tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-46477579497435418652024-02-22T18:48:07.742+10:00 Shalom Home IndiaKarenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10905557226260471017noreply@blogger.comBlogger125125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4647757949743541865.post-20502777538295438632014-03-26T14:30:00.000+10:002014-03-26T22:19:30.822+10:00Welcome to Karen's Shalom Blog<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Thanks for visiting my Shalom
blogsite.... I'm in the process of redoing our website and blog so I haven't done any blog updates for awhile. The plan is to relocate these blog posts into the "latest news" section of our Shalom Home India website. In the meantime I've been posting updates via our facebook page. So to catch up on what's been happening over at Shalom since December, go to <a href="http://facebook.com/shalomhomeindia">facebook.com/shalomhomeindia</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Karen</span>Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10905557226260471017noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4647757949743541865.post-77983043670888892402013-12-18T09:22:00.000+10:002014-03-26T22:17:23.540+10:00Aprons4action - creating a better future for the people of Erampatti<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Next year we're planning to launch our first major fundraising appeal called aprons4action. It will involve hundreds of aprons being sent out on a journey to share the story of what we're trying to do through our project and raise funds for education, sanitation, medical camps and small business loans to help the people of Erampatti Village. The launch will be held at Bundaleer Rainforest Gardens in Brisbane on Sat 10 May 2014, and ladies in Tasmania, Brisbane and Melbourne have been busy sewing and collecting an amazing range of new and vintage aprons. We still have much to organise, but we think its going to be a fun and unique fundraiser that will join people from many places in a circle of exchange that has at its centre the goal of creating a better future for the women and children of Erampatti Village. For more details visit <a href="http://www.aprons4action.org.au/"><b>www.aprons4action.org.au</b></a></span><br />
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<br />Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10905557226260471017noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4647757949743541865.post-62603867010821505212013-12-14T14:51:00.000+10:002013-12-19T15:01:13.867+10:00Weekend visit by Russ Foundation<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">This weekend a group of girls and boys from one Russ Foundations Children's Homes came and spent the afternoon at Shalom. It coincided with my birthday so they enjoyed birthday cake, chicken biriyani for lunch and then played lots of games. Everyone had a wonderful time and they're keen to do it again. Russ foundation does fantastic work with families and children effected by HIV and are organising our first medical camp which will be held at Shalom in January</span>. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> A team of doctors and medical staff from Madurai, will give free health checks and medicines to people from the village and assess everyone for a range of diseases including TB, diabetes and high blood pressure.</span><br />
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<br />Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10905557226260471017noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4647757949743541865.post-35937686923038298702013-12-06T14:19:00.000+10:002013-12-19T14:21:18.995+10:00Only one more room left to be sponsored<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">This week we received a cheque for sponsoring our 7th room in Shammah House. This is very exciting and leaves only one room unsponsored - Shekinah, one of the guestrooms. If you'd like to sponsor our last remaining room, please email <a href="mailto:hales@shalomhomeindia.org">hales@shalomhomeindia.org</a> Room sponsorship costs $5,000AUD (tax deductible) and a plaque with your name will be hung outside the room. We thank all those who jumped in to sponsor the different rooms in Shammah House. What a generous and lasting legacy you are leaving for future generations.</span><br />
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<br />Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10905557226260471017noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4647757949743541865.post-20940657122747721232013-12-02T13:49:00.000+10:002013-12-19T13:59:18.254+10:00Money for new school toilets<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">A big congratulations and thanks to the students of Payne Road State School for their fantastic efforts in raising $5000 to construct new toilets at Erampatti Village School. The school sold novelty toilet paper and iceblocks, held sausage sizzles, had free dress days and collected money in a large toilet to reach this figure. Work will start early next year with the builders and village families working together to build the new toilets. We look forward to posting photo updates once the work starts. New toilets will improve hygiene at the school and help reduce absenteeism amongst teenage girls.</span><br />
