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| Andrea Tynan interviewing a parent with the help of an interpreter. |
“Every mother loves her child”
Today was our Nipani distribution – only the second one for this Rotary Club. My task today was to do the interviews of the mothers. This is a very valuable tool for SCAW to evaluate the merits of the bedkit from the recipient’s perspective.
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| Marg Goodchild is shown with the last child to receive a bedkit in the 400 bedkit distribution in Nipani. This brings the Belgaum total to 1,300 with 3,200 to go. |
I randomly chose four mothers to interview – each one as gracious as the next. I tried, through the interpreter, to help the mother feel relaxed and impress upon her the importance of her input regarding the bedkit, telling her that SCAW wishes to make the bedkit as useful as possible for the recipient and his or her family.
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| In the Belgaum distribution, the girls' dresses and frocks and the boys' shirts and short pants are made by Ramesh (far left) and his family company. It takes them 6 months to fulfill the SCAW order placed by the Rotary Club of Belgaum. But that’s not all! Ramesh is present at each distribution site to check to ensure that each child receives the correct size of clothing and to handle any quality issues. Thanks, Ramesh, for going “above and beyond the call of duty” for our bedkit recipients. From Belgaum 2012 Photo Album |
One question on the questionnaire is, “How did they get to the distribution today?” This mother told me that she and five other mothers from her village rented a vehicle to get them to the distribution site because the bus service is unreliable and that they did not want to miss the distribution.
These women were farm labourers who gave up their day’s pay of 40 Rupees ($0.80) to come and collect their gift of the bedkit for a better future for their child.
Andrea Tynan,
Team Belgaum 2012
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