Minutes: Attendees: Suhas, Deepti, Nehal, Tushar, Pankhil, Preeta, Prat, Nihar, Shrushti Divya on Koderma project: • Want to start similar rescue program at Koderma, similar to Gaya. • No other org present nearby. • Over 70 trains stop there everyday. • 30 children between 7 & 17 at the junction. • Nearest child rescue is 60 kms away. • Asha has helped keep this org alive. • We fund 20% of their expenses. • How many girls & boys among 30? • They support kids till they graduate. • No childline for Koderma presently. • They hope to get it in a few years. • Nehal to open up poll on this project. • Divya to set up conference call with Nick & Prat. Nihar on VARUN: • Steward since 2008. • Placed at Chandausi, near Varanasi. • Very neglected, naxal affected area. • Very small village. • Visited all 6 schools, for the first time. • Dr. Singh was PhD student. • He got involved with village & he ended up staying there. • All his activities involves local participation. • School building from mud & bricks. • Education is a cultural shock to kids in the area. • 10 education centers have been converted to government school. • The current schools are unlikely to get converted to government school in next 8 years because District