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<br />Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10905557226260471017noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4647757949743541865.post-30343693755703039222013-11-30T13:40:00.000+10:002013-12-19T13:43:23.182+10:00November construction update<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">This month the plumbers and electricians have been busy installing pipework and electrical lines inside Shammah House and the builders constructed shelves in the rooms, a large water tank on the roof and started work on the septic tank. The foundations of the kitchen dining hall were filled and the kitchen and dining hall walls are starting to take shape.</span><br />
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<tr align="left"><td class="tr-caption">The boys help with filling and compacting the foundations of the dining hall </td></tr>
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<tr align="left"><td class="tr-caption">Roof top water tank</td></tr>
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<tr align="left"><td class="tr-caption">Bricking in the septic tank</td></tr>
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<tr align="left"><td class="tr-caption">Shelves inside one of the sleeping rooms - will be rendered and doors added</td></tr>
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<tr align="left"><td class="tr-caption">Each rock in the dining hall walls is cut and shaped by hand</td></tr>
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<tr align="left"><td class="tr-caption">Running pipelines down from the roof top tank and solar hot water system.</td></tr>
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Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10905557226260471017noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4647757949743541865.post-36340236227807223432013-11-05T18:08:00.000+10:002013-12-13T18:18:13.052+10:00First boys completing trade courses<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">We'd like to congratulate Sundar, who completed his Motor Mechanics course in September and is now employed as a junior mechanic with a local car dealership. Sundar came to Shalom when he was 12 years old, and is the first of our boys to gain a trade qualification and get a job. Christopher and David have also completed the classroom components of their electrician's courses and are doing 3 month work placements which we hope will lead to permanent job offers. We're very proud of all three boys who worked very hard to achieve such wonderful results.</span><br />
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<tr align="left"><td class="tr-caption">Sundar excelled in his Motor Mechanic's course</td></tr>
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<br />Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10905557226260471017noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4647757949743541865.post-19584670720375053152013-10-30T13:14:00.000+10:002013-12-19T13:43:41.151+10:00October building work adding decorative details<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">This month the builders have been busy adding tiles and rockwork to the front elevation of the building. Further work has also been done on the foundations of the kitchen and dining hall. With its large windows and extensive use of rockwork, Shammah House is very different to what's normally constructed in the area, so its attracting a lot of attention with passersby and people from the village often dropping in to have a look.</span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span><br />
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<tr align="left"><td class="tr-caption">The front elevation with tiles and rockwork added</td></tr>
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<tr align="left"><td class="tr-caption">A close-up of the rockwork on the guestroom walls.</td></tr>
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<tr align="left"><td class="tr-caption">Some of the undercoated has also been completed</td></tr>
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<tr align="left"><td class="tr-caption">The kitchen and dining hall will incorporate a lot of rockwork</td></tr>
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<tr align="left"><td class="tr-caption">The kitchen on left - dining hall on right</td></tr>
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<br />Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10905557226260471017noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4647757949743541865.post-67788991932527802602013-09-30T11:14:00.000+10:002013-12-19T11:15:23.768+10:00September Building Progress<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The guestroom walls have now been completed and the top floor roof slab poured. The top floor area is much smaller than the ground floor, so this time the slab was completed in a couple of hours, rather than taking all day. The ground floor window and door frames were assembled onsite by a team of carpenters and installed so the renderers could start work on the interiors. Some sections have been left unrendered so decorative panels can be added at a later stage.</span><br />
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<tr align="left"><td class="tr-caption">Pouring the roof slab of the upper floor guestrooms<u><br /></u></td></tr>
