Monetary Donations...From INDIA

Please note:

All donations received from Indian residents are tax exempt. U/S 80G of the Income Tax Act, 1961

Within Calcutta:
Please contact Udayan's coordinator, Sunil Mukherjee, at 2535-1449.

Rest of India:

The Cheques are to be made "account payee" in favour of:
"Udayan"
Please mail your cheque to:
Udayan
PO Box 10264
Calcutta 700 019
Here are the account details for banking transfers:
bank: HSBC
branch: BBD Bagh, Calcutta 700 001
account name: Udayan
account number: 031 088925 006

From the UK:

We kindly request our UK benefactors to contact Caroline Weldon at
carolineweldone@btinternet.com

To contact Caroline Weldon at carolineweldone@btinternet.com

Caroline is in charge of the British association "Friends of Udayan" which raises and sends funds to Udayan.

Here are the account details for banking transfers:
bank: HSBC plc
branch: Tolworth
account name: Friends of Udayan
account number: 11159364
sort-code: 40-44-19


From ITALY:

Please note: All donations received from Italian residents are tax exempt.
Italian residents can make their cheques payable to: "Associazione per i Bambini dei Lebbrosi di Calcutta" Please mail your cheque to:
Associazione per i Bambini dei Lebbrosi di Calcutta
c/o Michèle Migone
via Guicciardini 15
Firenze 50125
Italy

Here are the account details for banking transfers:

account name: Associazione per i Bambini dei Lebbrosi di Calcutta
bank: Credem
branch: via Lorenzo il Magnifico 74, Firenze 50129
transfer from Italy: c/c 3389/5 ABI3032 CAB2801
transfer from abroad: c/c 3389/5 swift code: BACRI 22PRA
 

From FRANCE:

Donors from France, please make your cheques payable to:
"Action pour les Enfants des Lépreux de Calcutta"

Please mail your cheque to:
Action pour les Enfants des Lépreux de Calcutta
c/o Dominique and Dominique Lapierre
"Les Bignoles", Val de Rian
F-83350 Ramatuelle, France
fax: (33)(4)94 97 38 05
Here are the account details for banking transfers:
Banque National de Paris (BNP), Agency Paris Kléber
51, Avenue Kléber - F-75116 Paris - France
Bank Code: 30004 - Agency Code: 00892
Account Number: 00001393127 - Clé Rib: 21
IBAN: FR76 3000 4008 9200 0013 9312 721

From anywhere else in the world:

Here are the account details for banking transfers:
bank: American Express Bank Ltd.
branch: 21 Old Court House Street, Kolkata 700 001
account name: UDAYAN (FCRA)
account number: 420172032
Please be assured that 100% of all moneys received by these associations goes directly to helping the children of Udayan. No money is spent on administration or other expenses.

Sponsor a Child (Italian residents only)

We are very grateful for the assistance of Michèle Migone who heads the Associazione per i Bambini die Lebbrosi di Calcutta (ONLUS) in Florence, Italy. At the moment, Udayan is only able to organise child sponsorship with Italian residents through Michèle's organisation. If you are interested in sponsoring a child, and are residing in Italy, please contact Michèle at udayan-fi@mclink.it.

Or mail/fax at:

Associazione per i Bambini dei Lebbrosi di Calcutta
c/o Michèle Migone
via Guicciardini 15
Firenze 50125
Italy
fax: (39)(55) 28 97 37

US$ 400 will sponsor a child for a year
Payment can be made in one or two installments.
Please note: All donations received from Italian residents are tax exempt.
Sending Used Clothing and Books

Udayan has recently applied for and received a "green channel" clearance from Indian Customs. We no longer have to pay duty on clothing and other gifts that enter the country for our children.
Clothing:
Please ensure that clothing sent is culturally appropriate. No tank tops or short skirts for girls, please. Our youngest children are five years old and our oldest are 19 so we are grateful for small children's garments as well as adult sizes. The winter months become quite chilly here and warm sweaters and jackets are very appreciated.
Books:
Hindi or Bengali books of any level are very welcome. Books containing English text must be very rudimentary and ideally contain lots of photos or pictures. Books of any language with colourful, bright pictures depicting scenes that the children here may never see are treasured at Udayan.

If you would like further clarification about what to send, please do not hesitate to contact us at: udayan223@vsnl.net
IMPORTANT: Please prominently mark "Gift: no commercial value" on the parcel.
Please send your parcel directly to our project address at:
Udayangram

PO Sewli-Telenipara
Via Barrackpore
Kolkata 700 121
West Bengal, India

Volunteering
Due to the sensitive nature of this work, we ask that our volunteers be able to commit to a minimum of one year here. Successful applicants will be provided with room and board at Udayan. The subject areas of expertise that we look for are as follows:
· English
· basic computer skills
· music education
· dancing
· arts and crafts
If you are interested in sharing your skills and opening your heart to these children, please contact founder/chairman James Stevens directly at:

Tel: (91) (33) 2535-1449
Fax: (91) (33) 2535-3643
email:udayan223@vsnl.net