You can make their fut‘This child could have been yours but for a mere accident of birth. He is Tegung Seiju, a 'Solung’ child from a remote corner ofthe East Kameng District of Arunachal Pradesh. Solungs are a tribe among whom no student has, as yet, passed the High schoo! ‘community whose entire life is spent in poverty and back - breaking labour, doing menial jobs for others. No wonder, Tegung’s parents could not dream oftheir child leaving his environs, entering a residential schoolor ultimately becoming some one different in life tll Kendra - teachers came and selected him as a hostelier in the Vivekananda Kendra Vidyalaya (VKV). Now Kendra moets the entire personal expenses of Teyung - clothes, shoes, bedding, mosquito -net, notebooks:stationery and scores of other litle things that he needs for his daily lifeand which the school cannot provide fom the grants. ‘Then there is Bageli Manyu, a Mishmi girl from the interior Hayuliang where the vilager’s only. ‘way of livelihood isan occasional crop - opium (poppy) fields cover the hills for therestofthe year; ‘where the peopleare physically and nutritionally starved most ofthe year places which arefiveto days of footmarch from the nearest town, in the best, dry winter - weather. Bagel's parents, 7 sicher nba tienpht ofitidinghetr lato dataal slo asdrcamer wah pleadioglockerduolda pstbayoteld Bock. i ‘Akha Wangpan is a bright teenager from Tirap district; He is of the Wanchoo tribe, one of the most backward communities addicted tothe sifting (slash-and-burn) Thum’ eultivation. ‘This leaves Akhu's parents with barren, burnt hill- slopes over which they can hardly grow anything for more than two or three ‘months, They would rather expect Akhu tolead them a helpinghand on theland, rather than spend his lnghours in school. ‘Tegung, Bageli and Akhu are students in the Vivekananda Kendra Vidyalayas in Arunachal Pradesh. There are many more like them. And stillmaay more whe havenot been ableto continue in theschools, dueto their abject poverty. We wish we could extend to them a ray of hope-with YOUR ASSISTANCE, naturally. To enable them ‘to havea man - making education, ennobled by the inspiring ideals of Swami Vivekananda. So that Tegung.could get educated to free himselfand his family from perpetualslavery and social subjugation. So that Bageli could have an education that would ensure women equal social status, economic independence and scope to develop expertise in fields ranging from social work to Computer Engineering, Sothat Akhu would learn tolead his society from theevils of opium of Thumming tothe blessings ofliving in harmony with Nature. ‘There are many more such examples who have been helped by the goodness of people like you. Here is sample of three deserving children on the waiting list. ‘To mect the complete needs ofa child from the primary to secondary level, the cost comes to about Rs.18,000/- per annum. We appealtoyou. 4) to contribute a handsome amount to be deposited in a fixed deposit to fetch an annual interest ofthis value, or +) toremit annually a sum ofRs.18,000/-either ina single ortwo instalments, or ©) toendow scholarshipsifreeships to be given to tribal children to pursue @ course of study tosuit their aptitudeand needs oftheir communities, ‘Many a mountain flower here, given an opportunity, can blossom into a Birbel Sahni, ‘Ramanujam or aRaja Rammanna- abotanist -mathematician ota great scientist The donations to Vivekananda Kendra are exempt from income tax under Section 80G of LT-Act. Your generous remittances may be made to: General Secretary VIVEKANANDA KENDRA. Vivekanandapuram, Kanyakumari 629702. VIVEKANANDA ROCK MEMORIAL & VIVEKANANDA KENDRA (Reg No.34 of 1963) Vivekanandapuram, Kanyakumari 629702. Phone : (04652), 246250, 247012 Fax : 04652 247177 Grams : SILASMARAK ‘e-mail: info@vkendra.org : Website: wwnw.vkendra.org {would like fo donate the SUM Of RS.....00121:ennb DDICheque No... dated favouring Vivekananda Kendra towards EDUCATION OF DESERVING CHILDREN. Name :.. Addres: Tel.