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<br />Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10905557226260471017noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4647757949743541865.post-83723617453865954422013-09-16T11:54:00.000+10:002013-12-13T11:57:43.984+10:00Jireh Bazaar<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">What an incredible response we had to this year's KBC Kid's Church fundraiser for Shalom.</span> This year their goal was to raise funds to help buy furniture and equipment for Shammah House and clothes, hygiene products and educational supplies for the girls and widows who'll be living there. They set up an Indian bazaar with tables stocked with mini replicas and pictures of everything that was needed, including paddlepop stick furniture, paper doll clothes, mini mattresses and blankets and even solar panels for the roof. Everyone had a fantastic time shopping, choosing the items they wanted to help fund, they then dropped their purchases off at the Shammah House model. It was an amazing day and we were overwhelmed by the response and generosity of those who came along. With nearly $30,000 raised on the day, we'd like to pass on our thanks to the kids and leaders from KBC Kid's church, those who helped make the furniture and stock for the stores and all the wonderful shoppers who gave so generously.</span><br />
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<tr align="left"><td class="tr-caption">Little girls tucked into beds beside the Shammah House model</td></tr>
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<tr align="left"><td class="tr-caption">Early in the day Shammah House is already getting swamped with donated items.</td></tr>
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<br />Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10905557226260471017noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4647757949743541865.post-28412996122323499512013-08-31T10:34:00.000+10:002013-12-19T10:34:52.853+10:00Top floor of Shammah House takes shape<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">With the roof slab cured, August saw lots of activity taking place on the top floor of Shammah House. The builders set to the task of constructing the parapet walls, stairs to the upper levels and walls of the upperfloor guestrooms. Work also started on the foundations of the kitchen/ dining hall and rendering of exterior walls. Shammah House is really taking shape now.</span></span><br />
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<br />Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10905557226260471017noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4647757949743541865.post-10243305536361891412013-07-26T08:17:00.000+10:002013-07-28T08:17:31.339+10:00Loose change for new loosThis term, Payne Road State School are raising funds to help us construct new toilets at Erampatti Village School. Earlier in the term they had a special day where everyone recorded how many times they used the toilets at school and it added up to more than 500 visits to the toilet in one day. Then they discussed what it would be like and how it would impact their health and playground, if like Erampatti School, they had no toilets and had to use the open fields. For the next 3 weeks they are collecting <i>loose change for new loos</i> in a full-scale toilet money box specially modified by one of the Dads. A special Indian themed family fun night, and a uniform free day are planned for later in the term. On election day they'll be selling novelty toilet paper at the school and the giant toilet money box will also make an appearance. A big thank you to the school and Chris Bullock and her chapliancy team for all their efforts.<br />
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<br />Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10905557226260471017noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4647757949743541865.post-21863253928827262942013-07-23T07:49:00.000+10:002013-07-28T07:51:28.929+10:005 rooms in Shammah House now sponsoredWe now have 5 of our rooms in Shammah House sponsored. A big thank you to the families and businesses who've come on board to generously provide the funds we need to finish and fit-out Asher, Rohi and Nishi (our 3 sleeping rooms), Rapha, (the infirmary/counselling room) and Alizah (the playroom). With only 3 rooms left to sponsor now, Jireh (the office) and Shekinah and Eliel (our 2 guestrooms) we're getting closer to having enough funds to complete Shammah House, which is very exciting.Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10905557226260471017noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4647757949743541865.post-72400785856957816932013-07-18T07:15:00.000+10:002013-07-28T07:51:47.466+10:00Roof Slab Poured<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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was roof slab pouring day at Shammah House.As you can see from the
photos a lot of work has been done since my last post about the building
work. It was a busy day with more than 60 men working from 8.00 in the
morning to 5.30 in the evening. We went through hundreds of bags of
cement, truckloads of sand and gravel and lots of water. At one stage
the power went off and water had to be carted by hand from the irrigation tank.
