Nimesh Sumati and Viayak Lohani ARTESIA, CA - Speaking at a special luncheon here on Nov. 24 hosted by the Arpan Foundation, Indian non-profit organizations Parivaar Education Society and Caring Friends stressed that while their U.S. outreach tour had gone well, major projects would still only take place in India for the foreseeable future.
“We would like to expand. But like an airplane oxygen mask, we must take care of ourselves first,” Nimesh Sumati from Caring Friends told India Journal at Woodlands Restaurant, the venue of the event.
Parivaar Education Society takes impoverished children and places them in its full-scale residential facility in order to provide the children with housing, education, and an extended family. Caring Friends acts as a middleman between donors and non-profit organizations by carefully monitoring the non-profits and making sure no money or time goes ill-spent.
“We would like to expand. But like an airplane oxygen mask, we must take care of ourselves first,” Nimesh Sumati from Caring Friends told India Journal at Woodlands Restaurant, the venue of the event.
Parivaar Education Society takes impoverished children and places them in its full-scale residential facility in order to provide the children with housing, education, and an extended family. Caring Friends acts as a middleman between donors and non-profit organizations by carefully monitoring the non-profits and making sure no money or time goes ill-spent.
Parivaar founder Vinayak Lohani explained that his organization, based in West Bengal, hopes to become the biggest residential facility in India within the next decade. Despite the lofty goal, he states that most of his efforts will be based in West Bengal, where the organization has strong roots and understands government politics better.
“We can scale up faster and more in the same region,” said Lohani.
Parivaar is currently undergoing construction that will transform its 20-acre housing complex for 800 children into a living society for 2,000 children in three years. Caring Friends has a few international donors based in countries like Singapore, Hong Kong, and the Netherlands, but due to the overwhelming nature of the problems in society, needs more support. Americans, Sumati, stated, have been very open to their ideas on the recent US trip.
The Parivaar-Caring Friends U.S. trip began on Nov. 6 in Boston. From there, the two traveled to New York City, Washington D.C., Chicago, and San Jose before finishing up in Los Angeles. The reception in Southern California was incredibly warm, both organizations said, due to the Arpan Foundation’s presence in the area. Arpan Foundation is the U.S. counterpart of Caring Friends, although its efforts are also concentrated on non-profits located in India.
“We can scale up faster and more in the same region,” said Lohani.
Parivaar is currently undergoing construction that will transform its 20-acre housing complex for 800 children into a living society for 2,000 children in three years. Caring Friends has a few international donors based in countries like Singapore, Hong Kong, and the Netherlands, but due to the overwhelming nature of the problems in society, needs more support. Americans, Sumati, stated, have been very open to their ideas on the recent US trip.
The Parivaar-Caring Friends U.S. trip began on Nov. 6 in Boston. From there, the two traveled to New York City, Washington D.C., Chicago, and San Jose before finishing up in Los Angeles. The reception in Southern California was incredibly warm, both organizations said, due to the Arpan Foundation’s presence in the area. Arpan Foundation is the U.S. counterpart of Caring Friends, although its efforts are also concentrated on non-profits located in India.
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