Average Annual Budget Rs. 350,000 = $ 7,607 = £
4,321 = 4.5% of total annual expenditure
MEET
A FEW VERY SPECIAL FRIENDS OF THE CHILDREN AT SKCV :
BRITISH
AIRWAYS PROVIDES FREE TICKETS
As
there are many kind-hearted people in the UK and Europe
who have been helping the children of SKCV over the
years, it is necessary for the Founder, Manihara Norton,
to travel to Europe for meetings, conferences and
fundraising events. British Airways has commendably risen
to the occasion for the past four years by providing free
travel from India to Manchester and
Amsterdam, and back, for Mr. Norton and one other person.
Two of the members of the SKCV Future Group have already
travelled courtesy of British Airways, both to represent
and answer questions on SKCV, and also to spend a little
time sharing cultures and seeing the sights of Europe to
share with their counterparts back in India. The effect
of this rare opportunity on the older children is
amazing. The saving of valuable charitable funds for the
fund-raising programmes in the UK and Holland speaks for
itself. 1999-2000 will be a special year for visits to
the sponsors and donors there.
CHILD RELIEF AND YOU (CRY) FUNDS
40% OF THE CHILDREN'S VILLAGE
Child Relief and You (CRY) have
played a major part in the development of SKCV Children's
Trust. By assisting with the funding of various important
sections of the projects, they have enabled SKCV to build
up a fund for the future as well as given credibility to
the work both nationwide in India and internationally.
CRY volunteers and staff in the US are working tirelessly
to assist children in need in India, as are the wonderful
and personable staff in the offices in India. SKCV
Children are indebted to CRY for its efforts not only
with regards to SKCV, but its commitment to children in
need all over India. CRY has accepted SKCV as part of its
family, and we are extremely happy to be members of such
a family. HATS OFF TO ALL AT CRY!!
ROTARY INTERNATIONAL GIVES GRANTS
AND LOCAL GIFTS
Rotary Club of Tamworth Anker and
Rotary Club of Vijayawada have been extremely helpful to
the children over the years and the latest effort of
Tamworth Anker Club was to secure the grant for
Children's Opportunities offered by Rotary International.
This is at present assisting 200 children in Vijayawada
to get off the streets and into school or training for
the future. The thrust of Rotary in 1998 and 99 was to
help street children and children in need.
The local Rotary Clubs give
regularly gifts in kind and also donations for meals for
the children through the SKCV / Rotary Special Day
Scheme.
HOW
SKCV FUNDS ARE RECEIVED AND SPENT
All
donations are utilised specifically for the children
under the wing of SKCV. Administrative and managerial
expenses are kept to a basic minimum, and are covered, in
part, by interest from investments of the Trust. Many of
the staff accept no salary, whatsoever, including the
Managing Trustee and the Principal of the School, others
who are family persons accept a reasonable amount.
Trustees do not accept any remuneration whatsoever. The
children's maintenance is provided by the local
community, and donations from Indian individuals and
companies, but for development and expansion of new child
rescue centres, and special programmes, aid is welcomed
from abroad. Official receipts are issued for ALL
donations.
NOTE:
A Special SKCV CORPUS FUND is
now being developed (1,500, 000 Indian Rupees has already
been saved) with the goal of Rupees 50 Lacs {Rs.50,
00,000} - {$ 156,240}- {£ 104,166} by March 2007. This
will enable basic SKCV Child Rescue programmes to become
financially self-sufficient.
SKCV has a strict policy
that 100% of your kind donation goes to the children. Overheads are kept to a
minimum and we try to obtain support to cover them. Only 4.5% is spent on
administrative costs.
Details
of Past and Present Funding
1988 to 1995
Stichting
Kinderpostzegels, Nederlands (SKN) Rs. 288,000
(1993)
Child
Relief and You (CRY) Rs. 325,000 (1993)
SKCV UK (varied
amounts)
British
High Commissioner to India, (New Delhi) Rs.
594,185 (1994)
ActionAid
(UK) Rs. 105,000 (1994)
Embassy
of Ireland, (New Delhi) Rs. 280,000 (1994)
Child
Relief and You (CRY) Rs. 744,000 (1994)
Dutch
Support Group Rs. 174,619 (1994)
International
Development for Higher Education Fund Rs. 10,776
(1994)
AP
State Government Women & Child Dept. Rs.
60,750 (1994/95)
Child
Relief and You (CRY) Rs. 809,010 (1995/96)
Irish
Embassy Rs. 497,000 (1994/95)
1995
to 1999
British
High Commission, (New Delhi) Rs. 224,000 (1993)
Child
Relief and You (CRY) Rs. 7,00,000 (1996/97)
SKCV Holland
(varied amounts)
SKCV UK (varied
amounts)
Child
Relief and You (CRY) Rs. 6,28,570 (1996/97)
Canadian
High Commission Rs. 261,414 (1996/97)
German
Consulate (Madras) Rs. 158,213 (1996/97)
Rotary
Club of Tamworth Anker (UK) Rs. 216,148 (1996/97)
Child
Relief and You (CRY) Rs. 7,68,570 (1997/98)
Rotary
Club of Tamworth Anker Rs. 200,000
Australian
High Commission (New Delhi) Rs. 1.93,000
(1998/99)
1999 to 2005
The Railway
Children (UK)
SKCV Holland
SKCV UK
The
Canadian High Commission (New Delhi)
The
British National Lottery
The
Vegetarian Charity (UK)
The Methodist
Church Relief Fund (UK)
Dovetales (UK)
Government of India
Nokia Phones
{MOST IMPORTANT MENTION MUST
BE OUR LOCAL SUPPORT IN VIJAYAWADA}
SKCV Expenses