The day went smoothly without any other dramas and just as they finished
their thanksgiving prayers at the end of the day, light rain started to
fall, perfect for damping down the slab. Exactly what they'd prayed for
at the beginning of the day. To see more Shammah House construction photos click <a href="https://www.facebook.com/ShalomHomeIndia" target="_blank">here</a> to go to our facebook page.</span></span><br />
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Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10905557226260471017noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4647757949743541865.post-74369404210571431372013-06-09T16:23:00.002+10:002013-06-09T16:50:42.193+10:00Would you like to sponsor an individual room in Shammah House?<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">We're currently looking for families, individuals, businesses or community groups who'd like to sponsor the completion and fitout of an individual room in Shammah House. The cost to sponsor an individual room is $5000AUD which is tax deductible in Australia, NZ and the US. Dedication plaques with your family/business/group name will be made and hung in your sponsored room. A great legacy to leave for future generations. You can choose from one of our sleeping rooms, a guest room, the office, sickroom/counselling room or the playroom. For more info please email hales@shalomhomeindia.org </span><br />
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<br />Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10905557226260471017noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4647757949743541865.post-10722623825038377852013-06-09T15:32:00.000+10:002013-06-09T16:42:03.118+10:00Shammah House quickly taking shape<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Construction of Shammah House is now in full swing. It's exciting to see the building starting to take shape, knowing that once its finished, we'll be able to take in our first girls. With 30-50 workers on-site each day (plus our 20 well diggers) the place is a hive of activity. Rocks and dirt excavated from the well have been used in the foundations saving us about $2,500AUD on fill. With the speed of construction and the falling Australian dollar, we're seeking extra donors to come on board to sponsor the completion and fitout of individual rooms so we can keep the funds flowing as needed. To see more photos of the progress of Shammah House, please click <a href="https://www.facebook.com/ShalomHomeIndia" target="_blank">here</a> to go to our facebook page.</span><br />
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<br />Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10905557226260471017noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4647757949743541865.post-44630048265261119162013-06-09T13:36:00.001+10:002013-06-09T16:40:55.480+10:00Well work almost finished<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">After 9 weeks of digging and blasting, the workers have almost finished re-digging our well. This week they'll pull out the last of the loosened materials, then measure the excavated depth and let us know what the final payment will be. Hopefully we'll be able to keep under our $7000AUD budget. The work took longer than expected with up to 20 men a day manually digging and lifting out the soil and rocks.The good news is that we unearthed springs at around 30ft, after only 10 feet of excavation. Each morning the pump was turned on at 3.00am to drain the well before the workers arrived and then digging and pumping continued throughout the day. By the end of May overnight inflows measured about 15ft, so daily inflows will be much higher. This amount, during the peak of summer and following on from 2 failed monsoons, is very good, and will provide plenty of water to grow crops on the rest of our land. Below are a before and after photo of the well, and a photo of the men at work.. To see more photos of the well work as it progressed click <span style="color: #073763;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/ShalomHomeIndia" target="_blank">here</a></span> to visit our facebook page.</span></span><br />
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Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10905557226260471017noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4647757949743541865.post-26550916553223197882013-06-07T14:51:00.000+10:002013-06-09T16:39:46.254+10:00Our first boy is heading to university<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Congratulations to Mani, our first boy to be accepted to study at university. For the next 3 years he'll be studying for his Bachelor of Science in Botany and Planation at the American College in Madurai. This is a wonderful achievement for Mani, who 5 years ago, used to spend his days playing by the village pond instead of going to school. We're very proud of Mani, he's worked very hard to achieve these results. The other fantastic news is that he's been given a scholarship, which pays for most of his university fees. Well done Mani.</span><br />
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<br />Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10905557226260471017noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4647757949743541865.post-43609364508168562362013-05-31T14:36:00.000+10:002013-06-09T16:39:57.759+10:00Congratulations to all our grade 10 students<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">It was excitement all round when the grade 10 results came out today. First we heard that our 3 boys Pandi, Abinesh and Rasu had successfully passed every subject. Abinesh scored 399/500, a fantastic result, with 93/100 in science. He'll be eligible to go to the first level class at Alanganular High School which is for top students. Then the school rang Israel, very excited, they wanted to pass on their thanks for all our help with the tutoring programs and grade 10 classes. Every single student in the class had passed all their subjects. An amazing feat, the top scoring student got 447/500. They were so excited and are planning a special celebration in the village. What a fantastic result.</span><br />
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<tr align="left"><td class="tr-caption">Congratulations Rasu, Abinesh and Pandi on passing your exams.</td></tr>
