Thanks to the generosity of people all over the world, TPRF has made its second grant to help earthquake survivors in Haiti. This contribution of $50,000 will help address the serious lack of fresh, clean water that is putting thousands more at risk of life-threatening illness from contaminated water. Most at risk are children, who get dehydrated very easily. Specifically, it will help provide: bottled water for over 42,000 people in camps and medical centers; water purification kits for communities with no access to clean water; and rehydration fluids for over 125,000 children and some adults.
Posted by Patrick TPRF update on Haiti
February 2, 2010TPRF is making a substantial difference for the earthquake victims in Haiti.
Here is a progress report from Josette Sheeran, the Executive Director of the World Food Programme (WFP), which is one of our partners in the field and the recipient of our first $50,000 contribution:
January 25, 2010 — “Words cannot describe the devastation that has been wrought on Haiti by the January 12 earthquake. Parts of the capital Port-au-Prince look worse than many war zones. After two days in the city, I have seen the depth of grief and the massive needs the quake has left in its wake…
“WFP is pushing food supplies to the worst affected through five corridors. Our initial response – which was launched within 24 hours of the quake – has focused on targeting the most vulnerable, especially women and children. Our capacity to ramp up the operation is growing on a daily basis. On Friday, we delivered about two million meals – a significant increase from the 1.2 million meals distributed on Thursday. We are getting the job done, even if we wish we could do more, quicker… Read the rest of this entry »
Virtual Cooperation in South America
January 21, 2010| By Birger Pohl, based on an interview with Maritza Espinoza |
| Friday, 15 January 2010 07:28 |
 A group of more than 230 volunteers in Latin America has developed the project “EHDMI” in order to make DVDs and written material about Prem Rawat’s message easily available in Spanish via the Internet for the first time. The volunteers behind the project say that the objective of EHDMI (Equipo Hispano Distribución Materiales Introductorios) is to increase the availability of the message in all Spanish-speaking countries, even in small villages and remote areas.
At the end of 2009, such easy access to Spanish materials had already become a much–appreciated resource all over South America for volunteers wanting to host local introductory events. Read the rest of this entry » |
Mumbai, India, event report
December 22, 2009| By Sanjay Gupta and Abhishek Kumar |
| Tuesday, 22 December 2009 10:39 |
 Maharaji concluded his November 2009 tour in India with an event in Mumbai, the state capital of Maharashtra and the commercial capital of India. A teeming port city on the west coast of India, Mumbai is the world’s second most populous city with approximately 14 million inhabitants. A major center of the film industry, it is frequently referred to as Bollywood.
By the time word came that Maharaji had accepted their invitation, Read the rest of this entry » |
Nagaur, Rajasthan, event report
December 19, 2009| By Suresh Khandelwal |
| Friday, 18 December 2009 07:32 |
 Historic Merta City in the Nagaur district of the state of Rajasthan was the site of the third event in Maharaji’s recent tour in India. Founded in the fourteenth century, Merta is regarded by many as a holy city, the birthplace of Meera Bai, whose devotional songs are still sung today. Though it is a small city (population 40,000 in 2001), the literacy rate is higher than the national average. Yet over 16% of the people living there are under the age of six. Read the rest of this entry » |
Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India, a report
December 4, 2009| By Balendu Mohan |
| Friday, 04 December 2009 12:24 |
 Maharaji first spoke at an event in Kanpur in 1970, addressing a crowd of more than 1,000 people over the course of three days. He was just twelve years old, and some found it hard to believe that a child could inspire people to experience the self within. Yet that is what many said happened. Four years ago, in April of 2005, he came again, this time to address over 250,000.
When he returned this year, Read the rest of this entry » |
Event in Jaipur, India, a report
November 30, 2009| By Varsha Gupta |
| Monday, 30 November 2009 12:31 |
 Maharaji’s event in Jaipur on November 14th was scheduled to be the third on his fall tour in India, but heavy rain in the entire Rajasthan region flooded the venue for the second event (Sawai Madhopur) so it had to be canceled. For a while, it seemed likely that bad weather would threaten the Jaipur event as well, a disheartening possibility for all those who were looking forward Read the rest of this entry » |
Miami Beach, webcast
November 18, 2009The Webcast of Prem Rawat speaking at an event in Miami Beach, US, on September 26, 2009, is now available. Duration: 45 minutes.
Days of Our Life, excerpt
November 6, 2009
Who are you? Let me give you a bit of an economy lesson here. If I were to say you were going to receive $25,550, is that a lot of money? For some people, it’s a lot. For some, it’s not. It won’t buy you a house, a car, a refrigerator, a washing machine, and pay for your food for too long. These days, $25,550 is just not that much. If this is all you had, it’s not going to last that long.
What does the number 25,550 have to do with you? Well, if a human being lives for 70 years, which is an average, that’s how many days you get. That’s it. That’s it? Only 25,550 days?
That’s what my calculator says. A measly 25,550 days, some of which Read the rest of this entry »
TPRF Aids Indonesian Earthquake Survivors
November 3, 2009The Prem Rawat Foundation Gives Grant of US$26,000 to Aid Indonesian Earthquake Survivors
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Nutritious food to be provided immediately to over 2,400 survivors in remote areas
Los Angeles — After two consecutive earthquakes struck the west coast of Sumatra, Indonesia, The Prem Rawat Foundation (TPRF) is providing immediate food aid to over 2,400 survivors in remote areas. TPRF is working with the Yayasan IDEP, a local non-profit organization, which reports that thousands of survivors in the Padang Pariaman area have not received “help whatsoever to date” and are “homeless and desperate for food and clean water.”
According to their reports, IDEP is targeting people in the outer vicinities Read the rest of this entry »
