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Children Waiting for Help 2008 School Year

Dear Sponsors,

We like to Thank you for your desire to help a needy child for education. This is the best thing one can do in their life time. Please identify the children you wanted to support and fill our online form with those details. http://www.vonumu.org/becomeasponsor.asp We will contact you and connect you to the child of your choice.

Thanks
Samuel & Rena Vonumu


JHARKHAND 10-Thakur Hansdak (US $160 per year) (ID # 636)
Date of Birth: Oct 6, 2001
Father's Name: (Late) Dondo Hansdak
Occupation: Deceased
Mother's Name: Manjli Tudu
Occupation: Daily Wages Laborer
Address:
Village Mathio, PO Aprol
Dist Sahebganj, Jharkhand, INDIA
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Details about the family and the child: Father expired due to Malaria sickness. Mother has no other source of income except doing a daily labor jobs which is not guaranteed. She lives in a small house which is not a proper house. As a single parent, she is suffering from poverty and helplessness. She is looking for help to support her child.
JHARKHAND 11-Suna Tudu (US $160 per year) (ID # 637)
Date of Birth: Jun 11, 1992
Father's Name: (Late) Barka Tudu
Occupation: Deceased
Mother's Name: Manjli Marandi
Occupation: Daily Wages Labourer
Address:
Village Sabaiya, PO Banjhi Bazar,
Dist Sahebganj, Jharkhand, INDIA
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Details about the family and the child: Father of this child died of sickness. Mother is a single parent who cannot afford to send her child to school. She is having difficulty with basic living expenses. She is searching for help to educate her child.
JHARKHAND 12-Xabiar Malto (US $ 160 per year) (ID # 638)
Date of Birth: Jul 21, 1999
Father's Name: (Late) Syam Sundar Malto
Occupation: Deceased
Mother's Name: Shelina Malto
Occupation: Daily Wages Labourer
Address:
Kusumghati, PO Kerobayar
Dist Godda, Jharkhand, INDIA
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Details about the family and the child: Father of this child died of Malaria. Mother is not able to support her child. She left her child at home without sending him to school because of financial problems. One of our volunteer encouraged her and told her that we will try to find some help for her child's education. She is very happy for the hope and looking for help.
JHARKHAND 13-Damu Baskey (US $160 per year) (ID # 639)
Date of Birth: Feb 13, 2000
Father's Name: Rabon Baskey
Occupation: Daily Wages Labourer
Mother's Name: Deceased
Occupation: N/A
Address:
Village Aprol,
Dist Sahebganj, Jharkhand, INDIA
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Details about the family and the child: Mother of this child died of TB while Damu is a very young. Father works on agricultural labor jobs on daily wages. There are 3 children in the family and father is having a very difficult time to even feed them 3 meals a day. He is looking for educational help for his child.
JHARKHAND 15-Gini Murmu (US $ 160 per year) (ID # 641)
Date of Birth: Feb 14, 1999
Father's Name: (Late) Kisun Murmu
Occupation: Deceased
Mother's Name: Sanjli Hansdak
Occupation: Daily Wages Laborer
Address:
Village Saolapur, Post Banjhi
Dist Sahibganj, Jharkhand, INDIA
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Details about the family and the child: After father's death, mother had no source of income. Since then, she started working on daily wages labor jobs. She earns very little and not able to feed her 3 kids. She also goes to jungle and gets some wood to sell in the market for some money. She is suffering in poverty and looking for help for her child's education.
JHARKHAND 16-Bhogon Marandi (US $160 per year) (ID # 642)
Date of Birth: Nov 11, 2000
Father's Name: (Late) Musue Marandi
Occupation: Deceased
Mother's Name: Sunita Tudu
Occupation: Daily Wages Laborer
Address:
Village Sabaya, PO Banjhi
Dist Sahebganj, Jharkhand, INDIA
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Details about the family and the child: Father died of TB. Father used to work in coal mines and areas with sand. Because of the dust and sand, he was affected with problems and finally diagnosed and died of TB. The family is very poor and not able to eat 3 meals a day. Mother works on daily wages. She is looking for help to educate her child.
JHARKHAND 17-Manoj Murmu (US $160 per year) (ID # 643)
Date of Birth: Jun 23, 2000
Father's Name: (Late) Kisan Murmu
Occupation: Deceased
Mother's Name: Sanjli Hansdak
Occupation: Daily Wages Laborer
Address:
Village Saolapur, Post Banjhi Bazar
Dist Sahebganj, Jharkhand, INDIA
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Details about the family and the child: This child was a baby when father died. As a single parent, mother is not able to take care of her 3 children and provide proper food. Both mother and child goes to the nearby forest, cuts wood and sells it for some extra earnings. Mother is looking for her child's education.
JHARKHAND 18-Sanjay Malto (US $160 per year) (ID # 644)
Date of Birth: Jan 10, 1999
Father's Name: Gunas Malto
Occupation: Daily Wages Laborer
Mother's Name: Deceased
Occupation: N/A
Address:
Village Kusumghati, Post Kerobazar
Dist Godda, Jharkhand, INDIA
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Details about the family and the child: Mother died of TB when the child was of very young age. After mother's death, this child was abandoned with no proper food, clothing or education. Father is an illitrate and earns his living by doing labor jobs. He gets wood from jungle and sells in the market apart from his labor jobs. He is looking for help for his child's education.
RAJAHMUNDRY 003-Manjula Kandikuri (ID # 510)
Date of Birth: Jul 11, 2002
Father's Name: Srinu Kandukuri
Occupation: Lorry Driver (Left the family)
Mother's Name: Devi Kandukuri
Occupation: House maid
Address:
27-3-3, Matta Veedhi
Devi Chowk, Rajahmundry
Rajahmundry, East Godavari, AP
 