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<br />Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10905557226260471017noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4647757949743541865.post-42025048344140605732013-05-12T14:17:00.000+10:002013-06-09T16:40:10.824+10:00Special Visitors To Shalom<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">On the 12th of May, Shalom welcomed two special overnight visitors, Pastor Ric and Anne Benson from Kenmore Baptist Church (KBC) in Brisbane, Australia. KBC families have been very supportive of the work of Shalom, with KBC Kid's Church holding annual fundraisers, and several KBC families sponsoring children. Ric and Anne enjoyed meeting the boys and staff and touring the farm and buildings. They also got to meet some families from the village whose children attend Shalom's village tutoring program which is funded by KBC families.</span><br />
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<br />Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10905557226260471017noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4647757949743541865.post-88422942839091592512013-04-03T13:42:00.000+10:002013-06-09T16:40:26.755+10:00Special Grade 10 exam classes at Shalom<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Over the Easter weekend, a 3 day Hindu festival was celebrated in our village, which meant extremely loud music playing all day and into the night. Unfortunately, the day after the festival was over, the grade 10's were due to sit for their main English exams, and the school was very concerned they wouldn't be able to study. So a special request was made to relocate Friday classes and exam prep classes to Shalom over the Easter weekend. A couple of the teachers even volunteered to sleep overnight and help coach the students. So over Easter, we hosted all the grade 10 boys and girls and their teachers at Shalom. They loved it so much that they decided to hold the final 2 weeks of classes at Shalom with many students sleeping overnight.</span> <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> It was a great time of working together with the community.</span><br />
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<br />Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10905557226260471017noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4647757949743541865.post-28323782277005057892013-03-27T12:45:00.000+10:002013-06-09T13:05:55.963+10:00Photos and news from Feb visit now uploaded<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Wow so much is happening at Shalom at the moment. It's h<span style="font-size: small;">ard to keep up with everything. It sure is going to be an exciting year. </span>I've finally finished uploading photos and updates from our recent trip. The<span style="font-size: small;">y</span> won't all fit on one page, <span style="font-size: small;">so </span>to continue reading, <span style="font-size: small;">please </span>click on OLDER POSTS at the bottom of the screen or use the expandable BLOG ARCHIVE list in the right hand column<span style="font-size: small;"> to <span style="font-size: small;">open previous posts.<span style="font-size: small;"> I hope you enjoy catching up on all the news.</span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #073763;">Remember </span>... <span style="color: #073763;"><b>Together we can change their future</b></span></span></i>Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10905557226260471017noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4647757949743541865.post-63695637499466899752013-03-26T16:42:00.000+10:002013-03-27T16:43:31.953+10:00You can now follow Shalom on facebook<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Sometimes I think my brain is getting too old to learn new things. I've just spent most of the day trying to work out how to set up a few things on facebook and my head is spinning. The good news is we now have our new facebook page up and running. So if you're a facebook user, please "like" us on facebook and "share" what we're doing with your friends. To get to our Shalom Home India facebook page click <b><a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Shalom-Home-India/150967871729572" target="_blank">here</a>.</b></span>Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10905557226260471017noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4647757949743541865.post-46556172985673235122013-03-25T15:17:00.000+10:002013-03-27T15:29:11.705+10:00Update on our girl's buildings<div>
<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;"><span class="776460801-26032013"></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;"><span class="776460801-26032013">The final room layout of the
new girl's buildings has been decided on. Last night, Israel had a meeting with
our sustainable design advisor to decide locations of extra windows for cross
ventilation and what size solar power system we'll need to put in. Once these
things are sorted, the designers will send me the final plans and elevations.
We've decided on the name <b>Sharmah House</b> which comes from the
Hebrew word <i>Shammah</i> which means <i>The Lord is present</i>, while
<i>Sharma</i> in the local language means, <i>happiness, shelter, protection,
joyous comforter</i>. The new buildings will include, sleeping rooms, office,
infrimary, playroom, study area and bathrooms around a walled garden/courtyard
plus a seperate new kitchen and open sided dining hall which will be shared with
the boys. The existing dining hall will be used to accomodate the cook and some
widows. The location of the new buildings have been marked out and excavation
of the foundations will start next month.</span></span></div>
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Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10905557226260471017noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4647757949743541865.post-66589719000927917642013-03-18T14:10:00.000+10:002013-03-27T14:18:21.459+10:00Grade 10 exam study groups started<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Grade 10 exams are due to start in India, at the end of this month. This can be a very
stressful time for students, because every subject must be
passed, before they can advance to grade 11 and 12 or gain entry to a certified
technical course. With rolling power cuts still in force, we decided to
set up 2 venues, where grade 10 students from our village can study over the next 4
weeks and receive help from tutors. The girls meet at the school, while the boys come to Shalom. We
weren't sure how many children would come, but so far, every student from grade 10, has turned up for each session. The teachers
also want to lend a hand and have offered to sleep over and help tutor
on the nights preceeding their particular subject exams.</span><br />
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