News letter Spring 2010

Editors Note

Fang Ze, Chin – B.COM (University of Windsor)
After 18 years of operation of the Educational Organization for Orphaned and Handicapped Children, Tenali School has successfully provided education for children in Tenali and surrounding areas and currently has 87 children who finished their high school diploma and are settled in their lives with dignity and pride for their achievements. Thanks to the support of all donors and the work of the founder Tad Venkateswarlu.

Without the school, those children would have been illiterate, and ended up being beggars, prostitutes, and child laborers. But after receiving academic and vocational training from Tenali School, they are now more marketable and with opportunities in their life of being what they want. Some proceeded for further education, some got married, and some got jobs to lead a dignified life.

This newsletter contains the recent update of past and current graduates of Tenali School, pictures of Alumni, letters from the Alumni, and future plans of the school for a continued provision of basic education and career opportunities to poor children.

Founder's Message

Dear friends:
This Newsletter is dedicated to the Alumni of the Tenali School which produced 87 students with high school diploma. (Out of 87 students, 49 of them were girls who have been employed by local firms or self-employed with small businesses or pursuing post secondary education in arts, social sciences and engineering in college and Universities around Tenali area. I hope those children might play an active role eventually as mentors to other children in slum areas who might be motivated to pursue education.

In the year 2010, all children in Grade 7 and Grade 10 successfully completed their public examinations conducted by the A.P State Government, Department of Education.

A life change experience by School of Tenali

With such a high unemployment rate and poverty in Tenali, most children from poor families could not afford to receive basic education, which prompt them to become prostitutes, child laborers, and beggars. Most of those children are homeless and unskilled, which make them to become a burden to the society. The creation of Tenali School has helped many of those children by providing education, medical assistance vocational training, room and board. Besides that, students who graduated from the school with High School Diploma have entered the labor force as teachers, receptionists and undergraduate students at colleges.

Alumni Progress 2002 - 2010(A Sample)

A select number of past graduates out of 87 are listed with their current status

Name	Year	Current Status
Rajya Lakshimi	2002	Teacher at Tenali School
Venkayamma	2002	Married and tailoring job part time
Sravanthi	2002	Clerk in the local office
Venkhayya	2003	Working in HCV (cable television station) as technician
Sivakumari	2003	Married and part time tailoring
Arif	2003	Working in Shop as painter
Nagamalleswari	2003	Embroidery work
Rajesh	2003	Working in Shop as receptionist
Phanindra	2004	Working in HCV(cable television station) as technician
Papa Rao	2004	Taxi Driver
Sai Rajani	2004	Married and self employed
Manjula	2004	Married and part time job
I G	2004	Cellphone repairing
Durga Prasad, T	2005	Studying automobile Engineering
Sahitya, T	2005	Clerk in a local shop
Renuka	2006	Studying in University
Anusha	2007	Studying in University
Gousia	2007	Studying in University
Lakshimi Prasanma	2008	Studying in University
Narayana	2008	Studying in University
Subba Rao	2009	Studying in University
Tirupatamma	2009	Married and self employed as tailor

Letters from Alumni to the School of Tenali and the Founder

SK. Gousya Parvin:
I have studied in EOOHC School for 5 years and received a High School Diploma. All the teachers made me work hard, which resulted in obtaining the highest marks in the final exam.
I’m currently enrolled in the first year undergraduate programs in Commerce at T.J College, Tenali. Your institution was a God given gift to the poor families in the province. I’m happy that the institution has been helping the poor like me who cannot afford to pay school fees, books, uniforms and transportation. I am very thankful to you and I will try my best to help the school after my studies and settled in my life.





T. Durga Prasad:
I would like to thank you for helping me to study in this school up to High School diploma. I am now studying Auto Mobile Engineering (second year) at I.T.I College located in Vadlamudi, Guntur district, Andhra Pradesh.
When I was studying in this school, EOOHC gave me free books and education. I got First Class in grade 10 final exam conducted by the Board of Education, A.P Government. To attain this success, teachers have worked hard and tutored me by holding extra classes in weekends and holidays. The EOOHC School was like a temple, teachers were our Gods.
In our school, the vocational courses offered as part of curriculum enabled me to choose automobile engineering as my future career. Garden work helped me to grow fruits and vegetables for our own consumption. The library in our school helped me to improve my readings and vocabulary skills in English and Telugu languages.
I would work for the development of this school as a former student, and I would like to thank the founder Sri. T.Venkateswarlu for establishing this school to help us.



Renuka:
I would like to thank you for helping me to study in this school up to High School Diploma. I am now studying in a Local College, Tenali. I am glad that this institution has been helping the poor like me, who cannot afford to pay the school fees, books, uniforms...etc.
I got distinction in grade 10 final exam, which helped to get a scholarship from T.J. College to pursue my undergraduate program in Science. In our school the vocational courses offered as part of the school curriculum. I am very thankful to you and I will continue to help the school after graduation.

Future Plans of Alumni:

The past stusents of Tenali school who graduated formed an Alumni Association by establishing an executive committee with President, Secretary and Treasurer with a few directors. The main objective of the Association is to create awareness in the Indian community about the importance of education, especially for the poor and segregated untouchable castes and to motivate the poor children by acting as mentors.

Volunteer visited the Tenali School since 1992 1. Professor Dan Boles, University of Windsor, Windsor, Canada - 1995 and 1997 2. Ms.Maya Primorac, Windsor, Canada - 1997 3. Ms. K. Chang and Ms. Kelly, New york, USA – 1997 4. Ms. Amy Stapleton, Brisbane, Australia – 2000 5. Mr. Fayaz Ahmad, Kingston, Canada – 2002 6. Ms. Sholesh Koorjee, Vancouver, Canada -2002 7. Ms. Shazhan Amed, Montreal, Canada – 2002 8. Mr. C.Formagin and Ms. Amy Farkas, Windsor, Canada – 2003 9. Ms. Joanne Sabourin, Windsor, Canada -2004 10. Professors Melinda, Rias-Tims and Odette Furois, University of Tours, France – 2005 and in 2009

Group photo of Tenali School Alumni

Philosophy of the Tenali School and the Educational Organization for Orphans and Handicapped Children is:



This one dollar will provide education, room and board, and medical assistance to one child. Your support is needed to continue to help more children to receive education. If you would like to support this project, please send cheques or drafts payable to
The Educational Organization for Orphaned and Handicapped Children or EOOHC and mailed to the following address:

Tad Venkateswarlu
P.O.Box 7311, Sandwich Post Office
Windsor, ON, Canada N9C 4E9
Email: tvenkat@uwindsor.ca.
Tel: 519-253-3000 ext. 3183