Remember the Phailin cyclone ?

The London 10K Run

With the new academic year the teachers, and others, among our runners have now sent in their sent their sponsorship money and we are delighted to say that the total amount raised is now £9000! Thank you all for your hard work, not only in running but in collecting in the donations!

Your donations help Brighter to care for HIV/AIDS children and adults in our Hospice. Children like Vijaya and Nilaveni. 
Sadly we have to report that  Vyjaya, died this week. Vijaya came to our Prem Nivas home in June 2010 and was a high school student before she became so very ill and was transferred to our hospice.  

Vijaya and Nilaveni have both died this year.

Poor patients in India facing HIV/AIDS drug shortages

Read the report from Reuters and MSF 
http://in.reuters.com/article/2014/09/04/india-pharmaceuticals-aids-idINKBN0GZ0L120140904
Follow this link to take you to the Reuters report detailing reasons and excuses for the shortages of adult and children HIV drugs and general information about HIV in India

A company donates school bags to the children of DMC House.

A lovely Indian custom

It is  a custom in India to mark the anniversay of a death by hosting a meal to which friends, neighbours and relatives of the decesed are invited. To my knowledge this custom is kept by Hindus and Christians and probably by all religious groups. My friends in Bihar invite all the men and children of their village  on the death anniversary of their father. Some of the men are also given a small vessel filled with uncooked rice, a silver coin and a new scarf/towel. The deceased is honoured and the giver receives blessings.

In Andhra Pradesh there are several citizens who offer a free meal to the children of our homes for the same purpose. The Gajapatinagaram station master always remembers his father by giving a special meal to the Prem Nivas children.

Others provide breakfasts. sweets, biscuits and cake to mark their child's birthday and, as is the custom. actually serve our children with these foodstuffs.They bring thier birthday child to our children to distribute the gifts.(Remember that our prem Nivas are HIV infected children)

This little girl's parents brought her to give birthday cake and sweets to our Prem Nivas Children.










One of the Brighter Future trustees, an Indian gentleman, contacted Victor yesterday to ask him to give food parcels, like the ones we provide to HIV mothers to supplement their incomes, to 100 poor people on his father's death anniversary, and again on 21st September. He provided £500 for these food parcels.

  

   

ART medicine NOW available !

News from Victor - Supplies of the ART drugs for the weakest HIV children resumed at the government treatment centre in Vizianagaram two days ago.