Posted by: nakkali keti July 19, 2012
The "Dil" Fund
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Before I write anything about Dil Shobha I want to condemn those adults who abandon their parents on curbside. Shame on you! I am really happy to see the generosity people have offered to her after the interview. We also know this wave of generosity will subside in couple of days, if not than in couple of weeks, which is obvious. We can not stick to somebody else’s problem forever. We have our own responsibilities and we move on. But Dil Shobha is going to have cash flow problem constantly. Because, first it is funded by other’s emotion and second it is managed by her emotion. Emotions are neither steady nor permanent. She needs to generate some revenue herself to sustain and run this institution. To do so she can use the resource she has and the resource is the residents. The residents are not guest of the family; they are member of the family. I am sure the kids and grand mas’ can do light works. For example, grand mas' can make batti (batti kaatne), kids can make candles, incense sticks, greeting cards etc. They can open a shop in their facility and sell these items. Bijaya Kumar is not going to telecast her interview every six months to nudge our memory or even if he does the surge of willingness to give will decline as she has mentioned in her interview. I read biography of Aani Choying Drolma couple of months back. She runs same kind of institution for kids. I believe it is called Arya Tara School. However, she generates majority of her revenue herself. She is gifted with beautiful voice and she performs in international concerts (chanting mantras) and sells her music albums. Dil Shobha does not have such talent to cash in therefore she needs to be creative in sharing her responsibility. By saying all this I don’t mean to discourage any donors. I am just concerned about this institution’s sustainability. Please donate generously. Our few dollars can build a warm home for those discarded people. San, thank you for making the process easy for us. Dil Shobha, I solute your effort.

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