Hi all,

In Norway we have some charity organisations, who use the voster family consept. It means they find a family in Norway who promice to pay usually about 40 US$ each month to a project.

The foster family get a child they can write to and the child shall inform the foster family about the work in they camp, they daily life etc.

Maybe this could be something for your project too?

Regards,

Knut

Dear Knut,
Thank you for your information.

Could you be kind enough to provide us with more details about this vost father concept? I mean their website link, contacting information etc.

The fund raising proposal of our project for children learning driving will be ready within several weeks. Our kind neighbour Sayantan will help us draft it. When it is ready, I will give it to you for these charity organizations' reference.

Thank you again for your help.

Best regards
Jean Yuan

Here's a few links to organizations that might be able to help with funds for the childrens books or in donating books and materials. There are links to other sites on these as well. I hope this helps.

Book Aid (http://www.bookaid.org/cms.egi/site/index.htm)

Biblionef (http://www.biblionef.org)

Adult LeArning Documentation and Information Network
(http://www.unesco.org/education/aladin/resource.html)

Dear Estelle,
Thank you for your work. I will add these links to our village's resource section and wiki page when the new village is ready.
If you find other resources, please let me know.

Best regards
Jean Yuan

Namaste!
Here's what I found:
Program education and others
Web address Unavailable now
Email cdf_k@yahoo.com
Address Chainjirowa Aparperachara,
Khagrachari Sadar, Khagrachari Hill Tracts 4400
Bangladesh
Phone 88-0371-61181
Fax unavailable
Description Create Development Foundation was founded in 2002 as a nonprofit, non-governmental, non-religious, non-political, private grantmaking organization intended to reduce illiteracy, poverty, injustices, disadvantaged, racism, discrimination, disease, and man-made disasters that affect minority indigenous communities and citizens of Bangladesh. The goals of CDF are the alleviation of poverty, injustices, illiteracy, and disease, and the promotion of human coexistence and peace, and national and international cooperation.
Contact name Mong Mong Thun Marma
Title General Secretary
Email cdf_k@yahoo.com
Phone 88-0371-61181

_____________________
Web address http://www.asiafoundation.org
Email info@asiafound.org
Address 465 California Street, 9th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94104
USA
Phone 415-982-4640
Fax 415-392-8863
Description The Asia Foundation is a nonprofit, nongovernmental grantmaking organization committed to the development of a peaceful, prosperous, and open Asia-Pacific region. The Foundation supports programs in Asia that help improve governance and law, economic reform and development, women's participation, and international relations. The Foundation gives priority to strengthening leadership and the capacity of local organizations, as well as improving public policy. Foundation grants are given for education and training, technical assistance, exchanges, policy research, and educational materials. Founded in 1954, The Asia Foundation is headquartered in San Francisco, has 17 offices in Asia, and an office in Washington, D.C.
Contact name Ms. Eileen Pennington
Title Assistant Director, Washington
Email epennington@asiafound-dc.org
Phone 202-588-9420
Fax 202-588-9409
Grant Types multi-year
general operating support
program
project
other (not listed)

Activities supported capacity-building & technical assistance
monitoring of human rights
other (not listed)
publications
reporting of human rights violations
scholarships/fellowships
seminars, conferences, meetings
training

Geographic priorities or focus asia

Areas of Funding human rights (general)
civil and political (general)
economic, social, cultural (general)
assembly, association
development
education
elections, participation in gov't
expression, opinion, info
justice
racial and ethnic minorities
women

Restrictions No assistance to individuals

taken from www.hrfunders.org :) please check

katea

Dear katea,
Thank you very much for your effort and what you have found. I will add your resources to the resource section of our new village and forward your findings to our local representative James for his reference.
We will try to contact these two organizations and try to get help from them.
Thank you again for your active participation and keep up the good work!
If you have any more information to share with me or any other request, please feel free to contact me.

Best regards
Jean