THIRD INDIA FLEA MARKET (29/11/2008)

Last 29th November we organized the third India flea market with products from the country to raise funds for the association. The successful calling and the final fundraising encourages us for longer opening times and more products to offer for the next time. We want to thank the help from Pilar Barceló and Paul Lazzeri for letting us use the space for the flea market, and also all the volunteers that helped selling the products.

 

 

 

SECOND ARIVAHAM OPENING (October 2008)

The opening of the second Arivaham (from the project with the same name) was last Sunday 5th October in the Ammappettai village, in India . It was a big party attended by representatives of the English church who co-finance the project together with our association and COPE Austria . Also representatives from COPE TRUST India and children and families form the village where there. Attendants enjoyed a musical show performed by the Nesa Karangal children and a meal for everybody.

The Aviraham will help us to consolidate the school support educational project, as well as to start other educational and formative projects, especially for women.

 

SUCCESSFUL PHOTOGRAPHIC MARATHON

Last 31st May and 1st January 2008 took place the first photographic portraits marathon at H2O gallery in Barcelona and it was a true participation success. Prestigious photographer Txema Salvans took portraits of families, children, friends… A total of 6000 € was raised through more than 60 portraits!

Newspapers like El Pais, La Vanguardia or El Punt echoed the event.

We want to thank the participation of all the persons that came to the gallery to be photographed and especially Txemas Salvans for his unselfish collaboration and Joaquim, the gallery owner, for letting us use the space for the whole weekend.

 

 

 

CHARITY CONCERT NEXT 19TH APRIL

The Vallvidrera i Cantabile classics orchrestra female choir.
Saturday 19 th April 2008 at 9 p.m. at Bonanova Church (Pl. Bonanova, 12)
Entrance fee: 5€. All benefits will be used for the different Association projects.

 

THE FOUNDATION, THE NEW CHALLENGE FOR THE ASSOCIATION (08/04/08)

Last 28 th of March the Association extraordinary members' assembly was gathered to decide the new direction that had been proposed for the organization. In the assembly the association decided to start a new path by creating a foundation that will look after the aims and interests of the current association.

We believe the Foundation is a necessary step to consolidate the projects carried out by the association. It will help us as well to widen our financial resources for our projects in India and our spreading and information activities in Spain . The foundation will allow the organization members, both persons and corporate bodies, to deduct a percentage of their donations from their taxes.

 

ATRAPALO COLLABORATE WITH OUR TRUST (11/02/2008)

The internet travel agency Atrapalo has collaborated with our trust, paying all the travel expenses to India last september of one of our trust members. We want to thanks to Atrapalo it's confidence and support to the work that from the association we carry out in favor of the rights of the children from south India.

 

SECOND ARIVAGAM STARTED (December 19th, 2007)

Works for the second Arivagam –for the equally named project- have started this month of December. This Aviragam is being built in COPE TRUST own ground just in front of Nesa Karangal, in the Ammappettai village. The building will consist of two stories; the ground floor will be a studio and events hall for activities that require a big roofed space and the first floor will have two classrooms: one for computers and another one for tailoring and other workshops. The construction of this Arivagam will give a new boost to the village, and especially, to the children and women that will enjoy the facilities.

The construction of this Arivagam is possible thanks to the collaboration of all of you who have felt this COPE TRUST educational project as own. Thanks to everybody!

FIRST ARIVAGAM INAUGURATION BY COPE TRUST AUSTRIA

Our Cope Trust Austria friends visited India last April to inaugurate the first Arivagam of the education project that has the same name.

In a first step is our aim to build four centers as this one, one of them in Ammappettai with the help of our organ isa tion.

Remember that those centers Arivagam are places to the social invigoration of the villages, where schoolars can go to reinforce their studies and also for the woman's training Self employment.

WE HAVE A CAR!

After a long time waiting, Nesa Karangal has finally a new four wheeler car. The organisation has choiced a 7 seat car instead of 10 seat car due to indian transport regulations, money and burocracy. A 10 seat car must have a traffic permision to get out from the district, and this could make dificultéis to COPE TRUST to do it's work properly. The four wheeler will serve to pick up all the neccessary stuff for Nesa, to transport ill people and all kinds of emergencias, transport for the members of the organisation, etc…

We would like to thanks once more the confidence that Fundació Maria Francisca de Roviralta has put in us and in the project which COPE Trust is developing in South India.

I BENEFICIAL CONCERT: CONTEMPORARY CLASICALS
HELP FOR THE SOUTH INDIAN CHILDREN

The concert was a success of assistance and interpretation. We enjoy listening the all times clasics.

We would like to sincerely thanks all the players for his interpretation and also to Anna Boté and their sisters fot the organisation and diffusion.

The concert give us an amount of 2400 € that will go for the construction and starting of one Arivagam (educational and formative center) in Ammappettai village.

 

INAUGURATION OF THE KITCHEN AND THE BATHS

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RENOVATIONS HAVE STARTED IN NESA KARANGAL

As Father Jesus has recently informed us, works to enlarge the kitchen and the girls bathroom have already started. These are very necessary renovations since the girls have neither space nor privacy in the bathroom and, on the other hand; there are leaks in the kitchen ceiling due to the intense rains.

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SATURDAY, 1st OCTOBRE. PARTY FOR INDIA!

Last Saturday 1st October we organised the Party for India.

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MEMBERS, VOLUNTEERS AND FRIENDS OF CTF MEETING

On the 26th of November 2004 we had our first meeting of members, volunteers and friends of the association. This was the official presentation to the public of CTF and the projects being developed in India.

After a first approach to the CTF and COPE TRUST, the volunteers who visited India this summer related their experiences.

Finally we presented the fostering project, which we hope will be warmly welcomed, as it has been so far.

The evening ended with the tasting of some classic Indian Chai tea (drink made of tee, spices, sugar and milk).