My Nonprofit Reviews

I first read about the Fistula Foundation in the book "Half the Sky". Even as a physician who chose to practice as a home birth midwife, I was unaware of such birth injuries as fistulas. If a labor wasn't progressing, we transferred to a nearby hospital.

I have donated to the Fistula Foundation for over ten years. It supports truly life changing treatment for so many women in so many countries, isolated and outcast by their birth injuries. It thrills me to be able to contribute to actually giving a new life to a woman in need.

I am writing in support of the M.A. Math as a great nonprofit. I started donating to the M.A. Math's first charity in 1988 or 89, when they agreed to restore and revitalize an orphanage in Paripally, Kerala, which was in dire straights. I visited the orphanage several years go and was delighted to not only find the children well cared for but also quite happy and loving. The level of education there is so high that parents in nearby communities are clamoring to enroll their children in the day program. The number and diversity of the M.A. Math's charities has multiplied over the years, focusing in India on health, community welfare and education. The Math has also been quick to respond and rebuild in the face of natural disaster such as the Gujarat earthquake, the 2004 tsunami and the recent floods in Andra Pradesh. Amma has inspired many community projects in countries all over the world. I volunteer weekly at a soup kitchen, feeding the poor, and my partner writes to a man in prison, both projects sanctioned by the M.A. Math. I hope you will consider M.A. Math enthusiastically for your Indiya Shine award. Namaste, Chetana Knight

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