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From the CEO’s Desk

The other day a friend was lamenting about the unusually hot weather at this time of the year in Delhi. The conversation moved on to the climate extremes that have suddenly become the norm; the lack of space, increasing vehicular traffic and associated air pollution together with the increase in respiratory diseases - a vastly different world from the one that we inhabited as children.

Is it possible to change the situation? To consume less and contribute more? To move beyond the tokenism of one day events? 

CAF believes in the ability of people to take the steps that have now become essential to maintaining a sustainable habitat.    

Our latest newsletter focuses on some of these very efforts, whether in the form of conservation of various species, or conservation of water that has resulted in a movement in this direction.

Warm Regards,
Amita 

Our planet is in trouble!

Almost every day we seem to hear of yet another problem affecting the environment - pollution, acid rain, global warming, the destruction of rainforests and other wild habitats, the decline and extinction of thousands of species of animals and plants.

With media attention now on tigers and a host of MNCs promoting things like the Earth Day, we thought we would focus this quarter on Wildlife and Environment Conservation and some of the work that CAF India is doing.

Work in Focus

Spreading water literacy on wheels

In the last few years, NOIDA has witnessed a surge in construction and building activity which has not only changed the city's landscape but has also affected areas below the ground. The intense construction work has adversely affected the water situation in NOIDA. According to well known environmental agencies, the ground water table is sinking by 10 to 20 feet every year. Water pumps in NOIDA are no longer able to extract water from the ground because of the heavy burden on underground water resource.

"Bringing the rhinos back to Manas"

One of our partners, Wildlife Trust of India (WTI), in a concrete attempt to re-establish Manas National Park - the UNESCO world heritage site - as a home range of the greater one horned rhino (Rhinoceros unicornis), released three hand raised rhinos in Manas National Park in late November 2008.

Giving Bangalore the stars , the moon and water

Through CAF Adobe commissioned a project with the Bangalore Association for Science Education (BASE) Planetarium. The planetarium had been currently operating all its facilities (cooling towers, toilets, landscaping etc) with water supplied by the Bangalore Water Supply Board @ of 1 Lakh liters of water per month and INR 11 lakhs per annum.

Helping to help the turtles

The Olive Ridley Turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea) is one of five species of sea turtles found along the Indian coast. In addition to natural threats, this Schedule I species also faces danger from humans, especially during nesting season.

Highlights of the Last Quarter

Donor Services and Company Accounts

A new donor - the Bhasin family - adopted two new projects: Mrs. Parvinder Bhasin and her son, Parampreet, set up a Donor Advised Fund with CAF which is looking to:

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New Projects

* Building organizational capacity of the NGO Sector in India.

Our grantmaking practices redefine the relationship between grants and non-profits. Our practices and priorities are focused on ensuring non-profits become more effective, accountable and sustainable. With the approval of CAF Australia, we recently undertook a project to build the organizational capacity of I-India - a Jaipur based NGO. The project has been planned in two phases: during the first four months , CAF India will carry out intensive interventions training and capacity building together with a focus on the governance, financial, project development and management areas .

Projects which ended in the quarter

CAF India successfully completed a commissioned project with NOIDA Deaf Society to support hearing and speech impaired youth in NOIDA on behalf of Adobe. The aim of the project was to set up a fully fledged computer lab with a basic infrastructure and 18 machines which would provide vocational training for up to 200 hearing impaired young people

The project is doing well and we're pleased to announce the computer lab has been set up together with all the necessary basic infrastructure needed to run the centre.

CAF celebrates the success of its partners

• Isha Foundation's project 'GreenHands' has been awarded the prestigious Indira Gandhi Paryavaran Puraskar award that was received during World Environment Day 2010
• Ruma Roka, (General Secretary of NDS) was honored by IBN7 and Bajaj Alliance Super Idols Award under the category of 'Idol Makers'.
• Navjyoti India Foundation was awarded for its excellent contribution in Education for the North Zone category by Education Quality Foundation of India