For the past few years, we have being supported by a large group of individuals who contribute in various ways to help with our activities. These like minded people in different locations have come together to form themselves into Friends of Sittilingi groups. These groups interact with us in a more intensive manner, keenly following the developments at the hospital and village and working with us in formulating plans and identifying key areas where assistance can be of best use. It is also a matter of significance to us that more than 40 percent of our outlay is now contributed by Friends Of Sittilingi.
We seek contributions for our various activities. We can use your donations for the following:
Health: For the ‘Distant Healer Fund’ which is used to subsidise patients bills.
Education: For purchase of training materials
Farming: For creating a revolving fund for advance purchase of farmers produce
Craft: For giving training to the Lambadi women.
Corpus: For creating a reserve fund
Cheques/DD may be made in the name of ‘Tribal Health Initiatve’, payable at SBI, Kotapatty (Bank code: 6244) or Canara Bank (Bank code: 1128), Theerthamala or ICICI Bank, Salem (A/c: 611901076914 – ISFC No: ICIC0006119). All banks are in Tamil Nadu, India.
You can donate in foreign currency too as the Trust has permission under FCRA (Foreign Contributions Regulation Act 1976) to accept foreign currency.
All contributions will benefit exemptions under Section 80G of the Income Tax Act (1961) of the Government of India.
We promptly issue receipts for all donations received. All funds will be used only for the purposes donated for. We will keep you updated on our work twice a year through newsletters and annual reports.
Friends of Sittilingi – United Kingdom
Friends of Sittilingi is a registered charity in the United Kingdom (Charity No. 1113879).
FOS – UK Trustees:
Dr Carolyn Lomas
Mrs Annette Fletcher
Dr. Nicholas Bateson
Mrs Shirley Smith
Revd. Stuart Gunson
For information on how you can donate resources or contribute in any other way contact
Dr. Carolyn Lomas
89 High Street, Hinderwell, Saltburn,
North Yorkshire.TS13 5JH
Tel: +44-01947-840536
Email: carolomas@gmail.com
Friends of Sittilingi – USA
For information on how you can donate resources or contribute in any other way in the US contact Hari Prabhakar [hari.prabhakar@gmail.com] or Talya Brettler [brettler@post.harvard.edu].
For tax purposes, donations in dollars are made through our partner organisation in the US, the Tribal India Health Foundation (THFI), a registered 501(c) organisation. When filling out the online donation form on the THFI website , please be sure to indicate “THI“ in the “Purpose” field, as the Tribal India Health Foundation provides this service for other organisations, as well.
