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"We Have Come To Help You Grow......" -Natscha Talking to the Community in Pangantabi village Manipur
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Many friends who volunteer and work towards meeting the goals
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 Joseph (left) "Our facet of community development and education is a common vision to embrace the world. Seen is Pangantabi community members, Debbie, Natascha and Joseph
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| Natascha and Debbie Yogachandra dressed up in Manipuri traditional dress during the visit June 9/ 2011 |
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Ms. Natascha Yogachandra: Co-Founder and Honorary Chairperson: She is 17-years old and currently a Freshman at New York University, New York. She did her IB Diploma at the Ruamrudee International School in Bangkok, Thailand. She completed her sixth grade at Martha Brown Middle School, Fairport, New York. Natascha started Project Book Angels at the age of seven, with the goal of eradicating illiteracy among children in third-world countries. She was awarded the Young Citizen of the Year 2005 by the Perinton Chamber of Commerce, Youth Citizen of the Year 2005 by Monroe County, New York and Young Volunteer Award 2005 by the Rochester Chapter of United Nations. She also received the Nicholas Green Distinguished Student Award for Gifted and Talented Students for New York State in 2005. In mid 2005, she moved to India and spent two years, studying and monitoring several Foundation activities, including building libraries in south Asia, and moved to Bangkok in August 2007 with her parents.
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| There is nothing much to see in Manipur, but Nat find it interesting to see the valleys and hills. Nat enjoys the view on the way to Pangantabi.
TWO WINGS OF A BIRD
“The world of humanity is possessed of two wings: the male and the female. So long as these two wings are not equivalent in strength, the bird will not fly. Until womankind reaches the same degree as man, until she enjoys the same arena of activity, extraordinary attainment for humanity will not be realized; humanity cannot wing its way to heights of real attainment. When the two wings … become equivalent in strength, enjoying the same prerogatives, the flight of man will be exceedingly lofty and extraordinary”
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Nat Yogachandra: Director. Nat is a retired marketing executive from Eastman Kodak Company and has authored several books on cross cultural management. Nat is active with the Rotary International and is a Paul Harris Fellow. He was a participant of the Biracial Partnership Program, an initiative by the Mayor of Rochester, New York. Nat initiated and coordinated a program, entitled “Embracing the Difference,” on behalf of the Fairport School District in New York.
We all know that all around the world rich are getting richer. Nearly thirty years ago, the richest 1 percent of Americans got 9 percent of total national income in the United States, By 2007, they had 23 percent. In 2009, new census data show, the rich-poor income gap was the widest on record. (David R. Francis - Christian Science Monitor).
According to Timothy Noah of Slate, the United States now has a more unequal distribution of wealth than some of the third world countries like, Nicaragua, Venezua and Guyana. Timothey writes,
“All my life I've heard Latin America described as a failed society (or collection of failed societies) because of its grotesque maldistribution of wealth. Peasants in rags beg for food outside the high walls of opulent villas, and so on. But according to the Central Intelligence Agency income distribution in the United States is more unequal than in Guyana, Nicaragua, and Venezuela, and roughly on par with Uruguay, Argentina, and Ecuador. Income inequality is actually declining in Latin America even as it continues to increase in the United States. Economically speaking, the richest nation on earth is starting to resemble a banana republic. The main difference is that the United States is big enough to maintain geographic distance between the villa-dweller and the beggar.” From Nat Blog http://natyogachandra.blogspot.com/
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| The Yogachandra with Subashini(right) one of the SHIGF management committee member who welcomed the guests and took them for site seeing around Imphal. |
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Ms.Debbie Yogachandra: Director. An active member of the Fairport community in New York, Debbie moved to India with her husband Nat and youngest daughter Natascha immediately after the tsunami in 2004 to help the orphans of tsunami for about two years. She was a leader of a Girls Scouts troop and involved in many volunteer activities. She worked for Eastman Kodak Company for several years as a marketing specialist and currently lives in Bangkok, Thailand with Natascha and Nat to monitor various projects of the Foundation.
VALUE
The basic foundation of this organization is based on the belief that all humanity are the children of God; they belong to the same family, to the same original race. We believe that the world of humanity is a composite body and that when part of the organism suffers all the rest of the body will feel its consequences.
GOAL
Our goal is to create vibrant communities around the world where children can enjoy a peaceful, healthy life and receive proper education without any form of prejudices.
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PROJECTS SPONSORED BY HOPE IS LIFE FOUNDATION
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1. PIG FARM- (BUILDING OF 16x6 FIT PIG HOUSE MADE OF BRICKS)
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2. CARE AND SUPPORT (EDUCATION OF 15 ORPHANS AT BORNI SCHOOL)
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3. COMPUTER LEARNING CENTRE ( 1 PC FOR 11 YOUTH IN PANGANTABI)
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06/12/11 - Joseph Nshimbani
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