Details about the family and the child: Father used to work as a lorry driver. Three years ago, one day he said, he is going to work in a far off place and he left. Never to return. Mother does not know his whereabouts. She has gone back to leave with her parents. For the parents it has become a burden to care for her and her children. She now works as house maid and whatever food she gets from the house she brings it to her children.

Her parents are forcing her to marry again. But she refuses and tells them, if she does that, then there will be no one to care for her children. She wants to educate her children.

RAJAHMUNDRY 004-Vamsi Vundrsapu (ID # 511)
Date of Birth: Dec 31, 2001
Father's Name: Srinu Vundrsapu
Occupation: Left the family
Mother's Name: Satyavathi Vundrsapu
Occupation: House Maid
Address:
49-1-12, Subbarao Pet
Rajahmundry
Rajahmundry, East Godavari, AP
 
Details about the family and the child: Father of this child left the mother for another women. Father is a drunkard and irresponsible person. Since then, mother as a single parent is working small jobs (House Maid Jobs) which pays her only for her basic living. She is unable to send her child to school because, she is not able to afford financially. Mother and the child is currently living at the grand parents house.


RAJAHMUNDRY 005-Dhana Lakshmi Geddala (ID # 512)
Date of Birth: Apr 12, 2004
Father's Name: Nageswara Rao Geddala
Occupation: Coolie
Mother's Name: Nagasai Geddala
Occupation: House Maid
Address:
64-28-7, Anand Nagar
Rajahmundry
Rajahmundry, East Godavari, AP
 
Details about the family and the child: Father is a drunkard and beats his wife and quarrels every day. The mother is often forced and sent to her parents house to get money and supplies. One day fully drunk the father came home and found his wife was not at home. He immediately along with his other friends went to her house, created a quarrel and beat her and her mother. He also beat the children. After that he left home and never returned. It is more than a year now(since 2006), she does not know where he is. She says even if does come back, she does not wish to live with him. Mother is very interested to educate her child and looking for help.
RAJAHMUNDRY 01-Bhavani Shankar Pala (US $125 per year) (ID # 508)
Date of Birth: Oct 21, 1997
Father's Name: Chinna Durga Rao (Late)
Occupation: n/a
Mother's Name: Veera Mani Pala
Occupation: House Maid
Address:
D.No:- 12-11-163, Aryapuram, Nakkvari Veedhi
Rajahmundry -533103, A.P
Rajahmundry, East Godavari, AP
 
Details about the family and the child: Father died on Feb 2007 with a heart attack. He was a heavy smoker and a drunkard. He was working as a lorry cleaner. During one of his trips to a very far place, on the way he had the attack. Wife and children saw the dead body. After the death of the father, mother took the children and went to live with her old mother, who is also sick. The old mother is not able to take care of her daughter and grand children, because, just few months before her husband had died.

The child’s mother is now working as a house maid and taking care of the old mother and her children. The kids are intelligent. They have great desire to learn. Mother is looking for help.
RAJAHMUNDRY006-Sandhya Rani Karri (US $ 125 per year) (ID # 513)
Date of Birth: Oct 7, 2003
Father's Name: Nageshwara Rao Karri
Occupation: Singer
Mother's Name: Ganga Bhavani Karri
Occupation: Suffering from TB
Address:
49-2-32, Subba Rao Pet, ‘Y’ junction
Rajahmundry
Rajahmundry, East Godavari, AP
 
Details about the family and the child: The family lives with joint family. Father has many younger ones to care for. With his earnings, nine members in the family has to be cared. His wife is suffering from Tuberculosis and is on treatment from the government hospital. At times the father is so worried and tensed about his responsibilities, that the wife fears something will happen to him. Recently he started drinking alcohol. Wife is very much worried and says if anything happens to him, then who will care for my children? Carrying her 10 months old baby mother came to the school seeking for help for her child's education.
RAJAHMUNDRY007-Sai Guthurthi (US $125 per year) (ID # 514)
Date of Birth: Oct 8, 2002
Father's Name: Badra Rao Guthurthi
Occupation: Laborer
Mother's Name: Kondamma Guthurthi
Occupation: n/a
Address:
19-1-36, In front of Homeo Hospital
Subbarao Pet, Rajahmundry
Rajahmundry, East Godavari, AP
 
Details about the family and the child: They live in a joint family. Father has four younger brothers and a sister to take care. One brother is mentally retarded. His father died three years ago. Since then, the elder son takes care of the entire family.

