One For India

Association for India's Development (AID) has launched its year-end fund-raising campaign titled "One For India (OFI)". Have you wondered what ONE can do for a Nation?

Make any ONE contribution to bring hope and joy to thousands of lives!
ONE dollar a day can support a village school for a year
ONE dollar a week can provides health care for a village household
Even ONE dime a day can make a difference to someone's life

Make any ONE donation that suits you

AID has a tax-exempt status from IRS, so I urge you to make that ONE contribution today. Donate here. If you would like to know about our activities, please see our latest year-ending newsletter (in PDF).

For more details, send me an email at sridharved AT gmail DOT com

Fighting Corruption in India

I agree it's been a long while since I visited my own blog, leave alone post one entry. Well, the news for now is that AID Columbus is hosting public rights activist and 2006 Ramon Magsaysay Award Winner, Arvind Kejriwal on May 30, 2007. Arvind who heads the Delhi-based NGO, Parivartan has been the driving force behind the successful implementation of the Right to Information Act, an act which gives ordinary citizens the right to challenge the actions of government officials, on literally anything from passport applications to the quality of mortar used in road construction outside their homes.

AID Jeevansathi, Ravi Kuchimanchi has called the RTI Act, along with the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA) as one of the most progressive laws to have been passed by the Indian Government ever. Arvind has been extensively touring the US to raise awareness among NRIs and Indian students about the power that this Act has given to the people. Some of the success stories can be found here.