Call for donations
On 18th of November this article was published in a popular south Indian daily newspaper. My name is Monika and I can be seen on the left of the photo. Six years ago, in March 2018, as chairman of Sankranti e.V. I was able to hand over 30 cows to the small village of “Kummarigudem”, now there are around 200 cows in that village. Unforgettable how great the joy was and still is. With this ongoing project the „Village of HOPE“ Project started at that time. It took me a lot of effort to raise money for this project from German friends and foundations.
I am a Sathya Sai Baba devotee and have been traveling to India regularly since 1998 because I love this country – despite the many uncertainties, I have learned a lot spiritually in India and wanted to give something back to this country out of gratitude. I founded the association Sankranti e.V. in 2012 and carried out various projects in the area of Warangal in Telangana.
It‘s the first time that I am asking for support Indian women and men who work here in Germany. I am friends with some of them and know how much they love their homeland and miss their families in India. So I would like to ask you all to join me in supporting the small farmers I will be visiting soon. I guarantee that every Euro donated will reach them!!! The earth is our mother, our homeland is our mother, the cow is our mother. Help me to help the people who work hard in the fields to provide India‘s people with healthy food. This is a wonderful opportunity to show your countrypeople that you value them and have not forgotten them.
Here are the three projects I am collecting donations for:
1. The small ghee station
in Kummarigudem, Ms.Rhadika and Mr.Raju run the station, it is indeed a lot of work. The milk is brought in before sunrise; I have been watching every morning to see who brings how much… I would like to set up a large commercial refrigerator there (sometimes it gets over 45° C in summer) and supply the station with electricity via sustainable solar panels.
2. Vijay and his family
The photo below shows his children, wife, myself, sister and mother on my first visit. When I visited them on their farm, I was very impressed as they are struggling all by themself, far away from our Village of HOPE-Project, they have realized what we had in mind as a goal. They do organic farming at its best. They also look after old cows that have not been giving milk anymore, they urgently need a cowshed!
3. The Goshala Trust,
they rescue old cows from the slaughterhouse and look after them. They provide those people seeking help with Ayurvedic medicine and advice, all tirelessly and on a voluntary basis. A training center for Ayurvedic healing and organic farming will soon be built in the heart of Warangal.
an expert in Ayurvedic healing
You can write which project you want your donation to be used for on the bank transfer under “Purpose“
Donation account: ***Sankranti e. V. ***GLS Bank*** IBAN DE33 4306 0967 1197 8055 00
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