Winter 2010
Dec. 25 2010 - Jan. 1 2011
Total Raised: $0
The Winter 2010 Work Camp will take place from December 25 – January 1 in Chevuru village, Andhra Pradesh State, India. Our international volunteer group will help the villagers and local masons construct much-needed concrete houses in this Dalit Village. This group will be led by a second-time volunteer Diane Poon, who first travelled to India with Longitude in December 2009.
Why not join her and help to UnCaste India? Register now for this life-changing trip!
Chevuru Village Background
A total of 459 Dalits (formerly known as Untouchables), including 70 widows, live in thatched mud huts in Chevuru. Most of the adults in the village are unskilled agricultural laborers and are unable to find work outside the 3-month growing season each year. Because they earn barely enough wages to support their families, missing even one day of work to repair their fragile huts after heavy rain or floods can affect their ability to feed their children. Acquiring permanent housing will not only allow these Dalit villagers to work more days of the year but will also raise their social status, giving them the confidence they need in order to stand up for their rights.
Fifty-one families in Chevuru were able to begin building permanent houses under a state government scheme that provides housing grants to people living below the poverty line. However, these grants are not enough to cover the remaining costs of the houses. These families have requested Longitude and ARV’s financial assistance to complete their homes, which have been sitting unfinished since last year. In order to put a roof on every home, we must raise US $1500 per house.
How You Can Help
Our group’s fundraising goal of $15,000 will subsidize the completion of 10 houses in Chevuru. Please help us meet this goal by either fully or partially sponsoring one family’s home. A contribution of any amount will bring piece of mind and security to a very deserving Dalit family. Donations can be made through the trip fundraising page or through a personal fundraiser of a volunteer attending the trip.
THANK YOU TO ALL OF OUR WONDERFUL DONORS!
Donations
| Name | Date | Donated | Fundraiser |
|---|---|---|---|
| Richard and Kristin Scott | Jan. 8 2011 | $50.00 | Beth Craw |
| Linda Vaughan | Dec. 30 2010 | $50.00 | Support the JET Winter Workcamp |
| Diana Goodman | Dec. 28 2010 | $40.00 | Support the JET Winter Workcamp |
| Yasmin Benhan | Dec. 25 2010 | $100.00 | For All Good Reasons |
| Chethan Roberts | Dec. 24 2010 | $50.00 | Support the JET Winter Workcamp |
| Kelly Trombley | Dec. 24 2010 | $10.00 | Brittany Fiscus |
| Kelly Trombley | Dec. 24 2010 | $10.00 | Beth Craw |
| John Sparks | Dec. 23 2010 | $50.00 | Support the JET Winter Workcamp |
| sofia vera | Dec. 23 2010 | $10.00 | Beth Craw |
| Mark Schlickbernd | Dec. 23 2010 | $100.00 | Support the JET Winter Workcamp |
| Michael Byrnes | Dec. 23 2010 | $150.00 | Beth Craw |
| Oana Dragan | Dec. 23 2010 | $208.00 | For All Good Reasons |
| Sara Fonfafra | Dec. 23 2010 | $25.00 | Beth Craw |
| Jasmine Bhadha | Dec. 23 2010 | $20.00 | Building Change! |
| Abbie Stanton | Dec. 23 2010 | $40.00 | Beth Craw |
| Emily Comer | Dec. 22 2010 | $25.00 | Brittany Fiscus |
| Glenn Fiscus | Dec. 22 2010 | $100.00 | Brittany Fiscus |
| Carilyn Garrett | Dec. 22 2010 | $30.00 | Beth Craw |
| Brian Byrnes | Dec. 22 2010 | $100.00 | Beth Craw |
| Mary Jane Fischer | Dec. 22 2010 | $30.00 | Brittany Fiscus |
| Keri DiYorio | Dec. 22 2010 | $50.00 | Give a Home for Christmas |
| Margaret Craw | Dec. 21 2010 | $50.00 | Beth Craw |
| Hui Dai | Dec. 21 2010 | $20.00 | Building Change! |
| Kayla Reno | Dec. 21 2010 | $25.00 | Brittany Fiscus |
| Genell Tonge | Dec. 21 2010 | $40.00 | Support the JET Winter Workcamp |
| Danielle Woffard | Dec. 20 2010 | $70.00 | Brittany Fiscus |
| Donna Woffard | Dec. 20 2010 | $400.00 | Brittany Fiscus |
| Paul Sen Chher | Dec. 20 2010 | $375.00 | Support the JET Winter Workcamp |
| James Duane Bolin | Dec. 20 2010 | $100.00 | Brittany Fiscus |
| Samantha Dillman | Dec. 20 2010 | $25.00 | Beth Craw |
| Melissa McIntire | Dec. 20 2010 | $20.00 | Beth Craw |
| Stephanie Mercier | Dec. 20 2010 | $50.00 | Brittany Fiscus |
| Beth Craw | Dec. 19 2010 | $1,000.00 | Beth Craw |
| Mary Va | Dec. 19 2010 | $100.00 | Brittany Fiscus |
| Monica Matthews | Dec. 19 2010 | $300.00 | Brittany Fiscus |
| Laurie Reynolds | Dec. 16 2010 | $100.00 | Help Me Help Them |
| Melissa La Bouff | Dec. 15 2010 | $50.00 | Support the JET Winter Workcamp |
| Kathryn Bohan | Dec. 15 2010 | $300.00 | Give a Home for Christmas |
| David Leung | Dec. 13 2010 | $25.00 | Brittany Fiscus |
| David Leung | Dec. 13 2010 | $25.00 | Beth Craw |
| Melissa Reed | Dec. 12 2010 | $50.00 | Brittany Fiscus |
| David Gill | Dec. 12 2010 | $50.00 | Brittany Fiscus |
| Biljana Pamucar | Dec. 12 2010 | $50.00 | Help Me Help Them |
| Reed Reynolds | Dec. 11 2010 | $75.00 | Help Me Help Them |
| Whitney Douglas | Dec. 9 2010 | $25.00 | Beth Craw |
| Alexey Muranov | Dec. 3 2010 | $24.00 | Building Change! |
| Eliza Stefan | Dec. 1 2010 | $22.11 | For All Good Reasons |
| Sorin Dragan | Dec. 1 2010 | $100.00 | For All Good Reasons |
| Karina Kondachkova | Dec. 1 2010 | $20.00 | For All Good Reasons |
| stephanie bailis | Dec. 1 2010 | $20.00 | For All Good Reasons |
| Claire Goodman | Nov. 28 2010 | $50.00 | Support the JET Winter Workcamp |
| Alexey Muranov | Nov. 27 2010 | $26.00 | Building Change! |
| Diane Poon | Nov. 27 2010 | $320.00 | Building Change! |
| Diane Poon | Nov. 26 2010 | $355.00 | Building Change! |
| Kimberly Forbes | Nov. 15 2010 | $15.00 | Support the JET Winter Workcamp |
| Alissa Walter | Nov. 10 2010 | $50.00 | Support the JET Winter Workcamp |
| Danielle Woffard | Nov. 9 2010 | $30.00 | Support the JET Winter Workcamp |
