Sri Lanka Refugees Grateful for TPRF Food Aid

TPRF donated US$20,000 to the Jeeva Shakthi Society for aid to Vavuniya, Northern Province, Vavuniya District of Sri Lanka to provide food aid to those displaced by civil war living in camps. Shamila Malawaraarachchi, Treasurer of Jeeva Shakthi Society, said, "Thanks to the grant by The Prem Rawat Foundation, it has enabled a large number of IDPs (Internally Displaced Persons) who are really in need of nutritious food to get it."
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December 4, 2009 in Current Affairs | Permalink

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TPRF Gives Grant of US$26,000 to Aid Indonesian Earthquake Survivors

After two consecutive earthquakes struck the west coast of Sumatra, Indonesia, TPRF is providing immediate food aid to over 2,400 survivors in remote areas, who are “homeless and desperate for food and clean water.” IDEP Executive Director, Petra Schneider, said: “Your support will make an incredible difference in relieving some of the suffering and helping people to build up their strength and ward off potential disease, especially children and the elderly.”
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November 2, 2009 in Current Affairs | Permalink

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TPRF Gives US$25,000 to Help Provide Eye Care for Children in Palestinian Territories

A $25,000 grant by TPRF is helping St. John of Jerusalem Eye Hospital (SJJEH) to provide eye care for 30,000 children in an area of the world where blindness is ten times higher than in the West. Chairman of SJJEH, John Talbot, said, “The continued, generous support of The Prem Rawat Foundation this year will permit the St. John Eye Hospital Group to expand and improve our much-needed services for the children of East Jerusalem, the West Bank and Gaza.”
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October 27, 2009 in Current Affairs | Permalink

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TPRF Makes Two Grants to Provide Relief in Pakistan

children_in_water_line.gif TPRF has made grants to Shirkat Gah Women’s Resource Centre and ActionAid International USA to help many of the 650,000 Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Pakistan affected by the country’s recent internal conflicts. Dr. Saman Yazdani Khan, Regional Director for Shirkat Gah, states, “It will ease the discomfort and desolation of their unwelcome situation.” Peter O’Driscoll, Executive Director for ActionAid, said, “This work is powerful. And, without your support, it would not be possible. Thank you.”
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September 22, 2009 in Current Affairs | Permalink

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