Overview of southern India project outlining the various things the Rotary Club of Port Perry has done.

1. The India Project Story

2. Recap!

3. How it Started
• Aug 11, 2011- I received an email from Isaac
Arullappan, the Past President of Rotary Club
of Manapparai Club of India. Met him Nov
• He runs DKSHA a social help organization he
started.
• Found our Rotary Club website (Yes websites
work!)

4. DKSHA
• Provides dignity to the poorest of the poor
• Helps orphans, women starting a business,
treats patients, helps farmers, helps educate
children going to school.
• Cornerstone Orphanage is run by DKSHA
• Everyone I’ve talked to thinks Isaac is a hero.
It’s hard not to assist hero's.

5. Clive Gooding
Rotarian in Perth Western Australia
• “Isaac and his wife Isabella are both school
teachers who gave up their well paid jobs (by
Indian standards) to come back and run the
Cornerstone orphanage and DKSHA”
• “They now make $260 Canadian per month”

6. Isaac Arulappan

7. Cornerstone Orphanage

8. Quick Orphanage facts
• 80 children: R20 per day .37 cdn
• Cook & Helper R8500 per month: $157 cnd
• 2 cleaners: R5000 per month: $92cdn
• Farm help– 2 people R7000 month: $128cdn
• Security: $R3000 month: $56 cdn
• 3 teachers R10500 month: $194 cdn

9. Projects to Date: 2 Bore Holes

10. Water Filter

11. Securing Water Retention Wall

12. St. Ignatus Primary School

13. Rotary District Grant Goal
– Remove asbestos roof on school.
– Put on a new roof and fix up 100 year old
structure to support it
– harvest rain from roof

14. District Grant Joint Project
$15,600 Canadian:
- Bowmanville
- Port Perry
- Ajax
- Whitby
- District Grant

15. Asbestos Removed

16. Building Supplies Start to Arrive

18. Inserting Rods

19. Barbenders

20. Reinforced Roof

21. Ray & Gay Visit!

22. Overhang added!

23. Lots of local help injecting income

24. Mixing Machine

25. Water Needed…

26. How many Men…

27. Water harvesting Roof

28. Inside

29. White Washing

30. Finished

31. Finished!

32. Side Pump Room

33. “Latest” Technology!

34. Pump Room with Filter

35. Sent Receipts for Report

36. From Final Report
• The school administration can retain their
government financial aid to run the school.
There was always a threat to withdraw the
government financial aid because the school
had asbestos sheeted roof. The school
management was almost going to loose the
Government Aid. But this project has changed
the whole condition and saved the village
school.

37. • This building also will be used for various community
programs such as parent teachers meetings, programs
for rural youth, village level social awareness programs.
Such program will be used on days of school holidays.
• The stage, the lighting systems, the concrete roofs will
facilitate such community programs.
• Rainwater harvest has been incorporated, connecting
the entire roof to guide the rain water into the earth to
raise the ground water level.

38. Making a Difference: Priceless!

39. Lars
• “Hi Richard,
Many thanks. I don't think I have
acknowledged receiving the report.
Congratulations to a great project!”

40. Other Things We’ve Done
• Presented project at Rotary District
Conference
• Presented project at Foundation qualification
session
• Presented to Rotary Oshawa
• Raised $1,000 from Brighton for electrical
hook up for offsite bore hole.

41. Next Opportunities to Help?
• Isaac coming in Sept. Need to raise $500 for
flight. Suggestion's welcome!
• Sponsoring an orphan for University
• Other projects?

42. www.dksha.org

43. Thank You!
www.dksha.org
Email: richard@cmswebsolutions.com
Phone: 905-718-8380
Twitter: @rgauder