Arun – 9789864166
2. Akila – 9940300200
Or email us at sstcnchennai@gmail.com
All mail should be sent to the following address:
8/25, 2nd Street
DP Nagar, Kotturpuram
Chennai 600085

CHENNAI TREKKING CLUB - A NGO

The Chennai Trekking Club strives to encourage trekking as an organized sport.
CTC organizes treks mainly in and around South India, and is the largest and most active trekking community in the region frequently covered by the media.
The group also organizes periodic senior and ladies treks.
CTC has taken out hundreds of underprivileged children (orphans, HIV infected, ...) on tens of social treks to spread social awareness amongst its members and the society and to provide the kids with an life remembering experience.
CTC has a strong passion towards environmental awareness and preservation.
The group strongly believes in free knowledge sharing through educational workshops on a variety of related topics - map reading & navigation, photography & post-processing, snakes, trekking and camping, first aid and survival, fauna and flora and more.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATIONS CONTACT : http://www.chennaitrekkers.org/

Blood Donars

A NGO In Villivalkkam

To support cancer carrying children, to conduct blood camps and sending blood donors as per request on emergencies.

Address: 5/223, Thaima Nagar
Thathan Kuppam
Villivakkam
Chennai - 600 049
(Near Villivakkam Railway Station)
Phone Number(s): (044) 2650 5001
Mobile Number: (0) 97908 33330
Email ID: CrossBloodFoundationYahoocoin
Web Site URL: http://www.CrossBloodFoundation.org

Trainning For Under Priveledged Girls For Free

A NGO For Poor Women

ANEW is a NGO started in 1997 to train underprivileged girls in non-traditional fields like Computers, Home Nursing, Car / Auto Driving and House Keeping.The girls between the age group of 18 - 40 years from are selected, trained & given placements.
For Further Details Contact :
Address: AH-16/107, 4th Street
7th Main Road
Shanthi Colony
Anna Nagar
Chennai - 600 040
(Near Nalli Silks)
Phone Number(s): (044) 2621 0492, 2620 0697
Email ID: ANEWVSNLnet
Web Site URL: http://www.ANEWIndia.org

The Voluntary Health Services (VHS) - Registered Non-Profit Society,

The Voluntary Health Services (VHS), a registered non-profit society, was founded in July 1958, in Chennai (Madras), India, by the late Dr. K.S. Sanjivi, a renowned physician, a respected teacher and a visionary. Its basic concepts are the prevention and cure of serious illnesses, and the fostering of the family as a unit for medical care, with a family insurance scheme that is income-based. Among VHS's other objectives are community participation in its endeavours, medical education and medical research, and fieldwork in the organisation of medical care and health education

To Reach them Contact:

The Voluntary Health Services
Adyar, Chennai - 600 013
India.
Tel : +91 44 2254 1972 / 74/75, 2254 2971 / 73
Fax : +91 44 2254 1465
e-mail : vhsnsm@hotmail.com

VHS also offers specific options for donations:

1.Rs. 35,000 will pay for a single room with a bed. The donor's name will be on a plaque outside the room.

2.Treatment for all poor in-patients for one day in a year. The interest from a one-time endowment of Rs. 1.5 lakh can be used for this, while Rs. 9000 will take care of the drugs and disposables used in treating them (about 70 on an average, at Rs. 125 per patient) on any specific day.

3.Maintaining an in-patient costs the hospital Rs. 420 a day (medicines, nursing, food, overheads, etc.).
70 patients cost around Rs. 30,000. The one-time endowment for this will be Rs. 5 lakh.

4.Feeding the poor patients on a day in the year specified by you, paid for with the interest from a corpus fund for that purpose. A donation of Rs. 5000 (which will be added to the corpus) will entitle the donor to choose the specific day he/she wishes to feed the poor patients.
Most people use this method to remember death anniversaries. A special feeding for all the patients on a particular day will be Rs. 2500.
The donor's name, and the name of the person in whose honour these donations have been made, will go up on the notice board on that day.

You can also give money for equipment any other specific purpose.