Father works in a shop as a laborer. With his earnings the entire family manages. His wife recently underwent a major surgery in which her uterus was removed. She needed blood for the surgery and her blood group was B negative. It was difficult to get blood. After the surgery the wife has become very weak and unable to do any house hold work. Father is very much worried about his wife. He says that if anything happens to her, he cannot survive. He wants to educate his child in English medium school and is requesting for help. The child is intelligent. He got very good grades at school in 2007
Rama Kumari Yedida (US $125 per year) (ID # 630)
Date of Birth: Jan 12, 2001
Father's Name: (Late) Atchi Raju Yedida
Occupation: Deceased
Mother's Name: Gudipamma Yedida
Occupation: Coolie (Laborer)
Address:
Indira Nagar
Pitapuram, E.G. Dist
Pithapuram, East Godavari, AP
 
Details about the family and the child: Father of this child died in a train accident. Since then, mother is struggling to feed 4 children. As a single parent, she is not able to manage with all the 4. She did put 2 of the children in school with some people's help. She is looking for help for this child for education.
TENALI 01-Balu Sarimella (US $175 per year) (ID # 631)
Date of Birth: Feb 2, 1997
Father's Name: M. S. Gomaniel
Occupation: Coolie
Mother's Name: Aruna Sarimella
Occupation: House Wife
Address:
Chenchupet, Manda Street
Tenali Post, Guntur
Tenali, Guntur, AP
 
Details about the family and the child: The entire family is living in a very small room. Three girls and one boy all together six members depending only on fathers income. It is very difficult to get guarenteed Daily wages labor even though they can work. Sometimes they starve due to lack of un-employment. Father is able to educate just one child because of finance problems. The others don’t have any opportunity to attend the school. Balu has some skin allergy, regularly taking medicines. The family is looking for help for education
TENALI 02-Pavan Kumar Mukuri (US $125 per child) (ID # 632)
Date of Birth: Will be available soon
Father's Name: Vijay Kumar Mukuri
Occupation: Coolie (Laborer)
Mother's Name: Kowsalya Mukuri
Occupation: Coolie ( Daily Laborer)
Address:
Kopalle, Tenali Mandal
Guntur, AP, India
Tenali, Guntur, AP
 
Details about the family and the child: Father and mother are daily coolies. They don’t have any other source of income and live below poverty line. They don’t have a proper house to live in. Pavan Kumar recently undergone a major operation costing around Rs25000. Local people helped them for that operation. He is very much interested in studies but his family’s financial condition is so bad that they couldn’t even meet their daily needs. Family is looking for help.
TENALI 04-Amarnath Tumati (US $175 per year) (ID # 518)
Date of Birth: Jan 28, 1995
Father's Name: (Late) Ravi Babu
Occupation: N/A
Mother's Name: Ester Rani Tumati
Occupation: Agricultural Coolie
Address:
Kopalle
Tenali Mandal
Tenali, Guntur, AP
 
Details about the family and the child: Mother is a single parent suffering in poverty. Since the death of her husband, she works agricultural coolie jobs which are seasonal. Because of her interest in children's studies, she some how managed to join them in school but not able to continue due to financial problem. She is looking for help.
TENALI 15-Vijay Vankayalapati (US $125 per year) (ID # 529)
Date of Birth: May 20, 2001
Father's Name: Mojes Vankayalapati
Occupation: Agricultural Laborer
Mother's Name: Mary Vankayalapati
Occupation: Agricultural Laborer
Address:
Chenchupet
Tenali, Guntur Dist
Tenali, Guntur, AP
 
Details about the family and the child: This family works in the agricultural lands as daily wages laborers. Their income is so low that they eat 2 meals or less a day. Because of their interest to educate the child, they did join their child in a school but unable to pay the tuition fee. They did not want to stop the education of the child. They are looking for help.
VIZAG 01-Mamata Sree Gidithuri (US $ 125 per year) (ID # 634)
Date of Birth: Dec 14, 2003
Father's Name: Veera Swami Gidithuri
Occupation: Mechanic
Mother's Name: Satyavathi
Occupation: housewife
Address:
D.No.28-9-52/2, Beside Ganesh Parlour,
Saraswathi Park, Vizag-20
Visakhapatnam, Visakhapatnam, AP
 
Details about the family and the child: The Father of this child is a scooter mechanic and mother takes care of the family along with her old parents. Their income is seasonal and very low because of the competition in the mechanic field. They have to take care of the old parents medical expenses which is also not affordable.

VIZAG 02-Sai Kumar Kocharla (ID # 635)
Date of Birth: Nov 25, 1999
Father's Name: Srinu Kocharla
Occupation: Daily Wages Laborer
Mother's Name: Sarojini Kocharla
Occupation: Daily Wages Laborer
Address:
Sundar Nagar
Vizag
Visakhapatnam, Visakhapatnam, AP
 
Details about the family and the child: Both the parents of this child works as daily laborers and earn very little income which is not enough for their daily needs. Work is not easy to find because of too many people unemployed. They currently live in a hut tupe of house (thatched house). Parents are looking for educational help for thier child.