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Dear Friends,
This
newsletter has been a one-year review of our post-tsunami reconstruction
efforts. We hope that through our regular newsletters, you have got
a clear picture of how your generous donations have been utilized to
support the most needy. About $1.9 million has been disbursed, and we
are getting periodic reports from the field about the progress of the
work.
So,
what message does the New Year bring us?
First, it cautions
us that the first year of reconstruction efforts has only laid the foundation.
How we build on this foundation is crucial. The process of "Building
Back Better" would take at least a few years. We need to sustain
our attention on our community development efforts over this period.
AID hopes that you continue to follow the progress and give us your
suggestions and feedback.
Second, the New
Year reminds us that there are so many more projects that need
our support. While disasters like tsunami and earthquake receive
enormous attention from donors and the media, there are many other urgent
needs to be addressed - such as farmers' problems in AP, water conservation
in Gujarat, malaria
in West Bengal and
child malnutrition in Bihar.
AID supports
about 100 projects every year tackling these issues, and they all depend
on generous individual donations. We urge you to contribute to our ONE
for INDIA
campaign to support these projects. Having found AID through a disaster,
please sign up for a periodic contribution so that we can prevent many
future disasters. Visit www.oneforindia.org TODAY!
- One Thousand Volunteers of AID
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