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Kerala Flood Disaster - A subtle effort by 40 families & their friends

Every effort to bring about a change in the lives of people hit by disaster is a brave one. Limited resources does not mean we do not take a step in this direction. Every penny of help extended to the disaster hit goes a long way in comforting the affected!


 It is with the 'support' (and conviction) of the above thoughts that we, a small group of the Saint Mary's Orthodox Syrian Church Youth League {SMOSHYL} initiated the fund raising from friends and well wishers. It indeed is a small but very important step for us and we are convinced to take it to the needy and the suffering in the state of Kerala, with the moral and financial support from one and all.

 As is evident, the state is surely being helped enormously by the Central Government as well as the various State Governments in the Indian Republic, both in cash and kind but despite that there are many in the interiors of the state who are not able to avail the benefits of these largesse. It is this section of the society that our efforts are focused on.

 Before anything else, we at SMOSHYL are clear about the fact that our effort is not anything that would be instantaneous to help the sufferer of the disaster as we feel there are many who are already there and doing their bit and successfully so. Ours is a long drawn process but surely effective and targeted.

 How do we reach them? How exactly do we identify them? These are one of the many questions that the donor always has in one's mind while sparing from his hard earned money. It is so right of them to think so as we ourselves realize when we donate! Allow us to explain how exactly we do it - SMOSHYL consists of about 40 family members who have made Chandigarh/Mohali/Panchkula as their home - most of the us being employees. It is these members who are helping in identifying the needy in Kerala by trying and finding out from their own family members, who themselves have suffered the wrath of the floods, about the lesser fortunates who have not been able to avail help from the Government and/or the NGOs. Once the members identify the needy, the designated committee decides the amount of compensation to be provided depending obviously on the funds at it's disposal. As of now (two days since we started), we have been able to collect about Rs.1.68 lakhs and we see mails and messages of commitment pouring in from our friends and supporters.

 If you feel confident and encouraged to donate, please proceed as below:
Account name : St. Mary's  Orthodox Syrian Church Youth League
Account no : 13730100018594
IFSC CODE: FDRL0001373   

Bank : Federal bank limited, Sector 8, Chandigarh
Swift Code for foreign donations : FDRLINBBCGH

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