Visit the link and you can help a fine young member of the JET Programme with their charity work in India over Spring Break.

Good hearted [fellow Fukutsu City] JET Programme participant, Kathy Peng, will be one of four JETs heading to India over spring break to do a goodness. Help out her, and them, and folks in need, if you can.

JET March 2008:

"The southeastern coastal village of Kothasatram / Indiranagar was devastated by the 2004 Asian Tsunami. Because of their untouchable status, the Dalit people living in this village have received little to no assistance from the Indian government or other organization following this disaster. Ravi Kumar and The Association of Relief Volunteers (ARV) created the Building Communities program just after the Tsunami as a means to bring emergency relief as well as sustained support to the Dalit people of these two struggling villages.

From March 26-30, 2008, the March 2008 JET Volunteers will venture to India to help in the re-construction of KI Village by building upon the progress made by previous volunteers.

During previous work camps, groups broke ground, laid foundations and built the walls of nearly 45 family homes up to the roof level in KI Village. Our goal for the March 2008 Work Camp is to finish building the walls and even start the roofs of as many houses as possible. To that end we plan to raise US$2,000 by March 25, 2008.

HOW YOU CAN HELP

To help us raise funds and raise houses please consider making an online donation. Your contributions will directly benefit The ARV KI Housing Campaign, for which we will be volunteering. Be sure to designate The JET March 2008 ARV Work Camp on the donation page. Thank you."